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 %Change Sort descending Avg. Annl Openings
Delaware Conservation Scientists 90 100 10 11.1 10
Delaware Social and Community Service Managers 900 1,000 100 11.1 90
Delaware Tire Repairers and Changers 180 200 20 11.1 20
Delaware Insurance Sales Agents 1,690 1,880 190 11.2 180
Delaware Food Preparation Workers 3,270 3,640 370 11.3 630
Delaware Veterinarians 260 290 30 11.5 10
Delaware Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 170 190 20 11.8 20
Delaware Security Guards 3,030 3,390 360 11.9 450
Delaware Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 3,240 3,640 400 12.3 410
Delaware Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 240 270 30 12.5 30
Delaware Dentists, General 320 360 40 12.5 10
Delaware Dietetic Technicians 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Education Administrators, All Other 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Fence Erectors 160 180 20 12.5 20
Delaware First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 400 450 50 12.5 50
Delaware Lodging Managers 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Maintenance Workers, Machinery 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Millwrights 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Nuclear Medicine Technologists 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 2,880 3,240 360 12.5 380
Delaware Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Training and Development Managers 80 90 10 12.5 10
Delaware Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 950 1,070 120 12.6 80
Delaware Pharmacy Technicians 1,270 1,430 160 12.6 110
Delaware Dental Hygienists (SOC 2018) 550 620 70 12.7 40
Delaware Healthcare Social Workers 630 710 80 12.7 70
Delaware Management Analysts 3,280 3,700 420 12.8 360
Delaware Orderlies (SOC 2018) 390 440 50 12.8 60
Delaware Rehabilitation Counselors 390 440 50 12.8 40
Delaware Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers 390 440 50 12.8 40
Delaware Roofers 310 350 40 12.9 40
Delaware Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 230 260 30 13 30
Delaware Dental Assistants 680 770 90 13.2 90
Delaware Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 380 430 50 13.2 40
Delaware Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, & Healthcare Practitioners, AO 150 170 20 13.3 10
Delaware Parking Lot Attendants 300 340 40 13.3 50
Delaware Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 150 170 20 13.3 20
Delaware Social and Human Service Assistants 960 1,090 130 13.5 130
Delaware Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,320 1,500 180 13.6 150
Delaware Health Educators 220 250 30 13.6 30
Delaware Real Estate Sales Agents 1,020 1,160 140 13.7 110
Delaware Stockers and Order Fillers 6,630 7,540 910 13.7 1,190
Delaware Surgical Technologists 290 330 40 13.8 30
Delaware Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 430 490 60 14 40
Delaware School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other 500 570 70 14 140
Delaware Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 70 80 10 14.3 10
Delaware Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 70 80 10 14.3 10
Delaware Soil and Plant Scientists 70 80 10 14.3 10
Delaware Writers and Authors 70 80 10 14.3 10
Delaware Radiologic Technologists 690 790 100 14.5 60
Delaware Registered Nurses 11,660 13,350 1,690 14.5 820
Delaware Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 4,850 5,560 710 14.6 700
Delaware Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 270 310 40 14.8 20
Delaware Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 610 700 90 14.8 50
Delaware Medical Secretaries 5,020 5,770 750 14.9 650
Delaware Financial Managers 2,340 2,690 350 15 210
Delaware Helpers--Carpenters 200 230 30 15 30
Delaware Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 600 690 90 15 80
Delaware Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 330 380 50 15.2 40
Delaware Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1,170 1,350 180 15.4 150
Delaware Psychiatrists (SOC 2018) 130 150 20 15.4 10
Delaware Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 4,270 4,940 670 15.7 560
Delaware Bakers 190 220 30 15.8 30
Delaware Cooks, Short Order 190 220 30 15.8 30
Delaware Medical Equipment Preparers 190 220 30 15.8 30
Delaware Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 380 440 60 15.8 40
Delaware Carpenters 2,380 2,760 380 16 270
Delaware Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2,250 2,610 360 16 220
Delaware Electricians 2,360 2,750 390 16.5 300
Delaware Avionics Technicians 60 70 10 16.7 10
Delaware Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 300 350 50 16.7 40
Delaware Mechanical Door Repairers 60 70 10 16.7 10
Delaware Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 240 280 40 16.7 20
Delaware Opticians, Dispensing 360 420 60 16.7 40
Delaware Occupational Therapists 580 680 100 17.2 50
Delaware Industrial Machinery Mechanics 920 1,080 160 17.4 100
Delaware Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 230 270 40 17.4 30
Delaware Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics (SOC 2018) 970 1,140 170 17.5 90
Delaware Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 170 200 30 17.6 20
Delaware First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2,290 2,700 410 17.9 270
Delaware Painters, Construction and Maintenance 890 1,050 160 18 100
Delaware Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 110 130 20 18.2 20
Delaware Community Health Workers 220 260 40 18.2 30
Delaware Firefighters 440 520 80 18.2 40
Delaware Operations Research Analysts 710 840 130 18.3 60
Delaware Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 270 320 50 18.5 30
Delaware Fast Food and Counter Workers 11,100 13,150 2,050 18.5 2,660
Delaware Chiropractors 160 190 30 18.8 10
Delaware Dietitians and Nutritionists 160 190 30 18.8 10
Delaware Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,330 2,770 440 18.9 290
Delaware Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 870 1,040 170 19.5 170
Delaware Interpreters and Translators 50 60 10 20 10
Delaware Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 100 120 20 20 10
Delaware Photographers 250 300 50 20 30
Delaware Radiation Therapists 50 60 10 20 0
Delaware Construction Laborers 2,380 2,870 490 20.6 300
Delaware Childcare Workers 920 1,110 190 20.7 160
Delaware Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 6,000 7,240 1,240 20.7 600
Delaware Structural Iron and Steel Workers 330 400 70 21.2 40
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