Employment by Occupational Group

North Carolina Occupational Trends

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Durham County WDB
(Durham County)
Employment by Occupational Group
in 2006 and Projected to 2016

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Major Occupational Group
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	5,810	7,050	2.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	2,700	3,120	1.59
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	6,390	7,560	1.71
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	10,080	13,020	2.61
Community and Social Services Occupations	2,650	3,520	2.94
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	8,760	11,020	2.32
Construction and Extraction Occupations	5,740	6,670	1.50
Education, Training, and Library Occupations	12,240	15,140	2.13
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	240	270	1.03
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	11,010	13,880	2.33
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	15,810	20,050	2.40
Healthcare Support Occupations	6,760	9,000	2.91
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	6,850	8,040	1.58
Legal Occupations	1,820	2,110	1.52
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	3,320	4,010	1.99
Management Occupations	11,630	13,690	1.65
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	27,960	33,040	1.69
Personal Care and Service Occupations	4,460	5,800	2.66
Production Occupations	15,950	17,160	0.73
Protective Service Occupations	3,070	3,720	1.98
Sales and Related Occupations	17,780	21,420	1.88
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	9,500	10,770	1.28

* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 50