Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Sort descending Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Maine School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other 540 550 10 1.9 140
Maine Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 5,630 5,830 200 3.6 400
Maine Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 9,550 8,290 -1,260 -13.2 830
Maine Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 1,290 1,330 40 3.1 120
Maine Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 400 380 -20 -5 40
Maine Security Guards 1,970 2,020 50 2.5 260
Maine Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 1,920 2,110 190 9.9 250
Maine Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 570 600 30 5.3 60
Maine Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 180 180 0 0 20
Maine Set and Exhibit Designers 60 60 0 0 10
Maine Sewers, Hand 60 50 -10 -16.7 10
Maine Sewing Machine Operators 740 720 -20 -2.7 80
Maine Sheet Metal Workers 490 510 20 4.1 50
Maine Ship Engineers 50 50 0 0 10
Maine Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2,050 1,850 -200 -9.8 170
Maine Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 190 130 -60 -31.6 10
Maine Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 440 430 -10 -2.3 50
Maine Skincare Specialists 160 190 30 18.8 20
Maine Social and Community Service Managers 1,060 1,050 -10 -0.9 90
Maine Social and Human Service Assistants 3,870 3,860 -10 -0.3 450
Maine Social Science Research Assistants 150 160 10 6.7 20
Maine Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 100 100 0 0 10
Maine Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 70 70 0 0 10
Maine Social Workers, All Other 640 640 0 0 60
Maine Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 110 110 0 0 10
Maine Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3,750 4,190 440 11.7 330
Maine Soil and Plant Scientists 60 60 0 0 10
Maine Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 1,190 1,230 40 3.4 90
Maine Special Education Teachers, Middle School (SOC 2018) 490 500 10 2 40
Maine Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (SOC 2018) 630 650 20 3.2 50
Maine Speech-Language Pathologists 780 920 140 17.9 60
Maine Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 330 320 -10 -3 40
Maine Statisticians 100 120 20 20 10
Maine Stockers and Order Fillers 10,350 11,110 760 7.3 1,730
Maine Stonemasons 100 100 0 0 10
Maine Structural Iron and Steel Workers 260 240 -20 -7.7 20
Maine Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 280 230 -50 -17.9 20
Maine Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors 930 980 50 5.4 90
Maine Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 2,090 2,260 170 8.1 260
Maine Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists 260 240 -20 -7.7 10
Maine Surgical Technologists 540 550 10 1.9 40
Maine Survey Researchers 30 30 0 0 0
Maine Surveying and Mapping Technicians 300 300 0 0 40
Maine Surveyors 270 270 0 0 20
Maine Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 220 160 -60 -27.3 20
Maine Tapers 150 140 -10 -6.7 10
Maine Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 250 250 0 0 20
Maine Tax Preparers 490 490 0 0 50
Maine Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers 950 990 40 4.2 110
Maine Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 8,040 8,280 240 3 770
Maine Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 920 910 -10 -1.1 80
Maine Technical Writers 110 110 0 0 10
Maine Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 480 510 30 6.3 60
Maine Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 530 550 20 3.8 60
Maine Telemarketers 650 480 -170 -26.2 70
Maine Tellers 1,960 1,650 -310 -15.8 150
Maine Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 60 60 0 0 10
Maine Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 90 90 0 0 10
Maine Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 200 190 -10 -5 20
Maine Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 120 120 0 0 20
Maine Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 140 130 -10 -7.1 20
Maine Tire Repairers and Changers 470 440 -30 -6.4 50
Maine Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 140 130 -10 -7.1 10
Maine Tool and Die Makers 100 90 -10 -10 10
Maine Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 10 10 0 0 0
Maine Total, All Occupations 673,070 687,920 14,850 2.2 75,040
Maine Tour and Travel Guides 100 120 20 20 20
Maine Training and Development Managers 60 60 0 0 10
Maine Training and Development Specialists 890 930 40 4.5 90
Maine Transportation Inspectors 100 100 0 0 10
Maine Transportation Security Screeners 140 130 -10 -7.1 10
Maine Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 580 590 10 1.7 50
Maine Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 40 50 10 25 10
Maine Urban and Regional Planners 90 100 10 11.1 10
Maine Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 370 460 90 24.3 100
Maine Veterinarians 680 740 60 8.8 30
Maine Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 830 840 10 1.2 140
Maine Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 780 810 30 3.8 60
Maine Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 300 310 10 3.3 30
Maine Waiters and Waitresses 8,930 11,200 2,270 25.4 2,170
Maine Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 900 840 -60 -6.7 70
Maine Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers 530 560 30 5.7 40
Maine Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 530 550 20 3.8 50
Maine Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1,890 1,940 50 2.6 210
Maine Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 130 120 -10 -7.7 10
Maine Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 500 480 -20 -4 50
Maine Word Processors and Typists 60 40 -20 -33.3 0
Maine Writers and Authors 390 410 20 5.1 40
Maine Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 280 280 0 0 30
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