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 Table III-C
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
CURRENT DATA AND PROJECTION FOR 2005
September 27, 1999
SAN JUAN AND SKAGIT COUNTIES

 

1998

2005

San Juan/Skagit Occupations

Employment

Employment

Growth

Percentage

Cashiers

1,360

1,571

211

15.5%

Salespersons, Retail

2,171

2,372

201

9.3%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

1,279

1,411

132

10.3%

Food Preparation Workers

566

691

125

22.1%

Child Care Workers

449

574

125

27.8%

Waiters & Waitresses

1,073

1,196

123

11.5%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

865

982

117

13.5%

Truck Drivers, Heavy

877

993

116

13.2%

Managers & Administrators, NEC*

716

827

111

15.5%

General Office Clerks

1,143

1,253

110

9.6%

Carpenters

1,200

1,310

110

9.2%

Teachers, Elementary

631

738

107

17.0%

Reception/Information Clks

484

588

104

21.5%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

633

737

104

16.4%

Teachers, Secondary School

608

710

102

16.8%

Cooks, Restaurant

578

680

102

17.6%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

1,141

1,238

97

8.5%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

574

670

96

16.7%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

348

436

88

25.3%

Home Health Aides

249

330

81

32.5%

Fishers/Hunters/Trappers

629

705

76

12.1%

Registered Nurses

763

837

74

9.7%

Truck Drivers, Light

580

654

74

12.8%

Automotive Mechanics

396

465

69

17.4%

Electricians

585

654

69

11.8%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

394

458

64

16.2%

Helpers & Laborers, NEC*

457

519

62

13.6%

Medical Assistants

110

165

55

50.0%

Service Supervisors, NEC*

310

360

50

16.1%

Painters & Paperhangers

234

284

50

21.4%

Clerical Supervisors

387

435

48

12.4%

Assemb & Fabricatrs, NEC*

392

440

48

12.2%

Dental Assistants

131

178

47

35.9%

Instructors & Coaches, Sports

269

315

46

17.1%

Education Administrators

209

249

40

19.1%

Hairdressers & Hairstylists

274

313

39

14.2%

Accountants & Auditors

232

270

38

16.4%

Dining Room/Cafe Helpers

288

326

38

13.2%

Teachers, Preschool/Kindergartn

193

230

37

19.2%

Secretaries, Ex Legal or Med

700

737

37

5.3%

Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

563

599

36

6.4%

Psychologists

174

209

35

20.1%

Lawyers

164

198

34

20.7%

Med/Clin Lab Technologists

84

117

33

39.3%

Hand Packers & Packagers

239

272

33

13.8%

Human Services Workers

89

121

32

36.0%

*NEC=Not Elsewhere Classified

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