Archive: May 2008
What This Job Pays: Software engineer
The median pay of a software engineer in the Seattle area is $77,020, with most making from $68,565 to $87,072.
Gossip can be toxic to the workplace — and your reputation
Like a lot of employees, Sandra works in a cube farm in which nearby co-workers can pretty much overhear every word she says on the phone. This wouldn't matter so much if those co-workers didn't include one very malicious gossip.
What This Job Pays: Probation/parole officer
The median pay for this job in the Seattle area is $48,393, with most ranging from $42,921 to $53,875.
Creative moms find opening businesses that offer kids' stuff pays off
Krista Means opened a children's-clothing boutique because she couldn't find a place to buy a cute baby gift in West Seattle. Carol Schiller started Baby Chaleco because she couldn't find a bib that would keep her baby boy dry. Jackie Friedman Mighdoll created Sponge School because she wanted to expose her infant son to foreign languages. And Kat Stremlau opened Tot Spot Cafe in Woodinville because she had no fun place to take her baby during the winter.
What This Job Pays: Veterinarian
The median pay of a veterinarian in the Seattle area is $90,044, with most making from $76,050 to $104,522.
What it takes to do 5 in-demand jobs
A chance meeting with a Wachovia Bank executive introduced Andy Nino to the banking world. Now, Nino is the branch manager at a Marshall...
Small businesses look beyond banks for microloans
Competition for loans of $35,000 or less is stiffening, leading entrepreneurs who can't get funding through banks to look for alternatives.
Rob Nodine, assistant athletic trainer for the Seattle Mariners
"I've always been an outdoors person," says Rob Nodine. "I put myself through college working for the Bureau of Land Management as a wildland firefighter."
What This Job Pays: Funeral director
The median pay of a funeral director in the Seattle area is $52,393, with most making from $42,154 to $69,554, according to salary.com.
Teens will find summer job hunt tougher
FORT WORTH, Texas -- From flipping burgers to watching over swimmers, the summer job has been a rite of passage for countless teenagers.
How to hunt for jobs when you've been out of work too long
David K. Marshall was laid off in October for the second time in two years. The 61-year-old credit manager fears the worsening economy will leave him jobless longer than his last six-month bout.
Offering jobs and a future, recruiters hope to capture the top guns
The future needs workers – lots of them.
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