Archive: January 2010
Counting on workers: Census Bureau recruits for thousands of local temporary jobs
It's a once-in-a-decade job opportunity: Help your community and earn some money by working as a census taker for a few weeks this spring.
Hazardous materials removal workers are essential in keeping our environment safe
Outlook: Employment of hazardous materials removal workers is expected to increase 15 percent over the 2008-18 decade, faster than the average for all occupations. Pay: The 1,010 hazardous materials removal workers in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of...
Besides money, what's the most appealing factor of a temp job?
Besides money, what's the most appealing factor of a temp job?(poll)...
Rev up downtime: Use organization, planning to make the most of your job search
If there's one thing that most unemployed job seekers have in abundance, it's time. And yet many of them misuse it.
State's jobs skid worst since "Boeing bust"
By Drew DeSilver Seattle Times business reporter Last year was the worst in recent history for job losses in Washington, the state Employment Security Department confirmed Wednesday: 106,200 jobs, or 3.6 percent of payroll employment here, were eliminated in...
Meeting and convention planners coordinate events down to the last detail
Outlook: Employment of meeting and convention planners is expected to increase 16 percent over the 2008-18 decade, faster than the average for all occupations. Pay: The 780 meeting and convention planners in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of...
What do you typically do on your lunch break?
What do you typically do on your lunch break?(survey)...
Able to work: Consider when to reveal disabilities to prospective employers
Experts suggest it's best to wait to bring up the topic until it becomes relevant to the discussion. The best thing you can do is to get selected on the merits of your qualifications.
Agricultural and food scientists draw on diverse disciplines to study what we eat
Outlook: Employment of agricultural and food scientists is expected to increase 16 percent over the 2008-18 decade, faster than the average for all occupations. Pay: The 80 agricultural and food scientists in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of...
How racially diverse is your workplace?
How racially diverse is your workplace?(surveys)...
Cautiously optimistic: Many employers predict better days for Seattle's job market
As the new decade begins, NWjobs asked area businesses and a labor expert to predict what 2010 will bring for the job market.
Groundskeepers are the skilled stewards of our environments, outdoors and in
Outlook: Employment of grounds maintenance workers, or groundskeepers, is expected to increase 18 percent over the 2008-18 decade, faster than the average for all occupations. Pay: Groundskeepers in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of $30,690 in 2008. The...
How do you think the 2010 job market will compare to last year's?
How do you think the 2010 job market will compare to last year's?(polls)...
Fitting in fitness: Effort, creativity can make workouts possible for busy workers
Longer work hours -- not to mention the usual roadblocks to regular exercise -- can make a personal-fitness routine one of the first things sacrificed when life gets too hectic.
Curators oversee museums' research, instructional and public outreach efforts
Outlook: Employment of curators is expected to increase 20 percent over the 2008-18 decade, faster than the average for all occupations. Pay: The 160 curators in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of $60,370 in 2008. The job: Curators...
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