Top In-Demand Occupations in Washington


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Areas in Washington

Area Name Rank Occupational Title Employment Growth Rate Annual Wage
Washington State 1 Software Developers, Applications 28,794 3.06% $95,688
Washington State 2 Software Developers, Systems Software 16,292 2.96% $103,370
Washington State 3 Home Health Aides 13,291 2.71% $23,385
Washington State 4 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 23,165 1.96% $20,480
Washington State 5 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 14,088 2.42% $74,257
Washington State 6 Multimedia Artists and Animators 6,161 3.65% $63,130
Washington State 7 Physical Therapists 4,708 2.12% $76,240
Washington State 8 Computer Occupations, All Other 8,513 1.67% $84,961
Washington State 9 Computer Programmers 9,533 3.05% $91,365
Washington State 10 Registered Nurses 54,099 1.51% $74,724
Washington State 11 Office Clerks, General 52,345 1.65% $31,359
Washington State 12 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists** 9,613 2.96% $80,893
Washington State 13 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 44,108 1.63% $28,399
Washington State 14 Computer User Support Specialists 14,454 2.57% $54,520
Washington State 15 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 39,997 2.91% $28,218
Washington State 16 Childcare Workers 43,995 1.83% $23,289
Washington State 17 Massage Therapists 7,762 2.32% $55,500
Washington State 18 Management Analysts 17,468 1.75% $88,498
Washington State 19 Computer Systems Analysts 13,504 2.52% $63,179
Washington State 20 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 6,555 2.02% $29,257
Washington State 21 Order Clerks 7,107 2.69% $34,145
Washington State 22 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 46,979 1.79% $23,279
Washington State 23 Telemarketers 6,585 3.49% $24,249
Washington State 24 Receptionists and Information Clerks 23,520 1.83% $28,221
Washington State 25 Retail Salespersons 94,344 1.42% $27,505
Washington State 26 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 24,011 2.22% $30,755
Washington State 28 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 4,770 2.74% $95,148
Washington State 28 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 23,819 1.44% $21,842
Washington State 29 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 34,426 1.17% $36,671
Washington State 30 Demonstrators and Product Promoters 2,681 2.81% $24,614
Washington State 31 Business Operations Specialists, All Other** 26,973 .53% $
Washington State 32 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 62,198 1.79% $21,675
Washington State 33 Accountants and Auditors 24,349 1.95% $65,982
Washington State 34 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 4,197 1.84% $33,492
Washington State 35 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4,997 1.35% $74,068
Washington State 36 Medical Assistants 11,550 1.65% $33,999
Washington State 37 Human Resources Specialists** 10,359 1.73% $63,995
Washington State 38 Cargo and Freight Agents 2,095 3.42% $49,935
Washington State 39 Medical and Health Services Managers 6,331 1.5% $110,938
Washington State 40 Network and Computer Systems Administrators** 18,816 2.26% $71,728
Washington State 41 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 46,489 1.73% $38,167
Washington State 42 Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,849 1.95% $41,834
Washington State 43 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 10,150 1.07% $46,040
Washington State 44 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 3,639 5.83% $32,156
Washington State 45 Physical Therapist Assistants 1,220 2.15% $48,844
Washington State 46 Industrial Engineers 5,094 2.26% $83,904
Washington State 47 Medical Secretaries 18,722 1.67% $38,130
Washington State 48 Security Guards 15,147 2.61% $37,689
Washington State 49 Billing and Posting Clerks 11,754 2% $35,861
Washington State 50 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 3,353 1.44% $63,134
Washington State 51 Dishwashers 9,470 1.64% $20,919
Washington State 52 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 15,383 1.69% $36,972
Washington State 53 Healthcare Social Workers 3,189 1.59% $53,772
Washington State 54 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 31,190 2.47% $64,010
Washington State 55 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 9,052 1.63% $21,049
Washington State 56 Electrical Engineers 4,445 1.81% $90,102
Washington State 57 Database Administrators 2,429 2.37% $83,277
Washington State 58 Sales Engineers 1,924 3.51% $103,538
Washington State 59 Waiters and Waitresses 41,744 1.62% $28,237
Washington State 60 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 5,711 1.77% $60,396
Washington State 61 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 7,948 1.14% $29,714
Washington State 62 Social and Human Service Assistants 9,464 2.01% $28,428
Washington State 63 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 5,710 .79% $192,797
Washington State 64 Marketing Managers 6,380 3.02% $127,814
Washington State 65 Cooks, Fast Food 5,195 1.86% $20,522
Washington State 66 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 7,218 1.5% $21,816
Washington State 67 Transportation Workers, All Other 1,172 3.07% $48,559
Washington State 68 Financial Managers 12,308 1.88% $112,348
Washington State 69 Counter and Rental Clerks 16,155 1.64% $26,545
Washington State 70 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 5,319 2.85% $25,460
Washington State 71 Cooks, Restaurant 23,506 1.59% $26,081
Washington State 72 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 5,068 1.42% $38,161
Washington State 73 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 5,130 1.86% $23,650
Washington State 74 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 30,346 2.87% $43,174
Washington State 75 Data Entry Keyers 3,353 3.14% $30,544
Washington State 76 Mechanical Engineers 6,127 2.27% $88,844
Washington State 77 Financial Analysts 3,950 2.92% $84,744
Washington State 78 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 34,235 1.34% $42,745
Washington State 79 Sales Managers 8,193 2.57% $123,773
Washington State 80 Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,273 2.48% $128,599
Washington State 81 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 5,198 2.64% $75,655
Washington State 82 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 15,175 2.14% $36,462
Washington State 83 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 9,275 3.06% $91,623
Washington State 84 Graphic Designers 5,588 2.23% $50,790
Washington State 85 Medical Transcriptionists 2,752 2.52% $36,350
Washington State 86 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 6,695 1.31% $42,367
Washington State 87 Writers and Authors 4,190 2.94% $69,734
Washington State 88 Musicians and Singers 3,130 1.6% $
Washington State 89 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 9,309 1.74% $
Washington State 90 Bus Drivers, School or Special Client 12,099 .92% $36,187
Washington State 91 Cashiers 63,143 1.18% $24,187
Washington State 92 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 2,815 2.27% $22,075
Washington State 93 Physician Assistants 2,225 1.57% $100,011
Washington State 94 Occupational Therapists 2,147 1.42% $70,629
Washington State 95 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 35,092 1.75% $28,687
Washington State 96 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 6,382 1.26% $
Washington State 97 File Clerks 3,492 1.55% $29,430
Washington State 98 Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 11,665 2.66% $58,182
Washington State 99 Speech-Language Pathologists 2,764 1.11% $70,643
Washington State 100 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 17,656 1.46% $50,232
*Please note that the Demand Rankings indicate the designations made in the originally published list and do not denote modifications that may have occured since this time.

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Areas in Washington