15 Largest Employers in Thurston County

By number of employees, 2007.

State Department of Social & Health Services, 3,211
Providence St. Peter Hospital, 2,400
State Department of Labor & Industries, 1,939
State Department of Transportation, 1,815
North Thurston Public Schools, 1,730
Olympia School District, 1,166
State Department of Health, 1,160
State Department of Ecology, 971
State Department of Licensing, 925
Tumwater School District, 815
Safeway Stores, 798
State Employment Security Department, 792
South Pget Sound Community College, 775
State Department of Natural Resources, 727
State Attorney General, 693

Lucky Eagle Casino, 604
Nisqually Red Wind Casino, 600

Largest Regional Occupations

Occupation	2007
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	30,290
Sales and Related Occupations	18,242
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	15,392
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	13,356
Education, Training, and Library Occupations	13,205
Construction and Extraction Occupations	11,927
Retail Sales Workers	11,654
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	10,857
Production Occupations	10,051
Construction Trades Workers	9,759
Food and Beverage Serving Workers	9,212
Personal Care and Service Occupations	8,145
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	8,032
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	7,772
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	7,184

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Leading local industries

• Technical internet & web design firms
• Legal and consultant companies
• Warehouse and distribution businesses that take advantage of the transportation links
• Medical services that provide emergency and maintenance health care for the surrounding five-county region
• Traditional manufacturing by many of our local producers that captures a significant piece of their specific global market
• An emerging life sciences community that has grown in the region within the last five years

Washington's Fastest Growing Occupations

Personal Financial Advisors
Logisticians
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
Crossing Gaurds
Photographic Processing Machine Operators
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Travel Agents
Insurance Sales Agents
Medical Assistants
Computer Software Engineers, Applications

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