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 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
CURRENT DATA AND PROJECTION FOR 2005
September 27, 1999
SNOHOMISH COUNTY

 

1998

2005

Occupation

Employment

Employment

Growth

Percentage

Salespersons, Retail

8,424

9,830

1,406

16.7%

Cashiers

4,817

5,770

953

19.8%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

5,509

6,404

895

16.2%

Managers & Administrators, NEC*

4,748

5,613

865

18.2%

Child Care Workers

2,764

3,561

797

28.8%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

3,634

4,283

649

17.9%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

4,858

5,504

646

13.3%

Systems Analysts

2,396

3,015

619

25.8%

Food Preparation Workers

2,211

2,772

561

25.4%

Carpenters

4,676

5,195

519

11.1%

Waiters & Waitresses

3,467

3,984

517

14.9%

Hand Packers & Packagers

1,851

2,350

499

27.0%

Teachers, Elementary

2,654

3,127

473

17.8%

Reception/Information Clks

2,245

2,716

471

21.0%

Teachers, Secondary School

2,521

2,966

445

17.7%

Painters & Paperhangers

1,695

2,095

400

23.6%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

1,620

1,987

367

22.7%

Automotive Mechanics

2,228

2,579

351

15.8%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

1,216

1,564

348

28.6%

Instructors & Coaches, Sports

928

1,274

346

37.3%

Registered Nurses

2,418

2,762

344

14.2%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

1,907

2,246

339

17.8%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

1,852

2,171

319

17.2%

Truck Drivers, Light

1,978

2,297

319

16.1%

Cooks, Restaurant

1,541

1,850

309

20.1%

Service Supervisors, NEC*

1,831

2,133

302

16.5%

Janitors & Cleaners

3,007

3,293

286

9.5%

Clerical Supervisors

1,953

2,237

284

14.5%

Engineers, NEC

2,218

2,488

270

12.2%

Computer Support Specialists

482

752

270

56.0%

Computer Scientists, NEC

256

523

267

104.3%

Hairdressers & Hairstylists

2,012

2,261

249

12.4%

Truck Drivers, Heavy

2,326

2,575

249

10.7%

Electrical/Electronic Assemb

917

1,151

234

25.5%

Computer Engineers

569

798

229

40.2%

Correction Officers

714

943

229

32.1%

Cooks, Fast Food

880

1,100

220

25.0%

Sales Representatives, NEC

1,746

1,950

204

11.7%

General Office Clerks

5,765

5,968

203

3.5%

Dental Assistants

629

822

193

30.7%

Electrical & Electronic Engineer

2,591

2,780

189

7.3%

Social Workers, Exc Med, Psych

793

981

188

23.7%

Sales & Related Workrs

1,149

1,334

185

16.1%

Teachers, Preschool/Kindergartn

1,015

1,199

184

18.1%

*NEC=Not Elsewhere Classified

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