Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
| Bellingham, WA
Longview, WA
Seattle, WA
Wenatchee, WA
| Bremerton, WA
Mount Vernon, WA
Spokane, WA
Yakima, WA
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Kennewick, WA
Olympia, WA
Tacoma, WA
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NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Bellingham, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Bellingham and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $23,750 | 250 | 9.6 | | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $26,860 | 240 | 8.4 | | Rehabilitation counselors | $38,820 | 390 | 8 | | Protective service workers, all other | $41,690 | 460 | 6.7 | | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | $17,690 | 1,380 | 5.4 | | Demonstrators and product promoters | $22,020 | 140 | 4.3 | | Food batchmakers | $31,360 | 140 | 4 | | Machine feeders and offbearers | $25,260 | 190 | 3.6 | | Medical secretaries | $28,740 | 550 | 3.4 | | Coaches and scouts | $31,360 | 220 | 3.3 | | (Click for the full list of Bellingham careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Bremerton, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Bremerton and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Riggers | $50,600 | 340 | 100.9 | | Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | $67,620 | 770 | 24.7 | | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $46,990 | 960 | 13.6 | | Material moving workers, all other | $17,060 | 180 | 9.5 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $50,510 | 260 | 6 | | Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | $57,490 | 150 | 4.3 | | Electronics engineers, except computer | $80,780 | 280 | 4 | | Painters, construction and maintenance | $36,420 | 590 | 3.9 | | Court, municipal, and license clerks | $35,070 | 150 | 3.8 | | Helpers--carpenters | $26,560 | 170 | 3.7 | | (Click for the full list of Bremerton careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Kennewick, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Kennewick and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Hazardous materials removal workers | $60,670 | 1,670 | 84.3 | | Physicists | $86,400 | 250 | 43 | | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $17,280 | 610 | 40.7 | | Physical scientists, all other | $90,750 | 160 | 17.4 | | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | $75,390 | 190 | 14.9 | | Power plant operators | $62,720 | 110 | 14.8 | | Environmental engineers | $82,580 | 370 | 13.9 | | Chemical engineers | $89,250 | 170 | 13.2 | | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | $80,750 | 430 | 10.5 | | Occupational health and safety specialists | $71,280 | 170 | 9.8 | | (Click for the full list of Kennewick careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Longview, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Longview and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | $44,470 | 580 | 35.6 | | Millwrights | $46,900 | 220 | 34.8 | | Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $53,140 | 120 | 18.2 | | Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $31,330 | 140 | 11.8 | | Rehabilitation counselors | $28,610 | 190 | 9.3 | | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $47,400 | 100 | 4.3 | | Teachers and instructors, all other | $32,570 | 320 | 3.6 | | Team assemblers | $27,990 | 820 | 3.6 | | Healthcare support workers, all other | $26,830 | 100 | 2.8 | | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | $43,600 | 200 | 2.8 | | (Click for the full list of Longview careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Mount Vernon, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Mount Vernon and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $32,280 | 180 | 57.5 | | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $18,110 | 100 | 14.5 | | Rehabilitation counselors | $25,140 | 260 | 10 | | Highway maintenance workers | $46,020 | 140 | 6.3 | | Industrial machinery mechanics | $45,960 | 270 | 5 | | Teachers and instructors, all other | $34,100 | 440 | 3.9 | | Medical secretaries | $34,690 | 340 | 3.9 | | Medical records and health information technicians | $27,200 | 140 | 3.3 | | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | $47,500 | 200 | 3.1 | | Electricians | $53,980 | 500 | 3 | | (Click for the full list of Mount Vernon careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Olympia, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Olympia and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Forest and conservation technicians | $35,950 | 100 | 21 | | Gaming dealers | $24,550 | 280 | 8.3 | | Rehabilitation counselors | $34,180 | 370 | 7.5 | | Mental health counselors | $38,630 | 210 | 5.4 | | New accounts clerks | $25,900 | 180 | 5.1 | | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | $46,930 | 140 | 4.6 | | Medical secretaries | $31,920 | 750 | 4.5 | | Crossing guards | $26,080 | 100 | 4.4 | | Medical transcriptionists | $33,030 | 170 | 4.2 | | Service station attendants | $23,100 | 160 | 4.2 | | (Click for the full list of Olympia careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Seattle, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Seattle and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Logging workers, all other | $28,150 | 210 | 29.9 | | Woodworkers, all other | $22,790 | 240 | 15.5 | | Zoologists and wildlife biologists | $60,350 | 720 | 10.4 | | Grounds maintenance workers, all other | $27,360 | 410 | 10.2 | | Aerospace engineering and operations technicians | $78,150 | 330 | 9.5 | | Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators | $26,880 | 310 | 9.1 | | Gaming and sports book writers and runners | $22,350 | 710 | 8.4 | | Ship engineers | $61,320 | 540 | 7.9 | | Logging equipment operators | $39,440 | 460 | 7.8 | | Cooks, all other | $29,370 | 540 | 7.5 | | (Click for the full list of Seattle careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Spokane, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Spokane and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
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| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | $32,610 | 120 | 10.3 | | Engine and other machine assemblers | $32,450 | 160 | 8.9 | | Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | $40,120 | 210 | 7.5 | | Photographic process workers | $23,700 | 140 | 6.6 | | Dental laboratory technicians | $37,080 | 250 | 4.9 | | Education teachers, postsecondary | $56,630 | 180 | 4.2 | | Court, municipal, and license clerks | $33,560 | 410 | 4.1 | | Service station attendants | $19,590 | 410 | 3.8 | | Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | $39,020 | 110 | 3.3 | | Tapers | $36,620 | 150 | 2.9 | | (Click for the full list of Spokane careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Tacoma, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Tacoma and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Logging equipment operators | $36,730 | 150 | 13.7 | | Tapers | $46,410 | 590 | 8.9 | | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $25,800 | 630 | 6 | | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | $44,530 | 810 | 5.6 | | Gaming dealers | $16,850 | 600 | 4.9 | | Gaming service workers, all other | $24,590 | 100 | 4.7 | | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | $40,990 | 330 | 4.4 | | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $29,670 | 210 | 4.3 | | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $62,330 | 470 | 4.2 | | Material moving workers, all other | $52,280 | 250 | 4 | | (Click for the full list of Tacoma careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Wenatchee, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Wenatchee and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $17,320 | 1,420 | 229 | | Forest and conservation technicians | $28,310 | 220 | 98.1 | | Packers and packagers, hand | $21,090 | 1,350 | 6.8 | | Coaches and scouts | $0 | 140 | 4.4 | | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $18,590 | 190 | 4.2 | | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | $17,300 | 470 | 3.9 | | Industrial machinery mechanics | $50,160 | 160 | 3.3 | | Bartenders | $21,660 | 320 | 2.8 | | Industrial truck and tractor operators | $24,190 | 390 | 2.7 | | Counter and rental clerks | $24,190 | 300 | 2.6 | | (Click for the full list of Wenatchee careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Yakima, Washington Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Yakima and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | $18,830 | 980 | 70.9 | | Agricultural inspectors | $37,660 | 160 | 67.8 | | Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | $36,450 | 200 | 16 | | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | $26,670 | 1,210 | 6.2 | | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | $39,870 | 250 | 6 | | Packers and packagers, hand | $21,020 | 2,340 | 5.3 | | Tapers | $28,290 | 100 | 5.2 | | Mental health counselors | $39,050 | 200 | 4.9 | | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | $31,550 | 150 | 4.6 | | Court, municipal, and license clerks | $34,960 | 160 | 4.3 | | (Click for the full list of Yakima careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.
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