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Benton- Franklin Workforce Development Area


Benton-Franklin WDA includes Benton and Franklin counties
Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  472073   Operating engineers & other construction equipment operators 259 427 28.4% 84 90
  999999   All other occupations 4,144 4,264 1.4% 60 175
  472061   Construction laborers 486 602 11.3% 58 62
  472151   Pipelayers 100 196 40.2% 48 50
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 826 921 5.6% 47 65
  533032   Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer 1,295 1,385 3.4% 45 61
  172051   Civil engineers 613 695 6.5% 41 50
  190000   All Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 1,658 1,737 2.4% 40 84
  150000   All Other Computer & Mathematical Occupations 915 986 3.8% 36 40
  170000   All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 629 687 4.5% 29 42
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 816 868 3.1% 26 45
  439061   Office clerks, general 1,750 1,801 1.5% 26 60
  171011   Architects, except landscape & naval 284 329 7.6% 22 24
  291111   Registered nurses 1,077 1,120 2.0% 21 41
  493031   Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists 256 295 7.4% 20 26
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 653 688 2.6% 17 32
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 1,444 1,478 1.2% 17 49
  173011   Architectural & civil drafters 192 223 7.6% 15 21
  472051   Cement masons & concrete finishers 126 155 11.2% 15 16
  130000   All Other Business & Financial Operations Occupations 384 413 3.7% 15 22
  110000   All Other Management Occupations 384 412 3.6% 14 20
  119021   Construction managers 225 253 5.9% 14 17
  259041   Teacher assistants 1,207 1,234 1.1% 14 36
  433031   Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks 1,719 1,746 0.8% 14 45
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 1,475 1,501 0.9% 13 128
  171022   Surveyors 160 187 8.0% 13 18
  431011   First-line supervisors/managers of office & administrative support workers 867 893 1.5% 13 28
  436013   Medical secretaries 307 333 4.0% 13 17
  537062   Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand 1,597 1,622 0.8% 13 77
  319091   Dental assistants 262 286 4.6% 12 17
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 769 794 1.6% 12 22
  436011   Executive secretaries & administrative assistants 538 562 2.2% 12 20
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,131 1,154 1.0% 12 34
  270000   All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 470 493 2.4% 11 21
  131198   Business operations specialists, all other 757 780 1.5% 11 29
  290000   All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 432 454 2.5% 11 20
  292061   Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses 339 361 3.2% 11 19
  373011   Landscaping & groundskeeping workers 516 536 2.0% 10 24
  410000   All Other Sales & Related Occupations 142 141 -0.4% -1 2
  531031   First-line supervisors/managers of transportation & material-moving machine & vehicle operators 155 153 -0.4% -1 2
  534031   Railroad conductors & yardmasters 64 63 -1.3% -1 2
  499031   Home appliance repairers 81 79 -1.2% -1 1
  499043   Maintenance workers, machinery 194 192 -0.7% -1 4
  472121   Glaziers 71 69 -1.8% -1 0
  419022   Real estate sales agents 198 195 -0.7% -1 4
  475011   Derrick operators, oil & gas 91 88 -1.4% -1 2
  499012   Control & valve installers & repairers, except mechanical door 120 117 -1.1% -1 3
  373013   Tree trimmers & pruners 1,452 1,449 -0.1% -1 36
  518013   Power plant operators 118 115 -1.3% -2 2
  475012   Rotary drill operators, oil & gas 108 105 -1.4% -2 2
  475071   Roustabouts, oil & gas 122 119 -1.4% -2 2
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 118 114 -1.6% -2 1
  490000   All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 402 398 -0.5% -2 9
  194011   Agricultural & food science technicians 139 135 -1.5% -2 1
  512092   Team assemblers 115 111 -1.9% -2 0
  211093   Social & human service assistants 127 123 -1.8% -2 1
  452041   Graders & sorters, agricultural products 1,060 1,056 -0.2% -2 23
  459100   All other farming, fishing, & forestry workers 1,699 1,694 -0.2% -3 58
  231011   Lawyers 289 283 -1.0% -3 0
  499051   Electrical power-line installers & repairers 283 276 -1.1% -3 6
  411011   First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 1,235 1,229 -0.3% -3 12
  530000   All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 381 375 -0.8% -3 8
  435041   Meter readers, utilities 292 284 -1.3% -4 3
  472031   Carpenters 979 972 -0.4% -4 11
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 226 217 -2.1% -5 0
  510000   All Other Production Occupations 1,113 1,101 -0.6% -6 29
  452080   Farmworkers 6,736 6,707 -0.2% -14 215


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Last Update: August 2002