What professions added the most jobs in Washington? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Washington is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Washington increased from 2,693,220 to 2,898,350 with a net gain of 205,130. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of software developers, applications with 21,760 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of customer service representatives with 21,760 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 2,693,220 | 2,898,350 | 205,130 | 7.62% | $39,030 |
| 2 | Software Developers, Applications | 27,130 | 48,890 | 21,760 | 80.21% | $92,900 |
| 3 | Customer Service Representatives | 27,830 | 47,660 | 19,830 | 71.25% | $32,540 |
| 4 | Retail Salespersons | 91,070 | 102,910 | 11,840 | 13.00% | $23,460 |
| 5 | Personal Care Aides | 15,760 | 25,450 | 9,690 | 61.48% | $22,570 |
| 6 | Food Preparation Workers | 12,200 | 21,290 | 9,090 | 74.51% | $21,720 |
| 7 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 38,320 | 45,860 | 7,540 | 19.68% | $25,520 |
| 8 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 29,150 | 36,390 | 7,240 | 24.84% | $55,250 |
| 9 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 31,100 | 38,320 | 7,220 | 23.22% | $35,820 |
| 10 | Construction Laborers | 12,300 | 19,310 | 7,010 | 56.99% | $35,550 |
| 11 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 8,520 | 14,640 | 6,120 | 71.83% | $77,080 |
| 12 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 22,640 | 28,520 | 5,880 | 25.97% | $40,320 |
| 13 | Computer Programmers | 8,760 | 13,670 | 4,910 | 56.05% | $89,850 |
| 14 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 10,850 | 15,340 | 4,490 | 41.38% | $50,030 |
| 15 | Accountants and Auditors | 20,420 | 24,900 | 4,480 | 21.94% | $61,770 |
| 16 | Cashiers | 62,150 | 66,350 | 4,200 | 6.76% | $21,250 |
| 17 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 2,500 | 6,470 | 3,970 | 158.80% | $38,460 |
| 18 | Computer Systems Analysts | 12,100 | 15,890 | 3,790 | 31.32% | $83,590 |
| 19 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 7,660 | 11,340 | 3,680 | 48.04% | $42,770 |
| 20 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other* | 24,930 | 28,570 | 3,640 | 14.60% | $66,640 |
| 21 | Waiters and Waitresses | 40,580 | 44,170 | 3,590 | 8.85% | $26,780 |
| 22 | Teacher Assistants | 30,840 | 34,220 | 3,380 | 10.96% | $29,030 |
| 23 | Cooks, Fast Food | 5,020 | 8,340 | 3,320 | 66.14% | $19,310 |
| 24 | Security Guards | 14,580 | 17,890 | 3,310 | 22.70% | $33,510 |
| 25 | Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors | 3,350 | 6,590 | 3,240 | 96.72% | $42,740 |
| 26 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 26,820 | 30,060 | 3,240 | 12.08% | $41,230 |
| 27 | Machinists | 5,000 | 8,180 | 3,180 | 63.60% | $46,280 |
| 28 | Dishwashers | 9,160 | 12,050 | 2,890 | 31.55% | $19,720 |
| 29 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 5,400 | 8,240 | 2,840 | 52.59% | $45,410 |
| 30 | Management Analysts | 11,990 | 14,750 | 2,760 | 23.02% | $80,450 |
| 31 | Coaches and Scouts | 6,810 | 9,520 | 2,710 | 39.79% | $29,120 |
| 32 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 16,270 | 18,960 | 2,690 | 16.53% | $28,800 |
| 33 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 7,240 | 9,870 | 2,630 | 36.33% | $28,730 |
| 34 | Insurance Sales Agents | 5,750 | 8,140 | 2,390 | 41.57% | $49,040 |
| 35 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 10,060 | 12,450 | 2,390 | 23.76% | $58,760 |
| 36 | Bartenders | 11,610 | 13,940 | 2,330 | 20.07% | $26,880 |
| 37 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 35,090 | 37,420 | 2,330 | 6.64% | $25,770 |
| 38 | Cooks, Short Order | 1,990 | 4,270 | 2,280 | 114.57% | $23,120 |
| 39 | Bakers | 3,330 | 5,580 | 2,250 | 67.57% | $28,130 |
| 40 | Manicurists and Pedicurists | 1,230 | 3,470 | 2,240 | 182.11% | $21,970 |
| 41 | Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 4,400 | 6,540 | 2,140 | 48.64% | $42,200 |
| 42 | Aerospace Engineers | 6,460 | 8,540 | 2,080 | 32.20% | $92,660 |
| 43 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 38,040 | 40,120 | 2,080 | 5.47% | $26,410 |
| 44 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 14,200 | 16,210 | 2,010 | 14.15% | $35,360 |
| 45 | Driver/Sales Workers | 5,930 | 7,870 | 1,940 | 32.72% | $29,550 |
| 46 | Industrial Engineers | 4,990 | 6,900 | 1,910 | 38.28% | $82,690 |
| 47 | Team Assemblers | 9,580 | 11,470 | 1,890 | 19.73% | $29,730 |
| 48 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | 8,130 | 9,980 | 1,850 | 22.76% | $60,720 |
| 49 | Medical Assistants | 11,140 | 12,850 | 1,710 | 15.35% | $33,350 |
| 50 | Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 2,350 | 4,050 | 1,700 | 72.34% | $50,150 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders with a growth rate of 205.56%. It is followed by the profession of floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles which grew by 205.26% in the same period.