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5. Corporate Sensory Manager
Employer: Lance Inc.
Wages/salary: Not listed.
Details: Develop sensory needs on the designated product being tested (Lance produces snack foods like potato chips and cookies). Development can come from product experts, consumer evaluations, consumer sensory consultants, and other means. Train and implement sensory training program to staff.
Location: Charlotte, N.C., (pop. 649,578, median family income $62,432) was the 1909 birthplace of Herman Warden Lay of snack food fame – his surname is half of conglomerate Frito-Lay.

6. Bridge Inspector
Employer: TranSystems Corporation
Wages/salary: Not listed.
Details: Prepare inspection reports for various bridge structures ranging from small bridges to major river crossings in Illinois and surrounding states.
Location: St. Louis (pop. 352,389, median family income $40,536) was the site of the invention of the ice cream cone at the World’s Fair in 1904. Ernest Hamwi rolled waffles from his booth to hold ice cream after a nearby ice cream vendor ran out of cups.

7. Principal Engineer, R&D Balloon Design
Employer: Conor Medsystems
Wages/salary: Not listed.
Details: Understanding of the relationship between inputs and balloon design output is essential for success in this position. Serve as subject-matter expert on balloon material as well as interactions with environmental and processing conditions.
Location: Menlo Park, Calif., (pop. 29,981, median family income $84,609) is famously home to Sand Hill Road, a nexus of venture capital firms that in 2000 drove the cost of a square foot of commercial office space to $144 along the strip, nearing the cost of space in downtown Tokyo and exceeding London’s tony West End.

– David Grant is a Monitor contributor. For last week's list, click here.

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