Industry & Occupational Projections

RI Declining Occupations
2004-2014
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Code
Occupational Title Annual
 
Employment 
Estimated
 
Employment 
Estimated
Decline
Percent
Decline
51-9071 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers           2,367           1,562 -805 -34.0%
43-5081 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers           6,182           5,616 -566 -9.2%
51-4031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic           1,503           1,152 -351 -23.4%
43-6014 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive           6,341           6,010 -331 -5.2%
51-6063 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders  570   290  -280 -49.1%
43-4071 File Clerks  621   363  -258 -41.5%
43-9051 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service  597   349  -248 -41.5%
43-9011 Computer Operators  708   485  -223 -31.5%
43-4151 Order Clerks  728   532  -196 -26.9%
43-9022 Word Processors and Typists  859   673  -186 -21.7%
51-4021 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic  547   386  -161 -29.4%
51-6061 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders  358   211  -147 -41.1%
51-4033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic  761   618  -143 -18.8%
51-6064 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders  335   193  -142 -42.4%
51-6031 Sewing Machine Operators  702   562  -140 -19.9%
51-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers           3,066           2,933 -133 -4.3%
51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers           1,664           1,534 -130 -7.8%
51-9132 Photographic Processing Machine Operators  346   219  -127 -36.7%
41-3041 Travel Agents  574   452  -122 -21.3%
51-4072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic  563   452  -111 -19.7%
33-3012 Correctional Officers and Jailers           1,275           1,171 -104 -8.2%
43-2011 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service  663   563  -100 -15.1%
43-9021 Data Entry Keyers  818   727  -91 -11.1%
43-4061 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs  552   463  -89 -16.1%
53-7063 Machine Feeders and Offbearers  252   167  -85 -33.7%
51-4111 Tool and Die Makers  734   652  -82 -11.2%
51-9111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders           1,594           1,514 -80 -5.0%
51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic  778   701  -77 -9.9%
51-2022 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers  485   415  -70 -14.4%
51-4034 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic  428   360  -68 -15.9%
43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks           2,724           2,663 -61 -2.2%
41-9041 Telemarketers           1,512           1,456 -56 -3.7%
43-5041 Meter Readers, Utilities  124   69  -55 -44.4%
43-5021 Couriers and Messengers  533   479  -54 -10.1%
53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators           1,346           1,292 -54 -4.0%
43-4041 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks  124   72  -52 -41.9%
51-4193 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic  443   394  -49 -11.1%
51-5023 Printing Machine Operators  505   457  -48 -9.5%
41-3021 Insurance Sales Agents           1,951           1,904 -47 -2.4%
51-5011 Bindery Workers  165   118  -47 -28.5%
51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers           1,831           1,788 -43 -2.3%
51-9121 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders  417   375  -42 -10.1%
51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders  268   227  -41 -15.3%
51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders  379   339  -40 -10.6%
43-3021 Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators           1,855           1,816 -39 -2.1%
51-9022 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand  180   142  -38 -21.1%
41-2022 Parts Salespersons  539   502  -37 -6.9%
43-5111 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping  169   135  -34 -20.1%
49-9043 Maintenance Workers, Machinery  330   296  -34 -10.3%
51-5022 Prepress Technicians and Workers  161   127  -34 -21.1%
43-4021 Correspondence Clerks  246   213  -33 -13.4%


 

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