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Two Year Occupational Projections
for the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Area
All Occupations
Partnership includes: Pacific Mountain
Counties are: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston
 

SOC
Code

 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 1,735 1,732 -0.1% -1 22
231021 Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 122 119 -0.9% -1 2
113011 Administrative services managers 209 212 0.6% 1 4
413011 Advertising sales agents 100 104 1.7% 2 4
191010 Agricultural and food scientists 155 145 -3.4% -5 0
493011 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 81 67 -9.1% -7 0
170000 All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 248 249 0.2% 1 5
270000 All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 374 371 -0.3% -1 6
379099 All other building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 91 90 -0.7% -1 1
130000 All Other Business & Financial Operations Occupations 176 175 -0.3% -1 3
210000 All Other Community & Social Services Occupations 294 294 0.0% 0 4
150000 All Other Computer & Mathematical Occupations 499 514 1.5% 8 10
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 758 782 1.6% 12 31
250000 All Other Education, Training, & Library Occupations 975 1,013 2.0% 19 43
450000 All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 2,291 2,327 0.8% 18 67
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 287 301 2.3% 7 17
393199 All other gaming workers 59 61 1.3% 1 3
290000 All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 630 630 0.0% 0 11
310000 All Other Healthcare Support Occupations 273 279 1.3% 3 10
490000 All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 843 855 0.7% 6 26
499088 All other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 122 120 -1.0% -1 1
537098 All other material moving workers 121 114 -3.1% -4 0
999999 All other occupations 7,452 7,120 -2.3% -166 69
430000 All Other Office & Administrative Support Occupations 175 175 -0.1% 0 4
390000 All Other Personal Care & Service Occupations 857 864 0.4% 4 39
399098 All other personal care and service workers 135 140 1.9% 3 6
510000 All Other Production Occupations 2,480 2,432 -1.0% -24 43
330000 All Other Protective Service Occupations 143 139 -1.4% -2 5
410000 All Other Sales & Related Occupations 98 90 -4.6% -4 1
419098 All other sales and related workers 536 541 0.4% 2 12
253999 All other teachers, primary, secondary, and adult 1,019 1,053 1.6% 17 26
530000 All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 187 188 0.3% 1 5
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 244 238 -1.2% -3 8
171011 Architects, except landscape and naval 164 160 -1.4% -2 0
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 76 78 1.3% 1 3
512099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 169 153 -5.1% -8 0
274011 Audio and video equipment technicians 77 79 1.3% 1 3
493021 Automotive body and related repairers 319 324 0.8% 3 10
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,153 1,196 1.9% 22 48
513011 Bakers 392 408 2.1% 8 13
353011 Bartenders 716 729 0.9% 7 34
433011 Bill and account collectors 282 285 0.6% 2 8
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 468 474 0.7% 3 14
515011 Bindery workers 79 80 0.5% 0 2
191020 Biological scientists 260 254 -1.3% -3 6
194021 Biological technicians 126 125 -0.5% -1 2
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,601 2,580 -0.4% -11 36
132031 Budget analysts 247 243 -0.8% -2 2
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 428 420 -1.0% -4 6
533022 Bus drivers, school 570 592 2.0% 11 25
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 1,078 1,016 -2.9% -31 0
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 3,230 3,196 -0.5% -17 59
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 169 167 -0.8% -1 3
472031 Carpenters 2,017 2,036 0.5% 9 41
171021 Cartographers and photogrammetrists 67 65 -1.3% -1 1
412011 Cashiers 4,636 4,672 0.4% 18 300
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 139 143 1.3% 2 3
351011 Chefs and head cooks 563 575 1.1% 6 28
111011 Chief executives 278 279 0.1% 0 9
399011 Child care workers 3,086 3,145 0.9% 29 152
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 174 181 2.0% 3 5
173022 Civil engineering technicians 237 229 -1.7% -4 0
172051 Civil engineers 900 883 -1.0% -9 4
131031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 1,013 999 -0.7% -7 3
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 291 296 0.9% 3 14
272022 Coaches and scouts 291 293 0.3% 1 6
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 3,189 3,248 0.9% 29 277
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 297 291 -0.9% -3 3
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 444 438 -0.7% -3 7
113021 Computer and information systems managers 148 149 0.4% 1 3
439011 Computer operators 121 122 0.2% 0 2
151021 Computer programmers 1,239 1,231 -0.3% -4 20
151099 Computer specialists, all other 167 168 0.3% 0 2
151041 Computer support specialists 474 472 -0.2% -1 0
151051 Computer systems analysts 354 350 -0.6% -2 0
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 186 194 2.0% 4 5
191031 Conservation scientists 124 119 -1.9% -2 2
474011 Construction and building inspectors 149 142 -2.5% -4 0
472061 Construction laborers 680 693 1.0% 7 12
119021 Construction managers 383 391 1.0% 4 9
352011 Cooks, fast food 1,123 1,149 1.1% 13 54
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 328 335 1.0% 3 15
352014 Cooks, restaurant 1,107 1,129 1.0% 11 51
352015 Cooks, short order 273 277 0.8% 2 12
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 340 325 -2.2% -7 1
131051 Cost estimators 419 429 1.2% 5 13
412021 Counter and rental clerks 615 627 1.0% 6 41
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 452 460 0.9% 4 62
435021 Couriers and messengers 135 131 -1.4% -2 2
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 312 295 -2.6% -8 0
519021 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 220 230 2.1% 5 9
434051 Customer service representatives 1,643 1,655 0.4% 6 17
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 110 110 0.0% 0 2
439021 Data entry keyers 199 196 -0.9% -2 1
151061 Database administrators 54 55 0.7% 0 1
319091 Dental assistants 506 518 1.2% 6 14
292021 Dental hygienists 347 356 1.2% 4 9
519081 Dental laboratory technicians 69 70 0.8% 1 2
291020 Dentists 125 125 -0.3% 0 2
439031 Desktop publishers 63 63 0.0% 0 1
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 280 272 -1.4% -4 2
292032 Diagnostic medical sonographers 57 58 0.5% 0 1
291031 Dietitians and nutritionists 53 53 -0.1% 0 1
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 472 478 0.6% 3 24
359021 Dishwashers 779 793 0.9% 7 48
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 351 356 0.8% 3 8
533031 Driver/sales workers 272 257 -2.9% -8 0
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 161 163 0.8% 1 3
193011 Economists 307 301 -0.9% -3 4
273041 Editors 62 63 0.8% 1 2
119030 Education Administrators 404 418 1.7% 7 16
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 261 268 1.4% 4 8
492092 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 59 58 -0.5% 0 1
512022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 59 57 -1.2% -1 1
492094 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 88 90 1.4% 1 3
172071 Electrical engineers 79 76 -1.6% -1 0
499051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 96 91 -2.4% -2 1
472111 Electricians 641 643 0.2% 1 12
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,286 1,338 2.0% 26 52
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 100 98 -0.9% -1 2
292041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 104 104 0.1% 0 3
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 95 93 -0.7% -1 1
119041 Engineering managers 106 108 0.8% 1 2
172199 Engineers, all other 64 64 0.3% 0 1
172081 Environmental engineers 220 220 0.1% 0 4
194091 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 56 53 -2.1% -1 1
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 500 490 -1.0% -5 11
537032 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 183 192 2.3% 4 10
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 1,656 1,653 -0.1% -2 23
493041 Farm equipment mechanics 52 52 0.3% 0 1
452080 Farmworkers 1,454 1,519 2.2% 33 84
474031 Fence erectors 57 58 1.3% 1 2
434071 File clerks 202 204 0.5% 1 8
132051 Financial analysts 78 80 1.3% 1 2
132061 Financial examiners 66 65 -0.6% 0 1
113031 Financial managers 425 432 0.8% 3 9
132099 Financial specialists, all other 264 265 0.0% 0 5
332011 Fire fighters 510 478 -3.2% -16 0
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,420 1,464 1.5% 22 52
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 131 122 -3.2% -4 0
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 943 959 0.9% 8 32
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 168 167 -0.5% -1 2
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 177 180 0.8% 1 6
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 110 115 2.3% 3 3
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 563 564 0.1% 0 13
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 311 311 0.1% 0 4
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,525 1,537 0.4% 6 31
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 232 225 -1.5% -3 3
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 210 201 -2.2% -5 0
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 672 668 -0.3% -2 15
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,591 2,594 0.1% 1 34
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 217 210 -1.5% -3 1
451010 First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 398 409 1.4% 6 8
399031 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 391 387 -0.6% -2 5
271023 Floral designers 126 125 -0.4% -1 1
513091 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 86 78 -5.0% -4 0
513092 Food batchmakers 100 92 -4.1% -4 0
359098 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other