| SOC Description | 2008 Employment | 2015 Employment | Change 2008-2015 | 2008 CQ | 2015 CQ | Growth CQ | Average Salary | Net New Jobs | Replace Rate | Rep Opens | Total Opens |
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| 00-0000 Total, all occupations | 65706 | 68334 | 0.8% | 1 | 1 | 0% | $42,270.00 | 2628 | 0.2 | 10450 | 13078 |
| 13-1073 Training and development specialists | 205 | 217 | 1.1% | 2 | 2 | -0.06% | $54,830.00 | 12 | 0.2 | 37 | 49 |
| 13-1081 Logisticians | 171 | 188 | 1.9% | 4 | 4 | 0% | $68,600.00 | 17 | 0.2 | 27 | 44 |
| 15-1011 Computer and information scientists, research | 196 | 209 | 1.3% | 16 | 15 | -0.06% | $100,900.00 | 13 | 0.2 | 30 | 43 |
| 15-1021 Computer programmers | 403 | 365 | -2% | 2 | 2 | -0.05% | $73,470.00 | -38 | 0.1 | 53 | 15 |
| 15-1031 Computer software engineers, applications | 883 | 1052 | 3.6% | 4 | 4 | 0% | $87,900.00 | 169 | 0.1 | 52 | 221 |
| 15-1032 Computer software engineers, systems software | 1044 | 1172 | 2.3% | 6 | 6 | -0.04% | $94,520.00 | 128 | 0.1 | 61 | 189 |
| 15-1041 Computer support specialists | 389 | 406 | 0.9% | 2 | 2 | -0.02% | $46,370.00 | 17 | 0.2 | 75 | 92 |
| 15-1051 Computer systems analysts | 702 | 790 | 2.4% | 3 | 3 | 0.02% | $78,830.00 | 88 | 0.2 | 106 | 194 |
| 15-1061 Database administrators | 217 | 242 | 2.2% | 4 | 4 | 0.01% | $72,900.00 | 25 | 0.1 | 25 | 50 |
| 15-1099 Computer specialists, all other | 289 | 303 | 1% | 3 | 3 | -0.01% | $76,000.00 | 14 | 0.2 | 44 | 58 |
| 15-2021 Mathematicians | 39 | 42 | 1.5% | 31 | 29 | -0.04% | $94,960.00 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 | 11 |
| 15-2041 Statisticians | 219 | 229 | 0.9% | 22 | 22 | -0.02% | $74,790.00 | 10 | 0.2 | 45 | 55 |
| 15-2091 Mathematical technicians | 9 | 9 | 0% | 18 | 18 | -0.03% | $42,100.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17-2031 Biomedical engineers | 306 | 344 | 2.4% | 46 | 36 | -0.21% | $81,120.00 | 38 | 0.1 | 44 | 82 |
| 17-2041 Chemical engineers | 329 | 357 | 1.6% | 24 | 27 | 0.13% | $88,760.00 | 28 | 0.2 | 56 | 84 |
| 17-2061 Computer hardware engineers | 271 | 283 | 0.9% | 8 | 9 | 0.05% | $100,180.00 | 12 | 0.2 | 52 | 64 |
| 17-2071 Electrical engineers | 543 | 570 | 1% | 8 | 8 | 0.07% | $85,350.00 | 27 | 0.2 | 87 | 114 |
| 17-2072 Electronics engineers, except computer | 564 | 591 | 0.9% | 9 | 10 | 0.08% | $88,670.00 | 27 | 0.2 | 91 | 118 |
| 17-2081 Environmental engineers | 222 | 232 | 0.9% | 10 | 9 | -0.11% | $77,970.00 | 10 | 0.1 | 32 | 42 |
| 17-2111 Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 81 | 84 | 0.7% | 7 | 7 | 0.01% | $73,830.00 | 3 | 0.2 | 14 | 17 |
| 17-2112 Industrial engineers | 815 | 967 | 3.5% | 9 | 10 | 0.11% | $75,740.00 | 152 | 0.2 | 146 | 298 |
| 17-2131 Materials engineers | 129 | 147 | 2.6% | 12 | 13 | 0.1% | $84,200.00 | 18 | 0.2 | 22 | 40 |
| 17-2141 Mechanical engineers | 758 | 788 | 0.8% | 7 | 7 | 0.03% | $78,200.00 | 30 | 0.2 | 136 | 166 |
| 17-2199 Engineers, all other | 819 | 853 | 0.8% | 10 | 10 | 0.02% | $89,080.00 | 34 | 0.1 | 119 | 153 |
| 17-3023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 491 | 510 | 0.8% | 7 | 7 | 0.08% | $53,990.00 | 19 | 0.1 | 65 | 84 |
| 17-3024 Electro-mechanical technicians | 71 | 73 | 0.6% | 10 | 11 | 0.09% | $48,110.00 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 11 |
| 17-3025 Environmental engineering technicians | 134 | 143 | 1.3% | 15 | 14 | -0.09% | $44,440.00 | 9 | 0.1 | 18 | 27 |
| 17-3026 Industrial engineering technicians | 250 | 278 | 2.1% | 8 | 9 | 0.09% | $50,070.00 | 28 | 0.1 | 33 | 61 |
| 17-3027 Mechanical engineering technicians | 327 | 342 | 0.9% | 16 | 18 | 0.09% | $50,040.00 | 15 | 0.1 | 43 | 58 |
| 17-3029 Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 298 | 312 | 0.9% | 9 | 9 | 0.04% | $56,560.00 | 14 | 0.1 | 39 | 53 |
| 19-1021 Biochemists and biophysicists | 761 | 837 | 1.9% | 77 | 70 | -0.09% | $88,450.00 | 76 | 0.2 | 171 | 247 |
| 19-1022 Microbiologists | 463 | 500 | 1.5% | 63 | 65 | 0.02% | $70,150.00 | 37 | 0.2 | 104 | 141 |
| 19-1029 Biological scientists, all other | 268 | 295 | 1.9% | 20 | 20 | 0% | $68,030.00 | 27 | 0.2 | 60 | 87 |
| 19-1041 Epidemiologists | 21 | 23 | 1.8% | 10 | 10 | 0.02% | $64,500.00 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19-1042 Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 2005 | 2199 | 1.9% | 43 | 38 | -0.11% | $81,870.00 | 194 | 0.1 | 283 | 477 |
| 19-1099 Life scientists, all other | 232 | 256 | 2% | 41 | 42 | 0.02% | $69,020.00 | 24 | 0.1 | 33 | 57 |
| 19-2012 Physicists | 366 | 388 | 1.2% | 54 | 53 | -0.02% | $106,440.00 | 22 | 0.2 | 73 | 95 |
| 19-2031 Chemists | 1951 | 2022 | 0.7% | 53 | 55 | 0.05% | $71,070.00 | 71 | 0.2 | 452 | 523 |
| 19-2032 Materials scientists | 245 | 268 | 1.8% | 58 | 60 | 0.04% | $81,600.00 | 23 | 0.2 | 57 | 80 |
| 19-2041 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 291 | 306 | 1% | 8 | 7 | -0.09% | $65,280.00 | 15 | 0.2 | 58 | 73 |
| 19-2099 Physical scientists, all other | 212 | 226 | 1.3% | 18 | 18 | 0.02% | $91,850.00 | 14 | 0.2 | 38 | 52 |
| 19-4021 Biological technicians | 1615 | 1771 | 1.9% | 47 | 47 | 0.01% | $40,900.00 | 156 | 0.2 | 396 | 552 |
| 19-4031 Chemical technicians | 1053 | 1109 | 1% | 36 | 39 | 0.09% | $43,710.00 | 56 | 0.1 | 148 | 204 |
| 19-4091 Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 144 | 147 | 0.4% | 10 | 8 | -0.12% | $43,180.00 | 3 | 0.3 | 43 | 46 |
| 19-4099 Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 511 | 534 | 0.9% | 18 | 18 | -0.02% | $42,910.00 | 23 | 0.3 | 153 | 176 |
| 25-4021 Librarians | 40 | 42 | 1% | 1 | 1 | 0.02% | $54,700.00 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 9 |
| 27-1021 Commercial and industrial designers | 44 | 46 | 0.9% | 2 | 2 | 0.02% | $61,580.00 | 2 | 0.2 | 9 | 11 |
| 27-3041 Editors | 64 | 65 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 | 0.04% | $57,180.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 12 | 13 |
| 27-3042 Technical writers | 192 | 201 | 0.9% | 9 | 9 | -0.04% | $64,210.00 | 9 | 0.1 | 22 | 31 |
| 29-1111 Registered nurses | 163 | 171 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0% | $65,130.00 | 8 | 0.1 | 20 | 28 |
| 29-1131 Veterinarians | 20 | 22 | 1.9% | 1 | 1 | -0.07% | $89,450.00 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 4 |
| 29-2011 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 85 | 91 | 1.4% | 1 | 1 | 0.01% | $54,050.00 | 6 | 0.1 | 11 | 17 |
| 29-2012 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 155 | 162 | 0.9% | 2 | 2 | -0.03% | $37,150.00 | 7 | 0.1 | 21 | 28 |
| 29-2056 Veterinary technologists and technicians | 10 | 10 | 0% | 0 | 0 | -0.17% | $29,850.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 29-2071 Medical records and health information technicians | 40 | 41 | 0.5% | 1 | 1 | -0.07% | $32,960.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 |
| 29-2099 Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other | 20 | 21 | 1% | 1 | 1 | -0.04% | $41,380.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29-9011 Occupational health and safety specialists | 60 | 58 | -0.7% | 2 | 2 | -0.08% | $63,030.00 | -2 | 0.2 | 14 | 12 |
| 29-9012 Occupational health and safety technicians | 9 | 9 | 0% | 2 | 2 | -0.06% | $47,410.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 29-9099 Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 21 | 24 | 2.7% | 1 | 1 | 0.06% | $50,510.00 | 3 | 0.2 | 5 | 8 |
| 31-9092 Medical assistants | 36 | 39 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 | -0.11% | $29,060.00 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 31-9096 Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 155 | 154 | -0.1% | 5 | 4 | -0.12% | $22,790.00 | -1 | 0.1 | 12 | 11 |
| 43-5061 Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 381 | 390 | 0.5% | 3 | 3 | 0.04% | $42,150.00 | 9 | 0.2 | 66 | 75 |
| 43-5071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 507 | 501 | -0.2% | 2 | 2 | 0.07% | $29,180.00 | -6 | 0.2 | 88 | 82 |
| 43-5111 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 58 | 53 | -1.8% | 2 | 2 | 0.02% | $28,500.00 | -5 | 0.2 | 14 | 9 |
| 43-9111 Statistical assistants | 70 | 73 | 0.8% | 9 | 9 | 0.05% | $36,020.00 | 3 | 0.1 | 8 | 11 |
| 49-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 148 | 153 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 | 0.04% | $59,160.00 | 5 | 0.2 | 27 | 32 |
| 49-2094 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 95 | 106 | 2.2% | 3 | 3 | 0.12% | $49,260.00 | 11 | 0.1 | 11 | 22 |
| 49-9042 Maintenance and repair workers, general | 818 | 844 | 0.6% | 1 | 1 | -0.01% | $35,630.00 | 26 | 0.1 | 88 | 114 |
| 49-9062 Medical equipment repairers | 39 | 43 | 2% | 2 | 2 | -0.04% | $44,030.00 | 4 | 0.2 | 8 | 12 |
| 49-9069 Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 19 | 18 | -1.1% | 3 | 3 | -0.04% | $50,400.00 | -1 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 |
| 51-1011 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 910 | 927 | 0.4% | 3 | 3 | 0.09% | $53,500.00 | 17 | 0.1 | 86 | 103 |
| 51-2022 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 298 | 261 | -2.6% | 3 | 3 | 0.01% | $29,410.00 | -37 | 0.1 | 32 | -5 |
| 51-2023 Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 152 | 154 | 0.3% | 6 | 6 | 0.12% | $30,520.00 | 2 | 0.1 | 16 | 18 |
| 51-2092 Team assemblers | 1462 | 1456 | -0.1% | 3 | 3 | 0.02% | $27,630.00 | -6 | 0.2 | 230 | 224 |
| 51-4011 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 109 | 113 | 0.7% | 2 | 2 | 0.03% | $34,520.00 | 4 | 0.1 | 15 | 19 |
| 51-4041 Machinists | 353 | 367 | 0.8% | 2 | 2 | 0.11% | $37,490.00 | 14 | 0.1 | 33 | 47 |
| 51-4081 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 105 | 108 | 0.6% | 3 | 3 | 0.18% | $32,780.00 | 3 | 0.1 | 14 | 17 |
| 51-8091 Chemical plant and system operators | 146 | 155 | 1.2% | 7 | 9 | 0.28% | $52,150.00 | 9 | 0.2 | 24 | 33 |
| 51-9011 Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 660 | 680 | 0.6% | 28 | 32 | 0.16% | $45,580.00 | 20 | 0.1 | 38 | 58 |
| 51-9012 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 353 | 365 | 0.7% | 20 | 20 | -0.01% | $38,010.00 | 12 | 0.1 | 21 | 33 |
| 51-9023 Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 666 | 688 | 0.7% | 11 | 10 | -0.04% | $32,650.00 | 22 | 0.1 | 80 | 102 |
| 51-9061 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1149 | 1124 | -0.4% | 6 | 6 | 0.03% | $33,890.00 | -25 | 0.1 | 135 | 110 |
| 51-9081 Dental laboratory technicians | 1046 | 1018 | -0.5% | 52 | 48 | -0.09% | $36,990.00 | -28 | 0.1 | 142 | 114 |
| 51-9082 Medical appliance technicians | 177 | 178 | 0.1% | 29 | 28 | -0.04% | $38,640.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 24 | 25 |
| 51-9083 Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | $29,130.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51-9111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1377 | 1314 | -0.9% | 9 | 9 | -0.01% | $26,550.00 | -63 | 0.1 | 161 | 98 |
| 51-9192 Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 43 | 42 | -0.5% | 5 | 6 | 0.03% | $26,140.00 | -1 | 0.1 | 6 | 5 |
| 53-7062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 470 | 445 | -1.1% | 0 | 0 | -0.02% | $24,690.00 | -25 | 0.2 | 106 | 81 |