Table III-C
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
CURRENT DATA AND PROJECTION FOR 2005
September 27, 1999
FERRY, PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COUNTIES

Occupation

98 Employment

2005 Employment

Growth

Percent

Truck Drivers, Heavy

436

498

62

14.2%

Carpenters

248

309

61

24.6%

Salespersons, Retail

359

419

60

16.7%

Child Care Workers

176

233

57

32.4%

Cashiers

512

562

50

9.8%

Teachers, Elementary

381

420

39

10.2%

Teachers, Secondary School

359

395

36

10.0%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

310

346

36

11.6%

Log Handling Eqp Oprs

418

453

35

8.4%

General Office Clerks

310

342

32

10.3%

Reception/Information Clks

134

165

31

23.1%

Managers & Administrators,NEC

230

260

30

13.0%

Emergency Medical Technicians

96

126

30

31.3%

Waiters & Waitresses

241

268

27

11.2%

Registered Nurses

252

278

26

10.3%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

310

335

25

8.1%

Janitors & Cleaners

236

260

24

10.2%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

133

156

23

17.3%

Instructors & Coaches, Sports

93

115

22

23.7%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

210

232

22

10.5%

Fallers & Buckers

217

239

22

10.1%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

300

321

21

7.0%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

217

238

21

9.7%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

216

236

20

9.3%

Automotive Mechanics

114

134

20

17.5%

Personal/Home Care Aides

59

78

19

32.2%

Food Preparation Workers

142

160

18

12.7%

Accountants & Auditors

107

124

17

15.9%

Service Supervisors, NEC

142

159

17

12.0%

Lawyers

67

82

15

22.4%

Logging Tractor Operators

169

183

14

8.3%

Machine Setrs/Setup Oprs, NEC

145

159

14

9.7%

Clerical Supervisors

152

165

13

8.6%

Hairdressers & Hairstylists

96

109

13

13.5%

Bus Drivers, School

121

133

12

9.9%

Foresters, Conservation Scients

135

146

11

8.1%

Prof, Paraprof, Techns, NEC

85

96

11

12.9%

Bakers, Bread & Pastry

52

63

11

21.2%

Cooks, Restaurant

101

112

11

10.9%

Medical Assistants

24

35

11

45.8%

Helpers & Laborers, NEC

179

190

11

6.1%

Bartenders

127

137

10

7.9%

Truck Drivers, Light

113

123

10

8.8%

Teacher Aides/Education Assts

108

117

9

8.3%

Child Care Workers, Private

112

121

9

8.0%

Police Patrol Officers

70

79

9

12.9%

Agric,Forest,Fishng Wkrs, NEC

65

74

9

13.8%

Hand Packers & Packagers

105

114

9

8.6%

Education Administrators

61

69

8

13.1%

Social Workers, Exc Med, Psych

61

69

8

13.1%

Salespersons, Parts

46

54

8

17.4%

Cooks, Fast Food

45

53

8

17.8%

Home Health Aides

181

189

8

4.4%

Amusement & Recreation Attends

47

55

8

17.0%

Automotive Body Repairers

52

60

8

15.4%

Sawing Machine Opers/Tenders

127

135

8

6.3%

Assemb & Fabricatrs, NEC

80

88

8

10.0%

Construction Managers

38

45

7

18.4%

Legal Assistants, NEC

7

14

7

100.0%

Financial Managers

67

73

6

9.0%

Systems Analysts

16

22

6

37.5%

Computer Support Specialists

14

20

6

42.9%

Teachers, Special Education

66

72

6

9.1%

Farm, Home Mgmt Advisors

14

20

6

42.9%

Pharmacists

31

37

6

19.4%

Medical Records Technicians

18

24

6

33.3%

Insurance Sales Workers

47

53

6

12.8%

Counter & Rental Clerks

45

51

6

13.3%

Guards

62

68

6

9.7%

Counter Attendants, Lunchrm

60

66

6

10.0%

Dental Assistants

44

50

6

13.6%

Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

104

110

6

5.8%

Concrete & Terrazzo Finishers

16

22

6

37.5%

Electronic Pagination Sys Wkrs

7

13

6

85.7%

Water & Waste Treat Plant Ops

51

57

6

11.8%

Driver & Sales Workers

38

44

6

15.8%

Excavation/Loading Mach Opr

30

36

6

20.0%

Operating Engineers

38

44

6

15.8%

Engineer, Math, Nat Sci Mgrs

12

17

5

41.7%

Medicine & Health Service Mgrs

32

37

5

15.6%

Recreation Workers

26

31

5

19.2%

Brokers, Real Estate

44

49

5

11.4%

Bill & Account Collectors

9

14

5

55.6%

Secretaries, Ex Legal or Med

210

215

5

2.4%

Laborers, Landscp/Groundskeep

61

66

5

8.2%

Drywall Installers

20

25

5

25.0%

Const & Extractive Wrkrs

21

26

5

23.8%

Industrial Truck & Tractor Ops

103

108

5

4.9%

Biological Scientists

22

26

4

18.2%

Residential Counselors

13

17

4

30.8%

Human Services Workers

46

50

4

8.7%

Title Examiners & Abstractors

16

20

4

25.0%

Teachers, Preschool/Kindergartn

49

53

4

8.2%

Physical Therapists

21

25

4

19.0%

Dental Hygienists

21

25

4

19.0%

Radiologic Techs, Hospitals

29

33

4

13.8%

Writers & Editors

13

17

4

30.8%

Hotel Desk Clerks

27

31

4

14.8%

Legal Secretaries

22

26

4

18.2%

Billing, Cost/Rate Clerks

22

26

4

18.2%

Stock Clerks:Stockrm/Warehouse

54

58

4

7.4%

Clerical/Admin Wkrs, NEC

47

51

4

8.5%

Dining Room/Cafe Helpers

51

55

4

7.8%

Phys, Corrct Therapy Assts

13

17

4

30.8%

Bus, Truck, Diesel Eng Mechs

98

102

4

4.1%

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechs

33

37

4

12.1%

Telephone/Cable TV Instlr/Rprs

20

24

4

20.0%

Tire Repairers & Changers

31

35

4

12.9%

Painters & Paperhangers

17

21

4

23.5%

Paving/Surfacing/Tamping Oprs

12

16

4

33.3%

Welders & Cutters

42

46

4

9.5%

Carpenters & Related Helpers

24

28

4

16.7%

Market/Adver/Public Rel Mgrs

19

22

3

15.8%

Electrical & Electronic Engineer

12

15

3

25.0%

Psychologists

40

43

3

7.5%

Social Workers, Med & Psyc

64

67

3

4.7%

Teachers & Instructors, VocED

35

38

3

8.6%

Respiratory Therapists

9

12

3

33.3%

Sales & Related Workrs

36

39

3

8.3%

Postal Mail Carriers

58

61

3

5.2%

Meter Readers, Utilities

38

41

3

7.9%

Correction Officers

14

17

3

21.4%

Cooks, Institution/Cafe

89

92

3

3.4%

Manicurists

5

8

3

60.0%

First Line Superv: Const,Extrac

74

77

3

4.1%

First Line Superv: Production

79

82

3

3.8%

Machinery Mechanics, NEC

46

49

3

6.5%

Tapers

12

15

3

25.0%

Machinists

51

54

3

5.9%

Material Moving Oprs, NEC

32

35

3

9.4%

Electricians & Related Helpers

27

30

3

11.1%

Freight/Stock/Movers, Hand, NEC

33

36

3

9.1%

Postmasters, Mail Superintend

28

30

2

7.1%

Purch Agts, Ex Who/Ret/Farm

27

29

2

7.4%

Inspectors & Compliance Offics

44

46

2

4.5%

Metallurgists & Rel Engineers

4

6

2

50.0%

Agricultural/Food Scientists

5

7

2

40.0%

Technical Assistants, Library

20

22

2

10.0%

Licensed Practical Nurses

74

76

2

2.7%

Pharmacy Technicians

8

10

2

25.0%

Sales Representatives, NEC

34

36

2

5.9%

Medical Secretaries

20

22

2

10.0%

Switchboard Operators

9

11

2

22.2%

Cleaners/Servants, Private

111

113

2

1.8%

Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs

34

36

2

5.9%

Protect Service Occs, NEC

31

33

2

6.5%

Cooks, Short Order

20

22

2

10.0%

Health Service Wkrs, NEC

27

29

2

7.4%

Ushers/Lobby Atts/Ticket Takrs

6

8

2

33.3%

Const/Related Supervs, NEC

16

18

2

12.5%

Farm Equipment Mechanics

20

22

2

10.0%

Electricians

103

105

2

1.9%

Sheet Metal Workers

18

20

2

11.1%

Custom Tailors & Sewers

4

6

2

50.0%

Sewing Mach Oprs, Garment

64

66

2

3.1%

Laundry/Drycleaning Mach Oprs

20

22

2

10.0%

Personnel/Training/Lab Rel Mgrs

21

22

1

4.8%

Purchasing Managers

28

29

1

3.6%

Administrative Services Mgrs

18

19

1

5.6%

Communi, Transp, Util Mgrs

15

16

1

6.7%

Govt Chief Exec & Legislators

81

82

1

1.2%

Loan Officers & Counselors

16

17

1

6.3%

Tax Preparers

6

7

1

16.7%

Financial Specialists, NEC

20

21

1

5.0%

Claims Takers, UI Benefits

4

5

1

25.0%

Assessors

20

21

1

5.0%

Mgmt Support Workers, NEC

22

23

1

4.5%

Industrial Engineers, Ex Safety

9

10

1

11.1%

Mechanical Engineers

16

17

1

6.3%

Architects, Ex Lndscpe & Marine

10

11

1

10.0%

Electrical & Electronic Techns

13

14

1

7.7%

Physicists & Astronomers

2

3

1

50.0%

Chemists

3

4

1

33.3%

Geologists, Geophysicists, Ocean

19

20

1

5.3%

Physical Scientists, NEC

2

3

1

50.0%

Biological, Agric, Food Techns

20

21

1

5.0%

Science Technicians, NEC

15

16

1

6.7%

Database Administrators

2

3

1

50.0%

Computer Scientists, NEC

2

3

1

50.0%

Clergy

9

10

1

11.1%

Paralegals

2

3

1

50.0%

Title Searchers

7

8

1

14.3%

Instructors, Adult (Non-VocEd)

18

19

1

5.6%

Teachers & Instructors, NEC

16

17

1

6.3%

Librarians, Professional

19

20

1

5.3%

Counselors

15

16

1

6.7%

Instructional Coordinators

4

5

1

25.0%

Vets & Vet Inspectors

10

11

1

10.0%

Speech Path/Audiologist

11

12

1

9.1%

Physician Assistants

7

8

1

14.3%

Opticians, Dispensing/Measuring

7

8

1

14.3%

Med/Clin Lab Technologists

23

24

1

4.3%

Med/Clinical Lab Technicians

7

8

1

14.3%

Surgical Technologists

8

9

1

12.5%

Health Prof/Paraprof/Techns, NEC

9

10

1

11.1%

Artists/Commercial Artists

14

15

1

7.1%

Designers, Ex Interior

14

15

1

7.1%

Merchandise Displayers

7

8

1

14.3%

Travel Agents

15

16

1

6.7%

Sales Reps, Science

15

16

1

6.7%

Insurance Policy Process Clerks

17

18

1

5.9%

Court Clerks

26

27

1

3.8%

Municipal Clerks

28

29

1

3.6%

Library Assists/Bookmobile

17

18

1

5.9%

Real Estate Clerks

3

4

1

33.3%

Order Clerks: Materials, Service

6

7

1

16.7%

Procurement Clerks

12

13

1

8.3%

Interview Clks, Exc Personnel

6

7

1

16.7%

Customer Service Reps

12

13

1

8.3%

Data Entry Keyers, Exc Composing

14

15

1

7.1%

Dispatchers: Police/Fire/Ambu

14

15

1

7.1%

Dispatchers, Exc Police/Fire/Amb

21

22

1

4.8%

Order Fillers, Wholesale/Retail

8

9

1

12.5%

Traffic/Shipping/Recvng Clks

54

55

1

1.9%

Fish & Game Wardens

4

5

1

25.0%

Hosts & Hostesses:Rest,Lounge

23

24

1

4.3%

Food Service Workers, NEC

10

11

1

10.0%

Pest Controllers & Assistants

2

3

1

50.0%

Cleaning/Bldg Serv Wrks, NEC

83

84

1

1.2%

Service Workers, NEC

37

38

1

2.7%

Choke Setters

22

23

1

4.5%

Animal Caretakers, Exc Farm

39

40

1

2.6%

Farm Equipment Operators

11

12

1

9.1%

Veterinary Assistants

7

8

1

14.3%

First Line Superv: Mech.&Repair

46

47

1

2.2%

Electronics Reprs, Commerc/Ind

1

2

1

100.0%

Heat, A/C, Refrig Mechanics

20

21

1

5.0%

Mechanics, Installers, Rprs,NEC

14

15

1

7.1%

Brick Masons

6

7

1

16.7%

Septic Tank, Sewer Servicers

3

4

1

33.3%

Pile Driving Operators

3

4

1

33.3%

Insulation Workers

4

5

1

25.0%

Cabinetmakers/Bench Carpent

15

16

1

6.7%

Press Mach Setrs/Oprs M/P

11

12

1

9.1%

Machine Forming Ops, M/P

7

8

1

14.3%

Numerical Control Mach Oprs

1

2

1

100.0%

Welding Machine Operators

16

17

1

6.3%

Metal Molding Mach Oprs/Tndrs

12

13

1

8.3%

Furnace Operators & Tenders

21

22

1

4.8%

Woodwrkng Mach Oprs/Tenders

35

36

1

2.9%

Offset Litho Press Oprs

4

5

1

25.0%

Bindery Machine Operators

10

11

1

10.0%

Textile Mach Oprs/Tndrs

8

9

1

12.5%

Photograph Process Mach Ops

6

7

1

16.7%

Furnace, Kiln,Oven,Kettle Ops

33

34

1

3.0%

Crush/Mix Mach Oprs/Tndrs

57

58

1

1.8%

Packaging/Filling Mach Oprs

33

34

1

3.0%

Mach Builder Assemblers, Prec

11

12

1

9.1%

Machine Assemblers

3

4

1

33.3%

Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs

16

17

1

6.3%

Service Station Attendants

14

15

1

7.1%

Grader/Dozer/Scraper Oprs

43

44

1

2.3%

Crane & Tower Operators

28

29

1

3.6%

Conveyor Operators/Tenders

21

22

1

4.8%

Mechanic & Repairer Helpers

36

37

1

2.8%

Plumbers & Related Helpers

4

5

1

25.0%

Construct Trades Helpers, NEC

8

9

1

12.5%

Vehicle Washers/Eq Cleaners

13

14

1

7.7%

Indust Production Managers

20

20

0

0.0%

Mining & Related Managers

9

9

0

0.0%

Lawn Service Managers

7

7

0

0.0%

Budget Analysts

1

1

0

0.0%

Purchas Agts & Buyers, Farm

5

5

0

0.0%

Personnel/Train/Lab Rel Specs

8

8

0

0.0%

Cost Estimators

8

8

0

0.0%

Tax Examnrs/Colls/Rev Agt

1

1

0

0.0%

Mining Engineers, Incl Safety

3

3

0

0.0%

Chemical Engineers

5

5

0

0.0%

Civil Engineers, Incl Traffic

19

19

0

0.0%

Computer Engineers

14

14

0

0.0%

Engineers, NEC

4

4

0

0.0%

Landscape Architects

5

5

0

0.0%

Survey/Mapping Scientists

18

18

0

0.0%

Civil Engineering Technicians

1

1

0

0.0%

Industrial Engineering Techns

3

3

0

0.0%

Mechanical Engineering Techns

4

4

0

0.0%

Drafters

25

25

0

0.0%

Surveying/Mapping Techns

26

26

0

0.0%

Life Scientists, NEC

5

5

0

0.0%

Computer Programmers

7

7

0

0.0%

Operations Research Analysts

2

2

0

0.0%

Social Scientists, NEC

2

2

0

0.0%

Judges & Magistrates

3

3

0

0.0%

Adjudicators, Hearing Officers

1

1

0

0.0%

Law Clerks

1

1

0

0.0%

Audio-Visual Specialists

1

1

0

0.0%

Curatrs/Archiv/Museum Techs

2

2

0

0.0%

Chiropractors

8

8

0

0.0%

Occupational Therapists

4

4

0

0.0%

Recreational Therapists

1

1

0

0.0%

Dietitians & Nutritionists

8

8

0

0.0%

Dietetic Technicians

2

2

0

0.0%

Cardiology Technologists

1

1

0

0.0%

EKG Technicians

2

2

0

0.0%

Veterinary Techs/Technols

1

1

0

0.0%

Technical Writers

2

2

0

0.0%

Public Relations Specialists

2

2

0

0.0%

Photographers

4

4

0

0.0%

Interior Designers

4

4

0

0.0%

Music Directors/Singers/Rel

1

1

0

0.0%

Musicians, Instrumental

1

1

0

0.0%

Athletes, Coaches, Umpires

5

5

0

0.0%

Sales Agents, Real Estate

10

10

0

0.0%

Real Estate Appraisers

1

1

0

0.0%

Sales Agents, Business

3

3

0

0.0%

Sales Engineers

2

2

0

0.0%

Demos, Promoters, Models

1

1

0

0.0%

New Accts Clerks, Banking

9

9

0

0.0%

Loan & Credit Clerks

8

8

0

0.0%

Adjustment Clerks

8

8

0

0.0%

Statement Clerks

1

1

0

0.0%

Insur Adjusters, Examiners

1

1

0

0.0%

Insurance Claims Clerks

3

3

0

0.0%

License Clerks

5

5

0

0.0%

Travel Clerks

1

1

0

0.0%

Reservation & Trans Ticket Agts

2

2

0

0.0%

Advertising Clerks

2

2

0

0.0%

Stenographers

6

6

0

0.0%

Personnel Clerks, Exc Payroll

7

7

0

0.0%

Correspondence Clerks

2

2

0

0.0%

File Clerks

23

23

0

0.0%

Statistical Clerks

1

1

0

0.0%

Payroll/Timekeeping Clerks

12

12

0

0.0%

Bill, Post & Calculate Mach Oprs

7

7

0

0.0%

Mail Clerks, Exc Mail Machine

1

1

0

0.0%

Postal Service Clerks

1

1

0

0.0%

Messengers

2

2

0

0.0%

Production/Planning/Expdt Clks

3

3

0

0.0%

Weighers/Measurers/Checkers

7

7

0

0.0%

Marking Clerks

3

3

0

0.0%

Material Recording Wkrs, NEC

1

1

0

0.0%

Fire Fightng/Prevent Supervrs

6

6

0

0.0%

Police/Detective Supervrs

14

14

0

0.0%

Institut Cleaning Supervrs

10

10

0

0.0%

Launders/Ironers, Private

1

1

0

0.0%

Fire Fighters

2

2

0

0.0%

Police Detectives

6

6

0

0.0%

Parking Enforce Officers

6

6

0

0.0%

Bailiffs

4

4

0

0.0%

Criminal Investigators, Federal

1

1

0

0.0%

Detectives, Except Public

1

1

0

0.0%

Crossing Guards

28

28

0

0.0%

Food Servers

2

2

0

0.0%

Ambulance Drivers/Attds

1

1

0

0.0%

Pharmacy Assistants

1

1

0

0.0%

Guides

1

1

0

0.0%

Transportation Attendants

1

1

0

0.0%

First Line Superv: Ag,Forest,Fis

56

56

0

0.0%

Timber Cutting Workers, NEC

7

7

0

0.0%

Log Graders & Scalers

11

11

0

0.0%

Graders/Sorters, Ag Product

30

30

0

0.0%

Pruners

4

4

0

0.0%

Sprayers/Applicators

4

4

0

0.0%

Farm Wkrs, Food & Fiber Crops

15

15

0

0.0%

First Line Superv: Transport

8

8

0

0.0%

First Line Superv: Help Laborers

3

3

0

0.0%

Inspectrs/Testrs/Gradrs, Prec

2

2

0

0.0%

Transportation Inspectors

1

1

0

0.0%

Inspectors, Testers, NEC

4

4

0

0.0%

Machinery Mechanics: Sewing

1

1

0

0.0%

Mine Machinery Mechanics

14

14

0

0.0%

Machinery Maintenance Wrkrs

7

7

0

0.0%

Small Engine Specialists

1

1

0

0.0%

Central Off/PBX Instrs/Rprs

4

4

0

0.0%

Data Processing Eqp Reprs

1

1

0

0.0%

Elec Home Entertain Eqp Rprs

1

1

0

0.0%

Electrical Installers/Rprs

1

1

0

0.0%

Electric/Electro Eq Mechs,NEC

6

6

0

0.0%

Locksmiths & Safe Repairers

4

4

0

0.0%

Bicycle Repairers

3

3

0

0.0%

Menders, Garments & Linens

1

1

0

0.0%

Reinforcing Metal Workers

4

4

0

0.0%

Sheet Metal Duct Installers

2

2

0

0.0%

Roofers

1

1

0

0.0%

Blasters & Explosive Workers

4

4

0

0.0%

Rock Splitters, Quarry

1

1

0

0.0%

Roof Bolters

3

3

0

0.0%

Mine Cutting, Channeling Oprs

11

11

0

0.0%