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 ascending Avg. Annl Openings
New Mexico Data Entry Keyers 380 300 -80 -21.1 30
West Virginia Funeral Home Managers 190 150 -40 -21.1 10
West Virginia New Accounts Clerks 380 300 -80 -21.1 20
Arkansas Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 330 260 -70 -21.2 20
Kentucky Prepress Technicians and Workers 660 520 -140 -21.2 70
Ohio Telemarketers 11,350 8,940 -2,410 -21.2 1,260
Kansas Prepress Technicians and Workers 470 370 -100 -21.3 50
Kentucky Data Entry Keyers 1,640 1,290 -350 -21.3 120
Mississippi Advertising Sales Agents 470 370 -100 -21.3 40
New Jersey Data Entry Keyers 7,950 6,260 -1,690 -21.3 600
Ohio Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 13,120 10,320 -2,800 -21.3 970
Virginia Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 800 630 -170 -21.3 70
Wisconsin Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 470 370 -100 -21.3 30
Georgia Nuclear Engineers 140 110 -30 -21.4 10
Illinois Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 8,600 6,760 -1,840 -21.4 670
Iowa Desktop Publishers 140 110 -30 -21.4 10
Kentucky Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 140 110 -30 -21.4 10
Louisiana Telephone Operators 140 110 -30 -21.4 10
Maryland Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 140 110 -30 -21.4 20
Michigan Nuclear Technicians 140 110 -30 -21.4 10
Minnesota Legal Secretaries 3,320 2,610 -710 -21.4 250
Virginia Watch Repairers 140 110 -30 -21.4 10
Kentucky Telemarketers 370 290 -80 -21.6 40
Hawaii Legal Secretaries 830 650 -180 -21.7 60
Puerto Rico Data Entry Keyers 2,030 1,590 -440 -21.7 150
Virginia Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 230 180 -50 -21.7 20
Washington Electro-Mechanical Technicians 230 180 -50 -21.7 10
Wisconsin Data Entry Keyers 2,170 1,700 -470 -21.7 160
Illinois Data Entry Keyers 7,020 5,490 -1,530 -21.8 520
Indiana Word Processors and Typists 320 250 -70 -21.9 30
Iowa Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 1,780 1,390 -390 -21.9 160
West Virginia Funeral Attendants 640 500 -140 -21.9 60
United States Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 5,000 3,900 -1,100 -22 400
District of Columbia Legal Secretaries 2,770 2,160 -610 -22 200
Illinois Telemarketers 2,410 1,880 -530 -22 270
Ohio Print Binding and Finishing Workers 2,230 1,740 -490 -22 170
Virginia Print Binding and Finishing Workers 1,090 850 -240 -22 90
Kentucky Legal Secretaries 1,630 1,270 -360 -22.1 120
Mississippi Legal Secretaries 1,130 880 -250 -22.1 80
Colorado Prepress Technicians and Workers 270 210 -60 -22.2 20
Delaware Floral Designers 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
Delaware Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 180 140 -40 -22.2 10
Kentucky Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
Mississippi Semiconductor Processors 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
New Hampshire Floral Designers 270 210 -60 -22.2 20
New Hampshire Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
North Dakota Legal Secretaries 270 210 -60 -22.2 20
Puerto Rico Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
South Dakota Telemarketers 180 140 -40 -22.2 20
Wyoming Radio and Television Announcers 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
Michigan Data Entry Keyers 4,440 3,450 -990 -22.3 330
Alabama Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 980 760 -220 -22.4 70
District of Columbia Telephone Operators 490 380 -110 -22.4 40
United States Data Entry Keyers 158,400 122,800 -35,600 -22.5 11,600
Alabama Medical Transcriptionists 800 620 -180 -22.5 80
Oklahoma Insurance Sales Agents 5,420 4,200 -1,220 -22.5 310
California Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 8,400 6,500 -1,900 -22.6 760
Maine Legal Secretaries 530 410 -120 -22.6 40
Minnesota Data Entry Keyers 1,990 1,540 -450 -22.6 150
Minnesota Medical Transcriptionists 530 410 -120 -22.6 50
Mississippi Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 310 240 -70 -22.6 20
New Hampshire Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 310 240 -70 -22.6 20
United States Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 59,900 46,300 -13,600 -22.7 4,500
Maine Order Clerks 1,280 990 -290 -22.7 90
Virgin Islands Construction Managers 220 170 -50 -22.7 10
West Virginia Sewing Machine Operators 220 170 -50 -22.7 20
New Hampshire Data Entry Keyers 1,010 780 -230 -22.8 70
District of Columbia Data Entry Keyers 350 270 -80 -22.9 30
Maryland Prepress Technicians and Workers 700 540 -160 -22.9 70
Idaho Continuous Mining Machine Operators 610 470 -140 -23 50
Maryland Legal Secretaries 2,960 2,280 -680 -23 210
Idaho Helpers--Extraction Workers 130 100 -30 -23.1 10
Indiana Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 910 700 -210 -23.1 80
Maryland Print Binding and Finishing Workers 910 700 -210 -23.1 70
Missouri Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 650 500 -150 -23.1 50
New Mexico Legal Secretaries 1,210 930 -280 -23.1 90
North Dakota Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 130 100 -30 -23.1 10
Pennsylvania Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 390 300 -90 -23.1 30
Pennsylvania Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 2,160 1,660 -500 -23.1 160
Vermont Pharmacy Aides 130 100 -30 -23.1 10
Wyoming Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 130 100 -30 -23.1 10
West Virginia Roof Bolters, Mining (SOC 2018) 560 430 -130 -23.2 40
Kentucky Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 300 230 -70 -23.3 20
Michigan Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,500 1,150 -350 -23.3 110
Arkansas Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 470 360 -110 -23.4 40
Delaware Legal Secretaries 1,110 850 -260 -23.4 80
Maine Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 2,220 1,700 -520 -23.4 160
Ohio Legal Secretaries 4,920 3,770 -1,150 -23.4 350
Pennsylvania Data Entry Keyers 7,010 5,370 -1,640 -23.4 500
Maryland Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 170 130 -40 -23.5 10
Minnesota Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 170 130 -40 -23.5 10
Indiana Prepress Technicians and Workers 720 550 -170 -23.6 70
Georgia Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 380 290 -90 -23.7 30
Delaware Data Entry Keyers 420 320 -100 -23.8 30
Ohio Data Entry Keyers 5,260 4,010 -1,250 -23.8 370
Oklahoma Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 4,160 3,170 -990 -23.8 180
Missouri Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,130 860 -270 -23.9 80
Missouri Telemarketers 3,050 2,320 -730 -23.9 330
Rhode Island Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 250 190 -60 -24 20
United States Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 54,000 41,000 -13,000 -24.1 4,700
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