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Percent change is the expected job growth for this occupation.

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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.

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#	Occupation	Employment		Percent * Change
#	Occupation	2006	2016	Percent * Change
1	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	50	-28%
2	Fabric and apparel patternmakers	90	80	-18%
3	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	3,550	2,940	-17%
4	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	160	130	-16%
5	Foundry mold and coremakers	340	290	-14%
6	Prepress technicians and workers	1,170	1,020	-13%
7	Pourers and casters, metal	340	300	-12%
8	Fashion designers	280	240	-12%
9	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	320	280	-12%
10	Sewing machine operators	2,500	2,230	-11%
11	Chemical equipment operators and tenders	500	450	-10%
12	Bindery workers	820	740	-10%
13	Fallers	490	440	-9%
14	Reporters and correspondents	1,560	1,420	-9%
15	Printing machine operators	2,510	2,290	-9%
16	Logging equipment operators	2,740	2,500	-9%
17	Shoe and leather workers and repairers	160	150	-9%
18	Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	420	380	-8%
19	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	3,550	3,270	-8%
20	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	2,790	2,580	-8%
21	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	490	460	-6%
22	Fishers and related fishing workers	7,230	6,800	-6%
23	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	5,610	5,290	-6%
24	Log graders and scalers	570	540	-6%
25	Slaughterers and meat packers	1,780	1,720	-3%
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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: Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch

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