Archive: September 2007
My First Job: Ladd Smith
Now: company owner. Then: busboy.
What This Job Pays: painter
The average pay of a painter in the Seattle area is $19.29 an hour, with most making from $14.68 to $22.98 an hour, according to PayScale, a Seattle company that tracks compensation and benefits.
Work-at-home entrepreneurs get together
Let's consider the problem of Alex Hillman, 23, Web entrepreneur, quasi-college student, and architect of the Philadelphia version of an international trend known as co-working. "Three months working at my house, I was talking to the cat, and I don't even have a cat," Hillman said, describing what had happened after he quit his job as a Web designer in December. "I was going crazy without the socializing."
Robert Holland, Head Baker, Grand Central Bakery
Robert Holland caught the baking bug at an early age. As a fresh-faced teen, he landed a job making bread by hand at the family-run Sanchioli Brothers Bakery in Pittsburgh, Pa., an 85-year-old cornerstone of the city's Little Italy district. Today he's head baker at the wholesale location of Seattle's Grand Central Bakery, where he manages the production of thousands of artisan breads each day, overseeing a staff of two dozen who shape each loaf by hand.
My First Job: Jane Porter
This Bellevue-based novelist’s first job was as a carhop.
What This Job Pays: mail carrier
The average pay of a postal-service mail carrier in the Seattle area is $20.09 an hour, with most making from $17.49 to $22.67 an hour.
Looking for a new job? Try to keep it quiet
Two days after posting his résumé on a major job board, Jason Keith was called into his manager's office for a talk. His boss had found...
Jobless rate falls, but is it a mirage?
Unemployment in Washington state dropped unexpectedly in August, but the state's chief labor economist warned there may be less to the numbers than meets the eye.
What This Job Pays: pharmacist
The average pay of a pharmacist in the Seattle area is $46.16 an hour, with most making from $43.22 to $49.17 an hour, according to PayScale, a Seattle company that tracks compensation and benefits.
My First Job: Rich Begert
Now: CEO. Then: Milkman.
Ryan Madayag, Fan Development Manager, Seattle Seahawks
Sports buff Ryan Madayag grew up watching Mariners and Seahawks games at the Kingdome. As a teen, he played running back for the Inglemoor High School Vikings, where he broke the school's rushing record. In 2003, the University of Washington communications graduate scored even bigger, landing an internship in the Seattle Seahawks' Fan Development Department.
My First Job: Melissa Acton
Now: Executive. Then: Dining-room server at a retirement community.
What This Job Pays: sales engineer
The average annual salary of a sales engineer in the Seattle area is $89,755, with most making from $71,900 to $104,000 a year, according to PayScale, a Seattle company that tracks compensation and benefits.
Job niche born to give parents peace of mind
Eric Quint stumbled into his career as a childproofer six years ago when a cousin showed him all the precautions he'd installed to keep his baby safe. Quint was impressed with the work – until his cousin mentioned how much it cost. "I could do the job way better and for less money," Quint said he thought at the time. "I knew I had the ability."
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