Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Illinois Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 700 720 20 2.9 70
Illinois Special Education Teachers, Preschool 410 430 20 4.9 30
Illinois Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 260 280 20 7.7 30
Illinois Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 240 250 10 4.2 30
Illinois Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 40 50 10 25 0
Illinois Animal Scientists 50 60 10 20 10
Illinois Anthropologists and Archeologists 120 130 10 8.3 10
Illinois Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 250 260 10 4 20
Illinois Architectural and Civil Drafters 3,040 3,050 10 0.3 290
Illinois Archivists 220 230 10 4.5 30
Illinois Biological Scientists, All Other 440 450 10 2.3 40
Illinois Budget Analysts 1,230 1,240 10 0.8 100
Illinois Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 150 160 10 6.7 20
Illinois Craft Artists 160 170 10 6.3 20
Illinois Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 9,120 9,130 10 0.1 920
Illinois Dietetic Technicians 2,090 2,100 10 0.5 150
Illinois Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 200 210 10 5 30
Illinois Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 150 160 10 6.7 10
Illinois Fish and Game Wardens 200 210 10 5 20
Illinois Foresters 180 190 10 5.6 20
Illinois Foundry Mold and Coremakers 780 790 10 1.3 80
Illinois Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 260 270 10 3.8 30
Illinois Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 190 200 10 5.3 30
Illinois Life Scientists, All Other 130 140 10 7.7 10
Illinois Materials Scientists 240 250 10 4.2 20
Illinois Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 200 210 10 5 20
Illinois Nurse Midwives 480 490 10 2.1 30
Illinois Petroleum Engineers 200 210 10 5 10
Illinois Plant and System Operators, All Other 110 120 10 9.1 10
Illinois Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 90 100 10 11.1 10
Illinois Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 540 550 10 1.9 50
Illinois Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 860 870 10 1.2 80
Illinois Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 120 130 10 8.3 20
Illinois Transit and Railroad Police 170 180 10 5.9 20
Illinois Wellhead Pumpers 190 200 10 5.3 20
Illinois Woodworkers, All Other 20 30 10 50 0
Illinois Agricultural Engineers 70 70 0 0 10
Illinois Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 380 380 0 0 40
Illinois Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 210 210 0 0 20
Illinois Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 430 430 0 0 40
Illinois Bridge and Lock Tenders 250 250 0 0 30
Illinois Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 350 350 0 0 30
Illinois Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 110 110 0 0 10
Illinois Chemical Plant and System Operators 400 400 0 0 40
Illinois Dentists, All Other Specialists 140 140 0 0 0
Illinois Drafters, All Other 350 350 0 0 30
Illinois Electro-Mechanical Technicians 550 550 0 0 50
Illinois Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 30 30 0 0 0
Illinois Farm and Home Management Advisors 30 30 0 0 0
Illinois Farm Labor Contractors 20 20 0 0 0
Illinois Floor Sanders and Finishers 40 40 0 0 0
Illinois Forest and Conservation Workers 250 250 0 0 40
Illinois Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 20 20 0 0 0
Illinois Geographers 40 40 0 0 0
Illinois Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 150 150 0 0 10
Illinois Geological and Hydrologic Technicians 60 60 0 0 10
Illinois Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 150 150 0 0 20
Illinois Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,170 1,170 0 0 120
Illinois Helpers--Carpenters 220 220 0 0 30
Illinois Historians 70 70 0 0 10
Illinois Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 90 90 0 0 10
Illinois Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 280 280 0 0 20
Illinois Landscape Architects 560 560 0 0 40
Illinois Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 80 80 0 0 10
Illinois Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 340 340 0 0 30
Illinois Logging Equipment Operators 60 60 0 0 10
Illinois Logging Workers, All Other 30 30 0 0 10
Illinois Mathematicians 60 60 0 0 0
Illinois Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 170 170 0 0 10
Illinois Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 240 240 0 0 20
Illinois Physical Scientists, All Other 430 430 0 0 30
Illinois Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2,430 2,430 0 0 240
Illinois Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 520 520 0 0 40
Illinois Pourers and Casters, Metal 460 460 0 0 40
Illinois Power Distributors and Dispatchers 400 400 0 0 40
Illinois Proofreaders and Copy Markers 270 270 0 0 30
Illinois Psychiatric Aides (SOC 2018) 220 220 0 0 30
Illinois Rock Splitters, Quarry 200 200 0 0 20
Illinois Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 540 540 0 0 50
Illinois Semiconductor Processors 30 30 0 0 0
Illinois Solar Photovoltaic Installers 20 20 0 0 0
Illinois Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 240 240 0 0 30
Illinois Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 70 70 0 0 10
Illinois Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 130 130 0 0 10
Illinois Traffic Technicians 40 40 0 0 10
Illinois Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other 300 300 0 0 40
Illinois Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 4,680 4,680 0 0 420
Illinois Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,310 1,310 0 0 140
Illinois Clergy 18,630 18,620 -10 -0.1 1,840
Illinois Designers, All Other 350 340 -10 -2.9 30
Illinois Editors 4,660 4,650 -10 -0.2 440
Illinois Embalmers 110 100 -10 -9.1 10
Illinois Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 10,720 10,710 -10 -0.1 1,010
Illinois Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 4,160 4,150 -10 -0.2 470
Illinois Pipelayers 320 310 -10 -3.1 30
Illinois Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 50 40 -10 -20 0
Illinois Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 210 200 -10 -4.8 20
Illinois Transportation Security Screeners 1,730 1,720 -10 -0.6 150
Illinois Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 80 60 -20 -25 10
Illinois Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 370 350 -20 -5.4 40
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