Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

Use this page to sort, search, filter, and export long term projections. To sort the data select the header of the column to sort. Data can be filtered by entering a specific state name, or occupational title. Use "Double Quotes" to search for an exact term. If the table below is empty when a particular state is entered, that state has not yet submitted projections. If a particular occupation does not show up this means there is no publicly available projection for that occupation in the area specified.

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Sort descending Avg. Annl Openings
Mississippi Broadcast Technicians 200 160 -40 -20 20
Mississippi Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 50 40 -10 -20 0
Montana Medical Transcriptionists 150 120 -30 -20 20
Montana Meter Readers, Utilities 50 40 -10 -20 0
Montana Prepress Technicians and Workers 50 40 -10 -20 10
Nebraska Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 50 40 -10 -20 0
Nevada Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 50 40 -10 -20 10
New York Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 350 280 -70 -20 30
North Dakota Order Clerks 150 120 -30 -20 10
Ohio Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 600 480 -120 -20 30
Puerto Rico Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 50 40 -10 -20 0
Puerto Rico Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 300 240 -60 -20 20
Rhode Island Power Plant Operators 100 80 -20 -20 10
Rhode Island Telephone Operators 50 40 -10 -20 0
South Carolina Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 50 40 -10 -20 0
South Dakota Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 50 40 -10 -20 0
Tennessee Telephone Operators 100 80 -20 -20 10
Vermont Medical Transcriptionists 100 80 -20 -20 10
Virgin Islands Bill and Account Collectors 50 40 -10 -20 10
Virgin Islands Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 150 120 -30 -20 10
Virgin Islands Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 50 40 -10 -20 0
Virgin Islands Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 50 40 -10 -20 0
Virgin Islands Tour and Travel Guides 50 40 -10 -20 10
Virginia Hoist and Winch Operators 100 80 -20 -20 10
Virginia Order Clerks 2,550 2,040 -510 -20 190
Washington Word Processors and Typists 200 160 -40 -20 10
West Virginia Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 100 80 -20 -20 10
West Virginia Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 50 40 -10 -20 0
Wyoming Advertising Sales Agents 200 160 -40 -20 20
Missouri Data Entry Keyers 3,620 2,900 -720 -19.9 280
Nebraska Telemarketers 1,660 1,330 -330 -19.9 190
New Jersey Legal Secretaries 7,520 6,020 -1,500 -19.9 570
New York Tellers 24,320 19,480 -4,840 -19.9 1,780
Arkansas Telemarketers 1,260 1,010 -250 -19.8 140
Illinois Nuclear Technicians 910 730 -180 -19.8 80
Puerto Rico Bailiffs 860 690 -170 -19.8 50
California Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 7,600 6,100 -1,500 -19.7 600
Louisiana Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 760 610 -150 -19.7 60
Missouri Legal Secretaries 2,440 1,960 -480 -19.7 190
Connecticut Legal Secretaries 1,530 1,230 -300 -19.6 120
New Hampshire Order Clerks 510 410 -100 -19.6 40
Pennsylvania Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 510 410 -100 -19.6 60
Virginia Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,070 860 -210 -19.6 90
Indiana Data Entry Keyers 2,570 2,070 -500 -19.5 200
New York Telephone Operators 770 620 -150 -19.5 70
Alabama Telemarketers 1,390 1,120 -270 -19.4 160
Arkansas Data Entry Keyers 930 750 -180 -19.4 70
Connecticut New Accounts Clerks 310 250 -60 -19.4 20
Kentucky Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 4,680 3,770 -910 -19.4 360
Louisiana Couriers and Messengers 3,450 2,780 -670 -19.4 230
Maryland Floral Designers 620 500 -120 -19.4 40
Mississippi Data Entry Keyers 930 750 -180 -19.4 70
New York New Accounts Clerks 2,830 2,280 -550 -19.4 190
Pennsylvania Desktop Publishers 360 290 -70 -19.4 30
West Virginia Telemarketers 720 580 -140 -19.4 80
Illinois Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 1,350 1,090 -260 -19.3 110
Maryland Data Entry Keyers 3,730 3,010 -720 -19.3 290
Missouri Print Binding and Finishing Workers 1,500 1,210 -290 -19.3 120
Nebraska Data Entry Keyers 1,350 1,090 -260 -19.3 110
Washington Tool and Die Makers 1,870 1,510 -360 -19.3 80
Georgia Floral Designers 1,200 970 -230 -19.2 70
Illinois Legal Secretaries 8,240 6,660 -1,580 -19.2 640
Kansas Legal Secretaries 1,300 1,050 -250 -19.2 100
New Hampshire Sewing Machine Operators 520 420 -100 -19.2 40
North Dakota Data Entry Keyers 260 210 -50 -19.2 20
Ohio Pharmacy Aides 780 630 -150 -19.2 80
West Virginia Floral Designers 260 210 -50 -19.2 20
California Legal Secretaries 21,500 17,400 -4,100 -19.1 1,660
Mississippi Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 470 380 -90 -19.1 40
Virginia Data Entry Keyers 2,720 2,200 -520 -19.1 210
Washington Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators (SOC 2018) 1,620 1,310 -310 -19.1 90
Illinois Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 25,020 20,260 -4,760 -19 1,940
Texas Telephone Operators 210 170 -40 -19 20
Indiana Print Binding and Finishing Workers 1,270 1,030 -240 -18.9 100
Oklahoma Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 7,470 6,060 -1,410 -18.9 580
Alabama Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 320 260 -60 -18.8 30
Colorado Continuous Mining Machine Operators 320 260 -60 -18.8 30
Connecticut Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 7,180 5,830 -1,350 -18.8 560
Delaware Tellers 1,280 1,040 -240 -18.8 100
Illinois Roof Bolters, Mining (SOC 2018) 160 130 -30 -18.8 10
Kansas Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 160 130 -30 -18.8 10
Maryland Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 320 260 -60 -18.8 20
Massachusetts Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 960 780 -180 -18.8 80
Mississippi Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 160 130 -30 -18.8 10
Pennsylvania Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 160 130 -30 -18.8 10
Virginia Cooks, Private Household 480 390 -90 -18.8 50
Washington Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 160 130 -30 -18.8 10
West Virginia Tellers 3,250 2,640 -610 -18.8 240
United States Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 538,800 438,200 -100,600 -18.7 42,100
Kansas Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 7,540 6,130 -1,410 -18.7 590
Michigan Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 8,780 7,140 -1,640 -18.7 690
Colorado Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 1,130 920 -210 -18.6 100
Indiana Legal Secretaries 2,630 2,140 -490 -18.6 210
New Jersey Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 2,370 1,930 -440 -18.6 190
North Carolina Legal Secretaries 2,640 2,150 -490 -18.6 210
Pennsylvania Order Clerks 5,160 4,200 -960 -18.6 400
Virginia Broadcast Technicians 700 570 -130 -18.6 50
West Virginia Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 970 790 -180 -18.6 80
Wisconsin Order Clerks 2,630 2,140 -490 -18.6 200
Alabama Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 3,780 3,080 -700 -18.5 300
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