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 Avg. Annl Openings Sort ascending
Iowa Budget Analysts 360 390 30 8.3 30
Iowa Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 390 420 30 7.7 30
Iowa Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 250 270 20 8 30
Iowa Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 260 280 20 7.7 30
Iowa Compensation and Benefits Managers 270 310 40 14.8 30
Iowa Detectives and Criminal Investigators 430 440 10 2.3 30
Iowa Dietetic Technicians 400 430 30 7.5 30
Iowa Directors, Religious Activities and Education 250 270 20 8 30
Iowa Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 310 280 -30 -9.7 30
Iowa Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 250 280 30 12 30
Iowa Environmental Engineers 300 350 50 16.7 30
Iowa Farm and Home Management Advisors 310 320 10 3.2 30
Iowa Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 240 300 60 25 30
Iowa Foundry Mold and Coremakers 300 310 10 3.3 30
Iowa Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators 120 190 70 58.3 30
Iowa Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 250 260 10 4 30
Iowa History Teachers, Postsecondary 290 320 30 10.3 30
Iowa Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 190 230 40 21.1 30
Iowa Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 200 240 40 20 30
Iowa Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 230 260 30 13 30
Iowa Media and Communication Workers, All Other 220 300 80 36.4 30
Iowa Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 310 310 0 0 30
Iowa Nurse Anesthetists 400 470 70 17.5 30
Iowa Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (SOC 2018) 310 370 60 19.4 30
Iowa Optometrists 490 600 110 22.4 30
Iowa Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 250 210 -40 -16 30
Iowa Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 390 390 0 0 30
Iowa Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 270 290 20 7.4 30
Iowa Pourers and Casters, Metal 320 350 30 9.4 30
Iowa Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 250 290 40 16 30
Iowa Proofreaders and Copy Markers 240 260 20 8.3 30
Iowa Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 330 340 10 3 30
Iowa Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 240 270 30 12.5 30
Iowa Recreational Therapists 320 340 20 6.3 30
Iowa Skincare Specialists 210 270 60 28.6 30
Iowa Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 250 280 30 12 30
Iowa Statistical Assistants 230 250 20 8.7 30
Iowa Surveyors 320 370 50 15.6 30
Iowa Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 350 280 -70 -20 30
Iowa Therapists, All Other 390 420 30 7.7 30
Iowa Word Processors and Typists 470 320 -150 -31.9 30
Iowa Actors 110 130 20 18.2 20
Iowa Agricultural Engineers 280 300 20 7.1 20
Iowa Air Traffic Controllers 150 170 20 13.3 20
Iowa Athletes and Sports Competitors 90 130 40 44.4 20
Iowa Audiologists 240 290 50 20.8 20
Iowa Baggage Porters and Bellhops 120 160 40 33.3 20
Iowa Bicycle Repairers 170 190 20 11.8 20
Iowa Biological Scientists, All Other 260 270 10 3.8 20
Iowa Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Chemical Engineers 200 250 50 25 20
Iowa Computer Hardware Engineers 270 300 30 11.1 20
Iowa Concierges 80 110 30 37.5 20
Iowa Continuous Mining Machine Operators 110 120 10 9.1 20
Iowa Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 220 230 10 4.5 20
Iowa Curators 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Designers, All Other 220 250 30 13.6 20
Iowa Drafters, All Other 180 200 20 11.1 20
Iowa Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 220 240 20 9.1 20
Iowa Education Administrators, All Other 190 220 30 15.8 20
Iowa Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 240 250 10 4.2 20
Iowa Electrical and Electronics Drafters 130 150 20 15.4 20
Iowa Electro-Mechanical Technicians 200 220 20 10 20
Iowa Elevator Installers and Repairers 170 200 30 17.6 20
Iowa Emergency Management Directors 160 180 20 12.5 20
Iowa Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 140 160 20 14.3 20
Iowa First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 260 270 10 3.8 20
Iowa Forest and Conservation Workers 120 120 0 0 20
Iowa Funeral Home Managers 260 280 20 7.7 20
Iowa Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 200 230 30 15 20
Iowa Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners 90 110 20 22.2 20
Iowa Gaming Managers 120 170 50 41.7 20
Iowa Hearing Aid Specialists 140 180 40 28.6 20
Iowa Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 420 440 20 4.8 20
Iowa Landscape Architects 220 250 30 13.6 20
Iowa Life Scientists, All Other 220 240 20 9.1 20
Iowa Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 250 270 20 8 20
Iowa Manicurists and Pedicurists 130 160 30 23.1 20
Iowa Materials Engineers 240 290 50 20.8 20
Iowa Medical Appliance Technicians 120 150 30 25 20
Iowa Meter Readers, Utilities 270 260 -10 -3.7 20
Iowa Microbiologists 230 240 10 4.3 20
Iowa Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers 120 170 50 41.7 20
Iowa Models 80 90 10 12.5 20
Iowa Motion Picture Projectionists 60 90 30 50 20
Iowa Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 140 170 30 21.4 20
Iowa Multimedia Artists and Animators 180 210 30 16.7 20
Iowa Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 170 190 20 11.8 20
Iowa Plant and System Operators, All Other 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Plasterers and Stucco Masons 150 180 30 20 20
Iowa Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 150 160 10 6.7 20
Iowa Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 270 220 -50 -18.5 20
Iowa Private Detectives and Investigators 180 230 50 27.8 20
Iowa Psychiatric Technicians 230 280 50 21.7 20
Iowa Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 200 210 10 5 20
Iowa Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 150 190 40 26.7 20
Iowa Religious Workers, All Other 130 150 20 15.4 20
Iowa Riggers 120 150 30 25 20
Iowa Sales Engineers 200 230 30 15 20
Iowa Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 190 200 10 5.3 20
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