Wages by Occupation in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 130,300 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $61,960 for all occupations combined. 345 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

38.5% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 103.7 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 116.7; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 16,310 residents (5.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,156; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.4% in 2025, with a labor force of about 144,382 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

37.6% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.2), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$35,232	$32,485
High school graduate	$48,128	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$55,048	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$68,788	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$92,082	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	21.5% (±3.4)	24.2%
High school graduate	11.5% (±1.4)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.5% (±0.9)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0% (±0.6)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	40.4%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.5%	10.0%
Business	14.8%	20.1%
Education	10.4%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	24.9%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	1,330	$94,470	$97,490	10.18	1.09
Administrative Services Managers	130	$128,680	$135,430	0.99	0.59
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	30	$56,680	$62,980	0.25	1.02
Advertising Sales Agents	40	$73,280	$81,850	0.33	0.56
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	60	$67,440	$67,950	0.45	0.51
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	280	$35,040	$37,470	2.14	0.83
Animal Caretakers	240	$37,900	$44,370	1.88	1.09
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	30	$108,570	$108,250	0.23	3.93
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	70	$93,720	$94,240	0.56	0.82
Architectural and Civil Drafters	80	$60,990	$65,330	0.64	0.96
Architectural and Engineering Managers	90	$164,550	$172,140	0.69	0.49
Archivists	100	$77,990	$78,350	0.74	14.52
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	60	$36,850	$40,110	0.48	0.74
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	100	$58,240	$84,340	0.75	0.78
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	450	$51,260	$58,870	3.48	0.77
Bakers	180	$46,960	$47,540	1.39	0.91
Bartenders	530	$50,180	$57,260	4.06	0.83
Bill and Account Collectors	100	$52,910	$53,940	0.79	0.77
Billing and Posting Clerks	410	$53,950	$55,860	3.15	1.21
Biological Scientists, All Other	90	$105,250	$102,220	0.67	1.86
Biological Technicians	100	$54,190	$55,490	0.74	1.65
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,050	$55,590	$57,140	8.08	0.91
Budget Analysts	290	$91,060	$95,240	2.19	7.23
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	260	$78,960	$78,130	1.98	1.06
Bus Drivers, School	450	$60,460	$60,080	3.49	1.35
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,320	$82,630	$90,000	10.11	1.45
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$77,150	$95,140	0.46	0.87
Butchers and Meat Cutters	110	$49,790	$50,710	0.84	0.96
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	670	$80,450	$82,980	5.15	1.63
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	50	$51,110	$54,450	0.39	0.79
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	30	$98,430	$96,800	0.24	2.21
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$59,600	$71,090	0.86	1.17
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	130	$103,580	$101,170	1.00	1.40
Carpenters	800	$63,260	$71,670	6.14	1.42
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	50	$97,650	$96,480	0.40	4.37
Cashiers	2,470	$37,340	$40,250	18.92	0.95
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	120	$75,850	$78,820	0.90	0.68
Chefs and Head Cooks	140	$72,270	$69,090	1.11	0.86
Chemists	50	$93,340	$105,790	0.40	0.75
Chief Executives	130	$204,190	$243,830	0.99	0.75
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	580	$80,430	$76,950	4.42	1.75
Childcare Workers	240	$38,390	$39,630	1.86	0.56
Chiropractors	70	$96,820	$99,860	0.51	2.01
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	200	$76,600	$77,820	1.57	3.57
Civil Engineers	860	$108,240	$110,200	6.57	2.78
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	910	$78,460	$77,840	7.00	3.36
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	210	$38,990	$40,210	1.58	0.64
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	50	$108,240	$115,030	0.39	0.80
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	180	$59,930	$67,330	1.41	0.66
Coaches and Scouts	650	$46,620	$53,710	4.97	3.11
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$54,120	$63,770	0.51	0.50
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	250	$76,690	$74,070	1.89	2.73
Community Health Workers	80	$53,970	$60,740	0.59	1.49
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	240	$76,600	$82,990	1.80	2.50
Compliance Officers	1,020	$84,500	$91,560	7.84	2.92
Computer and Information Systems Managers	690	$140,160	$158,690	5.33	1.24
Computer Network Architects	250	$118,140	$119,630	1.89	1.64
Computer Network Support Specialists	250	$92,770	$94,600	1.88	2.00
Computer Occupations, All Other	250	$100,620	$108,820	1.95	0.70
Computer Programmers	30	$108,740	$101,790	0.23	0.39
Computer Systems Analysts	710	$107,140	$112,740	5.42	1.62
Computer User Support Specialists	750	$67,500	$70,620	5.76	1.25
Conservation Scientists	320	$78,460	$80,210	2.45	14.66
Construction and Building Inspectors	120	$98,220	$96,770	0.92	0.98
Construction Laborers	730	$53,090	$58,960	5.59	0.79
Construction Managers	160	$142,500	$151,240	1.22	0.50
Cooks, Fast Food	330	$36,600	$38,160	2.53	0.61
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	290	$48,820	$50,630	2.24	0.79
Cooks, Restaurant	1,090	$44,960	$44,430	8.40	0.93
Correctional Officers and Jailers	230	$81,550	$79,370	1.80	0.73
Cost Estimators	250	$74,570	$82,120	1.91	1.33
Counter and Rental Clerks	360	$43,910	$47,560	2.74	1.06
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	340	$60,990	$62,040	2.59	2.24
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	80	$51,400	$57,070	0.59	0.97
Customer Service Representatives	1,430	$49,630	$50,210	10.98	0.66
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$48,060	$52,950	0.26	0.90
Data Entry Keyers	140	$51,660	$51,440	1.07	1.31
Data Scientists	120	$120,040	$118,800	0.93	0.55
Database Administrators	390	$115,330	$112,180	3.02	6.70
Database Architects	210	$133,500	$138,550	1.65	3.82
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	140	$36,650	$37,060	1.07	2.57
Dental Assistants	480	$48,890	$54,120	3.70	1.48
Dental Hygienists	220	$122,950	$121,010	1.72	1.20
Dentists, General	130	$123,460	$179,880	0.96	1.20
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	230	$88,790	$89,230	1.74	2.37
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	70	$111,300	$108,850	0.55	0.95
Dietitians and Nutritionists	40	$76,200	$80,260	0.34	0.68
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	190	$37,320	$41,930	1.48	0.42
Dishwashers	340	$37,070	$39,990	2.64	0.86
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	120	$58,710	$60,120	0.95	0.73
Drafters, All Other	40	$60,600	$68,420	0.30	3.21
Driver/Sales Workers	150	$45,960	$48,350	1.16	0.44
Economists	160	$103,000	$107,210	1.25	10.93
Editors	70	$68,830	$73,430	0.55	0.93
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$76,700	$98,500	0.42	1.18
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	270	$166,910	$151,970	2.08	0.98
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	220	$83,050	$82,680	1.68	0.74
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	70	$88,790	$91,800	0.53	1.28
Electrical Engineers	80	$120,070	$123,330	0.61	0.47
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	50	$135,450	$131,820	0.37	0.44
Electricians	530	$96,600	$92,650	4.07	0.84
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	950	$104,650	$93,820	7.27	0.81
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	820	$67,650	$66,190	6.27	6.30
Emergency Medical Technicians	140	$51,760	$47,470	1.05	0.90
Engineers, All Other	40	$132,010	$128,660	0.27	0.28
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	30	$116,000	$116,660	0.25	1.01
Environmental Engineers	190	$108,240	$108,680	1.44	5.83
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	30	$51,400	$57,830	0.24	1.07
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	500	$86,700	$86,460	3.80	6.62
Epidemiologists	330	$108,240	$109,560	2.53	32.57
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	720	$79,510	$78,450	5.54	1.87
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	410	$49,840	$54,430	3.12	1.50
Facilities Managers	90	$128,110	$130,740	0.72	0.72
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	150	$40,050	$39,320	1.17	0.68
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	30	$44,750	$44,750	0.25	1.18
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,910	$36,110	$38,230	30.00	1.21
Fence Erectors	60	$49,350	$51,830	0.43	2.72
Financial and Investment Analysts	960	$69,380	$72,550	7.36	3.16
Financial Examiners	140	$105,600	$104,770	1.07	2.46
Financial Managers	670	$142,500	$158,720	5.16	0.95
Financial Specialists, All Other	80	$76,600	$80,900	0.65	0.77
Firefighters	260	$90,050	$89,960	2.01	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	460	$102,210	$109,890	3.53	0.68
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	150	$104,610	$100,650	1.13	3.28
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	90	$52,000	$63,140	0.70	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	170	$127,110	$114,350	1.29	2.03
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	690	$54,200	$57,740	5.31	0.68
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	100	$61,920	$61,130	0.79	0.68
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	50	$69,820	$71,350	0.39	0.46
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	410	$89,110	$93,930	3.17	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	130	$92,910	$100,360	1.02	0.74
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,210	$78,270	$79,800	9.31	1.01
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	—	$58,690	$61,920	—	—
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	140	$140,730	$143,310	1.10	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	260	$73,150	$77,410	2.03	0.47
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	920	$57,580	$60,190	7.04	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	50	$55,960	$63,480	0.42	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	410	$71,950	$72,260	3.12	0.78
Floral Designers	30	$44,420	$43,930	0.24	0.92
Food Batchmakers	150	$45,650	$49,620	1.16	1.03
Food Preparation Workers	680	$37,950	$40,900	5.18	0.90
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	220	$37,540	$41,440	1.73	0.91
Food Service Managers	40	$86,630	$97,450	0.29	0.19
Forest and Conservation Technicians	40	$49,100	$57,390	0.28	1.40
Foresters	110	$76,600	$80,050	0.87	13.03
Fundraisers	120	$71,810	$74,260	0.94	1.32
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$122,210	$134,870	28.17	1.25
Glaziers	70	$91,870	$93,060	0.50	1.34
Graphic Designers	110	$67,710	$70,580	0.85	0.67
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	290	$49,840	$58,660	2.25	1.14
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	70	$48,460	$53,460	0.52	1.57
Health Education Specialists	1,010	$78,460	$74,820	7.74	18.32
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	130	$49,260	$59,880	1.02	0.87
Healthcare Social Workers	200	$77,390	$78,090	1.56	1.30
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	140	$59,350	$62,860	1.07	1.51
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	270	$76,260	$79,680	2.10	0.80
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,210	$63,040	$64,440	9.25	0.70
Helpers--Carpenters	—	$41,990	$45,670	—	—
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	70	$51,000	$48,910	0.56	0.92
Helpers--Production Workers	50	$46,630	$48,200	0.35	0.33
Highway Maintenance Workers	80	$71,140	$71,210	0.61	0.61
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,370	$44,060	$44,760	25.88	0.93
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	330	$36,030	$39,190	2.53	0.91
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	150	$38,470	$40,220	1.16	0.69
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	70	$52,230	$52,150	0.51	0.88
Human Resources Managers	240	$135,610	$144,370	1.81	1.28
Human Resources Specialists	1,410	$86,700	$88,490	10.86	1.85
Hydrologists	80	$93,340	$93,460	0.59	15.71
Industrial Engineers	50	$94,530	$99,790	0.35	0.15
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	260	$74,170	$72,490	1.98	0.70
Industrial Production Managers	60	$108,070	$119,700	0.42	0.27
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	840	$48,520	$50,860	6.42	1.29
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	200	$44,190	$47,560	1.54	1.77
Information Security Analysts	330	$126,850	$134,140	2.55	2.08
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	200	$57,440	$56,760	1.56	0.40
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	50	$66,550	$61,910	0.37	0.33
Instructional Coordinators	160	$87,210	$85,030	1.21	0.83
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	40	$76,610	$88,760	0.34	1.19
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	820	$61,390	$65,980	6.27	4.55
Insurance Sales Agents	480	$66,150	$83,660	3.70	1.20
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,350	$44,100	$45,650	10.37	0.73
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	50	$114,120	$158,030	0.38	2.49
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	240	$103,610	$92,070	1.80	2.58
Labor Relations Specialists	150	$102,070	$112,300	1.17	2.81
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,990	$44,760	$45,720	15.28	0.81
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	760	$44,850	$46,760	5.85	0.95
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	90	$38,440	$39,410	0.70	0.55
Lawyers	630	$132,900	$134,560	4.86	1.00
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	140	$52,670	$57,340	1.05	1.04
Legal Support Workers, All Other	100	$100,510	$101,560	0.78	2.58
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	130	$92,610	$92,620	0.96	1.12
Library Assistants, Clerical	140	$47,830	$46,380	1.06	1.93
Library Technicians	60	$65,630	$63,430	0.43	0.97
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	330	$81,350	$83,430	2.57	0.62
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	130	$35,710	$36,850	0.99	0.98
Light Truck Drivers	660	$45,820	$48,420	5.04	0.80
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	90	$57,690	$58,090	0.72	0.68
Loan Officers	200	$74,130	$85,090	1.54	0.88
Logging Equipment Operators	110	$74,790	$75,790	0.87	6.42
Logisticians	—	$84,930	$91,000	—	—
Machinists	120	$55,660	$59,510	0.93	0.50
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	40	$119,310	$117,310	0.33	1.19
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	580	$38,920	$41,060	4.47	0.81
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	40	$36,810	$41,580	0.32	0.89
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,130	$58,980	$60,360	8.67	0.88
Management Analysts	2,770	$88,790	$90,170	21.30	3.69
Managers, All Other	260	$149,820	$155,190	1.97	0.49
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	620	$79,910	$92,130	4.79	0.83
Marketing Managers	180	$166,790	$175,450	1.37	0.54
Massage Therapists	200	$78,320	$77,650	1.52	2.40
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	30	$43,340	$43,810	0.23	0.25
Mechanical Engineers	70	$106,340	$118,310	0.56	0.29
Medical and Health Services Managers	330	$137,870	$146,730	2.53	0.66
Medical Assistants	580	$55,700	$55,130	4.43	0.84
Medical Equipment Preparers	60	$43,680	$48,510	0.49	0.98
Medical Equipment Repairers	70	$57,710	$60,540	0.51	1.21
Medical Records Specialists	170	$51,580	$57,390	1.29	1.03
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	50	$118,290	$125,250	0.40	0.36
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	320	$52,900	$54,190	2.44	0.40
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	110	$60,050	$65,790	0.83	0.91
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	210	$57,370	$65,430	1.59	1.86
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	80	$45,040	$49,130	0.60	0.57
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	420	$104,410	$96,680	3.25	0.81
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	340	$46,960	$45,880	2.58	0.28
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$51,910	$54,480	0.29	0.48
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	110	$81,120	$81,190	0.88	0.77
Natural Sciences Managers	110	$145,560	$150,720	0.86	1.23
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	800	$112,530	$107,900	6.15	3.04
Nurse Practitioners	180	$145,950	$148,070	1.35	0.65
Nursing Assistants	1,040	$48,060	$49,230	7.95	0.85
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	160	$95,640	$92,450	1.22	1.35
Occupational Therapists	120	$105,460	$107,830	0.94	0.90
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	90	$49,320	$50,030	0.66	0.53
Office Clerks, General	1,970	$46,690	$48,880	15.13	0.95
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	260	$103,060	$92,780	2.01	0.65
Operations Research Analysts	600	$84,500	$87,840	4.60	6.59
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	80	$55,710	$58,200	0.65	1.41
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$58,250	$59,960	0.43	0.92
Optometrists	40	$142,720	$144,650	0.27	0.99
Order Clerks	—	$43,800	$46,780	—	—
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	—	$39,770	$41,440	—	—
Packers and Packagers, Hand	270	$39,920	$43,160	2.09	0.58
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	230	$60,410	$61,870	1.77	1.23
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	570	$71,140	$69,100	4.36	1.73
Paramedics	100	$120,260	$109,680	0.78	1.20
Parking Attendants	50	$36,080	$37,360	0.41	0.46
Parts Salespersons	240	$43,980	$46,020	1.85	1.06
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	80	$65,790	$67,710	0.63	0.64
Personal Financial Advisors	110	$76,940	$103,360	0.88	0.51
Pest Control Workers	80	$47,720	$49,440	0.62	0.93
Pharmacists	220	$154,860	$152,570	1.69	0.81
Pharmacy Aides	70	$42,510	$46,090	0.52	2.06
Pharmacy Technicians	260	$57,090	$58,310	1.98	0.65
Phlebotomists	80	$47,280	$48,910	0.62	0.67
Photographers	40	$43,550	$54,220	0.30	0.91
Physical Therapist Assistants	80	$74,250	$67,270	0.63	0.88
Physical Therapists	180	$104,750	$105,350	1.36	0.79
Physician Assistants	90	$153,940	$156,570	0.70	0.67
Physicians, All Other	180	$315,230	$257,200	1.37	0.62
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	310	$80,030	$82,440	2.41	0.80
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	380	$99,810	$102,300	2.94	0.68
Postal Service Clerks	40	$66,140	$64,320	0.31	0.65
Postal Service Mail Carriers	250	$57,700	$61,230	1.89	0.89
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	430	$43,290	$43,770	3.30	1.07
Printing Press Operators	50	$49,750	$52,740	0.39	0.42
Private Detectives and Investigators	30	$56,530	$62,180	0.24	1.06
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	120	$85,650	$86,150	0.89	1.54
Procurement Clerks	90	$54,190	$53,580	0.66	1.83
Producers and Directors	40	$74,980	$90,440	0.32	0.35
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	160	$56,220	$57,570	1.26	0.50
Project Management Specialists	810	$103,000	$106,460	6.23	0.91
Property Appraisers and Assessors	40	$84,490	$81,060	0.30	0.82
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	60	$113,200	$120,730	0.44	0.22
Protective Service Workers, All Other	170	$51,040	$49,260	1.29	2.47
Public Relations Managers	150	$148,090	$145,650	1.13	2.34
Public Relations Specialists	630	$84,470	$87,170	4.85	2.66
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$89,090	$81,090	0.68	1.04
Purchasing Managers	70	$128,600	$137,650	0.57	1.05
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	120	$95,290	$100,090	0.93	0.63
Real Estate Sales Agents	180	$82,500	$81,620	1.39	1.12
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,070	$42,910	$43,750	8.23	1.41
Recreation Workers	210	$40,330	$43,570	1.64	0.77
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	130	$76,340	$69,090	0.96	1.02
Registered Nurses	2,250	$125,020	$117,110	17.28	0.79
Rehabilitation Counselors	290	$63,570	$74,560	2.19	3.59
Residential Advisors	50	$46,140	$48,420	0.38	0.69
Retail Salespersons	3,180	$37,350	$41,530	24.39	0.97
Roofers	260	$57,920	$61,950	2.00	2.30
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	—	$46,020	$65,500	—	—
Sales Managers	240	$172,550	$175,450	1.88	0.46
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	560	$75,180	$85,820	4.32	0.53
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	700	$76,770	$90,280	5.39	0.68
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	280	$105,000	$128,230	2.16	1.18
School Bus Monitors	50	$40,710	$40,580	0.40	0.80
School Psychologists	80	$105,810	$109,270	0.58	1.41
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	490	$105,200	$98,210	3.79	0.55
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,110	$54,320	$56,460	16.17	1.47
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	230	$58,180	$82,510	1.79	0.57
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	60	$64,510	$69,940	0.49	0.88
Security Guards	840	$43,920	$48,990	6.48	0.79
Self-Enrichment Teachers	1,030	$48,020	$48,360	7.92	3.71
Sheet Metal Workers	100	$100,650	$104,520	0.78	1.01
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	550	$48,020	$49,060	4.22	0.80
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	160	$38,260	$41,190	1.26	0.79
Skincare Specialists	90	$81,490	$101,000	0.73	1.55
Social and Community Service Managers	220	$108,380	$112,350	1.68	1.25
Social and Human Service Assistants	250	$50,620	$52,320	1.95	0.69
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	70	$119,520	$116,150	0.52	2.16
Software Developers	1,920	$124,060	$131,210	14.77	1.36
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	420	$107,140	$108,770	3.23	2.69
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	140	$81,150	$88,210	1.07	0.64
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	70	$103,880	$97,640	0.54	0.88
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	50	$82,600	$89,240	0.38	1.99
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	90	$101,060	$93,930	0.70	0.66
Speech-Language Pathologists	150	$101,400	$108,090	1.14	0.96
Statisticians	60	$109,550	$111,430	0.49	2.65
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,450	$44,070	$44,220	18.78	1.03
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	40	$111,500	$107,460	0.32	0.73
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	610	$67,650	$73,680	4.71	1.49
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	280	$48,060	$51,100	2.12	0.63
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	40	$59,170	$64,100	0.29	0.77
Surveyors	40	$91,060	$95,050	0.34	1.02
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	70	$69,380	$78,590	0.51	0.69
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,700	$51,350	$49,070	13.08	1.43
Technical Writers	50	$85,050	$97,240	0.37	1.28
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	140	$69,350	$75,300	1.06	1.17
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	40	$86,450	$81,850	0.29	0.47
Tellers	530	$48,700	$53,100	4.06	1.92
Tire Repairers and Changers	100	$42,080	$43,960	0.78	1.13
Tour and Travel Guides	60	$38,580	$43,190	0.47	1.38
Training and Development Managers	30	$130,190	$135,070	0.24	0.78
Training and Development Specialists	400	$84,500	$84,550	3.08	1.04
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	90	$129,050	$128,330	0.72	0.51
Tutors	70	$34,650	$38,680	0.51	0.45
Urban and Regional Planners	750	$95,640	$96,320	5.74	20.17
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	220	$36,680	$37,950	1.65	2.11
Veterinarians	100	$158,880	$157,160	0.79	1.46
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	190	$39,760	$42,050	1.43	1.76
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	90	$59,260	$57,160	0.68	0.82
Waiters and Waitresses	1,410	$53,000	$59,860	10.86	0.74
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	70	$88,270	$87,930	0.54	0.66
Web and Digital Interface Designers	210	$95,070	$109,520	1.63	2.24
Web Developers	290	$111,560	$108,430	2.21	4.89
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	140	$58,680	$62,740	1.10	0.41
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	250	$82,500	$84,670	1.93	16.56

Colleges in this area

4 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Fosbre Academy of Hair Design	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	—
Saint Martin's University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,390
South Puget Sound Community College	Public	4-year or above	4,871
The Evergreen State College	Public	4-year or above	2,490

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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