Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Sort ascending Avg. Annl Openings
Iowa Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 1,610 1,740 130 8.1 200
Iowa Personal Service Managers; Entertainment & Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other 19,350 20,920 1,570 8.1 1,610
Iowa Animal Scientists 250 270 20 8 30
Iowa Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 250 270 20 8 30
Iowa Directors, Religious Activities and Education 250 270 20 8 30
Iowa Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 250 270 20 8 20
Iowa Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 380 410 30 7.9 50
Iowa Forest and Conservation Technicians (SOC 2018) 630 680 50 7.9 80
Iowa Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 380 410 30 7.9 40
Iowa Animal Breeders 510 550 40 7.8 90
Iowa Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 390 420 30 7.7 30
Iowa Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 260 280 20 7.7 30
Iowa Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 130 140 10 7.7 10
Iowa Funeral Home Managers 260 280 20 7.7 20
Iowa Furniture Finishers 260 280 20 7.7 40
Iowa Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 130 140 10 7.7 10
Iowa Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 130 140 10 7.7 10
Iowa Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 130 140 10 7.7 20
Iowa Therapists, All Other 390 420 30 7.7 30
Iowa Transportation Inspectors 130 140 10 7.7 20
Iowa Dietetic Technicians 400 430 30 7.5 30
Iowa Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 530 570 40 7.5 80
Iowa Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 270 290 20 7.4 30
Iowa Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 810 870 60 7.4 90
Iowa Agricultural Engineers 280 300 20 7.1 20
Iowa Electrical Engineers 1,410 1,510 100 7.1 100
Iowa Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 1,130 1,210 80 7.1 120
Iowa Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 290 310 20 6.9 30
Iowa Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 880 940 60 6.8 110
Iowa Orderlies (SOC 2018) 440 470 30 6.8 60
Iowa Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 150 160 10 6.7 20
Iowa Slaughterers and Meat Packers 6,550 6,990 440 6.7 820
Iowa Real Estate Brokers 460 490 30 6.5 40
Iowa Food Batchmakers 3,260 3,470 210 6.4 430
Iowa Nuclear Medicine Technologists 160 170 10 6.3 10
Iowa Recreational Therapists 320 340 20 6.3 30
Iowa Butchers and Meat Cutters 2,930 3,110 180 6.1 360
Iowa Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 6,030 6,400 370 6.1 750
Iowa Parts Salespersons 3,420 3,630 210 6.1 440
Iowa Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 490 520 30 6.1 50
Iowa Food Processing Workers, All Other 1,490 1,580 90 6 170
Iowa Broadcast Technicians 340 360 20 5.9 40
Iowa Conservation Scientists 690 730 40 5.8 70
Iowa Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 530 560 30 5.7 50
Iowa Customer Service Representatives 30,450 32,190 1,740 5.7 4,110
Iowa Legal Support Workers, All Other 1,220 1,290 70 5.7 130
Iowa Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 2,100 2,220 120 5.7 180
Iowa Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,570 1,660 90 5.7 180
Iowa First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 15,280 16,130 850 5.6 1,730
Iowa Upholsterers 180 190 10 5.6 20
Iowa Pharmacists 2,930 3,090 160 5.5 130
Iowa Credit Analysts 1,290 1,360 70 5.4 120
Iowa First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 11,500 12,110 610 5.3 1,220
Iowa Pediatricians, General (SOC 2018) 190 200 10 5.3 10
Iowa Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 190 200 10 5.3 20
Iowa Signal and Track Switch Repairers 190 200 10 5.3 20
Iowa Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 200 210 10 5 20
Iowa Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other 210 220 10 4.8 30
Iowa Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 420 440 20 4.8 20
Iowa Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 1,070 1,120 50 4.7 190
Iowa Locomotive Engineers 870 910 40 4.6 80
Iowa Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 220 230 10 4.5 20
Iowa Medical Equipment Preparers 440 460 20 4.5 60
Iowa Office Clerks, General 28,840 30,100 1,260 4.4 3,480
Iowa Carpet Installers 460 480 20 4.3 40
Iowa Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 940 980 40 4.3 90
Iowa Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 4,910 5,120 210 4.3 810
Iowa General Internal Medicine Physicians 230 240 10 4.3 10
Iowa Microbiologists 230 240 10 4.3 20
Iowa Printing Press Operators 2,310 2,410 100 4.3 260
Iowa Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 460 480 20 4.3 50
Iowa Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 240 250 10 4.2 20
Iowa Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 8,210 8,550 340 4.1 850
Iowa Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 980 1,020 40 4.1 100
Iowa Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2,760 2,870 110 4 290
Iowa Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 250 260 10 4 30
Iowa Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 1,010 1,050 40 4 90
Iowa Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2,550 2,650 100 3.9 270
Iowa Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,290 1,340 50 3.9 150
Iowa Biological Scientists, All Other 260 270 10 3.8 20
Iowa Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 23,030 23,910 880 3.8 2,660
Iowa First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 260 270 10 3.8 20
Iowa Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 6,770 7,000 230 3.4 680
Iowa Foundry Mold and Coremakers 300 310 10 3.3 30
Iowa Farm and Home Management Advisors 310 320 10 3.2 30
Iowa Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 86,600 89,380 2,780 3.2 8,760
Iowa Food Preparation Workers 6,020 6,210 190 3.2 1,060
Iowa Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,270 1,310 40 3.1 140
Iowa Material Moving Workers, All Other 320 330 10 3.1 40
Iowa Mechanical Drafters 980 1,010 30 3.1 100
Iowa Anesthesiologists (SOC 2018) 330 340 10 3 10
Iowa Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 330 340 10 3 30
Iowa Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 1,020 1,050 30 2.9 100
Iowa Agricultural Workers, All Other 7,160 7,350 190 2.7 1,160
Iowa Computer Programmers (SOC 2018) 2,910 2,990 80 2.7 200
Iowa Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 5,220 5,360 140 2.7 510
Iowa Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 2,830 2,900 70 2.5 320
Iowa Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists 400 410 10 2.5 10
Iowa Cashiers 43,830 44,830 1,000 2.3 8,120
Iowa Detectives and Criminal Investigators 430 440 10 2.3 30
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