Discover amazing shoreside or at sea careers!
Did you know the average annual salary, before benefits for maritime industry employees, is $70,800 - $20,000 more than the average wage in Washington?
Check out the video of our May Maritime Career Fair here.
The Fair featured representatives from Foss Maritime, Pacific Fishermen Shipyard, the Puget Sound Pilots, Compass Courses, Argosy Cruises, Western Towboat, Washington State Ferries, the Port of Seattle and others! Moderator: Sarah Scherer, City of Seattle Maritime and Manufacturing Advocate and Co-President, Seattle Propeller Club.
Check out the incredible opportunities! Discover opportunities for women and communities of color. Hear about the high-tech aspects of the industry, its passion for environmental sustainability, and commitment to family wage jobs. Learn about the skills and training needed to be successful in the industry. Connect with companies that are looking for people like YOU!
Sponsored by the Seattle Propeller Club, Port of Seattle, City of Seattle, and Washington State Ferries. Presented in cooperation with King County Maritime, Washington Maritime Blue, Youth Maritime Collaborative and their members, Seattle Marine Business Coalition, and the North Seattle Industrial Association.
Did you know….
$67,000 - average annual salary before benefits for maritime industry employees – more than $20,000 above the average wage in Washington!
$79,000 – average annual salary of ship building and repair employees
$83,000 – average annual wage of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
$72,000 – average annual wage of Crane and Tower Operators
$71,000 – average annual wage of Captains, Mates and Pilots
Washington State Maritime in 2015 generated $37.5 billion in revenues and was responsible
for more than 148,000 jobs.
How do you get into a great maritime career? Check out this awesome Maritime Employment Resource Guide, which was developed by the Center for Wooden Boats.
Here are some of the Washington training programs you might check out:
Ballard Maritime Academy
Training programs
http://ballardmaritimeacademy.wordpress.com/
Clatsup Community College
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
Compass Courses Maritime Training
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
Crawford Nautical School
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
Flagship Maritime Training Center
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
http://flagshipmaritimetraining.com/
Fremont Maritime Services
Maritime safety training programs
http://www.fremontmaritime.com/
Fryar’s Maritime Service
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
http://www.maritimetesting.com/pages/index.php
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Motorcycle, Marine and Power Service Technology
Maritime Training Services
General training
http://www.maritimetraining.com/Home
Maritime Welding at Harbor Island Training Center
http://www.southseattle.edu/harbor-island-training-center/
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Boat building
NPFVOA
Vessel Safety Program
Olympic College Manufacturing
Welding
http://www.olympic.edu/Students/DegreesCertificates/Welding/welding-CS.htm
Pacific Maritime Institute
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
Renton Technical College
Welding
http://www.rtc.edu/Programs/TrainingPrograms/Welding/
Seattle Central Community College
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
Seattle Maritime Academy
Training, certification and licensing programs
http://seattlecentral.edu/maritime/
Skagit Valley College - The Northwest Center of Excellence for Marine
Manufacturing and Technology
http://www.marinecenterofexcellence.com/
Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center
Diesel Power. Tech, Welding
South Seattle Community College
Welding
http://www.southseattle.edu/programs/proftech/weldfab.htm
The Anchor Program
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
http://www.theanchorprogram.com/
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
University of Washington
School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
U.S. Maritime Academy
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
Washington State Patrol Fire Training Academy
Marine Firefighter Training
http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/fireacad.htm
Youth Maritime Training Association
K-12 programs to promote Maritime careers
Youth Maritime Collaborative
www.youthmaritimecollaborative.org/
Zenith Maritime
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs
Source:
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, Community Attributes (2013).
The Seattle Propeller Club, Port of Seattle, Vigor, Harley Marine, The Seattle Times’ Newspapers in Education (NIE) program and the maritime industry partnered together to produce a series of special 12-page newspaper supplements. The supplements featured a cargo hold full of stories about the value of maritime industry to our community and region.
The supplements also were distributed to classrooms throughout the Puget Sound region. The Seattle Times NIE currently serves over 44,000 students and nearly 1,100 educators in Washington state. Over 70% of NIE students are middle school-college level, and over 41% of NIE educators teach some type of STEM education in their classroom.
Click on the photo below to read the 2016 Maritime 101 supplement.
Click on the photo below to read the 2015 Maritime 101 supplement.
Click on the photo below to read the 2014 Maritime 101 supplement.