Occupations in demand list

South Central WDA III: Skamania County Qualification: SOC code: 517011 Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. Excludes “Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (517040). 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 in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas. Click on specific areas in table for occupation information for those areas. Qualification Soc area Not in demand All workforce development areas, all counties Not in demand Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties Demand Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County Demand Seattle King WDA: King County Not in demand Pierce WDA: Pierce County Not in demand Spokane WDA: Spokane County Not in demand Northwest WDA: Whatcom county Balanced Southwest WDA: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties Not in demand South Central WDA: Kittitas County Not in demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county Not in demand Northwest WDA: Skagit county Balanced Southwest WDA: Clark County Not in demand South Central WDA: Klickitat County Demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties Not in demand Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties Not in demand South Central WDA: Yakima County Balanced Eastern Washington WDA: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Lincoln counties Balanced Eastern Washington WDA: Asotin, Garfield, Whitman counties Balanced Eastern Washington WDA: Columbia, Walla Walla counties