Employment by Occupation

Spokane has a wide variety of occupations for anybody seeking employment. For more information on occupations in Spokane, visit Workforce Explorer.

Employment by Occupation
Occupation	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Business and Financial	6,620	7,460	6,770	7,260	7,120	8,120
Management	4,720	5,070	4,730	5,040	5,760	6,360
Computer and Mathematical Science	2,920	2,970	3,180	3,830	3,920	3,660
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	2,970	3,200	3,050	3,000	3,190	3,110
Life, Physical, and Social Science	1,610	1,720	1,640	1,510	1,540	1,520
Community and Social Services	4,260	4,310	4,010	4,440	5,110	4,630
Legal Occupations	1,520	1,620	1,470	1,460	1,500	1,520
Education, Training, and Library Occupations	11,700	11,780	12,020	12,290	12,270	12,110
Healthcare and Technical Occupations	11,600	11,960	11,980	11,630	13,060	14,400
Healthcare Support Occupations	6,830	6,390	7,260	6,760	7,190	6,530
Arts, Entertainment, and Sports	2,250	2,670	2,780	3,110	2,890	2,620
Protective Service Occupations	3,490	3,580	3,570	3,600	3,530	4,190
Food Preparation and Serving Occupations	15,780	16,070	17,610	18,350	18,560	18,290
Building and Maintenance Occupations	6,650	6,670	7,000	6,630	6,840	6,180
Personal Care and Service Occupations	4,990	5,800	6,050	7,290	7,410	8,390
Sales and Related Occupations	21,780	23,420	24,610	25,290	25,850	24,480
Office and Administrative Occupations	36,460	37,510	38,230	38,380	38,020	34,970
Construction and Extraction Occupations	8,820	8,720	9,920	10,610	10,570	9,700
Installation and Maintenance Occupations	7,370	7,460	7,610	8,190	8,450	8,200
Production Occupations	12,610	13,130	13,570	13,560	12,620	11,330
Transportation Occupations	13,830	13,510	14,660	14,760	14,680	13,190