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Top 20 Jobs in Washington State

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By Patty Inglish, MS

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Space Ship One


Washington State's number one Top Job through 2014 is Mathematics Technicians. This joins a wide array of Information Technology (IT), Veterinary sciences jobs, and Research & Development occupations in Washington's fast-growing high tech industries, government employers, and scientific research facilities.

Washington also is home to the Science Fiction Musuem and Hall of Fame founded by Paul Allen, who invested in Space Ship One to win the X Prize for private space vehicles. Privatized space exploration and space tourism will become an explanding hub of employment in and around the Greater Seattle Area in the next couple of decades.

Mathematics Jobs in Washington State

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Expanding Industries in Washington



Major Employers in Washington State

Top 20 Largest Employers in Washington and Number of Jobs Provided Each Year

  • 1 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 27,000
  • 2 SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL-SEATAC (Airport) 21,000
  • 3 MICROSOFT CORP 20,000
  • 4 BOEING CO 10,000
  • 5 UNIVERSITY OF WA OB/GYN 6,000
  • 6 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 5,770
  • 7 BBSI 5,000
  • 8 MULTI CARE HEALTH SYSTEM 5,000
  • 9 MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM 5,000
  • 10 SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNITT CLG 5,000
  • 11 VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CTR 5,000
  • 12 FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE 4,500
  • 13 STEWART TITLE CO 4,500
  • 14 ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CTR 4,400
  • 15 PROVIDENCE SERVICES HOSPITAL 4,100
  • 16 HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CTR 4,000
  • 17 SACRED HEART MEDICAL CTR 4,000
  • 18 SWEDISH MEDICAL CTR BALLARD 3,956
  • 19 SACRED HEART CHILDREN'S HOSP 3,900
  • 20 BATTELLE 3,800

MICROSOFT

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Aerospace in the News

  • Early Glance: Aerospace companiesINO News4 hours ago

    (AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $.77 or 1.5 percent, to $50.59. Goodrich fell $.15 or .3 percent, to $58.05.

  • Bombardier’s Beaudoin Sees Further Aerospace Cutbacks (Update2)Bloomberg21 hours ago

    Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bombardier Inc. , the world’s third- largest commercial planemaker, may announce further cutbacks at its aerospace unit in the fiscal fourth quarter because of slowing demand, Chief Executive Officer Pierre Beaudoin said.

Immortality Immortality
Price: $12.78
List Price: $14.95
Masters of Science Fiction: The Complete Series Masters of Science Fiction: The Complete Series
Price: $11.44
List Price: $29.97
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One
Price: $11.76
List Price: $18.95
The Prometheus Project: Trapped (Richards, Douglas E. Prometheus Project) The Prometheus Project: Trapped (Richards, Douglas E. Prometheus Project)
Price: $5.48
List Price: $9.95
SciFi Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection SciFi Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection
Price: $11.49
List Price: $29.98
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Price: $5.44
List Price: $16.00

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