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      "summary": "Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems that control the temperature and air quality in buildings.",
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      "title": "Solar Panel Installer: job_overview",
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      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Low-Voltage Technician: job_overview",
      "summary": "Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, set up and maintain devices or equipment that carry communications signals, connect to telephone lines, or access the internet.",
      "body": "Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, set up and maintain devices or equipment that carry communications signals, connect to telephone lines, or access the internet.\n\nWhat U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics actually says:\n\n“Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, set up and maintain devices or equipment that carry communications signals, connect to telephone lines, or access the internet.”\n\nNote: Lane: would have been 'Skilled_trades' but not in list; Topic: would have been 'job_overview' but not in list",
      "source_type": "official",
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        "job_name": "Low-Voltage Technician",
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      "summary": "Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters install and repair pipes that carry liquids or gases to, from, and within businesses, homes, and factories (includes specialization in fire sprinkler systems).",
      "body": "Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters install and repair pipes that carry liquids or gases to, from, and within businesses, homes, and factories (includes specialization in fire sprinkler systems).\n\nWhat U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics actually says:\n\n“Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters install and repair pipes that carry liquids or gases to, from, and within businesses, homes, and factories.”\n\nNote: Lane: would have been 'Skilled_trades' but not in list; Topic: would have been 'job_overview' but not in list; Claim adapted from plumbers page with specialization noted; Pay uses plumber data as proxy",
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      "title": "Elevator Mechanic: job_overview",
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      "body": "Elevator installers and repairers assemble, install, maintain, and replace elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and similar equipment in buildings.\n\nWhat U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics actually says:\n\n“Elevator installers and repairers assemble, install, maintain, and replace elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and similar equipment in buildings.”\n\nNote: Lane: would have been 'Skilled_trades' but not in list; Topic: would have been 'job_overview' but not in list",
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