| SOC Code | SOC Title | 2006 4th Qtr Estimate | 2008 4th Qtr Projected | Annual Growth Openings | Annual Replacement Openings | Total Annual Openings | Annual Growth Rate |
| 00-0000 | Total, All Occupations | 120,845 | 122,700 | 1,195 | 2,928 | 4,123 | 0.76% |
| 11-0000 | Management Occupations | 6,183 | 6,308 | 65 | 102 | 167 | 1.01% |
| 11-1000 | Top Executives | 2,356 | 2,410 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 1.14% |
| 11-1011 | Chief Executives | 578 | 592 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1.20% |
| 11-1021 | General and Operations Managers | 1,719 | 1,760 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 1.19% |
| 11-1031 | Legislators | 59 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.85% |
| 11-2000 | Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sa | 387 | 398 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.41% |
| 11-2011 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | 119 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.25% |
| 11-2021 | Marketing Managers | 44 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 11-2022 | Sales Managers | 184 | 192 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.15% |
| 11-2031 | Public Relations Managers | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 11-3000 | Operations Specialties Managers | 1,057 | 1,079 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 1.04% |
| 11-3011 | Administrative Services Managers | 210 | 215 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.18% |
| 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 175 | 179 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.14% |
| 11-3031 | Financial Managers | 386 | 394 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.03% |
| 11-3041 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 11-3042 | Training and Development Managers | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11-3049 | Human Resources Managers, All Other | 54 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.84% |
| 11-3051 | Industrial Production Managers | 56 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.89% |
| 11-3061 | Purchasing Managers | 33 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.53% |
| 11-3071 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 103 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.45% |
| 11-9000 | Other Management Occupations | 2,383 | 2,421 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 0.79% |
| 11-9011 | Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers | 26 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.90% |
| 11-9021 | Construction Managers | 63 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.79% |
| 11-9031 | Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Pr | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 11-9033 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 76 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.31% |
| 11-9041 | Engineering Managers | 85 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.90% |
| 11-9051 | Food Service Managers | 170 | 175 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.46% |
| 11-9081 | Lodging Managers | 29 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.39% |
| 11-9111 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 447 | 456 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.00% |
| 11-9121 | Natural Sciences Managers | 49 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.02% |
| 11-9131 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 102 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -0.49% |
| 11-9141 | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 195 | 196 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.26% |
| 11-9151 | Social and Community Service Managers | 129 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.54% |
| 11-9199 | Managers, All Other | 739 | 747 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.54% |
| 13-0000 | Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 5,393 | 5,549 | 78 | 87 | 165 | 1.44% |
| 13-1000 | Business Operations Specialists | 2,770 | 2,857 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 1.56% |
| 13-1022 | Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products | 79 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 13-1023 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Produc | 114 | 116 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.87% |
| 13-1031 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 413 | 430 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2.04% |
| 13-1041 | Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Healt | 415 | 424 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.08% |
| 13-1051 | Cost Estimators | 96 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.04% |
| 13-1061 | Emergency Management Specialists | 32 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.55% |
| 13-1071 | Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists | 114 | 119 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.17% |
| 13-1072 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 94 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.63% |
| 13-1073 | Training and Development Specialists | 195 | 199 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.02% |
| 13-1079 | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, | 116 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.71% |
| 13-1081 | Logisticians | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 140 | 142 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.71% |
| 13-1121 | Meeting and Convention Planners | 153 | 157 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.30% |
| 13-1199 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 767 | 798 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 2.00% |
| 13-2000 | Financial Specialists | 2,623 | 2,692 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 1.31% |
| 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors | 1,527 | 1,567 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 1.30% |
| 13-2021 | Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate | 86 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.30% |
| 13-2031 | Budget Analysts | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 13-2041 | Credit Analysts | 42 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 13-2051 | Financial Analysts | 137 | 140 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.09% |
| 13-2052 | Personal Financial Advisors | 180 | 189 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.47% |
| 13-2053 | Insurance Underwriters | 82 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.21% |
| 13-2061 | Financial Examiners | 43 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.16% |
| 13-2072 | Loan Officers | 142 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.40% |
| 13-2081 | Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 73 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.36% |
| 13-2099 | Financial Specialists, All Other | 60 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 15-0000 | Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 1,933 | 2,008 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 1.92% |
| 15-1000 | Computer Specialists | 1,908 | 1,985 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 2.00% |
| 15-1021 | Computer Programmers | 482 | 478 | 0 | 11 | 11 | -0.42% |
| 15-1031 | Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 77 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.20% |
| 15-1032 | Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | 113 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.48% |
| 15-1041 | Computer Support Specialists | 370 | 384 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1.87% |
| 15-1051 | Computer Systems Analysts | 204 | 213 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2.18% |
| 15-1061 | Database Administrators | 100 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.47% |
| 15-1071 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 191 | 203 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3.09% |
| 15-1081 | Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 302 | 328 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4.22% |
| 15-2000 | Mathematical Scientists | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.08% |
| 15-2031 | Operations Research Analysts | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8.71% |
| 17-0000 | Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 1,424 | 1,447 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 0.80% |
| 17-1000 | Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers | 63 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.57% |
| 17-1022 | Surveyors | 53 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.94% |
| 17-2000 | Engineers | 768 | 780 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0.78% |
| 17-2041 | Chemical Engineers | 85 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4.21% |
| 17-2051 | Civil Engineers | 317 | 325 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.25% |
| 17-2072 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 30 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.28% |
| 17-2081 | Environmental Engineers | 27 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.84% |
| 17-2111 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers | 62 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.80% |
| 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | 36 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.74% |
| 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 39 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.53% |
| 17-2151 | Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Eng | 40 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.24% |
| 17-2171 | Petroleum Engineers | 29 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.71% |
| 17-3000 | Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians | 593 | 602 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.76% |
| 17-3011 | Architectural and Civil Drafters | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 17-3013 | Mechanical Drafters | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 17-3022 | Civil Engineering Technicians | 229 | 234 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.09% |
| 17-3023 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians | 119 | 123 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67% |
| 17-3025 | Environmental Engineering Technicians | 50 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00% |
| 17-3031 | Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 69 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.72% |
| 19-0000 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 1,387 | 1,393 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 0.22% |
| 19-1000 | Life Scientists | 218 | 217 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -0.23% |
| 19-1022 | Microbiologists | 48 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 19-1032 | Foresters | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 19-2000 | Physical Scientists | 419 | 422 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.36% |
| 19-3000 | Social Scientists and Related Workers | 451 | 456 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.55% |
| 19-3011 | Economists | 47 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.06% |
| 19-3021 | Market Research Analysts | 53 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -0.95% |
| 19-3031 | Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 67 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 19-4000 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians | 299 | 298 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -0.17% |
| 19-4031 | Chemical Technicians | 90 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3.39% |
| 19-4092 | Forensic Science Technicians | 34 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.90% |
| 21-0000 | Community and Social Services Occupations | 2,096 | 2,145 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 1.16% |
| 21-1000 | Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social S | 1,993 | 2,042 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 1.22% |
| 21-1011 | Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | 35 | 36 | 1 | 1 |