Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Sort ascending Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Missouri Total, All Occupations 2,945,670 3,161,450 215,780 7.3 352,500
Missouri Home Health and Personal Care Aides 75,960 86,160 10,200 13.4 10,800
Missouri Retail Salespersons 75,860 76,390 530 0.7 10,600
Missouri Registered Nurses 73,330 78,130 4,800 6.5 4,410
Missouri Cashiers 69,340 63,910 -5,430 -7.8 11,500
Missouri Office Clerks, General 64,220 63,400 -820 -1.3 7,180
Missouri Fast Food and Counter Workers 60,300 69,590 9,290 15.4 14,090
Missouri General and Operations Managers 57,860 63,890 6,030 10.4 5,590
Missouri Customer Service Representatives 53,640 54,160 520 1 6,830
Missouri Stockers and Order Fillers 46,940 50,770 3,830 8.2 7,930
Missouri Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 46,030 50,280 4,250 9.2 5,660
Missouri Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 45,010 41,360 -3,650 -8.1 4,240
Missouri Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 44,690 50,510 5,820 13 6,810
Missouri Waiters and Waitresses 43,490 51,920 8,430 19.4 10,040
Missouri Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 39,940 42,520 2,580 6.5 5,720
Missouri Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 35,050 36,460 1,410 4 4,450
Missouri Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 30,740 33,050 2,310 7.5 3,220
Missouri Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 30,160 37,090 6,930 23 3,120
Missouri Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 29,720 31,430 1,710 5.8 2,220
Missouri Accountants and Auditors 29,630 31,490 1,860 6.3 2,850
Missouri Cooks, Restaurant 28,580 42,340 13,760 48.1 6,500
Missouri Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 27,640 27,710 70 0.3 3,040
Missouri Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other 27,310 28,830 1,520 5.6 2,180
Missouri Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 27,110 26,590 -520 -1.9 2,890
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 25,070 23,590 -1,480 -5.9 2,400
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 23,590 23,300 -290 -1.2 2,270
Missouri Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 22,800 22,260 -540 -2.4 2,090
Missouri Construction Laborers 22,460 25,300 2,840 12.6 2,600
Missouri Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 22,060 23,950 1,890 8.6 2,420
Missouri Childcare Workers 21,080 23,040 1,960 9.3 3,220
Missouri Carpenters 20,560 21,660 1,100 5.4 2,040
Missouri Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 20,070 22,300 2,230 11.1 3,030
Missouri Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 19,930 21,060 1,130 5.7 1,560
Missouri Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 19,770 21,470 1,700 8.6 2,830
Missouri Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 19,160 22,180 3,020 15.8 2,550
Missouri Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 18,100 21,400 3,300 18.2 2,610
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 17,460 21,110 3,650 20.9 3,190
Missouri Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 17,140 17,320 180 1.1 1,700
Missouri Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 16,780 17,870 1,090 6.5 1,700
Missouri Medical Secretaries 15,850 17,570 1,720 10.9 1,960
Missouri Security Guards 15,840 17,680 1,840 11.6 2,370
Missouri Management Analysts 15,070 17,100 2,030 13.5 1,650
Missouri Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 14,830 15,340 510 3.4 1,190
Missouri Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 14,750 16,120 1,370 9.3 1,880
Missouri Food Preparation Workers 14,660 15,990 1,330 9.1 2,750
Missouri Computer User Support Specialists (SOC 2018) 14,560 16,420 1,860 12.8 1,300
Missouri Receptionists and Information Clerks 14,510 14,410 -100 -0.7 1,800
Missouri Human Resources Specialists 14,290 15,870 1,580 11.1 1,570
Missouri Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 14,290 14,830 540 3.8 1,160
Missouri Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 13,930 11,430 -2,500 -17.9 1,100
Missouri Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 13,910 13,770 -140 -1 1,320
Missouri Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 13,460 13,860 400 3 2,010
Missouri Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 13,400 15,590 2,190 16.3 1,770
Missouri Insurance Sales Agents 13,350 14,620 1,270 9.5 1,380
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 13,260 14,110 850 6.4 1,420
Missouri Lawyers 12,890 14,290 1,400 10.9 770
Missouri Electricians 12,830 14,980 2,150 16.8 1,640
Missouri Cooks, Fast Food 12,530 12,250 -280 -2.2 1,760
Missouri Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 12,180 13,520 1,340 11 1,530
Missouri Driver/Sales Workers 11,850 13,570 1,720 14.5 1,550
Missouri Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 11,350 13,930 2,580 22.7 1,480
Missouri Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 2018) 11,100 12,090 990 8.9 900
Missouri Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 11,020 11,700 680 6.2 1,290
Missouri Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 10,820 12,010 1,190 11 1,320
Missouri Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 10,780 11,370 590 5.5 840
Missouri Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 10,740 11,310 570 5.3 1,000
Missouri Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 10,600 9,780 -820 -7.7 1,120
Missouri Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 10,520 11,300 780 7.4 1,080
Missouri Medical Assistants 10,370 12,050 1,680 16.2 1,470
Missouri Pharmacy Technicians 10,200 10,610 410 4 770
Missouri Billing and Posting Clerks 10,020 9,970 -50 -0.5 1,020
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 10,000 11,000 1,000 10 1,080
Missouri Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 9,940 10,980 1,040 10.5 1,290
Missouri Tellers 9,080 7,820 -1,260 -13.9 750
Missouri Financial Managers 9,060 10,740 1,680 18.5 870
Missouri Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 9,050 9,760 710 7.8 660
Missouri Child, Family, and School Social Workers 9,020 9,480 460 5.1 890
Missouri Loan Interviewers and Clerks 8,680 8,720 40 0.5 770
Missouri Bartenders 8,600 11,260 2,660 30.9 1,920
Missouri FirstLine Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Exc Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor (SOC 2018) 8,440 9,170 730 8.6 1,000
Missouri Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 8,410 9,450 1,040 12.4 1,010
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 8,160 8,740 580 7.1 810
Missouri Medical and Health Services Managers 8,150 10,430 2,280 28 930
Missouri Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 8,130 9,230 1,100 13.5 970
Missouri Family Medicine Physicians 8,110 8,400 290 3.6 260
Missouri Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics (SOC 2018) 8,000 8,420 420 5.3 570
Missouri Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 7,960 8,380 420 5.3 1,320
Missouri Loan Officers 7,830 8,120 290 3.7 630
Missouri Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 7,820 8,520 700 9 920
Missouri Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other 7,750 8,240 490 6.3 650
Missouri Correctional Officers and Jailers 7,730 7,070 -660 -8.5 610
Missouri Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 7,570 8,490 920 12.2 930
Missouri Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 7,570 7,980 410 5.4 770
Missouri Recreation Workers 7,520 8,160 640 8.5 1,270
Missouri Social and Human Service Assistants 7,450 7,890 440 5.9 930
Missouri Postal Service Mail Carriers 7,390 6,850 -540 -7.3 450
Missouri Network and Computer Systems Administrators (SOC 2018) 7,310 7,720 410 5.6 520
Missouri Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 7,290 7,210 -80 -1.1 540
Missouri Packers and Packagers, Hand 7,290 7,610 320 4.4 1,060
Missouri Pharmacists 7,190 7,080 -110 -1.5 260
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