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Olympic Consortium Workforce Development Area


Olympic Consortium WDA includes Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties.

Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  291111   Registered nurses 1,709 1,771 1.8% 31 61
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 851 909 3.3% 29 48
  319092   Medical assistants 682 726 3.2% 22 40
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 1,766 1,801 1.0% 17 49
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 876 910 1.9% 17 37
  353031   Waiters & waitresses 2,163 2,196 0.8% 17 149
  390000   All Other Personal Care & Service Occupations 919 952 1.8% 16 40
  311012   Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants 1,495 1,527 1.1% 16 33
  259041   Teacher assistants 1,207 1,239 1.3% 16 38
  319091   Dental assistants 367 394 3.7% 14 20
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 955 982 1.4% 13 33
  352014   Cooks, restaurant 1,158 1,182 1.1% 12 55
  251000   Postsecondary teachers 986 1,010 1.2% 12 38
  436013   Medical secretaries 361 385 3.3% 12 17
  439061   Office clerks, general 1,722 1,743 0.6% 10 44
  353011   Bartenders 932 952 1.1% 10 46
  119021   Construction managers 114 113 -0.5% -1 1
  319095   Pharmacy aides 94 93 -0.6% -1 2
  472061   Construction laborers 708 707 -0.1% -1 5
  119051   Food service managers 107 105 -0.6% -1 0
  413041   Travel agents 141 139 -0.5% -1 3
  170000   All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 213 212 -0.3% -1 5
  493051   Motorboat mechanics 389 388 -0.2% -1 9
  414012   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical & scientific products 545 543 -0.1% -1 17
  436012   Legal secretaries 84 82 -1.0% -1 0
  473012   Helpers--carpenters 80 79 -1.0% -1 3
  232011   Paralegals & legal assistants 113 112 -0.8% -1 0
  132031   Budget analysts 52 50 -1.8% -1 0
  110000   All Other Management Occupations 64 62 -1.4% -1 0
  493042   Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 125 124 -0.7% -1 2
  472121   Glaziers 88 86 -1.1% -1 1
  192041   Environmental scientists & specialists, including health 96 94 -1.0% -1 2
  172121   Marine engineers & naval architects 135 133 -0.7% -1 2
  518031   Water & liquid waste treatment plant & system operators 92 90 -1.1% -1 2
  472082   Tapers 97 95 -1.0% -1 0
  271014   Multi-media artists & animators 63 61 -1.6% -1 0
  271023   Floral designers 221 219 -0.5% -1 1
  131111   Management analysts 427 425 -0.2% -1 2
  519199   Production workers, all other 95 93 -1.1% -1 1
  537021   Crane & tower operators 80 77 -1.4% -1 1
  172071   Electrical engineers 116 114 -1.0% -1 1
  399032   Recreation workers 431 428 -0.3% -1 7
  531031   First-line supervisors/managers of transportation & material-moving machine & vehicle operators 179 177 -0.7% -1 2
  499031   Home appliance repairers 81 78 -1.5% -1 0
  211093   Social & human service assistants 164 162 -0.7% -1 3
  433031   Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks 2,022 2,020 -0.1% -1 35
  211011   Substance abuse & behavioral disorder counselors 149 146 -0.8% -1 1
  370000   All Other Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations 75 73 -1.7% -1 1
  433061   Procurement clerks 111 109 -1.2% -1 1
  493031   Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists 273 270 -0.5% -1 5
  254031   Library technicians 145 142 -0.9% -1 6
  333021   Detectives & criminal investigators 63 61 -2.1% -1 0
  173022   Civil engineering technicians 116 113 -1.2% -1 1
  292052   Pharmacy technicians 182 179 -0.8% -1 3
  171011   Architects, except l&scape & naval 196 193 -0.7% -1 0
  533032   Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer 1,237 1,234 -0.1% -1 14
  319096   Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers 106 103 -1.4% -1 1
  435031   Police, fire, & ambulance dispatchers 110 107 -1.3% -1 0
  474011   Construction & building inspectors 97 94 -1.6% -2 1
  517041   Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood 104 101 -1.5% -2 3
  292056   Veterinary technologists & technicians 130 127 -1.2% -2 2
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 461 458 -0.4% -2 4
  193051   Urban & regional planners 121 118 -1.4% -2 1
  537051   Industrial truck & tractor operators 352 349 -0.5% -2 3
  194099   Life, physical, & social science technicians, all other 208 204 -0.8% -2 6
  331021   First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting & prevention workers 111 107 -1.6% -2 2
  131023   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products 302 298 -0.6% -2 4
  537032   Excavating & loading machine & dragline operators 106 103 -1.7% -2 1
  131022   Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products 103 99 -1.7% -2 1
  435061   Production, planning, & expediting clerks 203 199 -0.9% -2 1
  474051   Highway maintenance workers 111 107 -1.6% -2 0
  119198   Managers, all other 566 562 -0.3% -2 7
  517042   Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing 90 87 -2.0% -2 2
  492094   Electrical & electronics repairers, commercial & industrial equipment 219 215 -0.8% -2 2
  472081   Drywall & ceiling tile installers 183 179 -1.1% -2 0
  291131   Veterinarians 73 69 -2.8% -2 0
  172072   Electronics engineers, except computer 195 191 -1.0% -2 1
  514199   Metal workers & plastic workers, all other 109 104 -1.9% -2 0
  331012   First-line supervisors/managers of police & detectives 121 117 -1.8% -2 1
  513022   Meat, poultry, & fish cutters & trimmers 82 77 -2.7% -2 0
  391021   First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 128 123 -1.7% -2 2
  173023   Electrical & electronic engineering technicians 187 183 -1.2% -2 1
  435111   Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping 120 116 -1.9% -2 1
  459100   All other farming, fishing, & forestry workers 86 81 -2.7% -2 1
  491011   First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, & repairers 556 552 -0.4% -2 10
  439041   Insurance claims & policy processing clerks 96 91 -2.6% -2 0
  434121   Library assistants, clerical 139 134 -1.8% -3 4
  530000   All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 353 348 -0.7% -3 8
  519061   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 215 210 -1.3% -3 2
  291051   Pharmacists 266 261 -1.0% -3 5
  472211   Sheet metal workers 296 291 -0.9% -3 3
  516011   Laundry & dry-cleaning workers 337 331 -0.9% -3 6
  512091   Fiberglass laminators & fabricators 986 980 -0.3% -3 13
  512092   Team assemblers 451 445 -0.7% -3 4
  512099   Assemblers & fabricators, all other 758 753 -0.4% -3 9
  333012   Correctional officers & jailers 130 124 -2.3% -3 0
  172051   Civil engineers 428 422 -0.7% -3 3
  514041   Machinists 298 292 -1.0% -3 3
  119041   Engineering managers 404 397 -0.9% -3 2
  434031   Court, municipal, & license clerks 173 167 -2.0% -3 0
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 252 245 -1.4% -3 3
  131198   Business operations specialists, all other 1,065 1,058 -0.4% -4 21
  151051   Computer systems analysts 349 341 -1.1% -4 0
  472130   Insulation workers 185 177 -2.1% -4 2
  517011   Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters 363 355 -1.1% -4 8
  513021   Butchers & meat cutters 162 153 -2.8% -4 0
  392021   Nonfarm animal caretakers 251 242 -1.8% -5 0
  439999   Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other 577 568 -0.8% -5 6
  435071   Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks 539 529 -0.9% -5 5
  172161   Nuclear engineers 206 196 -2.4% -5 0
  512041   Structural metal fabricators & fitters 269 259 -1.9% -5 0
  172141   Mechanical engineers 234 224 -2.2% -5 2
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 1,266 1,255 -0.4% -5 21
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 618 606 -1.0% -6 9
  373011   Landscaping & groundskeeping workers 1,008 994 -0.7% -7 19
  510000   All Other Production Occupations 1,582 1,569 -0.4% -7 31
  332011   Fire fighters 408 393 -1.8% -7 2
  333051   Police & sheriff's patrol officers 490 474 -1.6% -8 1
  395012   Hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists 851 835 -1.0% -8 12
  173099   All other drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 434 417 -2.0% -9 4
  499096   Riggers 322 305 -2.7% -9 0
  435081   Stock clerks & order fillers 885 868 -1.0% -9 36
  450000   All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 355 337 -2.6% -9 1
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 610 588 -1.9% -11 5
  472111   Electricians 1,073 1,048 -1.1% -12 6
  231011   Lawyers 438 413 -2.9% -12 0
  412031   Retail salespersons 3,404 3,379 -0.4% -12 140
  472152   Plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters 1,099 1,073 -1.2% -13 3
  533021   Bus drivers, transit & intercity 741 711 -2.0% -15 3
  537064   Packers & packagers, and 1,010 970 -2.0% -20 5
  411011   First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,003 1,962 -1.0% -21 5
  499088   All other installation, maintenance, & repair workers 596 555 -3.5% -21 0
  412011   Cashiers 3,566 3,498 -1.0% -34 182
  472031   Carpenters 3,665 3,550 -1.6% -57 0
  999999   All other occupations 4,607 4,354 -2.8% -126 83


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