Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Sort ascending Avg. Annl Openings
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
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
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
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
United States Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters (SOC 2018) 1,000 800 -200 -20 100
Alabama Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 50 40 -10 -20 10
Arkansas Legal Secretaries 700 560 -140 -20 50
Delaware Industrial Engineering Technicians 50 40 -10 -20 0
Delaware Prepress Technicians and Workers 50 40 -10 -20 10
District of Columbia Tellers 800 640 -160 -20 60
Florida Nuclear Technicians 200 160 -40 -20 20
Hawaii Floral Designers 250 200 -50 -20 20
Hawaii Power Distributors and Dispatchers 50 40 -10 -20 0
Idaho Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 50 40 -10 -20 0
Idaho Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 50 40 -10 -20 0
Idaho Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 50 40 -10 -20 0
Idaho Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 300 240 -60 -20 20
Illinois Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 50 40 -10 -20 0
Indiana Telephone Operators 50 40 -10 -20 0
Iowa Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 350 280 -70 -20 30
Kentucky Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 50 40 -10 -20 0
Kentucky Telephone Operators 50 40 -10 -20 0
Louisiana Conveyor Operators and Tenders 300 240 -60 -20 30
Louisiana Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 150 120 -30 -20 10
Louisiana Telemarketers 350 280 -70 -20 40
Maine Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 50 40 -10 -20 10
Maine Meter Readers, Utilities 50 40 -10 -20 0
Maryland Parking Enforcement Workers 200 160 -40 -20 10
Minnesota Hoist and Winch Operators 100 80 -20 -20 10
Minnesota Telemarketers 1,700 1,360 -340 -20 190
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
United States Floral Designers 42,300 33,800 -8,500 -20.1 2,600
Delaware Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 1,490 1,190 -300 -20.1 110
Minnesota Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 10,500 8,390 -2,110 -20.1 800
West Virginia Legal Secretaries 1,490 1,190 -300 -20.1 110
Maryland Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 840 670 -170 -20.2 60
Nebraska Legal Secretaries 890 710 -180 -20.2 70
Pennsylvania Legal Secretaries 6,290 5,020 -1,270 -20.2 480
Kansas Data Entry Keyers 1,480 1,180 -300 -20.3 110
Louisiana Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 13,560 10,810 -2,750 -20.3 1,030
Mississippi Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 2,910 2,320 -590 -20.3 220
Montana Couriers and Messengers 740 590 -150 -20.3 60
Washington Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 6,910 5,510 -1,400 -20.3 240
Arkansas Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 540 430 -110 -20.4 40
Missouri Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 540 430 -110 -20.4 40
Oklahoma Data Entry Keyers 1,860 1,480 -380 -20.4 140
Virginia Radio and Television Announcers 490 390 -100 -20.4 30
Wisconsin Telemarketers 2,110 1,680 -430 -20.4 240
Kentucky Roof Bolters, Mining (SOC 2018) 390 310 -80 -20.5 30
Wisconsin Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 4,680 3,720 -960 -20.5 350
Alabama Data Entry Keyers 1,750 1,390 -360 -20.6 130
Vermont Legal Secretaries 340 270 -70 -20.6 30
Alabama Legal Secretaries 2,420 1,920 -500 -20.7 180
Georgia Print Binding and Finishing Workers 1,210 960 -250 -20.7 100
Louisiana Legal Secretaries 2,950 2,340 -610 -20.7 220
New Hampshire Legal Secretaries 580 460 -120 -20.7 40
Mississippi Radio and Television Announcers 240 190 -50 -20.8 20
Oregon Legal Secretaries 1,200 950 -250 -20.8 80
North Carolina Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,340 1,060 -280 -20.9 100
Oregon Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 670 530 -140 -20.9 50
United States Legal Secretaries 160,400 126,700 -33,700 -21 12,000
Minnesota Order Clerks 2,670 2,110 -560 -21 200
North Carolina Data Entry Keyers 5,200 4,110 -1,090 -21 390
Ohio Floral Designers 1,620 1,280 -340 -21 100
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