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Career Information for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Washington

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Fast Facts for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Yakima, Tacoma, and Seattle
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bremerton, Kennewick, and Bellingham
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane

Salaries for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Seattle, Olympia, and Bremerton. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Washington are listed below.

Selected Paralegal Training Schools in Washington

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest College
Tacoma

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Paralegal, Paralegal , Paralegal - Associate Degree, Paralegal Communications, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Diploma

ITT Technical Institute
Everett, Online, Seattle, Spokane Valley

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Virginia College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Berkeley College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Brookline CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Minnesota School of BusinessOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, CertificateGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Anthem CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info

More Washington Paralegal Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Central Washington UniversityEllensburgMasters10,505
Clark CollegeVancouverAssociate9,705
Columbia Basin CollegePascoAssociate6,393
Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwoodAssociate8,435
Highline Community CollegeDes MoinesAssociate5,859
Pierce College at Fort SteilacoomLakewoodAssociate7,504
Skagit Valley CollegeMount VernonAssociate5,727
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympiaAssociate4,947
Spokane Community CollegeSpokaneAssociate6,961
Tacoma Community CollegeTacomaAssociate5,811
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattleDoctorate40,218
Whatcom Community CollegeBellinghamAssociate4,127

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Paralegals And Legal Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Washington. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Paralegals and Legal Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

WASHINGTON

   
Yakima190$36,9501.3
Tacoma650$42,5001.2
Seattle3,280$51,7001.1
Spokane380$40,8500.9
Olympia160$48,8200.9
Bellingham130$42,5300.9
Kennewick90$45,8000.5
Bremerton80$46,4300.5
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