Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Illinois Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 2,160 2,210 50 2.3 150
Illinois Civil Engineering Technicians 1,950 2,000 50 2.6 190
Illinois Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 1,740 1,790 50 2.9 170
Illinois Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 4,530 4,580 50 1.1 490
Illinois Conveyor Operators and Tenders 1,190 1,240 50 4.2 150
Illinois Curators 380 430 50 13.2 50
Illinois Dental Laboratory Technicians 1,110 1,160 50 4.5 150
Illinois Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 2,990 3,040 50 1.7 280
Illinois Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 570 620 50 8.8 50
Illinois Environmental Engineers 1,230 1,280 50 4.1 100
Illinois Epidemiologists 350 400 50 14.3 30
Illinois Exercise Physiologists 970 1,020 50 5.2 70
Illinois Financial Clerks, All Other 790 840 50 6.3 90
Illinois Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 790 840 50 6.3 100
Illinois Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2,340 2,390 50 2.1 220
Illinois Motorcycle Mechanics 410 460 50 12.2 50
Illinois Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 13,700 13,750 50 0.4 380
Illinois Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 410 460 50 12.2 50
Illinois Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 770 820 50 6.5 90
Illinois Soil and Plant Scientists 500 550 50 10 60
Illinois Transportation Inspectors 680 730 50 7.4 80
Illinois Atmospheric and Space Scientists 220 260 40 18.2 20
Illinois Biochemists and Biophysicists 510 550 40 7.8 50
Illinois Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 360 400 40 11.1 50
Illinois Compensation and Benefits Managers 1,380 1,420 40 2.9 110
Illinois Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1,230 1,270 40 3.3 120
Illinois Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 610 650 40 6.6 50
Illinois Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 740 780 40 5.4 90
Illinois Electrical and Electronics Drafters 600 640 40 6.7 60
Illinois Emergency Management Directors 680 720 40 5.9 60
Illinois Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (SOC 2018) 520 560 40 7.7 70
Illinois Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 540 580 40 7.4 60
Illinois First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 500 540 40 8 80
Illinois Forest and Conservation Technicians (SOC 2018) 550 590 40 7.3 70
Illinois Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 480 520 40 8.3 50
Illinois Genetic Counselors 210 250 40 19 20
Illinois Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 430 470 40 9.3 30
Illinois Hearing Aid Specialists 280 320 40 14.3 30
Illinois Information and Record Clerks, All Other 1,960 2,000 40 2 220
Illinois Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 710 750 40 5.6 90
Illinois Law Teachers, Postsecondary 800 840 40 5 80
Illinois Materials Engineers 600 640 40 6.7 40
Illinois Medical Appliance Technicians 640 680 40 6.3 90
Illinois Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 500 540 40 8 50
Illinois Microbiologists 740 780 40 5.4 70
Illinois Orthodontists 440 480 40 9.1 20
Illinois Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 1,980 2,020 40 2 190
Illinois Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 370 410 40 10.8 50
Illinois Sound Engineering Technicians 250 290 40 16 30
Illinois Surveying and Mapping Technicians 790 830 40 5.1 100
Illinois Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1,410 1,450 40 2.8 120
Illinois Tree Trimmers and Pruners 430 470 40 9.3 60
Illinois Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 590 620 30 5.1 30
Illinois Air Traffic Controllers 800 830 30 3.8 80
Illinois Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 270 300 30 11.1 20
Illinois Audiologists 580 610 30 5.2 30
Illinois Biomedical Engineers 720 750 30 4.2 50
Illinois Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 650 680 30 4.6 70
Illinois Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 950 980 30 3.2 90
Illinois Choreographers 120 150 30 25 30
Illinois Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 220 250 30 13.6 30
Illinois Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 430 460 30 7 40
Illinois Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 490 520 30 6.1 50
Illinois Environmental Engineering Technicians 610 640 30 4.9 60
Illinois Etchers and Engravers 300 330 30 10 40
Illinois Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 840 870 30 3.6 80
Illinois Furniture Finishers 630 660 30 4.8 90
Illinois History Teachers, Postsecondary 750 780 30 4 70
Illinois Home Appliance Repairers 1,480 1,510 30 2 150
Illinois Nuclear Medicine Technologists 770 800 30 3.9 60
Illinois Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 1,050 1,080 30 2.9 140
Illinois Political Scientists 170 200 30 17.6 20
Illinois Radiation Therapists 610 640 30 4.9 40
Illinois Recreational Therapists 680 710 30 4.4 50
Illinois Sales Engineers 1,290 1,320 30 2.3 140
Illinois Subway and Streetcar Operators 330 360 30 9.1 30
Illinois Surveyors 1,320 1,350 30 2.3 120
Illinois Tapers 810 840 30 3.7 70
Illinois Upholsterers 710 740 30 4.2 70
Illinois Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other 1,090 1,110 20 1.8 70
Illinois Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 420 440 20 4.8 40
Illinois Boilermakers 520 540 20 3.8 50
Illinois Directors, Religious Activities and Education 4,080 4,100 20 0.5 460
Illinois Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 460 480 20 4.3 50
Illinois Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 470 490 20 4.3 40
Illinois Gas Plant Operators 550 570 20 3.6 60
Illinois Helpers--Extraction Workers 90 110 20 22.2 10
Illinois Hoist and Winch Operators 300 320 20 6.7 40
Illinois Judicial Law Clerks 290 310 20 6.9 20
Illinois Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 300 320 20 6.7 30
Illinois Material Moving Workers, All Other 250 270 20 8 30
Illinois Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 640 660 20 3.1 70
Illinois Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 130 150 20 15.4 20
Illinois Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 630 650 20 3.2 60
Illinois Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 500 520 20 4 50
Illinois Religious Workers, All Other 3,150 3,170 20 0.6 410
Illinois Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 170 190 20 11.8 20
Illinois Set and Exhibit Designers 650 670 20 3.1 60
Illinois Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 1,120 1,140 20 1.8 110
Illinois Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 450 470 20 4.4 40
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