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Employment is the number of jobs in this occupation. The latest available data are from 2006 to 2016. Read more about state employment projections.

Percent change is the expected job growth for this occupation.

The estimate for Job Openings includes both turnover that results from people who leave the occupation(e.g. quit, retire, death) and new jobs that are created. Read more about Job Openings

Earnings symbols show average wages for that occupation. The latest available earnings data are from 2006. Read more about wage data.

Training needed is the level of education or training needed by most workers in this occupation. Read more about education and training levels.

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These are the occupations that are projected to have the largest decline in employment during the 2006-2016 time period. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Occupations with Declining Employment

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#	Occupation	Employment		Percent * Change
#	Occupation	2006	2016	Percent * Change
1	Photographic processing machine operators	1,870	830	-56%
2	Photographic process workers	700	380	-46%
3	File clerks	7,610	4,290	-44%
4	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	2,480	1,550	-38%
5	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	780	490	-37%
6	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	8,470	5,410	-36%
7	Order clerks	8,740	5,940	-32%
8	Computer operators	4,860	3,470	-29%
9	Foundry mold and coremakers	1,420	1,020	-28%
10	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	5,160	3,720	-28%
11	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	5,030	3,650	-27%
12	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	1,510	1,110	-27%
13	Prepress technicians and workers	3,600	2,680	-26%
14	Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	620	470	-24%
15	Bindery workers	1,960	1,490	-24%
16	Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators	210	160	-24%
17	Tire builders	1,200	920	-23%
18	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	2,220	1,730	-22%
19	Machine feeders and offbearers	6,340	4,970	-22%
20	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	1,420	1,120	-21%
21	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	9,050	7,150	-21%
22	Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	3,070	2,430	-21%
23	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	5,550	4,400	-21%
24	Grinding and polishing workers, hand	2,770	2,200	-21%
25	Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	1,420	1,130	-20%
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* The national average percent change is 10.36% for the 2006-2016 employment projection series.

Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.

State Data Source: Ohio Bureau of Labor Market Information, Office of Workforce Development, Department of Job & Family Services

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