Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Sort ascending Avg. Annl Openings
Missouri Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 10,740 11,310 570 5.3 1,000
Missouri Transportation Inspectors 380 400 20 5.3 40
Missouri Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other 190 200 10 5.3 30
Missouri Child, Family, and School Social Workers 9,020 9,480 460 5.1 890
Missouri Medical Equipment Repairers 1,380 1,450 70 5.1 150
Missouri Set and Exhibit Designers 390 410 20 5.1 40
Missouri Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 200 210 10 5 20
Missouri Animal Control Workers 200 210 10 5 20
Missouri Healthcare Social Workers 6,240 6,550 310 5 610
Missouri Compliance Officers 4,830 5,060 230 4.8 410
Missouri Cost Estimators 4,790 5,020 230 4.8 460
Missouri Fish and Game Wardens 210 220 10 4.8 20
Missouri Boilermakers 430 450 20 4.7 40
Missouri Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 430 450 20 4.7 30
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 2,330 2,440 110 4.7 260
Missouri Writers and Authors 2,120 2,220 100 4.7 220
Missouri Purchasing Managers 870 910 40 4.6 70
Missouri Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 220 230 10 4.5 30
Missouri Tire Repairers and Changers 2,220 2,320 100 4.5 270
Missouri Packers and Packagers, Hand 7,290 7,610 320 4.4 1,060
Missouri Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 2,520 2,630 110 4.4 250
Missouri Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 5,470 5,710 240 4.4 450
Missouri Recreational Therapists 450 470 20 4.4 40
Missouri Social and Community Service Managers 3,180 3,320 140 4.4 290
Missouri Economists 230 240 10 4.3 20
Missouri Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 700 730 30 4.3 70
Missouri Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 230 240 10 4.3 20
Missouri Construction and Building Inspectors 3,570 3,720 150 4.2 430
Missouri Firefighters 5,900 6,150 250 4.2 470
Missouri Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 1,180 1,230 50 4.2 140
Missouri Urban and Regional Planners 240 250 10 4.2 20
Missouri Computer Network Architects (SOC 2018) 3,630 3,780 150 4.1 240
Missouri Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 1,970 2,050 80 4.1 190
Missouri Information and Record Clerks, All Other 3,210 3,340 130 4 360
Missouri Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 35,050 36,460 1,410 4 4,450
Missouri Pharmacy Technicians 10,200 10,610 410 4 770
Missouri Tapers 250 260 10 4 20
Missouri Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 510 530 20 3.9 40
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 1,560 1,620 60 3.8 110
Missouri Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 14,290 14,830 540 3.8 1,160
Missouri Property Appraisers and Assessors 1,320 1,370 50 3.8 110
Missouri Foresters 270 280 10 3.7 30
Missouri Loan Officers 7,830 8,120 290 3.7 630
Missouri Optometrists 820 850 30 3.7 30
Missouri Rail Car Repairers 270 280 10 3.7 30
Missouri Family Medicine Physicians 8,110 8,400 290 3.6 260
Missouri Etchers and Engravers 580 600 20 3.4 80
Missouri Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 14,830 15,340 510 3.4 1,190
Missouri Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 590 610 20 3.4 60
Missouri Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 4,300 4,440 140 3.3 410
Missouri Highway Maintenance Workers 5,500 5,680 180 3.3 590
Missouri Plant and System Operators, All Other 310 320 10 3.2 30
Missouri Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists 310 320 10 3.2 10
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 2,250 2,320 70 3.1 150
Missouri Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 3,500 3,610 110 3.1 110
Missouri Commercial and Industrial Designers 330 340 10 3 30
Missouri Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 13,460 13,860 400 3 2,010
Missouri Orderlies (SOC 2018) 1,000 1,030 30 3 130
Missouri Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other 340 350 10 2.9 20
Missouri Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 4,470 4,600 130 2.9 610
Missouri Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 1,090 1,120 30 2.8 80
Missouri Helpers--Production Workers 3,640 3,740 100 2.7 530
Missouri Social Workers, All Other 1,880 1,930 50 2.7 180
Missouri Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 5,570 5,700 130 2.3 570
Missouri Interior Designers 1,730 1,770 40 2.3 160
Missouri Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,600 2,660 60 2.3 260
Missouri Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,930 1,970 40 2.1 140
Missouri Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 500 510 10 2 90
Missouri Graphic Designers 4,470 4,560 90 2 410
Missouri Opticians, Dispensing 1,000 1,020 20 2 80
Missouri Conservation Scientists 520 530 10 1.9 50
Missouri Psychologists, All Other 570 580 10 1.8 40
Missouri Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 550 560 10 1.8 50
Missouri Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 600 610 10 1.7 50
Missouri Pediatricians, General (SOC 2018) 580 590 10 1.7 20
Missouri Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1,720 1,750 30 1.7 200
Missouri Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,300 1,320 20 1.5 130
Missouri Directors, Religious Activities and Education 1,470 1,490 20 1.4 170
Missouri Broadcast Technicians 770 780 10 1.3 80
Missouri Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 4,080 4,130 50 1.2 370
Missouri Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 820 830 10 1.2 100
Missouri Psychiatric Aides (SOC 2018) 1,640 1,660 20 1.2 200
Missouri Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 17,140 17,320 180 1.1 1,700
Missouri Religious Workers, All Other 1,770 1,790 20 1.1 230
Missouri Customer Service Representatives 53,640 54,160 520 1 6,830
Missouri Museum Technicians and Conservators 970 980 10 1 110
Missouri Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 3,470 3,500 30 0.9 350
Missouri Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,130 1,140 10 0.9 130
Missouri Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 1,200 1,210 10 0.8 160
Missouri Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers 1,450 1,460 10 0.7 150
Missouri Retail Salespersons 75,860 76,390 530 0.7 10,600
Missouri Loan Interviewers and Clerks 8,680 8,720 40 0.5 770
Missouri Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 27,640 27,710 70 0.3 3,040
Missouri Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 170 170 0 0 10
Missouri Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (SOC 2018) 150 150 0 0 20
Missouri Avionics Technicians 310 310 0 0 20
Missouri Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 250 250 0 0 20
Missouri Clergy 1,090 1,090 0 0 110
Missouri Communications Equipment Operators, All Other 50 50 0 0 10
Missouri Correspondence Clerks 80 80 0 0 10
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