Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
Arkansas Public Relations and Fundraising Managers (SOC 2018) 440 540 100 22.7 50
Arkansas Public Relations Specialists 1,630 2,050 420 25.8 210
Arkansas Purchasing Managers 740 770 30 4.1 60
Arkansas Radiation Therapists 100 100 0 0 10
Arkansas Radio and Television Announcers 240 220 -20 -8.3 20
Arkansas Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs 50 60 10 20 10
Arkansas Radiologic Technologists 1,990 2,120 130 6.5 160
Arkansas Rail Car Repairers 230 240 10 4.3 20
Arkansas Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 260 250 -10 -3.8 20
Arkansas Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 480 460 -20 -4.2 40
Arkansas Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 760 730 -30 -3.9 60
Arkansas Real Estate Brokers 700 740 40 5.7 70
Arkansas Real Estate Sales Agents 2,260 2,350 90 4 210
Arkansas Receptionists and Information Clerks 11,560 12,220 660 5.7 1,550
Arkansas Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 130 150 20 15.4 10
Arkansas Recreation Workers 1,790 2,060 270 15.1 320
Arkansas Recreational Therapists 40 40 0 0 0
Arkansas Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 200 250 50 25 30
Arkansas Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 2,330 2,650 320 13.7 360
Arkansas Registered Nurses 25,890 28,240 2,350 9.1 1,640
Arkansas Rehabilitation Counselors 660 780 120 18.2 80
Arkansas Religious Workers, All Other 1,630 1,800 170 10.4 240
Arkansas Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 170 190 20 11.8 20
Arkansas Residential Advisors 1,010 1,170 160 15.8 170
Arkansas Respiratory Therapists 1,480 1,820 340 23 110
Arkansas Retail Salespersons 37,390 39,310 1,920 5.1 5,500
Arkansas Riggers 40 50 10 25 0
Arkansas Rock Splitters, Quarry 80 80 0 0 10
Arkansas Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 760 830 70 9.2 80
Arkansas Roofers 880 950 70 8 90
Arkansas Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 220 230 10 4.5 30
Arkansas Sailors and Marine Oilers 60 60 0 0 10
Arkansas Sales Engineers 130 130 0 0 10
Arkansas Sales Managers 1,930 2,070 140 7.3 180
Arkansas Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 5,140 5,620 480 9.3 660
Arkansas Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 12,540 13,150 610 4.9 1,310
Arkansas Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 2,030 2,150 120 5.9 220
Arkansas Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1,260 1,380 120 9.5 160
Arkansas School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other 960 1,100 140 14.6 270
Arkansas Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 11,150 12,140 990 8.9 880
Arkansas Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 14,830 14,070 -760 -5.1 1,470
Arkansas Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 1,680 1,850 170 10.1 170
Arkansas Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 680 760 80 11.8 80
Arkansas Security Guards 6,080 6,810 730 12 910
Arkansas Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 960 1,110 150 15.6 130
Arkansas Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 630 660 30 4.8 70
Arkansas Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 60 80 20 33.3 10
Arkansas Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 650 630 -20 -3.1 70
Arkansas Set and Exhibit Designers 80 90 10 12.5 10
Arkansas Sewing Machine Operators 640 560 -80 -12.5 60
Arkansas Sheet Metal Workers 990 1,040 50 5.1 100
Arkansas Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 5,140 5,040 -100 -1.9 480
Arkansas Signal and Track Switch Repairers 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Arkansas Slaughterers and Meat Packers 800 840 40 5 100
Arkansas Social and Community Service Managers 1,670 1,960 290 17.4 180
Arkansas Social and Human Service Assistants 4,120 5,020 900 21.8 620
Arkansas Social Science Research Assistants 80 90 10 12.5 10
Arkansas Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 260 280 20 7.7 30
Arkansas Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 190 190 0 0 20
Arkansas Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 320 340 20 6.3 30
Arkansas Social Workers, All Other 870 900 30 3.4 80
Arkansas Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 140 150 10 7.1 10
Arkansas Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 8,700 10,580 1,880 21.6 890
Arkansas Soil and Plant Scientists 190 200 10 5.3 20
Arkansas Special Education Teachers, All Other 80 90 10 12.5 10
Arkansas Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 1,270 1,380 110 8.7 110
Arkansas Special Education Teachers, Middle School (SOC 2018) 920 1,000 80 8.7 80
Arkansas Special Education Teachers, Preschool 320 410 90 28.1 40
Arkansas Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (SOC 2018) 1,170 1,280 110 9.4 100
Arkansas Speech-Language Pathologists 2,030 2,810 780 38.4 220
Arkansas Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 400 410 10 2.5 50
Arkansas Statistical Assistants 40 50 10 25 10
Arkansas Statisticians 510 670 160 31.4 60
Arkansas Stockers and Order Fillers 20,210 22,910 2,700 13.4 3,600
Arkansas Structural Iron and Steel Workers 460 500 40 8.7 50
Arkansas Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1,030 960 -70 -6.8 90
Arkansas Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors 1,860 2,360 500 26.9 240
Arkansas Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 3,480 4,080 600 17.2 490
Arkansas Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists 140 130 -10 -7.1 0
Arkansas Surgical Technologists 1,300 1,400 100 7.7 100
Arkansas Surveying and Mapping Technicians 580 630 50 8.6 80
Arkansas Surveyors 340 360 20 5.9 30
Arkansas Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 470 360 -110 -23.4 40
Arkansas Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 90 80 -10 -11.1 10
Arkansas Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 110 130 20 18.2 20
Arkansas Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 480 500 20 4.2 40
Arkansas Tax Preparers 620 650 30 4.8 70
Arkansas Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers 2,260 2,520 260 11.5 300
Arkansas Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 9,980 11,380 1,400 14 1,120
Arkansas Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 2,910 3,100 190 6.5 290
Arkansas Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 1,870 1,800 -70 -3.7 200
Arkansas Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 1,370 1,440 70 5.1 160
Arkansas Telemarketers 1,260 1,010 -250 -19.8 140
Arkansas Tellers 5,210 4,730 -480 -9.2 470
Arkansas Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 70 60 -10 -14.3 10
Arkansas Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 330 290 -40 -12.1 30
Arkansas Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 40 30 -10 -25 0
Arkansas Therapists, All Other 230 270 40 17.4 20
Arkansas Tile and Marble Setters 270 290 20 7.4 30
Arkansas Tire Repairers and Changers 1,300 1,320 20 1.5 150
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