|
Employment
|
Growth
|
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|
Estimated
2002
|
Projected
2012
|
Number
of Employees
|
Percent
Change
|
2004
Mean Annual Salary
|
||
| Management Occupations |
66,330
|
73,310
|
6,980
|
11%
|
$88,460
|
|
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
48,892
|
54,748
|
5,856
|
12%
|
$53,150
|
|
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
34,845
|
40,268
|
5,423
|
16%
|
$61,270
|
|
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
18,566
|
19,238
|
672
|
4%
|
$61,120
|
|
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
8,038
|
8,990
|
952
|
12%
|
$51,950
|
|
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
16,662
|
19,056
|
2,394
|
14%
|
$36,930
|
|
| Legal Occupations |
8,630
|
9,013
|
383
|
4%
|
$86,940
|
|
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
57,980
|
70,596
|
12,616
|
22%
|
$42,390
|
|
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ |
18,451
|
20,412
|
1,961
|
11%
|
$42,450
|
|
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
58,790
|
70,489
|
11,699
|
20%
|
$53,430
|
|
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
29,371
|
38,077
|
8,706
|
30%
|
$22,840
|
|
| Protective Service Occupations |
23,884
|
27,510
|
3,626
|
15%
|
$35,850
|
|
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
86,610
|
99,938
|
13,328
|
15%
|
$17,530
|
|
| Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup. |
38,289
|
43,964
|
5,675
|
15%
|
$21,290
|
|
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
35,250
|
34,807
|
-443
|
-1%
|
$24,040
|
|
| Sales and Related Occupations |
122,451
|
130,740
|
8,289
|
7%
|
$33,650
|
|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
194,998
|
197,277
|
2,279
|
1%
|
$29,060
|
|
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
777
|
832
|
55
|
7%
|
$20,820
|
|
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
57,330
|
64,276
|
6,946
|
12%
|
$47,170
|
|
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
42,688
|
45,605
|
2,917
|
7%
|
$38,750
|
|
| Production Occupations |
80,400
|
76,323
|
-4,077
|
-5%
|
$32,210
|
|
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
74,814
|
76,765
|
1,951
|
3%
|
$30,780
|
|
| Total of all occupations |
1,124,046
|
1,222,234
|
98,188
|
9%
|
$37,840
|
|
| source: missouri economic research and information center (meric) | ||||||