Maritime careers are a great gig.  Did you know….

$70,800 - 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 2012 generated $30 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 also check out:

Ballard Maritime Academy

Training programs

http://ballardmaritimeacademy.wordpress.com/

Clatsup Community College

Maritime training, certification and licensing programs

https://www.clatsopcc.edu/

Compass Courses Maritime Training

Maritime training, certification and licensing programs

http://compasscourses.com/

Crawford Nautical School

Maritime training, certification and licensing programs

http://crawfordnautical.com/

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

http://www.lwtech.edu/

Maritime Training Services

General training

http://www.maritimetraining.com/Home

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building

Boat building

http://nwboatschool.org/

NPFVOA

Vessel Safety Program

http://npfvoa.org/

Olympic College Manufacturing

Welding

http://www.olympic.edu/Students/DegreesCertificates/Welding/welding-CS.htm

Pacific Maritime Institute
Maritime training, certification and licensing programs

http://mitags-pmi.org/

Renton Technical College

Welding

http://www.rtc.edu/Programs/TrainingPrograms/Welding/

Seattle Central Community College

Maritime training, certification and licensing programs

http://seattlecentral.edu/

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

http://snoisletech.com/

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

http://fish.washington.edu/

University of Washington

School of Marine and Environmental Affairs

https://smea.uw.edu/

U.S. Maritime Academy

Maritime training, certification and licensing programs

http://www.usmaritime.us/

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

http://ymta.net

Zenith Maritime

Maritime training, certification and licensing programs

http://zenithmaritime.com/

Source:
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, Community Attributes  (2013).