Rhode Island Industry & Occupational Projections

Opportunities for Tomorrow's Workforce

Where is Rhode Island's economy headed? Which jobs are going to be in demand in the future? What types of skills will I need to compete and succeed in tomorrow's economy?

These are important and often asked questions by business people, educators, students, planners, trainers, economists, and the general public of Rhode Island. Information is needed to make sound life and business decisions for the future. Industry and occupational projections provide the best information for these decisions. The following projections are based on a model using past and present industry and occupational trends combined with a set of basic assumptions concerning the future. These pages will offer the reader insight into Rhode Island's economic picture.

Rhode Island's Occupational Outlook for 2016 (.pdf)

2016 Projected Outlook & Training Requirements for Available Jobs (.pdf)

Occupational Projections:
•Alphabetical Order
•Occupational Code Order

•RI's Expanding & Declining Industries

•Employment Projections by Major Industry Division

•Employment Projections by 3-digit NAICS Industry

•Top 50 Occupations by Annual Openings

•Top 50 Occupations with Largest Growth

•Growth by Major Occupational Group

•Declining Occupations

•Opportunities in... (industry specific brochures)

•Jobs Requiring College Degrees

•Jobs Requiring On-the-Job Training

•Jobs Requiring Vocational Training or Work Experience

National Projections: Bureau of Labor Statistics' Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections.