Top 20 Jobs in Washington State

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

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Aerospace

Washington State Tourism

• Department of Tourism

Expanding Industries in Washington

• Aerospace

• Forest Products

• Life Sciences

• Biotechnology

• Marine Services

• Technology

• Electronics & Computers

• Software

• Telecommunications

• Tourism

• Agriculture/Food Processing

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

Careers

Founder Bill Gates

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

A Gates Biography

College and High School

• Eastern Washington Eagles
• Gonzaga Bulldogs
• Washington Huskies
• Washington State Cougars
• Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
• High School Internet Network

League Teams

• Everett AquaSox (A)
• Seattle Sounders (USL)
• Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
• Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
• Spokane Indians (A)
• Spokane Shadow (MLS)
• Tacoma Sabercats (WCHL)
• Tri-City Americans (WHL)
• Yakima Sunkings (CBA)

Professional Teams

• Seattle Mariners (MLB)
• Seattle Seahawks (NFL)
• Seattle Sonics (NBA)
• Seattle Storm (WNBA)

Arenas & Stadiums

• Safeco Field - Seattle

Top Colleges and Universities in Washington

Antioch University

Art Institute of Seattle

Bakke Graduate University of Ministry

Bastyr University

Bates Technical College

Bellevue Community College

Bellingham Technical College

Big Bend Community College

Cascadia Community College

Central Washington University

Centralia College

City University

Clark College

Clover Park Technical College

Columbia Basin College

Community Colleges of Spokane

• Institute for Extended Learning
• Spokane Community College
• Spokane Falls Community College

Cornish College of the Arts

DigiPen Instute of Technology

Eastern Washington University

Edmonds Community College

Everett Community College

Evergreen State College

Gonzaga University

Grays Harbor College Multiple Locations

Green River Community College: Auburn, Eastside, Tacoma

Heritage College

Highline Community College

Lake Washington Technical College

Lower Columbia College

Northwest College of Art

Northwest Indian College

Northwest University

Olympic College

Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Oaks College: Pasadena, Oakland, also Seattle WA

Peninsula College: Port Angeles, Forks, Port Townsend

Pierce College: Lakewood, Puyallup

Puget Sound Christian College: Mountlake Terrace

Renton Technical College

Saint Martin's College

Seattle Community College District

• North Seattle Community College
• Seattle Central Community College
• South Seattle Community College

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

Seattle Vocational Institute

Shoreline Community College

Skagit Valley College: Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor, Clinton, Friday Harbor

South Puget Sound Community College

Tacoma Community College

Trinity Lutheran College

University of Puget Sound

University of Washington

Walla Walla College

Walla Walla Community College: Walla Walla, Clarkston

Washington State University: Pullman (main campus)

• Washington State University at Spokane
• Washington State University at Tri-Cities: Richland
• Washington State University at Vancouver

Wenatchee Valley College: Wenatchee, Okak, Chelan

Western Washington University

Whatcom Community College

Whitman College

Whitworth College

Yakima Valley Community College