RI Declining Occupations

SOC 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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