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 Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
New York Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 94,740 86,040 -8,700 -9.2 8,780
United States Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 333,800 324,700 -9,100 -2.7 24,000
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 Helpers--Production Workers 238,000 227,200 -10,800 -4.5 31,800
United States Cooks, Fast Food 547,800 536,200 -11,600 -2.1 77,100
United States Couriers and Messengers 142,200 130,500 -11,700 -8.2 11,800
United States Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 180,200 168,400 -11,800 -6.5 20,100
Ohio Cashiers 106,530 94,570 -11,960 -11.2 16,990
United States Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 100,400 88,200 -12,200 -12.2 7,000
United States File Clerks 99,700 87,100 -12,600 -12.6 9,600
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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 59,900 46,300 -13,600 -22.7 4,500
United States Printing Press Operators 160,900 144,900 -16,000 -9.9 14,700
United States Word Processors and Typists 45,200 28,900 -16,300 -36.1 2,600
United States Chief Executives 292,500 275,700 -16,800 -5.7 17,500
United States Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 137,300 119,700 -17,600 -12.8 11,400
United States Computer Programmers (SOC 2018) 185,700 167,300 -18,400 -9.9 9,700
United States Sewing Machine Operators 133,500 114,800 -18,700 -14 12,200
United States First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 376,400 357,600 -18,800 -5 30,600
United States Bill and Account Collectors 223,100 202,600 -20,500 -9.2 20,800
United States Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 256,900 235,500 -21,400 -8.3 36,400
United States Telemarketers 119,700 97,800 -21,900 -18.3 13,900
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 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 439,000 415,400 -23,600 -5.4 39,500
United States Order Clerks 133,900 109,500 -24,400 -18.2 10,400
United States Postal Service Mail Carriers 317,700 293,100 -24,600 -7.7 19,100
United States Correctional Officers and Jailers 418,500 388,500 -30,000 -7.2 34,000
United States Legal Secretaries 160,400 126,700 -33,700 -21 12,000
United States Customer Service Representatives 2,923,400 2,888,800 -34,600 -1.2 361,700
United States Data Entry Keyers 158,400 122,800 -35,600 -22.5 11,600
United States Retail Salespersons 3,835,000 3,795,700 -39,300 -1 524,500
United States Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 734,900 694,300 -40,600 -5.5 64,000
United States Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,620,000 1,571,900 -48,100 -3 170,200
United States Office Clerks, General 2,933,900 2,873,600 -60,300 -2.1 324,600
United States Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 557,900 489,800 -68,100 -12.2 54,900
United States Tellers 432,500 359,400 -73,100 -16.9 33,700
United States Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1,262,800 1,178,200 -84,600 -6.7 125,200
United States First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,390,600 1,300,400 -90,200 -6.5 131,800
United States Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 538,800 438,200 -100,600 -18.7 42,100
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 Cashiers 3,379,100 3,042,700 -336,400 -10 546,900
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