Best jobs in Washington
The 25 best-scoring occupations in Washington, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.
Wages here are local to Washington (OEWS May 2025). Projected growth and openings are national BLS projections — not a local forecast.
How this ranking is scored
score = .40·pay + .30·growth + .20·employment + .10·openings
Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.
Wages — OEWS May 2025 (local)
Growth & openings — EP 2024–34 (national)
How Washington pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$656,330 vs $496,010 · +32.3%
$166,540 vs $135,980 · +22.5%
$47,730 vs $35,800 · +33.3%
$61,630 vs $53,140 · +16.0%
$553,310 vs $358,550 · +54.3%
$526,170 vs $328,730 · +60.1%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
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Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
Showing top 25 of 756 scored occupations — show all 756show top 25
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Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
146
$57,330
-1.6%
27
148
$79,920
+3.1%
27
157
$79,830
+0.3%
27
164
$127,390
+1.9%
26
203
$74,250
+3.7%
24
298
$62,900
+6.3%
19
360
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
$52,480
+4.6%
18
471
$71,930
+2.3%
15
555
$86,460
-14.4%
13
617
$69,990
-13.7%
11
648
$44,510
+2.0%
10
665
$47,230
+1.2%
9
675
$56,160
-4.3%
9
688
$51,160
-12.1%
8
700
$48,290
-3.8%
8
704
$49,300
-12.0%
8
730
$47,560
-9.0%
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Live jobs in Washington
Farm Service AgencyVerified from company ATS
FARM LOAN OFFICER (AGRICULTURAL)
$62,044–$97,593/yr View job →
Farm Service AgencyVerified from company ATS
SUPERVISORY LOAN SPECIALIST (AGRICULTURAL)
$89,508–$116,362/yr View job →
National Park ServiceVerified from company ATS
Animal Caretaker (MVO) (Seasonal)
$33.36–$38.92/hr View job →
National Park ServiceVerified from company ATS
Animal Caretaker (Packer) (Seasonal)
$31.56–$36.82/hr View job →
Growth and openings are national (BLS EP 2024–34) — state-level projections are not in this data pull, so the same national figure is used for every place and we say so rather than guess.