LABOR FORCE STATISTICS AND LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS **
    For: U.S. NATIONAL JOB OUTLOOK

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Report Date: 05-20-2007 Client ID: 123654987 Client: FRED LOWBACH

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SURVEY (OES) STATISTICAL GROUPS:
 
** Reported statistics are for the entire OES Statistical Group, usually NOT for an individual DOT title.
Statistics are long-term projections using employer survey responses over a multi-year period and do not reflect seasonal or periodic variations in national and regional economies. OES Projections are grouped and sorted in descending order by estimated long term change for the projection period into Growth Occupations (>10% growth), Stable Occupations (± 10% growth), and Declining Occupations (< -10% growth).

Data Source:U.S. Department of Labor - December, 2005       http://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm

OES
Code
DOT
Code

 Occupation
Actually
Employed
Year 2004
Estimated
Employed
Year 2007
Projected
Employed
Year 2014
Change
Growth Occupations (> 10%)  
47-2031
Carpenters
This group has 45 DOT occupations, including:
1,349,034 1,404,708 1,534,617 13.75 %
860.381-022 CARPENTER
Stable Occupations ( ± 10%)    
51-9199
Production Workers, All Other
This group has 1587 DOT occupations, including:
318,725 317,499 314,640 -1.28 %
739.384-010 DIAMOND MOUNTER
49-9041
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
This group has 81 DOT occupations, including:
219,940 219,811 219,510 -0.19 %
626.381-010 CASE-FINISHING-MACHINE ADJUSTER
626.381-014 GAS-WELDING-EQUIPMENT MECHANIC
626.381-018 HYDRAULIC-PRESS SERVICER
51-4033
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
This group has 73 DOT occupations, including:
100,563 97,556 90,541 -9.96 %
601.482-010 PROFILE-GRINDER TECHNICIAN
602.360-010 GRINDER SET-UP OPERATOR, GEAR, TOOL
603.382-010 BUFFING-MACHINE OPERATOR
609.682-026 NICKING-MACHINE OPERATOR
51-4122
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
This group has 26 DOT occupations, including:
51,906 51,967 52,112 0.39 %
813.685-010 BRAZER, CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERIC FURNACE
815.682-010 LASER-BEAM-MACHINE OPERATOR
51-9071
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
This group has 50 DOT occupations, including:
42,461 42,455 42,444 -0.04 %
770.381-018 DIAMOND DRILLER
770.381-022 DIAMOND-DIE POLISHER
51-4032
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
This group has 27 DOT occupations, including:
42,232 41,171 38,698 -8.36 %
709.684-082 STAB SETTER AND DRILLER
49-2092
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
This group has 34 DOT occupations, including:
28,086 28,434 29,249 4.14 %
701.381-010 REPAIRER, HANDTOOLS
701.384-010 TOOL-MAINTENANCE WORKER
51-4194
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
This group has 15 DOT occupations, including:
20,536 20,060 18,951 -7.71 %
601.381-018 DIE POLISHER
701.684-030 TOOL FILER
705.481-014 LAPPER, HAND, TOOL
51-4012
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers
This group has 3 DOT occupations, including:
17,526 17,466 17,326 -1.14 %
007.362-010 NESTING OPERATOR, NUMERICAL CONTROL
51-4062
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
This group has 12 DOT occupations, including:
5,986 5,851 5,536 -7.51 %
754.381-014 PATTERNMAKER, PLASTICS
Declining Occupations (< 10%) 
51-7042
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
This group has 121 DOT occupations, including:
91,973 88,936 81,850 -11 %
569.662-010 INCISING-MACHINE OPERATOR
669.682-010 ADZING-AND-BORING-MACHINE OPERATOR
761.682-018 SPINDLE CARVER
51-7041
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
This group has 52 DOT occupations, including:
57,594 55,638 51,074 -11.32 %
667.682-010 BAND-SCROLL-SAW OPERATOR
669.682-026 CHUCKING-AND-SAWING-MACHINE OPERATOR
51-4199
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
This group has 166 DOT occupations, including:
54,701 52,463 47,242 -13.63 %
616.260-010 EMBOSSING TOOLSETTER
617.682-018 HOBBING-PRESS OPERATOR
51-6092
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
This group has 12 DOT occupations, including:
9,164 8,325 6,368 -30.51 %
784.361-010 PATTERNMAKER