Photo courtesy of Vigor.
Photo courtesy of Vigor.
WE’RE
BUILDING
MEANINGFUL
FUTURES…
FOR OUR WORKERS,
OUR COMMUNITY
AND OUR ECONOMY
V IGOR.NET
HONORING A CENTURY OF SKILLED ARTISANS IN SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR
HARBOR ISLAND/VIGOR SEATTLE
1916 - 2016
Photo courtesy of Vigor.
Maritime provides great jobs for people
who like to work with their hands
According to a Seattle-King County Economic Development Council study, the Pacific
Northwest and Alaska maritime industry is a $30 billion economic engine for the state
of Washington. Maritime is a growing and dynamic industry in Washington state—
with a wide range of career opportunities.
Companies such as Vigor—the leading provider of shipbuilding, complex fabrication
and ship repair—offer excellent career opportunities for students who enjoy working
with their hands and that are interested in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM).
Companywide, Vigor employs approximately 2,500 people to build and maintain
vessels of all types for public and private customers. This ranges from ferries for
Washington state to vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, as well as work
boats, fishing vessels, fireboats, and dam and bridge components.
Career opportunities with maritime companies, include painters, welders, machinists,
electricians and other craft workers. Additionally, these companies employ people
in accounting, engineering, human resources, information technology, project
management and administrative functions.
Training opportunities are available through apprenticeship programs, and Vigor
partners with South Seattle College on an onsite maritime skills training center focused
on a six-month intensive welding program. This program boasts a placement rate of
more than 80 percent of graduates upon graduation at jobs whose average hourly rate
is $22 per hour exclusive of benefits. Visit
vigor.net/jobs
to learn more about the
types of jobs that are available or
southseattle.edu/harbor-island-training-center
to learn more about the welding program.
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