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Two Year Occupational Projections
for the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Area
All Occupations
Partnership includes: Seattle-King County
County is: King
 

SOC
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 Occupational Title Estimate Employee 3rd Qtr 2001 Estimate Employee 3rd Qtr 2003 Average Annual Growth Rate Average Annual Growth Average Annual Total Openings
132011 Accountants and auditors 14,048 14,259 0.7% 105 294
272011 Actors 483 479 -0.4% -2 7
152011 Actuaries 220 230 2.2% 5 7
231021 Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 115 117 0.6% 1 4
113011 Administrative services managers 1,826 1,868 1.2% 21 47
253011 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,123 1,139 0.7% 8 18
112011 Advertising and promotions managers 553 574 1.8% 10 17
413011 Advertising sales agents 1,888 1,960 1.9% 36 71
173021 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 1,212 913 -13.2% -150 0
172011 Aerospace engineers 5,874 4,595 -11.6% -639 0
131011 Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 136 142 2.5% 3 6
194011 Agricultural and food science technicians 122 125 1.1% 1 4
191010 Agricultural and food scientists 191 193 0.6% 1 7
452011 Agricultural inspectors 74 77 1.7% 1 3
532021 Air traffic controllers 459 464 0.6% 3 24
531011 Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 86 84 -1.4% -1 0
493011 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 2,100 1,838 -6.4% -131 0
512011 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 2,868 2,148 -13.5% -360 0
532022 Airfield operations specialists 366 344 -3.1% -11 5
532011 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 1,110 1,038 -3.3% -36 0
532099 All other air transportation workers 457 431 -3.0% -13 7
170000 All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 202 208 1.4% 3 7
270000 All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 425 431 0.6% 3 11
379099 All other building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 480 485 0.5% 2 12
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 582 584 0.2% 1 14
474095 All other construction and related workers 252 254 0.6% 1 5
219099 All other counselors, social, and religious workers 1,414 1,465 1.8% 25 46
173099 All other drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 1,060 1,105 2.1% 23 45
250000 All Other Education, Training, & Library Occupations 1,064 1,085 1.0% 10 39
492099 All other electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 267 229 -7.3% -19 0
450000 All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 175 178 0.8% 1 6
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 226 230 0.8% 2 10
513099 All other food processing workers 191 183 -2.0% -4 1
393199 All other gaming workers 74 76 1.0% 1 4
290000 All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 130 132 0.5% 1 3
310000 All Other Healthcare Support Occupations 394 407 1.7% 7 16
490000 All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 326 325 -0.1% 0 7
499088 All other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,031 1,055 1.2% 12 32
537098 All other material moving workers 395 392 -0.4% -1 9
435199 All other material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 426 430 0.5% 2 17
999999 All other occupations 6,366 5,813 -4.4% -276 108
399098 All other personal care and service workers 459 465 0.6% 3 13
510000 All Other Production Occupations 837 851 0.8% 7 29
419098 All other sales and related workers 7,147 7,359 1.5% 106 243
253999 All other teachers, primary, secondary, and adult 5,486 5,580 0.9% 47 94
530000 All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 559 554 -0.4% -2 15
493099 All other vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 535 426 -10.8% -54 0
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 1,642 1,682 1.2% 20 92
339011 Animal control workers 121 125 1.4% 2 16
392011 Animal trainers 231 248 3.6% 9 13
273010 Announcers 342 379 5.2% 18 24
132021 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 507 529 2.1% 11 24
231022 Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 55 57 1.6% 1 2
171011 Architects, except landscape and naval 2,394 2,425 0.6% 15 27
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 1,286 1,310 0.9% 12 50
254010 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 151 158 2.5% 4 7
271011 Art directors 701 685 -1.1% -8 6
271099 Artists and Related Workers, All Other 677 719 3.1% 21 31
512099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 2,356 2,293 -1.4% -32 5
299091 Athletic trainers 68 69 1.2% 1 3
192021 Atmospheric and space scientists 67 69 1.4% 1 3
274011 Audio and video equipment technicians 692 707 1.1% 8 27
291121 Audiologists 65 67 1.7% 1 3
259011 Audio-visual collections specialists 79 81 1.0% 1 2
493021 Automotive body and related repairers 2,447 2,525 1.6% 39 97
493022 Automotive glass installers and repairers 140 145 1.8% 3 6
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 5,678 6,016 2.9% 169 298
492091 Avionics technicians 1,224 946 -12.1% -139 0
396011 Baggage porters and bellhops 479 478 -0.1% 0 21
333011 Bailiffs 83 84 0.6% 0 2
513011 Bakers 1,614 1,681 2.1% 34 56
395011 Barbers 970 992 1.1% 11 41
353011 Bartenders 3,919 3,963 0.6% 22 174
433011 Bill and account collectors 3,403 3,610 3.0% 103 182
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 4,702 4,813 1.2% 56 169
515011 Bindery workers 570 578 0.7% 4 19
191020 Biological scientists 578 602 2.1% 12 33
194021 Biological technicians 1,514 1,588 2.4% 37 70
172031 Biomedical engineers 72 72 0.1% 0 1
472011 Boilermakers 145 146 0.5% 1 4
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 18,110 18,262 0.4% 76 403
472021 Brickmasons and blockmasons 541 545 0.3% 2 11
274012 Broadcast technicians 395 426 3.8% 15 27
434011 Brokerage clerks 655 711 4.1% 28 36
132031 Budget analysts 567 576 0.8% 4 15
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,905 2,927 0.4% 11 83
533022 Bus drivers, school 3,556 3,623 0.9% 34 122
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 5,249 5,314 0.6% 32 162
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 12,533 12,724 0.8% 96 390
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 826 840 0.8% 7 28
517011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,041 1,054 0.6% 7 41
274031 Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 235 251 3.2% 8 12
292031 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 224 234 2.2% 5 10
435011 Cargo and freight agents 1,414 1,375 -1.4% -19 8
472031 Carpenters 11,849 11,642 -0.9% -104 80
472041 Carpet installers 355 369 1.9% 7 12
171021 Cartographers and photogrammetrists 388 398 1.2% 5 16
412011 Cashiers 26,834 27,429 1.1% 298 1,936
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,331 1,336 0.2% 2 12
519191 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 95 99 1.8% 2 4
351011 Chefs and head cooks 1,466 1,479 0.4% 6 63
172041 Chemical engineers 166 169 0.9% 1 4
519011 Chemical equipment operators and tenders 260 263 0.6% 2 8
194031 Chemical technicians 1,112 1,079 -1.5% -16 7
192031 Chemists 750 779 2.0% 15 38
111011 Chief executives 2,049 2,120 1.7% 35 96
399011 Child care workers 12,716 12,851 0.5% 67 573
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 905 947 2.2% 21 29
272032 Choreographers 107 110 1.5% 2 4
173022 Civil engineering technicians 1,009 1,023 0.7% 7 25
172051 Civil engineers 5,471 5,528 0.5% 28 106
131031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 1,961 2,022 1.5% 30 50
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,794 2,844 0.9% 25 133
519192 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 60 60 -0.3% 0 1
212011 Clergy 123 128 1.7% 2 4
272022 Coaches and scouts 642 649 0.5% 3 15
519121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 477 459 -2.0% -9 0
512021 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 170 148 -6.7% -11 0
499091 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 264 271 1.3% 3 9
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 23,913 24,109 0.4% 98 1,951
271021 Commercial and industrial designers 904 942 2.1% 19 27
532012 Commercial pilots 127 110 -6.7% -8 0
432099 Communications equipment operators, all other 65 67 1.5% 1 3
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,121 1,048 -3.3% -36 0
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,374 1,409 1.3% 18 49
113021 Computer and information systems managers 4,322 4,313 -0.1% -5 58
172061 Computer hardware engineers 1,310 1,394 3.2% 42 58
439011 Computer operators 1,496 1,511 0.5% 7 31
151021 Computer programmers 8,522 9,066 3.1% 272 436
151031 Computer software engineers, applications 12,368 13,210 3.3% 421 481
151032 Computer software engineers, systems software 10,647 11,364 3.3% 358 410
151099 Computer specialists, all other 5,431 5,520 0.8% 45 78
151041 Computer support specialists 8,165 8,240 0.5% 38 60
151051 Computer systems analysts 9,613 8,722 -4.7% -445 0
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,541 1,573 1.0% 16 29
514011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 718 664 -3.9% -27 0
396012 Concierges 118 119 0.1% 0 5
191031 Conservation scientists 243 247 0.9% 2 10
474011 Construction and building inspectors 817 832 0.9% 8 26
472061 Construction laborers 6,337 6,311 -0.2% -13 38
119021 Construction managers 4,196 4,155 -0.5% -20 38
499012 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 283 286 0.6% 2 11
537011 Conveyor operators and tenders 217 217 0.1% 0 6
352011 Cooks, fast food 659 663 0.3% 2 26
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 1,802 1,844 1.1% 21 86
352013 Cooks, Private Household 67 68 0.7% 0 3
352014 Cooks, restaurant 7,265 7,319 0.4% 27 292
352015 Cooks, short order 911 918 0.4% 3 37
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 1,505 1,526 0.7% 10 46
434021 Correspondence clerks 139 143 1.5% 2 6
131051 Cost estimators 2,646 2,434 -4.1% -106 0
393088 Costume, locker room and other attendants 131 134 1.0% 1 7
412021 Counter and rental clerks 7,496 7,542 0.3% 23 442
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 5,668 5,728 0.5% 30 757
435021 Couriers and messengers 1,534 1,558 0.8% 12 58
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,138 1,151 0.6% 6 22
537021 Crane and tower operators 519 487 -3.1% -16 0
132041 Credit analysts 723 759 2.5% 18 31
434041 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 469 487 1.9% 9 12
339091 Crossing guards 1,607 1,614 0.2% 4 71
519021 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 152 148 -1.2% -2 1
434051 Customer service representatives 19,311 19,749 1.1% 219 350
519031 Cutters and trimmers, hand 342 344 0.3% 1 7
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 509 501 -0.8% -4 5
514031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,569 1,479 -2.9% -45 0
272031 Dancers 283 290 1.2% 3 9
439021 Data entry keyers 3,734 3,764 0.4% 15 72
151061 Database administrators 1,880 1,912 0.9% 16 21
419011 Demonstrators and product promoters 1,146 1,177 1.3% 15 52
319091 Dental assistants 3,726 3,865 1.8% 69 129
292021 Dental hygienists 3,244 3,368 1.9% 62 107
519081 Dental laboratory technicians 541 559 1.6% 9 22
291020 Dentists 423 428 0.6% 2 12
475011 Derrick operators, oil and gas 52 53 0.8% 0 2
439031 Desktop publishers 442 442 -0.1% 0 7
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 755 764 0.6% 4 20
292032 Diagnostic medical sonographers 218 228 2.2% 5 9
292051 Dietetic technicians 110 114 1.8% 2 5
291031 Dietitians and nutritionists 324 336 1.9% 6 15
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 5,294 5,340 0.4% 23 253
212021 Directors, religious activities and education 95 99 1.8% 2 3
359021 Dishwashers 4,536 4,576 0.4% 20 261
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,984 2,032 1.2% 24 54
419091 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 1,478 1,454 -0.8% -12 16
514032 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 268 245 -4.5% -12 0
533031 Driver/sales workers 2,017 2,046 0.7% 15 39
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,760 2,750 -0.2% -5 18
193011 Economists 173 179 1.6% 3 7
273041 Editors 1,390 1,409 0.7% 9 52
119030 Education Administrators 2,352 2,396 0.9% 22 75
259199 Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 715 731 1.1% 8 17
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,572 1,602 1.0% 15 41
492092 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 283 280 -0.6% -2 4
173023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 3,002 2,942 -1.0% -30 23
512022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 4,808 4,320 -5.2% -244 0
173012 Electrical and electronics drafters 578 550 -2.4% -14 3
492093 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 146 134 -4.1% -6 0
492094 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 621 628 0.5% 3 15
492095 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 108 109 0.5% 1 2
172071 Electrical engineers 1,656 1,660 0.1% 2 30
499051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 772 790 1.2% 9 33
472111 Electricians 5,134 5,125 -0.1% -5 82
512023 Electromechanical equipment assemblers 186 168 -5.1% -9 0
173024 Electro-mechanical technicians 495 440 -5.8% -28 0
492096 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 190 195 1.2% 2 6
492097 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 194 199 1.1% 2 5
172072 Electronics engineers, except computer 1,800 1,897 2.7% 48 79
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 7,816 7,974 1.0% 79 236
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 659 669 0.8% 5 23
394011 Embalmers 201 205 0.9% 2 7
131061 Emergency management specialists 65 67 1.0% 1 2
292041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,027 1,046 0.9% 10 35
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 2,144 2,197 1.2% 27 64
512031 Engine and other machine assemblers 298 290 -1.4% -4 1
119041 Engineering managers 4,087 3,858 -2.8% -114 0
172199 Engineers, all other 4,459 4,111 -4.0% -174 0
173025 Environmental engineering technicians 87 89 1.4% 1 3
172081 Environmental engineers 734 753 1.3% 10 23
194091 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 461 455 -0.6% -3 15
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,372 1,422 1.8% 25 69
519194 Etchers and engravers 104 98 -3.3% -3 0
537032 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 441 450 1.0% 4 17
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 11,304 11,294 0.0% -5 165
514021 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 273 269 -0.7% -2 4
519041 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 296 290 -1.1% -3 3
516092 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 68 66 -0.9% -1 2
259021 Farm and home management advisors 51 51 0.7% 0 1
452080 Farmworkers 1,237 1,233 -0.2% -2 41
271022 Fashion designers 106 109 1.3% 1 2
474031 Fence erectors 141 141 0.2% 0 2
512091 Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 381 358 -3.0% -11 0
434071 File clerks 2,470 2,528 1.2% 29 112
274032 Film and video editors 114 122 3.6% 4 6
132051 Financial analysts 1,840 1,961 3.3% 61 83
132061 Financial examiners 161 166 1.6% 3 5
113031 Financial managers 4,949 5,057 1.1% 54 119
132099 Financial specialists, all other 1,750 1,797 1.3% 23 55
271013 Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 125 127 0.9% 1 4
332011 Fire fighters 2,375 2,392 0.4% 9 64
332020 Fire inspectors 144 144 0.2% 0 4
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 8,328 8,456 0.8% 64 236
331011 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 123 124 0.7% 1 3
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 626 630 0.3% 2 21
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 7,068 7,137 0.5% 35 215
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,178 1,192 0.6% 7 29
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,245 1,266 0.8% 10 44
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,093 1,165 3.2% 36 41
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 4,542 4,652 1.2% 55 158
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 5,558 5,658 0.9% 50 121
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 12,273 12,598 1.3% 162 368
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,237 1,230 -0.3% -3 33
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 684 692 0.6% 4 20
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 4,674 4,530 -1.6% -72 46
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 14,457 14,523 0.2% 33 216
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,984 1,957 -0.7% -14 23
331099 First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 537 544 0.7% 4 20
451010 First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 151 152 0.5% 1 2
399031 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 4,002 4,097 1.2% 48 123
396031 Flight attendants 2,964 2,804 -2.7% -80 50
472042 Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 481 491 1.1% 5 13
472043 Floor sanders and finishers 191 199 1.9% 4 7
271023 Floral designers 584 604 1.7% 10 15
513091 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 414 398 -1.9% -8 1
513092 Food batchmakers 833 817 -0.9% -8 12
513093 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 63 64 0.5% 0 1
359098 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 160 163 1.2% 2 10
352021 Food preparation workers 6,037 6,123 0.7% 43 345
353041 Food servers, nonrestaurant 891 905 0.8% 7 62
119051 Food service managers 1,211 1,215 0.2% 2 15
194092 Forensic science technicians 70 71 0.6% 0 3
194093 Forest and conservation technicians 59 60 0.8% 1 3
454011 Forest and conservation workers 56 57 1.1% 1 2
191032 Foresters 111 114 1.6% 2 5
514022 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 62 59 -2.6% -2 0
514071 Foundry mold and coremakers 170 161 -2.7% -5 0
519051 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 64 65 0.3% 0 2
517021 Furniture finishers 184 183 -0.3% -1 7
393012 Gaming and sports book writers and runners 446 457 1.2% 5 25
433041 Gaming cage workers 152 155 1.1% 2 11
412012 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 103 105 1.1% 1 7
393011 Gaming dealers 1,636 1,671 1.1% 18 91
391011 Gaming supervisors 369 376 1.0% 4 15
339031 Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 197 201 1.0% 2 8
111021 General and operations managers 12,824 13,029 0.8% 102 288
192042 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 660 687 2.0% 13 34
472121 Glaziers 1,092 1,107 0.6% 7 26
452041 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 352 347 -0.8% -3 6
271024 Graphic designers 2,988 2,997 0.2% 5 30
519022 Grinding and polishing workers, hand 371 353 -2.4% -9 0
514033 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 852 804 -2.8% -24 0
395012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 5,140 5,225 0.8% 42 163
474041 Hazardous materials removal workers 715 720 0.3% 2 24
172111 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 472 422 -5.5% -25 0
211091 Health educators 1,044 1,090 2.2% 23 36
299198 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 1,641 1,704 1.9% 31 73
319099 Healthcare support workers, all other 1,190 1,233 1.8% 21 53
514191 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 131 123 -3.1% -4 0
499021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 945 934 -0.6% -6 2
473019 Helpers, construction trades, all other 132 133 0.5% 1 7
473011 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 342 346 0.5% 2 19
473012 Helpers--carpenters 456 455 -0.2% -1 22
473013 Helpers--electricians 474 478 0.5% 2 26
499098 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 978 989 0.5% 5 56
473014 Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 230 231 0.2% 1 12
473015 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 199 200 0.4% 1 11
519198 Helpers--production workers 2,090 2,078 -0.3% -6 47
473016 Helpers--roofers 216 218 0.5% 1 12
474051 Highway maintenance workers 681 688 0.5% 4 13
537041 Hoist and winch operators 113 117 1.7% 2 4
499031 Home appliance repairers 665 653 -0.9% -6 6
311011 Home health aides 4,832 5,011 1.8% 90 146
359031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 3,617 3,636 0.3% 10 132
434081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,619 1,645 0.8% 13 93
434161 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,792 1,782 -0.3% -5 35
113040 Human resources managers 1,664 1,662 -0.1% -1 21
192043 Hydrologists 114 118 1.8% 2 6
173026 Industrial engineering technicians 1,128 892 -11.1% -118 0
172112 Industrial engineers 1,308 1,187 -4.7% -60 0
499041 Industrial machinery mechanics 915 902 -0.7% -6 17
113051 Industrial production managers 1,690 1,625 -1.9% -33 0
537051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 4,820 4,834 0.2% 7 67
434999 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 998 1,019 1.1% 11 23
519061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 2,933 2,786 -2.5% -74 0
259031 Instructional coordinators 423 434 1.3% 6 11
472130 Insulation workers 253 256 0.5% 1 9
131032 Insurance appraisers, auto damage 84 87 2.1% 2 3
439041 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 3,307 3,065 -3.7% -121 0
413021 Insurance sales agents 4,174 4,298 1.5% 62 166
132053 Insurance underwriters 893 915 1.2% 11 24
271025 Interior designers 1,457 1,493 1.2% 18 30
273091 Interpreters and translators 538 569 2.8% 15 25
434111 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,466 2,599 2.7% 67 120
372011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 16,797 16,959 0.5% 81 383
519071 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 369 373 0.5% 2 11
515021 Job printers 261 262 0.3% 1 7
231023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 292 295 0.6% 2 9
252012 Kindergarten teachers, except special education 625 639 1.1% 7 13
537062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 15,386 15,446 0.2% 30 650
171012 Landscape architects 251 259 1.5% 4 5
373011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 6,643 6,814 1.3% 85 258
514034 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 172 156 -4.8% -8 0
516011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 2,184 2,208 0.5% 12 73
232092 Law clerks 60 61 1.1% 1 1
231011 Lawyers 10,434 10,207 -1.1% -113 0
514192 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 107 98 -4.5% -5 0
436012 Legal secretaries 1,606 1,617 0.3% 5 29
239099 Legal Support Workers, All Other 2,556 2,592 0.7% 18 36
111031 Legislators 261 264 0.6% 1 9
254021 Librarians 1,257 1,267 0.4% 5 27
434121 Library assistants, clerical 995 1,010 0.7% 7 58
254031 Library technicians 1,224 1,234 0.4% 5 67
292061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 2,329 2,395 1.4% 33 90
194099 Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 2,107 2,127 0.5% 10 91
132071 Loan counselors 193 206 3.4% 7 10
434131 Loan interviewers and clerks 2,241 2,391 3.3% 75 87
132072 Loan officers 2,302 2,476 3.7% 87 130
499094 Locksmiths and safe repairers 308 298 -1.6% -5 5
534010 Locomotive engineers and firers 148 168 6.7% 10 17
119081 Lodging managers 281 286 1.0% 3 6
454022 Logging equipment operators 130 136 2.3% 3 6
537063 Machine feeders and offbearers 632 635 0.3% 2 26
514041 Machinists 2,130 1,988 -3.4% -71 0
372012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 16,549 16,773 0.7% 112 469
439051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,319 1,327 0.3% 4 47
499042 Maintenance and repair workers, general 10,559 10,587 0.1% 14 129
499043 Maintenance workers, machinery 1,107 1,049 -2.6% -29 0
131111 Management analysts 9,245 8,741 -2.8% -252 0
119198 Managers, all other 5,345 5,494 1.4% 74 156
395092 Manicurists and pedicurists 125 126 0.4% 0 3
172121 Marine engineers and naval architects 207 208 0.3% 1 5
193021 Market research analysts 3,162 3,365 3.2% 101 170
112021 Marketing managers 1,719 1,758 1.1% 20 40
319011 Massage therapists 387 398 1.4% 6 16
172131 Materials engineers 130 126 -1.8% -2 0
152021 Mathematicians 96 77 -10.5% -10 0
513022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 1,223 1,198 -1.0% -13 18
499011 Mechanical door repairers 505 512 0.7% 3 20
173013 Mechanical drafters 546 540 -0.6% -3 13
173027 Mechanical engineering technicians 465 449 -1.7% -8 0
172141 Mechanical engineers 1,812 1,656 -4.4% -78 0
274099 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 733 749 1.0% 8 41
273099 Media and communication workers, all other 439 449 1.1% 5 13
292012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,073 1,119 2.1% 23 47
292011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,031 1,070 1.9% 19 42
119111 Medical and health services managers 1,190 1,231 1.7% 20 38
211022 Medical and public health social workers 1,036 1,076 1.9% 20 29
319092 Medical assistants 4,287 4,454 1.9% 84 197
319093 Medical equipment preparers 852 890 2.2% 19 42
499062 Medical equipment repairers 265 265 0.0% 0 7
292071 Medical records and health information technicians 1,184 1,229 1.9% 23 46
191040 Medical scientists 886 937 2.9% 26 44
436013 Medical secretaries 4,188 4,353 2.0% 83 146
319094 Medical transcriptionists 946 1,004 3.0% 29 54
131121 Meeting and convention planners 378 392 1.8% 7 13
211023 Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,085 1,121 1.6% 18 28
211014 Mental health counselors 891 896 0.3% 2 17
271026 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,006 1,011 0.2% 2 11
514199 Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 301 263 -6.5% -19 0
514051 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 57 53 -4.0% -2 0
435041 Meter readers, utilities 305 310 0.7% 2 10
252022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 2,963 3,023 1.0% 30 89
514035 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 458 381 -8.8% -39 0
499044 Millwrights 244 218 -5.5% -13 0
519023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 432 435 0.4% 2 11
493042 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,352 1,385 1.2% 17 49
514061 Model makers, metal and plastic 124 96 -12.0% -14 0
419012 Models 130 135 1.8% 2 4
519195 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 281 276 -0.9% -3 4
514072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 401 393 -1.0% -4 4
393021 Motion picture projectionists 68 67 -0.8% -1 1
533099 Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,377 1,415 1.4% 19 41
493051 Motorboat mechanics 308 301 -1.2% -4 4
493052 Motorcycle mechanics 212 211 -0.1% 0 5
271014 Multi-media artists and animators 1,836 1,878 1.1% 21 58
514081 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 418 415 -0.5% -2 4
272042 Musicians and singers 1,006 1,022 0.8% 8 25
119121 Natural sciences managers 645 676 2.3% 15 25
151071 Network and computer systems administrators 4,536 4,546 0.1% 5 18
151081 Network systems and data communications analysts 2,640 2,750 2.1% 55 62
434141 New accounts clerks 501 536 3.4% 17 28
273020 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 839 875 2.1% 18 44
392021 Nonfarm animal caretakers 978 1,009 1.6% 16 35
292033 Nuclear medicine technologists 99 103 2.1% 2 4
514012 Numerical tool and process control programmers 263 224 -7.5% -19 0
311012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 6,726 6,893 1.2% 83 162
299010 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 487 487 0.0% 0 12
312011 Occupational therapist assistants 72 74 1.5% 1 3
291122 Occupational therapists 677 695 1.3% 9 25
439999 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 6,398 6,519 0.9% 60 153
439061 Office clerks, general 25,057 25,376 0.6% 160 650
439071 Office machine operators, except computer 770 817 3.0% 23 54
472073 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 2,510 2,524 0.3% 7 59
152031 Operations research analysts 2,328 1,914 -9.3% -207 0
519083 Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 374 381 0.9% 3 13
292081 Opticians, dispensing 159 163 1.3% 2 5
434151 Order clerks 4,449 4,521 0.8% 36 123
493053 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 317 341 3.8% 12 20
519111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 1,657 1,661 0.1% 2 39
537064 Packers and packagers, hand 8,962 9,028 0.4% 33 260
472141 Painters, construction and maintenance 6,439 6,492 0.4% 27 133
519122 Painters, transportation equipment 595 552 -3.7% -22 0
519123 Painting, coating, and decorating workers 241 231 -2.0% -5 0
519196 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 145 156 3.8% 6 8
472142 Paperhangers 159 170 3.4% 5 8
232011 Paralegals and legal assistants 2,410 2,442 0.7% 16 27
333041 Parking enforcement workers 86 87 0.8% 1 2
536021 Parking lot attendants 1,361 1,415 2.0% 27 48
412022 Parts salespersons 1,840 1,869 0.8% 14 72
472071 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 229 231 0.5% 1 5
433051 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,666 1,686 0.6% 10 57
399021 Personal and home care aides 1,930 2,025 2.4% 47 75
132052 Personal financial advisors 927 986 3.1% 30 39
373012 Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 225 233 1.9% 4 10
518093 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 375 376 0.2% 1 12
291051 Pharmacists 1,902 1,967 1.7% 32 88
292052 Pharmacy technicians 1,371 1,422 1.8% 26 60
274021 Photographers 979 1,029 2.6% 25 44
519131 Photographic process workers 269 278 1.6% 4 11
519132 Photographic processing machine operators 572 522 -4.5% -25 0
192099 Physical scientists, all other 403 405 0.2% 1 19
312022 Physical therapist aides 128 133 2.0% 3 6
312021 Physical therapist assistants 252 261 1.7% 4 12
291123 Physical therapists 1,105 1,141 1.6% 18 44
291071 Physician assistants 701 731 2.1% 15 29
291060 Physicians and surgeons 4,875 4,965 0.9% 45 110
472151 Pipelayers 590 593 0.3% 2 10
518099 Plant and system operators, all other 163 157 -1.9% -3 2
472161 Plasterers and stucco masons 522 525 0.3% 1 11
514193 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 400 382 -2.3% -9 0
472152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3,648 3,631 -0.2% -8 45
291081 Podiatrists 1,045 1,077 1.5% 16 34
333051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 2,764 2,797 0.6% 16 69
435031 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 631 639 0.6% 4 14
435051 Postal service clerks 431 433 0.3% 1 9
435052 Postal service mail carriers 2,274 2,289 0.3% 8 72
435053 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,293 2,308 0.3% 8 51
251000 Postsecondary teachers 9,240 9,423 1.0% 92 336
518012 Power distributors and dispatchers 127 129 0.7% 1 5
518013 Power plant operators 148 150 0.7% 1 5
515022 Prepress technicians and workers 1,085 1,089 0.2% 2 28
252011 Preschool teachers, except special education 3,073 3,215 2.3% 71 104
516021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 635 645 0.7% 5 13
515023 Printing machine operators 1,629 1,633 0.1% 2 42
339021 Private detectives and investigators 961 957 -0.2% -2 27
211092 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 562 569 0.6% 3 10
433061 Procurement clerks 863 846 -1.0% -8 11
272012 Producers and directors 774 805 2.0% 15 30
519199 Production workers, all other 1,452 1,444 -0.3% -4 21
435061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 3,109 3,049 -1.0% -30 15
439081 Proofreaders and copy markers 267 276 1.7% 5 15
119141 Property, real estate, and community association managers 1,671 1,678 0.2% 3 28
339095 Protective service workers, all other 1,688 1,701 0.4% 6 208
292053 Psychiatric technicians 127 133 2.5% 3 6
193060 Psychologists 966 990 1.2% 12 32
112031 Public relations managers 484 495 1.1% 5 11
273031 Public relations specialists 2,832 2,918 1.5% 43 88
131021 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 134 136 0.8% 1 3
131023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 2,573 2,540 -0.6% -16 29
113061 Purchasing managers 1,193 1,146 -2.0% -24 11
291124 Radiation therapists 99 104 2.0% 2 4
492021 Radio mechanics 57 55 -1.8% -1 0
292034 Radiologic technologists and technicians 979 1,022 2.2% 21 42
493043 Rail car repairers 75 72 -1.7% -1 0
534021 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 111 109 -0.8% -1 4
534031 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 173 169 -1.3% -2 6
419021 Real estate brokers 1,404 1,389 -0.6% -8 14
419022 Real estate sales agents 6,622 6,518 -0.8% -52 110
434171 Receptionists and information clerks 12,125 12,510 1.6% 193 474
399032 Recreation workers 2,994 3,066 1.2% 36 93
291125 Recreational therapists 85 89 2.1% 2 4
493092 Recreational vehicle service technicians 347 343 -0.6% -2 13
537081 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 582 583 0.1% 1 35
291111 Registered nurses 17,040 17,707 1.9% 334 637
211015 Rehabilitation counselors 3,135 3,074 -1.0% -30 22
434181 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 2,868 2,749 -2.1% -60 21
399041 Residential advisors 89 91 1.1% 1 3
291126 Respiratory therapists 436 455 2.2% 10 20
292054 Respiratory therapy technicians 130 138 2.8% 4 7
412031 Retail salespersons 33,067 33,407 0.5% 170 1,660
499096 Riggers 97 100 1.6% 2 4
514023 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 438 352 -10.3% -43 0
472181 Roofers 1,095 1,087 -0.4% -4 20
475012 Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 62 63 0.8% 1 3
475071 Roustabouts, oil and gas 70 71 0.8% 1 3
535011 Sailors and marine oilers 1,269 1,268 0.0% 0 43
419031 Sales engineers 688 710 1.6% 11 26
112022 Sales managers 2,940 3,022 1.4% 41 76
414012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 19,955 20,274 0.8% 159 800
414011 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 4,605 4,703 1.1% 49 172
517041 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 206 214 1.8% 4 13
252031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 4,513 4,604 1.0% 45 175
436014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 11,790 12,057 1.1% 134 312
413031 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 7,109 7,661 3.8% 276 323
492098 Security and fire alarm systems installers 959 977 0.9% 9 25
339032 Security guards 8,904 9,127 1.2% 112 374
253021 Self-enrichment education teachers 2,116 2,158 1.0% 21 39
519012 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 174 172 -0.7% -1 3
474071 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 253 255 0.3% 1 7
536031 Service station attendants 394 364 -3.9% -15 9
271027 Set and exhibit designers 130 137 3.0% 4 6
516051 Sewers, hand 128 124 -1.4% -2 1
516031 Sewing machine operators 1,548 1,529 -0.6% -10 5
472211 Sheet metal workers 2,709 2,724 0.3% 7 62
535020 Ship and boat captains and operators 632 630 -0.1% -1 21
535031 Ship engineers 414 409 -0.6% -3 12
435071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 9,371 9,006 -2.0% -182 0
516041 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 74 73 -0.4% 0 3
395094 Skin care specialists 657 650 -0.5% -3 12
513023 Slaughterers and meat packers 58 58 0.3% 0 2
119151 Social and community service managers 486 505 1.9% 10 18
211093 Social and human service assistants 1,983 1,924 -1.5% -30 24
193098 Social scientists and related workers, all other 363 370 0.9% 3 11
193097 Social scientists, other 139 146 2.4% 3 7
274014 Sound engineering technicians 175 190 4.2% 7 13
252042 Special education teachers, middle school 356 363 1.0% 4 7
252041 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,218 1,244 1.0% 13 24
252043 Special education teachers, secondary school 662 675 1.0% 7 13
291127 Speech-language pathologists 672 689 1.2% 8 24
518021 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 732 732 0.0% 0 20
439111 Statistical assistants 627 676 3.8% 24 28
152041 Statisticians 531 558 2.5% 13 19
435081 Stock clerks and order fillers 10,367 10,487 0.6% 60 584
472221 Structural iron and steel workers 562 557 -0.5% -3 2
512041 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 460 446 -1.5% -7 0
211011 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 643 646 0.3% 2 12
292055 Surgical technologists 420 439 2.3% 10 20
193022 Survey researchers 88 90 1.3% 1 3
173031 Surveying and mapping technicians 652 665 1.0% 7 20
171022 Surveyors 808 829 1.3% 11 35
432011 Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,581 1,621 1.3% 20 68
516052 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 460 457 -0.4% -2 8
472082 Tapers 1,310 1,306 -0.2% -2 9
132081 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 450 455 0.6% 3 13
132082 Tax preparers 679 699 1.4% 10 22
533041 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 2,664 2,732 1.3% 34 54
259041 Teacher assistants 8,796 9,014 1.2% 109 273
512092 Team assemblers 6,808 6,543 -2.0% -133 0
273042 Technical writers 2,328 2,415 1.9% 44 110
492022 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 4,349 4,735 4.3% 193 264
499052 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,625 2,776 2.8% 76 117
419041 Telemarketers 3,742 3,877 1.8% 68 173
432021 Telephone operators 74 78 3.1% 2 5
433071 Tellers 3,890 4,157 3.4% 133 348
516062 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 103 101 -1.1% -1 1
516099 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 157 155 -0.6% -1 2
472044 Tile and marble setters 987 1,010 1.2% 12 27
493093 Tire repairers and changers 743 748 0.4% 3 35
232093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 669 693 1.8% 12 17
514111 Tool and die makers 656 545 -8.9% -56 0
514194 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 156 147 -2.9% -4 0
396020 Tour and travel guides 410 425 1.9% 8 22
131073 Training and development specialists 1,907 1,953 1.2% 23 56
333052 Transit and railroad police 287 290 0.5% 2 7
396032 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 217 211 -1.5% -3 6
536051 Transportation inspectors 2,329 1,820 -11.6% -255 0
536099 Transportation workers, all other 719 713 -0.4% -3 27
113071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,147 1,141 -0.3% -3 13
413041 Travel agents 2,385 2,290 -2.0% -47 12
373013 Tree trimmers and pruners 1,015 1,058 2.1% 22 48
533032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 11,628 11,471 -0.7% -79 63
533033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 10,399 10,337 -0.3% -31 96
516093 Upholsterers 264 257 -1.3% -4 4
193051 Urban and regional planners 1,193 1,220 1.1% 13 41
393031 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,302 1,316 0.5% 7 169
291131 Veterinarians 529 548 1.8% 9 19
319096 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 587 621 2.9% 17 33
292056 Veterinary technologists and technicians 411 436 2.9% 12 23
252023 Vocational education teachers, middle school 89 91 1.0% 1 3
252032 Vocational education teachers, secondary school 852 869 1.0% 9 33
353031 Waiters and waitresses 18,884 18,948 0.2% 32 1,186
518031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 538 539 0.1% 0 17
435111 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 996 933 -3.2% -32 0
514121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,352 2,278 -1.6% -37 26
514122 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 213 202 -2.5% -5 0
131022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 3,276 3,119 -2.4% -79 19
517099 Woodworkers, all other 141 141 -0.2% 0 6
517042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 1,016 1,034 0.9% 9 55
439022 Word processors and typists 1,841 1,906 1.7% 32 69
273043 Writers and authors 1,164 1,225 2.6% 31 49
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