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Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Area 


Pacific Mountain WDA includes Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston counties

Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  259041   Teacher assistants 2,190 2,281 2.0% 45 86
  412031   Retail salespersons 4,413 4,483 0.8% 35 234
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 2,804 2,869 1.2% 33 93
  452080   Farmworkers 1,454 1,519 2.2% 33 84
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 3,189 3,248 0.9% 29 277
  399011   Child care workers 3,086 3,145 0.9% 29 152
  252031   Secondary school teachers, except special & vocational education 1,314 1,368 2.0% 27 65
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,286 1,338 2.0% 26 52
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 1,420 1,464 1.5% 22 52
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 1,153 1,196 1.9% 22 48
  250000   All Other Education, Training, & Library Occupations 975 1,013 2.0% 19 43
  450000   All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 2,291 2,327 0.8% 18 67
  412011   Cashiers 4,636 4,672 0.4% 18 300
  353031   Waiters & waitresses 2,563 2,599 0.7% 18 175
  253999   All other teachers, primary, secondary, & adult 1,019 1,053 1.6% 17 26
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 2,287 2,315 0.6% 14 55
  311011   Home health aides 708 735 1.9% 14 22
  252022   Middle school teachers, except special & vocational education 659 686 2.0% 14 27
  492022   Telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, except line installers 269 296 4.9% 13 18
  252041   Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, & elementary school 635 661 2.0% 13 19
  352011   Cooks, fast food 1,123 1,149 1.1% 13 54
  470000   All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 758 782 1.6% 12 31
  433071   Tellers 711 734 1.6% 11 50
  533022   Bus drivers, school 570 592 2.0% 11 25
  352014   Cooks, restaurant 1,107 1,129 1.0% 11 51
  252011   Preschool teachers, except special education 453 474 2.3% 11 16
  311012   Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants 1,450 1,471 0.7% 10 27
  130000   All Other Business & Financial Operations Occupations 176 175 -0.3% -1 3
  271023   Floral designers 126 125 -0.4% -1 1
  379099   All other building & grounds cleaning & maintenance workers 91 90 -0.7% -1 1
  536031   Service station attendants 60 58 -1.1% -1 3
  194021   Biological technicians 126 125 -0.5% -1 2
  131071   Employment, recruitment, & placement specialists 95 93 -0.7% -1 1
  119141   Property, real estate, & community association managers 108 106 -0.6% -1 1
  512022   Electrical & electronic equipment assemblers 59 57 -1.2% -1 1
  499094   Locksmiths & safe repairers 50 49 -1.6% -1 1
  151041   Computer support specialists 474 472 -0.2% -1 0
  434061   Eligibility interviewers, government programs 100 98 -0.9% -1 2
  531021   First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, & material movers, hand 168 167 -0.5% -1 2
  171021   Cartographers & photogrammetrists 67 65 -1.3% -1 1
  435041   Meter readers, utilities 54 52 -1.6% -1 0
  194099   Life, physical, & social science technicians, all other 145 143 -0.7% -1 5
  273099   Media & communication workers, all other 78 76 -1.4% -1 0
  413041   Travel agents 216 214 -0.5% -1 4
  499098   Helpers--installation, maintenance, & repair workers 149 147 -0.7% -1 7
  537062   Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand 3,115 3,113 0.0% -1 124
  239099   Legal Support Workers, All Other 62 60 -1.8% -1 0
  231021   Administrative law judges, adjudicators, & hearing officers 122 119 -0.9% -1 2
  514072   Molding, coremaking, & casting machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 65 63 -1.7% -1 0
  194091   Environmental science & protection technicians, including health 56 53 -2.1% -1 1
  439022   Word processors & typists 146 143 -0.8% -1 2
  514041   Machinists 160 158 -0.8% -1 2
  131022   Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products 237 234 -0.5% -1 6
  499088   All other installation, maintenance, & repair workers 122 120 -1.0% -1 1
  172071   Electrical engineers 79 76 -1.6% -1 0
  270000   All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 374 371 -0.3% -1 6
  513021   Butchers & meat cutters 169 167 -0.8% -1 3
  519198   Helpers--production workers 254 251 -0.5% -1 5
  132011   Accountants & auditors 1,735 1,732 -0.1% -1 22
  254031   Library technicians 286 283 -0.6% -2 13
  172141   Mechanical engineers 62 59 -2.7% -2 0
  436011   Executive secretaries & administrative assistants 1,656 1,653 -0.1% -2 23
  291060   Physicians & surgeons 365 362 -0.5% -2 3
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 210 206 -0.8% -2 4
  439021   Data entry keyers 199 196 -0.9% -2 1
  435021   Couriers & messengers 135 131 -1.4% -2 2
  419021   Real estate brokers 134 130 -1.4% -2 0
  111031   Legislators 65 61 -3.0% -2 0
  152041   Statisticians 198 194 -1.0% -2 0
  113071   Transportation, storage, & distribution managers 100 96 -2.0% -2 0
  330000   All Other Protective Service Occupations 143 139 -1.4% -2 5
  119121   Natural sciences managers 111 107 -1.8% -2 0
  231023   Judges, magistrate judges, & magistrates 64 60 -3.2% -2 0
  151051   Computer systems analysts 354 350 -0.6% -2 0
  132031   Budget analysts 247 243 -0.8% -2 2
  333052   Transit & railroad police 65 61 -3.2% -2 0
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 672 668 -0.3% -2 15
  339095   Protective service workers, all other 178 174 -1.3% -2 19
  171011   Architects, except landscape & naval 164 160 -1.4% -2 0
  499051   Electrical power-line installers & repairers 96 91 -2.4% -2 1
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 173 169 -1.4% -2 2
  191031   Conservation scientists 124 119 -1.9% -2 2
  399031   Fitness trainers & aerobics instructors 391 387 -0.6% -2 5
  131072   Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists 297 291 -0.9% -3 3
  193011   Economists 307 301 -0.9% -3 4
  393091   Amusement & recreation attendants 244 238 -1.2% -3 8
  131041   Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health & safety, & transportation 444 438 -0.7% -3 7
  299010   Occupational health & safety specialists & technicians 337 332 -0.9% -3 5
  211092   Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists 316 310 -0.9% -3 1
  537051   Industrial truck & tractor operators 402 396 -0.8% -3 2
  131023   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products 341 335 -0.9% -3 3
  271026   Merchandise displayers & window trimmers 161 155 -1.9% -3 0
  518031   Water & liquid waste treatment plant & system operators 108 102 -2.9% -3 0
  531031   First-line supervisors/managers of transportation & material-moving machine & vehicle operators 217 210 -1.5% -3 1
  191020   Biological scientists 260 254 -1.3% -3 6
  132081   Tax examiners, collectors, & revenue agents 329 322 -1.0% -3 5
  435031   Police, fire, & ambulance dispatchers 134 127 -2.5% -3 0
  391021   First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 232 225 -1.5% -3 3
  434121   Library assistants, clerical 301 294 -1.1% -3 12
  439041   Insurance claims & policy processing clerks 109 102 -3.4% -4 0
  474011   Construction & building inspectors 149 142 -2.5% -4 0
  151021   Computer programmers 1,239 1,231 -0.3% -4 20
  537098   All other material moving workers 121 114 -3.1% -4 0
  333021   Detectives & criminal investigators 280 272 -1.4% -4 2
  173022   Civil engineering technicians 237 229 -1.7% -4 0
  474051   Highway maintenance workers 200 192 -2.0% -4 0
  513092   Food batchmakers 100 92 -4.1% -4 0
  419041   Telemarketers 250 241 -1.7% -4 3
  331021   First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting & prevention workers 131 122 -3.2% -4 0
  513091   Food & tobacco roasting, baking, & drying machine operators & tenders 86 78 -5.0% -4 0
  493031   Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists 428 420 -1.0% -4 6
  410000   All Other Sales & Related Occupations 98 90 -4.6% -4 1
  131111   Management analysts 555 546 -0.8% -4 0
  331012   First-line supervisors/managers of police & detectives 210 201 -2.2% -5 0
  499042   Maintenance & repair workers, general 1,035 1,026 -0.5% -5 6
  192041   Environmental scientists & specialists, including health 500 490 -1.0% -5 11
  191010   Agricultural & food scientists 155 145 -3.4% -5 0
  513022   Meat, poultry, & fish cutters & trimmers 160 149 -3.6% -6 0
  193051   Urban & regional planners 410 399 -1.4% -6 4
  537081   Refuse & recyclable material collectors 202 190 -3.0% -6 6
  211093   Social & human service assistants 338 326 -1.8% -6 3
  439999   Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other 862 849 -0.7% -6 9
  412012   Gaming change persons & booth cashiers 223 210 -3.0% -7 7
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 487 474 -1.4% -7 1
  493011   Aircraft mechanics & service technicians 81 67 -9.1% -7 0
  131031   Claims adjusters, examiners, & investigators 1,013 999 -0.7% -7 3
  399032   Recreation workers 605 591 -1.2% -7 4
  333012   Correctional officers & jailers 340 325 -2.2% -7 1
  533031   Driver/sales workers 272 257 -2.9% -8 0
  434031   Court, municipal, & license clerks 312 295 -2.6% -8 0
  512099   Assemblers & fabricators, all other 169 153 -5.1% -8 0
  151071   Network & computer systems administrators 1,445 1,428 -0.6% -8 0
  172051   Civil engineers 900 883 -1.0% -9 4
  419022   Real estate sales agents 507 487 -2.0% -10 2
  439061   Office clerks, general 5,172 5,152 -0.2% -10 91
  433031   Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks 2,601 2,580 -0.4% -11 36
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,031 1,005