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
Kentucky Agricultural Equipment Operators 410 450 40 9.8 70
Kentucky Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 570 610 40 7 60
Kentucky Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1,420 1,460 40 2.8 140
Kentucky Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 440 480 40 9.1 50
Kentucky Clergy 500 540 40 8 60
Kentucky Conveyor Operators and Tenders 310 350 40 12.9 40
Kentucky Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 730 770 40 5.5 90
Kentucky Education Administrators, All Other 690 730 40 5.8 60
Kentucky Flight Attendants 130 170 40 30.8 20
Kentucky Food Processing Workers, All Other 780 820 40 5.1 80
Kentucky Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 510 550 40 7.8 60
Kentucky Logging Equipment Operators 430 470 40 9.3 70
Kentucky Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 500 540 40 8 40
Kentucky Mechanical Door Repairers 320 360 40 12.5 30
Kentucky Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 280 320 40 14.3 40
Kentucky Musicians and Singers 180 220 40 22.2 30
Kentucky Orderlies (SOC 2018) 530 570 40 7.5 70
Kentucky Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 500 540 40 8 60
Kentucky Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 270 310 40 14.8 30
Kentucky Parking Lot Attendants 600 640 40 6.7 100
Kentucky Purchasing Managers 520 560 40 7.7 50
Kentucky Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 330 370 40 12.1 40
Kentucky Technical Writers 340 380 40 11.8 40
Kentucky Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 1,170 1,210 40 3.4 130
Kentucky Tile and Marble Setters 260 300 40 15.4 30
Kentucky Actors 90 120 30 33.3 10
Kentucky Aerospace Engineers 230 260 30 13 20
Kentucky Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other 210 240 30 14.3 30
Kentucky Animal Control Workers 220 250 30 13.6 20
Kentucky Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 1,240 1,270 30 2.4 170
Kentucky Barbers 290 320 30 10.3 30
Kentucky Biological Technicians 540 570 30 5.6 70
Kentucky Budget Analysts 690 720 30 4.3 60
Kentucky Business Teachers, Postsecondary 630 660 30 4.8 60
Kentucky Calibration and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 670 700 30 4.5 70
Kentucky Chemical Engineers 240 270 30 12.5 20
Kentucky Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 390 420 30 7.7 50
Kentucky Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 2018) 160 190 30 18.8 20
Kentucky Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 680 710 30 4.4 60
Kentucky Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 490 520 30 6.1 70
Kentucky Dental Laboratory Technicians 320 350 30 9.4 50
Kentucky Epidemiologists 110 140 30 27.3 10
Kentucky Exercise Physiologists 150 180 30 20 10
Kentucky Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2,070 2,100 30 1.4 210
Kentucky Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 330 360 30 9.1 40
Kentucky Film and Video Editors 190 220 30 15.8 20
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 480 510 30 6.3 70
Kentucky Hearing Aid Specialists 160 190 30 18.8 20
Kentucky Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 570 600 30 5.3 70
Kentucky Insulation Workers, Mechanical 600 630 30 5 60
Kentucky Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 250 280 30 12 40
Kentucky Nurse Anesthetists 230 260 30 13 20
Kentucky Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 5,790 5,820 30 0.5 610
Kentucky Orthotists and Prosthetists 130 160 30 23.1 10
Kentucky Private Detectives and Investigators 360 390 30 8.3 40
Kentucky Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 420 450 30 7.1 40
Kentucky Agricultural and Food Science Technicians (SOC 2018) 370 390 20 5.4 50
Kentucky Agricultural Inspectors 270 290 20 7.4 50
Kentucky Art Directors 510 530 20 3.9 50
Kentucky Audiologists 120 140 20 16.7 10
Kentucky Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 9,570 9,590 20 0.2 940
Kentucky Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 280 300 20 7.1 30
Kentucky Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 320 340 20 6.3 30
Kentucky Counselors, All Other 180 200 20 11.1 20
Kentucky Credit Counselors 370 390 20 5.4 30
Kentucky Curators 130 150 20 15.4 20
Kentucky Detectives and Criminal Investigators 620 640 20 3.2 50
Kentucky Dietetic Technicians 230 250 20 8.7 20
Kentucky Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 450 470 20 4.4 40
Kentucky Elevator Installers and Repairers 290 310 20 6.9 30
Kentucky English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 440 460 20 4.5 40
Kentucky Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (SOC 2018) 190 210 20 10.5 30
Kentucky Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 920 940 20 2.2 90
Kentucky Etchers and Engravers 100 120 20 20 20
Kentucky Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 420 440 20 4.8 80
Kentucky Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 210 230 20 9.5 20
Kentucky Furniture Finishers 390 410 20 5.1 60
Kentucky Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 320 340 20 6.3 30
Kentucky Glaziers 470 490 20 4.3 50
Kentucky Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 480 500 20 4.2 60
Kentucky Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 620 640 20 3.2 60
Kentucky Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 50 70 20 40 10
Kentucky Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers 800 820 20 2.5 80
Kentucky Motorcycle Mechanics 200 220 20 10 30
Kentucky Nuclear Medicine Technologists 200 220 20 10 20
Kentucky Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 260 280 20 7.7 10
Kentucky Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 300 320 20 6.7 30
Kentucky Pourers and Casters, Metal 290 310 20 6.9 30
Kentucky Psychiatrists (SOC 2018) 170 190 20 11.8 10
Kentucky Radiation Therapists 210 230 20 9.5 10
Kentucky Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 200 220 20 10 20
Kentucky Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,400 1,420 20 1.4 140
Kentucky Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 300 320 20 6.7 40
Kentucky Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 270 290 20 7.4 30
Kentucky Special Education Teachers, All Other 260 280 20 7.7 20
Kentucky Transportation Inspectors 260 280 20 7.7 30
Kentucky Urban and Regional Planners 240 260 20 8.3 20
Kentucky Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 1,820 1,840 20 1.1 170
Kentucky Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 160 170 10 6.3 20
Kentucky Air Traffic Controllers 190 200 10 5.3 20
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