Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

Use this page to sort, search, filter, and export long term projections. To sort the data select the header of the column to sort. Data can be filtered by entering a specific state name, or occupational title. Use "Double Quotes" to search for an exact term. If the table below is empty when a particular state is entered, that state has not yet submitted projections. If a particular occupation does not show up this means there is no publicly available projection for that occupation in the area specified.

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Area Title Base Projected Change Sort ascending %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Mississippi Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 180 180 0 0 20
Mississippi Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 220 220 0 0 20
Mississippi Physicists 60 60 0 0 0
Mississippi Plant and System Operators, All Other 120 120 0 0 10
Mississippi Plasterers and Stucco Masons 90 90 0 0 10
Mississippi Podiatrists 40 40 0 0 0
Mississippi Pourers and Casters, Metal 50 50 0 0 10
Mississippi Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 120 120 0 0 10
Mississippi Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 430 430 0 0 40
Mississippi Sales Engineers 120 120 0 0 10
Mississippi Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 80 80 0 0 10
Mississippi Social Science Research Assistants 60 60 0 0 10
Mississippi Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 190 190 0 0 20
Mississippi Soil and Plant Scientists 130 130 0 0 10
Mississippi Special Education Teachers, All Other 50 50 0 0 0
Mississippi Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 300 300 0 0 40
Mississippi Statistical Assistants 70 70 0 0 10
Mississippi Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 240 240 0 0 30
Mississippi Tax Preparers 450 450 0 0 50
Mississippi Telemarketers 90 90 0 0 10
Mississippi Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 50 50 0 0 10
Mississippi Transportation Inspectors 120 120 0 0 10
Mississippi Woodworkers, All Other 30 30 0 0 0
Mississippi Agricultural Inspectors 320 310 -10 -3.1 50
Mississippi Architectural and Civil Drafters 470 460 -10 -2.1 40
Mississippi Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 180 170 -10 -5.6 20
Mississippi Carpenters 3,980 3,970 -10 -0.3 360
Mississippi Carpet Installers 210 200 -10 -4.8 20
Mississippi Choreographers 100 90 -10 -10 20
Mississippi Civil Engineering Technicians 900 890 -10 -1.1 80
Mississippi Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 840 830 -10 -1.2 90
Mississippi Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers 160 150 -10 -6.3 20
Mississippi Conservation Scientists 1,200 1,190 -10 -0.8 110
Mississippi Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,210 4,200 -10 -0.2 380
Mississippi Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 270 260 -10 -3.7 30
Mississippi Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Mississippi Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 130 120 -10 -7.7 10
Mississippi Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 50 40 -10 -20 0
Mississippi Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 1,230 1,220 -10 -0.8 110
Mississippi Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 410 400 -10 -2.4 40
Mississippi Forest and Conservation Technicians (SOC 2018) 220 210 -10 -4.5 30
Mississippi Foundry Mold and Coremakers 160 150 -10 -6.3 10
Mississippi Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 130 120 -10 -7.7 10
Mississippi Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 110 100 -10 -9.1 10
Mississippi Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 730 720 -10 -1.4 70
Mississippi Interior Designers 130 120 -10 -7.7 10
Mississippi Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 180 170 -10 -5.6 20
Mississippi Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 200 190 -10 -5 20
Mississippi Multimedia Artists and Animators 100 90 -10 -10 10
Mississippi Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 110 100 -10 -9.1 10
Mississippi Physical Scientists, All Other 450 440 -10 -2.2 30
Mississippi Power Plant Operators 300 290 -10 -3.3 30
Mississippi Real Estate Sales Agents 1,420 1,410 -10 -0.7 120
Mississippi Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 80 70 -10 -12.5 10
Mississippi Tool and Die Makers 330 320 -10 -3 30
Mississippi Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 140 120 -20 -14.3 10
Mississippi First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 420 400 -20 -4.8 30
Mississippi Funeral Attendants 250 230 -20 -8 30
Mississippi Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 310 290 -20 -6.5 30
Mississippi Order Clerks 590 570 -20 -3.4 60
Mississippi Print Binding and Finishing Workers 130 110 -20 -15.4 10
Mississippi Semiconductor Processors 90 70 -20 -22.2 10
Mississippi Sewers, Hand 140 120 -20 -14.3 20
Mississippi Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3,190 3,170 -20 -0.6 230
Mississippi Telephone Operators 70 50 -20 -28.6 10
Mississippi Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 580 560 -20 -3.4 60
Mississippi Word Processors and Typists 50 30 -20 -40 0
Mississippi Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 160 130 -30 -18.8 10
Mississippi Bill and Account Collectors 1,200 1,170 -30 -2.5 130
Mississippi Chemical Plant and System Operators 230 200 -30 -13 20
Mississippi Cooks, Private Household 170 140 -30 -17.6 20
Mississippi Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 90 60 -30 -33.3 10
Mississippi Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 190 160 -30 -15.8 20
Mississippi Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 580 550 -30 -5.2 60
Mississippi Insurance Underwriters 310 280 -30 -9.7 20
Mississippi Mechanical Drafters 410 380 -30 -7.3 30
Mississippi Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 340 310 -30 -8.8 30
Mississippi New Accounts Clerks 370 340 -30 -8.1 30
Mississippi Office Clerks, General 18,390 18,360 -30 -0.2 2,090
Mississippi Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 170 140 -30 -17.6 10
Mississippi Prepress Technicians and Workers 80 50 -30 -37.5 10
Mississippi Broadcast Technicians 200 160 -40 -20 20
Mississippi First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2,640 2,600 -40 -1.5 230
Mississippi Meter Readers, Utilities 480 440 -40 -8.3 30
Mississippi Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 710 670 -40 -5.6 60
Mississippi News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 280 240 -40 -14.3 20
Mississippi Procurement Clerks 760 720 -40 -5.3 60
Mississippi Editors 290 240 -50 -17.2 20
Mississippi Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 290 240 -50 -17.2 20
Mississippi Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 320 270 -50 -15.6 30
Mississippi Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 340 290 -50 -14.7 20
Mississippi Printing Press Operators 600 550 -50 -8.3 60
Mississippi Radio and Television Announcers 240 190 -50 -20.8 20
Mississippi Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 1,080 1,020 -60 -5.6 110
Mississippi Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1,370 1,310 -60 -4.4 120
Mississippi Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 570 510 -60 -10.5 40
Mississippi Butchers and Meat Cutters 1,180 1,110 -70 -5.9 130
Mississippi Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 960 890 -70 -7.3 90
Mississippi Construction Managers 1,970 1,900 -70 -3.6 130
Mississippi File Clerks 610 540 -70 -11.5 60
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