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Career Information for Photographers in Washington

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Fast Facts for Photographers in Washington

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

Salaries for Photographers in Washington

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

Schools for Photographers in Washington are listed below.

Selected Photography 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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The Art Institutes
Seattle

The Art Institutes (AI) provides programs that stimulate the minds of its students with programs in design, the arts, game programming, culinary cuisine, and fashion.

  • Programs: Commercial Photography, Digital Photography, Photography, Photography And Design , Video Skills
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Photographers in Washington

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division
Online

Established in 2000, the school blends creative arts and design education with the convenience of web-based learning. Students attend classes online with no pre-set schedule.

  • Programs: Photography
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Intro To Photography
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Contractor/Construction Management, Photography
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Washington Photography Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bellevue CollegeBellevueBachelor12,305
Central Washington UniversityEllensburgMasters10,505
Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwoodAssociate8,435
Seattle Community College-Central CampusSeattleAssociate6,810
Shoreline Community CollegeShorelineAssociate5,581
Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokaneAssociate9,623
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattleDoctorate40,218
Western Washington UniversityBellinghamMasters14,276

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Photographers

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:
Photographers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Photographers 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

   
Bremerton60$27,5201.8
Seattle840$35,9801.3
Kennewick40$30,3601.1
Spokane90$36,7401
Olympia30$26,0800.8
Tacoma60$34,3500.5
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