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

1998

2005

Occupation

Employment

Employment

Growth

Percentage

Salespersons, Retail

6,880

7,506

626

9.1%

Child Care Workers

2,732

3,356

624

22.8%

Managers & Administrators, NEC*

2,999

3,520

521

17.4%

Cashiers

4,636

5,152

516

11.1%

Registered Nurses

3,949

4,427

478

12.1%

Teachers, Secondary School

2,526

2,994

468

18.5%

Teachers, Elementary

2,452

2,908

456

18.6%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

4,680

5,080

400

8.5%

Truck Drivers, Heavy

3,189

3,572

383

12.0%

Reception/Information Clks

2,181

2,544

363

16.6%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

2,856

3,216

360

12.6%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

2,126

2,484

358

16.8%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

3,860

4,196

336

8.7%

Waiters & Waitresses

3,154

3,482

328

10.4%

Systems Analysts

586

895

309

52.7%

Food Preparation Workers

1,857

2,164

307

16.5%

Cooks, Fast Food

1,342

1,611

269

20.0%

Clerical Supervisors

2,127

2,395

268

12.6%

Home Health Aides

1,171

1,426

255

21.8%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

1,419

1,670

251

17.7%

Janitors & Cleaners

3,845

4,091

246

6.4%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

2,110

2,347

237

11.2%

Cooks, Restaurant

1,477

1,710

233

15.8%

Truck Drivers, Light

1,906

2,139

233

12.2%

Service Supervisors, NEC*

1,647

1,876

229

13.9%

Medical Assistants

459

687

228

49.7%

Personal/Home Care Aides

641

866

225

35.1%

General Office Clerks

4,641

4,860

219

4.7%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

894

1,112

218

24.4%

Lawyers

1,263

1,476

213

16.9%

Automotive Mechanics

1,541

1,727

186

12.1%

Physicians

1,037

1,217

180

17.4%

Accountants & Auditors

1,622

1,801

179

11.0%

Human Services Workers

337

506

169

50.1%

Sales Representatives, NEC*

2,444

2,611

167

6.8%

Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

1,547

1,712

165

10.7%

Dental Assistants

621

779

158

25.4%

Hand Packers & Packagers

1,023

1,174

151

14.8%

Social Workers, Med & Psyc

614

761

147

23.9%

Social Workers, Exc Med, Psych

754

899

145

19.2%

Paralegals

252

397

145

57.5%

Bill & Account Collectors

623

767

144

23.1%

Helpers & Laborers, NEC*

2,530

2,669

139

5.5%

Amusement & Recreation Attends

660

797

137

20.8%

Hand Workers, NEC*

797

925

128

16.1%

Dental Hygienists

383

503

120

31.3%

*NEC=Not Elsewhere Classified

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