Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Sort ascending Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Kentucky Total, All Occupations 1,916,360 2,067,870 151,510 7.9 231,130
Kentucky Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 60,100 67,300 7,200 12 9,050
Kentucky Retail Salespersons 50,660 54,390 3,730 7.4 7,650
Kentucky Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 48,590 52,620 4,030 8.3 5,950
Kentucky General and Operations Managers 44,620 49,270 4,650 10.4 4,310
Kentucky Cashiers 43,460 40,490 -2,970 -6.8 7,290
Kentucky Registered Nurses 43,320 47,140 3,820 8.8 2,730
Kentucky Stockers and Order Fillers 36,930 39,870 2,940 8 6,230
Kentucky Cooks, Fast Food 36,630 36,900 270 0.7 5,340
Kentucky Customer Service Representatives 35,060 35,120 60 0.2 4,420
Kentucky Office Clerks, General 33,350 32,360 -990 -3 3,640
Kentucky Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 30,240 32,090 1,850 6.1 3,570
Kentucky Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 25,760 24,900 -860 -3.3 2,690
Kentucky Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 23,520 21,430 -2,090 -8.9 2,190
Kentucky Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 23,310 24,420 1,110 4.8 3,270
Kentucky Home Health and Personal Care Aides 22,230 30,130 7,900 35.5 3,950
Kentucky Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 21,730 23,610 1,880 8.7 2,920
Kentucky Fast Food and Counter Workers 20,930 24,930 4,000 19.1 5,050
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 20,080 19,980 -100 -0.5 2,090
Kentucky Waiters and Waitresses 19,980 24,530 4,550 22.8 4,750
Kentucky Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 18,680 20,460 1,780 9.5 2,010
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 18,080 17,940 -140 -0.8 1,760
Kentucky Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 17,360 18,460 1,100 6.3 1,850
Kentucky Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other 17,190 18,010 820 4.8 1,350
Kentucky Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 16,590 17,450 860 5.2 1,290
Kentucky Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 15,450 17,390 1,940 12.6 1,980
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 15,420 19,070 3,650 23.7 2,890
Kentucky Cooks, Restaurant 15,270 23,550 8,280 54.2 3,630
Kentucky Childcare Workers 15,080 16,790 1,710 11.3 2,360
Kentucky Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 14,020 15,860 1,840 13.1 2,160
Kentucky Construction Laborers 13,800 14,450 650 4.7 1,440
Kentucky Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 13,440 14,250 810 6 1,350
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 12,730 14,080 1,350 10.6 1,440
Kentucky Receptionists and Information Clerks 12,650 13,340 690 5.5 1,690
Kentucky Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 12,450 12,160 -290 -2.3 1,140
Kentucky Medical Assistants 12,230 14,450 2,220 18.2 1,770
Kentucky Medical Secretaries 11,700 12,890 1,190 10.2 1,430
Kentucky Accountants and Auditors 11,650 12,380 730 6.3 1,120
Kentucky Security Guards 11,450 12,940 1,490 13 1,740
Kentucky Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 11,220 11,850 630 5.6 840
Kentucky Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 11,130 12,540 1,410 12.7 1,510
Kentucky Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 11,110 11,690 580 5.2 1,710
Kentucky Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 10,920 12,180 1,260 11.5 1,360
Kentucky Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 10,870 11,630 760 7 1,350
Kentucky Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 10,380 11,190 810 7.8 1,470
Kentucky Food Preparation Workers 10,370 11,070 700 6.8 1,900
Kentucky Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 10,270 9,570 -700 -6.8 1,100
Kentucky Electricians 9,890 10,790 900 9.1 1,150
Kentucky Carpenters 9,790 9,850 60 0.6 900
Kentucky Driver/Sales Workers 9,600 11,700 2,100 21.9 1,370
Kentucky Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 9,570 9,590 20 0.2 940
Kentucky Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 9,420 10,270 850 9 830
Kentucky Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 9,210 9,710 500 5.4 1,070
Kentucky Pharmacy Technicians 9,210 10,190 980 10.6 780
Kentucky Industrial Machinery Mechanics 8,620 11,060 2,440 28.3 1,080
Kentucky Human Resources Specialists 8,340 9,070 730 8.8 890
Kentucky Lawyers 8,240 8,690 450 5.5 440
Kentucky Medical and Health Services Managers 7,570 10,050 2,480 32.8 920
Kentucky Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 7,570 9,100 1,530 20.2 760
Kentucky Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7,380 7,770 390 5.3 570
Kentucky Social and Human Service Assistants 7,380 8,600 1,220 16.5 1,040
Kentucky Insurance Sales Agents 7,290 7,650 360 4.9 700
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 7,200 7,710 510 7.1 710
Kentucky Packers and Packagers, Hand 7,140 7,700 560 7.8 1,080
Kentucky Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 7,040 8,060 1,020 14.5 900
Kentucky Child, Family, and School Social Workers 6,890 7,140 250 3.6 670
Kentucky Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 6,870 7,380 510 7.4 770
Kentucky Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 6,800 7,300 500 7.4 580
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 6,780 6,990 210 3.1 660
Kentucky Computer User Support Specialists (SOC 2018) 6,480 7,030 550 8.5 540
Kentucky Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 6,200 6,720 520 8.4 510
Kentucky Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 6,190 6,470 280 4.5 620
Kentucky Postal Service Mail Carriers 6,030 5,640 -390 -6.5 370
Kentucky Industrial Engineers 5,910 7,230 1,320 22.3 540
Kentucky Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 5,790 5,820 30 0.5 610
Kentucky Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 5,770 7,250 1,480 25.6 1,110
Kentucky Financial Managers 5,750 6,700 950 16.5 540
Kentucky Sales Managers 5,580 5,940 360 6.5 510
Kentucky Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 5,540 6,660 1,120 20.2 700
Kentucky Billing and Posting Clerks 5,280 5,380 100 1.9 560
Kentucky Production Workers, All Other 5,260 5,870 610 11.6 660
Kentucky Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 5,150 5,400 250 4.9 560
Kentucky Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 5,090 5,460 370 7.3 760
Kentucky Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,070 4,870 -200 -3.9 440
Kentucky Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 5,060 5,280 220 4.3 520
Kentucky Pharmacists 5,040 5,150 110 2.2 200
Kentucky Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 4,920 5,090 170 3.5 440
Kentucky Compliance Officers 4,840 5,140 300 6.2 420
Kentucky Tellers 4,840 4,030 -810 -16.7 380
Kentucky Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 4,680 3,770 -910 -19.4 360
Kentucky Management Analysts 4,680 5,310 630 13.5 510
Kentucky Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 4,620 5,090 470 10.2 350
Kentucky Machinists 4,550 5,250 700 15.4 570
Kentucky Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 4,500 5,050 550 12.2 540
Kentucky Nurse Practitioners 4,480 6,920 2,440 54.5 540
Kentucky Chief Executives 4,460 4,180 -280 -6.3 260
Kentucky Firefighters 4,450 4,800 350 7.9 380
Kentucky Industrial Production Managers 4,450 4,970 520 11.7 370
Kentucky Bartenders 4,370 5,950 1,580 36.2 1,020
Kentucky Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers 4,360 4,910 550 12.6 580
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