Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort descending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Kentucky Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 11,220 11,850 630 5.6 840
Kentucky Construction Laborers 13,800 14,450 650 4.7 1,440
Kentucky Logisticians 1,940 2,590 650 33.5 260
Kentucky Receptionists and Information Clerks 12,650 13,340 690 5.5 1,690
Kentucky Food Preparation Workers 10,370 11,070 700 6.8 1,900
Kentucky Machinists 4,550 5,250 700 15.4 570
Kentucky Respiratory Therapists 3,060 3,780 720 23.5 230
Kentucky Accountants and Auditors 11,650 12,380 730 6.3 1,120
Kentucky Human Resources Specialists 8,340 9,070 730 8.8 890
Kentucky Amusement and Recreation Attendants 1,990 2,730 740 37.2 570
Kentucky Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 4,280 5,020 740 17.3 580
Kentucky Physical Therapist Assistants 2,150 2,890 740 34.4 370
Kentucky Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 10,870 11,630 760 7 1,350
Kentucky Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 10,380 11,190 810 7.8 1,470
Kentucky Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 13,440 14,250 810 6 1,350
Kentucky Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other 17,190 18,010 820 4.8 1,350
Kentucky Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 9,420 10,270 850 9 830
Kentucky Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 16,590 17,450 860 5.2 1,290
Kentucky Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 2,990 3,880 890 29.8 680
Kentucky Electricians 9,890 10,790 900 9.1 1,150
Kentucky Financial Managers 5,750 6,700 950 16.5 540
Kentucky Pharmacy Technicians 9,210 10,190 980 10.6 780
Kentucky Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 2,460 3,460 1,000 40.7 550
Kentucky Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 7,040 8,060 1,020 14.5 900
Kentucky Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 3,640 4,670 1,030 28.3 1,060
Kentucky Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors 4,100 5,160 1,060 25.9 530
Kentucky Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 17,360 18,460 1,100 6.3 1,850
Kentucky Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 23,310 24,420 1,110 4.8 3,270
Kentucky Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 5,540 6,660 1,120 20.2 700
Kentucky Medical Secretaries 11,700 12,890 1,190 10.2 1,430
Kentucky Social and Human Service Assistants 7,380 8,600 1,220 16.5 1,040
Kentucky Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 10,920 12,180 1,260 11.5 1,360
Kentucky Industrial Engineers 5,910 7,230 1,320 22.3 540
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 12,730 14,080 1,350 10.6 1,440
Kentucky Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 11,130 12,540 1,410 12.7 1,510
Kentucky Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 5,770 7,250 1,480 25.6 1,110
Kentucky Security Guards 11,450 12,940 1,490 13 1,740
Kentucky Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 7,570 9,100 1,530 20.2 760
Kentucky Bartenders 4,370 5,950 1,580 36.2 1,020
Kentucky Childcare Workers 15,080 16,790 1,710 11.3 2,360
Kentucky Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 18,680 20,460 1,780 9.5 2,010
Kentucky Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 14,020 15,860 1,840 13.1 2,160
Kentucky Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 30,240 32,090 1,850 6.1 3,570
Kentucky Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 21,730 23,610 1,880 8.7 2,920
Kentucky Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 15,450 17,390 1,940 12.6 1,980
Kentucky Driver/Sales Workers 9,600 11,700 2,100 21.9 1,370
Kentucky Medical Assistants 12,230 14,450 2,220 18.2 1,770
Kentucky Industrial Machinery Mechanics 8,620 11,060 2,440 28.3 1,080
Kentucky Nurse Practitioners 4,480 6,920 2,440 54.5 540
Kentucky Medical and Health Services Managers 7,570 10,050 2,480 32.8 920
Kentucky Stockers and Order Fillers 36,930 39,870 2,940 8 6,230
Kentucky First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 15,420 19,070 3,650 23.7 2,890
Kentucky Retail Salespersons 50,660 54,390 3,730 7.4 7,650
Kentucky Registered Nurses 43,320 47,140 3,820 8.8 2,730
Kentucky Fast Food and Counter Workers 20,930 24,930 4,000 19.1 5,050
Kentucky Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 48,590 52,620 4,030 8.3 5,950
Kentucky Waiters and Waitresses 19,980 24,530 4,550 22.8 4,750
Kentucky General and Operations Managers 44,620 49,270 4,650 10.4 4,310
Kentucky Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 60,100 67,300 7,200 12 9,050
Kentucky Home Health and Personal Care Aides 22,230 30,130 7,900 35.5 3,950
Kentucky Cooks, Restaurant 15,270 23,550 8,280 54.2 3,630
Kentucky Total, All Occupations 1,916,360 2,067,870 151,510 7.9 231,130
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