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Jobs open too long in Seattle

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

Seattle job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Seattle.

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers47$188k n=5—
Managers, All Other17$205k n=6—
Information Security Analysts5——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers4——
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers4——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time13$204k n=12—
Part-time10——
Contract9$208k n=4—
Temporary3$185k n=3—
Intern1——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology90$204k n=15—
Manufacturing41$169k n=18—
Food Service / Restaurants32$90k n=4—
Professional Services27$204k n=15—
Transportation & Logistics23——

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager9
  • Crew / Cashier8
  • Mobile7
  • Security Engineering6
  • Full-stack6
  • Backend5

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers47
  • Managers, All Other17
  • Information Security Analysts5
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers4
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers4
  • Cooks, Restaurant2

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology90
  • Manufacturing41
  • Food Service / Restaurants32
  • Professional Services27
  • Transportation & Logistics23
  • Financial Services20

Employment mix

  • Unspecified190 · 84%
  • Full-time13 · 6%
  • Part-time10 · 4%
  • Contract9 · 4%
  • Temporary3 · 1%
  • Intern1 · 0%

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