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 Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Iowa Bicycle Repairers 170 190 20 11.8 20
Iowa Biomedical Engineers 100 120 20 20 10
Iowa Broadcast Technicians 340 360 20 5.9 40
Iowa Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 110 130 20 18.2 10
Iowa Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Carpet Installers 460 480 20 4.3 40
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 Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 2018) 60 80 20 33.3 10
Iowa Cooks, All Other 70 90 20 28.6 10
Iowa Curators 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Directors, Religious Activities and Education 250 270 20 8 30
Iowa Drafters, All Other 180 200 20 11.1 20
Iowa Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 220 240 20 9.1 20
Iowa Electrical and Electronics Drafters 130 150 20 15.4 20
Iowa Electro-Mechanical Technicians 200 220 20 10 20
Iowa Emergency Management Directors 160 180 20 12.5 20
Iowa Environmental Engineering Technicians 80 100 20 25 10
Iowa Epidemiologists 60 80 20 33.3 10
Iowa Etchers and Engravers 90 110 20 22.2 10
Iowa Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 140 160 20 14.3 20
Iowa Funeral Home Managers 260 280 20 7.7 20
Iowa Furniture Finishers 260 280 20 7.7 40
Iowa Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners 90 110 20 22.2 20
Iowa Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 140 160 20 14.3 10
Iowa Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 910 930 20 2.2 90
Iowa Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 420 440 20 4.8 20
Iowa Library Assistants, Clerical 1,810 1,830 20 1.1 280
Iowa Life Scientists, All Other 220 240 20 9.1 20
Iowa Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 250 270 20 8 20
Iowa Medical Equipment Preparers 440 460 20 4.5 60
Iowa Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 100 120 20 20 10
Iowa Orthodontists 60 80 20 33.3 0
Iowa Orthotists and Prosthetists 50 70 20 40 10
Iowa Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 170 190 20 11.8 20
Iowa Plant and System Operators, All Other 190 210 20 10.5 20
Iowa Postal Service Mail Carriers 3,830 3,850 20 0.5 270
Iowa Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 270 290 20 7.4 30
Iowa Proofreaders and Copy Markers 240 260 20 8.3 30
Iowa Radiation Therapists 150 170 20 13.3 10
Iowa Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs 90 110 20 22.2 10
Iowa Recreational Therapists 320 340 20 6.3 30
Iowa Religious Workers, All Other 130 150 20 15.4 20
Iowa Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 460 480 20 4.3 50
Iowa Sailors and Marine Oilers 80 100 20 25 10
Iowa Social Science Research Assistants 120 140 20 16.7 20
Iowa Statistical Assistants 230 250 20 8.7 30
Iowa Survey Researchers 80 100 20 25 10
Iowa Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 140 160 20 14.3 20
Iowa Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Agricultural Inspectors 700 710 10 1.4 120
Iowa Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other 210 220 10 4.8 30
Iowa Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 70 80 10 14.3 10
Iowa Anesthesiologists (SOC 2018) 330 340 10 3 10
Iowa Animal Control Workers 70 80 10 14.3 10
Iowa Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 80 90 10 12.5 10
Iowa Bailiffs 50 60 10 20 10
Iowa Biochemists and Biophysicists 90 100 10 11.1 10
Iowa Biological Scientists, All Other 260 270 10 3.8 20
Iowa Boilermakers 60 70 10 16.7 10
Iowa Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Continuous Mining Machine Operators 110 120 10 9.1 20
Iowa Correspondence Clerks 50 60 10 20 10
Iowa Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 220 230 10 4.5 20
Iowa Craft Artists 50 60 10 20 10
Iowa Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 130 140 10 7.7 10
Iowa Dancers 50 60 10 20 10
Iowa Detectives and Criminal Investigators 430 440 10 2.3 30
Iowa Dredge Operators 50 60 10 20 10
Iowa Economists 70 80 10 14.3 10
Iowa Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 240 250 10 4.2 20
Iowa Exercise Physiologists 70 80 10 14.3 10
Iowa Farm and Home Management Advisors 310 320 10 3.2 30
Iowa First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 260 270 10 3.8 20
Iowa Fish and Game Wardens 120 130 10 8.3 10
Iowa Forensic Science Technicians 80 90 10 12.5 10
Iowa Foresters 60 70 10 16.7 10
Iowa Foundry Mold and Coremakers 300 310 10 3.3 30
Iowa General Internal Medicine Physicians 230 240 10 4.3 10
Iowa Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 250 260 10 4 30
Iowa Helpers--Roofers 80 90 10 12.5 10
Iowa Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 110 120 10 9.1 10
Iowa Judicial Law Clerks 110 120 10 9.1 10
Iowa Law Teachers, Postsecondary 70 80 10 14.3 10
Iowa Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Library Technicians 1,500 1,510 10 0.7 220
Iowa Material Moving Workers, All Other 320 330 10 3.1 40
Iowa Materials Scientists 70 80 10 14.3 10
Iowa Microbiologists 230 240 10 4.3 20
Iowa Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 60 70 10 16.7 10
Iowa Models 80 90 10 12.5 20
Iowa Museum Technicians and Conservators 100 110 10 10 10
Iowa Music Directors and Composers 50 60 10 20 10
Iowa Nuclear Medicine Technologists 160 170 10 6.3 10
Iowa Pediatricians, General (SOC 2018) 190 200 10 5.3 10
Iowa Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 130 140 10 7.7 10
Iowa Podiatrists 120 130 10 8.3 10
Iowa Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 150 160 10 6.7 20
Iowa Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 200 210 10 5 20
Iowa Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 330 340 10 3 30
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