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Jobs open too long in Seattle, WA

Postings in Seattle, WA posted 45+ days ago and still open — often a signal of stalled hiring, reposts, or jobs that were never genuinely open.

Seattle, WA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Seattle, WA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering256$185k n=95—
Data Science142$221k n=70—
Product Manager141$205k n=63—
Finance97$163k n=44—
Account Executive83$193k n=46$54/hr n=3

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other486$186k n=144—
Software Developers369$185k n=139—
Project Management Specialists138$184k n=68—
Registered Nurses77——
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products65$193k n=33—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract226$178k n=94—
Full-time90$232k n=66—
Part-time84$95k n=11$33.81/hr n=6
Temporary46$160k n=32—
Intern34$179k n=8—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology2,123$193k n=1113$43/hr n=11
Retail1,876$186k n=850$33.92/hr n=26
Transportation & Logistics1,655$186k n=868$43/hr n=11
Healthcare477$112k n=19—
Professional Services413$181k n=42—

Top categories

  • Engineering256
  • Data Science142
  • Product Manager141
  • Finance97
  • Account Executive83
  • Program Manager82

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other486
  • Software Developers369
  • Project Management Specialists138
  • Registered Nurses77
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products65
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists64

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology2,123
  • Retail1,876
  • Transportation & Logistics1,655
  • Healthcare477
  • Professional Services413
  • Manufacturing188

Employment mix

  • Unspecified3,134 · 87%
  • Contract226 · 6%
  • Full-time90 · 2%
  • Part-time84 · 2%
  • Temporary46 · 1%
  • Intern34 · 1%

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