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Two Year Occupational Projections
for Washington State
All Occupations
Partnership includes: Washington State
Counties are: all Washington State counties
 

SOC
Code

 Occupational Title Estimate Employee 3rd Qtr 2001 Estimate Employee 3rd Qtr 2003 Average Annual Growth Rate Average Annual Growth Average Annual Total Openings
  132011 Accountants and auditors 26,715 27,007 0.5% 146 503
272011 Actors 893 895 0.1% 1 17
152011 Actuaries 348 358 1.4% 5 9
231021 Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 354 353 0.0% 0 9
113011 Administrative services managers 3,675 3,746 1.0% 35 87
253011 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 4,087 4,210 1.5% 61 97
112011 Advertising and promotions managers 1,076 1,105 1.3% 15 27
413011 Advertising sales agents 3,452 3,525 1.0% 36 102
173021 Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 1,917 1,445 -13.2% -236 0
172011 Aerospace engineers 9,257 7,251 -11.5% -1,003 0
131011 Agents and business managers of artists,performers, and athletes 267 277 1.7% 5 10
194011 Agricultural and food science technicians 628 637 0.7% 5 18
191010 Agricultural and food scientists 807 811 0.3% 2 28
452011 Agricultural inspectors 697 701 0.2% 2 17
532021 Air traffic controllers 563 569 0.6% 3 29
531011 Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 122 119 -1.2% -1 1
493011 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 3,194 2,792 -6.5% -201 0
512011 Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 4,649 3,474 -13.6% -588 0
532022 Airfield operations specialists 425 398 -3.2% -14 6
532011 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 1,365 1,271 -3.5% -47 0
532099 All other air transportation workers 504 474 -3.0% -15 8
379099 All other building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 1,785 1,800 0.4% 7 43
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 2,349 2,370 0.4% 11 69
219099 All other counselors, social, and religious workers 3,501 3,568 1.0% 34 84
173099 All other drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 2,608 2,669 1.2% 31 94
492099 All other electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 554 493 -5.7% -30 0
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 14,381 14,329 -0.2% -26 485
513099 All other food processing workers 524 524 0.0% 0 12
499088 All other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3,850 3,849 0.0% -1 75
190000 All Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 57 59 1.3% 1 2
537098 All other material moving workers 1,090 1,083 -0.3% -3 26
435199 All other material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers 810 817 0.4% 4 32
999999 All other occupations 19,113 17,019 -5.6% -1,047 185
399098 All other personal care and service workers 1,226 1,245 0.8% 9 37
510000 All Other Production Occupations 583 576 -0.6% -4 7
419098 All other sales and related workers 12,483 12,719 0.9% 118 357
253999 All other teachers, primary, secondary, and adult 17,696 18,260 1.6% 282 435
530000 All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 382 383 0.2% 1 15
493099 All other vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 1,035 863 -8.7% -86 0
533011 Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 159 162 1.0% 2 3
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 4,911 4,983 0.7% 36 249
339011 Animal control workers 341 346 0.7% 2 43
392011 Animal trainers 378 403 3.2% 12 19
273010 Announcers 766 818 3.4% 26 39
132021 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,223 1,239 0.7% 8 40
231022 Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 153 155 0.9% 1 5
171011 Architects, except landscape and naval 3,753 3,826 1.0% 37 55
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 2,626 2,699 1.4% 36 115
254010 Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 448 475 2.9% 13 21
271011 Art directors 1,298 1,249 -1.9% -25 1
271099 Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1,375 1,431 2.0% 28 47
512099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 5,550 5,331 -2.0% -109 0
272021 Athletes and sports competitors 81 82 0.2% 0 2
299091 Athletic trainers 194 202 2.0% 4 9
192021 Atmospheric and space scientists 102 106 1.7% 2 5
274011 Audio and video equipment technicians 1,083 1,101 0.8% 9 40
291121 Audiologists 301 318 2.7% 8 15
259011 Audio-visual collections specialists 146 152 1.9% 3 5
493021 Automotive body and related repairers 6,075 6,299 1.8% 112 256
493022 Automotive glass installers and repairers 396 409 1.6% 7 16
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 17,174 17,518 1.0% 172 560
492091 Avionics technicians 1,905 1,470 -12.1% -217 0
396011 Baggage porters and bellhops 814 818 0.3% 2 39
333011 Bailiffs 244 244 -0.1% 0 6
513011 Bakers 4,344 4,337 -0.1% -3 55
395011 Barbers 3,370 3,391 0.3% 11 113
353011 Bartenders 10,083 10,235 0.8% 76 467
493091 Bicycle repairers 139 144 1.8% 2 9
433011 Bill and account collectors 6,452 6,764 2.4% 156 304
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 11,103 11,445 1.5% 171 438
515011 Bindery workers 1,115 1,120 0.2% 2 31
191020 Biological scientists 1,705 1,744 1.2% 20 82
194021 Biological technicians 3,133 3,279 2.3% 73 141
172031 Biomedical engineers 152 152 0.1% 0 3
472011 Boilermakers 457 460 0.4% 2 13
515012 Bookbinders 58 57 -0.6% 0 1
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 46,368 46,823 0.5% 228 1,065
472021 Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,277 1,284 0.3% 4 27
536011 Bridge and lock tenders 90 91 0.2% 0 3
274012 Broadcast technicians 620 657 2.9% 18 36
434011 Brokerage clerks 1,028 1,118 4.3% 45 58
132031 Budget analysts 1,414 1,424 0.4% 5 31
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 7,906 7,999 0.6% 47 243
533022 Bus drivers, school 9,552 9,873 1.7% 160 398
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 14,513 14,525 0.0% 6 363
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 28,064 28,253 0.3% 95 752
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 2,977 3,009 0.5% 16 91
517011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 3,315 3,269 -0.7% -23 85
499061 Camera and photographic equipment repairers 75 77 1.4% 1 3
274031 Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 441 460 2.1% 9 17
292031 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 791 834 2.7% 21 38
435011 Cargo and freight agents 2,337 2,291 -1.0% -23 22
472031 Carpenters 37,345 36,812 -0.7% -266 313
472041 Carpet installers 887 929 2.4% 21 35
171021 Cartographers and photogrammetrists 675 691 1.2% 8 28
412011 Cashiers 73,145 74,267 0.8% 561 5,018
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 3,244 3,265 0.3% 11 34
519191 Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 609 608 -0.1% 0 13
351011 Chefs and head cooks 3,325 3,379 0.8% 27 157
172041 Chemical engineers 527 529 0.2% 1 9
519011 Chemical equipment operators and tenders 749 746 -0.2% -1 16
518091 Chemical plant and system operators 483 493 1.0% 5 19
194031 Chemical technicians 1,418 1,317 -3.6% -50 0
192031 Chemists 1,002 1,021 0.9% 10 40
111011 Chief executives 4,107 4,204 1.2% 49 170
399011 Child care workers 36,450 36,971 0.7% 261 1,712
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 3,222 3,329 1.6% 53 83
291011 Chiropractors 1,114 1,152 1.7% 19 38
272032 Choreographers 176 181 1.3% 2 6
173022 Civil engineering technicians 2,678 2,696 0.3% 9 57
172051 Civil engineers 11,198 11,334 0.6% 68 226
131031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 4,262 4,295 0.4% 16 59
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 7,006 7,177 1.2% 85 356
519192 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 379 380 0.0% 0 9
212011 Clergy 304 312 1.4% 4 9
272022 Coaches and scouts 3,012 3,060 0.8% 24 76
519121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,360 1,306 -2.0% -27 1
512021 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 280 242 -7.1% -19 0
499091 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 980 992 0.6% 6 26
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 56,019 56,896 0.8% 438 4,787
271021 Commercial and industrial designers 1,423 1,470 1.7% 24 36
532012 Commercial pilots 412 374 -4.8% -19 0
432099 Communications equipment operators, all other 180 184 1.1% 2 8
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,344 2,219 -2.7% -63 0
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 3,477 3,522 0.6% 22 102
151011 Computer and information scientists, research 373 399 3.4% 13 15
113021 Computer and information systems managers 6,695 6,598 -0.7% -48 48
172061 Computer hardware engineers 1,646 1,735 2.7% 44 65
439011 Computer operators 3,296 3,327 0.5% 16 68
151021 Computer programmers 12,268 12,912 2.6% 322 558
151031 Computer software engineers, applications 15,369 16,316 3.0% 473 548
151032 Computer software engineers, systems software 13,490 14,267 2.8% 388 454
151099 Computer specialists, all other 7,546 7,571 0.2% 12 59
151041 Computer support specialists 13,779 13,855 0.3% 38 76
151051 Computer systems analysts 16,222 14,717 -4.8% -753 0
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3,317 3,392 1.1% 38 66
514011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 2,044 1,862 -4.5% -91 0
396012 Concierges 197 199 0.5% 1 10
191031 Conservation scientists 668 676 0.6% 4 26
474011 Construction and building inspectors 2,037 2,051 0.3% 7 52
472061 Construction laborers 15,666 15,925 0.8% 129 257
119021 Construction managers 7,890 7,917 0.2% 13 124
475041 Continuous mining machine operators 78 79 1.1% 1 4
499012 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 864 865 0.1% 0 29
537011 Conveyor operators and tenders 774 772 -0.1% -1 20
352011 Cooks, fast food 11,617 11,802 0.8% 93 517
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 6,776 6,965 1.4% 95 343
352013 Cooks, Private Household 166 171 1.4% 2 9
352014 Cooks, restaurant 17,909 18,185 0.8% 138 792
352015 Cooks, short order 3,285 3,334 0.7% 24 144
519193 Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 78 77 -0.5% 0 1
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 5,887 5,886 0.0% -1 140
434021 Correspondence clerks 280 286 0.9% 3 12
131051 Cost estimators 6,316 6,000 -2.5% -158 0
393088 Costume, locker room and other attendants 263 268 1.0% 3 14
412021 Counter and rental clerks 15,200 15,346 0.5% 73 924
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 12,957 13,149 0.7% 96 1,759
435021 Couriers and messengers 2,857 2,912 1.0% 28 114
232091 Court reporters 150 149 -0.3% 0 1
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 3,470 3,466 -0.1% -2 47
537021 Crane and tower operators 1,211 1,170 -1.7% -20 16
132041 Credit analysts 1,093 1,130 1.7% 18 38
434041 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 985 1,015 1.5% 15 22
339091 Crossing guards 3,174 3,204 0.5% 15 148
519021 Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 622 619 -0.3% -2 11
434051 Customer service representatives 33,243 33,768 0.8% 262 489
519031 Cutters and trimmers, hand 761 764 0.2% 2 15
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,733 1,712 -0.6% -10 20
514031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,821 3,615 -2.7% -103 0
272031 Dancers 390 396 0.9% 3 10
439021 Data entry keyers 6,825 6,883 0.4% 29 132
151061 Database administrators 2,834 2,850 0.3% 8 16
419011 Demonstrators and product promoters 2,464 2,518 1.1% 27 106
319091 Dental assistants 9,212 9,796 3.1% 292 440
292021 Dental hygienists 6,277 6,683 3.2% 203 291
519081 Dental laboratory technicians 1,239 1,310 2.8% 36 67
291020 Dentists 2,085 2,156 1.7% 36 83
439031 Desktop publishers 862 856 -0.4% -3 10
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 2,345 2,345 0.0% 0 48
292032 Diagnostic medical sonographers 681 716 2.5% 17 31
292051 Dietetic technicians 392 407 1.9% 7 17
291031 Dietitians and nutritionists 865 897 1.8% 16 40
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 10,569 10,746 0.8% 88 548
212021 Directors, religious activities and education 254 260 1.0% 3 6
359021 Dishwashers 12,310 12,514 0.8% 102 757
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 4,873 4,935 0.6% 31 104
419091 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 3,344 3,219 -1.9% -62 1
514032 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 563 519 -3.9% -22 0
533031 Driver/sales workers 9,257 9,398 0.8% 71 184
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 6,559 6,519 -0.3% -20 35
475021 Earth drillers, except oil and gas 307 311 0.5% 2 7
193011 Economists 653 664 0.9% 6 20
273041 Editors 2,579 2,577 0.0% -1 78
119030 Education Administrators 7,068 7,287 1.5% 109 271
259199 Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 1,417 1,471 1.9% 27 45
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 4,781 4,916 1.4% 67 148
492092 Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 1,061 1,046 -0.7% -7 15
173023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 5,861 5,713 -1.3% -74 30
512022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 11,502 10,284 -5.4% -609 0
173012 Electrical and electronics drafters 1,118 1,076 -1.9% -21 12
492093 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 359 341 -2.4% -9 0
492094 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,566 1,572 0.2% 3 32
492095 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 361 359 -0.3% -1 5
172071 Electrical engineers 3,388 3,368 -0.3% -10 46
499051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers 2,022 2,052 0.7% 15 77
472111 Electricians 16,676 16,643 -0.1% -17 264
512023 Electromechanical equipment assemblers 485 434 -5.4% -26 0
173024 Electro-mechanical technicians 1,058 897 -7.9% -81 0
492096 Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 405 419 1.6% 7 15
492097 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 582 589 0.6% 4 13
172072 Electronics engineers, except computer 3,519 3,626 1.5% 53 112
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 23,449 24,354 1.9% 452 924
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 2,644 2,651 0.1% 3 74
394011 Embalmers 483 484 0.2% 1 14
131061 Emergency management specialists 306 311 0.8% 2 11
292041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,402 2,446 0.9% 22 80
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 3,733 3,799 0.9% 33 98
512031 Engine and other machine assemblers 757 736 -1.4% -10 3
119041 Engineering managers 7,717 7,339 -2.5% -189 0
172199 Engineers, all other 6,679 6,066 -4.7% -307 0
173025 Environmental engineering technicians 232 237 1.0% 2 6
172081 Environmental engineers 1,636 1,659 0.7% 12 42
194091 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 1,173 1,159 -0.6% -7 38
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 3,039 3,079 0.7% 20 117
519194 Etchers and engravers 202 189 -3.3% -6 0
537032 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 1,729 1,768 1.1% 20 71
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 22,203 22,241 0.1% 19 354
475031 Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 55 56 0.8% 0 2
514021 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 771 762 -0.6% -5 11
516091 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 430 417 -1.5% -6 4
519041 Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 567 552 -1.3% -8 5
516092 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 163 162 -0.5% -1 4
454021 Fallers 447 449 0.2% 1 10
259021 Farm and home management advisors 436 448 1.3% 6 11
493041 Farm equipment mechanics 2,475 2,496 0.4% 10 69
119011 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 104 100 -1.9% -2 0
452080 Farmworkers 64,045 63,478 -0.4% -284 1,926
271022 Fashion designers 170 172 0.8% 1 3
474031 Fence erectors 605 608 0.2% 1 11
512091 Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 1,990 1,951 -1.0% -20 12
434071 File clerks 5,201 5,352 1.4% 76 249
274032 Film and video editors 198 209 2.7% 5 9
132051 Financial analysts 2,610 2,757 2.8% 74 106
132061 Financial examiners 342 351 1.4% 5 11
113031 Financial managers 10,312 10,482 0.8% 85 219
132099 Financial specialists, all other 3,117 3,175 0.9% 29 86
271013 Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 482 486 0.4% 2 12
332011 Fire fighters 6,989 6,970 -0.1% -9 152
332020 Fire inspectors 370 369 -0.2% -1 8
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 24,010 24,513 1.0% 251 749
331011 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 592 592 0.0% 0 9
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 1,806 1,801 -0.1% -2 53
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 16,390 16,654 0.8% 132 552
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,944 2,954 0.2% 5 59
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 3,206 3,285 1.2% 39 125
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 3,309 3,503 2.9% 97 113
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 10,935 11,143 0.9% 104 351
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 10,430 10,531 0.5% 50 184
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 27,521 28,158 1.2% 319 778
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 3,631 3,565 -0.9% -33 73
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 2,082 2,082 0.0% 0 49
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 13,195 12,791 -1.5% -202 132
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 38,797 38,840 0.1% 21 510
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 4,702 4,665 -0.4% -18 68
331099 First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 1,086 1,098 0.5% 6 38
451010 First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 4,604 4,623 0.2% 10 41
333031 Fish and game wardens 118 118 -0.1% 0 1
399031 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 7,057 7,165 0.8% 54 187
396031 Flight attendants 3,054 2,877 -2.9% -89 46
472042 Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 1,083 1,119 1.7% 18 35
472043 Floor sanders and finishers 487 499 1.2% 6 14
271023 Floral designers 2,749 2,808 1.1% 29 53
513091 Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 1,163 1,124 -1.7% -19 7
513092 Food batchmakers 1,567 1,533 -1.1% -17 20
513093 Food cooking machine operators and tenders 634 629 -0.3% -2 8
359098 Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 1,015 1,044 1.4% 14 68
352021 Food preparation workers 13,891 14,141 0.9% 125 822
353041 Food servers, nonrestaurant 1,492 1,524 1.0% 16 108
119051 Food service managers 3,298 3,333 0.5% 18 52
194092 Forensic science technicians 224 224 0.0% 0 8
194093 Forest and conservation technicians 600 606 0.5% 3 26
454011 Forest and conservation workers 202 198 -0.8% -2 4
191032 Foresters 683 685 0.2% 1 23
514022 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 640 545 -7.7% -47 0
514071 Foundry mold and coremakers 722 634 -6.3% -44 0
394021 Funeral attendants 133 133 0.2% 0 4
119061 Funeral directors 84 83 -0.7% -1 1
519051 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 579 576 -0.2% -1 14
517021 Furniture finishers 466 457 -1.0% -5 15
393012 Gaming and sports book writers and runners 1,057 1,075 0.9% 9 57
433041 Gaming cage workers 413 419 0.7% 3 28
412012 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 568 575 0.7% 4 38
393011 Gaming dealers 3,737 3,792 0.7% 27 195
119071 Gaming managers 107 108 0.7% 1 3
391011 Gaming supervisors 831 843 0.7% 6 31
339031 Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 443 449 0.7% 3 16
537071 Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators 87 82 -2.4% -2 0
518092 Gas plant operators 122 123 0.2% 0 4
111021 General and operations managers 30,958 31,286 0.5% 164 612
192042 Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 796 823 1.7% 14 39
472121 Glaziers 2,248 2,273 0.5% 12 52
452041 Graders and sorters, agricultural products 9,525 9,442 -0.4% -41 183
271024 Graphic designers 5,795 5,769 -0.2% -13 37
519022 Grinding and polishing workers, hand 1,326 1,289 -1.4% -18 9
514033 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,095 2,768 -5.4% -163 0
395012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 16,429 16,652 0.7% 112 497
474041 Hazardous materials removal workers 2,420 2,436 0.3% 8 81
172111 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 981 900 -4.2% -41 0
211091 Health educators 2,045 2,111 1.6% 33 58
299198 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 3,600 3,752 2.1% 76 166
319099 Healthcare support workers, all other 2,941 3,046 1.8% 53 130
514191 Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 322 292 -4.8% -15 0
499021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 3,175 3,182 0.1% 3 31
473019 Helpers, construction trades, all other 527 540 1.2% 7 33
473011 Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 847 855 0.5% 4 46
473012 Helpers--carpenters 2,128 2,128 0.0% 0 106
473013 Helpers--electricians 1,319 1,336 0.7% 9 75
475081 Helpers--extraction workers 137 141 1.5% 2 8
499098 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3,200 3,223 0.4% 12 178
473014 Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 688 695 0.5% 3 38
473015 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,165 1,181 0.7% 8 66
519198 Helpers--production workers 6,131 6,047 -0.7% -42 114
473016 Helpers--roofers 580 586 0.5% 3 32
474051 Highway maintenance workers 2,878 2,872 -0.1% -3 36
537041 Hoist and winch operators 280 287 1.3% 4 9
499031 Home appliance repairers 1,297 1,269 -1.1% -14 10
311011 Home health aides 12,293 12,683 1.6% 195 338
359031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 7,957 8,076 0.7% 60 330
434081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 4,502 4,593 1.0% 45 270
434161 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 3,650 3,631 -0.3% -9 73
113040 Human resources managers 3,293 3,283 -0.2% -5 39
192043 Hydrologists 297 305 1.2% 4 13
173026 Industrial engineering technicians 2,015 1,644 -9.7% -185 0
172112 Industrial engineers 2,360 2,158 -4.4% -101 0
499041 Industrial machinery mechanics 3,483 3,372 -1.6% -55 34
113051 Industrial production managers 4,267 4,097 -2.0% -85 0
537051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 13,110 13,075 -0.1% -17 146
434999 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 2,092 2,133 1.0% 21 46
519061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 7,793 7,475 -2.1% -159 5
259031 Instructional coordinators 1,608 1,664 1.7% 28 49
472130 Insulation workers 1,024 1,035 0.5% 5 36
131032 Insurance appraisers, auto damage 206 209 0.7% 1 3
439041 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 5,651 5,731 0.7% 40 123
413021 Insurance sales agents 8,225 8,437 1.3% 106 311
132053 Insurance underwriters 1,627 1,644 0.5% 9 32
271025 Interior designers 2,457 2,547 1.8% 45 66
273091 Interpreters and translators 1,186 1,242 2.3% 28 50
434111 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 3,644 3,801 2.1% 79 157
372011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 39,377 40,070 0.9% 347 1,057
519071 Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 638 640 0.2% 1 18
515021 Job printers 739 733 -0.4% -3 15
231023 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 858 857 -0.1% 0 21
252012 Kindergarten teachers, except special education 2,360 2,444 1.8% 42 67
537062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 37,568 37,651 0.1% 41 1,555
171012 Landscape architects 529 546 1.5% 8 11
373011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 18,724 19,096 1.0% 186 671
514034 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 461 421 -4.4% -20 0
516011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 5,415 5,424 0.1% 4 155
232092 Law clerks 203 204 0.2% 0 2
231011 Lawyers 18,104 17,667 -1.2% -219 0
514192 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 365 348 -2.3% -8 1
436012 Legal secretaries 3,903 3,939 0.5% 18 77
239099 Legal Support Workers, All Other 4,152 4,168 0.2% 8 38
111031 Legislators 774 773 0.0% 0 22
254021 Librarians 3,574 3,637 0.9% 31 94
434121 Library assistants, clerical 2,893 2,911 0.3% 9 156
254031 Library technicians 3,204 3,243 0.6% 19 182
292061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 10,091 10,460 1.8% 184 432
194099 Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 3,548 3,612 0.9% 32 168
132071 Loan counselors 273 286 2.4% 7 12
434131 Loan interviewers and clerks 4,218 4,416 2.3% 99 121
132072 Loan officers 4,999 5,281 2.8% 141 234
499094 Locksmiths and safe repairers 816 789 -1.7% -14 13
534010 Locomotive engineers and firers 688 688 0.0% 0 32
119081 Lodging managers 991 1,017 1.3% 13 23
454023 Log graders and scalers 529 527 -0.1% -1 10
454022 Logging equipment operators 2,349 2,346 -0.1% -2 46
537063 Machine feeders and offbearers 3,636 3,602 -0.5% -17 119
514041 Machinists 6,069 5,752 -2.6% -158 0
372012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 42,963 43,949 1.1% 493 1,420
439051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 2,418 2,429 0.2% 6 84
499042 Maintenance and repair workers, general 24,058 24,100 0.1% 21 283
499043 Maintenance workers, machinery 2,391 2,298 -2.0% -46 15
131111 Management analysts 16,129 15,119 -3.2% -505 0
119198 Managers, all other 11,790 12,056 1.1% 133 313
395092 Manicurists and pedicurists 341 338 -0.4% -1 7
499095 Manufactured building and mobile home installers 574 567 -0.6% -4 8
172121 Marine engineers and naval architects 677 690 1.0% 7 21
193021 Market research analysts 4,255 4,482 2.6% 114 205
112021 Marketing managers 3,104 3,140 0.6% 18 55
211013 Marriage and family therapists 340 357 2.5% 9 14
319011 Massage therapists 1,100 1,129 1.3% 14 44
172131 Materials engineers 358 345 -1.9% -7 1
192032 Materials scientists 125 124 -0.4% -1 3
152021 Mathematicians 146 116 -10.8% -15 0
513022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 3,220 3,201 -0.3% -10 71
499011 Mechanical door repairers 774 784 0.6% 5 30
173013 Mechanical drafters 1,210 1,192 -0.8% -9 27
173027 Mechanical engineering technicians 997 977 -1.0% -10 8
172141 Mechanical engineers 4,315 4,047 -3.2% -134 0
274099 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 1,071 1,087 0.7% 8 57
273099 Media and communication workers, all other 1,131 1,147 0.7% 8 29
292012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 2,852 2,988 2.4% 68 132
292011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,516 2,629 2.2% 56 113
119111 Medical and health services managers 3,185 3,309 1.9% 62 110
211022 Medical and public health social workers 2,366 2,442 1.6% 38 60
519082 Medical appliance technicians 58 59 0.3% 0 2
319092 Medical assistants 10,484 11,048 2.7% 282 559
319093 Medical equipment preparers 2,077 2,185 2.6% 54 109
499062 Medical equipment repairers 899 882 -0.9% -9 13
292071 Medical records and health information technicians 3,211 3,355 2.2% 72 137
191040 Medical scientists 2,128 2,237 2.5% 55 99
436013 Medical secretaries 11,011 11,640 2.8% 315 483
319094 Medical transcriptionists 2,468 2,611 2.9% 71 137
131121 Meeting and convention planners 645 664 1.4% 9 20
211023 Mental health and substance abuse social workers 3,734 3,891 2.1% 79 113
211014 Mental health counselors 2,523 2,641 2.3% 59 101
271026 Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 2,204 2,230 0.6% 13 32
514199 Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 966 891 -4.0% -38 0
514051 Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 294 248 -8.1% -23 0
435041 Meter readers, utilities 1,069 1,067 -0.1% -1 24
252022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 10,769 11,185 1.9% 208 425
514035 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 777 652 -8.4% -63 0
499044 Millwrights 1,443 1,382 -2.1% -30 11
172151 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 69 71 1.2% 1 2
519023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,028 1,029 0.1% 1 22
493042 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 3,204 3,262 0.9% 29 106
517030 Model makers and patternmakers, wood 241 231 -2.2% -5 5
514061 Model makers, metal and plastic 198 154 -11.9% -22 0
419012 Models 258 265 1.3% 3 7
519195 Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 754 738 -1.1% -8 11
514072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,324 2,105 -4.8% -109 0
393021 Motion picture projectionists 157 158 0.2% 0 4
533099 Motor vehicle operators, all other 2,445 2,494 1.0% 24 63
493051 Motorboat mechanics 1,106 1,100 -0.3% -3 24
493052 Motorcycle mechanics 517 521 0.3% 2 14
271014 Multi-media artists and animators 3,267 3,291 0.4% 12 78
514081 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,211 1,196 -0.6% -7 9
272041 Music directors and composers 113 117 1.5% 2 4
499063 Musical instrument repairers and tuners 98 99 0.2% 0 3
272042 Musicians and singers 1,638 1,655 0.5% 8 36
119121 Natural sciences managers 1,316 1,358 1.6% 21 41
151071 Network and computer systems administrators 9,008 8,992 -0.1% -8 17
151081 Network systems and data communications analysts 3,948 4,068 1.5% 60 71
434141 New accounts clerks 2,229 2,340 2.5% 56 103
273020 News analysts, reporters and correspondents 1,769 1,808 1.1% 19 74
392021 Nonfarm animal caretakers 3,096 3,162 1.1% 33 94
172161 Nuclear engineers 626 641 1.2% 7 20
292033 Nuclear medicine technologists 341 358 2.5% 9 16
514012 Numerical tool and process control programmers 554 484 -6.5% -35 0
311012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 20,858 21,404 1.3% 273 515
299010 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 1,629 1,633 0.1% 2 42
312012 Occupational therapist aides 113 119 2.4% 3 6
312011 Occupational therapist assistants 264 273 1.6% 4 12
291122 Occupational therapists 1,933 1,993 1.5% 30 76
439999 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 13,256 13,519 1.0% 132 323
439061 Office clerks, general 58,604 59,325 0.6% 360 1,506
439071 Office machine operators, except computer 1,830 1,905 2.0% 37 108
472073 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 8,303 8,566 1.6% 132 303
152031 Operations research analysts 3,499 2,831 -10.1% -334 0
519083 Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 653 664 0.8% 5 22
292081 Opticians, dispensing 1,037 1,066 1.4% 15 33
291041 Optometrists 731 737 0.4% 3 16
434151 Order clerks 7,680 7,761 0.5% 40 191
292091 Orthotists and prosthetists 65 67 1.2% 1 2
493053 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 969 1,002 1.7% 16 40
519111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 7,243 7,157 -0.6% -43 119
537064 Packers and packagers, hand 24,139 24,045 -0.2% -47 563
472141 Painters, construction and maintenance 16,092 16,313 0.7% 111 375
519122 Painters, transportation equipment 1,383 1,318 -2.4% -32 0
519123 Painting, coating, and decorating workers 665 645 -1.5% -10 4
519196 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,199 2,125 -1.7% -37 1
472142 Paperhangers 500 521 2.1% 11 19
232011 Paralegals and legal assistants 4,874 4,949 0.8% 38 59
333041 Parking enforcement workers 230 231 0.2% 1 3
536021 Parking lot attendants 1,977 2,064 2.2% 44 75
412022 Parts salespersons 5,408 5,495 0.8% 43 214
514062 Patternmakers, metal and plastic 121 107 -5.8% -7 0
472071 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 844 875 1.8% 16 31
433051 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 4,164 4,213 0.6% 25 143
399021 Personal and home care aides 7,788 8,034 1.6% 123 233
132052 Personal financial advisors 1,397 1,465 2.4% 34 49
372021 Pest control workers 573 585 1.0% 6 17
373012 Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 1,530 1,537 0.2% 3 43
518093 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 1,482 1,476 -0.2% -3 41
291051 Pharmacists 4,360 4,480 1.4% 60 187
319095 Pharmacy aides 1,025 1,054 1.4% 15 42
292052 Pharmacy technicians 3,783 3,895 1.5% 56 150
274021 Photographers 2,253 2,323 1.6% 35 77
519131 Photographic process workers 838 856 1.1% 9 30
519132 Photographic processing machine operators 1,260 1,198 -2.5% -31 0
192099 Physical scientists, all other 692 692 0.0% 0 32
312022 Physical therapist aides 541 566 2.3% 13 29
312021 Physical therapist assistants 800 837 2.3% 18 43
291123 Physical therapists 2,882 2,998 2.0% 58 126
291071 Physician assistants 1,967 2,060 2.4% 47 86
291060 Physicians and surgeons 12,244 12,585 1.4% 170 332
472072 Pile-driver operators 181 191 2.6% 5 8
472151 Pipelayers 2,057 2,125 1.6% 34 64
518099 Plant and system operators, all other 451 436 -1.6% -7 6
472161 Plasterers and stucco masons 1,006 1,012 0.3% 3 20
514193 Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 671 641 -2.3% -15 0
472152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 11,214 11,211 0.0% -1 161
291081 Podiatrists 1,495 1,576 2.7% 41 67
333051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 8,446 8,445 0.0% 0 161
435031 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,802 1,805 0.1% 1 28
435051 Postal service clerks 1,207 1,216 0.4% 5 27
435052 Postal service mail carriers 6,206 6,256 0.4% 25 201
435053 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 4,211 4,245 0.4% 17 96
119131 Postmasters and mail superintendents 405 408 0.4% 2 8
251000 Postsecondary teachers 25,880 26,847 1.9% 484 1,172
514052 Pourers and casters, metal 168 139 -9.0% -14 0
518012 Power distributors and dispatchers 631 632 0.0% 0 18
518013 Power plant operators 484 484 0.0% 0 14
499069 Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 436 426 -1.2% -5 5
515022 Prepress technicians and workers 2,061 2,048 -0.3% -6 42
252011 Preschool teachers, except special education 8,318 8,548 1.4% 115 205
516021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,414 1,416 0.1% 1 19
515023 Printing machine operators 3,405 3,352 -0.8% -27 56
339021 Private detectives and investigators 1,634 1,643 0.3% 5 53
211092 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 2,279 2,274 -0.1% -2 26
433061 Procurement clerks 2,000 1,982 -0.5% -9 36
272012 Producers and directors 1,244 1,286 1.7% 21 44
519199 Production workers, all other 3,671 3,601 -1.0% -35 26
435061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 6,237 6,094 -1.2% -72 19
439081 Proofreaders and copy markers 439 449 1.2% 5 22
119141 Property, real estate, and community association managers 3,751 3,740 -0.2% -6 51
339095 Protective service workers, all other 3,691 3,700 0.1% 5 445
311013 Psychiatric aides 1,858 1,926 1.8% 34 56
292053 Psychiatric technicians 693 717 1.8% 12 30
193060 Psychologists 3,270 3,391 1.8% 60 127
112031 Public relations managers 1,029 1,050 1.0% 10 24
273031 Public relations specialists 5,495 5,623 1.2% 64 151
537072 Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 107 107 0.0% 0 3
131021 Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 506 510 0.5% 2 11
131023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 5,846 5,768 -0.7% -39 63
113061 Purchasing managers 2,283 2,201 -1.8% -41 26
291124 Radiation therapists 220 230 2.2% 5 9
492021 Radio mechanics 195 191 -1.1% -2 1
292034 Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,709 2,840 2.4% 65 122
493043 Rail car repairers 234 230 -0.8% -2 4
534013 Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 65 65 0.3% 0 3
534021 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 466 466 0.0% 0 22
534031 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 800 800 0.0% 0 37
474061 Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 300 308 1.2% 4 10
419021 Real estate brokers 3,468 3,419 -0.7% -25 29
419022 Real estate sales agents 11,361 11,152 -0.9% -104 173
434171 Receptionists and information clerks 24,987 25,636 1.3% 324 904
399032 Recreation workers 9,051 9,137 0.5% 43 213
291125 Recreational therapists 251 259 1.6% 4 10
493092 Recreational vehicle service technicians 663 662 -0.1% -1 29
537081 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,659 1,654 -0.2% -3 94
291111 Registered nurses 42,919 44,622 2.0% 852 1,615
211015 Rehabilitation counselors 10,797 10,959 0.7% 81 262
472171 Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 217 220 0.7% 2 3
434181 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 3,845 3,693 -2.0% -76 32
399041 Residential advisors 399 412 1.7% 7 17
291126 Respiratory therapists 1,117 1,158 1.9% 21 47
292054 Respiratory therapy technicians 319 333 2.1% 7 15
412031 Retail salespersons 77,823 78,857 0.7% 517 4,027
499096 Riggers 925 924 0.0% 0 18
514023 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,249 1,039 -8.8% -105 0
472181 Roofers 4,668 4,694 0.3% 13 116
535011 Sailors and marine oilers 2,096 2,105 0.2% 4 77
419031 Sales engineers 1,255 1,278 0.9% 12 38
112022 Sales managers 5,103 5,176 0.7% 36 97
414012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 35,607 36,059 0.6% 226 1,368
414011 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 8,270 8,370 0.6% 50 270
517041 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 1,981 1,974 -0.2% -4 84
252031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 14,245 14,796 1.9% 275 686
436014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 28,952 29,573 1.1% 310 749
413031 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 11,164 11,993 3.6% 415 490
492098 Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,523 1,543 0.7% 10 36
339032 Security guards 16,866 17,225 1.1% 180 676
253021 Self-enrichment education teachers 5,462 5,624 1.5% 81 128
519141 Semiconductor processors 978 867 -5.8% -55 0
519012 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,022 1,011 -0.5% -5 18
474071 Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 506 507 0.1% 0 12
536031 Service station attendants 1,802 1,867 1.8% 33 147
271027 Set and exhibit designers 268 276 1.5% 4 8
516051 Sewers, hand 293 286 -1.2% -4 3
516031 Sewing machine operators 3,414 3,378 -0.5% -18 13
472211 Sheet metal workers 5,773 5,806 0.3% 16 132
535020 Ship and boat captains and operators 1,080 1,086 0.3% 3 40
535031 Ship engineers 634 627 -0.6% -4 18
435071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 19,392 18,733 -1.7% -329 42
516041 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 159 156 -0.8% -1 5
395094 Skin care specialists 1,318 1,318 0.0% 0 31
513023 Slaughterers and meat packers 1,184 1,203 0.8% 10 40
391012 Slot key persons 113 115 0.7% 1 4
119151 Social and community service managers 1,669 1,713 1.3% 22 50
211093 Social and human service assistants 4,954 5,105 1.5% 75 210
193098 Social scientists and related workers, all other 734 748 0.9% 7 22
193097 Social scientists, other 232 241 1.9% 4 10
274014 Sound engineering technicians 255 274 3.5% 9 16
252042 Special education teachers, middle school 1,408 1,463 1.9% 27 40
252041 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 3,915 4,065 1.9% 75 112
252043 Special education teachers, secondary school 1,911 1,985 1.9% 37 55
291127 Speech-language pathologists 1,760 1,826 1.9% 33 75
518021 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 1,805 1,795 -0.3% -5 42
439111 Statistical assistants 1,243 1,310 2.6% 33 42
152041 Statisticians 960 995 1.8% 17 28
435081 Stock clerks and order fillers 25,882 26,166 0.5% 142 1,449
472022 Stonemasons 243 243 0.0% 0 4
472221 Structural iron and steel workers 1,563 1,565 0.1% 1 15
512041 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,509 1,480 -1.0% -14 6
211011 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 2,063 2,146 2.0% 41 76
292055 Surgical technologists 1,295 1,356 2.3% 30 63
193022 Survey researchers 217 224 1.5% 3 8
173031 Surveying and mapping technicians 1,665 1,709 1.3% 22 55
171022 Surveyors 1,789 1,855 1.8% 33 86
432011 Switchboard operators, including answering service 3,456 3,543 1.2% 43 148
516052 Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 1,047 1,045 -0.1% -1 22
537121 Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 551 552 0.1% 1 16
472082 Tapers 3,262 3,245 -0.3% -9 19
132081 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 1,173 1,177 0.2% 2 30
132082 Tax preparers 948 966 1.0% 9 27
533041 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 4,124 4,231 1.3% 54 84
259041 Teacher assistants 29,384 30,474 1.8% 545 1,093
512092 Team assemblers 15,574 14,902 -2.2% -336 0
273042 Technical writers 3,323 3,401 1.2% 39 133
492022 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 7,136 7,625 3.4% 245 360
499052 Telecommunications line installers and repairers 4,860 5,090 2.3% 115 192
419041 Telemarketers 7,194 7,372 1.2% 89 292
432021 Telephone operators 110 116 2.6% 3 6
433071 Tellers 12,617 13,241 2.4% 312 1,005
472053 Terrazzo workers and finishers 60 60 0.2% 0 1
516062 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 250 245 -1.1% -3 2
516099 Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 404 403 -0.2% -1 7
472044 Tile and marble setters 1,883 1,939 1.5% 28 57
493093 Tire repairers and changers 2,553 2,592 0.8% 20 133
232093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,227 1,238 0.4% 5 14
514111 Tool and die makers 1,375 1,153 -8.4% -111 0
514194 Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 565 546 -1.7% -10 5
396020 Tour and travel guides 877 893 0.9% 8 39
536041 Traffic technicians 56 56 -0.1% 0 2
131073 Training and development specialists 3,279 3,330 0.8% 26 82
333052 Transit and railroad police 852 851 -0.1% 0 17
396032 Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 283 277 -1.2% -3 9
536051 Transportation inspectors 3,935 3,103 -11.2% -416 0
536099 Transportation workers, all other 1,240 1,243 0.1% 1 53
113071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 2,422 2,402 -0.4% -10 24
413041 Travel agents 3,735 3,678 -0.8% -29 65
373013 Tree trimmers and pruners 12,455 12,473 0.1% 9 331
533032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 36,988 36,736 -0.3% -126 324
533033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 22,983 22,886 -0.2% -48 231
272023 Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 602 596 -0.4% -3 8
516093 Upholsterers 686 675 -0.8% -6 15
193051 Urban and regional planners 2,830 2,867 0.7% 19 85
393031 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,924 2,949 0.4% 12 376
291131 Veterinarians 1,660 1,697 1.1% 18 47
319096 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,832 1,923 2.5% 46 94
292056 Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,281 1,348 2.6% 33 66
252023 Vocational education teachers, middle school 198 205 1.9% 4 8
252032 Vocational education teachers, secondary school 2,377 2,469 1.9% 46 115
353031 Waiters and waitresses 43,600 44,294 0.8% 347 3,020
499064 Watch repairers 142 141 -0.6% -1 3
518031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,582 1,573 -0.3% -5 44
435111 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 2,270 2,175 -2.1% -48 6
514121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 7,061 6,854 -1.5% -104 86
514122 Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 474 455 -1.9% -9 4
131022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 6,049 5,791 -2.2% -129 53
517099 Woodworkers, all other 529 523 -0.6% -3 21
517042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 3,240 3,253 0.2% 7 151
439022 Word processors and typists 3,547 3,638 1.3% 46 117
273043 Writers and authors 2,263 2,345 1.8% 41 76
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