Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Projected Change %Change Sort ascending Avg. Annl Openings
Washington Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants 590 640 50 8.5 100
Washington Architectural and Engineering Managers 5,140 5,570 430 8.4 450
Washington Cargo and Freight Agents 2,250 2,440 190 8.4 270
Washington Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 1,070 1,160 90 8.4 130
Washington Geological and Hydrologic Technicians 120 130 10 8.3 20
Washington Mathematicians 120 130 10 8.3 10
Washington Nurse Midwives 120 130 10 8.3 10
Washington Buyers and Purchasing Agents 17,370 18,800 1,430 8.2 2,030
Washington Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 2,200 2,380 180 8.2 280
Washington Surveyors 970 1,050 80 8.2 100
Washington Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,720 1,860 140 8.1 220
Washington Budget Analysts 880 950 70 8 80
Washington Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1,500 1,620 120 8 210
Washington Civil Engineers 12,120 13,080 960 7.9 1,070
Washington Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 3,430 3,700 270 7.9 530
Washington Financial Examiners 640 690 50 7.8 60
Washington Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 260 280 20 7.7 20
Washington Architectural and Civil Drafters 2,340 2,520 180 7.7 270
Washington Life Scientists, All Other 260 280 20 7.7 20
Washington Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3,310 3,560 250 7.6 270
Washington Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 1,570 1,690 120 7.6 220
Washington Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 4,860 5,230 370 7.6 570
Washington Urban and Regional Planners 2,510 2,700 190 7.6 260
Washington Electrical and Electronics Drafters 400 430 30 7.5 50
Washington Hoist and Winch Operators 400 430 30 7.5 60
Washington Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 9,850 10,590 740 7.5 920
Washington Pipelayers 950 1,020 70 7.4 110
Washington Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 36,780 39,510 2,730 7.4 4,230
Washington Construction and Building Inspectors 3,770 4,040 270 7.2 500
Washington Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 3,200 3,430 230 7.2 370
Washington Mechanical Engineering Technicians 850 910 60 7.1 90
Washington Nuclear Engineers 1,570 1,680 110 7 120
Washington Social Workers, All Other 1,000 1,070 70 7 110
Washington Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,310 1,400 90 6.9 180
Washington Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 1,010 1,080 70 6.9 60
Washington Legislators 720 770 50 6.9 60
Washington Procurement Clerks 1,440 1,540 100 6.9 150
Washington Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 8,380 8,960 580 6.9 1,020
Washington Anesthesiologists (SOC 2018) 1,030 1,100 70 6.8 40
Washington Parts Salespersons 5,300 5,660 360 6.8 730
Washington Tour and Travel Guides 740 790 50 6.8 130
Washington Civil Engineering Technicians 1,630 1,740 110 6.7 180
Washington Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 450 480 30 6.7 60
Washington Fire Inspectors and Investigators 150 160 10 6.7 20
Washington Firefighters 5,840 6,230 390 6.7 520
Washington Furniture Finishers 600 640 40 6.7 90
Washington Landscape Architects 1,050 1,120 70 6.7 90
Washington Subway and Streetcar Operators 150 160 10 6.7 20
Washington Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 760 810 50 6.6 90
Washington Library Assistants, Clerical 2,730 2,910 180 6.6 470
Washington Food Processing Workers, All Other 310 330 20 6.5 40
Washington Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1,850 1,970 120 6.5 220
Washington Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 3,950 4,200 250 6.3 460
Washington Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 8,210 8,730 520 6.3 740
Washington Meter Readers, Utilities 810 860 50 6.2 70
Washington Highway Maintenance Workers 2,630 2,790 160 6.1 310
Washington Crane and Tower Operators 1,340 1,420 80 6 160
Washington Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 2,520 2,670 150 6 260
Washington Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity (SOC 2018) 7,770 8,230 460 5.9 1,010
Washington Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 340 360 20 5.9 40
Washington Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 6,890 7,290 400 5.8 580
Washington Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 2,760 2,920 160 5.8 300
Washington Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 3,590 3,800 210 5.8 370
Washington Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 530 560 30 5.7 70
Washington Tire Repairers and Changers 2,970 3,140 170 5.7 390
Washington Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 180 190 10 5.6 20
Washington Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 710 750 40 5.6 90
Washington Maintenance Workers, Machinery 890 940 50 5.6 90
Washington Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 16,080 16,970 890 5.5 1,980
Washington Upholsterers 550 580 30 5.5 50
Washington Conservation Scientists 1,110 1,170 60 5.4 120
Washington Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2,430 2,560 130 5.3 300
Washington Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 190 200 10 5.3 20
Washington First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 5,290 5,570 280 5.3 820
Washington Medical Transcriptionists 1,310 1,380 70 5.3 200
Washington Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 8,260 8,700 440 5.3 810
Washington Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3,240 3,410 170 5.2 520
Washington Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 1,360 1,430 70 5.1 160
Washington Cooks, All Other 200 210 10 5 30
Washington Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 200 210 10 5 20
Washington Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 410 430 20 4.9 50
Washington Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,890 1,980 90 4.8 160
Washington Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1,460 1,530 70 4.8 160
Washington Photographers 3,570 3,740 170 4.8 360
Washington Bill and Account Collectors 2,970 3,110 140 4.7 350
Washington Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 75,870 79,390 3,520 4.6 12,740
Washington General Internal Medicine Physicians 670 700 30 4.5 30
Washington Millwrights 1,550 1,620 70 4.5 150
Washington Transportation Inspectors 660 690 30 4.5 80
Washington Correctional Officers and Jailers 7,350 7,670 320 4.4 750
Washington Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 9,010 9,410 400 4.4 1,060
Washington Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 680 710 30 4.4 120
Washington Agricultural Inspectors 700 730 30 4.3 120
Washington Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 2,360 2,460 100 4.2 230
Washington Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 980 1,020 40 4.1 110
Washington Logging Equipment Operators 2,270 2,360 90 4 370
Washington Riggers 1,010 1,050 40 4 110
Washington Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,030 1,070 40 3.9 110
Washington Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 3,550 3,690 140 3.9 470
Washington Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,060 2,140 80 3.9 190
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