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Bellingham, WA

324 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 13380.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$236,930
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$193,360
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,640
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$169,470
Dentists, General$168,030
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$161,260
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$158,960
Construction Managers$156,580
Pharmacists$156,490
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$150,920
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$150,800
Veterinarians$149,760
Nurse Practitioners$147,890
Marketing Managers$143,450
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$140,910
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations)$140,220
Human Resources Managers$137,920
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$137,720
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$134,220
Sales Managers$133,220
All 324 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011870$85,4501.02
Administrative Services Managers 11-301260$102,2500.37
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-301140$78,2501.93
Advertising Sales Agents 41-301130$62,8200.61
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301130$78,4200.38
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091200$35,5100.88
Animal Caretakers 39-2021230$37,6501.48
Animal Trainers 39-201130$40,5402.81
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101130$92,3200.56
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301160$62,6200.95
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904180$193,3600.64
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302160$58,1800.71
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 49-302230$60,0302.64
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023360$56,5500.88
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603190$43,4301.54
Bakers 51-3011240$45,2101.73
Bartenders 35-3011600$56,1101.34
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021310$51,5601.31
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-104250$82,5601.53
Biological Technicians 19-402130$47,3100.81
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-30311,140$57,0001.42
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051300$69,6401.25
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031220$78,3301.30
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199640$75,7801.01
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-101180$95,6301.71
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302190$50,9701.06
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020300$76,0301.03
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701150$55,8801.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194150$76,4702.25
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032100$98,3801.55
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-5011100$57,0901.66
Carpenters 47-2031950$73,2602.41
Cashiers 41-20112,190$37,2501.21
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051130$77,9101.11
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011140$70,4101.15
Chemical Technicians 19-403160$73,3801.81
Chemists 19-203190$64,5601.90
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101170$236,9300.54
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021360$63,1301.57
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011130$38,8200.43
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302260$81,7901.48
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051220$107,7901.01
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103160$93,4000.30
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061260$39,7201.18
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010160$60,4700.83
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022430$46,4302.92
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124100$53,6901.05
Community Health Workers 21-109490$57,9302.50
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099140$63,0102.27
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114170$97,9400.99
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041640$109,5502.60
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299140$120,5400.53
Computer Programmers 15-125140$104,2400.67
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102160$76,1902.68
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211180$105,9200.58
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232360$62,4000.85
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021190$169,6400.48
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201140$57,0001.13
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103150$77,6003.30
Construction Laborers 47-20611,030$58,3601.60
Construction Managers 11-9021210$156,5800.92
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-4011110$93,3401.24
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011230$38,4800.60
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012250$49,3200.98
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20141,090$45,3701.32
Cooks, Short Order 35-201530$38,1600.41
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012120$83,0300.55
Cost Estimators 13-1051220$83,1301.71
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021360$46,1401.53
Couriers and Messengers 43-502160$45,9201.47
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031130$61,8901.24
Credit Analysts 13-204130$92,9000.80
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-909160$56,4501.02
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,000$46,9400.65
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403130$59,3800.32
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205140$120,1800.25
Database Administrators 15-124230$111,9900.78
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-901180$36,7802.03
Dental Assistants 31-9091410$49,8301.81
Dental Hygienists 29-1292150$124,8501.15
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-908130$59,6601.56
Dentists, General 29-102190$168,0301.21
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021260$122,8403.88
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203260$110,2401.19
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103150$78,9101.11
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011220$36,0700.67
Dishwashers 35-9021310$37,4301.11
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032140$56,8201.16
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031140$47,1300.57
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208180$61,9801.73
Editors 27-304130$62,2900.56
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032180$169,4700.91
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-903380$119,2400.79
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-909930$61,2700.47
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012230$69,8001.11
Electrical Engineers 17-2071110$119,2000.98
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-202890$49,0200.59
Electricians 47-2111560$97,5901.26
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021790$101,2300.97
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406170$67,7100.72
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-302960$69,7701.81
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-2199Not available$140,220
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112360$79,0401.66
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-2041110$87,2702.10
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011240$76,8700.89
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031300$50,2001.58
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301370$132,8700.76
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304170$72,4403.35
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209290$40,5900.57
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209380$41,7704.01
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,830$37,0301.25
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-205130$73,9203.24
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031250$158,9600.50
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209950$62,6700.67
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205190$95,3300.43
Firefighters 33-2011320$101,1301.56
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011730$107,8301.53
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101460$58,2401.04
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021130$137,7202.21
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012600$58,5200.84
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011110$62,6401.06
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101250$61,7400.68
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011340$96,4000.92
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012110$83,0500.87
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011920$76,5301.09
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102250$61,9900.77
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101290$132,7301.03
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011650$75,2001.64
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011920$57,1501.40
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109140$70,9400.84
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047340$71,2700.93
Food Batchmakers 51-3092310$45,4703.00
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021630$38,2401.21
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041200$36,4501.14
Food Service Managers 11-905130$93,6100.23
Fundraisers 13-113180$74,8501.19
Gambling Dealers 39-301190$37,4101.83
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,270$125,8400.62
Glaziers 47-212150$64,6401.38
Graphic Designers 27-1024110$59,8500.92
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012160$61,8200.90
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-404140$59,7201.43
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107150$102,1200.35
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209990$60,9100.87
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022160$75,4701.41
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909960$61,8500.87
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021240$72,1901.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,200$61,8900.99
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909860$45,5601.05
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919870$45,0800.70
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051100$62,3301.11
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11202,350$44,0800.93
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031300$35,9701.20
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081220$39,1401.43
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$52,9100.81
Human Resources Managers 11-312180$137,9200.64
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071430$78,1600.80
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211260$100,8200.27
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041430$76,9601.68
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051110$150,8000.74
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051280$49,2700.62
Information Security Analysts 15-121240$105,4700.34
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419960$51,3100.80
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061270$49,2300.76
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909980$55,3600.74
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031130$86,7500.98
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021300$63,7601.06
Interior Designers 27-102540$66,8100.90
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,510$43,5601.16
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012170$98,4602.58
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107530$126,1600.88
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,120$45,5700.65
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011650$44,5201.16
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011210$39,3201.77
Lawyers 23-1011190$131,4800.43
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601250$54,1300.52
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022100$83,8101.21
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121230$44,4404.65
Library Technicians 25-403160$57,9901.56
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061220$78,7400.58
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092110$37,1101.23
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033420$48,7200.72
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413190$59,7600.93
Loan Officers 13-2072210$77,6701.32
Logging Equipment Operators 45-402250$77,3103.98
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108140$74,7300.28
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063160$40,4306.33
Machinists 51-4041150$59,9100.86
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012570$38,4801.14
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-905160$38,7601.99
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071880$58,0900.98
Management Analysts 13-1111210$84,6200.40
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199370$140,9101.02
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161470$63,5700.89
Marketing Managers 11-2021110$143,4500.48
Massage Therapists 31-9011140$83,7902.45
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102250$82,8101.93
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022350$38,3404.10
Mechanical Drafters 17-301380$73,6803.52
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141180$106,5801.05
Medical Assistants 31-9092510$57,4101.06
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909370$47,4401.64
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072140$59,6301.22
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013230$55,6700.41
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111130$116,2100.38
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112190$64,6301.10
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102390$65,7701.18
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102650$48,7700.48
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022330$100,4300.91
Millwrights 49-904440$70,3501.61
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090960$47,8501.16
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902360$48,2801.10
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042100$77,9600.98
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-305150$65,1103.98
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912140$134,2200.70
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244190$100,5201.01
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171150$147,8900.77
Nursing Assistants 31-1131790$48,0400.93
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107260$97,8701.40
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011110$103,2601.37
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122100$105,0201.03
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,350$49,4600.93
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199160$49,9301.45
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073400$91,5101.41
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205750$44,9501.17
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208160$53,0501.43
Order Clerks 43-415150$48,4601.07
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111370$39,0901.64
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064330$39,8801.00
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141280$58,8102.09
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011180$63,9500.79
Paramedics 29-204370$119,9701.15
Parking Attendants 53-602130$39,5200.37
Parts Salespersons 41-2022180$47,4001.15
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051140$64,9901.54
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052170$103,4101.05
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093380$105,64019.69
Pharmacists 29-1051140$156,4900.72
Pharmacy Aides 31-909550$37,9602.03
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052180$56,0100.65
Phlebotomists 31-909760$48,3000.67
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202180$66,4501.23
Physical Therapists 29-1123160$96,4501.03
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071120$161,2601.26
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229100$150,9200.52
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152540$102,7501.97
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051310$101,8100.79
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$61,7101.04
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052240$57,4701.25
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011290$39,3501.02
Printing Press Operators 51-511240$48,4200.51
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-109240$98,9400.79
Procurement Clerks 43-306140$44,4501.07
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201240$92,2200.42
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061210$57,1500.94
Project Management Specialists 13-1082660$103,4001.06
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914160$105,2800.34
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-9099110$50,5202.37
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106640$78,8201.52
Public Relations Managers 11-203240$128,3700.99
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031120$77,3200.75
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503150$76,3400.81
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022100$72,0100.92
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171810$43,4001.52
Recreation Workers 39-9032260$44,6401.32
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,850Not available0.93
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015100$55,5701.86
Residential Advisors 39-904170$48,6201.33
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,830$37,8401.23
Roofers 47-2181440$59,7305.52
Sales Managers 11-2022230$133,2200.60
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091400$71,9000.54
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012730$76,9701.00
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011140$106,1700.82
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909940$81,1200.64
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041110$43,2904.68
School Psychologists 19-303430$104,2500.92
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031430$102,1600.68
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014870$53,8200.87
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031250$60,8400.86
Security Guards 33-9032380$44,3100.50
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021330$44,9301.69
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-901250$51,5801.49
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071110$62,9406.27
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603150$39,6500.88
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211100$90,8401.36
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071430$47,3800.89
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053100$43,1200.71
Skincare Specialists 39-509480$64,8301.79
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151110$97,3800.93
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093190$54,3200.75
Software Developers 15-1252640$128,2500.64
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253110$103,2800.98
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052110$95,6100.72
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205750$101,1200.98
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205870$96,9400.76
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112790$100,4600.83
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,330$41,7500.80
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-222150$86,1201.18
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018440$77,6201.51
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031600$55,7401.94
Surgical Technologists 29-205550$75,9700.76
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303140$64,9001.29
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102240$106,5901.25
Tax Preparers 13-208250$44,2501.06
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,200$51,6701.44
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-904430$59,2400.32
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202270$71,5400.82
Tellers 43-3071420$47,6302.15
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309360$42,9401.02
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151150$68,0900.58
Transportation Security Screeners 33-909340$70,9701.42
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307130$120,3800.26
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051110$100,0504.12
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-303170$36,1800.92
Veterinarians 29-113180$149,7601.68
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096120$44,1601.56
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056100$59,3601.35
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,450$56,7001.09
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803180$81,4301.08
Web Developers 15-125440Not available0.96
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-125590Not available1.33
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121320$63,7201.30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042210$50,2205.79