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Spokane Workforce Development Area


Spokane WDA consists of Spokane County

Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  259041   Teacher assistants 2,501 2,692 3.7% 95 142
  251000   Postsecondary teachers 1,771 1,921 4.1% 75 123
  291111   Registered nurses 4,448 4,584 1.5% 68 147
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 3,322 3,449 1.9% 63 135
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 1,450 1,575 4.2% 63 92
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 3,418 3,542 1.8% 62 124
  253999   All other teachers, primary, secondary, & adult 1,556 1,680 3.9% 62 76
  439061   Office clerks, general 4,979 5,087 1.1% 54 152
  412031   Retail salespersons 6,108 6,216 0.9% 54 330
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 1,705 1,803 2.8% 49 88
  399011   Child care workers 2,763 2,859 1.7% 48 158
  319091   Dental assistants 944 1,036 4.8% 46 62
  436013   Medical secretaries 1,057 1,148 4.2% 46 62
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 1,857 1,942 2.3% 43 86
  252022   Middle school teachers, except special & vocational education 977 1,061 4.2% 42 62
  252031   Secondary school teachers, except special & vocational education 942 1,024 4.3% 41 68
  413031   Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents 924 999 4.0% 38 44
  319092   Medical assistants 837 911 4.3% 37 59
  412011   Cashiers 5,435 5,505 0.6% 35 366
  250000   All Other Education, Training, & Library Occupations 793 861 4.2% 34 55
  292021   Dental hygienists 656 720 4.8% 32 42
  253011   Adult literacy, remedial education, & GED teachers & instructors 790 850 3.8% 30 37
  436014   Secretaries, except legal, medical, & executive 2,143 2,200 1.3% 29 61
  431011   First-line supervisors/managers of office & administrative support workers 1,850 1,902 1.4% 26 57
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 4,013 4,064 0.6% 26 337
  373011   Landscaping & groundskeeping workers 1,343 1,392 1.8% 24 59
  414012   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical & scientific products 3,326 3,374 0.7% 24 131
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 1,548 1,595 1.5% 23 55
  119030   Education Administrators 581 626 3.8% 22 36
  533022   Bus drivers, school 578 622 3.8% 22 37
  433021   Billing & posting clerks & machine operators 978 1,020 2.1% 21 45
  311011   Home health aides 946 986 2.1% 20 31
  292061   Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses 1,261 1,299 1.5% 19 50
  253021   Self-enrichment education teachers 538 576 3.4% 19 23
  339032   Security guards 1,590 1,625 1.1% 17 64
  131198   Business operations specialists, all other 1,666 1,700 1.0% 17 56
  399021   Personal & home care aides 930 962 1.7% 16 29
  132011   Accountants & auditors 1,797 1,830 0.9% 16 40
  353031   Waiters & waitresses 2,667 2,700 0.6% 16 179
  533031   Driver/sales workers 1,190 1,221 1.3% 15 30
  435081   Stock clerks & order fillers 2,402 2,432 0.6% 15 137
  436011   Executive secretaries & administrative assistants 1,290 1,321 1.2% 15 35
  433071   Tellers 766 795 1.9% 14 56
  434051   Customer service representatives 2,373 2,401 0.6% 14 30
  271023   Floral designers 510 538 2.7% 14 18
  352012   Cooks, institution & cafeteria 812 839 1.7% 14 43
  492022   Telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, except line installers 361 387 3.6% 13 19
  352011   Cooks, fast food 1,430 1,455 0.9% 13 65
  231011   Lawyers 1,277 1,303 1.0% 13 20
  371012   First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers 318 344 3.9% 13 14
  111021   General & operations managers 2,162 2,187 0.6% 13 44
  352021   Food preparation workers 1,160 1,186 1.1% 13 71
  232011   Paralegals & legal assistants 386 411 3.2% 13 14
  359021   Dishwashers 1,347 1,373 0.9% 13 84
  290000   All Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations 535 560 2.3% 13 24
  291060   Physicians & surgeons 2,287 2,312 0.5% 12 43
  252011   Preschool teachers, except special education 694 719 1.7% 12 20
  472031   Carpenters 2,697 2,721 0.4% 12 54
  413021   Insurance sales agents 714 737 1.6% 12 30
  151031   Computer software engineers, applications 435 458 2.7% 12 14
  434071   File clerks 382 405 3.0% 12 24
  132072   Loan officers 802 825 1.4% 11 26
  472061   Construction laborers 948 971 1.2% 11 19
  211023   Mental health & substance abuse social workers 441 464 2.5% 11 15
  433011   Bill & account collectors 559 582 2.0% 11 24
  113031   Financial managers 778 800 1.4% 11 21
  472141   Painters, construction & maintenance 641 662 1.7% 11 21
  470000   All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 679 701 1.6% 11 26
  119198   Managers, all other 711 732 1.5% 11 21
  252012   Kindergarten teachers, except special education 255 275 4.0% 10 13
  436012   Legal secretaries 365 385 2.8% 10 16
  515011   Bindery workers 106 105 -0.5% -1 2
  513022   Meat, poultry, & fish cutters & trimmers 168 167 -0.3% -1 4
  172112   Industrial engineers 98 97 -0.5% -1 1
  499098   Helpers--installation, maintenance, & repair workers 224 222 -0.2% -1 11
  173012   Electrical & electronics drafters 96 94 -0.6% -1 2
  131023   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products 333 332 -0.2% -1 5
  271011   Art directors 72 71 -0.9% -1 1
  499088   All other installation, maintenance, & repair workers 134 133 -0.5% -1 2
  515022   Prepress technicians & workers 164 163 -0.4% -1 3
  513092   Food batchmakers 59 57 -1.3% -1 1
  194091   Environmental science & protection technicians, including health 56 54 -1.4% -1 1
  399032   Recreation workers 938 937 -0.1% -1 17
  271014   Multi-media artists & animators 126 124 -0.7% -1 2
  434061   Eligibility interviewers, government programs 249 247 -0.4% -1 6
  534021   Railroad brake, signal, & switch operators 67 65 -1.4% -1 2
  339095   Protective service workers, all other 173 171 -0.5% -1 20
  537081   Refuse & recyclable material collectors 63 61 -1.6% -1 3
  173027   Mechanical engineering technicians 78 76 -1.3% -1 0
  519195   Molders, shapers, & casters, except metal & plastic 88 86 -1.2% -1 1
  231023   Judges, magistrate judges, & magistrates 51 49 -2.2% -1 0
  499043   Maintenance workers, machinery 134 132 -0.9% -1 2
  514081   Multiple machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 221 218 -0.6% -1 2
  419022   Real estate sales agents 342 339 -0.4% -1 7
  514032   Drilling & boring machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 87 84 -1.7% -1 1
  333021   Detectives & criminal investigators 211 208 -0.7% -1 3
  172141   Mechanical engineers 223 220 -0.7% -2 5
  518031   Water & liquid waste treatment plant & system operators 81 77 -2.0% -2 1
  519132   Photographic processing machine operators 84 81 -1.9% -2 0
  211092   Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists 155 152 -1.1% -2 0
  193051   Urban & regional planners 156 153 -1.1% -2 2
  474011   Construction & building inspectors 94 91 -1.8% -2 0
  534031   Railroad conductors & yardmasters 131 127 -1.3% -2 4
  519121   Coating, painting, & spraying machine setters, operators, & tenders 181 177 -1.0% -2 2
  211093   Social & human service assistants 324 321 -0.6% -2 7
  173022   Civil engineering technicians 164 160 -1.1% -2 1
  173023   Electrical & electronic engineering technicians 365 362 -0.5% -2 5
  131111   Management analysts 337 333 -0.6% -2 0
  435031   Police, fire, & ambulance dispatchers 99 95 -2.0% -2 0
  434121   Library assistants, clerical 153 149 -1.3% -2 6
  435111   Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping 133 129 -1.5% -2 1
  413041   Travel agents 244 240 -0.8% -2 4
  514034   Lathe & turning machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 77 73 -2.7% -2 1
  331012   First-line supervisors/managers of police & detectives 119 114 -1.8% -2 1
  331021   First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting & prevention workers 96 91 -2.3% -2 1
  291041   Optometrists 246 242 -0.9% -2 2
  391021   First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 237 232 -1.0% -2 5
  172051   Civil engineers 712 708 -0.3% -2 8
  512031   Engine & other machine assemblers 129 125 -1.8% -2 0
  113051   Industrial production managers 265 260 -0.9% -2 1
  532011   Airline pilots, copilots, & flight engineers 82 77 -3.2% -3 0
  474051   Highway maintenance workers 144 139 -1.8% -3 0
  515023   Printing machine operators 358 353 -0.7% -3 6
  513021   Butchers & meat cutters 282 277 -1.0% -3 4
  519061   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 468 462 -0.6% -3 7
  173013   Mechanical drafters 143 137 -2.0% -3 1
  536051   Transportation inspectors 100 93 -3.4% -3 0
  493011   Aircraft mechanics & service technicians 172 165 -2.0% -3 0
  411011   First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,340 3,333 -0.1% -4 39
  519022   Grinding & polishing workers, hand 85 78 -4.3% -4 0
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,942 1,935 -0.2% -4 20
  490000   All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 387 379 -1.0% -4 7
  172071   Electrical engineers 295 286 -1.4% -4 1
  999999   All other occupations 4,264 4,256 -0.1% -4 123
  434031   Court, municipal, & license clerks 185 176 -2.3% -4 0
  414011   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, technical & scientific products 788 779 -0.5% -4 17
  514111   Tool & die makers 94 85 -4.8% -4 0
  333012   Correctional officers & jailers 412 402 -1.2% -5 5
  512041   Structural metal fabricators & fitters 205 194 -2.6% -5 0
  434181   Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks 292 281 -2.0% -6 2
  514041   Machinists 526 513 -1.3% -7 3
  396031   Flight attendants 167 153 -4.4% -7 0
  537062   Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand 1,766 1,750 -0.5% -8 63
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 231 214 -3.6% -8 0
  332011   Fire fighters 388 371 -2.2% -8 1
  514011   Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal & plastic 175 158 -5.2% -9 0
  333051   Police & sheriff's patrol officers 460 441 -2.1% -9 0
  510000   All Other Production Occupations 1,061 1,042 -0.9% -10 29
  514071   Foundry mold & coremakers 144 123 -7.8% -11 0
  537064   Packers & packagers, hand 1,199 1,177 -0.9% -11 19
  514031   Cutting, punching, & press machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 499 477 -2.2% -11 0
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 648 623 -1.9% -12 5
  514022   Forging machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 158 133 -8.3% -13 0
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 955 928 -1.5% -14 10
  533021   Bus drivers, transit & intercity 761 729 -2.1% -16 3
  512092   Team assemblers 969 932 -1.9% -18 0
  439041   Insurance claims & policy processing clerks 442 400 -4.9% -21 0
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 1,519 1,467 -1.7% -26 0
  514072   Molding, coremaking, & casting machine setters, opers, & tndrs, metal & plastic 413 360 -6.5% -26 0
  170000   All Other Architecture & Engr. Occs 782 718 -4.2% -32 14
  514033   Grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 560 491 -6.4% -35 0
  512022   Electrical & electronic equip. assemblrs 1,091 1,009 -3.8% -41 0


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Last Update: August 2002