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

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 1,913 1,940 0.7% 14 39
113011 Administrative services managers 246 255 1.7% 4 8
253011 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 333 340 1.1% 4 6
112011 Advertising and promotions managers 66 68 1.6% 1 2
413011 Advertising sales agents 168 171 1.0% 2 5
172011 Aerospace engineers 55 49 -5.6% -3 0
493011 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 271 278 1.2% 3 9
532011 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 87 87 0.1% 0 2
170000 All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 397 398 0.2% 1 5
270000 All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 359 369 1.2% 5 10
379099 All other building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 276 284 1.4% 4 10
130000 All Other Business & Financial Operations Occupations 704 711 0.5% 4 12
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 453 463 1.0% 5 13
219099 All other counselors, social, and religious workers 380 386 0.7% 3 8
173099 All other drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 173 179 1.6% 3 7
250000 All Other Education, Training, & Library Occupations 227 233 1.4% 3 8
450000 All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 214 215 0.2% 0 8
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 110 108 -1.1% -1 3
290000 All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 736 777 2.7% 20 31
490000 All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 432 431 -0.1% -1 9
499088 All other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 331 337 0.9% 3 9
190000 All Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations  117 119 0.9% 1 5
537098 All other material moving workers 76 77 0.5% 0 2
435199 All other material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 108 114 2.8% 3 7
999999 All other occupations 4,616 4,365 -2.8% -125 113
430000 All Other Office & Administrative Support Occupations 486 454 -3.4% -16 3
390000 All Other Personal Care & Service Occupations 621 614 -0.6% -3 11
399098 All other personal care and service workers 51 51 -0.5% 0 1
510000 All Other Production Occupations 2,044 1,920 -3.1% -62 36
330000 All Other Protective Service Occupations 67 67 -0.3% 0 7
419098 All other sales and related workers 1,162 1,165 0.1% 2 24
253999 All other teachers, primary, secondary, and adult 2,284 2,338 1.2% 27 46
530000 All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 737 743 0.4% 3 31
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 740 759 1.3% 10 42
273010 Announcers 53 55 1.9% 1 2
132021 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 106 108 1.1% 1 4
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 164 167 1.0% 2 7
271011 Art directors 89 88 -0.4% 0 1
271099 Artists and Related Workers, All Other 177 185 2.2% 4 6
512099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 481 468 -1.4% -7 1
272021 Athletes and sports competitors 59 59 0.7% 0 1
299091 Athletic trainers 68 73 3.8% 3 4
493021 Automotive body and related repairers 692 716 1.7% 12 28
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,918 2,075 4.0% 79 123
513011 Bakers 329 349 3.1% 10 15
395011 Barbers 917 916 0.0% 0 28
353011 Bartenders 1,722 1,715 -0.2% -4 63
433011 Bill and account collectors 486 511 2.6% 13 24
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 916 949 1.8% 16 38
515011 Bindery workers 74 75 0.5% 0 2
194021 Biological technicians 86 91 2.6% 2 4
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 4,092 4,094 0.0% 1 75
434011 Brokerage clerks 58 64 4.6% 3 3
132031 Budget analysts 164 170 1.7% 3 6
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 896 916 1.1% 10 32
533022 Bus drivers, school 756 778 1.4% 11 30
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 1,377 1,391 0.5% 7 41
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 2,322 2,358 0.8% 18 73
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 219 224 1.0% 2 8
517011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,043 1,034 -0.4% -4 29
292031 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 103 111 3.8% 4 6
435011 Cargo and freight agents 131 134 1.3% 2 4
472031 Carpenters 4,592 4,527 -0.7% -32 39
412011 Cashiers 8,012 8,177 1.0% 82 571
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 279 279 0.1% 0 2
519191 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 141 142 0.3% 0 4
351011 Chefs and head cooks 143 145 0.6% 1 7
518091 Chemical plant and system operators 56 58 2.2% 1 3
194031 Chemical technicians 70 71 1.4% 1 2
111011 Chief executives 281 289 1.4% 4 12
399011 Child care workers 4,582 4,616 0.4% 17 199
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 334 352 2.7% 9 12
173022 Civil engineering technicians 195 197 0.5% 1 4
172051 Civil engineers 740 747 0.5% 4 14
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 722 753 2.1% 15 44
212011 Clergy 81 82 0.3% 0 2
272022 Coaches and scouts 583 592 0.8% 5 15
519121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 197 191 -1.5% -3 1
499091 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 84 87 1.5% 1 3
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 3,884 3,894 0.1% 5 306
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 117 119 0.8% 1 3
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 264 271 1.3% 3 10
113021 Computer and information systems managers 251 258 1.5% 4 7
439011 Computer operators 252 260 1.6% 4 8
151021 Computer programmers 348 358 1.4% 5 12
151031 Computer software engineers, applications 396 411 1.9% 8 10
151032 Computer software engineers, systems software 313 329 2.6% 8 10
151099 Computer specialists, all other 404 422 2.3% 9 12
151041 Computer support specialists 738 742 0.3% 2 4
151051 Computer systems analysts 743 757 0.9% 7 12
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 314 320 1.1% 3 6
514011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 209 191 -4.3% -9 0
474011 Construction and building inspectors 176 178 0.6% 1 5
472061 Construction laborers 1,721 1,748 0.8% 14 28
119021 Construction managers 448 454 0.6% 3 9
499012 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 79 80 0.8% 1 3
537011 Conveyor operators and tenders 61 62 0.9% 1 2
352011 Cooks, fast food 1,863 1,856 -0.2% -3 64
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 830 849 1.1% 9 40
352014 Cooks, restaurant 2,186 2,182 -0.1% -2 77
352015 Cooks, short order 218 221 0.7% 1 9
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 692 698 0.5% 3 20
131051 Cost estimators 525 520 -0.4% -2 8
412021 Counter and rental clerks 1,591 1,613 0.7% 11 100
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 1,138 1,142 0.2% 2 148
435021 Couriers and messengers 133 138 1.7% 2 6
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 340 344 0.5% 2 7
537021 Crane and tower operators 243 243 0.1% 0 7
132041 Credit analysts 85 88 2.0% 2 3
434041 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 61 63 1.8% 1 2
339091 Crossing guards 261 258 -0.6% -2 9
519021 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 51 51 -0.3% 0 1
434051 Customer service representatives 1,786 1,819 0.9% 16 28
519031 Cutters and trimmers, hand 63 63 -0.1% 0 1
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 182 180 -0.5% -1 2
514031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 335 324 -1.6% -5 1
439021 Data entry keyers 582 582 0.0% 0 9
151061 Database administrators 119 122 1.3% 2 2
419011 Demonstrators and product promoters 179 182 1.0% 2 7
319091 Dental assistants 865 934 4.0% 35 49
292021 Dental hygienists 597 648 4.2% 25 34
519081 Dental laboratory technicians 109 117 3.6% 4 7
291020 Dentists 140 146 2.0% 3 6
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 283 287 0.6% 2 8
292032 Diagnostic medical sonographers 50 53 2.5% 1 2
291031 Dietitians and nutritionists 108 112 1.8% 2 5
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 832 841 0.5% 4 40
359021 Dishwashers 1,071 1,075 0.2% 2 59
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 549 557 0.7% 4 12
419091 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 1,207 1,174 -1.4% -16 6
533031 Driver/sales workers 2,100 2,102 0.1% 1 27
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 616 611 -0.5% -3 2
475021 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 61 61 0.3% 0 1
273041 Editors 114 114 -0.1% 0 3
119030 Education Administrators 836 856 1.2% 10 29
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 546 561 1.4% 7 17
492092 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 161 165 1.0% 2 5
173023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 232 223 -1.9% -4 0
512022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 210 200 -2.4% -5 0
173012 Electrical and electronics drafters 64 63 -0.8% 0 1
492094 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 106 110 1.8% 2 4
172071 Electrical engineers 158 159 0.1% 0 3
499051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 175 177 0.4% 1 6
472111 Electricians 1,705 1,710 0.1% 2 31
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 2,852 2,938 1.5% 43 100
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 368 371 0.5% 2 12
394011 Embalmers 68 68 -0.2% 0 2
131061 Emergency management specialists 129 132 1.1% 1 5
292041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 241 243 0.5% 1 7
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 197 196 -0.3% 0 3
119041 Engineering managers 261 267 1.1% 3 7
172081 Environmental engineers 74 75 0.9% 1 2
194091 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 76 75 -0.3% 0 3
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 224 226 0.4% 1 8
537032 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 158 172 4.3% 7 12
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 1,627 1,670 1.3% 22 46
516092 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 80 79