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Snohomish County Workforce Development Area


Snohomish County WDA consists of Snohomish County

Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  291111   Registered nurses 3,065 3,216 2.4% 76 130
  251000   Postsecondary teachers 1,729 1,808 2.3% 40 86
  259041   Teacher assistants 1,647 1,719 2.2% 36 67
  319091   Dental assistants 836 907 4.2% 36 49
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 2,858 2,929 1.2% 36 87
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,455 1,524 2.3% 35 64
  436013   Medical secretaries 898 963 3.5% 32 46
  292021   Dental hygienists 738 802 4.2% 32 42
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 2,629 2,693 1.2% 32 86
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 4,811 4,873 0.6% 31 404
  319092   Medical assistants 864 922 3.3% 29 52
  291060   Physicians & surgeons 1,089 1,137 2.2% 24 38
  413031   Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents 733 779 3.1% 23 28
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 2,124 2,169 1.1% 23 68
  253999   All other teachers, primary, secondary, & adult 1,104 1,145 1.8% 20 30
  353031   Waiters & waitresses 3,534 3,575 0.6% 20 237
  252031   Secondary school teachers, except special & vocational education 840 880 2.4% 20 44
  439999   Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1,041 1,081 1.9% 20 35
  311011   Home health aides 981 1,020 2.0% 20 31
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 1,918 1,953 0.9% 18 62
  436014   Secretaries, except legal, medical, & executive 1,916 1,951 0.9% 18 47
  492022   Telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, except line installers 427 461 3.9% 17 24
  311012   Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants 1,389 1,423 1.2% 17 33
  434051   Customer service representatives 2,453 2,484 0.6% 15 32
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 1,618 1,646 0.9% 14 51
  472061   Construction laborers 1,544 1,571 0.9% 14 26
  252022   Middle school teachers, except special & vocational education 552 578 2.4% 13 24
  431011   First-line supervisors/managers of office & administrative support workers 2,013 2,039 0.6% 13 47
  339032   Security guards 1,340 1,364 0.9% 12 52
  433021   Billing & posting clerks & machine operators 801 825 1.5% 12 31
  533022   Bus drivers, school 625 649 1.9% 12 28
  413021   Insurance sales agents 696 718 1.6% 11 28
  119021   Construction managers 1,008 1,030 1.1% 11 25
  352014   Cooks, restaurant 1,354 1,375 0.8% 11 60
  291081   Podiatrists 278 298 3.6% 10 15
  132031   Budget analysts 100 99 -0.5% -1 1
  474041   Hazardous materials removal workers 101 100 -0.5% -1 3
  513022   Meat, poultry, & fish cutters & trimmers 171 170 -0.3% -1 4
  515011   Bindery workers 93 92 -0.6% -1 2
  499088   All other installation, maintenance, & repair workers 146 145 -0.4% -1 2
  112011   Advertising & promotions managers 84 83 -0.8% -1 0
  331099   First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 91 89 -0.8% -1 2
  512031   Engine & other machine assemblers 62 60 -1.3% -1 0
  192031   Chemists 98 96 -0.8% -1 2
  172081   Environmental engineers 74 72 -1.2% -1 0
  514072   Molding, coremaking, & casting machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 126 125 -0.7% -1 1
  534031   Railroad conductors & yardmasters 73 71 -1.3% -1 2
  435011   Cargo & freight agents 83 81 -1.2% -1 1
  493051   Motorboat mechanics 75 73 -1.4% -1 1
  533031   Driver/sales workers 324 322 -0.3% -1 3
  492092   Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers 54 52 -2.1% -1 0
  270000   All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 104 102 -1.1% -1 1
  434999   Information & Record Clerks, All Other 174 171 -0.7% -1 1
  493092   Recreational vehicle service technicians 77 74 -1.5% -1 2
  132082   Tax preparers 115 113 -1.0% -1 1
  451010   First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers 82 80 -1.5% -1 0
  537098   All other material moving workers 60 57 -2.1% -1 0
  518031   Water & liquid waste treatment plant & system operators 128 125 -1.0% -1 3
  373011   Landscaping & groundskeeping workers 1,554 1,551 -0.1% -1 39
  519011   Chemical equipment operators & tenders 54 51 -2.5% -1 0
  395094   Skin care specialists 114 111 -1.2% -1 1
  517042   Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing 338 335 -0.4% -1 14
  492094   Electrical & electronics repairers, commercial & industrial equipment 169 166 -0.8% -1 2
  413041   Travel agents 142 139 -1.0% -1 2
  435199   All other material recording, scheduling, dispatching, & distributing workers 79 76 -1.9% -1 1
  537051   Industrial truck & tractor operators 651 648 -0.2% -2 7
  192099   Physical scientists, all other 104 101 -1.6% -2 3
  452041   Graders & sorters, agricultural products 94 90 -1.8% -2 1
  119141   Property, real estate, & community association managers 297 294 -0.6% -2 3
  419021   Real estate brokers 240 236 -0.7% -2 2
  392021   Nonfarm animal caretakers 293 290 -0.6% -2 4
  299010   Occupational health & safety specialists & technicians 119 116 -1.5% -2 1
  271014   Multi-media artists & animators 190 187 -0.9% -2 2
  517021   Furniture finishers 71 67 -2.5% -2 1
  454022   Logging equipment operators 82 78 -2.3% -2 0
  291131   Veterinarians 182 178 -1.1% -2 1
  472082   Tapers 429 425 -0.5% -2 2
  434151   Order clerks 680 675 -0.3% -2 11
  274021   Photographers 216 211 -1.0% -2 2
  172072   Electronics engineers, except computer 307 303 -0.7% -2 3
  411012   First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 738 733 -0.3% -2 7
  514122   Welding, soldering, & brazing machine setters, operators, & tenders 53 49 -4.3% -2 0
  512041   Structural metal fabricators & fitters 131 126 -1.7% -2 0
  537063   Machine feeders & offbearers 181 177 -1.3% -2 4
  517041   Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood 108 103 -2.2% -2 2
  112031   Public relations managers 88 83 -2.7% -2 0
  490000   All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 162 157 -1.5% -2 2
  132099   Financial specialists, all other 295 290 -0.8% -2 3
  434181   Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks 135 130 -1.8% -2 1
  499031   Home appliance repairers 110 105 -2.2% -2 0
  516093   Upholsterers 81 76 -3.2% -3 0
  113071   Transportation, storage, & distribution managers 189 184 -1.4% -3 0
  271023   Floral designers 155 150 -1.7% -3 0
  514194   Tool grinders, filers, & sharpeners 59 54 -4.5% -3 0
  472181   Roofers 374 369 -0.7% -3 6
  512091   Fiberglass laminators & fabricators 126 121 -2.2% -3 0
  396031   Flight attendants 79 74 -3.5% -3 1
  435032   Dispatchers, except police, fire, & ambulance 316 310 -0.9% -3 2
  519022   Grinding & polishing workers, hand 111 105 -2.6% -3 0
  513021   Butchers & meat cutters 189 183 -1.5% -3 2
  435081   Stock clerks & order fillers 1,950 1,944 -0.1% -3 95
  519198   Helpers--production workers 493 488 -0.6% -3 10
  519123   Painting, coating, & decorating workers 61 55 -4.9% -3 0
  173013   Mechanical drafters 126 120 -2.4% -3 1
  499094   Locksmiths & safe repairers 71 65 -4.3% -3 0
  450000   All Other Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations 126 120 -2.5% -3 1
  113011   Administrative services managers 301 295 -1.0% -3 1
  510000   All Other Production Occupations 212 205 -1.5% -3 3
  514193   Plating & coating machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 127 121 -2.6% -3 0
  515022   Prepress technicians & workers 184 178 -1.8% -3 1
  439051   Mail clerks & mail machine operators, except postal service 197 191 -1.7% -3 3
  339095   Protective service workers, all other 321 314 -1.1% -3 35
  399032   Recreation workers 737 730 -0.5% -4 10
  459100   All other farming, fishing, & forestry workers 144 137 -2.5% -4 2
  439031   Desktop publishers 88 80 -4.4% -4 0
  514034   Lathe & turning machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 65 57 -6.4% -4 0
  518021   Stationary engineers & boiler operators 135 126 -3.1% -4 0
  339021   Private detectives & investigators 132 123 -3.1% -4 0
  515023   Printing machine operators 343 335 -1.2% -4 4
  516031   Sewing machine operators 265 257 -1.6% -4 0
  472081   Drywall & ceiling tile installers 901 892 -0.5% -5 3
  173027   Mechanical engineering technicians 121 111 -3.9% -5 0
  512023   Electromechanical equipment assemblers 90 80 -5.4% -5 0
  373013   Tree trimmers & pruners 422 413 -1.1% -5 6
  194091   Environmental science & protection technicians, including health 100 91 -5.0% -5 0
  516021   Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials 147 137 -3.4% -5 0
  273031   Public relations specialists 455 445 -1.1% -5 2
  391021   First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 276 266 -1.8% -5 3
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 250 240 -2.0% -5 1
  131073   Training & development specialists 290 280 -1.8% -5 0
  439021   Data entry keyers 520 509 -1.0% -5 3
  519199   Production workers, all other 282 272 -1.8% -5 0
  537062   Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand 2,317 2,307 -0.2% -5 88
  439011   Computer operators 255 244 -2.1% -5 0
  519121   Coating, painting, & spraying machine setters, operators, & tenders 140 129 -4.0% -5 0
  512021   Coil winders, tapers, & finishers 65 54 -9.1% -6 0
  514032   Drilling & boring machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 94 83 -6.2% -6 0
  419091   Door-to-door sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers 268 256 -2.3% -6 0
  532011   Airline pilots, copilots, & flight engineers 74 62 -8.6% -6 0
  536031   Service station attendants 109 97 -5.8% -6 0
  112021   Marketing managers 301 288 -2.2% -6 0
  433061   Procurement clerks 174 161 -3.8% -7 0
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 763 749 -0.9% -7 6
  112022   Sales managers 462 448 -1.5% -7 0
  211093   Social & human service assistants 386 372 -1.8% -7 3
  499021   Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers 231 217 -3.1% -7 0
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,329 1,314 -0.6% -7 9
  514061   Model makers, metal & plastic 64 48 -13.1% -8 0
  499044   Millwrights 101 85 -8.4% -8 0
  472111   Electricians 1,479 1,462 -0.6% -8 17
  499043   Maintenance workers, machinery 159 142 -5.4% -8 0
  172071   Electrical engineers 346 329 -2.5% -9 0
  173012   Electrical & electronics drafters 161 143 -5.6% -9 0
  151032   Computer software engineers, systems software 815 798 -1.1% -9 0
  419022   Real estate sales agents 1,200 1,182 -0.7% -9 20
  472152   Plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters 1,100 1,082 -0.8% -9 7
  531031   First-line supervisors/managers of transportation & material-moving machine & vehicle operators 322 304 -2.9% -9 0
  537021   Crane & tower operators 127 108 -7.6% -9 0
  273041   Editors 230 211 -4.2% -9 0
  414011   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, technical & scientific products 645 626 -1.5% -9 7
  111021   General & operations managers 2,254 2,233 -0.5% -10 22
  514012   Numerical tool & process control programmers 116 95 -9.5% -10 0
  514199   Metal workers & plastic workers, all other 111 90 -10.0% -11 0
  514033   Grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 214 193 -5.1% -11 0
  273042   Technical writers 254 233 -4.3% -11 0
  472031   Carpenters 3,338 3,317 -0.3% -11 41
  516011   Laundry & dry-cleaning workers 465 443 -2.4% -11 2
  395011   Barbers 358 336 -3.2% -11 0
  492099   All other electrical & electronic equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 111 88 -10.7% -11 0
  414012   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical & scientific products 2,572 2,549 -0.4% -11 71
  517011   Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters 504 481 -2.3% -12 5
  434161   Human resources assistants, except payroll & timekeeping 342 318 -3.5% -12 0
  151081   Network systems & data communications analysts 300 276 -4.1% -12 0
  514011   Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal & plastic 244 217 -5.6% -13 0
  271011   Art directors 164 137 -8.5% -13 0
  113040   Human resources managers 324 296 -4.4% -14 0
  172111   Health & safety engineers, except mining safety engineers & inspectors 166 137 -9.2% -15 0
  519122   Painters, transportation equipment 201 171 -7.6% -15 0
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 580 551 -2.6% -15 1
  113031   Financial managers 843 813 -1.8% -15 0
  435111   Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping 222 192 -7.2% -15 0
  151061   Database administrators 292 261 -5.4% -15 0
  512099   Assemblers & fabricators, all other 486 455 -3.3% -16 0
  519132   Photographic processing machine operators 184 153 -9.0% -16 0
  131023   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products 635 603 -2.6% -16 0
  173024   Electro-mechanical technicians 157 125 -11.0% -16 0
  113061   Purchasing managers 303 265 -6.5% -19 0
  231011   Lawyers 977 939 -2.0% -19 0
  499042   Maintenance & repair workers, general 1,882 1,843 -1.0% -19 1
  194031   Chemical technicians 264 223 -8.0% -20 0
  433031   Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks 3,158 3,117 -0.6% -20 36
  514035   Milling & planing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 198 154 -11.7% -22 0
  514031   Cutting, punching, & press machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 433 388 -5.4% -23 0
  537064   Packers & packagers, hand 1,683 1,637 -1.4% -23 19
  514023   Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 204 157 -12.2% -23 0
  411011   First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,349 3,298 -0.8% -25 17
  452080   Farmworkers 921 870 -2.8% -26 6
  132011   Accountants & auditors 2,202 2,148 -1.2% -27 2
  131072   Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists 338 284 -8.4% -27 0
  113051   Industrial production managers 562 507 -5.0% -27 0
  271024   Graphic designers 611 555 -4.6% -28 0
  412011   Cashiers 5,697 5,640 -0.5% -28 317
  439061   Office clerks, general 4,280 4,220 -0.7% -30 53
  493099   All other vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 262 199 -12.7% -31 0
  533032   Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer 1,871 1,808 -1.7% -32 0
  439041   Insurance claims & policy processing clerks 571 507 -5.8% -32 0
  514111   Tool & die makers 313 248 -11.0% -33 0
  435061   Production, planning, & expediting clerks 728 659 -4.9% -35 0
  173023   Electrical & electronic engineering technicians 763 693 -4.7% -35 0
  514041   Machinists 676 603 -5.6% -37 0
  172112   Industrial engineers 475 400 -8.2% -38 0
  151071   Network & computer systems administrators 823 738 -5.3% -43 0
  999999   All other occupations 4,691 4,605 -0.9% -43 134
  519061   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 800 709 -5.8% -45 0
  172141   Mechanical engineers 594 502 -8.0% -46 0
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 1,269 1,174 -3.8% -47 0
  395012   Hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists 1,642 1,544 -3.0% -49 0
  151041   Computer support specialists 1,222 1,117 -4.4% -53 0
  131198   Business operations specialists, all other 2,209 2,103 -2.4% -53 0
  493011   Aircraft mechanics & service technicians 463 352 -12.8% -56 0
  113021   Computer & information systems managers 752 636 -8.0% -58 0
  151099   Computer specialists, all other 855 737 -7.2% -59 0
  131022   Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products 813 693 -7.7% -60 0
  131051   Cost estimators 941 812 -7.1% -64 0
  173026   Industrial engineering technicians 569 433 -12.8% -68 0
  492091   Avionics technicians 623 469 -13.2% -77 0
  436011   Executive secretaries & administrative assistants 2,110 1,953 -3.8% -79 0
  173021   Aerospace engineering & operations technicians 656 489 -13.7% -84 0
  512092   Team assemblers 1,858 1,678 -5.0% -90 0
  119041   Engineering managers 1,277 1,082 -7.9% -97 0
  512022   Electrical & electronic equipment assemblers 1,854 1,609 -6.8% -122 0
  152031   Operations research analysts 1,025 772 -13.2% -126 0
  435071   Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks 2,213 1,960 -5.9% -126 0
  172199   Engineers, all other 1,316 1,042 -11.1% -137 0
  536051   Transportation inspectors 1,206 907 -13.3% -150 0
  512011   Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers 1,577 1,173 -13.8% -202 0
  131111   Management analysts 2,776 2,273 -9.5% -252 0
  151051   Computer systems analysts 3,162 2,508 -10.9% -327 0
  172011   Aerospace engineers 3,025 2,319 -12.4% -353 0


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