Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Sort ascending Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Illinois Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 370 350 -20 -5.4 40
Illinois Orthotists and Prosthetists 370 430 60 16.2 30
Illinois Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 370 410 40 10.8 50
Illinois Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 360 400 40 11.1 50
Illinois Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 350 350 0 0 30
Illinois Designers, All Other 350 340 -10 -2.9 30
Illinois Drafters, All Other 350 350 0 0 30
Illinois Epidemiologists 350 400 50 14.3 30
Illinois First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 350 780 430 122.9 100
Illinois Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 340 340 0 0 30
Illinois Subway and Streetcar Operators 330 360 30 9.1 30
Illinois Pipelayers 320 310 -10 -3.1 30
Illinois Word Processors and Typists 320 210 -110 -34.4 20
Illinois Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 310 680 370 119.4 130
Illinois Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 300 470 170 56.7 60
Illinois Correspondence Clerks 300 270 -30 -10 30
Illinois Etchers and Engravers 300 330 30 10 40
Illinois Hoist and Winch Operators 300 320 20 6.7 40
Illinois Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 300 320 20 6.7 30
Illinois Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other 300 300 0 0 40
Illinois Judicial Law Clerks 290 310 20 6.9 20
Illinois Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers 290 390 100 34.5 40
Illinois Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 290 200 -90 -31 10
Illinois Hearing Aid Specialists 280 320 40 14.3 30
Illinois Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 280 280 0 0 20
Illinois Mechanical Door Repairers 280 350 70 25 30
Illinois Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 270 300 30 11.1 20
Illinois Proofreaders and Copy Markers 270 270 0 0 30
Illinois Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 260 230 -30 -11.5 20
Illinois Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 260 270 10 3.8 30
Illinois Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 260 280 20 7.7 30
Illinois Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 250 260 10 4 20
Illinois Bicycle Repairers 250 310 60 24 40
Illinois Bridge and Lock Tenders 250 250 0 0 30
Illinois Forest and Conservation Workers 250 250 0 0 40
Illinois Material Moving Workers, All Other 250 270 20 8 30
Illinois Sound Engineering Technicians 250 290 40 16 30
Illinois Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 240 250 10 4.2 30
Illinois Materials Scientists 240 250 10 4.2 20
Illinois Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 240 240 0 0 20
Illinois Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 240 240 0 0 30
Illinois Archivists 220 230 10 4.5 30
Illinois Atmospheric and Space Scientists 220 260 40 18.2 20
Illinois Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 220 250 30 13.6 30
Illinois Helpers--Carpenters 220 220 0 0 30
Illinois Psychiatric Aides (SOC 2018) 220 220 0 0 30
Illinois Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 210 210 0 0 20
Illinois Gaming Cage Workers 210 440 230 109.5 60
Illinois Genetic Counselors 210 250 40 19 20
Illinois Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 210 200 -10 -4.8 20
Illinois Costume Attendants 200 320 120 60 70
Illinois Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 200 210 10 5 30
Illinois Fish and Game Wardens 200 210 10 5 20
Illinois Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 200 210 10 5 20
Illinois Petroleum Engineers 200 210 10 5 10
Illinois Rock Splitters, Quarry 200 200 0 0 20
Illinois Sewers, Hand 200 180 -20 -10 20
Illinois Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 190 200 10 5.3 30
Illinois Wellhead Pumpers 190 200 10 5.3 20
Illinois Dancers 180 260 80 44.4 40
Illinois Foresters 180 190 10 5.6 20
Illinois Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 170 170 0 0 10
Illinois Political Scientists 170 200 30 17.6 20
Illinois Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 170 190 20 11.8 20
Illinois Transit and Railroad Police 170 180 10 5.9 20
Illinois Craft Artists 160 170 10 6.3 20
Illinois Roof Bolters, Mining (SOC 2018) 160 130 -30 -18.8 10
Illinois Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 150 160 10 6.7 20
Illinois Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 150 160 10 6.7 10
Illinois Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 150 150 0 0 10
Illinois Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 150 150 0 0 20
Illinois Dentists, All Other Specialists 140 140 0 0 0
Illinois Gaming Service Workers, All Other 130 300 170 130.8 50
Illinois Life Scientists, All Other 130 140 10 7.7 10
Illinois Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 130 150 20 15.4 20
Illinois Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 130 130 0 0 10
Illinois Anthropologists and Archeologists 120 130 10 8.3 10
Illinois Choreographers 120 150 30 25 30
Illinois Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 120 100 -20 -16.7 10
Illinois Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 120 130 10 8.3 20
Illinois Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 110 110 0 0 10
Illinois Embalmers 110 100 -10 -9.1 10
Illinois Plant and System Operators, All Other 110 120 10 9.1 10
Illinois Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators 90 190 100 111.1 30
Illinois Helpers--Extraction Workers 90 110 20 22.2 10
Illinois Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 90 90 0 0 10
Illinois Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 90 100 10 11.1 10
Illinois Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 80 60 -20 -25 10
Illinois Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 80 80 0 0 10
Illinois Agricultural Engineers 70 70 0 0 10
Illinois Historians 70 70 0 0 10
Illinois Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 70 70 0 0 10
Illinois Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners 60 120 60 100 20
Illinois Geological and Hydrologic Technicians 60 60 0 0 10
Illinois Logging Equipment Operators 60 60 0 0 10
Illinois Mathematicians 60 60 0 0 0
Illinois Animal Scientists 50 60 10 20 10
Illinois Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 50 40 -10 -20 0
Illinois Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 40 50 10 25 0
Illinois Floor Sanders and Finishers 40 40 0 0 0
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