Top Jobs and Employers
As in past years, the job classes with the most new hires were seasonal ones, such as fire fighters and commodity graders, and those with high turnover, such as liquor store clerks and office assistants.
For the last three and a half months of the 2010 fiscal year, a hiring freeze was in effect. Job classes deemed critical for the health and safety of Washington citizens, such as state troopers and nurses, were exempted from the freeze.
| Agency | # Hires |
|---|---|
| Social & Health Services | 373 |
| Natural Resources | 296 |
| Employment Security | 225 |
| Transportation | 214 |
| Corrections | 175 |
| Agriculture | 169 |
| Labor & Industries | 150 |
| Health | 105 |
| Military Department | 95 |
| Revenue | 85 |
| All Other Hiring Agencies (49) | 869 |
| Total | 2,756 |