Occupations in demand list

Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties Qualification: SOC code: 399021 Assist the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities at the person's home or in a care facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide assistance at nonresidential care facilities. May advise families, the elderly, convalescents, and persons with disabilities regarding such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities. According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the typical level of education that most workers need to enter this occupation is: Less than high school. Additional training, experience, licenses or credentials may be required. Learn more at BLS. * Average annual wage (March 2013): * Average hourly wage (March 2013): Short-Term trend : Long-Term trend : Estimated employment (2011): Average annual total openings (2011-2021): Average annual growth (2011-2021): Additional occupation information is available through the Learn about an occupation tool. If values all show zero, employment levels were too low to develop estimates for the geographic area selected. Search again with “All Workforce Development Areas, all counties.” *How we calculate wages - Source data for wages come from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and are subject to restrictions and limitations of the survey. Self-employment, private households and agricultural employment, except for agricultural services, are excluded from OES. All wage estimations are adjusted as of March 2013. Learn more. Close window Qualification status for in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas. Click on specific areas in table for occupation information for those areas. Qualification Soc area Demand All workforce development areas, all counties Demand Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County Demand Seattle King WDA: King County Balanced Pierce WDA: Pierce County Demand Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties Demand Spokane WDA: Spokane County Demand Northwest WDA: Whatcom county Demand Southwest WDA: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties Balanced North Central WDA: Chelan/Douglas counties Not in demand South Central WDA: Kittitas County Demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county Demand Northwest WDA: Skagit county Demand Southwest WDA: Clark County Balanced North Central WDA: Grant, Adams counties Not in demand South Central WDA: Klickitat County Demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties Demand Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties Balanced North Central WDA: Okanogan County Not in demand South Central WDA: Skamania County Not in demand South Central WDA: Yakima County Not in demand Eastern Washington WDA: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Lincoln counties Demand Eastern Washington WDA: Asotin, Garfield, Whitman counties Demand Eastern Washington WDA: Columbia, Walla Walla counties