Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings Sort ascending
Illinois Art Directors 5,440 5,810 370 6.8 600
Illinois Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 5,380 5,840 460 8.6 600
Illinois Chefs and Head Cooks 3,300 4,340 1,040 31.5 590
Illinois Dental Hygienists (SOC 2018) 7,600 8,530 930 12.2 590
Illinois Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 5,490 4,980 -510 -9.3 590
Illinois Physical Therapist Assistants 3,850 4,670 820 21.3 590
Illinois Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 2018) 4,960 5,450 490 9.9 570
Illinois Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (SOC 2018) 7,460 7,670 210 2.8 570
Illinois Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 5,830 6,100 270 4.6 560
Illinois Sheet Metal Workers 5,390 5,830 440 8.2 560
Illinois Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 4,770 5,920 1,150 24.1 550
Illinois Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 2,940 3,380 440 15 550
Illinois Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers 6,670 7,160 490 7.3 550
Illinois Database Administrators and Architects 6,590 6,970 380 5.8 530
Illinois Fundraisers 4,630 5,230 600 13 530
Illinois Public Relations and Fundraising Managers (SOC 2018) 5,380 5,960 580 10.8 530
Illinois Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 6,810 7,170 360 5.3 520
Illinois Data Entry Keyers 7,020 5,490 -1,530 -21.8 520
Illinois Healthcare Social Workers 5,020 5,330 310 6.2 500
Illinois Insurance Underwriters 7,170 7,000 -170 -2.4 500
Illinois Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5,440 6,270 830 15.3 500
Illinois Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 4,200 4,400 200 4.8 500
Illinois Physical Therapists 9,450 10,390 940 9.9 500
Illinois Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 4,530 4,580 50 1.1 490
Illinois Tire Repairers and Changers 4,050 4,200 150 3.7 490
Illinois Cooks, Short Order 2,700 3,210 510 18.9 480
Illinois Cost Estimators 5,090 5,300 210 4.1 480
Illinois Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 4,550 5,030 480 10.5 480
Illinois Residential Advisors 3,130 3,390 260 8.3 480
Illinois Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 4,690 4,940 250 5.3 470
Illinois Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 3,140 3,410 270 8.6 470
Illinois Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 4,160 4,150 -10 -0.2 470
Illinois Directors, Religious Activities and Education 4,080 4,100 20 0.5 460
Illinois Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 4,100 4,360 260 6.3 460
Illinois Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 5,890 5,530 -360 -6.1 460
Illinois Rehabilitation Counselors 4,140 4,700 560 13.5 460
Illinois Tax Preparers 3,640 4,030 390 10.7 460
Illinois Tool and Die Makers 4,410 4,510 100 2.3 460
Illinois Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 3,960 3,920 -40 -1 450
Illinois Manicurists and Pedicurists 3,120 3,930 810 26 450
Illinois Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 3,760 3,980 220 5.9 450
Illinois Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 5,010 4,960 -50 -1 450
Illinois Editors 4,660 4,650 -10 -0.2 440
Illinois First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 5,890 6,390 500 8.5 440
Illinois Labor Relations Specialists 5,160 4,850 -310 -6 440
Illinois Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 3,590 4,180 590 16.4 440
Illinois Pharmacists 11,300 11,410 110 1 440
Illinois Writers and Authors 4,400 4,560 160 3.6 440
Illinois Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 4,340 4,750 410 9.4 430
Illinois Information Security Analysts (SOC 2018) 4,070 5,100 1,030 25.3 430
Illinois Calibration and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 4,170 4,430 260 6.2 420
Illinois Chemical Technicians 3,510 3,750 240 6.8 420
Illinois Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 3,940 4,100 160 4.1 420
Illinois Psychiatric Technicians 5,340 5,690 350 6.6 420
Illinois Roofers 3,910 4,260 350 9 420
Illinois Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 4,680 4,680 0 0 420
Illinois Demonstrators and Product Promoters 2,200 2,300 100 4.5 410
Illinois Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,630 4,160 530 14.6 410
Illinois Operations Research Analysts 4,260 5,240 980 23 410
Illinois Religious Workers, All Other 3,150 3,170 20 0.6 410
Illinois Actors 3,050 3,520 470 15.4 400
Illinois Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 5,770 5,910 140 2.4 400
Illinois Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 4,150 4,010 -140 -3.4 390
Illinois Gaming Dealers 1,090 2,460 1,370 125.7 390
Illinois Occupational Therapists 5,960 6,460 500 8.4 390
Illinois Sewing Machine Operators 3,680 3,490 -190 -5.2 390
Illinois Occupational Therapy Assistants 2,330 2,890 560 24 380
Illinois Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 13,700 13,750 50 0.4 380
Illinois Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 3,610 3,950 340 9.4 380
Illinois Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,790 3,010 220 7.9 370
Illinois Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 3,370 4,340 970 28.8 370
Illinois Order Clerks 4,620 3,880 -740 -16 370
Illinois Photographers 3,750 3,970 220 5.9 370
Illinois Physician Assistants 4,310 5,360 1,050 24.4 370
Illinois Computer Network Architects (SOC 2018) 6,070 6,040 -30 -0.5 360
Illinois Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 4,000 4,610 610 15.3 360
Illinois Business Teachers, Postsecondary 3,760 3,820 60 1.6 350
Illinois Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3,640 3,760 120 3.3 350
Illinois Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 3,720 3,620 -100 -2.7 350
Illinois Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 4,000 3,610 -390 -9.8 350
Illinois Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 3,240 3,500 260 8 340
Illinois Computer Programmers (SOC 2018) 7,130 6,160 -970 -13.6 340
Illinois Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 2,440 2,190 -250 -10.2 340
Illinois Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,990 2,090 100 5 330
Illinois Chemists 3,220 3,540 320 9.9 330
Illinois Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 3,280 3,520 240 7.3 330
Illinois Electrical Engineers 4,490 4,820 330 7.3 330
Illinois Music Directors and Composers 2,770 2,830 60 2.2 330
Illinois Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 3,950 3,470 -480 -12.2 330
Illinois Producers and Directors 3,330 3,640 310 9.3 330
Illinois Purchasing Managers 3,950 4,180 230 5.8 330
Illinois Rail Car Repairers 2,820 3,190 370 13.1 330
Illinois Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 2,410 2,980 570 23.7 320
Illinois File Clerks 3,410 2,950 -460 -13.5 320
Illinois Real Estate Brokers 3,550 3,650 100 2.8 320
Illinois Surgical Technologists 3,940 4,230 290 7.4 320
Illinois Medical Equipment Preparers 2,440 2,530 90 3.7 310
Illinois Print Binding and Finishing Workers 3,530 2,970 -560 -15.9 310
Illinois Respiratory Therapists 4,510 5,360 850 18.8 310
Illinois Structural Iron and Steel Workers 2,580 2,860 280 10.9 310
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