How do people in Washington earn their living?

Answer 1

According to Senior Job Bank (link below), the 50 most common jobs in Washington state are:

Log graders and scalers

Logging workers

Woodworkers

Power distributors and dispatchers

Graders and sorters, agricultural products

Logging equipment operators

Zoologists and wildlife biologists

Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators

Gaming and sports book writers and runners

Grounds maintenance workers

Riggers

Aerospace engineering and operations technicians

Forest and conservation technicians

Cooks

Ship engineers

Hazardous materials removal workers

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic

Motorboat mechanics

Social science research assistants

Pile-driver operators

Engine and other machine assemblers

Tapers

Urban and regional planners

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

Glaziers

Rehabilitation counselors

Fiberglass laminators and fabricators

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

Court, municipal, and license clerks

Conservation scientists

Transportation workers

Sailors and marine oilers

Gaming dealers

Marine engineers and naval architects

Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Media and communication workers

Transportation inspectors

Air traffic controllers

Foresters

Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons

Vocational education teachers, postsecondary

Umpires, referees, and other sports officials

Designers

Public address system and other announcers

Physical scientists

Choreographers

Biological technicians

Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Answer 2

The major industries are: fishing, lumber, tourist, agriculture, and manufacturing.

Answer 3

by selling things