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Tri-County (Central Washington) Workforce Development Area


Tri-County (Central Washington) WDA includes Kittitas, Klickitat and Yakima counties

Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  452080   Farmworkers 15,846 16,065 0.7% 109 652
  291111   Registered nurses 2,237 2,349 2.5% 56 96
  412011   Cashiers 2,997 3,094 1.6% 48 232
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 3,040 3,125 1.4% 43 280
  259041   Teacher assistants 2,068 2,151 2.0% 42 80
  459100   All other farming, fishing, & forestry workers 3,951 4,028 1.0% 39 180
  370000   All Other Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations 3,416 3,491 1.1% 38 126
  412031   Retail salespersons 2,160 2,234 1.7% 37 135
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 854 916 3.5% 31 50
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,354 1,409 2.0% 27 55
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 2,178 2,230 1.2% 26 73
  319091   Dental assistants 426 474 5.5% 24 31
  439061   Office clerks, general 1,926 1,970 1.1% 22 60
  311012   Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants 1,429 1,471 1.5% 21 38
  450000   All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 2,468 2,508 0.8% 20 111
  252031   Secondary school teachers, except special & vocational education 972 1,011 2.0% 20 48
  537062   Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand 2,687 2,726 0.7% 19 128
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 724 761 2.6% 19 36
  319092   Medical assistants 343 381 5.3% 19 28
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 1,442 1,476 1.2% 17 43
  252022   Middle school teachers, except special & vocational education 785 817 2.0% 16 32
  431011   First-line supervisors/managers of office & administrative support workers 952 982 1.6% 15 31
  292061   Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses 552 582 2.7% 15 29
  253999   All other teachers, primary, secondary, & adult 892 922 1.7% 15 23
  436013   Medical secretaries 443 470 3.1% 14 21
  451010   First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers 1,123 1,150 1.2% 13 21
  311011   Home health aides 382 405 2.9% 11 16
  411011   First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 1,081 1,103 1.0% 11 25
  399011   Child care workers 1,680 1,703 0.7% 11 78
  434051   Customer service representatives 976 997 1.1% 11 18
  436014   Secretaries, except legal, medical, & executive 1,010 1,031 1.0% 11 26
  533022   Bus drivers, school 525 546 2.0% 10 24
  131031   Claims adjusters, examiners, & investigators 82 80 -0.7% -1 0
  191010   Agricultural & food scientists 56 54 -1.1% -1 1
  151051   Computer systems analysts 180 178 -0.4% -1 0
  499043   Maintenance workers, machinery 146 144 -0.6% -1 3
  410000   All Other Sales & Related Occupations 135 133 -0.7% -1 2
  413021   Insurance sales agents 132 130 -0.8% -1 2
  172141   Mechanical engineers 84 81 -1.3% -1 1
  519198   Helpers--production workers 410 407 -0.3% -1 9
  231011   Lawyers 352 350 -0.3% -1 1
  537051   Industrial truck & tractor operators 1,200 1,197 -0.1% -1 14
  515023   Printing machine operators 154 151 -0.8% -1 2
  170000   All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 212 209 -0.6% -1 3
  519121   Coating, painting, & spraying machine setters, operators, & tenders 69 66 -2.4% -2 0
  113051   Industrial production managers 167 164 -1.0% -2 1
  211011   Substance abuse & behavioral disorder counselors 201 197 -0.9% -2 2
  419022   Real estate sales agents 246 242 -0.8% -2 4
  517011   Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters 89 84 -3.0% -3 0
  514041   Machinists 161 156 -1.7% -3 0
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 227 221 -1.3% -3 3
  536031   Service station attendants 55 49 -5.4% -3 0
  514031   Cutting, punching, & press machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 181 174 -1.8% -3 0
  514011   Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal & plastic 117 110 -3.1% -4 1
  537064   Packers & packagers, hand 1,921 1,913 -0.2% -4 45
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 654 646 -0.6% -4 7
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 513 505 -0.8% -4 9
  517042   Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing 149 141 -2.8% -4 2
  435071   Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks 599 590 -0.8% -5 7
  519199   Production workers, all other 212 201 -2.8% -6 0
  519061   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 391 380 -1.5% -6 2
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 286 274 -2.1% -6 2
  537063   Machine feeders & offbearers 342 326 -2.4% -8 5
  519111   Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders 1,120 1,102 -0.8% -9 16
  510000   All Other Production Occupations 2,019 1,998 -0.5% -10 42
  514033   Grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 151 130 -7.5% -11 0
  512092   Team assemblers 633 604 -2.3% -14 0
  999999   All other occupations 4,382 4,295 -1.0% -44 118


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Last Update: August 2002