Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
United States Interior Designers 87,000 86,900 -100 -0.1 7,800
United States Interpreters and Translators 81,400 100,700 19,300 23.7 10,400
United States Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 180,200 168,400 -11,800 -6.5 20,100
United States Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,217,000 2,344,200 127,200 5.7 314,900
United States Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 32,400 32,100 -300 -0.9 3,800
United States Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 29,400 30,400 1,000 3.4 1,500
United States Judicial Law Clerks 15,100 15,700 600 4 1,100
United States Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 121,300 131,100 9,800 8.1 13,500
United States Labor Relations Specialists 73,500 70,300 -3,200 -4.4 6,400
United States Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,821,700 3,077,500 255,800 9.1 411,300
United States Landscape Architects 23,700 23,600 -100 -0.4 1,600
United States Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1,117,800 1,202,800 85,000 7.6 157,900
United States Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 23,700 22,700 -1,000 -4.2 2,200
United States Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 175,500 196,100 20,600 11.7 26,600
United States Law Teachers, Postsecondary 18,900 21,000 2,100 11.1 2,000
United States Lawyers 804,200 875,700 71,500 8.9 46,000
United States Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 7,900 7,300 -600 -7.6 700
United States Legal Secretaries 160,400 126,700 -33,700 -21 12,000
United States Legal Support Workers, All Other 49,600 49,800 200 0.4 4,700
United States Legislators 52,200 56,100 3,900 7.5 4,300
United States Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 143,500 156,500 13,000 9.1 15,200
United States Library Assistants, Clerical 88,000 87,500 -500 -0.6 13,400
United States Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5,000 5,300 300 6 500
United States Library Technicians 93,100 93,200 100 0.1 13,400
United States Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 688,100 751,900 63,800 9.3 60,700
United States Life Scientists, All Other 7,000 7,600 600 8.6 600
United States Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 69,700 75,500 5,800 8.3 9,300
United States Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 117,500 146,300 28,800 24.5 35,700
United States Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1,035,800 1,136,800 101,000 9.8 128,300
United States Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 23,300 27,100 3,800 16.3 2,900
United States Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 3,500 3,300 -200 -5.7 400
United States Loan Interviewers and Clerks 208,800 203,800 -5,000 -2.4 17,600
United States Loan Officers 322,100 326,400 4,300 1.3 25,000
United States Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 12,000 15,200 3,200 26.7 3,200
United States Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 19,200 18,800 -400 -2.1 1,800
United States Locomotive Engineers 26,500 27,900 1,400 5.3 2,500
United States Lodging Managers 48,100 52,200 4,100 8.5 5,800
United States Log Graders and Scalers 4,000 4,300 300 7.5 700
United States Logging Equipment Operators 30,900 33,500 2,600 8.4 5,100
United States Logging Workers, All Other 5,000 5,300 300 6 800
United States Logisticians 191,000 247,300 56,300 29.5 24,500
United States Machine Feeders and Offbearers 63,000 66,900 3,900 6.2 8,800
United States Machinists 363,000 391,800 28,800 7.9 41,200
United States Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 42,000 45,300 3,300 7.9 3,400
United States Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,212,800 1,350,300 137,500 11.3 183,300
United States Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 82,200 78,700 -3,500 -4.3 8,800
United States Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,444,100 1,561,100 117,000 8.1 152,300
United States Maintenance Workers, Machinery 65,600 72,600 7,000 10.7 6,800
United States Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 3,100 4,200 1,100 35.5 500
United States Management Analysts 907,600 1,032,000 124,400 13.7 99,400
United States Manicurists and Pedicurists 123,000 163,100 40,100 32.6 18,800
United States Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 3,400 2,800 -600 -17.6 300
United States Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 9,800 10,200 400 4.1 500
United States Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 740,900 904,500 163,600 22.1 96,000
United States Marketing Managers 293,700 323,100 29,400 10 28,500
United States Marriage and Family Therapists 73,200 85,100 11,900 16.3 8,500
United States Massage Therapists 144,600 191,100 46,500 32.2 23,300
United States Material Moving Workers, All Other 27,100 29,600 2,500 9.2 3,600
United States Materials Engineers 25,100 27,200 2,100 8.4 1,800
United States Materials Scientists 7,100 7,300 200 2.8 700
United States Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 56,100 59,200 3,100 5.5 5,600
United States Mathematicians 2,700 2,800 100 3.7 200
United States Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 153,000 158,000 5,000 3.3 18,400
United States Mechanical Door Repairers 22,800 25,500 2,700 11.8 2,200
United States Mechanical Drafters 53,600 51,000 -2,600 -4.9 4,700
United States Mechanical Engineering Technicians 40,400 42,700 2,300 5.7 4,000
United States Mechanical Engineers 299,200 320,100 20,900 7 20,200
United States Media and Communication Workers, All Other 21,500 26,400 4,900 22.8 2,700
United States Medical and Health Services Managers 429,800 569,400 139,600 32.5 51,800
United States Medical Appliance Technicians 14,600 16,700 2,100 14.4 2,200
United States Medical Assistants 720,900 853,500 132,600 18.4 104,400
United States Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 335,000 363,600 28,600 8.5 27,400
United States Medical Equipment Preparers 58,700 63,600 4,900 8.3 7,900
United States Medical Equipment Repairers 54,900 58,800 3,900 7.1 6,300
United States Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 133,900 156,600 22,700 17 12,600
United States Medical Secretaries 611,200 676,100 64,900 10.6 75,200
United States Medical Transcriptionists 52,400 48,500 -3,900 -7.4 6,600
United States Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 125,900 148,000 22,100 17.6 16,400
United States Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 124,000 142,500 18,500 14.9 14,000
United States Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 136,400 142,400 6,000 4.4 13,200
United States Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 21,400 21,000 -400 -1.9 2,100
United States Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 15,100 15,500 400 2.6 1,400
United States Meter Readers, Utilities 27,000 24,700 -2,300 -8.5 1,700
United States Microbiologists 21,400 22,400 1,000 4.7 2,000
United States Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 598,500 643,300 44,800 7.5 48,400
United States Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 15,700 13,300 -2,400 -15.3 1,200
United States Millwrights 44,200 48,700 4,500 10.2 4,400
United States Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 6,300 6,600 300 4.8 400
United States Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1,262,800 1,178,200 -84,600 -6.7 125,200
United States Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 32,900 35,600 2,700 8.2 4,200
United States Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers 33,700 45,200 11,500 34.1 4,900
United States Miscellaneous First-Line Supervisors, Protective Service Workers 81,400 89,800 8,400 10.3 9,000
United States Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 118,100 122,700 4,600 3.9 13,500
United States Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 152,100 169,900 17,800 11.7 17,500
United States Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 3,400 3,300 -100 -2.9 300
United States Model Makers, Wood 1,000 1,300 300 30 100
United States Models 2,700 3,000 300 11.1 500
United States Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 46,300 53,300 7,000 15.1 5,700
United States Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 157,700 148,200 -9,500 -6 14,400
United States Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 25,000 26,100 1,100 4.4 3,100
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