Washington Welders: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Welders in Washington

Fast Facts for Welders in Washington

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

Salaries for Welders in Washington

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

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Washington Welding Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Bates Technical College	Tacoma	Associate	5,463
Bellingham Technical College	Bellingham	Associate	2,896
Big Bend Community College	Moses Lake	Associate	1,893
Centralia College	Centralia	Associate	3,652
Clark College	Vancouver	Associate	9,705
Clover Park Technical College	Lakewood	Associate	9,829
Columbia Basin College	Pasco	Associate	6,393
Edmonds Community College	Lynnwood	Associate	8,435
Everett Community College	Everett	Associate	7,674
Grays Harbor College	Aberdeen	Associate	2,050
Green River Community College	Auburn	Associate	6,919
Lake Washington Technical College	Kirkland	Associate	3,996
Lower Columbia College	Longview	Associate	3,348
Olympic College	Bremerton	Bachelor	6,623
Peninsula College	Port Angeles	Bachelor	3,180
Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom	Lakewood	Associate	7,504
Renton Technical College	Renton	Associate	4,915
Seattle Community College-South Campus	Seattle	Bachelor	6,664
Skagit Valley College	Mount Vernon	Associate	5,727
South Puget Sound Community College	Olympia	Associate	4,947
Spokane Community College	Spokane	Associate	6,961
Walla Walla Community College	Walla Walla	Associate	4,600

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Welders

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:
Welders

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Welders 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 Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
WASHINGTON
Bremerton	600	$49,170	3.1
Bellingham	510	$39,120	2.8
Mount Vernon	180	$40,480	1.8
Longview	120	$36,040	1.7
Tacoma	820	$40,690	1.2
Yakima	210	$33,910	1.1
Spokane	550	$34,890	1.1
Wenatchee	70	$31,090	0.8
Seattle	2,560	$44,170	0.7
Kennewick	120	$39,210	0.6
Olympia	70	$35,420	0.3

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