Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings Sort ascending
Colorado Orderlies (SOC 2018) 600 750 150 25 90
Colorado Postal Service Clerks 1,260 1,240 -20 -1.6 90
Colorado Purchasing Managers 960 1,120 160 16.7 90
Colorado Broadcast Technicians 750 800 50 6.7 80
Colorado Brokerage Clerks 700 820 120 17.1 80
Colorado Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 900 980 80 8.9 80
Colorado Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 770 790 20 2.6 80
Colorado Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 470 610 140 29.8 80
Colorado Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 520 670 150 28.8 80
Colorado Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 630 750 120 19 80
Colorado Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 700 810 110 15.7 80
Colorado Material Moving Workers, All Other 560 690 130 23.2 80
Colorado News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 820 830 10 1.2 80
Colorado Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 800 770 -30 -3.8 80
Colorado Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 650 790 140 21.5 80
Colorado Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 490 640 150 30.6 80
Colorado Physical Therapist Aides 500 680 180 36 80
Colorado Physicists 920 1,110 190 20.7 80
Colorado Plant and System Operators, All Other 810 840 30 3.7 80
Colorado Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 910 810 -100 -11 80
Colorado Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other 980 1,140 160 16.3 70
Colorado Air Traffic Controllers 820 810 -10 -1.2 70
Colorado Biological Scientists, All Other 750 820 70 9.3 70
Colorado Biomedical Engineers 820 920 100 12.2 70
Colorado Chemical Engineers 810 1,000 190 23.5 70
Colorado Clergy 520 680 160 30.8 70
Colorado Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 610 660 50 8.2 70
Colorado Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 740 900 160 21.6 70
Colorado Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 550 610 60 10.9 70
Colorado Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 770 940 170 22.1 70
Colorado Floral Designers 940 880 -60 -6.4 70
Colorado Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 460 560 100 21.7 70
Colorado Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 380 440 60 15.8 70
Colorado Media and Communication Workers, All Other 570 680 110 19.3 70
Colorado Microbiologists 600 730 130 21.7 70
Colorado Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 470 570 100 21.3 70
Colorado Motorcycle Mechanics 530 650 120 22.6 70
Colorado Multimedia Artists and Animators 570 680 110 19.3 70
Colorado Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 710 760 50 7 70
Colorado Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 520 620 100 19.2 70
Colorado Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 570 650 80 14 70
Colorado Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 670 850 180 26.9 70
Colorado Rail Car Repairers 610 750 140 23 70
Colorado Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 730 770 40 5.5 70
Colorado Special Education Teachers, Preschool 800 940 140 17.5 70
Colorado Stonemasons 530 680 150 28.3 70
Colorado Advertising and Promotions Managers 510 630 120 23.5 60
Colorado Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 470 610 140 29.8 60
Colorado Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 730 850 120 16.4 60
Colorado Dental Laboratory Technicians 530 540 10 1.9 60
Colorado Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 530 560 30 5.7 60
Colorado Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 570 660 90 15.8 60
Colorado Film and Video Editors 400 590 190 47.5 60
Colorado Forest and Conservation Technicians (SOC 2018) 490 510 20 4.1 60
Colorado Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 590 570 -20 -3.4 60
Colorado Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, & Healthcare Practitioners, AO 730 890 160 21.9 60
Colorado Helpers--Extraction Workers 400 520 120 30 60
Colorado Hydrologists 500 640 140 28 60
Colorado Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 430 490 60 14 60
Colorado Legislators 700 820 120 17.1 60
Colorado Power Plant Operators 740 720 -20 -2.7 60
Colorado Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs 520 570 50 9.6 60
Colorado Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 340 480 140 41.2 60
Colorado Soil and Plant Scientists 430 560 130 30.2 60
Colorado Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 640 680 40 6.3 60
Colorado Therapists, All Other 580 760 180 31 60
Colorado Training and Development Managers 530 670 140 26.4 60
Colorado Transportation Inspectors 490 560 70 14.3 60
Colorado Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 420 460 40 9.5 60
Colorado Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 610 690 80 13.1 60
Colorado Artists and Related Workers, All Other 400 460 60 15 50
Colorado Athletes and Sports Competitors 220 330 110 50 50
Colorado Athletic Trainers 510 670 160 31.4 50
Colorado Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 670 820 150 22.4 50
Colorado Carpet Installers 490 530 40 8.2 50
Colorado Chemical Plant and System Operators 420 470 50 11.9 50
Colorado Chief Executives 840 840 0 0 50
Colorado Chiropractors 1,250 1,460 210 16.8 50
Colorado Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 330 390 60 18.2 50
Colorado Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 530 630 100 18.9 50
Colorado Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 540 640 100 18.5 50
Colorado Conveyor Operators and Tenders 320 370 50 15.6 50
Colorado Craft Artists 450 470 20 4.4 50
Colorado Drafters, All Other 370 460 90 24.3 50
Colorado Education Administrators, All Other 700 730 30 4.3 50
Colorado Environmental Engineering Technicians 380 490 110 28.9 50
Colorado First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 740 750 10 1.4 50
Colorado Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 460 570 110 23.9 50
Colorado Forensic Science Technicians 330 430 100 30.3 50
Colorado Labor Relations Specialists 560 590 30 5.4 50
Colorado Maintenance Workers, Machinery 420 510 90 21.4 50
Colorado Mechanical Door Repairers 420 540 120 28.6 50
Colorado Mechanical Drafters 450 510 60 13.3 50
Colorado Mechanical Engineering Technicians 450 520 70 15.6 50
Colorado Optometrists 980 1,130 150 15.3 50
Colorado Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 440 540 100 22.7 50
Colorado Physical Scientists, All Other 640 650 10 1.6 50
Colorado Private Detectives and Investigators 420 510 90 21.4 50
Colorado Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 330 420 90 27.3 50
Colorado Radio and Television Announcers 560 510 -50 -8.9 50
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