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Two Year Occupational Projections
for the Northwest Workforce Development Area
All Occupations
Partnership includes: Northwest Washington
Counties are: Island, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom
 

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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 985 1,006 1.1% 11 24
113011 Administrative services managers 129 134 1.8% 2 4
413011 Advertising sales agents 179 174 -1.4% -2 1
191010 Agricultural and food scientists 135 133 -0.7% -1 3
170000 All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 300 297 -0.4% -1 3
270000 All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 677 693 1.2% 8 22
370000 All Other Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations 1,242 1,191 -2.1% -25 6
130000 All Other Business & Financial Operations Occupations 230 233 0.7% 2 5
210000 All Other Community & Social Services Occupations 368 376 1.1% 4 9
150000 All Other Computer & Mathematical Occupations 369 404 4.7% 18 20
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 656 668 0.9% 6 23
474095 All other construction and related workers 284 277 -1.2% -3 1
219099 All other counselors, social, and religious workers 154 160 2.0% 3 5
173099 All other drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 62 64 1.9% 1 2
450000 All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 5,818 5,559 -2.3% -130 61
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 1,185 1,133 -2.2% -26 16
290000 All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 860 887 1.5% 13 29
310000 All Other Healthcare Support Occupations 309 321 1.9% 6 14
490000 All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 786 780 -0.4% -3 15
190000 All Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 77 79 1.1% 1 4
999999 All other occupations 5,240 4,888 -3.4% -176 115
430000 All Other Office & Administrative Support Occupations 427 424 -0.3% -1 9
390000 All Other Personal Care & Service Occupations 520 531 1.0% 5 28
510000 All Other Production Occupations 2,817 2,713 -1.9% -52 45
330000 All Other Protective Service Occupations 72 74 1.8% 1 5
410000 All Other Sales & Related Occupations 1,087 1,052 -1.6% -18 11
419098 All other sales and related workers 523 512 -1.0% -5 5
253999 All other teachers, primary, secondary, and adult 735 775 2.7% 20 26
530000 All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 573 580 0.6% 3 23
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 303 310 1.1% 3 17
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 90 93 1.3% 1 4
493022 Automotive glass installers and repairers 101 99 -1.1% -1 1
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,129 1,145 0.7% 8 33
513011 Bakers 252 272 3.9% 10 14
353011 Bartenders 632 653 1.7% 11 35
433011 Bill and account collectors 216 224 1.7% 4 9
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 666 689 1.7% 11 27
515011 Bindery workers 51 47 -3.9% -2 0
194021 Biological technicians 64 67 2.0% 1 3
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,946 2,924 -0.4% -11 42
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 336 340 0.5% 2 10
533022 Bus drivers, school 337 357 2.9% 10 18
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 963 974 0.6% 6 29
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 903 925 1.2% 11 32
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 177 182 1.3% 2 7
517011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 152 153 0.1% 0 5
435011 Cargo and freight agents 104 103 -0.7% -1 1
472031 Carpenters 3,053 2,948 -1.7% -52 0
412011 Cashiers 4,663 4,707 0.5% 22 306
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 134 132 -0.9% -1 0
351011 Chefs and head cooks 199 206 1.7% 3 11
194031 Chemical technicians 54 54 -0.7% 0 1
111011 Chief executives 166 169 0.8% 1 6
399011 Child care workers 2,191 2,215 0.5% 12 99
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 538 556 1.7% 9 14
173022 Civil engineering technicians 139 141 0.7% 1 4
172051 Civil engineers 474 482 0.9% 4 11
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 355 354 -0.1% -1 13
272022 Coaches and scouts 242 253 2.2% 5 10
519121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 55 55 -0.1% 0 1
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 3,215 3,337 1.9% 61 312
271021 Commercial and industrial designers 112 111 -0.5% -1 0
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 66 67 0.6% 0 2
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,021 1,010 -0.5% -6 18
113021 Computer and information systems managers 139 144 1.8% 2 4
439011 Computer operators 93 94 1.0% 1 2
151021 Computer programmers 235 247 2.7% 6 11
151099 Computer specialists, all other 108 116 3.3% 4 4
151041 Computer support specialists 336 345 1.4% 5 6
151051 Computer systems analysts 312 324 1.8% 6 8
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 114 118 1.6% 2 3
514011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 79 71 -5.4% -4 0
474011 Construction and building inspectors 125 126 0.5% 1 3
472061 Construction laborers 1,081 1,085 0.2% 2 11
119021 Construction managers 393 391 -0.3% -1 4
499012 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 55 55 -0.2% 0 2
352011 Cooks, fast food 685 714 2.1% 15 40
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 371 385 1.9% 7 21
352014 Cooks, restaurant 1,089 1,127 1.7% 19 59
352015 Cooks, short order 188 194 1.5% 3 10
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 168 169 0.6% 1 5
131051 Cost estimators 370 368 -0.3% -1 6
412021 Counter and rental clerks 853 838 -0.9% -7 40
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 742 764 1.4% 11 106
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 224 226 0.5% 1 4
537021 Crane and tower operators 61 63 1.5% 1 3
339091 Crossing guards 119 121 0.9% 1 6
434051 Customer service representatives 1,112 1,130 0.8% 9 17
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 84 84 -0.1% 0 1
514031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 286 283 -0.7% -2 3
439021 Data entry keyers 222 224 0.5% 1 4
419011 Demonstrators and product promoters 105 108 1.5% 2 5
319091 Dental assistants 631 669 2.9% 19 29
292021 Dental hygienists 264 280 2.9% 8 12
519081 Dental laboratory technicians 94 99 2.5% 2 5
291020 Dentists 318 328 1.5% 5 12
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 169 168 -0.2% 0 3
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 677 703 1.9% 13 43
359021 Dishwashers 755 781 1.7% 13 53
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 232 235 0.5% 1 5
533031 Driver/sales workers 613 620 0.6% 3 11
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 374 370 -0.5% -2 1
273041 Editors 96 91 -2.3% -2 1
119030 Education Administrators 398 419 2.6% 11 20
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 365 380 2.1% 8 14
173023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 192 192 -0.1% 0 3
172071 Electrical engineers 96 96 0.0% 0 2
499051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 114 117 1.3% 1 5
472111 Electricians 1,010 1,010 0.0% 0 17
492097 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 75 79 2.2% 2 3
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 965 1,026 3.1% 30 50
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 163 165 0.6% 1 5
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 131 133 0.7% 1 3
119041 Engineering managers 152 157 1.6% 2 5
172199 Engineers, all other 74 79 3.3% 2 4
272099 Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 55 58 2.8% 2 3
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 103 104 0.8% 1 4
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 874 891 1.0% 9 22
514021 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 95 91 -2.1% -2 0
493041 Farm equipment mechanics 346 346 0.0% 0 8
452080 Farmworkers 834 800 -2.1% -17 13
512091 Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 177 184 1.9% 3 6
434071 File clerks 124 127 1.0% 1 5
113031 Financial managers 368 374 0.8% 3 8
132099 Financial specialists, all other 99 105 2.8% 3 5
332011 Fire fighters 431 436 0.5% 2 12
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,811 1,820 0.2% 4 42
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 110 111 0.5% 1 4
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 990 1,024 1.7% 17 43
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 153 153 -0.1% 0 3
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 234 239 1.0% 2 9
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 184 194 2.8% 5 6
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 603 606 0.3% 2 15
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 362 360 -0.3% -1 4
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,382 1,411 1.0% 14 37
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 204 198 -1.3% -3 3
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 180 180 0.1% 0 4
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 831 818 -0.8% -7 14
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,084 2,077 -0.2% -3 23
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 224 223 -0.2% 0 4
451010 First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 439 429 -1.1% -5 0
399031 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 617 634 1.3% 8 20
271023 Floral designers 233 234 0.2% 0 2
513092 Food batchmakers 455 442 -1.4% -6 4
352021 Food preparation workers 680 699 1.4% 10 44
353041 Food servers, nonrestaurant 121 123 0.9% 1 9
119051 Food service managers 235 243 1.5% 4 6
393012 Gaming and sports book writers and runners 136 140 1.2% 2 8
111021 General and operations managers 1,382 1,397 0.5% 8 28
472121 Glaziers 181 182 0.3% 0 4
271024 Graphic designers 260 260 0.0% 0 2
395012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 767 717 -3.3% -25 0
211091 Health educators 62 64 1.9% 1 2
299198 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 138 145 2.3% 3 7
319099 Healthcare support workers, all other 85 89 1.9% 2 4
499021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 91 91 0.3% 0 1
473019 Helpers, construction trades, all other 59 60 1.2% 1 4
473012 Helpers--carpenters 223 216 -1.7% -4 7
499098 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 314 313 -0.2% -1 16
473015 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 234 237 0.6% 1 13
519198 Helpers--production workers 365 356 -1.2% -4 5
474051 Highway maintenance workers 217 219 0.5% 1 4
499031 Home appliance repairers 109 108 -0.3% 0 2
311011 Home health aides 512 525 1.2% 6 12
359031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 445 463 2.1% 9 24
434081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 563 555 -0.7% -4 24
434161 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 130 132 0.9% 1 4
113040 Human resources managers 101 103 1.0% 1 2
499041 Industrial machinery mechanics 174 168 -1.8% -3 1
113051 Industrial production managers 252 247 -1.0% -3 1
537051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 699 682 -1.3% -9 0
434999 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 79 81 1.5% 1 2
519061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 302 297 -0.7% -2 4
259031 Instructional coordinators 62 66 2.7% 2 2
472130 Insulation workers 52 52 0.4% 0 2
413021 Insurance sales agents 270 280 1.8% 5 12
434111 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 126 131 2.2% 3 6
372011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,978 2,019 1.0% 20 56
231023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 54 54 0.5% 0 2
252012 Kindergarten teachers, except special education 110 116 2.8% 3 4
537062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 1,374 1,378 0.1% 2 57
373011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,159 1,169 0.4% 5 35
516011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 350 335 -2.1% -7 2
231011 Lawyers 657 636 -1.6% -10 0
436012 Legal secretaries 124 125 0.4% 0 2
239099 Legal Support Workers, All Other 76 75 -0.3% 0 0
254021 Librarians 209 218 2.0% 4 8
434121 Library assistants, clerical 213 219 1.2% 3 14
254031 Library technicians 188 194 1.6% 3 13
292061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 602 624 1.8% 11 25
194099 Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 138 140 0.6% 1 6
434131 Loan interviewers and clerks 71 72 0.8% 1 1
132072 Loan officers 101 104 1.5% 2 3
119081 Lodging managers 80 79 -0.5% 0 0
454022 Logging equipment operators 183 187 1.0% 2 6
537063 Machine feeders and offbearers 352 350 -0.3% -1 12
514041 Machinists 233 226 -1.7% -4 1
372012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,515 2,530 0.3% 8 62
439051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 146 147 0.2% 0 5
499042 Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,281 1,280 -0.1% -1 13
499043 Maintenance workers, machinery 104 102 -0.5% -1 2
131111 Management analysts 373 388 2.0% 8 10
119198 Managers, all other 652 667 1.2% 8 18
193021 Market research analysts 87 91 2.4% 2 4
112021 Marketing managers 95 97 0.8% 1 2
513022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 218 218 0.0% 0 6
172141 Mechanical engineers 162 155 -2.1% -3 1
273099 Media and communication workers, all other 59 60 0.9% 1 2
292011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 57 59 2.0% 1 2
119111 Medical and health services managers 122 126 1.7% 2 4
211022 Medical and public health social workers 95 97 1.4% 1 2
319092 Medical assistants 257 269 2.2% 6 12
292071 Medical records and health information technicians 233 244 2.5% 6 10
436013 Medical secretaries 594 627 2.7% 16 25
319094 Medical transcriptionists 185 196 2.9% 5 10
211014 Mental health counselors 228 224 -0.9% -2 2
271026 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 138 141 1.2% 2 3
252022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 602 641 3.1% 19 31
519023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 72 71 -0.9% -1 1
493042 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 143 147 1.3% 2 5
519195 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 68 69 0.5% 0 2
514072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 316 285 -5.1% -16 0
493051 Motorboat mechanics 105 108 1.5% 2 4
271014 Multi-media artists and animators 135 133 -0.9% -1 2
151071 Network and computer systems administrators 168 173 1.3% 2 3
151081 Network systems and data communications analysts 72 76 2.7% 2 2
434141 New accounts clerks 165 166 0.3% 1 4
273020 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 125 122 -1.2% -1 2
392021 Nonfarm animal caretakers 129 131 0.8% 1 4
311012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 903 924 1.1% 10 21
299010 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 54 55 1.0% 1 2
291122 Occupational therapists 63 65 1.6% 1 3
439999 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 699 716 1.2% 8 19
439061 Office clerks, general 2,595 2,632 0.7% 18 69
439071 Office machine operators, except computer 65 69 2.8% 2 4
472073 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 628 646 1.4% 9 22
434151 Order clerks 275 272 -0.6% -2 4
493053 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 60 62 1.7% 1 2
519111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 256 255 -0.1% 0 5
537064 Packers and packagers, hand 901 893 -0.4% -4 19
472141 Painters, construction and maintenance 962 988 1.3% 13 29
232011 Paralegals and legal assistants 164 166 0.6% 1 2
412022 Parts salespersons 245 248 0.6% 1 9
433051 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 219 220 0.1% 0 6
399021 Personal and home care aides 503 525 2.2% 11 18
373012 Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 143 140 -1.2% -2 2
518093 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 253 243 -1.9% -5 3
291051 Pharmacists 187 190 0.7% 1 7
292052 Pharmacy technicians 149 152 0.8% 1 5
274021 Photographers 216 215 -0.4% -1 3
312022 Physical therapist aides 52 54 1.8% 1 3
291123 Physical therapists 94 98 1.9% 2 4
291071 Physician assistants 119 125 2.6% 3 5
291060 Physicians and surgeons 343 349 0.9% 3 8
472152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 848 852 0.2% 2 14
333051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 648 652 0.3% 2 14
435051 Postal service clerks 108 109 0.4% 0 2
435052 Postal service mail carriers 419 422 0.4% 2 13
251000 Postsecondary teachers 2,116 2,245 3.0% 64 121
252011 Preschool teachers, except special education 259 267 1.6% 4 7
515023 Printing machine operators 151 139 -3.9% -6 0
211092 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 81 81 0.5% 0 1
433061 Procurement clerks 74 75 1.0% 1 2
435061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 175 172 -0.8% -1 1
119141 Property, real estate, and community association managers 164 156 -2.6% -4 0
339095 Protective service workers, all other 183 189 1.7% 3 25
311013 Psychiatric aides 74 77 2.0% 2 2
193060 Psychologists 219 231 2.9% 6 11
273031 Public relations specialists 262 272 1.9% 5 9
131023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 223 221 -0.4% -1 3
113061 Purchasing managers 77 78 0.7% 1 3
292034 Radiologic technologists and technicians 154 162 2.6% 4 7
419021 Real estate brokers 182 167 -4.2% -7 0
419022 Real estate sales agents 564 517 -4.2% -23 0
434171 Receptionists and information clerks 1,139 1,164 1.1% 12 39
399032 Recreation workers 789 807 1.2% 9 24
291111 Registered nurses 1,613 1,678 2.0% 33 61
211015 Rehabilitation counselors 512 497 -1.5% -8 1
434181 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 349 332 -2.4% -8 1
412031 Retail salespersons 4,933 5,005 0.7% 36 259
472181 Roofers 530 536 0.6% 3 15
535011 Sailors and marine oilers 69 72 1.9% 1 4
112022 Sales managers 177 179 0.7% 1 3
414012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,172 1,189 0.7% 9 46
414011 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 200 204 1.1% 2 8
517041 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 144 147 1.0% 1 8
252031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 665 706 3.1% 21 40
436014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 1,605 1,647 1.3% 21 45
413031 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 255 273 3.6% 9 11
339032 Security guards 925 958 1.8% 17 44
253021 Self-enrichment education teachers 365 379 2.0% 7 10
519012 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 83 82 -1.0% -1 1
536031 Service station attendants 67 63 -2.6% -2 2
516031 Sewing machine operators 85 86 0.8% 1 1
472211 Sheet metal workers 241 243 0.4% 1 6
435071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 884 884 0.0% 0 17
119151 Social and community service managers 234 242 1.7% 4 8
211093 Social and human service assistants 174 170 -1.0% -2 3
252042 Special education teachers, middle school 95 101 3.1% 3 4
252041 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 167 177 3.0% 5 7
252043 Special education teachers, secondary school 59 62 3.1% 2 2
291127 Speech-language pathologists 78 82 2.5% 2 4
435081 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,116 1,139 1.0% 11 68
512041 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 244 237 -1.3% -3 0
173031 Surveying and mapping technicians 70 72 1.2% 1 2
171022 Surveyors 72 75 1.5% 1 3
432011 Switchboard operators, including answering service 150 153 1.0% 2 6
472082 Tapers 353 350 -0.5% -2 1
132081 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 175 174 -0.3% 0 4
533041 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 108 107 -0.7% -1 0
259041 Teacher assistants 1,237 1,310 2.9% 37 60
512092 Team assemblers 922 914 -0.5% -4 10
492022 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 562 583 1.9% 11 20
499052 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 484 495 1.2% 6 13
433071 Tellers 1,038 1,045 0.3% 3 60
516064 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 134 135 0.4% 0 3
493093 Tire repairers and changers 237 236 -0.4% -1 10
131073 Training and development specialists 114 116 0.9% 1 3
333052 Transit and railroad police 55 55 0.5% 0 1
113071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 120 118 -1.1% -1 0
533032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 2,072 2,039 -0.8% -17 9
533033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,207 1,190 -0.7% -8 6
193051 Urban and regional planners 142 144 0.8% 1 4
291131 Veterinarians 166 166 0.1% 0 3
292056 Veterinary technologists and technicians 90 94 1.8% 2 4
353031 Waiters and waitresses 2,708 2,790 1.5% 41 207
518031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 92 93 0.7% 1 3
514121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 425 422 -0.3% -1 10
131022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 244 244 0.1% 0 8
517042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 159 163 1.2% 2 9
439022 Word processors and typists 120 123 1.2% 1 4
273043 Writers and authors 136 137 0.7% 1 3
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