North Carolina Occupational Trends

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

Major Occupational Group
2006
Emp.
2016
Emp.
Annualized
Change
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