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Get ready for high-paying tech jobs in Seattle

3/28/2022

The Greater Seattle area is a vibrant location with temperate weather and friendly Pacific Northwest charm. It is also home to numerous tech-powered household names, including Amazon, Boeing, Expedia, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nordstrom, Starbucks, and the list goes on.

According to the US BLS, Computer and Mathematical occupation group for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area alone accounted for about 175,000 jobs, representing about 9% of overall employment in the region. As we zoom out to a larger view of the overall technology sector that includes software, IT services, and telecommunications, we find about 326,000 jobs exist in Seattle alone, to make up about 29% of the Emerald City’s economic output (CompTIA, 2021). The average tech salary reached $117,000 in 2021. This is 92% higher than the city’s median wage overall.

Median IT salary: $117,000
Percentage of local workforce in tech: 15.2%
Percentage of women in local tech workforce: 23%

So, what types of IT jobs are in high demand in Seattle right now? Based on job openings in Linked currently (Feb 15, 2022), these are the top 5 open positions:

Software engineer: 27,740
Program manager: 10,992
Project manager: 10, 781
Product manager: 15,055
Data scientist: 14,151

The total from these open positions amounts to about 78,000 job positions. Now is the time to consider the transition into one of these open IT job opportunities. Tombolo Institute can help you get there. Look at all offerings in Software Programming & Testing or one of our certificate programs below:

C# Programming

Software Test Engineer

Project Management

New to technology area? Then consider some foundational courses and programs to help you get started with:

Basic Programming Essentials

HTML & CSS: Level 1

User Experience Design Fundamentals