Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Sort descending Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Kentucky Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 1,600 1,710 110 6.9 160
Kentucky Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 60 70 10 16.7 10
Kentucky Political Scientists 60 60 0 0 10
Kentucky Postal Service Clerks 1,610 1,500 -110 -6.8 120
Kentucky Postal Service Mail Carriers 6,030 5,640 -390 -6.5 370
Kentucky Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 1,350 1,200 -150 -11.1 100
Kentucky Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 270 250 -20 -7.4 20
Kentucky Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 2,340 2,430 90 3.8 230
Kentucky Pourers and Casters, Metal 290 310 20 6.9 30
Kentucky Power Distributors and Dispatchers 200 190 -10 -5 20
Kentucky Power Plant Operators 580 540 -40 -6.9 50
Kentucky Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 110 120 10 9.1 10
Kentucky Prepress Technicians and Workers 660 520 -140 -21.2 70
Kentucky Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 2,840 3,180 340 12 330
Kentucky Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 290 250 -40 -13.8 20
Kentucky Print Binding and Finishing Workers 1,020 860 -160 -15.7 90
Kentucky Printing Press Operators 3,410 3,210 -200 -5.9 330
Kentucky Private Detectives and Investigators 360 390 30 8.3 40
Kentucky Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 870 870 0 0 70
Kentucky Procurement Clerks 810 800 -10 -1.2 70
Kentucky Producers and Directors 1,000 1,110 110 11 100
Kentucky Production Workers, All Other 5,260 5,870 610 11.6 660
Kentucky Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 4,500 5,050 550 12.2 540
Kentucky Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other 17,190 18,010 820 4.8 1,350
Kentucky Proofreaders and Copy Markers 50 50 0 0 10
Kentucky Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 3,620 3,740 120 3.3 290
Kentucky Psychiatric Aides (SOC 2018) 140 150 10 7.1 20
Kentucky Psychiatric Technicians 500 560 60 12 40
Kentucky Psychiatrists (SOC 2018) 170 190 20 11.8 10
Kentucky Psychologists, All Other 610 600 -10 -1.6 40
Kentucky Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 420 450 30 7.1 40
Kentucky Public Relations Specialists 2,790 3,020 230 8.2 290
Kentucky Purchasing Managers 520 560 40 7.7 50
Kentucky Radiation Therapists 210 230 20 9.5 10
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 Radiologic Technologists 3,780 4,080 300 7.9 310
Kentucky Rail Car Repairers 510 500 -10 -2 50
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 Real Estate Brokers 840 890 50 6 80
Kentucky Real Estate Sales Agents 2,670 2,770 100 3.7 240
Kentucky Receptionists and Information Clerks 12,650 13,340 690 5.5 1,690
Kentucky Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 150 160 10 6.7 20
Kentucky Recreation Workers 3,620 4,160 540 14.9 650
Kentucky Recreational Therapists 120 130 10 8.3 10
Kentucky Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 2,690 2,860 170 6.3 390
Kentucky Registered Nurses 43,320 47,140 3,820 8.8 2,730
Kentucky Rehabilitation Counselors 820 900 80 9.8 90
Kentucky Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 200 220 20 10 20
Kentucky Religious Workers, All Other 90 90 0 0 10
Kentucky Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 1,150 1,340 190 16.5 150
Kentucky Residential Advisors 2,620 2,950 330 12.6 420
Kentucky Respiratory Therapists 3,060 3,780 720 23.5 230
Kentucky Retail Salespersons 50,660 54,390 3,730 7.4 7,650
Kentucky Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,400 1,420 20 1.4 140
Kentucky Roof Bolters, Mining (SOC 2018) 390 310 -80 -20.5 30
Kentucky Roofers 1,470 1,530 60 4.1 150
Kentucky Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 150 140 -10 -6.7 20
Kentucky Sailors and Marine Oilers 1,340 1,480 140 10.4 180
Kentucky Sales and Related Workers, All Other 3,220 3,200 -20 -0.6 410
Kentucky Sales Managers 5,580 5,940 360 6.5 510
Kentucky Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 10,870 11,630 760 7 1,350
Kentucky Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 17,360 18,460 1,100 6.3 1,850
Kentucky Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 3,170 3,360 190 6 330
Kentucky Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1,530 1,620 90 5.9 190
Kentucky School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other 1,430 1,560 130 9.1 390
Kentucky Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 11,220 11,850 630 5.6 840
Kentucky Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 23,520 21,430 -2,090 -8.9 2,190
Kentucky Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 4,920 5,090 170 3.5 440
Kentucky Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 590 690 100 16.9 70
Kentucky Security Guards 11,450 12,940 1,490 13 1,740
Kentucky Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 1,310 1,620 310 23.7 200
Kentucky Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,200 1,300 100 8.3 140
Kentucky Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 300 320 20 6.7 40
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 Sewing Machine Operators 3,230 2,970 -260 -8 330
Kentucky Sheet Metal Workers 1,240 1,290 50 4 120
Kentucky Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 12,450 12,160 -290 -2.3 1,140
Kentucky Signal and Track Switch Repairers 180 180 0 0 20
Kentucky Skincare Specialists 1,180 1,500 320 27.1 170
Kentucky Slaughterers and Meat Packers 1,600 1,670 70 4.4 190
Kentucky Social and Community Service Managers 1,700 1,890 190 11.2 170
Kentucky Social and Human Service Assistants 7,380 8,600 1,220 16.5 1,040
Kentucky Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 160 170 10 6.3 20
Kentucky Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 340 340 0 0 30
Kentucky Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 270 290 20 7.4 30
Kentucky Social Workers, All Other 870 920 50 5.7 90
Kentucky Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 120 130 10 8.3 10
Kentucky Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 7,570 9,100 1,530 20.2 760
Kentucky Soil and Plant Scientists 170 180 10 5.9 20
Kentucky Sound Engineering Technicians 80 90 10 12.5 10
Kentucky Special Education Teachers, All Other 260 280 20 7.7 20
Kentucky Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 4,170 4,400 230 5.5 330
Kentucky Special Education Teachers, Middle School (SOC 2018) 980 1,040 60 6.1 80
Kentucky Special Education Teachers, Preschool 50 50 0 0 0
Kentucky Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (SOC 2018) 1,380 1,450 70 5.1 110
Kentucky Speech-Language Pathologists 2,310 2,880 570 24.7 210
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