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

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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 2,202 2,148 -1.2% -27 2
272011 Actors 104 106 0.7% 1 3
113011 Administrative services managers 301 295 -1.0% -3 1
253011 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 233 241 1.9% 4 6
112011 Advertising and promotions managers 84 83 -0.8% -1 0
413011 Advertising sales agents 253 255 0.3% 1 6
173021 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 656 489 -13.7% -84 0
172011 Aerospace engineers 3,025 2,319 -12.4% -353 0
493011 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 463 352 -12.8% -56 0
512011 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 1,577 1,173 -13.8% -202 0
532011 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 74 62 -8.6% -6 0
270000 All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 104 102 -1.1% -1 1
379099 All other building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 90 90 0.1% 0 2
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 180 180 0.1% 0 4
474095 All other construction and related workers 58 58 0.3% 0 1
219099 All other counselors, social, and religious workers 307 310 0.4% 1 6
173099 All other drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 131 132 0.2% 0 3
250000 All Other Education, Training, & Library Occupations 200 210 2.3% 5 10
492099 All other electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 111 88 -10.7% -11 0
450000 All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 126 120 -2.5% -3 1
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 144 137 -2.5% -4 2
310000 All Other Healthcare Support Occupations 71 73 1.1% 1 3
490000 All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 162 157 -1.5% -2 2
499088 All other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 146 145 -0.4% -1 2
537098 All other material moving workers 60 57 -2.1% -1 0
435199 All other material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 79 76 -1.9% -1 1
999999 All other occupations 4,691 4,605 -0.9% -43 134
399098 All other personal care and service workers 69 69 0.2% 0 2
510000 All Other Production Occupations 212 205 -1.5% -3 3
419098 All other sales and related workers 884 893 0.5% 4 21
253999 All other teachers, primary, secondary, and adult 1,104 1,145 1.8% 20 30
493099 All other vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 262 199 -12.7% -31 0
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 256 260 0.8% 2 13
392011 Animal trainers 93 95 1.2% 1 3
132021 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 89 91 0.8% 1 3
171011 Architects, except landscape and naval 335 339 0.5% 2 3
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 191 194 0.8% 2 7
271011 Art directors 164 137 -8.5% -13 0
271099 Artists and Related Workers, All Other 101 101 0.0% 0 1
512099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 486 455 -3.3% -16 0
274011 Audio and video equipment technicians 107 107 0.0% 0 3
493021 Automotive body and related repairers 474 475 0.1% 0 12
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,618 1,646 0.9% 14 51
492091 Avionics technicians 623 469 -13.2% -77 0
513011 Bakers 326 335 1.4% 5 9
395011 Barbers 358 336 -3.2% -11 0
353011 Bartenders 746 751 0.3% 2 31
433011 Bill and account collectors 468 483 1.6% 7 18
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 801 825 1.5% 12 31
515011 Bindery workers 93 92 -0.6% -1 2
191020 Biological scientists 78 80 1.1% 1 4
194021 Biological technicians 219 226 1.4% 3 8
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,158 3,117 -0.6% -20 36
472021 Brickmasons and blockmasons 184 185 0.2% 0 4
132031 Budget analysts 100 99 -0.5% -1 1
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 552 556 0.3% 2 16
533022 Bus drivers, school 625 649 1.9% 12 28
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 1,185 1,200 0.6% 7 37
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 2,209 2,103 -2.4% -53 0
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 189 183 -1.5% -3 2
517011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 504 481 -2.3% -12 5
435011 Cargo and freight agents 83 81 -1.2% -1 1
472031 Carpenters 3,338 3,317 -0.3% -11 41
472041 Carpet installers 120 125 2.4% 3 5
171021 Cartographers and photogrammetrists 52 53 1.1% 1 2
412011 Cashiers 5,697 5,640 -0.5% -28 317
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 384 386 0.3% 1 4
351011 Chefs and head cooks 269 273 0.8% 2 13
519011 Chemical equipment operators and tenders 54 51 -2.5% -1 0
194031 Chemical technicians 264 223 -8.0% -20 0
192031 Chemists 98 96 -0.8% -1 2
111011 Chief executives 293 294 0.2% 1 9
399011 Child care workers 2,429 2,449 0.4% 10 107
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 182 187 1.4% 3 4
173022 Civil engineering technicians 206 208 0.4% 1 5
172051 Civil engineers 889 892 0.2% 2 14
131031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 358 363 0.6% 2 6
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 543 550 0.7% 4 25
272022 Coaches and scouts 142 144 0.9% 1 4
519121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 140 129 -4.0% -5 0
512021 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 65 54 -9.1% -6 0
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 4,811 4,873 0.6% 31 404
271021 Commercial and industrial designers 116 119 1.1% 1 2
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 338 284 -8.4% -27 0
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 224 230 1.3% 3 8
113021 Computer and information systems managers 752 636 -8.0% -58 0
172061 Computer hardware engineers 91 93 1.2% 1 2
439011 Computer operators 255 244 -2.1% -5 0
151021 Computer programmers 527 542 1.5% 8 18
151031 Computer software engineers, applications 675 679 0.3% 2 5
151032 Computer software engineers, systems software 815 798 -1.1% -9 0
151099 Computer specialists, all other 855 737 -7.2% -59 0
151041 Computer support specialists 1,222 1,117 -4.4% -53 0
151051 Computer systems analysts 3,162 2,508 -10.9% -327 0
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 180 181 0.2% 0 2
514011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 244 217 -5.6% -13 0
474011 Construction and building inspectors 162 164 0.7% 1 5
472061 Construction laborers 1,544 1,571 0.9% 14 26
119021 Construction managers 1,008 1,030 1.1% 11 25
352011 Cooks, fast food 131 133 0.5% 1 5
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 370 379 1.3% 5 18
352014 Cooks, restaurant 1,354 1,375 0.8% 11 60
352015 Cooks, short order 174 175 0.5% 1 7
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 356 362 0.8% 3 12
131051 Cost estimators 941 812 -7.1% -64 0
412021 Counter and rental clerks 1,159 1,166 0.3% 3 68
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 1,206 1,211 0.2% 2 157
435021 Couriers and messengers 200 205 1.3% 3 9
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 278 281 0.6% 2 6
537021 Crane and tower operators 127 108 -7.6% -9 0
132041 Credit analysts 108 109 0.5% 1 2
434041 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 65 66 0.5% 0 1
339091 Crossing guards 211 214 0.6% 1 10
519021 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 50 -0.3% 0 1
434051 Customer service representatives 2,453 2,484 0.6% 15 32
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 89 88 -0.3% 0 1
514031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 433 388 -5.4% -23 0
439021 Data entry keyers 520 509 -1.0% -5 3
151061 Database administrators 292 261 -5.4% -15 0
419011 Demonstrators and product promoters 150 153 1.1% 2 6
319091 Dental assistants 836 907 4.2% 36 49
292021 Dental hygienists 738 802 4.2% 32 42
519081 Dental laboratory technicians 128 138 3.8% 5 8
291020 Dentists 117 122 2.4% 3 5
439031 Desktop publishers 88 80 -4.4% -4 0
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 167 171 1.3% 2 6
291031 Dietitians and nutritionists 62 65 2.4% 1 3
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 940 956 0.9% 8 49
359021 Dishwashers 864 877 0.8% 7 53
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 316 310 -0.9% -3 2
419091 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 268 256 -2.3% -6 0
514032 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 94 83 -6.2% -6 0
533031 Driver/sales workers 324 322 -0.3% -1 3
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 901 892 -0.5% -5 3
273041 Editors 230 211 -4.2% -9 0
119030 Education Administrators 463 481 1.9% 9 19
259199 Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 130 136 2.2% 3 5
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 326 339 1.9% 6 12
492092 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 54 52 -2.1% -1 0
173023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 763 693 -4.7% -35 0
512022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,854 1,609 -6.8% -122 0
173012 Electrical and electronics drafters 161 143 -5.6% -9 0
492094 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 169 166 -0.8% -1 2
172071 Electrical engineers 346 329 -2.5% -9 0
499051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 156 158 0.8% 1 6
472111 Electricians 1,479 1,462 -0.6% -8 17
512023 Electromechanical equipment assemblers 90 80 -5.4% -5 0
173024 Electro-mechanical technicians 157 125 -11.0% -16 0
172072 Electronics engineers, except computer 307 303 -0.7% -2 3
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,455 1,524 2.3% 35 64
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 198 202 0.8% 2 7
292041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 171 176 1.2% 2 6
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 249 249 -0.1% 0 4
512031 Engine and other machine assemblers 62 60 -1.3% -1 0
119041 Engineering managers 1,277 1,082 -7.9% -97 0
172199 Engineers, all other 1,316 1,042 -11.1% -137 0
172081 Environmental engineers 74 72 -1.2% -1 0
194091 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 100 91 -5.0% -5 0
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 150 153 1.1% 2 6
537032 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 152 154 0.5% 1 5
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 2,110 1,953 -3.8% -79 0
519041 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 60 -0.2% 0 1
452080 Farmworkers 921 870 -2.8% -26 6
512091 Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 126 121 -2.2% -3 0
434071 File clerks 439 446 0.8% 3 18
132051 Financial analysts 182 185 0.8% 1 4
113031 Financial managers 843 813 -1.8% -15 0
132099 Financial specialists, all other 295 290 -0.8% -2 3
332011 Fire fighters 559 561 0.2% 1 14
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 2,629 2,693 1.2% 32 86
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 148 148 0.1% 0 5
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,434 1,450 0.5% 8 45
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 193 192 -0.2% 0 3
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 188 195 1.8% 3 8
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 336 349 1.8% 6 8
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 857 865 0.5% 4 24
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 738 733 -0.3% -2 7
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,013 2,039 0.6% 13 47
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 276 266 -1.8% -5 3
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 156 159 0.8% 1 5
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,269 1,174 -3.8% -47 0
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,349 3,298 -0.8% -25 17
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 322 304 -2.9% -9 0
331099 First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 91 89 -0.8% -1 2
451010 First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 82 80 -1.5% -1 0
399031 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 709 710 0.0% 0 14
396031 Flight attendants 79 74 -3.5% -3 1
472042 Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 108 113 2.3% 2 4
472043 Floor sanders and finishers 96 96 0.1% 0 2
271023 Floral designers 155 150 -1.7% -3 0
513092 Food batchmakers 116 123 2.9% 3 6
352021 Food preparation workers 1,236 1,241 0.2% 2 64
353041 Food servers, nonrestaurant 130 133 1.1% 1 10
119051 Food service managers 276 279 0.5% 1 4
517021 Furniture finishers 71 67 -2.5% -2 1
393012 Gaming and sports book writers and runners 75 75 0.3% 0 4
393011 Gaming dealers 243 248 1.0% 2 13
391011 Gaming supervisors 57 58 0.9% 1 2
111021 General and operations managers 2,254 2,233 -0.5% -10 22
192042 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 56 58 1.9% 1 3
472121 Glaziers 322 322 0.0% 0 6
452041 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 94 90 -1.8% -2 1
271024 Graphic designers 611 555 -4.6% -28 0
519022 Grinding and polishing workers, hand 111 105 -2.6% -3 0
514033 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 214 193 -5.1% -11 0
395012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 1,642 1,544 -3.0% -49 0
474041 Hazardous materials removal workers 101 100 -0.5% -1 3
172111 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 166 137 -9.2% -15 0
211091 Health educators 201 209 1.8% 4 6
299198 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 294 311 2.8% 8 16
319099 Healthcare support workers, all other 218 229 2.4% 5 11
499021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 231 217 -3.1% -7 0
473011 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 98 99 0.5% 0 5
473012 Helpers--carpenters 100 102 1.0% 1 6
473013 Helpers--electricians 133 134 0.5% 1 7
499098 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 213 213 0.1% 0 11
473014 Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 62 63 0.6% 0 3
473015 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 54 55 0.6% 0 3
519198 Helpers--production workers 493 488 -0.6% -3 10
473016 Helpers--roofers 62 62 0.5% 0 3
474051 Highway maintenance workers 178 179 0.4% 1 3
499031 Home appliance repairers 110 105 -2.2% -2 0
311011 Home health aides 981 1,020 2.0% 20 31
359031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 703 714 0.8% 6 30
434081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 120 124 1.5% 2 8
434161 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 342 318 -3.5% -12 0
113040 Human resources managers 324 296 -4.4% -14 0
173026 Industrial engineering technicians 569 433 -12.8% -68 0
172112 Industrial engineers 475 400 -8.2% -38 0
499041 Industrial machinery mechanics 250 240 -2.0% -5 1
113051 Industrial production managers 562 507 -5.0% -27 0
537051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 651 648 -0.2% -2 7
434999 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 174 171 -0.7% -1 1
519061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 800 709 -5.8% -45 0
259031 Instructional coordinators 80 84 2.1% 2 3
472130 Insulation workers 72 73 0.5% 0 3
439041 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 571 507 -5.8% -32 0
413021 Insurance sales agents 696 718 1.6% 11 28
132053 Insurance underwriters 162 163 0.3% 1 3
271025 Interior designers 251 261 2.0% 5 7
273091 Interpreters and translators 63 66 2.2% 1 3
434111 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 338 348 1.5% 5 12
372011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,858 2,929 1.2% 36 87
515021 Job printers 53 53 -0.3% 0 1
231023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 70 71 0.6% 0 2
252012 Kindergarten teachers, except special education 118 123 2.1% 3 4
537062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,317 2,307 -0.2% -5 88
373011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,554 1,551 -0.1% -1 39
514034 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 65 57 -6.4% -4 0
516011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 465 443 -2.4% -11 2
231011 Lawyers 977 939 -2.0% -19 0
436012 Legal secretaries 140 141 0.4% 1 3
239099 Legal Support Workers, All Other 397 397 0.1% 0 8
111031 Legislators 62 63 0.6% 0 2
254021 Librarians 260 261 0.2% 0 5
434121 Library assistants, clerical 221 225 0.8% 2 13
254031 Library technicians 265 267 0.4% 1 14
292061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 477 496 1.9% 9 21
194099 Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 446 448 0.2% 1 18
434131 Loan interviewers and clerks 320 327 1.1% 4 5
132072 Loan officers 351 363 1.7% 6 12
499094 Locksmiths and safe repairers 71 65 -4.3% -3 0
534010 Locomotive engineers and firers 62 71 6.7% 4 7
454022 Logging equipment operators 82 78 -2.3% -2 0
537063 Machine feeders and offbearers 181 177 -1.3% -2 4
514041 Machinists 676 603 -5.6% -37 0
372012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,124 2,169 1.1% 23 68
439051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 197 191 -1.7% -3 3
499042 Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,882 1,843 -1.0% -19 1
499043 Maintenance workers, machinery 159 142 -5.4% -8 0
131111 Management analysts 2,776 2,273 -9.5% -252 0
119198 Managers, all other 992 998 0.3% 3 18
193021 Market research analysts 247 252 1.2% 3 8
112021 Marketing managers 301 288 -2.2% -6 0
319011 Massage therapists 94 93 -0.5% 0 2
513022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 171 170 -0.3% -1 4
499011 Mechanical door repairers 122 122 0.4% 0 4
173013 Mechanical drafters 126 120 -2.4% -3 1
173027 Mechanical engineering technicians 121 111 -3.9% -5 0
172141 Mechanical engineers 594 502 -8.0% -46 0
274099 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 100 102 1.2% 1 6
273099 Media and communication workers, all other 86 87 0.7% 1 2
292012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 194 203 2.3% 5 9
292011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 178 188 2.7% 5 9
119111 Medical and health services managers 247 258 2.3% 6 9
211022 Medical and public health social workers 201 208 1.6% 3 5
319092 Medical assistants 864 922 3.3% 29 52
319093 Medical equipment preparers 147 156 2.9% 4 8
499062 Medical equipment repairers 55 54 -0.7% 0 1
292071 Medical records and health information technicians 223 236 2.8% 6 11
191040 Medical scientists 99 102 1.3% 1 3
436013 Medical secretaries 898 963 3.5% 32 46
319094 Medical transcriptionists 150 159 2.8% 4 8
131121 Meeting and convention planners 54 54 0.3% 0 1
211023 Mental health and substance abuse social workers 224 236 2.8% 6 9
211014 Mental health counselors 179 183 1.0% 2 5
271026 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 159 159 0.2% 0 2
514199 Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 111 90 -10.0% -11 0
252022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 552 578 2.4% 13 24
514035 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 198 154 -11.7% -22 0
499044 Millwrights 101 85 -8.4% -8 0
519023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 78 79 0.7% 1 2
493042 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 189 188 -0.3% 0 4
514061 Model makers, metal and plastic 64 48 -13.1% -8 0
519195 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 53 55 1.2% 1 2
514072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 126 125 -0.7% -1 1
533099 Motor vehicle operators, all other 182 185 0.9% 2 5
493051 Motorboat mechanics 75 73 -1.4% -1 1
493052 Motorcycle mechanics 69 68 -0.6% 0 1
271014 Multi-media artists and animators 190 187 -0.9% -2 2
514081 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 130 129 -0.2% 0 2
272042 Musicians and singers 192 195 0.8% 1 5
119121 Natural sciences managers 78 80 1.8% 1 3
151071 Network and computer systems administrators 823 738 -5.3% -43 0
151081 Network systems and data communications analysts 300 276 -4.1% -12 0
434141 New accounts clerks 65 67 1.1% 1 2
273020 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 127 129 1.0% 1 5
392021 Nonfarm animal caretakers 293 290 -0.6% -2 4
514012 Numerical tool and process control programmers 116 95 -9.5% -10 0
311012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,389 1,423 1.2% 17 33
299010 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 119 116 -1.5% -2 1
291122 Occupational therapists 120 124 1.7% 2 5
439999 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1,041 1,081 1.9% 20 35
439061 Office clerks, general 4,280 4,220 -0.7% -30 53
439071 Office machine operators, except computer 100 102 1.1% 1 5
472073 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 731 738 0.5% 3 18
152031 Operations research analysts 1,025 772 -13.2% -126 0
519083 Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 81 82 0.1% 0 2
434151 Order clerks 680 675 -0.3% -2 11
493053 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 56 56 -0.5% 0 1
519111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 226 232 1.2% 3 8
537064 Packers and packagers, hand 1,683 1,637 -1.4% -23 19
472141 Painters, construction and maintenance 2,341 2,341 0.0% 0 38
519122 Painters, transportation equipment 201 171 -7.6% -15 0
519123 Painting, coating, and decorating workers 61 55 -4.9% -3 0
519196 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 55 55 0.1% 0 1
232011 Paralegals and legal assistants 196 195 -0.1% 0 1
536021 Parking lot attendants 228 234 1.3% 3 7
412022 Parts salespersons 381 381 0.0% 0 12
472071 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 66 67 0.5% 0 2
433051 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 300 301 0.2% 1 9
399021 Personal and home care aides 369 383 1.9% 7 12
132052 Personal financial advisors 110 112 1.0% 1 2
373012 Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 70 70 -0.4% 0 2
518093 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 92 93 0.7% 1 3
291051 Pharmacists 356 362 0.9% 3 14
292052 Pharmacy technicians 258 263 1.0% 2 9
274021 Photographers 216 211 -1.0% -2 2
519132 Photographic processing machine operators 184 153 -9.0% -16 0
192099 Physical scientists, all other 104 101 -1.6% -2 3
291123 Physical therapists 214 223 2.2% 5 10
291071 Physician assistants 126 133 2.8% 4 6
291060 Physicians and surgeons 1,089 1,137 2.2% 24 38
472151 Pipelayers 179 179 0.1% 0 3
472161 Plasterers and stucco masons 164 165 0.2% 0 3
514193 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 127 121 -2.6% -3 0
472152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,100 1,082 -0.8% -9 7
291081 Podiatrists 278 298 3.6% 10 15
333051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 665 674 0.6% 4 17
435031 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 145 147 0.7% 1 3
435051 Postal service clerks 79 80 0.4% 0 2
435052 Postal service mail carriers 417 421 0.4% 2 14
435053 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 421 424 0.4% 2 10
251000 Postsecondary teachers 1,729 1,808 2.3% 40 86
515022 Prepress technicians and workers 184 178 -1.8% -3 1
252011 Preschool teachers, except special education 588 607 1.6% 10 16
516021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 147 137 -3.4% -5 0
515023 Printing machine operators 343 335 -1.2% -4 4
339021 Private detectives and investigators 132 123 -3.1% -4 0
211092 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 159 160 0.5% 1 3
433061 Procurement clerks 174 161 -3.8% -7 0
272012 Producers and directors 101 104 1.9% 2 4
519199 Production workers, all other 282 272 -1.8% -5 0
435061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 728 659 -4.9% -35 0
119141 Property, real estate, and community association managers 297 294 -0.6% -2 3
339095 Protective service workers, all other 321 314 -1.1% -3 35
193060 Psychologists 218 229 2.4% 5 10
112031 Public relations managers 88 83 -2.7% -2 0
273031 Public relations specialists 455 445 -1.1% -5 2
131023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 635 603 -2.6% -16 0
113061 Purchasing managers 303 265 -6.5% -19 0
292034 Radiologic technologists and technicians 176 187 3.0% 5 9
534031 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 73 71 -1.3% -1 2
419021 Real estate brokers 240 236 -0.7% -2 2
419022 Real estate sales agents 1,200 1,182 -0.7% -9 20
434171 Receptionists and information clerks 1,918 1,953 0.9% 18 62
399032 Recreation workers 737 730 -0.5% -4 10
493092 Recreational vehicle service technicians 77 74 -1.5% -1 2
537081 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 101 102 0.4% 0 6
291111 Registered nurses 3,065 3,216 2.4% 76 130
211015 Rehabilitation counselors 763 749 -0.9% -7 6
434181 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 135 130 -1.8% -2 1
291126 Respiratory therapists 66 69 1.9% 1 3
412031 Retail salespersons 6,532 6,547 0.1% 8 302
514023 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 204 157 -12.2% -23 0
472181 Roofers 374 369 -0.7% -3 6
535011 Sailors and marine oilers 163 166 0.9% 1 7
419031 Sales engineers 111 110 -0.3% 0 2
112022 Sales managers 462 448 -1.5% -7 0
414012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 2,572 2,549 -0.4% -11 71
414011 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 645 626 -1.5% -9 7
517041 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 108 103 -2.2% -2 2
252031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 840 880 2.4% 20 44
436014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 1,916 1,951 0.9% 18 47
413031 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 733 779 3.1% 23 28
492098 Security and fire alarm systems installers 181 183 0.6% 1 4
339032 Security guards 1,340 1,364 0.9% 12 52
253021 Self-enrichment education teachers 420 433 1.6% 7 10
474071 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 65 65 0.2% 0 2
536031 Service station attendants 109 97 -5.8% -6 0
516031 Sewing machine operators 265 257 -1.6% -4 0
472211 Sheet metal workers 767 770 0.2% 1 17
535020 Ship and boat captains and operators 55 57 1.0% 1 2
535031 Ship engineers 61 60 -0.7% 0 2
435071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 2,213 1,960 -5.9% -126 0
395094 Skin care specialists 114 111 -1.2% -1 1
119151 Social and community service managers 120 122 0.7% 1 3
211093 Social and human service assistants 386 372 -1.8% -7 3
193098 Social scientists and related workers, all other 57 60 2.6% 2 3
252042 Special education teachers, middle school 66 69 2.4% 2 2
252041 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 227 238 2.3% 5 8
252043 Special education teachers, secondary school 124 129 2.3% 3 4
291127 Speech-language pathologists 129 135 2.2% 3 6
518021 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 135 126 -3.1% -4 0
439111 Statistical assistants 65 69 2.7% 2 2
152041 Statisticians 69 71 1.4% 1 2
435081 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,950 1,944 -0.1% -3 95
472221 Structural iron and steel workers 134 136 0.9% 1 2
512041 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 131 126 -1.7% -2 0
211011 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 134 137 1.2% 2 4
292055 Surgical technologists 74 79 2.9% 2 4
173031 Surveying and mapping technicians 85 87 0.9% 1 2
171022 Surveyors 96 98 1.2% 1 4
432011 Switchboard operators, including answering service 254 259 0.9% 2 10
516052 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 70 69 -0.5% 0 1
472082 Tapers 429 425 -0.5% -2 2
132081 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 72 76 2.8% 2 4
132082 Tax preparers 115 113 -1.0% -1 1
533041 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 483 490 0.7% 3 7
259041 Teacher assistants 1,647 1,719 2.2% 36 67
512092 Team assemblers 1,858 1,678 -5.0% -90 0
273042 Technical writers 254 233 -4.3% -11 0
492022 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 427 461 3.9% 17 24
499052 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 489 504 1.6% 8 15
419041 Telemarketers 498 505 0.7% 3 17
433071 Tellers 504 515 1.1% 5 33
472044 Tile and marble setters 343 354 1.5% 5 11
493093 Tire repairers and changers 242 242 0.0% 0 11
232093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 140 141 0.5% 1 2
514111 Tool and die makers 313 248 -11.0% -33 0
514194 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 59 54 -4.5% -3 0
131073 Training and development specialists 290 280 -1.8% -5 0
333052 Transit and railroad police 69 69 0.6% 0 2
536051 Transportation inspectors 1,206 907 -13.3% -150 0
113071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 189 184 -1.4% -3 0
413041 Travel agents 142 139 -1.0% -1 2
373013 Tree trimmers and pruners 422 413 -1.1% -5 6
533032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 1,871 1,808 -1.7% -32 0
533033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,329 1,314 -0.6% -7 9
516093 Upholsterers 81 76 -3.2% -3 0
193051 Urban and regional planners 200 203 0.9% 2 6
393031 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 217 222 1.1% 2 29
291131 Veterinarians 182 178 -1.1% -2 1
319096 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 164 165 0.4% 1 5
292056 Veterinary technologists and technicians 118 119 0.5% 1 4
252032 Vocational education teachers, secondary school 159 166 2.4% 4 8
353031 Waiters and waitresses 3,534 3,575 0.6% 20 237
518031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 128 125 -1.0% -1 3
435111 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 222 192 -7.2% -15 0
514121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 580 551 -2.6% -15 1
514122 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 53 49 -4.3% -2 0
131022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 813 693 -7.7% -60 0
517042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 338 335 -0.4% -1 14
439022 Word processors and typists 213 217 1.0% 2 6
273043 Writers and authors 173 177 1.0% 2 4
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