Washington State Labor Projections

Occupational employment projections from the WA Employment Security Department.

About this data

These projections are produced by the Washington State Employment Security Department's Labor Market Information and Research (LMIR) division. Short-term projections cover 2-year windows; long-term cover 10-year windows. Data is broken out by Workforce Development Area (WDA).

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32 occupations
SOC Occupation Employment Projected Growth Annual Openings Job Posts SIAM
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 226,639 — 0.7% 65,477 —
15-1200 Computer Occupations 219,308 — 0.7% 63,183 —
15-1252 Software Developers 102,961 — 0.7% 28,171 46
15-1232 Computer User Support Specialists 22,019 — 0.7% 7,224 5
15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts 20,396 — 0.8% 6,349 3
15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts 20,396 — 0.8% 6,349 3
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1299 Computer Occupations, All Other 14,314 — 0.9% 5,056 2
15-1254 Web Developers 20,216 — 0.5% 5,034 —
15-1244 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 11,006 — 0.5% 3,350 5
15-2000 Mathematical Science Occupations 7,331 — 2.0% 2,294 —
15-1251 Computer Programmers 7,569 — -0.2% 1,990 —
15-1212 Information Security Analysts 4,304 — 2.3% 1,487 1
15-1231 Computer Network Support Specialists 4,707 — 0.7% 1,390 1
15-1241 Computer Network Architects 4,877 — 0.2% 1,276 —
15-1241 Computer Network Architects 4,877 — 0.2% 1,276 —
15-1242 Database Administrators 4,068 — 0.8% 1,147 1
15-2051 Data Scientists 2,581 — 2.4% 907 —
15-2051 Data Scientists 2,581 — 2.4% 907 —
15-2051 Data Scientists 2,581 — 2.4% 907 —
15-1221 Computer and Information Research Scientists 2,871 — 0.9% 709 2
15-2031 Operations Research Analysts 2,653 — 1.5% 685 9
15-2041 Statisticians 1,504 — 2.2% 531 1
15-2041 Statisticians 1,504 — 2.2% 531 1
15-2011 Actuaries 468 — 1.5% 133 1
15-2021 Mathematicians 125 — 2.0% 38 —