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Top Ten O*NET Skills Needed for Olympic Consortium's Occuptions with the Most Jobs Prepared October 29, 1999
Ranking	*ONET Skill Needed**	Description of Skill
1.	Speaking	Talking to others to effectively convey information
2.	Active Listening	Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
3.	Service Orientation	Actively looking for ways to help people
4.	Mathematics	Using mathematics to solve problems
5.	Writing	Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
6.	Social Perceptiveness	Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
7.	Reading Comprehension	Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
8.	Problem Identification	Identifying the nature of problems
9.	Information Organization	Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
10.	Information Gathering	Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information

Top Ten O*NET Knowledge Areas Needed for Olympic Consortium's Occupations with the Most Jobs Prepared October 29, 1999
Ranking	*ONET Knowledge Needed**	Description of Knowledge
1.	Customer and Personal Service	Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques
2.	English Language	Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
3	Mathematics	Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
4.	Clerical	Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, stenography and transcription, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology
5.	Sales and Marketing	Knowledge of principles and methods involved in showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstration and sales techniques, and sales control systems
6.	Economics and Accounting	Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
7.	Computers and Electronics	Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
8.	Education and Training	Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles
9.	Communications and Media	Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
10.	Psychology	Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders

Projections of Olympic Consortium's Top Ten Occupations Based on Annual Openings Prepared October 29, 1999 Base-year employment 1998 with projections to 2008
*Occupational Title*	Est. Employment		*Total Openings*	*Annual*
*Occupational Title*	1998	2008	*Total Openings*	Growth	Replacements	Openings
Salespersons, Retail	4557	5498	941	95	144	239
Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs	2584	3281	697	69	132	201
Cashiers	2918	3500	582	58	128	186
Waiters & Waitresses	2070	2460	390	39	105	144
Food Preparation Workers	1326	1783	457	46	68	114
Teachers, Secondary School	1771	2221	450	46	53	99
General Office Clerks	2436	2786	350	35	56	91
General Mgrs & Top Execs	2319	2724	405	41	49	90
Managers & Administrators,NEC	1756	2253	497	50	37	87
Systems Analysts	875	1679	804	81	6	87