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 Order Clerks 1,280 1,130 -150 -11.7 110
Iowa Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 960 1,080 120 12.5 110
Iowa Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 620 700 80 12.9 100
Iowa Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 980 1,020 40 4.1 100
Iowa Construction and Building Inspectors 840 840 0 0 100
Iowa Data Entry Keyers 1,100 970 -130 -11.8 100
Iowa Editors 1,020 1,020 0 0 100
Iowa Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 1,020 1,050 30 2.9 100
Iowa Electrical Engineers 1,410 1,510 100 7.1 100
Iowa Engineers, All Other 1,350 1,480 130 9.6 100
Iowa Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 720 840 120 16.7 100
Iowa Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 900 980 80 8.9 100
Iowa Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 680 820 140 20.6 100
Iowa Maintenance Workers, Machinery 870 1,010 140 16.1 100
Iowa Mechanical Drafters 980 1,010 30 3.1 100
Iowa Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 690 850 160 23.2 100
Iowa Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 690 880 190 27.5 100
Iowa New Accounts Clerks 1,180 1,090 -90 -7.6 100
Iowa Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 740 920 180 24.3 100
Iowa Opticians, Dispensing 980 1,170 190 19.4 100
Iowa Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 1,140 1,060 -80 -7 100
Iowa Pest Control Workers 530 680 150 28.3 100
Iowa Physician Assistants 970 1,310 340 35.1 100
Iowa Public Relations and Fundraising Managers (SOC 2018) 920 1,080 160 17.4 100
Iowa Sewing Machine Operators 840 850 10 1.2 100
Iowa Veterinarians 1,560 1,960 400 25.6 100
Iowa Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 880 1,140 260 29.5 100
Iowa Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 900 1,000 100 11.1 100
Iowa Wind Turbine Service Technicians 430 780 350 81.4 100
Iowa Animal Breeders 510 550 40 7.8 90
Iowa Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 760 880 120 15.8 90
Iowa Building Cleaning Workers, All Other 550 640 90 16.4 90
Iowa Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 1,080 1,190 110 10.2 90
Iowa Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,080 1,210 130 12 90
Iowa Database Administrators and Architects 890 1,050 160 18 90
Iowa Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 940 980 40 4.3 90
Iowa English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 830 900 70 8.4 90
Iowa Floral Designers 1,090 1,030 -60 -5.5 90
Iowa Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 910 930 20 2.2 90
Iowa Industrial Engineering Technicians 800 920 120 15 90
Iowa Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 760 920 160 21.1 90
Iowa Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 1,010 1,050 40 4 90
Iowa Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 780 850 70 9 90
Iowa Special Education Teachers, All Other 960 1,080 120 12.5 90
Iowa Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 810 870 60 7.4 90
Iowa Travel Agents 570 700 130 22.8 90
Iowa Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 800 940 140 17.5 80
Iowa Cargo and Freight Agents 560 720 160 28.6 80
Iowa Chemical Plant and System Operators 730 790 60 8.2 80
Iowa Chemical Technicians 580 660 80 13.8 80
Iowa Crane and Tower Operators 640 730 90 14.1 80
Iowa Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 510 610 100 19.6 80
Iowa Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 720 910 190 26.4 80
Iowa Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 930 1,020 90 9.7 80
Iowa Family Medicine Physicians 2,020 2,190 170 8.4 80
Iowa Fence Erectors 630 720 90 14.3 80
Iowa File Clerks 730 680 -50 -6.8 80
Iowa First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 1,060 1,180 120 11.3 80
Iowa Forest and Conservation Technicians (SOC 2018) 630 680 50 7.9 80
Iowa Funeral Attendants 610 580 -30 -4.9 80
Iowa Glaziers 590 700 110 18.6 80
Iowa Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 560 520 -40 -7.1 80
Iowa Health Educators 590 690 100 16.9 80
Iowa Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, & Healthcare Practitioners, AO 910 1,000 90 9.9 80
Iowa Home Appliance Repairers 670 750 80 11.9 80
Iowa Interpreters and Translators 630 780 150 23.8 80
Iowa Locomotive Engineers 870 910 40 4.6 80
Iowa Marriage and Family Therapists 670 820 150 22.4 80
Iowa Medical Equipment Repairers 670 730 60 9 80
Iowa News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 730 710 -20 -2.7 80
Iowa Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (SOC 2018) 830 970 140 16.9 80
Iowa Occupational Therapists 1,000 1,200 200 20 80
Iowa Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 600 710 110 18.3 80
Iowa Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 2,100 2,310 210 10 80
Iowa Radio and Television Announcers 670 760 90 13.4 80
Iowa Social Workers, All Other 720 780 60 8.3 80
Iowa Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 530 570 40 7.5 80
Iowa Tax Preparers 630 700 70 11.1 80
Iowa Animal Trainers 460 580 120 26.1 70
Iowa Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 390 590 200 51.3 70
Iowa Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 470 550 80 17 70
Iowa Commercial and Industrial Designers 620 700 80 12.9 70
Iowa Community Health Workers 470 600 130 27.7 70
Iowa Conservation Scientists 690 730 40 5.8 70
Iowa Counselors, All Other 620 730 110 17.7 70
Iowa Couriers and Messengers 670 740 70 10.4 70
Iowa Dental Laboratory Technicians 410 500 90 22 70
Iowa Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 620 720 100 16.1 70
Iowa Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 630 720 90 14.3 70
Iowa Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 700 700 0 0 70
Iowa Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 250 360 110 44 70
Iowa Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 470 530 60 12.8 70
Iowa Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 530 600 70 13.2 70
Iowa Helpers--Carpenters 470 540 70 14.9 70
Iowa Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 690 750 60 8.7 70
Iowa Miscellaneous First-Line Supervisors, Protective Service Workers 550 700 150 27.3 70
Iowa Occupational Therapy Assistants 380 540 160 42.1 70
Iowa Operations Research Analysts 600 830 230 38.3 70
Iowa Physical Therapist Aides 460 580 120 26.1 70
Iowa Prepress Technicians and Workers 540 510 -30 -5.6 70
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