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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. 
 

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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 1,166 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 75
353041 Food servers, nonrestaurant 124 128 1.5% 2 10
119051 Food service managers 439 467 3.1% 14 18
111021 General and operations managers 1,595 1,605 0.3% 5 28
271024 Graphic designers 298 302 0.8% 2 5
519022 Grinding and polishing workers, hand 127 120 -2.7% -3 0
514033 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 266 194 -14.5% -36 0
395012 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 1,084 1,141 2.6% 28 54
172111 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 54 54 -0.6% 0 0
211091 Health educators 100 106 3.0% 3 4
299198 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 275 294 3.4% 10 17
319099 Healthcare support workers, all other 213 228 3.4% 7 13
499021 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 155 159 1.1% 2 3
473012 Helpers--carpenters 145 147 0.6% 1 8
473013 Helpers--electricians 228 235 1.5% 3 15
499098 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 161 164 0.9% 1 10
473015 Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 123 126 1.5% 2 8
519198 Helpers--production workers 416 394 -2.6% -11 0
473016 Helpers--roofers 94 97 1.5% 1 6
474051 Highway maintenance workers 152 155 1.0% 1 4
499031 Home appliance repairers 90 88 -1.2% -1 1
311011 Home health aides 654 693 3.0% 20 28
359031 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 514 553 3.8% 20 37
434081 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 256 261 1.0% 3 15
434161 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 192 195 0.8% 1 6
113040 Human resources managers 201 198 -0.8% -2 1
172112 Industrial engineers 51 47 -4.5% -2 0
499041 Industrial machinery mechanics 364 326 -5.4% -19 0
113051 Industrial production managers 430 403 -3.1% -13 0
537051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 1,053 1,028 -1.2% -12 1
434999 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 99 103 2.1% 2 3
519061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 533 504 -2.8% -15 0
259031 Instructional coordinators 86 92 3.2% 3 4
413021 Insurance sales agents 632 649 1.3% 8 24
434111 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 166 178 3.6% 6 10
372011 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,269 2,324 1.2% 27 68
252012 Kindergarten teachers, except special education 160 170 3.2% 5 7
537062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 1,788 1,811 0.6% 11 83
373011 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,525 1,565 1.3% 20 59
516011 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 237 245 1.7% 4 11
231011 Lawyers 574 558 -1.4% -8 0
436012 Legal secretaries 186 189 0.6% 1 4
239099 Legal Support Workers, All Other 76 77 0.6% 0 1
254021 Librarians 171 180 2.6% 5 8
434121 Library assistants, clerical 138 143 1.6% 2 9
254031 Library technicians 115 120 1.9% 2 8
292061 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 480 515 3.6% 18 29
434131 Loan interviewers and clerks 153 153 0.1% 0 1
132072 Loan officers 368 370 0.3% 1 8
499094 Locksmiths and safe repairers 62 60 -1.5% -1 1
534010 Locomotive engineers and firers 117 117 0.0% 0 5
119081 Lodging managers 83 85 1.2% 1 2
537063 Machine feeders and offbearers 130 124 -2.4% -3 2
514041 Machinists 404 378 -3.2% -13 0
372012 Maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,201 2,322 2.7% 60 108
439051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 84 85 0.8% 1 3
499042 Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,211 1,216 0.2% 2 16
131111 Management analysts 492 505 1.3% 6 10
119198 Managers, all other 611 641 2.4% 15 24
193021 Market research analysts 213 210 -0.7% -2 3
112021 Marketing managers 169 162 -2.2% -4 0
513022 Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 183 183 0.1% 0 5
173013 Mechanical drafters 99 94 -2.9% -3 0
173027 Mechanical engineering technicians 108 100 -3.6% -4 0
172141 Mechanical engineers 258 238 -3.9% -10 0
274099 Media and communication equipment workers, all other 69 71 1.3% 1 4
273099 Media and communication workers, all other 64 67 2.3% 2 3
292012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 228 246 3.7% 9 14
292011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 96 104 4.1% 4 6
119111 Medical and health services managers 151 162 3.8% 6 8
211022 Medical and public health social workers 113 120 3.2% 4 5
319092 Medical assistants 890 951 3.4% 30 54
319093 Medical equipment preparers 89 96 3.9% 4 6
499062 Medical equipment repairers 62 61 -0.9% -1 1
292071 Medical records and health information technicians 263 282 3.6% 10 15
436013 Medical secretaries 509 544 3.4% 18 25
319094 Medical transcriptionists 120 128 3.6% 4 8
252022 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 863 922 3.4% 30 47
519023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 77 78 0.4% 0 2
493042 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 172 178 1.7% 3 7
514072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 197 131 -18.4% -33 0
271014 Multi-media artists and animators 162 159 -0.8% -1 2
514081 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 61 55 -4.9% -3 0
119121 Natural sciences managers 51 54 3.8% 2 3
151071 Network and computer systems administrators 281 286 0.9% 2 3
151081 Network systems and data communications analysts 160 162 0.6% 1 1
392021 Nonfarm animal caretakers 133 137 1.4% 2 5
311012 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,367 1,455 3.2% 44 60
299010 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 50 51 1.3% 1 2
291122 Occupational therapists 213 225 2.8% 6 11
439999 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 766 815 3.1% 24 35
439061 Office clerks, general 3,196 3,280 1.3% 42 105
439071 Office machine operators, except computer 57 58 1.2% 1 3
472073 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 789 804 0.9% 7 24
292081 Opticians, dispensing 67 70 1.9% 1 2
291041 Optometrists 60 61 0.8% 0 2
434151 Order clerks 372 369 -0.5% -2 6
493053 Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 85 89 2.5% 2 4
519111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 284 287 0.6% 2 8
537064 Packers and packagers, hand 1,236 1,227 -0.4% -4 27
472141 Painters, construction and maintenance 886 918 1.8% 16 31
232011 Paralegals and legal assistants 194 197 0.9% 2 3
412022 Parts salespersons 338 358 2.8% 10 20
472071 Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 77 79 1.5% 1 3
433051 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 393 384 -1.3% -5 6
291051 Pharmacists 263 275 2.3% 6 14
292052 Pharmacy technicians 350 364 2.0% 7 16
274021 Photographers 104 100 -1.8% -2 0
312021 Physical therapist assistants 63 68 4.0% 3 5
291123 Physical therapists 167 179 3.5% 6 10
291071 Physician assistants 131 141 3.8% 5 8
291060 Physicians and surgeons 594 618 2.0% 12 20
472151 Pipelayers 177 181 1.1% 2 5
472161 Plasterers and stucco masons 54 55 1.1% 1 2
472152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,003 1,009 0.3% 3 18
333051 Police and sheriff's patrol officers 432 443 1.2% 5 14
435031 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 104 106 1.2% 1 3
435051 Postal service clerks 76 78 0.9% 1 2
435052 Postal service mail carriers 460 469 0.9% 4 17
251000 Postsecondary teachers 171 183 3.3% 6 10
252011 Preschool teachers, except special education 588 624 3.0% 18 24
516021 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 99 103 1.7% 2 3
515023 Printing machine operators 208 189 -4.7% -9 0
211092 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 142 144 0.7% 1 3
433061 Procurement clerks 113 117 1.6% 2 4
435061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 308 291 -2.8% -9 0
119141 Property, real estate, and community association managers 180 181 0.3% 0 3
339095 Protective service workers, all other 82 85 1.5% 1 11
193060 Psychologists 273 293 3.6% 10 16
273031 Public relations specialists 240 246 1.1% 3 6
131023 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 327 319 -1.3% -4 1
113061 Purchasing managers 119 118 -0.2% 0 3
292034 Radiologic technologists and technicians 204 220 3.9% 8 12
534021 Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 70 71 0.1% 0 3
534031 Railroad conductors and yardmasters 138 138 0.0% 0 6
419022 Real estate sales agents 767 768 0.0% 0 19
434171 Receptionists and information clerks 1,420 1,450 1.1% 15 48
399032 Recreation workers 379 392 1.7% 6 14
537081 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 54 56 1.3% 1 4
291111 Registered nurses 2,283 2,462 3.9% 90 131
211015 Rehabilitation counselors 677 709 2.3% 16 27
434181 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 59 58 -0.5% 0 1
412031 Retail salespersons 4,420 4,573 1.7% 77 277
499096 Riggers 137 129 -2.8% -4 0
472181 Roofers 680 700 1.5% 10 26
419031 Sales engineers 110 101 -4.0% -4 0
112022 Sales managers 237 236 -0.3% -1 2
414012 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 2,119 2,106 -0.3% -7 61
414011 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 473 468 -0.5% -2 10
517041 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 239 227 -2.7% -6 4
252031 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 868 928 3.4% 30 55
436014 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 1,757 1,810 1.5% 27 53
339032 Security guards 1,332 1,379 1.8% 24 63
253021 Self-enrichment education teachers 123 129 2.4% 3 4
536031 Service station attendants 325 346 3.3% 11 32
516031 Sewing machine operators 248 243 -0.9% -2 0
472211 Sheet metal workers 188 192 1.0% 2 6
435071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 947 933 -0.8% -7 11
119151 Social and community service managers 92 98 3.0% 3 4
211093 Social and human service assistants 252 266 2.8% 7 14
252042 Special education teachers, middle school 146 156 3.4% 5 6
252041 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 315 337 3.4% 11 14
252043 Special education teachers, secondary school 154 165 3.3% 5 7
291127 Speech-language pathologists 164 175 3.4% 6 10
518021 Stationary engineers and boiler operators 51 53 2.2% 1 3
439111 Statistical assistants 54 51 -3.4% -2 0
435081 Stock clerks and order fillers 2,041 2,072 0.8% 15 119
512041 Structural metal fabricators and fitters 123 116 -3.2% -4 0
173031 Surveying and mapping technicians 193 204 2.7% 5 9
171022 Surveyors 122 129 2.8% 3 7
432011 Switchboard operators, including answering service 195 203 2.0% 4 10
472082 Tapers 237 239 0.4% 1 3
132081 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 78 80 1.7% 1 3
533041 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 98 101 1.6% 2 2
259041 Teacher assistants 1,472 1,572 3.3% 50 78
512092 Team assemblers 1,383 1,260 -4.5% -61 0
273042 Technical writers 115 117 0.6% 1 4
492022 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 415 355 -7.5% -30 0
433071 Tellers 1,214 1,239 1.0% 12 79
493093 Tire repairers and changers 122 129 3.2% 4 9
232093 Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 124 124 -0.3% 0 1
131073 Training and development specialists 138 141 1.1% 2 4
536051 Transportation inspectors 147 149 0.4% 1 4
113071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 140 141 0.4% 1 2
413041 Travel agents 96 95 -0.3% 0 2
373013 Tree trimmers and pruners 202 206 1.0% 2 7
533032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 3,828 3,881 0.7% 26 73
533033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,606 1,646 1.2% 20 40
193051 Urban and regional planners 108 111 1.6% 2 4
393031 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 169 172 1.0% 2 23
291131 Veterinarians 102 104 1.0% 1 3
319096 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 80 84 2.6% 2 4
292056 Veterinary technologists and technicians 69 73 2.8% 2 4
252032 Vocational education teachers, secondary school 152 162 3.4% 5 10
353031 Waiters and waitresses 2,127 2,283 3.6% 78 210
518031 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 72 73 1.1% 1 3
435111 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 73 71 -1.3% -1 1
514121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 454 420 -3.8% -17 0
131022 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 201 204 0.6% 1 7
517042 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 81 78 -1.6% -1 2
439022 Word processors and typists 188 195 1.7% 3 7
273043 Writers and authors 135 131 -1.3% -2 0
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