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Job Insights for Washington

Explore the occupations that pay the most and the jobs with the broadest employment base in Washington. Click any occupation to open a full CareerMatch profile with national, state, and metro comparisons.

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Washington

Detailed Occupations

771

Highest Average Salary

$490,820

Average Salary Across Occupations

$85,210

Highest Paying Occupation in Washington

Dermatologists leads this state with an average annual salary of $490,820.

Largest Employment Market in Washington

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 100,360 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Washington

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Most Available Jobs in Washington

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Washington

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Dermatologists $490,820 $235.97 140
2 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $382,350 $0.00 3,650
3 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $378,630 $182.03 490
4 Surgeons, All Other $354,640 $170.50 820
5 Chief Executives $343,950 $165.36 4,140
6 Emergency Medicine Physicians $323,530 $155.54 0
7 General Internal Medicine Physicians $323,100 $155.34 810
8 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $308,990 $148.55 220
9 Physicians, All Other $293,860 $141.28 6,350
10 Nurse Anesthetists $276,110 $132.74 730
11 Neurologists $267,900 $128.80 200
12 Physicians, Pathologists $256,990 $123.55 280
13 Computer and Information Systems Managers $231,000 $111.06 18,310
14 Psychiatrists $228,080 $109.66 420
15 Family Medicine Physicians $226,040 $108.67 1,420
16 Podiatrists $212,950 $102.38 200
17 Compensation and Benefits Managers $211,930 $101.89 510
18 Natural Sciences Managers $204,820 $98.47 3,070
19 Computer and Information Research Scientists $204,290 $98.22 2,590
20 Dentists, General $203,780 $97.97 3,100

👥 Most Available Jobs in Washington

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 100,360 $46,950 $22.57
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers 94,830 $39,150 $18.82
3 Software Developers 91,470 $175,600 $84.42
4 Retail Salespersons 86,050 $43,680 $21.00
5 Registered Nurses 64,690 $115,740 $55.64
6 Cashiers 59,660 $40,400 $19.42
7 Stockers and Order Fillers 55,260 $44,670 $21.48
8 General and Operations Managers 53,800 $157,840 $75.89
9 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 50,310 $47,280 $22.73
10 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 48,470 $102,960 $49.50
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 48,470 $45,460 $21.86
12 Office Clerks, General 48,360 $53,120 $25.54
13 Customer Service Representatives 44,880 $54,410 $26.16
14 Waiters and Waitresses 43,720 $55,520 $26.69
15 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 41,650 $47,820 $0.00
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 40,700 $67,060 $32.24
17 Accountants and Auditors 37,400 $101,380 $48.74
18 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 36,640 $57,650 $27.72
19 Project Management Specialists 35,660 $121,690 $58.50
20 Cooks, Restaurant 34,790 $44,860 $21.57