Occupational Projections
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WORKFORCE West Virginia
Last Updated: 8-02-07
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Occupational Projections
Workforce Investment Area 4
2006-2008

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                                       78,531 79,352 688 1,978 2,666 0.52%
11-0000 Management Occupations                                       3,121 3,150 23 53 76 0.46%
11-1000 Top Executives                                               1,119 1,141 11 19 30 0.98%
11-1011 Chief Executives                                             233 241 4 4 8 1.70%
11-1021 General and Operations Managers                              797 811 7 14 21 0.87%
11-1031 Legislators                                                  89 89 0 1 1 0.00%
11-2000 Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sa 144 141 0 2 2 -1.05%
11-2011 Advertising and Promotions Managers                          11 10 0 0 0 -4.65%
11-2021 Marketing Managers                                           57 56 0 1 1 -0.88%
11-2022 Sales Managers                                               63 63 0 1 1 0.00%
11-3000 Operations Specialties Managers                              651 651 5 10 15 0.00%
11-3011 Administrative Services Managers                             113 114 1 2 3 0.44%
11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers                    52 52 0 1 1 0.00%
11-3031 Financial Managers                                           184 188 2 2 4 1.08%
11-3041 Compensation and Benefits Managers                           11 11 0 0 0 0.00%
11-3049 Human Resources Managers, All Other                          28 28 0 1 1 0.00%
11-3051 Industrial Production Managers                               155 148 0 3 3 -2.28%
11-3061 Purchasing Managers                                          44 42 0 1 1 -2.30%
11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers           53 55 1 1 2 1.87%
11-9000 Other Management Occupations                                 1,207 1,217 8 22 30 0.41%
11-9032 Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School    251 251 0 6 6 0.00%
11-9033 Education Administrators, Postsecondary                      21 22 1 1 2 2.35%
11-9041 Engineering Managers                                         29 28 0 1 1 -1.74%
11-9051 Food Service Managers                                        169 175 3 3 6 1.76%
11-9081 Lodging Managers                                             20 21 1 1 2 2.47%
11-9111 Medical and Health Services Managers                         161 164 2 3 5 0.93%
11-9131 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents                         55 54 0 1 1 -0.91%
11-9151 Social and Community Service Managers                        51 51 0 1 1 0.00%
11-9199 Managers, All Other                                          277 281 2 5 7 0.72%
13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations                2,894 2,971 43 48 91 1.32%
13-1000 Business Operations Specialists                              1,678 1,728 29 27 56 1.48%
13-1022 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products            88 86 0 3 3 -1.14%
13-1023 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Produc 138 142 2 3 5 1.44%
13-1041 Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Healt 90 91 1 2 3 0.55%
13-1051 Cost Estimators                                              74 77 2 2 4 2.01%
13-1071 Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists           30 32 1 1 2 3.28%
13-1072 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists         28 29 1 1 2 1.77%
13-1073 Training and Development Specialists                         97 101 2 1 3 2.04%
13-1079 Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists,  140 147 4 2 6 2.47%
13-1111 Management Analysts                                          290 295 3 4 7 0.86%
13-1121 Meeting and Convention Planners                              48 49 1 1 2 1.04%
13-1199 Business Operations Specialists, All Other                   390 411 11 6 17 2.66%
13-2000 Financial Specialists                                        1,216 1,243 14 21 35 1.10%
13-2011 Accountants and Auditors                                     741 759 9 13 22 1.21%
13-2021 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate                      54 54 0 1 1 0.00%
13-2053 Insurance Underwriters                                       25 26 1 1 2 1.98%
13-2072 Loan Officers                                                121 124 2 2 4 1.23%
13-2081 Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents                44 44 0 1 1 0.00%
13-2099 Financial Specialists, All Other                             91 95 2 2 4 2.17%
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations                        684 712 15 7 22 2.03%
15-1000 Computer Specialists                                         682 710 15 7 22 2.03%
15-1021 Computer Programmers                                         60 59 0 2 2 -0.84%
15-1031 Computer Software Engineers, Applications                    21 22 1 0 1 2.35%
15-1041 Computer Support Specialists                                 115 118 2 1 3 1.30%
15-1051 Computer Systems Analysts                                    52 56 2 1 3 3.77%
15-1061 Database Administrators                                      27 28 1 0 1 1.84%
15-1071 Network and Computer Systems Administrators                  40 41 1 1 2 1.24%
15-1081 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts             56 59 2 1 3 2.64%
17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations                     697 688 7 15 22 -0.65%
17-1000 Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers                     20 22 1 1 2 4.88%
17-1022 Surveyors                                                    19 21 1 1 2 5.13%
17-2000 Engineers                                                    384 375 2 7 9 -1.18%
17-2051 Civil Engineers                                              66 70 2 1 3 2.99%
17-2071 Electrical Engineers                                         58 56 0 1 1 -1.74%
17-2081 Environmental Engineers                                      34 32 0 1 1 -2.99%
17-2111 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers  29 29 0 1 1 0.00%
17-2112 Industrial Engineers                                         71 69 0 2 2 -1.42%
17-2141 Mechanical Engineers                                         41 40 0 1 1 -1.23%
17-3000 Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians               293 291 4 7 11 -0.34%
17-3013 Mechanical Drafters                                          31 31 0 1 1 0.00%
17-3023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians            99 92 0 2 2 -3.60%
17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other          12 13 1 1 2 4.08%
17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians                            15 17 1 1 2 6.46%
19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations               1,019 980 4 23 27 -1.93%
19-1000 Life Scientists                                              45 45 0 1 1 0.00%
19-1032 Foresters                                                    19 19 0 1 1 0.00%
19-2000 Physical Scientists                                          335 319 1 8 9 -2.42%
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers           19 21 1 1 2 5.13%
19-3000 Social Scientists and Related Workers                        208 208 3 5 8 0.00%
19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists               48 51 2 1 3 3.08%
19-4000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians               431 408 0 9 9 -2.70%
19-4031 Chemical Technicians                                         298 278 0 7 7 -3.41%
21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations                    1,657 1,713 28 27 55 1.68%
21-1000 Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social S 1,645 1,700 28 27 55 1.66%
21-1011 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors           15 16 1 1 2 3.28%
21-1012 Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors               131 135 2 3 5 1.52%
21-1019 Counselors, All Other                                        11 12 1 0 1 4.45%
21-1021 Child, Family, and School Social Workers                     376 384 4 6 10 1.06%
21-1022 Medical and Public Health Social Workers                     74 76 1 1 2 1.34%
21-1023 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers             103 107 2 2 4 1.92%
21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants                          595 621 13 10 23 2.16%
21-2000 Religious Workers                                            12 13 1 0 1 4.08%
21-2011 Clergy                                                       12 12 0 0 0 0.00%
23-0000 Legal Occupations                                            549 567 9 5 14 1.63%
23-1000 Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers                         243 247 2 3 5 0.82%
23-1011 Lawyers                                                      199 202 2 3 5 0.75%
23-1023 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates                   39 40 1 1 2 1.27%
23-2000 Legal Support Workers                                        306 320 7 2 9 2.26%
23-2011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants                              243 256 7 2 9 2.64%
23-2093 Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers                  47 48 1 1 2 1.06%
25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations                 4,188 4,265 39 80 119 0.92%
25-1000 Postsecondary Teachers                                       298 313 8 6 14 2.49%
25-1011 Business Teachers, Postsecondary                             17 18 1 1 2 2.90%
25-1191 Graduate Teaching Assistants                                 12 12 0 1 1 0.00%
25-1194 Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary                 66 68 1 2 3 1.50%
25-2000 Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers    3,036 3,079 22 60 82 0.71%
25-2011 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education                 311 320 5 3 8 1.44%
25-2012 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education              151 154 2 2 4 0.99%
25-2021 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education         972 984 6 19 25 0.62%
25-2022 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Educat 550 553 2 11 13 0.27%
25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Edu 447 449 1 12