RI Declining Occupations

SOC
Code

Occupational Title

2008
Annual
Employment

2018
Estimated
Employment

Estimated
Decline

Percent
Decline

53-7064	Packers and Packagers, Hand	3,108	2,513	-595	-19.1%
43-5081	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	5,958	5,498	-460	-7.7%
51-4031	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,188	879	-309	-26.0%
51-9071	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	1,246	961	-285	-22.9%
43-4071	File Clerks	618	350	-268	-43.4%
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	2,358	2,093	-265	-11.2%
51-4033	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	790	564	-226	-28.6%
51-9061	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,398	1,185	-213	-15.2%
51-9198	Helpers--Production Workers	2,183	1,974	-209	-9.6%
51-2092	Team Assemblers	4,356	4,173	-183	-4.2%
43-9199	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	1,879	1,718	-161	-8.6%
53-7062	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	5,324	5,180	-144	-2.7%
43-6014	Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	6,796	6,659	-137	-2.0%
41-9041	Telemarketers	569	436	-133	-23.4%
43-5071	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,766	2,634	-132	-4.8%
43-9011	Computer Operators	503	372	-131	-26.0%
51-4072	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	515	392	-123	-23.9%
51-2022	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	650	530	-120	-18.5%
51-5023	Printing Machine Operators	754	637	-117	-15.5%
43-5053	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	763	648	-115	-15.1%
51-9132	Photographic Processing Machine Operators	217	108	-109	-50.2%
51-4041	Machinists	1,379	1,271	-108	-7.8%
43-9022	Word Processors and Typists	823	715	-108	-13.1%
53-7063	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	346	243	-103	-29.8%
51-9121	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	613	514	-99	-16.2%
53-3031	Driver/Sales Workers	1,394	1,300	-94	-6.7%
51-4021	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	572	480	-92	-16.1%
43-9051	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	389	297	-92	-23.7%
51-9111	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	939	851	-88	-9.4%
43-5052	Postal Service Mail Carriers	1,383	1,295	-88	-6.4%
43-4199	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	686	604	-82	-12.0%
43-4151	Order Clerks	736	654	-82	-11.1%
11-1021	General and Operations Managers	5,511	5,429	-82	-1.5%
43-4141	New Accounts Clerks	463	383	-80	-17.3%
51-6061	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	310	233	-77	-24.8%
51-6063	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	296	221	-75	-25.3%
49-9052	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	699	624	-75	-10.7%
43-2011	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	558	483	-75	-13.4%
51-4111	Tool and Die Makers	375	302	-73	-19.5%
43-9021	Data Entry Keyers	916	849	-67	-7.3%
51-2099	Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	798	734	-64	-8.0%
51-9196	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	264	201	-63	-23.9%
51-9199	Production Workers, All Other	638	583	-55	-8.6%
43-9041	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	1,430	1,375	-55	-3.8%
51-6064	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	274	220	-54	-19.7%
51-6099	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	195	143	-52	-26.7%
51-5011	Bindery Workers	166	115	-51	-30.7%
49-2022	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	630	585	-45	-7.1%
51-9022	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	197	153	-44	-22.3%
51-6031	Sewing Machine Operators	208	164	-44	-21.2%
11-1011	Chief Executives	1,182	1,138	-44	-3.7%