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
Minnesota Bill and Account Collectors 3,460 2,960 -500 -14.5 300
Pennsylvania New Accounts Clerks 760 650 -110 -14.5 60
Tennessee Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 620 530 -90 -14.5 50
Wisconsin Prepress Technicians and Workers 1,590 1,360 -230 -14.5 180
Wisconsin Computer Programmers (SOC 2018) 4,580 3,920 -660 -14.4 210
Alabama Correspondence Clerks 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Alaska Editors 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Alaska Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Arkansas Signal and Track Switch Repairers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Arkansas Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
California Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2,800 2,400 -400 -14.3 220
Delaware New Accounts Clerks 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
District of Columbia Order Clerks 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Hawaii Medical Transcriptionists 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Idaho Air Traffic Controllers 70 60 -10 -14.3 0
Idaho Anthropologists and Archeologists 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Idaho Bailiffs 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Indiana Forest and Conservation Workers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Indiana Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 140 120 -20 -14.3 20
Iowa Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Kansas Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Kentucky Set and Exhibit Designers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Kentucky Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Louisiana Forest and Conservation Workers 280 240 -40 -14.3 40
Maine Desktop Publishers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Maine Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Maine Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Minnesota Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 910 780 -130 -14.3 80
Minnesota Sewers, Hand 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
Mississippi Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
Mississippi Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Mississippi News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 280 240 -40 -14.3 20
Mississippi Sewers, Hand 140 120 -20 -14.3 20
Missouri Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 420 360 -60 -14.3 40
Missouri Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
Missouri Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
Montana Power Plant Operators 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
Montana Sewers, Hand 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Montana Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Nebraska Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Nebraska Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
New Hampshire Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
New Hampshire Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
New Jersey Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
New Mexico Brokerage Clerks 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
New Mexico Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
New Mexico Pharmacy Aides 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
North Carolina Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
North Dakota Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
North Dakota Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
North Dakota Print Binding and Finishing Workers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Ohio Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 210 180 -30 -14.3 20
Oklahoma Dentists, All Other Specialists 70 60 -10 -14.3 0
Oregon Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Puerto Rico Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 210 180 -30 -14.3 20
Rhode Island Furniture Finishers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
South Dakota Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Utah Labor Relations Specialists 210 180 -30 -14.3 20
Virgin Islands Buyers and Purchasing Agents 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Virgin Islands Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Virgin Islands Production Workers, All Other 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
West Virginia Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
West Virginia Medical Transcriptionists 350 300 -50 -14.3 40
Wyoming Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
Colorado Data Entry Keyers 2,750 2,360 -390 -14.2 220
Utah Data Entry Keyers 3,310 2,840 -470 -14.2 290
California Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 58,700 50,400 -8,300 -14.1 4,980
Kentucky Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 1,770 1,520 -250 -14.1 140
Kentucky Pharmacy Aides 780 670 -110 -14.1 80
Ohio Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 3,620 3,110 -510 -14.1 240
Ohio Power Plant Operators 780 670 -110 -14.1 60
Oklahoma Order Clerks 1,420 1,220 -200 -14.1 120
Rhode Island Legal Secretaries 990 850 -140 -14.1 80
Virginia Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 1,280 1,100 -180 -14.1 110
Wisconsin Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2,200 1,890 -310 -14.1 180
United States Sewing Machine Operators 133,500 114,800 -18,700 -14 12,200
Delaware Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 500 430 -70 -14 40
Hawaii Power Plant Operators 500 430 -70 -14 40
Indiana Medical Transcriptionists 1,000 860 -140 -14 120
Louisiana Chemical Plant and System Operators 4,940 4,250 -690 -14 400
Minnesota Computer Programmers (SOC 2018) 3,990 3,430 -560 -14 190
Minnesota Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 430 370 -60 -14 30
New Jersey Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 430 370 -60 -14 30
North Carolina Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 1,430 1,230 -200 -14 140
Ohio Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 29,720 25,570 -4,150 -14 2,840
Oregon Logging Workers, All Other 430 370 -60 -14 50
Rhode Island Tellers 1,000 860 -140 -14 80
Illinois Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 1,080 930 -150 -13.9 90
Indiana Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 360 310 -50 -13.9 30
Missouri Bill and Account Collectors 4,620 3,980 -640 -13.9 400
Missouri Tellers 9,080 7,820 -1,260 -13.9 750
Ohio Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1,440 1,240 -200 -13.9 150
Oklahoma Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 720 620 -100 -13.9 60
Tennessee Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,440 1,240 -200 -13.9 130
Washington Aerospace Engineers 7,330 6,310 -1,020 -13.9 210
Wisconsin Editors 1,800 1,550 -250 -13.9 140
United States Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 8,700 7,500 -1,200 -13.8 800
Arizona Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 870 750 -120 -13.8 90
Delaware Labor Relations Specialists 940 810 -130 -13.8 70
Kentucky Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 290 250 -40 -13.8 20
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