| 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 | 79,051 | 80,435 | 815 | 2,007 | 2,822 | 0.87% |
| 11-0000 | Management Occupations | 2,963 | 3,020 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 0.96% |
| 11-1000 | Top Executives | 905 | 920 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 0.83% |
| 11-1011 | Chief Executives | 184 | 190 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.62% |
| 11-1021 | General and Operations Managers | 641 | 651 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.78% |
| 11-1031 | Legislators | 80 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.63% |
| 11-2000 | Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sa | 159 | 165 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.87% |
| 11-2021 | Marketing Managers | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.60% |
| 11-2022 | Sales Managers | 130 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.15% |
| 11-3000 | Operations Specialties Managers | 486 | 501 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.53% |
| 11-3011 | Administrative Services Managers | 121 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.82% |
| 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 63 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.13% |
| 11-3031 | Financial Managers | 160 | 166 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.86% |
| 11-3041 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.77% |
| 11-3049 | Human Resources Managers, All Other | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.08% |
| 11-3051 | Industrial Production Managers | 49 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.02% |
| 11-3061 | Purchasing Managers | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11-3071 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 44 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.14% |
| 11-9000 | Other Management Occupations | 1,413 | 1,434 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 0.74% |
| 11-9031 | Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Pr | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.15% |
| 11-9032 | Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 272 | 274 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.37% |
| 11-9041 | Engineering Managers | 24 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.07% |
| 11-9051 | Food Service Managers | 117 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.27% |
| 11-9081 | Lodging Managers | 43 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.16% |
| 11-9111 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 185 | 189 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.08% |
| 11-9121 | Natural Sciences Managers | 46 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 11-9131 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 53 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.95% |
| 11-9151 | Social and Community Service Managers | 39 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.27% |
| 11-9199 | Managers, All Other | 250 | 253 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.60% |
| 13-0000 | Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 2,046 | 2,126 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 1.94% |
| 13-1000 | Business Operations Specialists | 1,151 | 1,202 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 2.19% |
| 13-1022 | Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 13-1023 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Produc | 121 | 126 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.05% |
| 13-1031 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 82 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.21% |
| 13-1041 | Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Healt | 97 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.53% |
| 13-1051 | Cost Estimators | 70 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.12% |
| 13-1071 | Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists | 27 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.84% |
| 13-1072 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 32 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.55% |
| 13-1073 | Training and Development Specialists | 112 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.64% |
| 13-1079 | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, | 65 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.77% |
| 13-1081 | Logisticians | 31 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.60% |
| 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 139 | 144 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.78% |
| 13-1121 | Meeting and Convention Planners | 38 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.31% |
| 13-1199 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 301 | 319 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2.95% |
| 13-2000 | Financial Specialists | 895 | 924 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1.61% |
| 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors | 461 | 475 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.51% |
| 13-2021 | Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate | 106 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.94% |
| 13-2031 | Budget Analysts | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.74% |
| 13-2051 | Financial Analysts | 23 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.26% |
| 13-2072 | Loan Officers | 112 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.89% |
| 13-2081 | Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 51 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.98% |
| 13-2099 | Financial Specialists, All Other | 27 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.84% |
| 15-0000 | Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 1,065 | 1,137 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 3.33% |
| 15-1000 | Computer Specialists | 1,055 | 1,126 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 3.31% |
| 15-1021 | Computer Programmers | 127 | 128 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.39% |
| 15-1031 | Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 162 | 178 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4.82% |
| 15-1032 | Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | 58 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5.05% |
| 15-1041 | Computer Support Specialists | 144 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.06% |
| 15-1051 | Computer Systems Analysts | 155 | 168 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.11% |
| 15-1071 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 123 | 133 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.99% |
| 15-1081 | Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 82 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5.35% |
| 15-1099 | Computer Specialists, All Other | 168 | 176 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.35% |
| 17-0000 | Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 572 | 586 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1.22% |
| 17-1000 | Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 17-2000 | Engineers | 342 | 353 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.60% |
| 17-2051 | Civil Engineers | 85 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.33% |
| 17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.60% |
| 17-2111 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.90% |
| 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | 73 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.36% |
| 17-2199 | Engineers, All Other | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 17-3000 | Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians | 206 | 209 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73% |
| 17-3013 | Mechanical Drafters | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.53% |
| 17-3022 | Civil Engineering Technicians | 44 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 17-3023 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians | 35 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.20% |
| 17-3029 | Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 32 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.57% |
| 17-3031 | Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.06% |
| 19-0000 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 641 | 661 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1.55% |
| 19-1000 | Life Scientists | 130 | 133 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.15% |
| 19-1023 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.07% |
| 19-1029 | Biological Scientists, All Other | 46 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.08% |
| 19-1031 | Conservation Scientists | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 19-1032 | Foresters | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 19-2000 | Physical Scientists | 119 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.67% |
| 19-2031 | Chemists | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.25% |
| 19-2041 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 69 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.72% |
| 19-3000 | Social Scientists and Related Workers | 110 | 116 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.69% |
| 19-3021 | Market Research Analysts | 24 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.08% |
| 19-3031 | Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 40 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.68% |
| 19-3099 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 19-4000 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians | 282 | 289 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.23% |
| 19-4021 | Biological Technicians | 93 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.07% |
| 19-4031 | Chemical Technicians | 51 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.90% |
| 19-4093 | Forest and Conservation Technicians | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.77% |
| 19-4099 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.15% |
| 21-0000 | Community and Social Services Occupations | 1,040 | 1,080 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 1.90% |
| 21-1000 | Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social S | 1,024 | 1,062 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 1.84% |
| 21-1012 | Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors | 187 | 191 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.06% |
| 21-1014 | Mental Health Counselors | 25 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.98% |
| 21-1015 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 21-1021 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 257 | 265 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.54% |
| 21-1022 | Medical and Public Health Social Workers | 84 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.77% |
| 21-1023 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 64 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.32% |
| 21-1092 | Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.60% |
| 21-2000 | Religious Workers | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.07% |
| 23-0000 | Legal Occupations | 663 | 688 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1.87% |
| 23-1000 | Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers | 335 | 345 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.48% |
| 23-1011 | Lawyers | 288 | 297 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.55% |
| 23-1023 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 36 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.38% |
| 23-2000 | Legal Support Workers | 328 | 343 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.26% |
| 23-2011 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 262 | 276 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2.64% |
| 23-2093 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 23-2099 | Legal Support Workers, All Other | 17 |