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Top Ten O*NET Skills Needed for Pacific Mountain Consortium's Occupations 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.	Social Perceptiveness	Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
6.	Writing	Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
7.	Reading Comprehension	Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
8.	Problem Identification	Identifying the nature of problems
9.	Information Gathering	Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
10.	Information Organization	Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information

Top Ten O*NET Knowledge Areas Needed for Pacific Mountain Consortium's Occupatons 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.	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
8.	Administration and Management	Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
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.	Computers and Electronics	Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming

Projections of Pacific Mountain Consortium's Top Ten Occupations Based on Annual Openings Prepared October 29, 1999 Base-year 1998 with projections to 2008
*Occupational Title*	Est. Employment		*Total Openings*	Annual
*Occupational Title*	1998	2008	*Total Openings*	Growth	Replacements	Openings
Salespersons, Retail	5393	6484	1091	109	171	280
Cashiers	4259	5005	746	74	186	260
Prof, Paraprof, Techns, NEC	4851	5881	1030	104	120	224
Managers & Administrators,NEC	4569	5640	1071	108	97	205
Waiters & Waitresses	2986	3467	481	49	152	201
General Office Clerks	4092	4661	569	57	94	151
Food Preparation Workers	1911	2450	539	54	97	151
Comb Food Prep/Serv Wkrs	2049	2475	426	43	104	147
General Mgrs & Top Execs	3593	4149	556	55	77	132
Teachers, Secondary School	2531	3104	573	57	75	132