Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Kentucky Life Scientists, All Other 120 120 0 0 10
Kentucky Locomotive Engineers 550 550 0 0 50
Kentucky Log Graders and Scalers 80 80 0 0 10
Kentucky Materials Scientists 40 40 0 0 0
Kentucky Mechanical Drafters 530 530 0 0 50
Kentucky Microbiologists 120 120 0 0 10
Kentucky Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 70 70 0 0 10
Kentucky Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 30 30 0 0 0
Kentucky Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 520 520 0 0 60
Kentucky Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 60 60 0 0 10
Kentucky Natural Sciences Managers 240 240 0 0 20
Kentucky Nurse Midwives 40 40 0 0 0
Kentucky Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (SOC 2018) 260 260 0 0 20
Kentucky Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,060 1,060 0 0 120
Kentucky Paperhangers 70 70 0 0 10
Kentucky Petroleum Engineers 30 30 0 0 0
Kentucky Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 100 100 0 0 10
Kentucky Plant and System Operators, All Other 80 80 0 0 10
Kentucky Plasterers and Stucco Masons 20 20 0 0 0
Kentucky Podiatrists 60 60 0 0 0
Kentucky Political Scientists 60 60 0 0 10
Kentucky Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 870 870 0 0 70
Kentucky Proofreaders and Copy Markers 50 50 0 0 10
Kentucky Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 180 180 0 0 20
Kentucky Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 420 420 0 0 40
Kentucky Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 220 220 0 0 20
Kentucky Religious Workers, All Other 90 90 0 0 10
Kentucky Signal and Track Switch Repairers 180 180 0 0 20
Kentucky Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 340 340 0 0 30
Kentucky Special Education Teachers, Preschool 50 50 0 0 0
Kentucky Survey Researchers 70 70 0 0 10
Kentucky Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 50 50 0 0 10
Kentucky Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 150 150 0 0 10
Kentucky Transportation Security Screeners 390 390 0 0 30
Kentucky Travel Agents 130 130 0 0 20
Kentucky Upholsterers 100 100 0 0 10
Kentucky Wellhead Pumpers 30 30 0 0 0
Kentucky Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 130 130 0 0 10
Kentucky Broadcast Technicians 250 240 -10 -4 20
Kentucky Civil Engineering Technicians 2,450 2,440 -10 -0.4 220
Kentucky Correspondence Clerks 80 70 -10 -12.5 10
Kentucky Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 80 70 -10 -12.5 10
Kentucky Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 650 640 -10 -1.5 70
Kentucky Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 50 40 -10 -20 0
Kentucky Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers 220 210 -10 -4.5 20
Kentucky General Internal Medicine Physicians 690 680 -10 -1.4 20
Kentucky Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 90 80 -10 -11.1 10
Kentucky Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 360 350 -10 -2.8 40
Kentucky Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 140 130 -10 -7.1 20
Kentucky Helpers--Carpenters 220 210 -10 -4.5 30
Kentucky Helpers--Electricians 620 610 -10 -1.6 70
Kentucky Home Appliance Repairers 240 230 -10 -4.2 20
Kentucky Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 90 80 -10 -11.1 10
Kentucky Legal Support Workers, All Other 190 180 -10 -5.3 20
Kentucky Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 200 190 -10 -5 20
Kentucky Lodging Managers 200 190 -10 -5 20
Kentucky Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 300 290 -10 -3.3 30
Kentucky Pediatricians, General (SOC 2018) 270 260 -10 -3.7 10
Kentucky Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 220 210 -10 -4.5 20
Kentucky Power Distributors and Dispatchers 200 190 -10 -5 20
Kentucky Procurement Clerks 810 800 -10 -1.2 70
Kentucky Psychologists, All Other 610 600 -10 -1.6 40
Kentucky Rail Car Repairers 510 500 -10 -2 50
Kentucky Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 150 140 -10 -6.7 20
Kentucky Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 170 160 -10 -5.9 20
Kentucky Set and Exhibit Designers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Kentucky Surveyors 590 580 -10 -1.7 50
Kentucky Tax Preparers 1,020 1,010 -10 -1 110
Kentucky Telephone Operators 50 40 -10 -20 0
Kentucky Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Kentucky Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
Kentucky Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 1,640 1,620 -20 -1.2 170
Kentucky Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 330 310 -20 -6.1 30
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 850 830 -20 -2.4 60
Kentucky Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 250 230 -20 -8 30
Kentucky Funeral Home Managers 580 560 -20 -3.4 40
Kentucky Library Assistants, Clerical 790 770 -20 -2.5 120
Kentucky Meter Readers, Utilities 640 620 -20 -3.1 40
Kentucky Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 180 160 -20 -11.1 10
Kentucky Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 270 250 -20 -7.4 20
Kentucky Radio and Television Announcers 480 460 -20 -4.2 40
Kentucky Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs 330 310 -20 -6.1 30
Kentucky Sales and Related Workers, All Other 3,220 3,200 -20 -0.6 410
Kentucky Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 70 50 -20 -28.6 10
Kentucky Architectural and Civil Drafters 830 800 -30 -3.6 80
Kentucky Continuous Mining Machine Operators 350 320 -30 -8.6 40
Kentucky Desktop Publishers 100 70 -30 -30 10
Kentucky Drafters, All Other 320 290 -30 -9.4 30
Kentucky Embalmers 410 380 -30 -7.3 50
Kentucky Helpers--Extraction Workers 250 220 -30 -12 20
Kentucky Library Technicians 1,210 1,180 -30 -2.5 170
Kentucky Pipelayers 340 310 -30 -8.8 30
Kentucky Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 140 110 -30 -21.4 10
Kentucky Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other 290 260 -30 -10.3 30
Kentucky Word Processors and Typists 80 50 -30 -37.5 10
Kentucky Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 690 650 -40 -5.8 70
Kentucky Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1,930 1,890 -40 -2.1 170
Kentucky Construction and Building Inspectors 1,390 1,350 -40 -2.9 150
Kentucky Credit Analysts 870 830 -40 -4.6 70
Kentucky Designers, All Other 370 330 -40 -10.8 30
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