Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
United States Motion Picture Projectionists 1,700 2,900 1,200 70.6 600
United States Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 59,600 65,700 6,100 10.2 10,600
United States Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 21,700 24,600 2,900 13.4 2,800
United States Motorboat Operators 2,600 3,000 400 15.4 300
United States Motorcycle Mechanics 14,000 15,400 1,400 10 1,700
United States Multimedia Artists and Animators 62,400 72,300 9,900 15.9 7,800
United States Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 138,400 150,200 11,800 8.5 15,600
United States Museum Technicians and Conservators 13,500 16,300 2,800 20.7 1,900
United States Music Directors and Composers 48,100 51,200 3,100 6.4 6,000
United States Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 7,800 7,500 -300 -3.8 800
United States Musicians and Singers 157,300 174,800 17,500 11.1 20,800
United States Natural Sciences Managers 79,000 83,500 4,500 5.7 6,000
United States Network and Computer Systems Administrators (SOC 2018) 350,300 369,100 18,800 5.4 24,900
United States New Accounts Clerks 46,100 38,400 -7,700 -16.7 3,200
United States News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 46,700 49,500 2,800 6 5,400
United States Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 272,400 366,100 93,700 34.4 56,400
United States Nuclear Engineers 17,200 15,800 -1,400 -8.1 900
United States Nuclear Medicine Technologists 18,300 19,700 1,400 7.7 1,500
United States Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 5,300 3,600 -1,700 -32.1 200
United States Nuclear Technicians 6,600 5,800 -800 -12.1 700
United States Nurse Anesthetists 44,200 49,800 5,600 12.7 2,900
United States Nurse Midwives 7,300 8,200 900 12.3 500
United States Nurse Practitioners 220,300 335,200 114,900 52.2 26,000
United States Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 1,396,700 1,512,000 115,300 8.3 187,000
United States Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 72,600 88,900 16,300 22.5 9,000
United States Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOC 2018) 20,700 20,300 -400 -1.9 500
United States Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (SOC 2018) 98,000 104,800 6,800 6.9 7,800
United States Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (SOC 2018) 21,300 23,200 1,900 8.9 1,800
United States Occupational Therapists 131,600 154,600 23,000 17.5 10,100
United States Occupational Therapy Aides 5,800 7,000 1,200 20.7 900
United States Occupational Therapy Assistants 43,300 58,900 15,600 36 7,800
United States Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 201,900 215,300 13,400 6.6 24,400
United States Office Clerks, General 2,933,900 2,873,600 -60,300 -2.1 324,600
United States Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 41,700 36,100 -5,600 -13.4 3,800
United States Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 408,500 430,700 22,200 5.4 46,000
United States Operations Research Analysts 104,100 129,700 25,600 24.6 10,200
United States Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 27,500 30,600 3,100 11.3 4,000
United States Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 60,900 69,600 8,700 14.3 5,500
United States Opticians, Dispensing 69,800 74,200 4,400 6.3 5,900
United States Optometrists 43,300 47,200 3,900 9 1,700
United States Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 5,200 5,600 400 7.7 200
United States Order Clerks 133,900 109,500 -24,400 -18.2 10,400
United States Orderlies (SOC 2018) 44,000 47,200 3,200 7.3 5,800
United States Orthodontists 6,400 6,900 500 7.8 200
United States Orthotists and Prosthetists 10,100 12,000 1,900 18.8 1,000
United States Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 33,300 35,500 2,200 6.6 4,000
United States Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 371,800 392,000 20,200 5.4 43,100
United States Packers and Packagers, Hand 599,700 600,600 900 0.2 82,900
United States Painters, Construction and Maintenance 350,800 369,100 18,300 5.2 32,700
United States Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 12,400 13,200 800 6.5 1,300
United States Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 102,300 94,900 -7,400 -7.2 10,200
United States Paperhangers 4,600 4,900 300 6.5 400
United States Paralegals and Legal Assistants 345,600 387,000 41,400 12 43,000
United States Parking Enforcement Workers 7,900 5,100 -2,800 -35.4 400
United States Parking Lot Attendants 123,800 141,300 17,500 14.1 21,900
United States Parts Salespersons 257,800 270,400 12,600 4.9 32,600
United States Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 707,400 887,900 180,500 25.5 110,200
United States Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 2,400 2,300 -100 -4.2 200
United States Patternmakers, Wood 200 300 100 50 0
United States Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 44,800 47,400 2,600 5.8 5,100
United States Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 137,300 119,700 -17,600 -12.8 11,400
United States Pediatricians, General (SOC 2018) 30,200 29,600 -600 -2 800
United States Personal Financial Advisors 275,200 287,800 12,600 4.6 21,500
United States Personal Service Managers; Entertainment & Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other 573,000 615,300 42,300 7.4 47,100
United States Pest Control Workers 86,800 95,000 8,200 9.4 12,800
United States Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 27,300 29,600 2,300 8.4 3,900
United States Petroleum Engineers 28,500 30,700 2,200 7.7 2,100
United States Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 40,600 42,800 2,200 5.4 4,400
United States Pharmacists 322,200 315,300 -6,900 -2.1 11,300
United States Pharmacy Aides 38,900 33,200 -5,700 -14.7 4,100
United States Pharmacy Technicians 419,300 435,900 16,600 4 31,700
United States Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 29,000 32,200 3,200 11 3,100
United States Phlebotomists 129,600 158,400 28,800 22.2 19,500
United States Photographers 110,500 129,400 18,900 17.1 12,700
United States Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 9,300 8,500 -800 -8.6 1,300
United States Physical Scientists, All Other 23,900 24,200 300 1.3 1,800
United States Physical Therapist Aides 46,700 58,500 11,800 25.3 7,400
United States Physical Therapist Assistants 93,800 126,900 33,100 35.3 16,400
United States Physical Therapists 239,200 288,300 49,100 20.5 15,600
United States Physician Assistants 129,400 169,500 40,100 31 12,200
United States Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 412,100 430,800 18,700 4.5 13,400
United States Physicists 17,400 18,900 1,500 8.6 1,300
United States Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 16,500 17,800 1,300 7.9 1,700
United States Pile-Driver Operators 3,900 4,100 200 5.1 400
United States Pipelayers 35,100 34,500 -600 -1.7 3,500
United States Plant and System Operators, All Other 14,900 15,400 500 3.4 1,600
United States Plasterers and Stucco Masons 26,100 27,800 1,700 6.5 2,400
United States Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 39,300 38,200 -1,100 -2.8 3,800
United States Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 469,900 493,200 23,300 5 51,000
United States Podiatrists 12,100 12,300 200 1.7 900
United States Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 671,200 719,800 48,600 7.2 57,600
United States Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 95,400 103,200 7,800 8.2 9,800
United States Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18,400 20,000 1,600 8.7 1,900
United States Political Scientists 7,000 7,600 600 8.6 700
United States Postal Service Clerks 82,800 76,400 -6,400 -7.7 5,800
United States Postal Service Mail Carriers 317,700 293,100 -24,600 -7.7 19,100
United States Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 100,400 88,200 -12,200 -12.2 7,000
United States Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 13,200 12,200 -1,000 -7.6 800
United States Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 230,300 243,900 13,600 5.9 23,000
United States Pourers and Casters, Metal 7,100 6,700 -400 -5.6 600
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