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

 

1998

2005

Occupation

Employment

Employment

Growth

Percentage

Prof, Paraprof, Techns, NEC*

4,666

5,370

704

15.1%

Managers & Administrators, NEC*

3,487

4,087

600

17.2%

Computer Support Specialists

710

1,173

463

65.2%

Salespersons, Retail

2,984

3,325

341

11.4%

Systems Analysts

533

866

333

62.5%

Clerical/Admin Wkrs, NEC*

2,116

2,435

319

15.1%

Child Care Workers

1,065

1,324

259

24.3%

Reception/Information Clks

1,000

1,244

244

24.4%

Helpers & Laborers, NEC*

1,385

1,604

219

15.8%

Teachers, Secondary School

1,291

1,509

218

16.9%

Food Preparation Workers

1,002

1,207

205

20.5%

Teachers, Elementary

1,210

1,414

204

16.9%

Teacher Aides, Paraprof

1,225

1,429

204

16.7%

General Mgrs & Top Execs

1,865

2,060

195

10.5%

Cashiers

1,830

2,020

190

10.4%

Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs

1,205

1,394

189

15.7%

Waiters & Waitresses

1,437

1,616

179

12.5%

General Office Clerks

2,315

2,493

178

7.7%

Registered Nurses

1,261

1,435

174

13.8%

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

1,642

1,810

168

10.2%

Janitors & Cleaners

1,265

1,409

144

11.4%

Medical Assistants

231

371

140

60.6%

Accountants & Auditors

1,229

1,368

139

11.3%

Clerical Supervisors

904

1,042

138

15.3%

Social Workers, Exc Med, Psych

626

760

134

21.4%

Lawyers

737

867

130

17.6%

Nursing Aides & Orderlies

658

781

123

18.7%

Automotive Mechanics

607

724

117

19.3%

Civil Engineers, Incl Traffic

556

661

105

18.9%

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

402

504

102

25.4%

Personnel/Train/Lab Rel Specs

422

520

98

23.2%

Truck Drivers, Heavy

939

1,036

97

10.3%

Cooks, Restaurant

539

635

96

17.8%

Service Workers, NEC*

910

1,006

96

10.5%

Teachers, Preschool/Kindergartn

482

577

95

19.7%

Service Supervisors, NEC*

734

826

92

12.5%

Maintenance Repairers, Gen Util

754

846

92

12.2%

Dental Assistants

267

355

88

33.0%

Licensed Practical Nurses

349

434

85

24.4%

Protect Service Occs, NEC*

318

401

83

26.1%

Cooks, Fast Food

365

446

81

22.2%

Personal/Home Care Aides

114

194

80

70.2%

Financial Managers

591

669

78

13.2%

Carpenters

1,154

1,232

78

6.8%

Hand Packers & Packagers

444

520

76

17.1%

Physicians

363

438

75

20.7%

*NEC=Not Elsewhere Classified

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