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 Table III-C
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
CURRENT DATA AND PROJECTION FOR 2005
September 27, 1999
ISLAND COUNTY

 

1998

2005

Island County Occupations

Employment

Employment

Growth

Percentage

Child Care Workers

345

469

124

35.9%

Cashiers

644

752

108

16.8%

Salespersons, Retail

625

731

106

17.0%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

466

548

82

17.6%

Teachers, Secondary School

365

444

79

21.6%

Carpenters

691

768

77

11.1%

Teachers, Elementary

326

397

71

21.8%

Reception/Information Clks

181

243

62

34.3%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

418

472

54

12.9%

Laborers, Landscp/Groundskeep

141

192

51

36.2%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

319

370

51

16.0%

Residential Counselors

165

211

46

27.9%

General Office Clerks

352

398

46

13.1%

Janitors & Cleaners

300

344

44

14.7%

Systems Analysts

66

108

42

63.6%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

431

468

37

8.6%

Painters & Paperhangers

201

235

34

16.9%

Managers & Administrators, NEC*

225

258

33

14.7%

Clerical/Admin Wkrs, NEC*

158

191

33

20.9%

Clerical Supervisors

198

228

30

15.2%

Instructors & Coaches, Sports

80

109

29

36.3%

Electrical/Electronic Assemb

133

162

29

21.8%

Automotive Mechanics

132

159

27

20.5%

Truck Drivers, Heavy

188

215

27

14.4%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

191

216

25

13.1%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

112

136

24

21.4%

Accountants & Auditors

86

109

23

26.7%

Teachers, Preschool/Kindergartn

101

124

23

22.8%

Food Preparation Workers

144

167

23

16.0%

Counselors

55

77

22

40.0%

Designers, Ex Interior

89

111

22

24.7%

Registered Nurses

237

258

21

8.9%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

117

138

21

17.9%

Amusement & Recreation Attends

57

78

21

36.8%

Dental Assistants

63

83

20

31.7%

Service Supervisors, NEC*

183

202

19

10.4%

Property & Real Estate Mgrs

95

113

18

18.9%

Social Workers, Exc Med, Psych

79

97

18

22.8%

Counter & Rental Clerks

74

92

18

24.3%

Teacher Aides/Education Assts

86

104

18

20.9%

Hand Workers, NEC*

83

101

18

21.7%

Helpers & Laborers, NEC*

110

128

18

16.4%

Bus Drivers, School

77

94

17

22.1%

Emergency Medical Technicians

44

60

16

36.4%

Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

170

186

16

9.4%

Traffic/Shipping/Recvng Clks

107

122

15

14.0%

*NEC=Not Elsewhere Classified

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