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Table 3: Top Fifty Projected Declining Occupations in Terms of Growth


OES Code Occupational Title 1994 Base Employment 1998 Projected Employment Growth Rate '94-'98 Growth Annual Growth
55338 Bookkeeping, Accounting, Audit Clerks 4525 4001 -2.9% -524 -131
87921 Roustabouts 1064 640 -10.0% -424 -106
59999 All Other Clerical & Admin Workers 2825 2423 -3.6% -402 -101
97805 Service Station Attendants 654 419 -9.0% -235 -59
53102 Bank Tellers 792 562 -7.3% -230 -58
65005 Bartenders 1869 1691 -2.4% -178 -45
65028 Cooks, Institution or Cafeteria 1332 1158 -3.3% -174 -44
56011 Computer Operators, Except Peripheral 351 210 -10.0% -141 -35
55307 Typists, Including Word Processing 293 168 -10.7% -125 -31
15023 Communication, Transportation, Utilities Managers 499 379 -6.0% -120 -30
31305 Teachers, Elementary 3790 3674 -0.8% -116 -29
63099 All Other Protective Service Workers 1314 1201 -2.2% -113 -28
56099 All Other Office Machine Operators 341 229 -8.2% -112 -28
56002 Billing, Posting, & Calculating Machine Operators 144 39 -18.2% -105 -26
98799 All Other Freight, Stock, Movers 727 629 -3.4% -98 -25
66099 All Other Health Service Workers 997 907 -2.3% -90 -23
97317 Railroad Brake, Signal, Switch 763 681 -2.7% -82 -21
57108 Central Office Operators 110 31 -18.0% -79 -20
65023 Butchers & Meatcutters 353 275 -5.5% -78 -20
58023 Stock Clerks: Stockroom, Warehouse 1000 925 -1.9% -75 -19
65014 Dining Room & Cafeteria Helpers 1140 1068 -1.6% -72 -18
22521 Surveying & Mapping Technicians 203 138 -8.0% -65 -16
87917 Service Unit Operators 1229 1167 -1.3% -62 -16
85502 Central Office & PBX Installers/Repairers 133 74 -11.1% -59 -15
49021 Stock Clerks, Sales Floor 1797 1741 -0.8% -56 -14
85726 Station Installers/Repairers, Telephone 73 20 -18.2% -53 -13
55321 File Clerks 204 153 -6.3% -51 -13
81008 First Line Supervisors, Product 284 237 -4.1% -47 -12
95099 All Other Plant & System Operators 381 335 -3.0% -46 -12
58014 Meter Readers, Utilities 161 116 -7.0% -45 -11
56017 Data Entry Keyers, Except Composing 221 180 -4.6% -41 -10
57199 All Other Communication Operators 117 76 -8.8% -41 -10
93114 Electrical, Electronic Assemblers 171 132 -5.7% -39 -10
53902 Library Assistants & Bookmobile 608 571 -1.5% -37 -9
65017 Counter Attendants, Lunchroom 1016 981 -0.9% -35 -9
55314 Personnel Clerks, Except Payroll 138 103 -6.3% -35 -9
53126 Statement Clerks 81 48 -10.2% -33 -8
13008 Purchasing Managers 528 498 -1.4% -30 -8
92541 Typesetting & Composing Operators 41 11 -18.3% -30 -8
57302 Mail Clerks, Except Mail Machine 129 99 -5.8% -30 -8
97111 Bus Drivers, School 1215 1187 -0.6% -28 -7
95023 Auxiliary Equipment Operators, Power 180 152 -3.9% -28 -7
55347 General Office Clerks 4784 4757 -0.1% -27 -7
81011 First Line Supervisors, Transportation 219 192 -3.1% -27 -7
31502 Librarians, Professional 322 295 -2.1% -27 -7
15005 Education Administrators 832 806 -0.8% -26 -7
55344 Billing, Cost & Rate Clerks 361 335 -1.8% -26 -7
53121 Loan & Credit Clerks 292 267 -2.1% -25 -6
55341 Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks 219 195 -2.7% -24 -6
92926 Boiler Operators & Tenders 68 44 -8.8% -24 -6



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