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Companies will also add more human resource workers . Human resource assistants create and maintain employee records with information such as addresses , employment dates , and other details . They make about $ 35,900 a year . Assistants could progress to a human resource specialist role .
Specialists screen , recruit and interview potential employees . Some human resource specialists are required to have a bachelor ’ s degree and earn an average of $ 56,900 a year , according to information from NWA Workforce Connection .
Demand for information technology employees is also growing among businesses . Our area will need more than 2,500 new IT workers , including jobs created by industry growth and retirement . Growing information technology careers include computer network support specialists , user support specialists , and network system administrators . On average , jobs in the IT field pay $ 32 an hour .
If you ’ re good at persuading people , consider a career in sales . Sales-related occupations , like real estate agents ,
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