Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Sort ascending Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Mississippi Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 450 500 50 11.1 50
Mississippi Writers and Authors 630 680 50 7.9 70
Mississippi Word Processors and Typists 50 30 -20 -40 0
Mississippi Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 1,840 1,700 -140 -7.6 170
Mississippi Woodworkers, All Other 30 30 0 0 0
Mississippi Wellhead Pumpers 90 100 10 11.1 10
Mississippi Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 580 560 -20 -3.4 60
Mississippi Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 6,370 6,830 460 7.2 740
Mississippi Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 480 540 60 12.5 50
Mississippi Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers 430 460 30 7 40
Mississippi Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 1,540 1,550 10 0.6 140
Mississippi Waiters and Waitresses 15,480 19,980 4,500 29.1 3,870
Mississippi Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 860 870 10 1.2 80
Mississippi Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 400 460 60 15 40
Mississippi Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 770 910 140 18.2 150
Mississippi Veterinarians 640 760 120 18.8 30
Mississippi Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 450 620 170 37.8 140
Mississippi Urban and Regional Planners 170 200 30 17.6 20
Mississippi Upholsterers 2,910 2,530 -380 -13.1 200
Mississippi Tree Trimmers and Pruners 350 410 60 17.1 50
Mississippi Travel Agents 140 160 20 14.3 20
Mississippi Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,180 1,280 100 8.5 100
Mississippi Transportation Security Screeners 230 240 10 4.3 20
Mississippi Transportation Inspectors 120 120 0 0 10
Mississippi Training and Development Specialists 1,910 2,190 280 14.7 220
Mississippi Training and Development Managers 180 210 30 16.7 20
Mississippi Tour and Travel Guides 230 290 60 26.1 50
Mississippi Total, All Occupations 1,181,990 1,294,080 112,090 9.5 148,360
Mississippi Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 50 50 0 0 10
Mississippi Tool and Die Makers 330 320 -10 -3 30
Mississippi Tire Repairers and Changers 1,000 900 -100 -10 100
Mississippi Tile and Marble Setters 230 260 30 13 20
Mississippi Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 320 340 20 6.3 40
Mississippi Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 770 680 -90 -11.7 80
Mississippi Tellers 4,400 3,840 -560 -12.7 370
Mississippi Telephone Operators 70 50 -20 -28.6 10
Mississippi Telemarketers 90 90 0 0 10
Mississippi Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 270 310 40 14.8 30
Mississippi Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 3,050 3,190 140 4.6 360
Mississippi Technical Writers 100 120 20 20 10
Mississippi Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 250 270 20 8 30
Mississippi Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 10,230 11,440 1,210 11.8 1,110
Mississippi Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers 1,600 1,750 150 9.4 210
Mississippi Tax Preparers 450 450 0 0 50
Mississippi Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 480 500 20 4.2 40
Mississippi Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 280 290 10 3.6 30
Mississippi Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 240 240 0 0 30
Mississippi Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 470 380 -90 -19.1 40
Mississippi Surveyors 430 440 10 2.3 40
Mississippi Surveying and Mapping Technicians 640 690 50 7.8 90
Mississippi Surgical Technologists 1,120 1,200 80 7.1 90
Mississippi Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists 200 240 40 20 10
Mississippi Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 4,200 4,740 540 12.9 560
Mississippi Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors 1,960 2,300 340 17.3 230
Mississippi Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 650 570 -80 -12.3 60
Mississippi Structural Iron and Steel Workers 640 650 10 1.6 70
Mississippi Stockers and Order Fillers 21,000 21,270 270 1.3 3,290
Mississippi Statistical Assistants 70 70 0 0 10
Mississippi Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 300 300 0 0 40
Mississippi Speech-Language Pathologists 1,410 1,810 400 28.4 130
Mississippi Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (SOC 2018) 1,110 1,200 90 8.1 90
Mississippi Special Education Teachers, Preschool 280 310 30 10.7 30
Mississippi Special Education Teachers, Middle School (SOC 2018) 890 960 70 7.9 80
Mississippi Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 2,090 2,240 150 7.2 170
Mississippi Special Education Teachers, All Other 50 50 0 0 0
Mississippi Soil and Plant Scientists 130 130 0 0 10
Mississippi Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3,190 3,170 -20 -0.6 230
Mississippi Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 140 160 20 14.3 20
Mississippi Social Workers, All Other 580 600 20 3.4 60
Mississippi Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 100 110 10 10 10
Mississippi Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 190 190 0 0 20
Mississippi Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 230 240 10 4.3 20
Mississippi Social Science Research Assistants 60 60 0 0 10
Mississippi Social and Human Service Assistants 2,660 3,160 500 18.8 390
Mississippi Social and Community Service Managers 1,240 1,430 190 15.3 130
Mississippi Slaughterers and Meat Packers 990 1,310 320 32.3 160
Mississippi Skincare Specialists 220 250 30 13.6 30
Mississippi Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 90 110 20 22.2 10
Mississippi Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 7,020 7,160 140 2 690
Mississippi Sheet Metal Workers 1,510 1,570 60 4 150
Mississippi Sewing Machine Operators 3,020 2,650 -370 -12.3 280
Mississippi Sewers, Hand 140 120 -20 -14.3 20
Mississippi Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 140 190 50 35.7 20
Mississippi Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 250 300 50 20 40
Mississippi Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 80 80 0 0 10
Mississippi Semiconductor Processors 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
Mississippi Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 1,330 1,480 150 11.3 170
Mississippi Security Guards 9,610 11,790 2,180 22.7 1,610
Mississippi Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 360 490 130 36.1 60
Mississippi Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 1,180 1,240 60 5.1 110
Mississippi Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 19,930 18,830 -1,100 -5.5 1,960
Mississippi Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 9,220 9,980 760 8.2 720
Mississippi School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other 670 770 100 14.9 190
Mississippi Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 2,050 1,920 -130 -6.3 210
Mississippi Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 470 500 30 6.4 50
Mississippi Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 8,560 9,040 480 5.6 900
Mississippi Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 3,060 3,320 260 8.5 390
Mississippi Sales Managers 1,190 1,270 80 6.7 110
Mississippi Sales Engineers 120 120 0 0 10
Mississippi Sailors and Marine Oilers 320 340 20 6.3 40
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