Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
United States Power Distributors and Dispatchers 10,000 9,300 -700 -7 800
United States Power Plant Operators 33,600 29,000 -4,600 -13.7 2,500
United States Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 11,400 12,000 600 5.3 1,300
United States Prepress Technicians and Workers 28,200 23,300 -4,900 -17.4 3,000
United States Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 469,600 556,000 86,400 18.4 59,600
United States Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 30,300 27,000 -3,300 -10.9 2,600
United States Print Binding and Finishing Workers 41,600 34,400 -7,200 -17.3 3,500
United States Printing Press Operators 160,900 144,900 -16,000 -9.9 14,700
United States Private Detectives and Investigators 33,700 38,100 4,400 13.1 3,500
United States Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 92,700 96,200 3,500 3.8 8,100
United States Procurement Clerks 63,000 59,800 -3,200 -5.1 5,200
United States Producers and Directors 131,000 162,500 31,500 24 15,600
United States Production Workers, All Other 203,600 220,300 16,700 8.2 24,600
United States Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 365,700 393,600 27,900 7.6 41,000
United States Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,777,300 1,876,500 99,200 5.6 141,900
United States Proofreaders and Copy Markers 7,900 8,300 400 5.1 1,100
United States Property Appraisers and Assessors 78,700 82,100 3,400 4.3 6,300
United States Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 364,100 375,500 11,400 3.1 29,100
United States Prosthodontists 700 700 0 0 0
United States Psychiatric Aides (SOC 2018) 54,100 58,100 4,000 7.4 7,200
United States Psychiatric Technicians 91,600 103,300 11,700 12.8 8,000
United States Psychiatrists (SOC 2018) 28,100 31,600 3,500 12.5 1,200
United States Psychologists, All Other 55,200 56,300 1,100 2 3,700
United States Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 44,100 48,600 4,500 10.2 4,700
United States Public Relations and Fundraising Managers (SOC 2018) 89,000 100,300 11,300 12.7 8,900
United States Public Relations Specialists 272,300 303,400 31,100 11.4 29,200
United States Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 11,100 12,500 1,400 12.6 1,400
United States Purchasing Managers 74,400 79,000 4,600 6.2 6,300
United States Radiation Therapists 17,700 19,300 1,600 9 1,100
United States Radio and Television Announcers 30,700 33,900 3,200 10.4 3,300
United States Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs 13,500 14,100 600 4.4 1,600
United States Radiologic Technologists 212,100 230,300 18,200 8.6 17,400
United States Rail Car Repairers 21,100 22,200 1,100 5.2 2,200
United States Rail Transportation Workers, All Other 1,700 1,700 0 0 200
United States Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 4,200 4,300 100 2.4 400
United States Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 15,700 16,500 800 5.1 1,500
United States Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 11,000 11,300 300 2.7 1,000
United States Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 32,900 34,700 1,800 5.5 3,100
United States Real Estate Brokers 109,900 114,800 4,900 4.5 10,100
United States Real Estate Sales Agents 408,900 425,800 16,900 4.1 37,400
United States Receptionists and Information Clerks 1,016,200 1,060,000 43,800 4.3 134,000
United States Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 17,000 18,200 1,200 7.1 1,700
United States Recreation Workers 354,100 411,900 57,800 16.3 64,600
United States Recreational Therapists 20,800 23,000 2,200 10.6 1,900
United States Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 15,400 18,100 2,700 17.5 2,200
United States Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 800 600 -200 -25 0
United States Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 140,500 157,200 16,700 11.9 21,400
United States Registered Nurses 3,080,100 3,356,800 276,700 9 194,500
United States Rehabilitation Counselors 104,500 115,400 10,900 10.4 11,200
United States Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 22,100 23,200 1,100 5 2,200
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