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

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 1,797 1,830 0.9% 16 40
113011 Administrative services managers 277 284 1.4% 4 8
253011 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 790 850 3.8% 30 37
413011 Advertising sales agents 321 321 0.0% 0 6
191010 Agricultural and food scientists 53 53 0.3% 0 2
493011 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 172 165 -2.0% -3 0
532011 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 82 77 -3.2% -3 0
170000 All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations sp;      782 718 -4.2% -32 14
270000 All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 303 309 0.9% 3 8
379099 All other building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 134 135 0.4% 1 3
210000 All Other Community & Social Services Occupations 82 84 1.5% 1 2
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 679 701 1.6% 11 26
219099 All other counselors, social, and religious workers 330 336 0.9% 3 8
173099 All other drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 113 115 1.1% 1 4
250000 All Other Education, Training, & Library Occupations 793 861 4.2% 34 55
450000 All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 58 58 -0.1% 0 2
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 83 83 -0.1% 0 3
513099 All other food processing workers 56 58 1.9% 1 2
290000 All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 535 560 2.3% 13 24
490000 All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 387 379 -1.0% -4 7
499088 All other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 134 133 -0.5% -1 2
190000 All Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 282 288 1.2% 3 11
999999 All other occupations 4,264 4,256 -0.1% -4 123
390000 All Other Personal Care & Service Occupations 580 591 1.0% 6 42
399098 All other personal care and service workers 94 101 3.3% 3 5
510000 All Other Production Occupations 1,061 1,042 -0.9% -10 29
330000 All Other Protective Service Occupations 62 63 0.6% 0 5
410000 All Other Sales & Related Occupations  282 286 0.7% 2 7
419098 All other sales and related workers 851 865 0.8% 7 23
253999 All other teachers,primary, secondary, and adult 1,556 1,680 3.9% 62 76
530000 All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 226 228 0.4% 1 7
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 390 397 0.9% 4 21
273010 Announcers 55 59 3.0% 2 3
132021 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 137 138 0.4% 0 4
171011 Architects, except landscape and naval 275 276 0.1% 0 2
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 217 220 0.6% 1 8
271011 Art directors 72 71 -0.9% -1 1
512099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 263 262 0.0% 0 4
274011 Audio and video equipment technicians 56 57 1.0% 1 2
493021 Automotive body and related repairers 543 555 1.1% 6 19
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,705 1,803 2.8% 49 88
396011 Baggage porters and bellhops 179 183 1.2% 2 10
513011 Bakers 304 316 1.9% 6 10
395011 Barbers 822 841 1.1% 9 34
353011 Bartenders 583 593 0.9% 5 28
433011 Bill and account collectors 559 582 2.0% 11 24
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 978 1,020 2.1% 21 45
515011 Bindery workers 106 105 -0.5% -1 2
191020 Biological scientists 58 59 0.9% 1 3
194021 Biological technicians 132 143 3.8% 5 8
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,418 3,433 0.2% 7 69
472021 Brickmasons and blockmasons 55 56 0.9% 0 1
434011 Brokerage clerks 184 200 4.5% 8 11
132031 Budget analysts 75 76 0.5% 0 2
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 512 516 0.4% 2 15
533022 Bus drivers, school 578 622 3.8% 22 37
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 761 729 -2.1% -16 3
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 1,666 1,700 1.0% 17 56
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 282 277 -1.0% -3 4
517011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 127 126 -0.2% 0 4
292031 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 66 71 3.6% 2 4
435011 Cargo and freight agents 136 136 -0.2% 0 2
472031 Carpenters 2,697 2,721 0.4% 12 54
412011 Cashiers 5,435 5,505 0.6% 35 366
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 279 284 0.9% 2 5
351011 Chefs and head cooks 115 117 1.1% 1 6
111011 Chief executives 325 331 1.0% 3 13
399011 Child care workers 2,763 2,859 1.7% 48 158
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 373 388 2.0% 8 11
291011 Chiropractors 123 132 3.3% 4 6
173022 Civil engineering technicians 164 160 -1.1% -2 1
172051 Civil engineers 712 708 -0.3% -2 8
131031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 551 557 0.5% 3 8
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 545 558 1.1% 6 27
272022 Coaches and scouts 290 305 2.6% 8 13
519121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 181 177 -1.0% -2 2
499091 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 50 51 1.1% 1 2
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 4,013 4,064 0.6% 26 337
271021 Commercial and industrial designers 78 81 1.4% 1 2
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 77 78 0.5% 0 2
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 180 180 0.0% 0 4
113021 Computer and information systems managers 205 211 1.5% 3 6
439011 Computer operators 178 182 1.1% 2 5
151021 Computer programmers 323 336 1.9% 6 13
151031 Computer software engineers, applications 435 458 2.7% 12 14
151032 Computer software engineers, systems software 387 403 2.0% 8 10
151099 Computer specialists, all other 170 178 2.4% 4 5
151041 Computer support specialists 495 513 1.8% 9 10
151051 Computer systems analysts 386 394 1.0% 4 6
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 617 627 0.8% 5 10
514011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 175 158 -5.2% -9 0
474011 Construction and building inspectors 94 91 -1.8% -2 0
472061 Construction laborers 948 971 1.2% 11 19
119021 Construction managers 485 495 1.1% 5 12
499012 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 62 62 0.0% 0 2
352011 Cooks, fast food 1,430 1,455 0.9% 13 65
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 812 839 1.7% 14 43
352014 Cooks, restaurant 973 992 1.0% 10 45
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 412 402 -1.2% -5 5
131051 Cost estimators 459 466 0.7% 3 12
412021 Counter and rental clerks 778 791 0.9% 7 50
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 433 442 1.1% 5 61
435021 Couriers and messengers 103 107 2.2% 2 5
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 185 176 -2.3% -4 0
537021 Crane and tower operators 50 50 0.0% 0 2
132041 Credit analysts 80 82 1.2% 1 2
434041 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 120 122 1.0% 1 2
339091 Crossing guards 240 247 1.6% 4 14
519021 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 107 108 0.2% 0 2
434051 Customer service representatives 2,373 2,401 0.6% 14 30
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 75 75 -0.2% 0 1
514031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 499 477 -2.2% -11 0
439021 Data entry keyers 453 461 0.8% 4 11
151061 Database administrators 104 108 2.0% 2 2
419011 Demonstrators and product promoters 193 197 0.9% 2 8
319091 Dental assistants 944 1,036 4.8% 46 62
292021 Dental hygienists 656 720 4.8% 32 42
291020 Dentists 224 238 3.1% 7 12
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 211 208 -0.7% -1 3
292032 Diagnostic medical sonographers 55 59 3.1% 2 3
291031 Dietitians and nutritionists 81 83 1.4% 1 3
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 1,099 1,119 0.9% 10 58
359021 Dishwashers 1,347 1,373 0.9% 13 84
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 402 410 1.0% 4 10
514032 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 87 84 -1.7% -1 1
533031 Driver/sales workers 1,190 1,221 1.3% 15 30
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 424 425 0.2% 1 4
475021 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 69 70 0.7% 0 2
273041 Editors 131 131 -0.1% 0 4
119030 Education Administrators 581 626 3.8% 22 36
259199 Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 73 79 3.4% 3 4
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 351 370 2.7% 10 16
492092 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 62 62 -0.1% 0 1
173023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 365 362 -0.5% -2 5
512022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,091 1,009 -3.8% -41 0
173012 Electrical and electronics drafters 96 94 -0.6% -1 2
492094 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 93 94 0.6% 1 2
172071 Electrical engineers 295 286 -1.4% -4 1
499051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 103 103 -0.1% 0 3
472111 Electricians 1,318 1,324 0.3% 3 26
492096 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 73 76 1.9% 1 3
492097 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 54 54 0.6% 0 1
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,450 1,575 4.2% 63 92
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 249 247 -0.4% -1 6
292041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 150 151 0.4% 1 4
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 246 250 0.9% 2 6
512031 Engine and other machine assemblers 129 125 -1.8% -2 0
119041 Engineering managers 236 239 0.7% 2 5
172081 Environmental engineers 72 72 0.1% 0 1
194091 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 56 54 -1.4% -1 1
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 161 160 -0.3% 0 5
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 1,290 1,321 1.2% 15 35
519041 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 51 51 -0.5% 0 1
493041 Farm equipment mechanics 65 65 0.0% 0 2
452080 Farmworkers 316 315 -0.2% 0 10
434071 File clerks 382 405 3.0% 12 24
132051 Financial analysts 91 97 2.9% 3 4
132061 Financial examiners 69 70 0.7% 0 2
113031 Financial managers 778 800 1.4% 11 21
132099 Financial specialists, all other 206 211 1.2% 2 6
271013 Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 98 100 1.3% 1 3
332011 Fire fighters 388 371 -2.2% -8 1
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,548 1,595 1.5% 23 55
331011 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 54 53 -0.9% 0 0
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 96 91 -2.3% -2 1
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,156 1,174 0.8% 9 38
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 134 135 0.4% 1 3
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 261 270 1.7% 4 11
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 318 344 3.9% 13 14
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 881 895 0.8% 7 27
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 843 850 0.4% 4 14
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,850 1,902 1.4% 26 57
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 237 232 -1.0% -2 5
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 119 114 -1.8% -2 1
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 955 928 -1.5% -14 10
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,340 3,333 -0.1% -4 39
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 286 288 0.4% 1 6
331099 First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 82 83 1.0% 1 3
399031 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 390 397 0.9% 4 11
396031 Flight attendants 167 153 -4.4% -7 0
271023 Floral designers 510 538 2.7% 14 18
513092 Food batchmakers 59 57 -1.3% -1 1
352021 Food preparation workers 1,160 1,186 1.1% 13 71
353041 Food servers, nonrestaurant 115 118 0.9% 1 8
119051 Food service managers 350 355 0.6% 2 6
514022 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 158 133 -8.3% -13 0
514071 Foundry mold and coremakers 144 123 -7.8% -11 0
393012 Gaming and sports book writers and runners 120 122 1.0% 1 7
111021 General and operations managers 2,162 2,187 0.6% 13 44
472121 Glaziers 128 130 0.5% 1 3
452041 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 60 60 -0.2% 0 1
271024 Graphic designers 314 316 0.3% 1 4
519022 Grinding and polishing workers, hand 85 78 -4.3% -4 0
514033 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 560 491 -6.4% -35 0
395012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 1,057 1,077 0.9% 10 35
474041 Hazardous materials removal workers 281 288 1.3% 4 12
211091 Health educators 88 92 2.0% 2 3
319099 Healthcare support workers, all other 160 169 2.7% 4 9
499021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 215 222 1.7% 4 5
473012 Helpers--carpenters 77 79 1.0% 1 5
473013 Helpers--electricians 67 68 0.8% 1 4
499098 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 224 222 -0.2% -1 11
473015 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 121 124 1.0% 1 7
519198 Helpers--production workers 401 400 -0.1% 0 10
474051 Highway maintenance workers 144 139 -1.8% -3 0
499031 Home appliance repairers 96 95 -0.4% 0 1
311011 Home health aides 946 986 2.1% 20 31
359031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 560 572 1.0% 6 25
434081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 257 266 1.6% 4 17
434161 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 198 201 0.6% 1 6
113040 Human resources managers 178 182 1.2% 2 5
172112 Industrial engineers 98 97 -0.5% -1 1
499041 Industrial machinery mechanics 231 214 -3.6% -8 0
113051 Industrial production managers 265 260 -0.9% -2 1
537051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 698 703 0.3% 2 11
434999 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 150 156 2.1% 3 5
519061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 468 462 -0.6% -3 7
259031 Instructional coordinators 85 91 3.4% 3 4
439041 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 442 400 -4.9% -21 0
413021 Insurance sales agents 714 737 1.6% 12 30
132053 Insurance underwriters 176 178 0.4% 1 3
271025 Interior designers 84 87 1.5% 1 2
273091 Interpreters and translators 72 76 2.9% 2 3
434111 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 120 127 2.7% 3 6
372011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 3,418 3,542 1.8% 62 124
519071 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 70 72 1.6% 1 3
231023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 51 49 -2.2% -1 0
252012 Kindergarten teachers, except special education 255 275 4.0% 10 13
537062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 1,766 1,750 -0.5% -8 63
373011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,343 1,392 1.8% 24 59
514034 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 77 73 -2.7% -2 1
516011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 338 340 0.3% 1 10
231011 Lawyers 1,277 1,303 1.0% 13 20
436012 Legal secretaries 365 385 2.8% 10 16
239099 Legal Support Workers, All Other 124 126 0.6% 1 2
254021 Librarians 258 271 2.4% 6 11
434121 Library assistants, clerical 153 149 -1.3% -2 6
254031 Library technicians 190 194 1.1% 2 12
292061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 1,261 1,299 1.5% 19 50
194099 Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 56 57 0.5% 0 2
434131 Loan interviewers and clerks 439 450 1.3% 6 8
132072 Loan officers 802 825 1.4% 11 26
534010 Locomotive engineers and firers 110 126 6.8% 8 13
119081 Lodging managers 51 53 1.9% 1 2
537063 Machine feeders and offbearers 78 78 0.1% 0 3
514041 Machinists 526 513 -1.3% -7 3
372012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 3,322 3,449 1.9% 63 135
439051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 137 139 0.7% 1 5
499042 Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,591 1,605 0.4% 7 24
499043 Maintenance workers, machinery 134 132 -0.9% -1 2
131111 Management analysts 337 333 -0.6% -2 0
119198 Managers, all other 711 732 1.5% 11 21
112021 Marketing managers 198 200 0.6% 1 3
319011 Massage therapists 235 243 1.6% 4 10
513022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 168 167 -0.3% -1 4
173013 Mechanical drafters 143 137 -2.0% -3 1
173027 Mechanical engineering technicians 78 76 -1.3% -1 0
172141 Mechanical engineers 223 220 -0.7% -2 5
274099 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 71 72 0.8% 1 4
292012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 209 221 3.0% 6 11
292011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 226 235 2.0% 5 10
119111 Medical and health services managers 293 305 2.2% 6 11
211022 Medical and public health social workers 166 170 1.3% 2 4
319092 Medical assistants 837 911 4.3% 37 59
319093 Medical equipment preparers 107 117 4.3% 5 8
292071 Medical records and health information technicians 303 318 2.4% 7 14
191040 Medical scientists 76 81 3.3% 3 4
436013 Medical secretaries 1,057 1,148 4.2% 46 62
319094 Medical transcriptionists 202 215 3.1% 6 12
131121 Meeting and convention planners 55 56 0.8% 0 1
211023 Mental health and substance abuse social workers 441 464 2.5% 11 15
211014 Mental health counselors 142 154 4.3% 6 9
271026 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 157 160 1.1% 2 3
435041 Meter readers, utilities 69 70 0.5% 0 2
252022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 977 1,061 4.2% 42 62
499044 Millwrights 54 54 -0.3% 0 1
519023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 87 87 -0.1% 0 2
493042 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 222 224 0.4% 1 6
519195 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 88 86 -1.2% -1 1
514072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 413 360 -6.5% -26 0
533099 Motor vehicle operators, all other 77 80 2.1% 2 3
271014 Multi-media artists and animators 126 124 -0.7% -1 2
514081 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 221 218 -0.6% -1 2
119121 Natural sciences managers 62 63 1.4% 1 2
151071 Network and computer systems administrators 345 353 1.2% 4 5
151081 Network systems and data communications analysts 205 214 2.0% 4 5
434141 New accounts clerks 65 67 1.9% 1 3
273020 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 74 76 1.6% 1 3
392021 Nonfarm animal caretakers 169 172 1.1% 2 5
311012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,770 1,787 0.5% 8 29
299010 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 104 103 -0.3% 0 2
291122 Occupational therapists 143 152 3.1% 4 8
439999 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 629 641 0.9% 6 15
439061 Office clerks, general 4,979 5,087 1.1% 54 152
439071 Office machine operators, except computer 324 329 0.8% 3 15
472073 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 678 697 1.4% 10 24
291041 Optometrists 246 242 -0.9% -2 2
434151 Order clerks 439 440 0.1% 0 9
493053 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 80 82 1.2% 1 3
519111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 206 208 0.6% 1 6
537064 Packers and packagers, hand 1,199 1,177 -0.9% -11 19
472141 Painters, construction and maintenance 641 662 1.7% 11 21
519122 Painters, transportation equipment 61 62 1.0% 1 2
519123 Painting, coating, and decorating workers 63 63 -0.1% 0 1
519196 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 63 2.5% 2 3
232011 Paralegals and legal assistants 386 411 3.2% 13 14
412022 Parts salespersons 414 420 0.7% 3 16
433051 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 281 284 0.7% 2 10
399021 Personal and home care aides 930 962 1.7% 16 29
132052 Personal financial advisors 122 127 2.1% 3 4
373012 Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 91 96 3.1% 3 5
518093 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 96 98 1.1% 1 4
291051 Pharmacists 348 354 0.9% 3 13
319095 Pharmacy aides 63 64 0.1% 0 2
292052 Pharmacy technicians 359 367 1.2% 4 13
274021 Photographers 223 229 1.3% 3 7
519131 Photographic process workers 280 287 1.2% 3 10
519132 Photographic processing machine operators 84 81 -1.9% -2 0
312021 Physical therapist assistants 69 74 3.3% 2 4
291123 Physical therapists 210 224 3.3% 7 12
291071 Physician assistants 451 463 1.3% 6 15
291060 Physicians and surgeons 2,287 2,312 0.5% 12 43
472151 Pipelayers 180 184 1.1% 2 5
472161 Plasterers and stucco masons 151 153 0.8% 1 4
472152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 677 687 0.7% 5 14
291081 Podiatrists 162 176 4.3% 7 10
333051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 460 441 -2.1% -9 0
435031 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 99 95 -2.0% -2 0
435051 Postal service clerks 92 93 0.5% 0 2
435052 Postal service mail carriers 517 523 0.5% 3 17
435053 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 400 404 0.5% 2 10
251000 Postsecondary teachers 1,771 1,921 4.1% 75 123
518012 Power distributors and dispatchers 56 56 0.1% 0 2
515022 Prepress technicians and workers 164 163 -0.4% -1 3
252011 Preschool teachers, except special education 694 719 1.7% 12 20
516021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 158 161 0.9% 1 3
515023 Printing machine operators 358 353 -0.7% -3 6
339021 Private detectives and investigators 156 164 2.8% 4 9
211092 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 155 152 -1.1% -2 0
433061 Procurement clerks 124 126 0.8% 1 4
272012 Producers and directors 58 60 1.9% 1 2
519199 Production workers, all other 157 156 -0.3% 0 2
435061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 345 344 -0.1% 0 5
119141 Property, real estate, and community association managers 404 408 0.5% 2 8
339095 Protective service workers, all other 173 171 -0.5% -1 20
311013 Psychiatric aides 385 391 0.7% 3 7
193060 Psychologists 284 300 2.7% 8 14
273031 Public relations specialists 371 380 1.1% 4 10
131021 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 125 127 0.5% 1 3
131023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 333 332 -0.2% -1 5
113061 Purchasing managers 123 125 0.7% 1 5
292034 Radiologic technologists and technicians 228 240 2.6% 6 11
534021 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 67 65 -1.4% -1 2
534031 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 131 127 -1.3% -2 4
419021 Real estate brokers 176 177 0.4% 1 3
419022 Real estate sales agents 342 339 -0.4% -1 7
434171 Receptionists and information clerks 1,857 1,942 2.3% 43 86
399032 Recreation workers 938 937 -0.1% -1 17
537081 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 63 61 -1.6% -1 3
291111 Registered nurses 4,448 4,584 1.5% 68 147
211015 Rehabilitation counselors 1,519 1,467 -1.7% -26 0
434181 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 292 281 -2.0% -6 2
291126 Respiratory therapists 152 154 0.6% 1 5
412031 Retail salespersons 6,108 6,216 0.9% 54 330
472181 Roofers 514 526 1.1% 6 17
419031 Sales engineers 96 97 0.4% 0 2
112022 Sales managers 417 425 0.9% 4 9
414012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 3,326 3,374 0.7% 24 131
414011 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 788 779 -0.5% -4 17
252031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 942 1,024 4.3% 41 68
436014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 2,143 2,200 1.3% 29 61
413031 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 924 999 4.0% 38 44
492098 Security and fire alarm systems installers 136 137 0.6% 1 3
339032 Security guards 1,590 1,625 1.1% 17 64
253021 Self-enrichment education teachers 538 576 3.4% 19 23
536031 Service station attendants 108 108 0.2% 0 7
516031 Sewing machine operators 338 341 0.4% 1 4
472211 Sheet metal workers 601 608 0.6% 3 15
435071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,358 1,359 0.0% 0 27
119151 Social and community service managers 166 170 1.2% 2 5
211093 Social and human service assistants 324 321 -0.6% -2 7
193098 Social scientists and related workers, all other 52 53 0.7% 0 1
252042 Special education teachers, middle school 116 126 4.3% 5 6
252041 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 226 246 4.2% 10 12
252043 Special education teachers, secondary school 110 120 4.2% 5 6
291127 Speech-language pathologists 148 160 3.7% 6 9
518021 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 97 98 0.7% 1 3
439111 Statistical assistants 58 61 3.1% 2 2
435081 Stock clerks and order fillers 2,402 2,432 0.6% 15 137
472221 Structural iron and steel workers 217 222 1.0% 2 4
512041 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 205 194 -2.6% -5 0
211011 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 134 140 2.0% 3 5
292055 Surgical technologists 188 194 1.6% 3 8
432011 Switchboard operators, including answering service 320 328 1.2% 4 14
472082 Tapers 255 256 0.2% 1 3
132081 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 72 72 -0.1% 0 2
533041 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 269 275 1.1% 3 5
259041 Teacher assistants 2,501 2,692 3.7% 95 142
512092 Team assemblers 969 932 -1.9% -18 0
273042 Technical writers 148 148 -0.3% 0 4
492022 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 361 387 3.6% 13 19
499052 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 587 606 1.6% 9 19
419041 Telemarketers 612 624 0.9% 6 23
433071 Tellers 766 795 1.9% 14 56
493093 Tire repairers and changers 388 396 1.0% 4 21
232093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 54 54 0.5% 0 1
514111 Tool and die makers 94 85 -4.8% -4 0
131073 Training and development specialists 177 180 0.9% 2 5
536051 Transportation inspectors 100 93 -3.4% -3 0
113071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 112 112 -0.1% 0 1
413041 Travel agents 244 240 -0.8% -2 4
373013 Tree trimmers and pruners 284 298 2.5% 7 15
533032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 3,080 3,099 0.3% 9 47
533033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,942 1,935 -0.2% -4 20
516093 Upholsterers 67 67 0.1% 0 2
193051 Urban and regional planners 156 153 -1.1% -2 2
291131 Veterinarians 136 142 2.1% 3 5
319096 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 136 146 3.6% 5 9
252032 Vocational education teachers, secondary school 82 90 4.3% 4 6
353031 Waiters and waitresses 2,667 2,700 0.6% 16 179
518031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 81 77 -2.0% -2 1
435111 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 133 129 -1.5% -2 1
514121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 648 623 -1.9% -12 5
131022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 334 337 0.5% 2 12
439022 Word processors and typists 246 251 1.1% 3 8
273043 Writers and authors 86 89 1.3% 1 2
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