Table III-C
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
CURRENT DATA AND PROJECTION FOR 2005
September 27, 1999
ASOTIN, COLUMBIA, GARFIELD AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES

1998

2005

Occupation

Employment

Employment

Growth

Percent

Child Care Workers

567

783

216

38.1%

Correction Officers

591

721

130

22.0%

Salespersons, Retail

1083

1194

111

10.2%

Cashiers

769

868

99

12.9%

Managers & Administrators, NEC

803

897

94

11.7%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

838

931

93

11.1%

Registered Nurses

698

788

90

12.9%

Carpenters

603

693

90

14.9%

Janitors & Cleaners

710

799

89

12.5%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

736

821

85

11.5%

Truck Drivers, Heavy

632

717

85

13.4%

General Office Clerks

670

752

82

12.2%

Meat, Poultry, Fish Cutters

732

810

78

10.7%

Teachers, Elementary

450

511

61

13.6%

Food Preparation Workers

392

448

56

14.3%

Teachers, Secondary School

395

449

54

13.7%

Service Supervisors, NEC

514

563

49

9.5%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

547

596

49

9.0%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

477

525

48

10.1%

Reception/Information Clks

255

302

47

18.4%

Clerical/Admin Wkrs, NEC

367

413

46

12.5%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

478

524

46

9.6%

Accountants & Auditors

214

258

44

20.6%

Automotive Mechanics

250

293

43

17.2%

Personal/Home Care Aides

58

100

42

72.4%

Instructors & Coaches, Sports

126

167

41

32.5%

Secretaries, Ex Legal or Med

581

621

40

6.9%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

293

332

39

13.3%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

292

330

38

13.0%

Clerical Supervisors

308

344

36

11.7%

Designers, Ex Interior

142

177

35

24.6%

Social Workers, Exc Med, Psych

188

220

32

17.0%

Social Workers, Med & Psyc

119

148

29

24.4%

Artists/Commercial Artists

90

119

29

32.2%

Teacher Aides/Education Assts

188

217

29

15.4%

Welders & Cutters

178

207

29

16.3%

Systems Analysts

52

80

28

53.8%

Waiters & Waitresses

388

415

27

7.0%

Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

272

299

27

9.9%

Truck Drivers, Light

251

278

27

10.8%

Hand Packers & Packagers

183

210

27

14.8%

Driver & Sales Workers

129

155

26

20.2%

Education Administrators

186

211

25

13.4%

Teachers, Preschool/Kindergartn

116

141

25

21.6%

Dental Assistants

74

99

25

33.8%

Medical Assistants

54

79

25

46.3%

Assemb & Fabricatrs, NEC

133

158

25

18.8%

Laborers, Landscp/Groundskeep

368

392

24

6.5%

Lawyers

168

190

22

13.1%

Cooks, Fast Food

144

165

21

14.6%

Home Health Aides

234

255

21

9.0%

Postsecondary Teachers, NEC

197

217

20

10.2%

Respiratory Therapists

57

77

20

35.1%

Counter & Rental Clerks

108

128

20

18.5%

Stock Clerks:Stockrm/Warehouse

149

169

20

13.4%

Automotive Body Repairers

106

126

20

18.9%

Insurance Sales Workers

105

124

19

18.1%

Financial Managers

167

185

18

10.8%

Woodwrkng Mach Oprs/Tenders

113

131

18

15.9%

Farm Wkrs, Food & Fiber Crops

2008

2024

16

0.8%

Machinery Mechanics, NEC

94

110

16

17.0%

Bus Drivers, School

114

130

16

14.0%

Helpers & Laborers, NEC

293

309

16

5.5%

Management Analysts

84

99

15

17.9%

Dental Hygienists

39

54

15

38.5%

Medical Records Technicians

42

57

15

35.7%

Bill & Account Collectors

49

64

15

30.6%

Police Patrol Officers

107

122

15

14.0%

Cooks, Restaurant

179

194

15

8.4%

Hairdressers & Hairstylists

198

213

15

7.6%

Agric,Forest,Fishng Wkrs, NEC

142

157

15

10.6%

Painters & Paperhangers

175

190

15

8.6%

Carpet Installers

69

84

15

21.7%

Paving/Surfacing/Tamping Oprs

48

63

15

31.3%

Social Sciences Teachers

138

152

14

10.1%

Licensed Practical Nurses

168

182

14

8.3%

Writers & Editors

79

93

14

17.7%

Bakers, Bread & Pastry

66

80

14

21.2%

Heat, A/C, Refrig Mechanics

98

112

14

14.3%

Medicine & Health Service Mgrs

100

113

13

13.0%

Mgmt Support Workers, NEC

95

108

13

13.7%

Biological Scientists

69

82

13

18.8%

English, Foreign Lang Teachers

123

136

13

10.6%

Teachers, Special Education

96

109

13

13.5%

Instructors, Adult (Non-VocEd)

194

207

13

6.7%

Pharmacists

79

92

13

16.5%

Prof, Paraprof, Techns, NEC

152

165

13

8.6%

Salespersons, Parts

72

85

13

18.1%

Library Assists/Bookmobile

101

114

13

12.9%

Bookkpng, Accntng, Audit Clks

844

857

13

1.5%

Phys, Corrct Therapy Assts

31

44

13

41.9%

Sales Reps, Science

92

104

12

13.0%

Sales Representatives, NEC

110

122

12

10.9%

Traffic/Shipping/Recvng Clks

151

163

12

7.9%

First Line Superv: Production

198

210

12

6.1%

Electricians

197

209

12

6.1%

Engineer, Math, Nat Sci Mgrs

42

53

11

26.2%

Mechanical Engineers

70

81

11

15.7%

Residential Counselors

64

75

11

17.2%

Human Services Workers

45

56

11

24.4%

Counselors

78

89

11

14.1%

Physical Therapists

37

48

11

29.7%

Med/Clin Lab Technologists

52

63

11

21.2%

Fire Fighters

139

150

11

7.9%

Cooks, Institution/Cafe

178

189

11

6.2%

Food Service Workers, NEC

81

92

11

13.6%

Property & Real Estate Mgrs

83

93

10

12.0%

Radiologic Techs, Hospitals

48

58

10

20.8%

Health Prof/Paraprof/Techns, NEC

95

105

10

10.5%

Electronic Pagination Sys Wkrs

16

26

10

62.5%

Grader/Dozer/Scraper Oprs

52

62

10

19.2%

Teachers & Instructors, VocED

86

95

9

10.5%

Emergency Medical Technicians

40

49

9

22.5%

Music Directors/Singers/Rel

33

42

9

27.3%

Stock Clerks, Sales Floor

251

260

9

3.6%

Customer Service Reps

31

40

9

29.0%

Counter Attendants, Lunchrm

99

108

9

9.1%

Health Service Wkrs, NEC

84

93

9

10.7%

Millwrights

23

32

9

39.1%

Market/Adver/Public Rel Mgrs

73

81

8

11.0%

Financial Specialists, NEC

70

78

8

11.4%

Electrical & Electronic Engineer

33

41

8

24.2%

Electrical & Electronic Techns

49

57

8

16.3%

Art, Drama & Music Teachers

77

85

8

10.4%

Sales & Related Workrs

77

85

8

10.4%

Legal Secretaries

48

56

8

16.7%

Medical Secretaries

42

50

8

19.0%

Guards

60

68

8

13.3%

Cleaning/Bldg Serv Wrks, NEC

105

113

8

7.6%

Graders/Sorters, Ag Product

204

212

8

3.9%

Industrial Truck & Tractor Ops

147

155

8

5.4%

Construction Managers

64

71

7

10.9%

Computer Support Specialists

23

30

7

30.4%

Technical Assistants, Library

50

57

7

14.0%

Interior Designers

15

22

7

46.7%

Billing, Cost/Rate Clerks

77

84

7

9.1%

Log Handling Eqp Oprs

48

55

7

14.6%

Operating Engineers

56

63

7

12.5%

Carpenters & Related Helpers

50

57

7

14.0%

Mach Feeders & Offbearers

115

122

7

6.1%

Loan Officers & Counselors

48

54

6

12.5%

Personnel/Train/Lab Rel Specs

64

70

6

9.4%

Computer Programmers

50

56

6

12.0%

Health Practitioners, NEC

48

54

6

12.5%

Speech Path/Audiologist

24

30

6

25.0%

Physician Assistants

21

27

6

28.6%

Switchboard Operators

43

49

6

14.0%

Dining Room/Cafe Helpers

73

79

6

8.2%

Ushers/Lobby Atts/Ticket Takrs

16

22

6

37.5%

Animal Caretakers, Exc Farm

72

78

6

8.3%

First Line Superv: Mech.&Repair

125

131

6

4.8%

Const/Related Supervs, NEC

36

42

6

16.7%

Bus, Truck, Diesel Eng Mechs

69

75

6

8.7%

Const & Extractive Wrkrs

34

40

6

17.6%

Dental Lab Technicians

31

37

6

19.4%

Laundry/Drycleaning Mach Oprs

66

72

6

9.1%

Machine Operators, NEC

38

44

6

15.8%

Water & Waste Treat Plant Ops

37

43

6

16.2%

Bus Drivers, Ex School

51

57

6

11.8%

Conveyor Operators/Tenders

40

46

6

15.0%

Librarians, Professional

80

85

5

6.3%

Brokers, Real Estate

86

91

5

5.8%

Court Clerks

44

49

5

11.4%

Dispatchers: Police/Fire/Ambu

52

57

5

9.6%

Amusement & Recreation Attends

59

64

5

8.5%

First Line Superv: Const,Extrac

65

70

5

7.7%

Concrete & Terrazzo Finishers

62

67

5

8.1%

Plumbers/Pipefittrs/Steamfitrs

92

97

5

5.4%

Machinists

57

62

5

8.8%

Wood Machinists

27

32

5

18.5%

Crush/Mix Mach Oprs/Tndrs

25

30

5

20.0%

Mach Builder Assemblers, Prec

17

22

5

29.4%

Excavation/Loading Mach Opr

48

53

5

10.4%

Mechanic & Repairer Helpers

34

39

5

14.7%

Personnel/Training/Lab Rel Mgrs

44

48

4

9.1%

Purchasing Managers

60

64

4

6.7%

Indust Production Managers

38

42

4

10.5%

Nursery & Greenhouse Mgrs

33

37

4

12.1%

Tax Preparers

14

18

4

28.6%

Purchas Agts & Buyers, Farm

27

31

4

14.8%

Cost Estimators

31

35

4

12.9%

Psychologists

58

62

4

6.9%

Dirs, Religious Activ/Educ

15

19

4

26.7%

Paralegals

9

13

4

44.4%

Title Examiners & Abstractors

7

11

4

57.1%

Life Sciences Teachers

35

39

4

11.4%

Math & Science Teachers

36

40

4

11.1%

Opticians, Dispensing/Measuring

26

30

4

15.4%

Med/Clinical Lab Technicians

24

28

4

16.7%

Athletes, Coaches, Umpires

30

34

4

13.3%

Bank Tellers

196

200

4

2.0%

Adjustment Clerks

39

43

4

10.3%

Hotel Desk Clerks

37

41

4

10.8%

Stenographers

31

35

4

12.9%

Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs

41

45

4

9.8%

Protect Service Occs, NEC

32

36

4

12.5%

Manicurists

6

10

4

66.7%

Service Workers, NEC

66

70

4

6.1%

Fallers & Buckers

43

47

4

9.3%

Mach Mechanics: Water/Power

55

59

4

7.3%

Machinery Maintenance Wrkrs

19

23

4

21.1%

Motorcycle Repairers

21

25

4

19.0%

Farm Equipment Mechanics

154

158

4

2.6%

Coin & Vending Machine Srvcs

12

16

4

33.3%

Tire Repairers & Changers

23

27

4

17.4%

Tapers

7

11

4

57.1%

Floor Layers, Ex Carpet

10

14

4

40.0%

Roofers

67

71

4

6.0%

Custom Tailors & Sewers

9

13

4

44.4%

Metal/Plast Oprs/Tndrs,NEC

14

18

4

28.6%

Sawing Machine Opers/Tenders

22

26

4

18.2%

Spec Matrl Print Mach Oprs

20

24

4

20.0%

Bindery Machine Operators

23

27

4

17.4%

Cooking Mach Oprs Food/Tob

20

24

4

20.0%

Cut/Slice Mach Oprs/Tndrs

17

21

4

23.5%

Painters, Transport Equip

8

12

4

50.0%

Electrical/Electronic Assemb

14

18

4

28.6%

Hand Workers, NEC

55

59

4

7.3%

Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs

12

16

4

33.3%

Aircraft Pilots/Flight Engrs

20

24

4

20.0%

Vehicle Washers/Eq Cleaners

57

61

4

7.0%

Administrative Services Mgrs

66

69

3

4.5%

Computer Engineers

4

7

3

75.0%

Architects, Ex Lndscpe & Marine

18

21

3

16.7%

Mechanical Engineering Techns

12

15

3

25.0%

Drafters

42

45

3

7.1%

Clergy

41

44

3

7.3%

Nursing Instructors

28

31

3

10.7%

Phys Science Teachers, NEC

26

29

3

11.5%

Computer Science Teachers

27

30

3

11.1%

Occupational Therapists

19

22

3

15.8%

Pharmacy Technicians

21

24

3

14.3%

Musicians, Instrumental

64

67

3

4.7%

Postal Mail Carriers

85

88

3

3.5%

Detectives, Except Public

11

14

3

27.3%

Crossing Guards

16

19

3

18.8%

Pest Controllers & Assistants

22

25

3

13.6%

Inspectors, Testers, NEC

7

10

3

42.9%

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechs

39

42

3

7.7%

Telephone/Cable TV Instlr/Rprs

28

31

3

10.7%

Cabinetmakers/Bench Carpent

62

65

3

4.8%

Communi, Transp, Util Mgrs

29

31

2

6.9%

Purch Agts, Ex Who/Ret/Farm

52

54

2

3.8%

Inspectors & Compliance Offics

46

48

2

4.3%

Industrial Engineers, Ex Safety

19

21

2

10.5%

Science Technicians, NEC

22

24

2

9.1%

Database Administrators

4

6

2

50.0%

Computer Scientists, NEC

3

5

2

66.7%

Recreation Workers

44

46

2

4.5%

Chemistry Teachers

23

25

2

8.7%

Engineering Teachers

22

24

2

9.1%

Chiropractors

41

43

2

4.9%

Vets & Vet Inspectors

45

47

2

4.4%

Dietitians & Nutritionists

24

26

2

8.3%

Travel Agents

38

40

2

5.3%

Sales Agents, Advertising

42

44

2

4.8%

Insurance Claims Clerks

21

23

2

9.5%

Data Entry Keyers, Exc Composing

44

46

2

4.5%

Institut Cleaning Supervrs

24

26

2

8.3%

Cooks, Short Order

18

20

2

11.1%

Ambulance Drivers/Attds

13

15

2

15.4%

Electronics Reprs, Commerc/Ind

13

15

2

15.4%

Electric/Electro Eq Mechs,NEC

14

16

2

14.3%

Mechanics, Installers, Rprs,NEC

20

22

2

10.0%

Pipelayers

34

36

2

5.9%

Glaziers

22

24

2

9.1%

Sheet Metal Workers

41

43

2

4.9%

Metal Molding Mach Oprs/Tndrs

13

15

2

15.4%

Offset Litho Press Oprs

22

24

2

9.1%

Precision Assemblers, NEC

25

27

2

8.0%

Freight/Stock/Movers, Hand, NEC

167

169

2

1.2%

Govt Chief Exec & Legislators

37

38

1

2.7%

Whlsale/Rtl Buyers, Ex Farm

48

49

1

2.1%

Construction, Bldg Inspectors

17

18

1

5.9%

Tax Examnrs/Colls/Rev Agt

7

8

1

14.3%

Assessors

15

16

1

6.7%

Agricultural Engineers

5

6

1

20.0%

Civil Engineering Technicians

14

15

1

7.1%

Surveying/Mapping Techns

37

38

1

2.7%

Engin Technicn/Technolog, NEC

38

39

1

2.6%

Chemists

6

7

1

16.7%

Physical Scientists, NEC

11

12

1

9.1%

Programmers: Numerical, Tool

6

7

1

16.7%

Operations Research Analysts

2

3

1

50.0%

Economists

13

14

1

7.7%

Judges & Magistrates

20

21

1

5.0%

Law Clerks

15

16

1

6.7%

Legal Assistants, NEC

4

5

1

25.0%

Physics Teachers

13

14

1

7.7%

Health Specialties Teachers

17

18

1

5.9%

Teachers & Instructors, NEC

41

42

1

2.4%

Audio-Visual Specialists

10

11

1

10.0%

Instructional Coordinators

15

16

1

6.7%

Physicians

95

96

1

1.1%

Dentists

46

47

1

2.2%

Dietetic Technicians

4

5

1

25.0%

Radiation Therapists

8

9

1

12.5%

Nuclear Med Technologists

4

5

1

25.0%

EKG Technicians

2

3

1

50.0%

Surgical Technologists

11

12

1

9.1%

Psychiatric Technicians

3

4

1

33.3%

Veterinary Techs/Technols

8

9

1

12.5%

Technical Writers

15

16

1

6.7%

Reporters & Correspondents

26

27

1

3.8%

Announcers, Radio & TV

22

23

1

4.5%

Producers, Directors, Actors

12

13

1

8.3%

Sales Agents, Real Estate

41

42

1

2.4%

Real Estate Appraisers

13

14

1

7.7%

Sales Agents, Business

10

11

1

10.0%

Sales Engineers

6

7

1

16.7%

Demos, Promoters, Models

5

6

1

20.0%

New Accts Clerks, Banking

36

37

1

2.8%

Credit Checkers

4

5

1

25.0%

Insurance Policy Process Clerks

34

35

1

2.9%

Municipal Clerks

11

12

1

9.1%

License Clerks

7

8

1

14.3%

Reservation & Trans Ticket Agts

20

21

1

5.0%

Advertising Clerks

11

12

1

9.1%

Real Estate Clerks

7

8

1

14.3%

Order Clerks: Materials, Service

23

24

1

4.3%

Procurement Clerks

25

26

1

4.0%

Interview Clks, Exc Personnel

10

11

1

10.0%

Bill, Post & Calculate Mach Oprs

18

19

1

5.6%

Duplicating Machine Operators

8

9

1

12.5%

Dispatchers, Exc Police/Fire/Amb

13

14

1

7.7%

Production/Planning/Expdt Clks

20

21

1

5.0%

Meter Readers, Utilities

9

10

1

11.1%

Order Fillers, Wholesale/Retail

42

43

1

2.4%

Material Recording Wkrs, NEC

14

15

1

7.1%

Fire Fightng/Prevent Supervrs

8

9

1

12.5%

Child Care Workers, Private

133

134

1

0.8%

Police Detectives

6

7

1

16.7%

Hosts & Hostesses:Rest,Lounge

35

36

1

2.9%

Food Servers

6

7

1

16.7%

Pharmacy Assistants

13

14

1

7.7%

Choke Setters

8

9

1

12.5%

Logging Tractor Operators

4

5

1

25.0%

Log Graders & Scalers

4

5

1

25.0%

Veterinary Assistants

15

16

1

6.7%

First Line Superv: Transport

25

26

1

4.0%

Elect Motor, Transfor Rprs

5

6

1

20.0%

Power, Substation, Electric

4

5

1

25.0%

Elect Powerline Intlrs/Rprs

22

23

1

4.5%

Precision Instrum Repairers

23

24

1

4.3%

Locksmiths & Safe Repairers

10

11

1

10.0%

Office Mach, Register Servicers

18

19

1

5.6%

Mechanical Control Instals/Rprs

10

11

1

10.0%

Mobile Home Repairers

7

8

1

14.3%

Bicycle Repairers

8

9

1

12.5%

Drywall Installers

18

19

1

5.6%

Reinforcing Metal Workers

10

11

1

10.0%

Septic Tank, Sewer Servicers

6

7

1

16.7%

Insulation Workers

3

4

1

33.3%

Sheet Metal Duct Installers

8

9

1

12.5%

Structural Metal Workers

7

8

1

14.3%

Tool Grinders/Filers/Sharpenrs

7

8

1

14.3%

Layout Wkrs, Metal, Precision

3

4

1

33.3%

Precision Metal Wkrs

4

5

1

25.0%

Furniture Finishers

9

10

1

11.1%

Pressers, Delicate Fabric

2

3

1

50.0%

Precision Workers, NEC

21

22

1

4.8%

Punching Mach Setrs/Oprs M/P

5

6

1

20.0%

Press Mach Setrs/Oprs M/P

5

6

1

20.0%

Shear Mach Setrs/Oprs M/P

3

4

1

33.3%

Forging Machine Sttrs/Ops, M/P

6

7

1

16.7%

Combin Mach Tool Oprs/Tndrs

4

5

1

25.0%

Welding Machine Operators

3

4

1

33.3%

Solder/Brazng Mach Setrs/Oprs

3

4

1

33.3%

Plast/Mold Mach Oprs/Tndrs

5

6

1

20.0%

Metal/Plast Setrs/Oprs,NEC

8

9

1

12.5%

Bindery Machine Setters

14

15

1

7.1%

Print Press Machine Oprs

14

15

1

7.1%

Photograph Process Mach Ops

7

8

1

14.3%

Furnace, Kiln,Oven,Kettle Ops

17

18

1

5.9%

Chem Eqp Controllers/Oprs

12

13

1

8.3%

Painting Machine Setters

2

3

1

50.0%

Painting Machine Oprs/Tndrs

10

11

1

10.0%

Extrud/Form Mach Oprs/Tndrs