Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort descending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
United States Cashiers 3,379,100 3,042,700 -336,400 -10 546,900
United States Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,053,500 1,896,700 -156,800 -7.6 195,100
United States Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 538,800 438,200 -100,600 -18.7 42,100
United States First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,390,600 1,300,400 -90,200 -6.5 131,800
United States Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1,262,800 1,178,200 -84,600 -6.7 125,200
United States Tellers 432,500 359,400 -73,100 -16.9 33,700
United States Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 557,900 489,800 -68,100 -12.2 54,900
United States Office Clerks, General 2,933,900 2,873,600 -60,300 -2.1 324,600
United States Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,620,000 1,571,900 -48,100 -3 170,200
United States Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 734,900 694,300 -40,600 -5.5 64,000
United States Retail Salespersons 3,835,000 3,795,700 -39,300 -1 524,500
United States Data Entry Keyers 158,400 122,800 -35,600 -22.5 11,600
United States Customer Service Representatives 2,923,400 2,888,800 -34,600 -1.2 361,700
United States Legal Secretaries 160,400 126,700 -33,700 -21 12,000
United States Correctional Officers and Jailers 418,500 388,500 -30,000 -7.2 34,000
United States Postal Service Mail Carriers 317,700 293,100 -24,600 -7.7 19,100
United States Order Clerks 133,900 109,500 -24,400 -18.2 10,400
United States Buyers and Purchasing Agents 439,000 415,400 -23,600 -5.4 39,500
United States First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,487,300 1,464,400 -22,900 -1.5 142,700
United States Telemarketers 119,700 97,800 -21,900 -18.3 13,900
United States Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 256,900 235,500 -21,400 -8.3 36,400
United States Bill and Account Collectors 223,100 202,600 -20,500 -9.2 20,800
United States First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 376,400 357,600 -18,800 -5 30,600
United States Sewing Machine Operators 133,500 114,800 -18,700 -14 12,200
United States Computer Programmers (SOC 2018) 185,700 167,300 -18,400 -9.9 9,700
United States Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 137,300 119,700 -17,600 -12.8 11,400
United States Chief Executives 292,500 275,700 -16,800 -5.7 17,500
United States Word Processors and Typists 45,200 28,900 -16,300 -36.1 2,600
United States Printing Press Operators 160,900 144,900 -16,000 -9.9 14,700
United States Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 59,900 46,300 -13,600 -22.7 4,500
United States Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 54,000 41,000 -13,000 -24.1 4,700
United States File Clerks 99,700 87,100 -12,600 -12.6 9,600
United States Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 100,400 88,200 -12,200 -12.2 7,000
Ohio Cashiers 106,530 94,570 -11,960 -11.2 16,990
United States Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 180,200 168,400 -11,800 -6.5 20,100
United States Couriers and Messengers 142,200 130,500 -11,700 -8.2 11,800
United States Cooks, Fast Food 547,800 536,200 -11,600 -2.1 77,100
United States Helpers--Production Workers 238,000 227,200 -10,800 -4.5 31,800
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 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 333,800 324,700 -9,100 -2.7 24,000
New York Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 94,740 86,040 -8,700 -9.2 8,780
United States Floral Designers 42,300 33,800 -8,500 -20.1 2,600
California Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 58,700 50,400 -8,300 -14.1 4,980
Pennsylvania Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 91,550 83,450 -8,100 -8.8 8,530
United States Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 70,000 62,000 -8,000 -11.4 5,900
United States Butchers and Meat Cutters 145,000 137,200 -7,800 -5.4 15,400
United States New Accounts Clerks 46,100 38,400 -7,700 -16.7 3,200
Indiana Cashiers 69,310 61,710 -7,600 -11 11,090
United States Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 102,300 94,900 -7,400 -7.2 10,200
United States Print Binding and Finishing Workers 41,600 34,400 -7,200 -17.3 3,500
United States Pharmacists 322,200 315,300 -6,900 -2.1 11,300
United States Postal Service Clerks 82,800 76,400 -6,400 -7.7 5,800
United States Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 37,800 31,700 -6,100 -16.1 3,200
Minnesota Cashiers 64,510 58,490 -6,020 -9.3 10,520
Pennsylvania Cashiers 128,680 122,750 -5,930 -4.6 22,140
United States Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 888,300 882,600 -5,700 -0.6 84,800
United States Pharmacy Aides 38,900 33,200 -5,700 -14.7 4,100
Tennessee Cashiers 71,760 66,100 -5,660 -7.9 11,900
United States Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 41,700 36,100 -5,600 -13.4 3,800
Illinois Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 62,450 56,910 -5,540 -8.9 5,810
Missouri Cashiers 69,340 63,910 -5,430 -7.8 11,500
Ohio Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 55,860 50,470 -5,390 -9.6 5,140
Ohio Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 86,930 81,590 -5,340 -6.1 8,700
United States Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 70,500 65,200 -5,300 -7.5 6,000
United States Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 43,700 38,500 -5,200 -11.9 4,000
United States Loan Interviewers and Clerks 208,800 203,800 -5,000 -2.4 17,600
Virginia Cashiers 100,940 96,030 -4,910 -4.9 17,320
United States Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 93,500 88,600 -4,900 -5.2 8,600
United States Prepress Technicians and Workers 28,200 23,300 -4,900 -17.4 3,000
California Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 92,100 87,200 -4,900 -5.3 8,160
New York Tellers 24,320 19,480 -4,840 -19.9 1,780
Maryland Cashiers 71,850 67,070 -4,780 -6.7 12,080
Illinois Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 25,020 20,260 -4,760 -19 1,940
New Jersey Cashiers 84,260 79,510 -4,750 -5.6 14,330
Texas Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 40,120 35,470 -4,650 -11.6 3,570
United States Power Plant Operators 33,600 29,000 -4,600 -13.7 2,500
United States Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 182,000 177,500 -4,500 -2.5 17,600
United States Brokerage Clerks 45,500 41,100 -4,400 -9.7 4,200
Ohio Office Clerks, General 105,840 101,440 -4,400 -4.2 11,360
Alabama Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 52,350 48,010 -4,340 -8.3 4,920
Pennsylvania Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 46,610 42,270 -4,340 -9.3 4,430
California Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 180,600 176,300 -4,300 -2.4 18,610
United States Credit Analysts 73,000 68,800 -4,200 -5.8 5,500
California Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 60,300 56,100 -4,200 -7 6,430
Ohio Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 29,720 25,570 -4,150 -14 2,840
California Legal Secretaries 21,500 17,400 -4,100 -19.1 1,660
Michigan Cashiers 94,410 90,320 -4,090 -4.3 16,290
New York Word Processors and Typists 13,150 9,060 -4,090 -31.1 860
Washington Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 12,750 8,790 -3,960 -31.1 480
United States Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 158,400 154,500 -3,900 -2.5 16,500
United States Medical Transcriptionists 52,400 48,500 -3,900 -7.4 6,600
United States Brickmasons and Blockmasons 69,600 65,900 -3,700 -5.3 6,000
United States Construction and Building Inspectors 129,300 125,600 -3,700 -2.9 14,300
Ohio Customer Service Representatives 119,630 115,960 -3,670 -3.1 14,440
Missouri Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 45,010 41,360 -3,650 -8.1 4,240
California Tellers 32,000 28,400 -3,600 -11.3 2,760
California Word Processors and Typists 10,200 6,600 -3,600 -35.3 590
New Jersey Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 20,800 17,240 -3,560 -17.1 1,670
United States Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 82,200 78,700 -3,500 -4.3 8,800
Michigan Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 44,040 40,550 -3,490 -7.9 4,170
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