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 Table III-C
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
CURRENT DATA AND PROJECTION FOR 2005
October 21, 1999
CHELAN, DOUGLAS AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES

 

1998

2005

Occupation

Employment

Employment

Growth

Percentage

Salespersons, Retail

1,991

2,331

340

17.1%

Cashiers

1,532

1,723

191

12.5%

Teachers, Elementary

1,051

1,230

179

17.0%

Truck Drivers, Heavy

1,291

1,463

172

13.3%

Registered Nurses

925

1,089

164

17.7%

Instructors & Coaches, Sports

410

561

151

36.8%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

1,631

1,767

136

8.3%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

1,041

1,176

135

13.0%

Teachers, Secondary School

782

916

134

17.1%

Child Care Workers

394

528

134

34.0%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

777

909

132

17.0%

Reception/Information Clks

534

664

130

24.3%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

944

1,072

128

13.6%

Hand Packers & Packagers

1,400

1,521

121

8.6%

General Office Clerks

1,032

1,150

118

11.4%

Medical Assistants

169

285

116

68.6%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

915

1,028

113

12.3%

Hairdressers & Hairstylists

357

468

111

31.1%

Waiters & Waitresses

1,022

1,129

107

10.5%

Food Preparation Workers

587

684

97

16.5%

Carpenters

1,041

1,135

94

9.0%

Clerical Supervisors

595

684

89

15.0%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

532

616

84

15.8%

Janitors & Cleaners

907

990

83

9.2%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

380

451

71

18.7%

Automotive Mechanics

408

477

69

16.9%

Personal/Home Care Aides

131

199

68

51.9%

Cooks, Restaurant

510

577

67

13.1%

Counter & Rental Clerks

259

325

66

25.5%

Dental Assistants

178

239

61

34.3%

Managers & Administrators, NEC*

498

558

60

12.0%

Licensed Practical Nurses

247

306

59

23.9%

Physicians

172

227

55

32.0%

Emergency Medical Technicians

164

218

54

32.9%

Secretaries, Ex Legal or Med

816

870

54

6.6%

Laborers, Landscp/Groundskeep

455

508

53

11.6%

Accountants & Auditors

366

417

51

13.9%

Social Workers, Exc Med, Psych

231

279

48

20.8%

Medical Records Technicians

79

125

46

58.2%

Truck Drivers, Light

360

406

46

12.8%

Cannery Workers

427

471

44

10.3%

Bus Drivers, School

237

279

42

17.7%

Industrial Truck & Tractor Ops

595

637

42

7.1%

Radiologic Techs, Hospitals

131

172

41

31.3%

Service Supervisors, NEC*

322

363

41

12.7%

Police Patrol Officers

197

236

39

19.8%

*NEC=Not Elsewhere Classified

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