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Top 20 Jobs in Washington State

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By Patty Inglish, MS

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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

Washington State Tourism

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

Careers

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Aerospace in the News

  • Aerospace Leader, Lockheed Executive Robert Fuhrman, 84, DiesFort Wayne Journal Gazette17 hours ago

    Robert A. Fuhrman, a pioneering Lockheed engineer who played a central role in the creation of the Polaris and Poseidon missiles before rising to the top of the aeronautics and aerospace giant, died Saturday in Pebble Beach, Calif. He was 84.

  • Grosse Ile graduate honored by Women in AerospaceIle Camera13 hours ago

    Melinda Ann Burkhart Tate was recognized with the Women in Aerospace International Affairs Achievement Award at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 26.

Masters of Science Fiction: The Complete Series Masters of Science Fiction: The Complete Series
Price: $11.19
List Price: $29.97
Immortality Immortality
Price: $12.78
List Price: $14.95
SciFi Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection SciFi Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection
Price: $11.49
List Price: $29.98
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One
Price: $11.99
List Price: $18.95
Dark Matter Dark Matter
Price: $11.90
List Price: $15.95
The Ray Bradbury Theater - Complete Series (65 Episodes) The Ray Bradbury Theater - Complete Series (65 Episodes)
Price: $9.94
List Price: $19.99

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