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Southwest Washington Workforce Development Area


Southwest Washington WDA includes Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties

Estimated Empl. Average Annual
SOC Code Occupational Title  3rd Qtr 2001  3rd Qtr 2003  Growth Rate Empl. Growth  Total   Openings
  353021   Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food 4,739 5,095 3.7% 178 551
  291111   Registered nurses 2,283 2,462 3.9% 90 131
  353031   Waiters & waitresses 2,127 2,283 3.6% 78 210
  412031   Retail salespersons 4,420 4,573 1.7% 77 277
  252021   Elementary school teachers, except special education 2,189 2,339 3.4% 75 119
  399011   Child care workers 2,445 2,571 2.6% 63 161
  352011   Cooks, fast food 1,502 1,625 4.0% 62 117
  372012   Maids & housekeeping cleaners 2,201 2,322 2.7% 60 108
  253999   All other teachers, primary, secondary, & adult 1,677 1,779 3.0% 51 65
  259041   Teacher assistants 1,472 1,572 3.3% 50 78
  412011   Cashiers 3,809 3,908 1.3% 49 282
  311012   Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants 1,367 1,455 3.2% 44 60
  439061   Office clerks, general 3,196 3,280 1.3% 42 105
  351012   First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation & serving workers 1,074 1,145 3.2% 35 63
  352014   Cooks, restaurant 986 1,056 3.5% 35 72
  493023   Automotive service technicians & mechanics 1,817 1,882 1.8% 32 74
  359021   Dishwashers 902 966 3.5% 32 81
  471011   First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction workers 1,944 2,008 1.6% 32 72
  319092   Medical assistants 890 951 3.4% 30 54
  252031   Secondary school teachers, except special & vocational education 868 928 3.4% 30 55
  252022   Middle school teachers, except special & vocational education 863 922 3.4% 30 47
  390000   All Other Personal Care & Service Occupations 1,317 1,375 2.2% 29 68
  319091   Dental assistants 837 894 3.4% 29 42
  395012   Hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists 1,084 1,141 2.6% 28 54
  533022   Bus drivers, school 869 925 3.2% 28 50
  372011   Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners 2,269 2,324 1.2% 27 68
  436014   Secretaries, except legal, medical, & executive 1,757 1,810 1.5% 27 53
  533032   Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer 3,828 3,881 0.7% 26 73
  439999   Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other 766 815 3.1% 24 35
  351011   Chefs & head cooks 618 666 3.8% 24 49
  352021   Food preparation workers 1,008 1,056 2.4% 24 75
  339032   Security guards 1,332 1,379 1.8% 24 63
  131198   Business operations specialists, all other 1,142 1,184 1.8% 21 48
  210000   All Other Community & Social Services Occupations 675 717 3.0% 21 30
  533033   Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,606 1,646 1.2% 20 40
  373011   Landscaping & groundskeeping workers 1,525 1,565 1.3% 20 59
  311011   Home health aides 654 693 3.0% 20 28
  359031   Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop 514 553 3.8% 20 37
  411011   First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,374 2,412 0.8% 19 49
  359011   Dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers 526 562 3.4% 18 41
  252011   Preschool teachers, except special education 588 624 3.0% 18 24
  431011   First-line supervisors/managers of office & administrative support workers 1,579 1,614 1.1% 18 44
  436013   Medical secretaries 509 544 3.4% 18 25
  292061   Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses 480 515 3.6% 18 29
  472141   Painters, construction & maintenance 886 918 1.8% 16 31
  211015   Rehabilitation counselors 677 709 2.3% 16 27
  433031   Bookkeeping, accounting, & auditing clerks 2,661 2,693 0.6% 16 64
  435081   Stock clerks & order fillers 2,041 2,072 0.8% 15 119
  434171   Receptionists & information clerks 1,420 1,450 1.1% 15 48
  119198   Managers, all other 611 641 2.4% 15 24
  433021   Billing & posting clerks & machine operators 669 698 2.2% 15 31
  353011   Bartenders 451 480 3.1% 14 32
  470000   All Other Construction & Extraction Occupations 1,011 1,040 1.4% 14 38
  119051   Food service managers 439 467 3.1% 14 18
  132011   Accountants & auditors 1,166 1,191 1.1% 13 29
  172051   Civil engineers 680 704 1.8% 12 22
  433071   Tellers 1,214 1,239 1.0% 12 79
  291060   Physicians & surgeons 594 618 2.0% 12 20
  292021   Dental hygienists 336 359 3.4% 12 16
  151031   Computer software engineers, applications 397 420 2.8% 11 13
  537062   Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand 1,788 1,811 0.6% 11 83
  536031   Service station attendants 325 346 3.3% 11 32
  252041   Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, & elementary school 315 337 3.4% 11 14
  119030   Education Administrators 362 384 2.9% 11 19
  219099   All other counselors, social, & religious workers 428 449 2.4% 11 17
  472061   Construction laborers 1,102 1,123 0.9% 10 19
  472181   Roofers 680 700 1.5% 10 26
  353022   Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, & coffee shop 599 619 1.7% 10 88
  499062   Medical equipment repairers 62 61 -0.9% -1 1
  271011   Art directors 69 68 -0.9% -1 1
  172061   Computer hardware engineers 119 117 -0.5% -1 1
  112022   Sales managers 237 236 -0.3% -1 2
  151061   Database administrators 155 153 -0.5% -1 0
  499094   Locksmiths & safe repairers 62 60 -1.5% -1 1
  435111   Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping 73 71 -1.3% -1 1
  519011   Chemical equipment operators & tenders 53 51 -1.9% -1 0
  499031   Home appliance repairers 90 88 -1.2% -1 1
  491011   First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, & repairers 579 576 -0.2% -1 12
  271014   Multi-media artists & animators 162 159 -0.8% -1 2
  517042   Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing 81 78 -1.6% -1 2
  113031   Financial managers 542 539 -0.3% -1 6
  172081   Environmental engineers 61 58 -2.5% -1 0
  193021   Market research analysts 213 210 -0.7% -2 3
  113040   Human resources managers 201 198 -0.8% -2 1
  271099   Artists & Related Workers, All Other 124 121 -1.2% -2 0
  273041   Editors 110 107 -1.5% -2 2
  172041   Chemical engineers 75 71 -2.3% -2 0
  434151   Order clerks 372 369 -0.5% -2 6
  273043   Writers & authors 135 131 -1.3% -2 0
  439111   Statistical assistants 54 51 -3.4% -2 0
  530000   All Other Transportation & Material Moving Occupations 491 487 -0.4% -2 14
  274021   Photographers 104 100 -1.8% -2 0
  413011   Advertising sales agents 193 189 -1.0% -2 2
  270000   All Other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations 821 816 -0.3% -2 18
  519032   Cutting & slicing machine setters, operators, & tenders 130 125 -1.7% -2 0
  172112   Industrial engineers 51 47 -4.5% -2 0
  516031   Sewing machine operators 248 243 -0.9% -2 0
  414011   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, technical & scientific products 473 468 -0.5% -2 10
  493099   All other vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers 54 49 -5.0% -3 0
  173013   Mechanical drafters 99 94 -2.9% -3 0
  514081   Multiple machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 61 55 -4.9% -3 0
  537063   Machine feeders & offbearers 130 124 -2.4% -3 2
  514032   Drilling & boring machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 73 67 -4.7% -3 0
  519022   Grinding & polishing workers, hand 127 120 -2.7% -3 0
  517011   Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters 74 67 -4.8% -3 0
  499088   All other installation, maintenance, & repair workers 183 175 -2.0% -4 0
  119041   Engineering managers 281 273 -1.3% -4 0
  472031   Carpenters 2,935 2,928 -0.1% -4 42
  112021   Marketing managers 169 162 -2.2% -4 0
  499096   Riggers 137 129 -2.8% -4 0
  173027   Mechanical engineering technicians 108 100 -3.6% -4 0
  512091   Fiberglass laminators & fabricators 127 119 -3.0% -4 0
  512041   Structural metal fabricators & fitters 123 116 -3.2% -4 0
  170000   All Other Architecture & Engineering Occupations 105 97 -3.9% -4 0
  512099   Assemblers & fabricators, all other 272 263 -1.6% -4 0
  131023   Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, & farm products 327 319 -1.3% -4 1
  419031   Sales engineers 110 101 -4.0% -4 0
  537064   Packers & packagers, hand 1,236 1,227 -0.4% -4 27
  433051   Payroll & timekeeping clerks 393 384 -1.3% -5 6
  519121   Coating, painting, & spraying machine setters, operators, & tenders 126 116 -4.4% -5 0
  512031   Engine & other machine assemblers 239 228 -2.3% -6 0
  517041   Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood 239 227 -2.7% -6 4
  414012   Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical & scientific products 2,119 2,106 -0.3% -7 61
  435071   Shipping, receiving, & traffic clerks 947 933 -0.8% -7 11
  231011   Lawyers 574 558 -1.4% -8 0
  190000   All Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations 436 420 -1.9% -8 11
  435061   Production, planning, & expediting clerks 308 291 -2.8% -9 0
  515023   Printing machine operators 208 189 -4.7% -9 0
  172141   Mechanical engineers 258 238 -3.9% -10 0
  519198   Helpers--production workers 416 394 -2.6% -11 0
  514011   Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal & plastic 159 137 -7.3% -11 0
  172072   Electronics engineers, except computer 326 303 -3.6% -11 0
  537051   Industrial truck & tractor operators 1,053 1,028 -1.2% -12 1
  514041   Machinists 404 378 -3.2% -13 0
  113051   Industrial production managers 430 403 -3.1% -13 0
  434051   Customer service representatives 1,406 1,378 -1.0% -14 0
  173023   Electrical & electronic engineering technicians 295 266 -4.9% -14 0
  519061   Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers 533 504 -2.8% -15 0
  514031   Cutting, punching, & press machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 441 408 -3.8% -16 0
  514121   Welders, cutters, solderers, & brazers 454 420 -3.8% -17 0
  499041   Industrial machinery mechanics 364 326 -5.4% -19 0
  410000   All Other Sales & Related Occupations 1,872 1,823 -1.3% -24 27
  492022   Telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, except line installers 415 355 -7.5% -30 0
  514072   Molding, coremaking, & casting machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 197 131 -18.4% -33 0
  514033   Grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic 266 194 -14.5% -36 0
  511011   First-line supervisors/managers of production & operating workers 1,085 1,004 -3.8% -40 0
  490000   All Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations 1,667 1,583 -2.5% -42 21
  999999   All other occupations 3,982 3,883 -1.3% -50 100
  512092   Team assemblers 1,383 1,260 -4.5% -61 0
  512022   Electrical & electronic equipment assemblers 1,559 1,279 -9.4% -140 0
  510000   All Other Production Occupations 6,080 5,453 -5.3% -313 41


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Last Update: August 2002