Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Sort ascending Avg. Annl Openings
Iowa Highway Maintenance Workers 3,710 4,120 410 11.1 440
Iowa Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 450 500 50 11.1 60
Iowa Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 270 300 30 11.1 40
Iowa Tax Preparers 630 700 70 11.1 80
Iowa Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 90 100 10 11.1 10
Iowa Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 900 1,000 100 11.1 100
Iowa Fast Food and Counter Workers 35,340 39,210 3,870 11 7,940
Iowa Instructional Coordinators 1,540 1,710 170 11 170
Iowa Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 2,760 3,060 300 10.9 310
Iowa Compliance Officers 2,690 2,980 290 10.8 250
Iowa Conveyor Operators and Tenders 930 1,030 100 10.8 120
Iowa Counter and Rental Clerks 3,900 4,320 420 10.8 510
Iowa Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 19,180 21,250 2,070 10.8 2,060
Iowa Education Administrators, Postsecondary 2,610 2,890 280 10.7 220
Iowa Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 1,870 2,070 200 10.7 190
Iowa Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 9,770 10,820 1,050 10.7 830
Iowa Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 14,520 16,080 1,560 10.7 1,180
Iowa Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 1,590 1,760 170 10.7 140
Iowa Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (SOC 2018) 1,780 1,970 190 10.7 150
Iowa Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 21,430 23,710 2,280 10.6 1,830
Iowa Purchasing Managers 660 730 70 10.6 60
Iowa Billing and Posting Clerks 4,470 4,940 470 10.5 530
Iowa Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Curators 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Plant and System Operators, All Other 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Producers and Directors 570 630 60 10.5 60
Iowa Couriers and Messengers 670 740 70 10.4 70
Iowa Special Education Teachers, Preschool 2,980 3,290 310 10.4 260
Iowa History Teachers, Postsecondary 290 320 30 10.3 30
Iowa Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 1,460 1,610 150 10.3 170
Iowa Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 2,810 3,100 290 10.3 240
Iowa Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 680 750 70 10.3 70
Iowa Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 1,080 1,190 110 10.2 90
Iowa First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1,270 1,400 130 10.2 200
Iowa Graphic Designers 2,440 2,690 250 10.2 260
Iowa Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 5,970 6,570 600 10.1 730
Iowa Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 500 550 50 10 60
Iowa Electro-Mechanical Technicians 200 220 20 10 20
Iowa Food Scientists and Technologists 500 550 50 10 60
Iowa Insurance Sales Agents 7,230 7,950 720 10 750
Iowa Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Museum Technicians and Conservators 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 2,100 2,310 210 10 80
Iowa Rail Car Repairers 500 550 50 10 60
Iowa Real Estate Sales Agents 2,000 2,200 200 10 200
Iowa Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,330 2,560 230 9.9 190
Iowa Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, & Healthcare Practitioners, AO 910 1,000 90 9.9 80
Iowa Special Education Teachers, Middle School (SOC 2018) 1,520 1,670 150 9.9 130
Iowa Surgical Technologists 710 780 70 9.9 60
Iowa Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,660 2,920 260 9.8 330
Iowa Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 930 1,020 90 9.7 80
Iowa Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 520 570 50 9.6 50
Iowa Engineers, All Other 1,350 1,480 130 9.6 100
Iowa Technical Writers 520 570 50 9.6 50
Iowa Property Appraisers and Assessors 1,580 1,730 150 9.5 140
Iowa Pourers and Casters, Metal 320 350 30 9.4 30
Iowa Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 7,670 8,380 710 9.3 1,230
Iowa Packers and Packagers, Hand 6,030 6,590 560 9.3 930
Iowa Rehabilitation Counselors 1,930 2,110 180 9.3 200
Iowa Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 430 470 40 9.3 50
Iowa Automotive Body and Related Repairers 2,060 2,250 190 9.2 220
Iowa Biological Technicians 870 950 80 9.2 120
Iowa Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 2,830 3,090 260 9.2 490
Iowa Business Teachers, Postsecondary 1,100 1,200 100 9.1 120
Iowa Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 1,210 1,320 110 9.1 150
Iowa Continuous Mining Machine Operators 110 120 10 9.1 20
Iowa Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 220 240 20 9.1 20
Iowa Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 110 120 10 9.1 10
Iowa Judicial Law Clerks 110 120 10 9.1 10
Iowa Life Scientists, All Other 220 240 20 9.1 20
Iowa Sales and Related Workers, All Other 4,070 4,440 370 9.1 580
Iowa Tire Repairers and Changers 1,320 1,440 120 9.1 170
Iowa Medical Equipment Repairers 670 730 60 9 80
Iowa Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 780 850 70 9 90
Iowa Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 900 980 80 8.9 100
Iowa Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 1,120 1,220 100 8.9 150
Iowa Tire Builders 570 620 50 8.8 60
Iowa Brickmasons and Blockmasons 1,030 1,120 90 8.7 110
Iowa Cooks, Short Order 1,500 1,630 130 8.7 240
Iowa Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 690 750 60 8.7 70
Iowa Statistical Assistants 230 250 20 8.7 30
Iowa Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 580 630 50 8.6 60
Iowa Receptionists and Information Clerks 8,030 8,720 690 8.6 1,110
Iowa English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 830 900 70 8.4 90
Iowa Family Medicine Physicians 2,020 2,190 170 8.4 80
Iowa Budget Analysts 360 390 30 8.3 30
Iowa Childcare Workers 13,200 14,290 1,090 8.3 1,990
Iowa Fish and Game Wardens 120 130 10 8.3 10
Iowa Podiatrists 120 130 10 8.3 10
Iowa Proofreaders and Copy Markers 240 260 20 8.3 30
Iowa Social Workers, All Other 720 780 60 8.3 80
Iowa Tool and Die Makers 1,080 1,170 90 8.3 120
Iowa Calibration and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 1,220 1,320 100 8.2 130
Iowa Chemical Plant and System Operators 730 790 60 8.2 80
Iowa Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 3,040 3,290 250 8.2 330
Iowa Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 16,530 17,890 1,360 8.2 1,810
Iowa Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 3,830 4,140 310 8.1 450
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