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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%