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Washington Jobs

The estimated total employment in Washington is 2,868,910 people with an average annual salary of 46,430.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Washington has increaded by 11%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 23%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20012,580,750N/A
20022,563,910-0.66%
20032,561,590-0.09%
20042,583,0800.83%
20052,811,7008.13%
20062,736,910-2.66%
20072,811,7002.73%
20082,868,9102.03%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$37,670N/A
2002$38,7702.84%
2003$39,6002.1%
2004$40,4302.05%
2005$44,7109.57%
2006$42,910-4.03%
2007$44,7104.19%
2008$46,4303.85%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations466,620$34,650
Sales and related occupations305,240$39,450
Food preparation and serving related occupations249,870$24,120
Transportation and material moving occupations205,080$35,200
Production occupations177,440$37,350
Construction and extraction occupations168,020$49,690
Education, training, and library occupations162,430$47,780
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations138,230$74,350
Business and financial operations occupations136,130$66,450
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations111,740$46,130
Computer and mathematical science occupations106,950$82,310
Personal care and service occupations86,520$27,580
Architecture and engineering occupations81,800$76,410
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations80,540$27,630
Healthcare support occupations72,820$29,990
Protective service occupations50,770$48,700
Community and social services occupations48,440$43,020
Life, physical, and social science occupations44,070$66,110
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations41,130$51,540
Legal occupations19,990$82,410
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations14,990$29,550

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Surgeons1,110$212,350
Chief executives2,000$183,320
Physicians and surgeons, all other3,680$181,550
Dentists, general1,760$178,700
Family and general practitioners1,800$153,450
General and operations managers19,240$132,470
Computer and information systems managers6,920$129,750
Natural sciences managers1,160$128,750
Sales managers6,460$122,520
Engineering managers4,620$122,240