Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Delaware Total, All Occupations 461,710 503,740 42,030 9.1 56,740
Delaware Home Health and Personal Care Aides 8,430 11,780 3,350 39.7 1,550
Delaware Fast Food and Counter Workers 11,100 13,150 2,050 18.5 2,660
Delaware Registered Nurses 11,660 13,350 1,690 14.5 820
Delaware Cooks, Restaurant 2,840 4,380 1,540 54.2 670
Delaware Waiters and Waitresses 5,740 7,090 1,350 23.5 1,370
Delaware Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 6,000 7,240 1,240 20.7 600
Delaware Retail Salespersons 11,180 12,240 1,060 9.5 1,730
Delaware Stockers and Order Fillers 6,630 7,540 910 13.7 1,190
Delaware Medical Secretaries 5,020 5,770 750 14.9 650
Delaware Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 4,850 5,560 710 14.6 700
Delaware First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,930 3,600 670 22.9 550
Delaware Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 4,270 4,940 670 15.7 560
Delaware Medical Assistants 2,760 3,420 660 23.9 420
Delaware Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 2,520 3,180 660 26.2 400
Delaware Bartenders 1,940 2,570 630 32.5 440
Delaware Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 2,030 2,620 590 29.1 290
Delaware Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 2,130 2,680 550 25.8 320
Delaware Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,060 1,570 510 48.1 250
Delaware Construction Laborers 2,380 2,870 490 20.6 300
Delaware Amusement and Recreation Attendants 1,390 1,850 460 33.1 390
Delaware Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4,820 5,270 450 9.3 590
Delaware Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,330 2,770 440 18.9 290
Delaware Management Analysts 3,280 3,700 420 12.8 360
Delaware Nurse Practitioners 760 1,180 420 55.3 90
Delaware First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2,290 2,700 410 17.9 270
Delaware Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 1,370 1,780 410 29.9 410
Delaware Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 3,240 3,640 400 12.3 410
Delaware Electricians 2,360 2,750 390 16.5 300
Delaware Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 8,850 9,240 390 4.4 1,240
Delaware Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 4,430 4,820 390 8.8 640
Delaware Medical and Health Services Managers 1,040 1,430 390 37.5 130
Delaware Carpenters 2,380 2,760 380 16 270
Delaware Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 1,260 1,630 370 29.4 290
Delaware Food Preparation Workers 3,270 3,640 370 11.3 630
Delaware Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 5,460 5,830 370 6.8 550
Delaware Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2,250 2,610 360 16 220
Delaware Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 2,880 3,240 360 12.5 380
Delaware Security Guards 3,030 3,390 360 11.9 450
Delaware Financial Managers 2,340 2,690 350 15 210
Delaware General and Operations Managers 4,190 4,540 350 8.4 390
Delaware Accountants and Auditors 5,280 5,620 340 6.4 510
Delaware Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 3,900 4,240 340 8.7 560
Delaware Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1,040 1,360 320 30.8 210
Delaware Dishwashers 1,270 1,570 300 23.6 260
Delaware Lawyers 2,960 3,250 290 9.8 170
Delaware Financial Examiners 860 1,100 240 27.9 100
Delaware Physical Therapists 980 1,220 240 24.5 70
Delaware Construction Managers 750 970 220 29.3 80
Delaware Speech-Language Pathologists 770 990 220 28.6 70
Delaware Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 4,880 5,090 210 4.3 590
Delaware Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors 600 810 210 35 90
Delaware Childcare Workers 920 1,110 190 20.7 160
Delaware Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other 3,390 3,580 190 5.6 280
Delaware Information Security Analysts (SOC 2018) 740 930 190 25.7 80
Delaware Insurance Sales Agents 1,690 1,880 190 11.2 180
Delaware Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,320 1,500 180 13.6 150
Delaware Physician Assistants 450 630 180 40 50
Delaware Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1,170 1,350 180 15.4 150
Delaware Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics (SOC 2018) 970 1,140 170 17.5 90
Delaware Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 870 1,040 170 19.5 170
Delaware Food Service Managers 670 840 170 25.4 100
Delaware Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 1,610 1,780 170 10.6 180
Delaware Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 1,620 1,790 170 10.5 150
Delaware First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 4,200 4,360 160 3.8 460
Delaware Human Resources Specialists 2,190 2,350 160 7.3 230
Delaware Industrial Machinery Mechanics 920 1,080 160 17.4 100
Delaware Logisticians 630 790 160 25.4 80
Delaware Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,250 3,410 160 4.9 330
Delaware Painters, Construction and Maintenance 890 1,050 160 18 100
Delaware Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,660 1,820 160 9.6 200
Delaware Pharmacy Technicians 1,270 1,430 160 12.6 110
Delaware Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 1,470 1,630 160 10.9 60
Delaware Recreation Workers 700 860 160 22.9 140
Delaware Respiratory Therapists 500 650 150 30 40
Delaware Chefs and Head Cooks 440 580 140 31.8 80
Delaware Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,690 1,830 140 8.3 140
Delaware Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 1,310 1,450 140 10.7 160
Delaware Packers and Packagers, Hand 3,080 3,220 140 4.5 450
Delaware Real Estate Sales Agents 1,020 1,160 140 13.7 110
Delaware Operations Research Analysts 710 840 130 18.3 60
Delaware Phlebotomists 450 580 130 28.9 70
Delaware Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 3,170 3,300 130 4.1 330
Delaware Social and Human Service Assistants 960 1,090 130 13.5 130
Delaware Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 290 410 120 41.4 100
Delaware Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 950 1,070 120 12.6 80
Delaware Computer User Support Specialists (SOC 2018) 1,680 1,790 110 6.5 140
Delaware Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,730 1,840 110 6.4 250
Delaware Training and Development Specialists 1,080 1,190 110 10.2 110
Delaware Counter and Rental Clerks 1,010 1,110 100 9.9 130
Delaware Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 1,320 1,420 100 7.6 140
Delaware First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 1,010 1,110 100 9.9 130
Delaware Occupational Therapists 580 680 100 17.2 50
Delaware Physical Therapist Assistants 250 350 100 40 50
Delaware Radiologic Technologists 690 790 100 14.5 60
Delaware Social and Community Service Managers 900 1,000 100 11.1 90
Delaware Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 610 700 90 14.8 50
Delaware Cost Estimators 910 1,000 90 9.9 90
Delaware Crossing Guards 420 510 90 21.4 100
Delaware Dental Assistants 680 770 90 13.2 90
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