20 Jobs You Are Most Likely Required To Writte Letters And Memos

by Ethan Jones

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program

The jobs often likely to require written letters and memos are listed below.

Lawyers
Lawyers represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. They may also specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
Median Annual Salary: $112,760 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 12.98%

Paralegals and legal assistants
Paralegals and legal assistants assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
Median Annual Salary: $46,680 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 28.08%

Chief executives
Chief executives determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
Median Annual Salary: $165,080

Legal secretaries
Legal secretaries perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. They may also also assist with legal research.
Median Annual Salary: $41,500 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 18.44%

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. They may also compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
Median Annual Salary: $38,990

Orthodontists
Orthodontists examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.

Insurance underwriters
Insurance underwriters review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.
Median Annual Salary: $59,290

Traffic technicians
Traffic technicians conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.
Median Annual Salary: $41,130 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 10.35%

Insurance sales agents
Insurance sales agents sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. They may also refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.
Median Annual Salary: $46,770 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 11.88%

Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program plan, direct, or coordinate the academic and nonacademic activities of preschool and childcare centers or programs.
Median Annual Salary: $42,960 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 11.78%

Educational, vocational, and school counselors
Educational, vocational, and school counselors counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.
Median Annual Salary: $53,380 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 13.99%

Sales engineers
Sales engineers sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
Median Annual Salary: $87,390 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 8.83%

Fashion designers
Fashion designers design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
Median Annual Salary: $64,530 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: .81%

Loan interviewers and clerks
Loan interviewers and clerks interview loan applicants to elicit information; investigate applicants' backgrounds and verify references; prepare loan request papers; and forward findings, reports, and documents to appraisal department. Review loan papers to ensure completeness, and complete transactions between loan establishment, borrowers, and sellers upon approval of loan.
Median Annual Salary: $33,970 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 4.32%

Podiatrists
Podiatrists diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.
Median Annual Salary: $118,030 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 8.98%

Environmental engineers
Environmental engineers research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.
Median Annual Salary: $78,740 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 30.62%

Construction managers
Construction managers plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.
Median Annual Salary: $83,860 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 17.21%

Insurance appraisers, auto damage
Insurance appraisers, auto damage appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. They may also seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.
Median Annual Salary: $56,230 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: .51%

Brokerage clerks
Brokerage clerks perform duties related to the purchase, sale or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.
Median Annual Salary: $40,160

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. They may also sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. They may also determine liability of defendant in civil cases. They may also perform wedding ceremonies.
Median Annual Salary: $119,270