Return to LMEA homepage High Growth and Declining Occupational Projections
for Washington State


Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  291111   Registered nurses 42,919 44,622 2.0% 852 1,615
  412011   Cashiers 73,145 74,267 0.8% 561 5,018
  259041   Teacher assistants 29,384 30,474 1.8% 545 1,093
  412031   Retail salespersons 77,823 78,857 0.7% 517 4,027
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 42,963 43,949 1.1% 493 1,420
  251000   Postsecondary teachers 25,880 26,847 1.9% 484 1,172
  151031   Computer software engineers, appls 15,369 16,316 3.0% 473 548
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 23,449 24,354 1.9% 452 924
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 56,019 56,896 0.8% 438 4,787
  413031   Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents 11,164 11,993 3.6% 415 490
  151032   Computer software engineers, systems  13,490 14,267 2.8% 388 454
  439061   Office clerks, general 58,604 59,325 0.6% 360 1,506
  353031   Waiters & waitresses 43,600 44,294 0.8% 347 3,020
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 39,377 40,070 0.9% 347 1,057
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 24,987 25,636 1.3% 324 904
  151021   Computer programmers 12,268 12,912 2.6% 322 558
  431011   First-line supervisors/managers of office & administrative support workers 27,521 28,158 1.2% 319 778
  436013   Medical secretaries 11,011 11,640 2.8% 315 483
  433071   Tellers 12,617 13,241 2.4% 312 1,005
  436014   Secretaries, except legal, medical, & executive 28,952 29,573 1.1% 310 749
  319091   Dental assistants 9,212 9,796 3.1% 292 440
  253999   All other teachers, primary, secondary, & adult 17,696 18,260 1.6% 282 435
  319092   Medical assistants 10,484 11,048 2.7% 282 559
  252031   Secondary school teachers, except special & vocational education 14,245 14,796 1.9% 275 686
  311012   Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants 20,858 21,404 1.3% 273 515
  434051   Customer service representatives 33,243 33,768 0.8% 262 489
  399011   Child care workers 36,450 36,971 0.7% 261 1,712
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 24,010 24,513 1.0% 251 749
  492022   Telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, except line installers 7,136 7,625 3.4% 245 360
  433031   Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks 46,368 46,823 0.5% 228 1,065
  414012   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical & scientific products 35,607 36,059 0.6% 226 1,368
  252022   Middle school teachers, except special & vocational education 10,769 11,185 1.9% 208 425
  292021   Dental hygienists 6,277 6,683 3.2% 203 291
  311011   Home health aides 12,293 12,683 1.6% 195 338
  373011   Landscaping & groundskeeping workers 18,724 19,096 1.0% 186 671
  292061   Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses 10,091 10,460 1.8% 184 432
  339032   Security guards 16,866 17,225 1.1% 180 676
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 17,174 17,518 1.0% 172 560
  433021   Billing & posting clerks & machine operators 11,103 11,445 1.5% 171 438
  291060   Physicians & surgeons 12,244 12,585 1.4% 170 332
  111021   General & operations managers 30,958 31,286 0.5% 164 612
  533022   Bus drivers, school 9,552 9,873 1.7% 160 398
  433011   Bill & account collectors 6,452 6,764 2.4% 156 304
  132011   Accountants & auditors 26,715 27,007 0.5% 146 503
  435081   Stock clerks & order fillers 25,882 26,166 0.5% 142 1,449
  132072   Loan officers 4,999 5,281 2.8% 141 234
  352014   Cooks, restaurant 17,909 18,185 0.8% 138 792
  119198   Managers, all other 11,790 12,056 1.1% 133 313
  472073   Operating engineers & other construction equipment operators 8,303 8,566 1.6% 132 303
  351012   First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation & serving workers 16,390 16,654 0.8% 132 552
  439999   Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other 13,256 13,519 1.0% 132 323
  472061   Construction laborers 15,666 15,925 0.8% 129 257
  352021   Food preparation workers 13,891 14,141 0.9% 125 822
  399021   Personal & home care aides 7,788 8,034 1.6% 123 233
  419098   All other sales & related workers 12,483 12,719 0.9% 118 357
  499052   Telecommunications line installers & repairers 4,860 5,090 2.3% 115 192
  252011   Preschool teachers, except special education 8,318 8,548 1.4% 115 205
  193021   Market research analysts 4,255 4,482 2.6% 114 205
  493021   Automotive body & related repairers 6,075 6,299 1.8% 112 256
  395012   Hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists 16,429 16,652 0.7% 112 497
  472141   Painters, construction & maintenance 16,092 16,313 0.7% 111 375
  119030   Education Administrators 7,068 7,287 1.5% 109 271
  413021   Insurance sales agents 8,225 8,437 1.3% 106 311
  491011   First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, & repairers 10,935 11,143 0.9% 104 351
  359021   Dishwashers 12,310 12,514 0.8% 102 757
  434131   Loan interviewers & clerks 4,218 4,416 2.3% 99 121
  371012   First-line supervisors/managers of Landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers 3,309 3,503 2.9% 97 113
  353022   Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, & coffee shop 12,957 13,149 0.7% 96 1,759
  352012   Cooks, institution & cafeteria 6,776 6,965 1.4% 95 343
  131198   Business operations specialists, all other 28,064 28,253 0.3% 95 752
  352011   Cooks, fast food 11,617 11,802 0.8% 93 517
  419041   Telemarketers 7,194 7,372 1.2% 89 292
  359011   Dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers 10,569 10,746 0.8% 88 548
  537061   Cleaners of vehicles & equipment 7,006 7,177 1.2% 85 356
  113031   Financial managers 10,312 10,482 0.8% 85 219
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 10,797 10,959 0.7% 81 262
  253021   Self-enrichment education teachers 5,462 5,624 1.5% 81 128
  434111   Interviewers, except eligibility & loan 3,644 3,801 2.1% 79 157
  211023   Mental health & substance abuse social workers 3,734 3,891 2.1% 79 113
  299198   Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Workers, All Other 3,600 3,752 2.1% 76 166
  353011   Bartenders 10,083 10,235 0.8% 76 467
  434071   File clerks 5,201 5,352 1.4% 76 249
  211093   Social & human service assistants 4,954 5,105 1.5% 75 210
  252041   Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, & elementary school 3,915 4,065 1.9% 75 112
  132051   Financial analysts 2,610 2,757 2.8% 74 106
  412021   Counter & rental clerks 15,200 15,346 0.5% 73 924
  194021   Biological technicians 3,133 3,279 2.3% 73 141
  292071   Medical records & health information technicians 3,211 3,355 2.2% 72 137
  319094   Medical transcriptionists 2,468 2,611 2.9% 71 137
  533031   Driver/sales workers 9,257 9,398 0.8% 71 184
  172051   Civil engineers 11,198 11,334 0.6% 68 226
  292012   Medical & clinical laboratory technicians 2,852 2,988 2.4% 68 132
  211012   Educational, vocational, & school counselors 4,781 4,916 1.4% 67 148
  292034   Radiologic technologists & technicians 2,709 2,840 2.4% 65 122
  273031   Public relations specialists 5,495 5,623 1.2% 64 151
  119111   Medical & health services managers 3,185 3,309 1.9% 62 110
  253011   Adult literacy, remedial education, & GED teachers & instructors 4,087 4,210 1.5% 61 97
  193060   Psychologists 3,270 3,391 1.8% 60 127
  151081   Network systems & data communications analysts 3,948 4,068 1.5% 60 71
  291051   Pharmacists 4,360 4,480 1.4% 60 187
  359031   Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop 7,957 8,076 0.7% 60 330
  211014   Mental health counselors 2,523 2,641 2.3% 59 101
  291123   Physical therapists 2,882 2,998 2.0% 58 126
  292011   Medical & clinical laboratory technologists 2,516 2,629 2.2% 56 113
  434141   New accounts clerks 2,229 2,340 2.5% 56 103
  292052   Pharmacy technicians 3,783 3,895 1.5% 56 150
  191040   Medical scientists 2,128 2,237 2.5% 55 99
  319093   Medical equipment preparers 2,077 2,185 2.6% 54 109
  399031   Fitness trainers & aerobics instructors 7,057 7,165 0.8% 54 187
  533041   Taxi drivers & chauffeurs 4,124 4,231 1.3% 54 84
  211021   Child, family, & school social workers 3,222 3,329 1.6% 53 83
  172072   Electronics engineers, except computer 3,519 3,626 1.5% 53 112
  319099   Healthcare support workers, all other 2,941 3,046 1.8% 53 130
  411012   First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 10,430 10,531 0.5% 50 184
  192032   Materials scientists 125 124 -0.4% -1 3
  119061   Funeral directors 84 83 -0.7% -1 1
  493092   Recreational vehicle service technicians 663 662 -0.1% -1 29
  454023   Log graders & scalers 529 527 -0.1% -1 10
  332020   Fire inspectors 370 369 -0.2% -1 8
  516099   Textile, apparel, & furnishings workers, all other 404 403 -0.2% -1 7
  333012   Correctional officers & jailers 5,887 5,886 0.0% -1 140
  499064   Watch repairers 142 141 -0.6% -1 3
  499088   All other installation, maintenance, & repair workers 3,850 3,849 0.0% -1 75
  516092   Fabric & apparel patternmakers 163 162 -0.5% -1 4
  516052   Tailors, dressmakers, & custom sewers 1,047 1,045 -0.1% -1 22
  537011   Conveyor operators & tenders 774 772 -0.1% -1 20
  273041   Editors 2,579 2,577 0.0% -1 78
  435041   Meter readers, utilities 1,069 1,067 -0.1% -1 24
  492095   Electrical & electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, & relay 361 359 -0.3% -1 5
  516041   Shoe & leather workers & repairers 159 156 -0.8% -1 5
  395092   Manicurists & pedicurists 341 338 -0.4% -1 7
  472152   Plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters 11,214 11,211 0.0% -1 161
  519051   Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders 579 576 -0.2% -1 14
  531011   Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 122 119 -1.2% -1 1
  519011   Chemical equipment operators & tenders 749 746 -0.2% -1 16
  454011   Forest & conservation workers 202 198 -0.8% -2 4
  454022   Logging equipment operators 2,349 2,346 -0.1% -2 46
  519021   Crushing, grinding, & polishing machine setters, operators, & tenders 622 619 -0.3% -2 11
  493043   Rail car repairers 234 230 -0.8% -2 4
  434031   Court, municipal, & license clerks 3,470 3,466 -0.1% -2 47
  119011   Farm, ranch, & other agricultural managers 104 100 -1.9% -2 0
  537071   Gas compressor & gas pumping station operators 87 82 -2.4% -2 0
  513093   Food cooking machine operators & tenders 634 629 -0.3% -2 8
  492021   Radio mechanics 195 191 -1.1% -2 1
  331021   First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting & prevention workers 1,806 1,801 -0.1% -2 53
  211092   Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists 2,279 2,274 -0.1% -2 26
  516062   Textile cutting machine setters, operators, & tenders 250 245 -1.1% -3 2
  272023   Umpires, referees, & other sports officials 602 596 -0.4% -3 8
  518093   Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, & gaugers 1,482 1,476 -0.2% -3 41
  517099   Woodworkers, all other 529 523 -0.6% -3 21
  537081   Refuse & recyclable material collectors 1,659 1,654 -0.2% -3 94
  474051   Highway maintenance workers 2,878 2,872 -0.1% -3 36
  493051   Motorboat mechanics 1,106 1,100 -0.3% -3 24
  515021   Job printers 739 733 -0.4% -3 15
  396032   Transportation attendants, except flight attendants & baggage porters 283 277 -1.2% -3 9
  537098   All other material moving workers 1,090 1,083 -0.3% -3 26
  439031   Desktop publishers 862 856 -0.4% -3 10
  513011   Bakers 4,344 4,337 -0.1% -3 55
  535031   Ship engineers 634 627 -0.6% -4 18
  516051   Sewers, hand 293 286 -1.2% -4 3
  499095   Manufactured building & mobile home installers 574 567 -0.6% -4 8
  510000   All Other Production Occupations 583 576 -0.6% -4 7
  517041   Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood 1,981 1,974 -0.2% -4 84
  518031   Water & liquid waste treatment plant & system operators 1,582 1,573 -0.3% -5 44
  517021   Furniture finishers 466 457 -1.0% -5 15
  514021   Extruding & drawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 771 762 -0.6% -5 11
  518021   Stationary engineers & boiler operators 1,805 1,795 -0.3% -5 42
  499069   Precision instrument & equipment repairers, all other 436 426 -1.2% -5 5
  113040   Human resources managers 3,293 3,283 -0.2% -5 39
  517030   Model makers & patternmakers, wood 241 231 -2.2% -5 5
  519012   Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, & still machine setters, operators, & tenders 1,022 1,011 -0.5% -5 18
  516093   Upholsterers 686 675 -0.8% -6 15
  119141   Property, real estate, & community association managers 3,751 3,740 -0.2% -6 51
  515022   Prepress technicians & workers 2,061 2,048 -0.3% -6 42
  519194   Etchers & engravers 202 189 -3.3% -6 0
  516091   Extruding & forming machine setters, operators, & tenders, synthetic & glass fibers 430 417 -1.5% -6 4
  172131   Materials engineers 358 345 -1.9% -7 1
  194091   Environmental science & protection technicians, including health 1,173 1,159 -0.6% -7 38
  514062   Patternmakers, metal & plastic 121 107 -5.8% -7 0
  514081   Multiple machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 1,211 1,196 -0.6% -7 9
  518099   Plant & system operators, all other 451 436 -1.6% -7 6
  492092   Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers 1,061 1,046 -0.7% -7 15
  519041   Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders 567 552 -1.3% -8 5
  151071   Network & computer systems administrators 9,008 8,992 -0.1% -8 17
  519195   Molders, shapers, & casters, except metal & plastic 754 738 -1.1% -8 11
  514192   Lay-out workers, metal & plastic 365 348 -2.3% -8 1
  499062   Medical equipment repairers 899 882 -0.9% -9 13
  492093   Electrical & electronics installers & repairers, transportation equipment 359 341 -2.4% -9 0
  472082   Tapers 3,262 3,245 -0.3% -9 19
  433061   Procurement clerks 2,000 1,982 -0.5% -9 36
  514122   Welding, soldering, & brazing machine setters, operators, & tenders 474 455 -1.9% -9 4
  173013   Mechanical drafters 1,210 1,192 -0.8% -9 27
  434161   Human resources assistants, except payroll & timekeeping 3,650 3,631 -0.3% -9 73
  332011   Fire fighters 6,989 6,970 -0.1% -9 152
  519123   Painting, coating, & decorating workers 665 645 -1.5% -10 4
  513022   Meat, poultry, & fish cutters & trimmers 3,220 3,201 -0.3% -10 71
  514194   Tool grinders, filers, & sharpeners 565 546 -1.7% -10 5
  173027   Mechanical engineering technicians 997 977 -1.0% -10 8
  172071   Electrical engineers 3,388 3,368 -0.3% -10 46
  113071   Transportation, storage, & distribution managers 2,422 2,402 -0.4% -10 24
  519032   Cutting & slicing machine setters, operators, & tenders 1,733 1,712 -0.6% -10 20
  512031   Engine & other machine assemblers 757 736 -1.4% -10 3
  271024   Graphic designers 5,795 5,769 -0.2% -13 37
  532022   Airfield operations specialists 425 398 -3.2% -14 6
  499094   Locksmiths & safe repairers 816 789 -1.7% -14 13
  499031   Home appliance repairers 1,297 1,269 -1.1% -14 10
  512041   Structural metal fabricators & fitters 1,509 1,480 -1.0% -14 6
  514052   Pourers & casters, metal 168 139 -9.0% -14 0
  152021   Mathematicians 146 116 -10.8% -15 0
  532099   All other air transportation workers 504 474 -3.0% -15 8
  514193   Plating & coating machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 671 641 -2.3% -15 0
  514191   Heat treating equipment setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 322 292 -4.8% -15 0
  472111   Electricians 16,676 16,643 -0.1% -17 264
  513092   Food batchmakers 1,567 1,533 -1.1% -17 20
  537063   Machine feeders & offbearers 3,636 3,602 -0.5% -17 119
  537051   Industrial truck & tractor operators 13,110 13,075 -0.1% -17 146
  531031   First-line supervisors/managers of transportation & material-moving machine & vehicle operators 4,702 4,665 -0.4% -18 68
  516031   Sewing machine operators 3,414 3,378 -0.5% -18 13
  519022   Grinding & polishing workers, hand 1,326 1,289 -1.4% -18 9
  512021   Coil winders, tapers, & finishers 280 242 -7.1% -19 0
  532012   Commercial pilots 412 374 -4.8% -19 0
  513091   Food & tobacco roasting, baking, & drying machine operators & tenders 1,163 1,124 -1.7% -19 7
  512091   Fiberglass laminators & fabricators 1,990 1,951 -1.0% -20 12
  514034   Lathe & turning machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 461 421 -4.4% -20 0
  472081   Drywall & ceiling tile installers 6,559 6,519 -0.3% -20 35
  537021   Crane & tower operators 1,211 1,170 -1.7% -20 16
  173012   Electrical & electronics drafters 1,118 1,076 -1.9% -21 12
  514032   Drilling & boring machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 563 519 -3.9% -22 0
  514061   Model makers, metal & plastic 198 154 -11.9% -22 0
  435011   Cargo & freight agents 2,337 2,291 -1.0% -23 22
  514051   Metal-refining furnace operators & tenders 294 248 -8.1% -23 0
  517011   Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters 3,315 3,269 -0.7% -23 85
  419021   Real estate brokers 3,468 3,419 -0.7% -25 29
  271011   Art directors 1,298 1,249 -1.9% -25 1
  512023   Electromechanical equipment assemblers 485 434 -5.4% -26 0
  459100   All other farming, fishing, & forestry workers 14,381 14,329 -0.2% -26 485
  515023   Printing machine operators 3,405 3,352 -0.8% -27 56
  519121   Coating, painting, & spraying machine setters, operators, & tenders 1,360 1,306 -2.0% -27 1
  413041   Travel agents 3,735 3,678 -0.8% -29 65
  499044   Millwrights 1,443 1,382 -2.1% -30 11
  492099   All other electrical & electronic equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 554 493 -5.7% -30 0
  519132   Photographic processing machine operators 1,260 1,198 -2.5% -31 0
  519122   Painters, transportation equipment 1,383 1,318 -2.4% -32 0
  391021   First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 3,631 3,565 -0.9% -33 73
  519199   Production workers, all other 3,671 3,601 -1.0% -35 26
  514012   Numerical tool & process control programmers 554 484 -6.5% -35 0
  519196   Paper goods machine setters, operators, & tenders 2,199 2,125 -1.7% -37 1
  514199   Metal workers & plastic workers, all other 966 891 -4.0% -38 0
  131023   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products 5,846 5,768 -0.7% -39 63
  172111   Health & safety engineers, except mining safety engineers & inspectors 981 900 -4.2% -41 0
  113061   Purchasing managers 2,283 2,201 -1.8% -41 26
  452041   Graders & sorters, agricultural products 9,525 9,442 -0.4% -41 183
  519198   Helpers--production workers 6,131 6,047 -0.7% -42 114
  519111   Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders 7,243 7,157 -0.6% -43 119
  514071   Foundry mold & coremakers 722 634 -6.3% -44 0
  499043   Maintenance workers, machinery 2,391 2,298 -2.0% -46 15
  532011   Airline pilots, copilots, & flight engineers 1,365 1,271 -3.5% -47 0
  537064   Packers & packagers, hand 24,139 24,045 -0.2% -47 563
  514022   Forging machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 640 545 -7.7% -47 0
  435111   Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping 2,270 2,175 -2.1% -48 6
  113021   Computer & information systems managers 6,695 6,598 -0.7% -48 48
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 22,983 22,886 -0.2% -48 231
  194031   Chemical technicians 1,418 1,317 -3.6% -50 0
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 3,483 3,372 -1.6% -55 34
  519141   Semiconductor processors 978 867 -5.8% -55 0
  419091   Door-to-door sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers 3,344 3,219 -1.9% -62 1
  514035   Milling & planing machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 777 652 -8.4% -63 0
  131072   Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists 2,344 2,219 -2.7% -63 0
  435061   Production, planning, & expediting clerks 6,237 6,094 -1.2% -72 19
  173023   Electrical & electronic engineering technicians 5,861 5,713 -1.3% -74 30
  434181   Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks 3,845 3,693 -2.0% -76 32
  173024   Electro-mechanical technicians 1,058 897 -7.9% -81 0
  113051   Industrial production managers 4,267 4,097 -2.0% -85 0
  493099   All other vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 1,035 863 -8.7% -86 0
  396031   Flight attendants 3,054 2,877 -2.9% -89 46
  514011   Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal & plastic 2,044 1,862 -4.5% -91 0
  172112   Industrial engineers 2,360 2,158 -4.4% -101 0
  514031   Cutting, punching, & press machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 3,821 3,615 -2.7% -103 0
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 7,061 6,854 -1.5% -104 86
  419022   Real estate sales agents 11,361 11,152 -0.9% -104 173
  514023   Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 1,249 1,039 -8.8% -105 0
  512099   Assemblers & fabricators, all other 5,550 5,331 -2.0% -109 0
  514072   Molding, coremaking, & casting machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 2,324 2,105 -4.8% -109 0
  514111   Tool & die makers 1,375 1,153 -8.4% -111 0
  533032   Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer 36,988 36,736 -0.3% -126 324
  131022   Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products 6,049 5,791 -2.2% -129 53
  172141   Mechanical engineers 4,315 4,047 -3.2% -134 0
  131051   Cost estimators 6,316 6,000 -2.5% -158 0
  514041   Machinists 6,069 5,752 -2.6% -158 0
  519061   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 7,793 7,475 -2.1% -159 5
  514033   Grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 3,095 2,768 -5.4% -163 0
  173026   Industrial engineering technicians 2,015 1,644 -9.7% -185 0
  119041   Engineering managers 7,717 7,339 -2.5% -189 0
  493011   Aircraft mechanics & service technicians 3,194 2,792 -6.5% -201 0
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 13,195 12,791 -1.5% -202 132
  492091   Avionics technicians 1,905 1,470 -12.1% -217 0
  231011   Lawyers 18,104 17,667 -1.2% -219 0
  173021   Aerospace engineering & operations technicians 1,917 1,445 -13.2% -236 0
  472031   Carpenters 37,345 36,812 -0.7% -266 313
  452080   Farmworkers 64,045 63,478 -0.4% -284 1,926
  172199   Engineers, all other 6,679 6,066 -4.7% -307 0
  435071   Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks 19,392 18,733 -1.7% -329 42
  152031   Operations research analysts 3,499 2,831 -10.1% -334 0
  512092   Team assemblers 15,574 14,902 -2.2% -336 0
  536051   Transportation inspectors 3,935 3,103 -11.2% -416 0
  131111   Management analysts 16,129 15,119 -3.2% -505 0
  512011   Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers 4,649 3,474 -13.6% -588 0
  512022   Electrical & electronic equip. assemblrs 11,502 10,284 -5.4% -609 0
  151051   Computer systems analysts 16,222 14,717 -4.8% -753 0
  172011   Aerospace engineers 9,257 7,251 -11.5% -1,003 0
  999999   All other occupations 19,113 17,019 -5.6% -1,047 185


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Last Update: August 2002