Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Louisiana Compensation and Benefits Managers 210 220 10 4.8 20
Louisiana Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 160 170 10 6.3 20
Louisiana Curators 140 150 10 7.1 20
Louisiana Dental Laboratory Technicians 320 330 10 3.1 40
Louisiana Dietetic Technicians 310 320 10 3.2 20
Louisiana Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 80 90 10 12.5 10
Louisiana Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 120 130 10 8.3 10
Louisiana Education Administrators, All Other 220 230 10 4.5 20
Louisiana Environmental Engineers 410 420 10 2.4 30
Louisiana Financial Examiners 100 110 10 10 10
Louisiana Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 150 160 10 6.7 20
Louisiana Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 40 50 10 25 10
Louisiana Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 150 160 10 6.7 20
Louisiana Interior Designers 350 360 10 2.9 30
Louisiana Landscape Architects 190 200 10 5.3 10
Louisiana Life Scientists, All Other 170 180 10 5.9 10
Louisiana Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 410 420 10 2.4 40
Louisiana Marriage and Family Therapists 80 90 10 12.5 10
Louisiana Mechanical Door Repairers 70 80 10 14.3 10
Louisiana Mechanical Engineering Technicians 160 170 10 6.3 20
Louisiana Medical Appliance Technicians 100 110 10 10 10
Louisiana Medical Equipment Preparers 540 550 10 1.9 70
Louisiana Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 160 170 10 6.3 20
Louisiana Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 100 110 10 10 10
Louisiana Motorboat Operators 40 50 10 25 0
Louisiana Museum Technicians and Conservators 80 90 10 12.5 10
Louisiana Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 240 250 10 4.2 20
Louisiana Orderlies (SOC 2018) 1,010 1,020 10 1 120
Louisiana Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 90 100 10 11.1 10
Louisiana Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 390 400 10 2.6 50
Louisiana Physicists 40 50 10 25 0
Louisiana Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 100 110 10 10 10
Louisiana Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 310 320 10 3.2 30
Louisiana Psychiatrists (SOC 2018) 80 90 10 12.5 0
Louisiana Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 160 170 10 6.3 20
Louisiana Real Estate Brokers 220 230 10 4.5 20
Louisiana Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 100 110 10 10 10
Louisiana Sewing Machine Operators 490 500 10 2 60
Louisiana Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 70 80 10 14.3 10
Louisiana Solar Photovoltaic Installers 30 40 10 33.3 10
Louisiana Statistical Assistants 140 150 10 7.1 20
Louisiana Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 210 220 10 4.8 30
Louisiana Surgical Technologists 1,870 1,880 10 0.5 130
Louisiana Tax Preparers 1,080 1,090 10 0.9 120
Louisiana Technical Writers 190 200 10 5.3 20
Louisiana Traffic Technicians 80 90 10 12.5 10
Louisiana Tree Trimmers and Pruners 340 350 10 2.9 50
Louisiana Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 30 30 0 0 0
Louisiana Agricultural and Food Science Technicians (SOC 2018) 260 260 0 0 30
Louisiana Agricultural Equipment Operators 400 400 0 0 60
Louisiana Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 230 230 0 0 20
Louisiana Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 280 280 0 0 30
Louisiana Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 90 90 0 0 10
Louisiana Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 40 40 0 0 0
Louisiana Biological Technicians 140 140 0 0 20
Louisiana Bridge and Lock Tenders 440 440 0 0 60
Louisiana Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity (SOC 2018) 1,370 1,370 0 0 160
Louisiana Cargo and Freight Agents 480 480 0 0 50
Louisiana Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 150 150 0 0 10
Louisiana Chemists 620 620 0 0 60
Louisiana Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 180 180 0 0 20
Louisiana Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 300 300 0 0 20
Louisiana Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 140 140 0 0 10
Louisiana Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 2018) 90 90 0 0 10
Louisiana Computer Hardware Engineers 150 150 0 0 10
Louisiana Construction and Building Inspectors 1,310 1,310 0 0 150
Louisiana Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 20 20 0 0 0
Louisiana Correspondence Clerks 50 50 0 0 10
Louisiana Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 60 60 0 0 10
Louisiana Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 340 340 0 0 40
Louisiana Economists 50 50 0 0 0
Louisiana Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 230 230 0 0 20
Louisiana Education Teachers, Postsecondary 340 340 0 0 30
Louisiana Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 210 210 0 0 20
Louisiana Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 90 90 0 0 10
Louisiana Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 30 30 0 0 0
Louisiana Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 480 480 0 0 40
Louisiana Emergency Management Directors 90 90 0 0 10
Louisiana Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 120 120 0 0 10
Louisiana English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 320 320 0 0 30
Louisiana Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 40 40 0 0 0
Louisiana Exercise Physiologists 120 120 0 0 10
Louisiana Farm Labor Contractors 0 0 0 0 0
Louisiana First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 690 690 0 0 100
Louisiana Food Scientists and Technologists 20 20 0 0 0
Louisiana Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 40 40 0 0 0
Louisiana Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 140 140 0 0 10
Louisiana Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 50 50 0 0 10
Louisiana Geographers 30 30 0 0 0
Louisiana Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 40 40 0 0 0
Louisiana Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 110 110 0 0 10
Louisiana Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 180 180 0 0 20
Louisiana Historians 30 30 0 0 0
Louisiana History Teachers, Postsecondary 120 120 0 0 10
Louisiana Hoist and Winch Operators 50 50 0 0 10
Louisiana Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 40 40 0 0 0
Louisiana Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 180 180 0 0 20
Louisiana Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 90 90 0 0 10
Louisiana Legal Support Workers, All Other 670 670 0 0 60
Louisiana Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 60 60 0 0 10
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