Occupations in demand list

Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties Qualification: Not in demand SOC code: 131023 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. Excludes “Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products" (131021) and "Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products" (131022). According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the typical level of education that most workers need to enter this occupation is: High school diploma or equivalent. 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 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas. Click on specific areas in table for occupation information for those areas. Qualification Soc area Balanced All workforce development areas, all counties Not in demand Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County Demand Seattle King WDA: King County Not in demand Pierce WDA: Pierce County Not in demand Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties Balanced Spokane WDA: Spokane County Not in demand Northwest WDA: Whatcom county Not in demand Southwest WDA: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties Not in demand North Central WDA: Chelan/Douglas counties Balanced South Central WDA: Kittitas County Demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county Not in demand Northwest WDA: Skagit county Not in demand Southwest WDA: Clark County Not in demand North Central WDA: Grant, Adams counties Balanced South Central WDA: Klickitat County Demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties Not in demand Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties Not in demand North Central WDA: Okanogan County Balanced South Central WDA: Skamania County Balanced South Central WDA: Yakima County 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