Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings Sort descending
Missouri Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 430 450 20 4.7 30
Missouri Chemical Engineers 330 380 50 15.2 30
Missouri Chiropractors 1,170 1,240 70 6 30
Missouri Commercial and Industrial Designers 330 340 10 3 30
Missouri Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 2018) 280 390 110 39.3 30
Missouri Counselors, All Other 340 360 20 5.9 30
Missouri Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 260 260 0 0 30
Missouri Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 280 320 40 14.3 30
Missouri Education Administrators, All Other 430 460 30 7 30
Missouri Environmental Engineering Technicians 300 330 30 10 30
Missouri Food Scientists and Technologists 210 240 30 14.3 30
Missouri Foresters 270 280 10 3.7 30
Missouri Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 350 400 50 14.3 30
Missouri Hearing Aid Specialists 260 310 50 19.2 30
Missouri Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 240 270 30 12.5 30
Missouri Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 530 530 0 0 30
Missouri Log Graders and Scalers 180 180 0 0 30
Missouri Mechanical Engineering Technicians 270 300 30 11.1 30
Missouri Media and Communication Workers, All Other 230 310 80 34.8 30
Missouri Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 350 350 0 0 30
Missouri Microbiologists 260 280 20 7.7 30
Missouri Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 390 350 -40 -10.3 30
Missouri Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 230 250 20 8.7 30
Missouri Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (SOC 2018) 330 370 40 12.1 30
Missouri Optometrists 820 850 30 3.7 30
Missouri Plant and System Operators, All Other 310 320 10 3.2 30
Missouri Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 250 270 20 8 30
Missouri Proofreaders and Copy Markers 190 190 0 0 30
Missouri Radiation Therapists 490 520 30 6.1 30
Missouri Rail Car Repairers 270 280 10 3.7 30
Missouri Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 300 320 20 6.7 30
Missouri Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 330 280 -50 -15.2 30
Missouri Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 320 350 30 9.4 30
Missouri Statistical Assistants 190 210 20 10.5 30
Missouri Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other 190 200 10 5.3 30
Missouri Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 310 310 0 0 30
Missouri Biochemists and Biophysicists 350 410 60 17.1 40
Missouri Boilermakers 430 450 20 4.7 40
Missouri Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 310 360 50 16.1 40
Missouri Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 350 390 40 11.4 40
Missouri Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 420 360 -60 -14.3 40
Missouri Crane and Tower Operators 360 400 40 11.1 40
Missouri Curators 290 350 60 20.7 40
Missouri Dietetic Technicians 520 520 0 0 40
Missouri Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 510 530 20 3.9 40
Missouri Embalmers 300 290 -10 -3.3 40
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 590 570 -20 -3.4 40
Missouri First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 340 390 50 14.7 40
Missouri Food Processing Workers, All Other 340 340 0 0 40
Missouri Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 330 370 40 12.1 40
Missouri Forest and Conservation Technicians (SOC 2018) 310 310 0 0 40
Missouri Foundry Mold and Coremakers 390 390 0 0 40
Missouri Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 370 360 -10 -2.7 40
Missouri Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 360 360 0 0 40
Missouri Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 320 320 0 0 40
Missouri Helpers--Electricians 300 330 30 10 40
Missouri History Teachers, Postsecondary 360 390 30 8.3 40
Missouri Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 460 440 -20 -4.3 40
Missouri Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 420 400 -20 -4.8 40
Missouri Material Moving Workers, All Other 290 320 30 10.3 40
Missouri Meter Readers, Utilities 770 680 -90 -11.7 40
Missouri Nuclear Medicine Technologists 500 530 30 6 40
Missouri Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 330 370 40 12.1 40
Missouri Pipelayers 380 370 -10 -2.6 40
Missouri Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 540 430 -110 -20.4 40
Missouri Psychologists, All Other 570 580 10 1.8 40
Missouri Recreational Therapists 450 470 20 4.4 40
Missouri Set and Exhibit Designers 390 410 20 5.1 40
Missouri Training and Development Managers 420 460 40 9.5 40
Missouri Transportation Inspectors 380 400 20 5.3 40
Missouri Transportation Security Screeners 510 510 0 0 40
Missouri Actors 290 430 140 48.3 50
Missouri Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 470 420 -50 -10.6 50
Missouri Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 650 500 -150 -23.1 50
Missouri Athletes and Sports Competitors 220 310 90 40.9 50
Missouri Conservation Scientists 520 530 10 1.9 50
Missouri Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 600 610 10 1.7 50
Missouri Craft Artists 400 460 60 15 50
Missouri Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 470 460 -10 -2.1 50
Missouri Dancers 270 330 60 22.2 50
Missouri Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 380 410 30 7.9 50
Missouri Electrical and Electronics Drafters 510 550 40 7.8 50
Missouri Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 510 590 80 15.7 50
Missouri Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (SOC 2018) 370 410 40 10.8 50
Missouri Forensic Science Technicians 320 370 50 15.6 50
Missouri Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 330 360 30 9.1 50
Missouri Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 480 530 50 10.4 50
Missouri Legal Support Workers, All Other 510 510 0 0 50
Missouri Materials Engineers 610 690 80 13.1 50
Missouri Medical Appliance Technicians 300 350 50 16.7 50
Missouri Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 390 450 60 15.4 50
Missouri Natural Sciences Managers 670 730 60 9 50
Missouri Nurse Anesthetists 810 900 90 11.1 50
Missouri Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 500 470 -30 -6 50
Missouri Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 550 560 10 1.8 50
Missouri Soil and Plant Scientists 370 430 60 16.2 50
Missouri Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 570 510 -60 -10.5 50
Missouri Upholsterers 510 560 50 9.8 50
Missouri Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 490 490 0 0 50
Missouri Aerospace Engineers 1,160 1,150 -10 -0.9 60
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