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Seattle-King County Workforce Development Area


Seattle-King County WDA consists of King County

Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  151031   Computer software engineers, applictns 12,368 13,210 3.3% 421 481
  151032   Computer software engineers, systems  10,647 11,364 3.3% 358 410
  291111   Registered nurses 17,040 17,707 1.9% 334 637
  412011   Cashiers 26,834 27,429 1.1% 298 1,936
  413031   Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents 7,109 7,661 3.8% 276 323
  151021   Computer programmers 8,522 9,066 3.1% 272 436
  434051   Customer service representatives 19,311 19,749 1.1% 219 350
  492022   Telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, except line installers 4,349 4,735 4.3% 193 264
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 12,125 12,510 1.6% 193 474
  412031   Retail salespersons 33,067 33,407 0.5% 170 1,660
  493023   Auto service technicians & mechanics 5,678 6,016 2.9% 169 298
  431011   First-line supervisors/managers of office & administrative support workers 12,273 12,598 1.3% 162 368
  439061   Office clerks, general 25,057 25,376 0.6% 160 650
  414012   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical & scientific products 19,955 20,274 0.8% 159 800
  436014   Secretaries, exc. legal, medical, & exe. 11,790 12,057 1.1% 134 312
  433071   Tellers 3,890 4,157 3.4% 133 348
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 16,549 16,773 0.7% 112 469
  339032   Security guards 8,904 9,127 1.2% 112 374
  259041   Teacher assistants 8,796 9,014 1.2% 109 273
  419098   All other sales & related workers 7,147 7,359 1.5% 106 243
  132011   Accountants & auditors 14,048 14,259 0.7% 105 294
  433011   Bill & account collectors 3,403 3,610 3.0% 103 182
  111021   General & operations managers 12,824 13,029 0.8% 102 288
  193021   Market research analysts 3,162 3,365 3.2% 101 170
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 23,913 24,109 0.4% 98 1,951
  131198   Business operations specialists, all other 12,533 12,724 0.8% 96 390
  251000   Postsecondary teachers 9,240 9,423 1.0% 92 336
  311011   Home health aides 4,832 5,011 1.8% 90 146
  132072   Loan officers 2,302 2,476 3.7% 87 130
  373011   L&scaping & groundskeeping workers 6,643 6,814 1.3% 85 258
  319092   Medical assistants 4,287 4,454 1.9% 84 197
  311012   Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants 6,726 6,893 1.2% 83 162
  436013   Medical secretaries 4,188 4,353 2.0% 83 146
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 16,797 16,959 0.5% 81 383
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 7,816 7,974 1.0% 79 236
  433031   Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks 18,110 18,262 0.4% 76 403
  499052   Telecommunications line installers & repairers 2,625 2,776 2.8% 76 117
  434131   Loan interviewers & clerks 2,241 2,391 3.3% 75 87
  119198   Managers, all other 5,345 5,494 1.4% 74 156
  252011   Preschool teachers, except special education 3,073 3,215 2.3% 71 104
  319091   Dental assistants 3,726 3,865 1.8% 69 129
  419041   Telemarketers 3,742 3,877 1.8% 68 173
  399011   Child care workers 12,716 12,851 0.5% 67 573
  434111   Interviewers, except eligibility & loan 2,466 2,599 2.7% 67 120
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 8,328 8,456 0.8% 64 236
  413021   Insurance sales agents 4,174 4,298 1.5% 62 166
  292021   Dental hygienists 3,244 3,368 1.9% 62 107
  132051   Financial analysts 1,840 1,961 3.3% 61 83
  439999   Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other 6,398 6,519 0.9% 60 153
  435081   Stock clerks & order fillers 10,367 10,487 0.6% 60 584
  433021   Billing & posting clerks & machine operators 4,702 4,813 1.2% 56 169
  491011   First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, & repairers 4,542 4,652 1.2% 55 158
  151081   Network systems & data communications analysts 2,640 2,750 2.1% 55 62
  113031   Financial managers 4,949 5,057 1.1% 54 119
  393021   Motion picture projectionists 68 67 -0.8% -1 1
  516092   Fabric & apparel patternmakers 68 66 -0.9% -1 2
  517021   Furniture finishers 184 183 -0.3% -1 7
  473012   Helpers--carpenters 456 455 -0.2% -1 22
  516099   Textile, apparel, & furnishings workers, all other 157 155 -0.6% -1 2
  535020   Ship & boat captains & operators 632 630 -0.1% -1 21
  534021   Railroad brake, signal, & switch operators 111 109 -0.8% -1 4
  492021   Radio mechanics 57 55 -1.8% -1 0
  516062   Textile cutting machine setters, operators, & tenders 103 101 -1.1% -1 1
  113040   Human resources managers 1,664 1,662 -0.1% -1 21
  531011   Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 86 84 -1.4% -1 0
  493043   Rail car repairers 75 72 -1.7% -1 0
  519012   Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, & still machine setters, operators, & tenders 174 172 -0.7% -1 3
  537098   All other material moving workers 395 392 -0.4% -1 9
  514022   Forging machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 62 59 -2.6% -2 0
  492092   Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers 283 280 -0.6% -2 4
  516052   Tailors, dressmakers, & custom sewers 460 457 -0.4% -2 8
  516051   Sewers, hand 128 124 -1.4% -2 1
  519021   Crushing, grinding, & polishing machine setters, operators, & tenders 152 148 -1.2% -2 1
  514021   Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 273 269 -0.7% -2 4
  339021   Private detectives & investigators 961 957 -0.2% -2 27
  452080   Farmworkers 1,237 1,233 -0.2% -2 41
  514081   Multiple machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 418 415 -0.5% -2 4
  272011   Actors 483 479 -0.4% -2 7
  493092   Recreational vehicle service technicians 347 343 -0.6% -2 13
  472082   Tapers 1,310 1,306 -0.2% -2 9
  514051   Metal-refining furnace operators & tenders 57 53 -4.0% -2 0
  534031   Railroad conductors & yardmasters 173 169 -1.3% -2 6
  172131   Materials engineers 130 126 -1.8% -2 0
  530000   All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 559 554 -0.4% -2 15
  535031   Ship engineers 414 409 -0.6% -3 12
  519195   Molders, shapers, & casters, except metal & plastic 281 276 -0.9% -3 4
  536099   Transportation workers, all other 719 713 -0.4% -3 27
  194091   Environmental science & protection technicians, including health 461 455 -0.6% -3 15
  452041   Graders & sorters, agricultural products 352 347 -0.8% -3 6
  472221   Structural iron & steel workers 562 557 -0.5% -3 2
  518099   Plant & system operators, all other 163 157 -1.9% -3 2
  113071   Transportation, storage, & distribution managers 1,147 1,141 -0.3% -3 13
  391021   First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,237 1,230 -0.3% -3 33
  519041   Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders 296 290 -1.1% -3 3
  173013   Mechanical drafters 546 540 -0.6% -3 13
  395094   Skin care specialists 657 650 -0.5% -3 12
  396032   Transportation attendants, except flight attendants & baggage porters 217 211 -1.5% -3 6
  519194   Etchers & engravers 104 98 -3.3% -3 0
  516093   Upholsterers 264 257 -1.3% -4 4
  493051   Motorboat mechanics 308 301 -1.2% -4 4
  513099   All other food processing workers 191 183 -2.0% -4 1
  519199   Production workers, all other 1,452 1,444 -0.3% -4 21
  519032   Cutting & slicing machine setters, operators, & tenders 509 501 -0.8% -4 5
  514072   Molding, coremaking, & casting machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 401 393 -1.0% -4 4
  514191   Heat treating equipment setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 131 123 -3.1% -4 0
  512031   Engine & other machine assemblers 298 290 -1.4% -4 1
  472181   Roofers 1,095 1,087 -0.4% -4 20
  514194   Tool grinders, filers, & sharpeners 156 147 -2.9% -4 0
  514071   Foundry mold & coremakers 170 161 -2.7% -5 0
  113021   Computer & information systems managers 4,322 4,313 -0.1% -5 58
  472111   Electricians 5,134 5,125 -0.1% -5 82
  514192   Lay-out workers, metal & plastic 107 98 -4.5% -5 0
  499094   Locksmiths & safe repairers 308 298 -1.6% -5 5
  519123   Painting, coating, & decorating workers 241 231 -2.0% -5 0
  472081   Drywall & ceiling tile installers 2,760 2,750 -0.2% -5 18
  436011   Executive secretaries & administrative assistants 11,304 11,294 0.0% -5 165
  514122   Welding, soldering, & brazing machine setters, operators, & tenders 213 202 -2.5% -5 0
  434161   Human resources assistants, except payroll & timekeeping 1,792 1,782 -0.3% -5 35
  492093   Electrical & electronics installers & repairers, transportation equipment 146 134 -4.1% -6 0
  499021   Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers 945 934 -0.6% -6 2
  499031   Home appliance repairers 665 653 -0.9% -6 6
  519198   Helpers--production workers 2,090 2,078 -0.3% -6 47
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 915 902 -0.7% -6 17
  512041   Structural metal fabricators & fitters 460 446 -1.5% -7 0
  513092   Food batchmakers 833 817 -0.9% -8 12
  419021   Real estate brokers 1,404 1,389 -0.6% -8 14
  271011   Art directors 701 685 -1.1% -8 6
  173027   Mechanical engineering technicians 465 449 -1.7% -8 0
  513091   Food & tobacco roasting, baking, & drying machine operators & tenders 414 398 -1.9% -8 1
  514034   Lathe & turning machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 172 156 -4.8% -8 0
  532012   Commercial pilots 127 110 -6.7% -8 0
  472152   Plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters 3,648 3,631 -0.2% -8 45
  433061   Procurement clerks 863 846 -1.0% -8 11
  519022   Grinding & polishing workers, hand 371 353 -2.4% -9 0
  512023   Electromechanical equip. assemblers 186 168 -5.1% -9 0
  514193   Plating & coating machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 400 382 -2.3% -9 0
  519121   Coating, painting, & spraying machine setters, operators, & tenders 477 459 -2.0% -9 0
  516031   Sewing machine operators 1,548 1,529 -0.6% -10 5
  152021   Mathematicians 96 77 -10.5% -10 0
  512021   Coil winders, tapers, & finishers 170 148 -6.7% -11 0
  532022   Airfield operations specialists 366 344 -3.1% -11 5
  512091   Fiberglass laminators & fabricators 381 358 -3.0% -11 0
  514032   Drilling & boring machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 268 245 -4.5% -12 0
  419091   Door-to-door sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers 1,478 1,454 -0.8% -12 16
  513022   Meat, poultry, & fish cutters & trimmers 1,223 1,198 -1.0% -13 18
  499044   Millwrights 244 218 -5.5% -13 0
  532099   All other air transportation workers 457 431 -3.0% -13 7
  472061   Construction laborers 6,337 6,311 -0.2% -13 38
  173012   Electrical & electronics drafters 578 550 -2.4% -14 3
  531031   First-line supervisors/managers of transportation & material-moving machine & vehicle operators 1,984 1,957 -0.7% -14 23
  514061   Model makers, metal & plastic 124 96 -12.0% -14 0
  536031   Service station attendants 394 364 -3.9% -15 9
  537021   Crane & tower operators 519 487 -3.1% -16 0
  131023   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products 2,573 2,540 -0.6% -16 29
  194031   Chemical technicians 1,112 1,079 -1.5% -16 7
  492099   All other electrical & electronic equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 267 229 -7.3% -19 0
  514012   Numerical tool & process control programmers 263 224 -7.5% -19 0
  514199   Metal workers & plastic workers, all other 301 263 -6.5% -19 0
  435011   Cargo & freight agents 1,414 1,375 -1.4% -19 8
  119021   Construction managers 4,196 4,155 -0.5% -20 38
  519122   Painters, transportation equipment 595 552 -3.7% -22 0
  113061   Purchasing managers 1,193 1,146 -2.0% -24 11
  514033   Grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 852 804 -2.8% -24 0
  519132   Photographic processing machine operators 572 522 -4.5% -25 0
  172111   Health & safety engineers, except mining safety engineers & inspectors 472 422 -5.5% -25 0
  514011   Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal & plastic 718 664 -3.9% -27 0
  173024   Electro-mechanical technicians 495 440 -5.8% -28 0
  499043   Maintenance workers, machinery 1,107 1,049 -2.6% -29 0
  211093   Social & human service assistants 1,983 1,924 -1.5% -30 24
  435061   Production, planning, & expediting clerks 3,109 3,049 -1.0% -30 15
  173023   Electrical & electronic engineering technicians 3,002 2,942 -1.0% -30 23
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 3,135 3,074 -1.0% -30 22
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 10,399 10,337 -0.3% -31 96
  512099   Assemblers & fabricators, all other 2,356 2,293 -1.4% -32 5
  435111   Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping 996 933 -3.2% -32 0
  113051   Industrial production managers 1,690 1,625 -1.9% -33 0
  532011   Airline pilots, copilots, & flight engineers 1,110 1,038 -3.3% -36 0
  131072   Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists 1,121 1,048 -3.3% -36 0
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 2,352 2,278 -1.6% -37 26
  514035   Milling & planing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 458 381 -8.8% -39 0
  514023   Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 438 352 -10.3% -43 0
  514031   Cutting, punching, & press machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 1,569 1,479 -2.9% -45 0
  413041   Travel agents 2,385 2,290 -2.0% -47 12
  419022   Real estate sales agents 6,622 6,518 -0.8% -52 110
  493099   All other vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 535 426 -10.8% -54 0
  514111   Tool & die makers 656 545 -8.9% -56 0
  434181   Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks 2,868 2,749 -2.1% -60 21
  172112   Industrial engineers 1,308 1,187 -4.7% -60 0
  514041   Machinists 2,130 1,988 -3.4% -71 0
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 4,674 4,530 -1.6% -72 46
  519061   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 2,933 2,786 -2.5% -74 0
  172141   Mechanical engineers 1,812 1,656 -4.4% -78 0
  533032   Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer 11,628 11,471 -0.7% -79 63
  131022   Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products 3,276 3,119 -2.4% -79 19
  396031   Flight attendants 2,964 2,804 -2.7% -80 50
  472031   Carpenters 11,849 11,642 -0.9% -104 80
  131051   Cost estimators 2,646 2,434 -4.1% -106 0
  231011   Lawyers 10,434 10,207 -1.1% -113 0
  119041   Engineering managers 4,087 3,858 -2.8% -114 0
  173026   Industrial engineering technicians 1,128 892 -11.1% -118 0
  439041   Insurance claims & policy processing clerks 3,307 3,065 -3.7% -121 0
  493011   Aircraft mechanics & service technicians 2,100 1,838 -6.4% -131 0
  512092   Team assemblers 6,808 6,543 -2.0% -133 0
  492091   Avionics technicians 1,224 946 -12.1% -139 0
  173021   Aerospace engineering & operations technicians 1,212 913 -13.2% -150 0
  172199   Engineers, all other 4,459 4,111 -4.0% -174 0
  435071   Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks 9,371 9,006 -2.0% -182 0
  152031   Operations research analysts 2,328 1,914 -9.3% -207 0
  512022   Electrical & electronic equipment assemblers 4,808 4,320 -5.2% -244 0
  131111   Management analysts 9,245 8,741 -2.8% -252 0
  536051   Transportation inspectors 2,329 1,820 -11.6% -255 0
  999999   All other occupations 6,366 5,813 -4.4% -276 108
  512011   Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers 2,868 2,148 -13.5% -360 0
  151051   Computer systems analysts 9,613 8,722 -4.7% -445 0
  172011   Aerospace engineers 5,874 4,595 -11.6% -639 0


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