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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 -1.0% -1 2
452080 Farmworkers 1,044 1,019 -1.2% -13 23
434071 File clerks 442 463 2.4% 11 25
132051 Financial analysts 245 263 3.7% 9 12
113031 Financial managers 842 870 1.6% 14 25
132099 Financial specialists, all other 220 226 1.4% 3 7
271013 Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 52 52 -0.3% 0 1
332011 Fire fighters 752 762 0.7% 5 23
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 2,798 2,847 0.9% 24 82
331011 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 84 85 0.5% 0 2
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 181 184 0.7% 1 7
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,693 1,698 0.2% 3 46
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 265 271 1.1% 3 8
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 368 382 1.9% 7 17
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 497 537 3.9% 20 22
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 1,153 1,194 1.7% 20 46
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 754 761 0.4% 3 13
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,372 2,452 1.7% 40 79
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 639 626 -1.0% -7 12
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 187 189 0.6% 1 5
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,251 1,243 -0.3% -4 28
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,808 3,868 0.8% 30 78
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 633 643 0.8% 5 17
331099 First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 84 87 1.8% 2 4
451010 First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 107 108 0.2% 0 1
396031 Flight attendants 105 100 -2.6% -3 2
271023 Floral designers 228 236 1.7% 4 6
359098 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 52 54 1.7% 1 4
352021 Food preparation workers 1,024 1,045 1.0% 11 62
353041 Food servers, nonrestaurant 78 80 1.7% 1 6
119051 Food service managers 379 376 -0.4% -1 3
519051 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 103 103 0.5% 0 3
517021 Furniture finishers 65 63 -1.3% -1 2
393011 Gaming dealers 171 176 1.3% 2 10
111021 General and operations managers 2,249 2,293 1.0% 22 55
472121 Glaziers 248 252 0.7% 2 6
452041 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 341 346 0.7% 2 10
271024 Graphic designers 496 501 0.4% 2 6
519022 Grinding and polishing workers, hand 88 85 -1.6% -1 0
395012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 2,840 2,838 0.0% -1 66
474041 Hazardous materials removal workers 131 128 -1.3% -2 2
211091 Health educators 79 82 1.6% 1 2
299198 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 622 647 2.0% 13 28
319099 Healthcare support workers, all other 483 502 2.0% 10 23
499021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 388 397 1.1% 4 8
473011 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 148 150 0.6% 1 8
473012 Helpers--carpenters 352 353 0.1% 0 18
473013 Helpers--electricians 145 147 0.7% 1 8
499098 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 312 319 1.1% 4 20
519198 Helpers--production workers 682 680 -0.1% -1 16
473016 Helpers--roofers 82 83 0.5% 0 5
474051 Highway maintenance workers 210 212 0.5% 1 4
311011 Home health aides 566 580 1.2% 7 14
359031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 802 801 -0.1% 0 27
434081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 232 244 2.5% 6 18
434161 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 435 447 1.4% 6 16
113040 Human resources managers 250 257 1.5% 4 7
172112 Industrial engineers 68 68 -0.4% 0 1
499041 Industrial machinery mechanics 231 229 -0.4% -1 5
113051 Industrial production managers 314 310 -0.6% -2 3
537051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 1,329 1,354 0.9% 13 29
434999 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 198 205 1.7% 3 6
519061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 686 674 -0.8% -6 9
259031 Instructional coordinators 153 158 1.4% 2 4
413021 Insurance sales agents 641 662 1.6% 11 27
271025 Interior designers 301 312 1.9% 6 8
273091 Interpreters and translators 85 88 1.5% 1 3
434111 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 223 235 2.5% 6 10
372011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 3,649 3,743 1.3% 47 113
515021 Job printers 204 201 -0.7% -1 4
231023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 89 90 0.5% 0 3
252012 Kindergarten teachers, except special education 340 349 1.3% 5 8
537062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,972 3,007 0.6% 17 137
373011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 2,280 2,352 1.6% 36 95
516011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 673 673 0.0% 0 19
231011 Lawyers 1,461 1,416 -1.5% -22 0
436012 Legal secretaries 286 288 0.2% 1 5
239099 Legal Support Workers, All Other 178 180 0.7% 1 3
111031 Legislators 75 76 0.5% 0 3
254021 Librarians 386 396 1.2% 5 11
434121 Library assistants, clerical 279 283 0.7% 2 16
254031 Library technicians 328 335 1.1% 3 20
292061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 2,084 2,183 2.3% 49 101
194099 Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 154 157 0.9% 1 7
434131 Loan interviewers and clerks 373 391 2.5% 9 11
132072 Loan officers 421 447 3.1% 13 21
534010 Locomotive engineers and firers 66 75 6.6% 4 8
119081 Lodging managers 121 127 2.8% 3 5
454022 Logging equipment operators 143 147 1.2% 2 5
537063 Machine feeders and offbearers 396 406 1.2% 5 20
514041 Machinists 573 550 -2.1% -12 0
372012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 4,126 4,239 1.4% 56 145
439051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 173 175 0.8% 1 7
499042 Maintenance and repair workers, general 2,106 2,132 0.6% 13 36
499043 Maintenance workers, machinery 157 153 -1.3% -2 2
131111 Management analysts 623 634 0.9% 6 10
119198 Managers, all other 959 997 1.9% 19 33
193021 Market research analysts 138 144 2.1% 3 6
112021 Marketing managers 164 167 0.8% 1 3
211013 Marriage and family therapists 181 188 2.0% 4 7
513022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 189 188 -0.1% 0 5
173013 Mechanical drafters 79 77 -1.0% -1 2
173027 Mechanical engineering technicians 52 52 0.0% 0 1
172141 Mechanical engineers 217 212 -1.2% -3 4
274099 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 51 52 0.9% 0 3
273099 Media and communication workers, all other 162 168 1.9% 3 6
292012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 201 211 2.5% 5 10
292011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 221 230 2.1% 5 9
119111 Medical and health services managers 374 391 2.2% 8 14
211022 Medical and public health social workers 128 133 1.9% 2 4
319092 Medical assistants 836 887 3.0% 26 48
319093 Medical equipment preparers 430 460 3.5% 15 27
499062 Medical equipment repairers 353 336 -2.5% -9 0
292071 Medical records and health information technicians 350 371 3.0% 10 18
191040 Medical scientists 79 82 2.2% 2 3
436013 Medical secretaries 1,784 1,925 3.9% 70 98
319094 Medical transcriptionists 219 232 3.0% 7 13
211023 Mental health and substance abuse social workers 988 1,057 3.4% 34 44
211014 Mental health counselors 511 530 1.9% 10 18
271026 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 182 186 1.1% 2 4
514199 Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 84 73 -6.3% -5 0
435041 Meter readers, utilities 82 81 -0.9% -1 1
252022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,206 1,242 1.5% 18 42
499044 Millwrights 88 86 -0.7% -1 2
519023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 58 58 0.0% 0 1
493042 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 334 344 1.6% 5 13
519195 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 137 129 -2.9% -4 0
514072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 188 184 -1.1% -2 1
533099 Motor vehicle operators, all other 207 211 1.1% 2 6
271014 Multi-media artists and animators 353 350 -0.5% -2 5
151071 Network and computer systems administrators 397 406 1.2% 5 6
151081 Network systems and data communications analysts 186 195 2.4% 5 5
434141 New accounts clerks 203 213 2.5% 5 10
273020 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 121 120 -0.1% 0 4
392021 Nonfarm animal caretakers 443 457 1.5% 7 16
311012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,227 2,329 2.3% 51 77
299010 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 115 117 1.0% 1 4
312011 Occupational therapist assistants 63 65 1.7% 1 3
291122 Occupational therapists 394 412 2.2% 9 18
439999 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1,625 1,676 1.6% 26 49
439061 Office clerks, general 5,037 5,114 0.8% 38 137
439071 Office machine operators, except computer 168 178 2.7% 5 11
472073 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 916 944 1.5% 14 33
292081 Opticians, dispensing 122 128 2.5% 3 5
291041 Optometrists 74 76 1.3% 1 2
434151 Order clerks 538 545 0.6% 3 14
493053 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 114 116 1.0% 1 4
519111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 348 353 0.7% 2 10
537064 Packers and packagers, hand 2,132 2,135 0.1% 2 56
472141 Painters, construction and maintenance 1,646 1,695 1.5% 24 52
519122 Painters, transportation equipment 117 120 1.1% 1 4
519123 Painting, coating, and decorating workers 80 80 0.3% 0 2
519196 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 213 215 0.3% 1 4
232011 Paralegals and legal assistants 430 436 0.6% 3 5
536021 Parking lot attendants 224 231 1.7% 4 7
412022 Parts salespersons 511 528 1.6% 8 25
433051 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 451 460 1.0% 4 17
399021 Personal and home care aides 2,434 2,512 1.6% 39 73
372021 Pest control workers 223 233 2.2% 5 10
291051 Pharmacists 422 436 1.6% 7 19
319095 Pharmacy aides 160 167 2.1% 3 8
292052 Pharmacy technicians 417 432 1.7% 7 18
274021 Photographers 166 169 0.9% 1 5
312022 Physical therapist aides 73 77 2.5% 2 4
312021 Physical therapist assistants 249 267 3.5% 9 17
291123 Physical therapists 517 545 2.7% 14 26
291071 Physician assistants 116 123 3.1% 4 6
291060 Physicians and surgeons 526 539 1.3% 7 14
472151 Pipelayers 247 253 1.3% 3 7
518099 Plant and system operators, all other 54 56 1.1% 1 2
514193 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 76 74 -0.9% -1 1
472152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,626 1,641 0.4% 7 31
333051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 812 821 0.6% 5 20
435031 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 174 176 0.6% 1 4
435051 Postal service clerks 87 88 0.5% 0 2
435052 Postal service mail carriers 660 667 0.5% 3 22
435053 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 499 504 0.5% 3 12
251000 Postsecondary teachers 1,980 2,038 1.5% 29 82
515022 Prepress technicians and workers 121 122 0.2% 0 3
252011 Preschool teachers, except special education 1,170 1,202 1.4% 16 29
516021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 175 174 -0.4% -1 2
515023 Printing machine operators 247 246 -0.2% -1 6
339021 Private detectives and investigators 64 65 0.2% 0 2
211092 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 250 252 0.4% 1 4
433061 Procurement clerks 285 295 1.7% 5 11
272012 Producers and directors 63 63 0.4% 0 1
519199 Production workers, all other 323 323 0.0% 0 6
435061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 414 415 0.1% 1 7
119141 Property, real estate, and community association managers 306 307 0.2% 0 5
339095 Protective service workers, all other 493 498 0.5% 3 61
311013 Psychiatric aides 575 591 1.4% 8 15
292053 Psychiatric technicians 334 347 1.9% 6 15
193060 Psychologists 569 592 2.0% 11 23
112031 Public relations managers 84 87 1.6% 1 2
273031 Public relations specialists 447 457 1.2% 5 12
131023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 514 524 0.9% 5 14
113061 Purchasing managers 145 148 0.8% 1 5
292034 Radiologic technologists and technicians 320 336 2.5% 8 15
534031 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 74 73 -1.3% -1 2
419021 Real estate brokers 333 330 -0.5% -2 4
419022 Real estate sales agents 1,029 1,015 -0.7% -7 18
434171 Receptionists and information clerks 1,998 2,053 1.4% 28 74
399032 Recreation workers 772 777 0.3% 2 17
493092 Recreational vehicle service technicians 74 77 2.2% 2 5
537081 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 108 108 0.0% 0 6
291111 Registered nurses 4,343 4,517 2.0% 87 164
211015 Rehabilitation counselors 1,803 1,810 0.2% 4 34
291126 Respiratory therapists 92 96 2.0% 2 4
292054 Respiratory therapy technicians 107 111 1.6% 2 4
412031 Retail salespersons 7,122 7,346 1.6% 112 435
472181 Roofers 1,047 1,060 0.6% 7 30
419031 Sales engineers 70 71 0.7% 0 2
112022 Sales managers 309 316 1.2% 4 7
414012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 2,585 2,626 0.8% 21 104
414011 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 415 419 0.6% 2 13
517041 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 60 62 1.2% 1 3
252031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,385 1,426 1.5% 21 61
436014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 3,090 3,111 0.3% 10 57
413031 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 989 1,079 4.5% 45 52
492098 Security and fire alarm systems installers 163 165 0.6% 1 4
339032 Security guards 1,325 1,366 1.6% 21 60
253021 Self-enrichment education teachers 593 603 0.9% 5 10
519012 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 80 80 -0.1% 0 2
536031 Service station attendants 130 132 0.7% 1 9
516031 Sewing machine operators 603 593 -0.9% -5 0
472211 Sheet metal workers 252 252 0.1% 0 5
435071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,582 1,595 0.4% 7 38
395094 Skin care specialists 162 164 0.6% 1 5
119151 Social and community service managers 205 213 1.7% 4 7
211093 Social and human service assistants 783 788 0.3% 2 24
193098 Social scientists and related workers, all other 71 74 1.8% 1 3
252042 Special education teachers, middle school 205 211 1.5% 3 5
252041 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 350 361 1.5% 5 9
252043 Special education teachers, secondary school 212 218 1.5% 3 5
291127 Speech-language pathologists 163 168 1.5% 3 6
518021 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 234 238 1.0% 2 9
435081 Stock clerks and order fillers 2,492 2,548 1.1% 28 154
472221 Structural iron and steel workers 205 206 0.3% 1 2
512041 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 80 79 -0.8% -1 0
211011 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 503 490 -1.2% -6 2
292055 Surgical technologists 143 149 2.1% 3 7
173031 Surveying and mapping technicians 101 103 1.2% 1 3
171022 Surveyors 102 106 1.7% 2 5
432011 Switchboard operators, including answering service 334 345 1.6% 5 16
516052 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 103 105 1.0% 1 3
472082 Tapers 351 348 -0.4% -1 1
132081 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 90 92 1.4% 1 3
533041 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 268 278 1.8% 5 7
259041 Teacher assistants 2,733 2,817 1.5% 42 93
512092 Team assemblers 1,330 1,314 -0.6% -8 13
273042 Technical writers 107 107 0.0% 0 3
492022 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 870 937 3.8% 34 48
499052 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 712 757 3.1% 22 33
419041 Telemarketers 679 692 1.0% 7 26
433071 Tellers 1,157 1,216 2.5% 29 93
472044 Tile and marble setters 324 334 1.5% 5 10
493093 Tire repairers and changers 273 285 2.2% 6 18
232093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 148 148 0.3% 0 1
514111 Tool and die makers 81 69 -7.4% -6 0
396020 Tour and travel guides 105 107 1.2% 1 5
131073 Training and development specialists 202 207 1.4% 3 6
333052 Transit and railroad police 83 84 0.5% 0 2
113071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 229 230 0.1% 0 3
413041 Travel agents 288 295 1.3% 4 11
373013 Tree trimmers and pruners 203 198 -1.1% -2 3
533032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 5,103 5,069 -0.3% -17 45
533033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 2,012 2,023 0.3% 5 30
272023 Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 61 60 -0.6% 0 1
516093 Upholsterers 59 58 -0.9% -1 1
193051 Urban and regional planners 199 202 0.9% 2 7
393031 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 761 779 1.2% 9 104
291131 Veterinarians 182 188 1.7% 3 6
319096 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 186 198 3.1% 6 11
292056 Veterinary technologists and technicians 167 178 3.3% 6 10
252032 Vocational education teachers, secondary school 138 142 1.5% 2 6
353031 Waiters and waitresses 4,524 4,476 -0.5% -24 251
518031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 151 152 0.4% 1 5
435111 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 148 147 -0.3% -1 3
514121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 611 599 -0.9% -6 11
131022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 395 399 0.4% 2 14
517042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 357 366 1.3% 5 21
439022 Word processors and typists 358 367 1.2% 4 12
273043 Writers and authors 87 88 0.6% 1 2
 
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