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Two Year Occupational Projections
for the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Area
All Occupations
Partnership includes: Southwest Washington
Counties are: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum. 
 

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 1,166 1,191 1.1% 13 29
113011 Administrative services managers 149 152 1.0% 2 4
413011 Advertising sales agents 193 189 -1.0% -2 2
170000 All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 105 97 -3.9% -4 0
270000 All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 821 816 -0.3% -2 18
379099 All other building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 105 109 1.6% 2 4
130000 All Other Business & Financial Operations Occupations 56 58 1.6% 1 2
210000 All Other Community & Social Services Occupations 675 717 3.0% 21 30
470000 All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 1,011 1,040 1.4% 14 38
219099 All other counselors, social, and religious workers 428 449 2.4% 11 17
173099 All other drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians 175 183 2.3% 4 9
450000 All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 1,337 1,357 0.7% 10 52
459100 All other farming, fishing, and forestry workers 220 225 1.0% 2 10
290000 All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 261 279 3.5% 9 15
310000 All Other Healthcare Support Occupations 108 117 4.3% 5 6
490000 All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 1,667 1,583 -2.5% -42 21
499088 All other installation, maintenance, and repair workers 183 175 -2.0% -4 0
190000 All Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 436 420 -1.9% -8 11
999999 All other occupations 3,982 3,883 -1.3% -50 100
430000 All Other Office & Administrative Support Occupations 290 299 1.5% 4 12
390000 All Other Personal Care & Service Occupations 1,317 1,375 2.2% 29 68
510000 All Other Production Occupations 6,080 5,453 -5.3% -313 41
330000 All Other Protective Service Occupations 370 380 1.3% 5 14
410000 All Other Sales & Related Occupations 1,872 1,823 -1.3% -24 27
253999 All other teachers, primary, secondary, and adult 1,677 1,779 3.0% 51 65
530000 All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 491 487 -0.4% -2 14
493099 All other vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers 54 49 -5.0% -3 0
393091 Amusement and recreation attendants 338 346 1.1% 4 19
132021 Appraisers and assessors of real estate 68 70 1.2% 1 3
171011 Architects, except landscape and naval 84 84 0.2% 0 1
173011 Architectural and civil drafters 98 101 1.6% 2 5
271011 Art directors 69 68 -0.9% -1 1
271099 Artists and Related Workers, All Other 124 121 -1.2% -2 0
512099 Assemblers and fabricators, all other 272 263 -1.6% -4 0
493021 Automotive body and related repairers 71 73 1.6% 1 3
493023 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,817 1,882 1.8% 32 74
513011 Bakers 284 287 0.6% 2 6
353011 Bartenders 451 480 3.1% 14 32
433011 Bill and account collectors 231 241 2.0% 5 10
433021 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 669 698 2.2% 15 31
191020 Biological scientists 85 87 1.3% 1 4
194021 Biological technicians 110 117 3.0% 3 6
433031 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 2,661 2,693 0.6% 16 64
132031 Budget analysts 60 62 2.0% 1 2
493031 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 543 554 1.1% 6 19
533022 Bus drivers, school 869 925 3.2% 28 50
533021 Bus drivers, transit and intercity 703 722 1.3% 9 27
131198 Business operations specialists, all other 1,142 1,184 1.8% 21 48
513021 Butchers and meat cutters 317 319 0.3% 1 9
517011 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 74 67 -4.8% -3 0
292031 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 182 195 3.5% 7 10
435011 Cargo and freight agents 235 241 1.1% 3 7
472031 Carpenters 2,935 2,928 -0.1% -4 42
412011 Cashiers 3,809 3,908 1.3% 49 282
472051 Cement masons and concrete finishers 131 134 0.9% 1 2
351011 Chefs and head cooks 618 666 3.8% 24 49
172041 Chemical engineers 75 71 -2.3% -2 0
519011 Chemical equipment operators and tenders 53 51 -1.9% -1 0
111011 Chief executives 213 216 0.9% 2 8
399011 Child care workers 2,445 2,571 2.6% 63 161
211021 Child, family, and school social workers 283 301 3.2% 9 12
173022 Civil engineering technicians 142 145 1.1% 2 4
172051 Civil engineers 680 704 1.8% 12 22
131031 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 222 224 0.5% 1 3
537061 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 720 738 1.2% 9 37
272022 Coaches and scouts 204 211 1.8% 4 7
519121 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 126 116 -4.4% -5 0
353021 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 4,739 5,095 3.7% 178 551
271021 Commercial and industrial designers 57 59 1.7% 1 1
131072 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 84 85 0.3% 0 2
131041 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 225 238 2.9% 7 12
113021 Computer and information systems managers 245 244 -0.1% 0 3
172061 Computer hardware engineers 119 117 -0.5% -1 1
439011 Computer operators 143 144 0.3% 0 3
151021 Computer programmers 332 350 2.6% 9 15
151031 Computer software engineers, applications 397 420 2.8% 11 13
151032 Computer software engineers, systems software 306 323 2.8% 9 10
151099 Computer specialists, all other 177 186 2.7% 5 6
151041 Computer support specialists 525 539 1.4% 7 9
151051 Computer systems analysts 399 416 2.1% 8 11
492011 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 149 155 2.0% 3 4
514011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 159 137 -7.3% -11 0
474011 Construction and building inspectors 117 119 0.9% 1 4
472061 Construction laborers 1,102 1,123 0.9% 10 19
119021 Construction managers 585 593 0.6% 4 12
537011 Conveyor operators and tenders 60 62 1.6% 1 3
352011 Cooks, fast food 1,502 1,625 4.0% 62 117
352012 Cooks, institution and cafeteria 299 317 3.0% 9 20
352014 Cooks, restaurant 986 1,056 3.5% 35 72
352015 Cooks, short order 78 82 2.5% 2 5
333012 Correctional officers and jailers 200 205 1.1% 2 7
131051 Cost estimators 627 638 0.8% 5 17
412021 Counter and rental clerks 834 854 1.2% 10 57
353022 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 599 619 1.7% 10 88
435021 Couriers and messengers 106 109 1.3% 1 5
434031 Court, municipal, and license clerks 184 188 1.2% 2 5
339091 Crossing guards 251 262 2.2% 6 16
434051 Customer service representatives 1,406 1,378 -1.0% -14 0
519032 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 130 125 -1.7% -2 0
514031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 441 408 -3.8% -16 0
439021 Data entry keyers 301 311 1.7% 5 10
151061 Database administrators 155 153 -0.5% -1 0
319091 Dental assistants 837 894 3.4% 29 42
292021 Dental hygienists 336 359 3.4% 12 16
291020 Dentists 372 387 1.9% 7 16
333021 Detectives and criminal investigators 202 206 0.9% 2 6
292032 Diagnostic medical sonographers 70 75 3.7% 3 4
359011 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 526 562 3.4% 18 41
359021 Dishwashers 902 966 3.5% 32 81
435032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 306 305 -0.1% 0 4
514032 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 73 67 -4.7% -3 0
533031 Driver/sales workers 137 140 1.2% 2 3
472081 Drywall and ceiling tile installers 836 843 0.4% 3 10
273041 Editors 110 107 -1.5% -2 2
119030 Education Administrators 362 384 2.9% 11 19
259199 Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 69 74 3.2% 2 3
211012 Educational, vocational, and school counselors 245 258 2.6% 6 11
173023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 295 266 -4.9% -14 0
512022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,559 1,279 -9.4% -140 0
172071 Electrical engineers 307 307 0.1% 0 5
472111 Electricians 2,041 2,053 0.3% 6 40
172072 Electronics engineers, except computer 326 303 -3.6% -11 0
252021 Elementary school teachers, except special education 2,189 2,339 3.4% 75 119
434061 Eligibility interviewers, government programs 165 167 0.7% 1 6
292041 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 130 135 1.7% 2 5
131071 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 184 190 1.7% 3 6
512031 Engine and other machine assemblers 239 228 -2.3% -6 0
119041 Engineering managers 281 273 -1.3% -4 0
172199 Engineers, all other 100 104 1.8% 2 4
172081 Environmental engineers 61 58 -2.5% -1 0
192041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 74 78 2.3% 2 4
537032 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 94 97 1.1% 1 4
436011 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 1,018 1,033 0.7% 7 23
493041 Farm equipment mechanics 74 77 1.6% 1 3
512091 Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 127 119 -3.0% -4 0
434071 File clerks 249 260 2.0% 5 13
132051 Financial analysts 88 90 0.9% 1 2
113031 Financial managers 542 539 -0.3% -1 6
132099 Financial specialists, all other 57 58 1.2% 1 2
471011 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,944 2,008 1.6% 32 72
331021 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 86 89 1.4% 1 4
351012 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,074 1,145 3.2% 35 63
531021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 188 190 0.4% 1 4
371011 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 318 331 2.0% 6 15
371012 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 175 185 2.7% 5 6
491011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 579 576 -0.2% -1 12
411012 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 496 497 0.0% 0 7
431011 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 1,579 1,614 1.1% 18 44
391021 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 201 201 0.0% 0 6
331012 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 105 108 1.4% 2 4
511011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,085 1,004 -3.8% -40 0
411011 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,374 2,412 0.8% 19 49
531031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 289 294 0.8% 2 8
331099 First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 85 88 1.7% 1 4
399031 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 354 361 1.1% 4 11
271023 Floral designers 108 109 0.4% 0 1
352021 Food preparation workers 1,008 1,056 2.4% 24