| The 30 Most Declining Occupations by Percentage | |||
| 1998-2008 | |||
| Denver Metro | State | ||
| Occupational Title | Average Annual Change | Occupational Title | Average Annual Change |
| Typesetting/Composing Mach Oprs | -5.6% | Roustabouts, Oil/Gas | -6.2% |
| Power Generating Plant Operators | -4.3% | Typesetting/Composing Mach Oprs | -5.6% |
| Meat/Poultry/Fish Cutters, Hand | -4.1% | Wellhead Pumpers | -5.4% |
| Slaughterers & Meat Packers | -4.0% | Derrick Operators, Oil/Gas | -5.1% |
| Station Instllrs/Rprs, Telephone | -3.6% | Service Unit Oprs, Oil/Gas/Mine | -5.0% |
| Peripheral Equipment Operators | -3.6% | Petroleum Techns/Technologists | -4.9% |
| Film Strippers, Printing | -2.9% | Roof Bolters, Mining | -4.3% |
| Dairy Process Equip Opers/Settrs | -2.5% | Metal Pours/Casters, Basic Shape | -3.7% |
| Computer Oprs, Ex Peripheral Eq | -1.9% | Mining & Related Managers | -3.6% |
| Boiler Opers/Tndrs, Low Pressure | -1.8% | Railroad Brake/Signal/Switch Ops | -3.3% |
| EKG Technicians | -1.7% | Paste-Up Workers | -3.3% |
| Letterpress Operators | -1.6% | Mine Machinery Mechanics | -3.1% |
| Fitters, Structural Metal, Prec | -1.4% | Peripheral Equipment Operators | -3.1% |
| Mach Maint Mechns: Water/Power | -1.4% | Shuttle Car Operators | -3.1% |
| Marking Clerks | -1.4% | Photoengravers | -2.7% |
| Central Office Operators | -1.4% | EKG Technicians | -2.6% |
| Roastng/Dryng Oprs/Tndrs, Fd/Tob | -1.3% | Petroleum Engineers | -2.5% |
| Switchboard Operators | -1.2% | Station Instllrs/Rprs, Telephone | -2.3% |
| Woodwrkng Mach Ops/Tndrs, Ex Swg | -1.2% | Film Strippers, Printing | -2.2% |
| Compositors/Typesetters, Pre | -1.2% | Food Batchmakers | -2.0% |
| Statement Clerks | -1.1% | Slaughterers & Meat Packers | -1.7% |
| Welfare Eligibility Workers | -1.0% | Dairy Process Equip Opers/Settrs | -1.7% |
| Offset Lithographic Press Opers | -0.9% | Aircraft Assemblers, Precision | -1.6% |
| Machine Forming Oprs/Tndrs, M/P | -0.8% | Separating/Still Mach Sttrs/Oprs | -1.5% |
| Proofreaders & Copy Markers | -0.7% | Petro Refinery/Ctrl Panel Opers | -1.5% |
| Word Processors & Typists | -0.7% | Computer Oprs, Ex Peripheral Eq | -1.0% |
| Bank Tellers | -0.7% | Announcers, Radio & TV | -0.8% |
| Announcers, Radio & TV | -0.6% | Switchboard Operators | -0.6% |
| Data Entry Keyers, Composing | -0.6% | Barbers | -0.6% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | -0.6% | Word Processors & Typists | -0.3% |
Last modified: 10/01/2004