Port Jobs

Port Jobs readies future logistics workers for the Port of Seattle and SeaTac Airport economy.  Our mission is to make good jobs easier to get and good employees easier to find.

Port Jobs:

• Develops practical workforce programs that connect job seekers to employers and help workers succeed,
• Creates powerful partnerships that support family economic success,
• Engages in innovative research to explore workforce issues facing the community, and
• Supports public policies that increase access to living wage jobs.

Since our creation in 1993, Port Jobs’ programs have served more than 60,000 community residents, helping more than 11,000 people find jobs.

Programs:

Port Jobs incubates new program ideas, and operates programs in-house and through funding programs operated by partner organizations. These partnerships allow us to maximizing our resources and net community impact.   Together with our partners, we provide a wide array of services to job seekers, employers and our community, including:

• Centralized airport-related employment services for job seekers and employers including publishing a daily hotlist of airport job openings.
• Targeted job search and training opportunities for job seeking in transportation and logistics related to the Port economy.
• Access to financial services and information.
• Workplace-based college classes.
• Access to apprenticeship training in the building and construction trades.

Research:

Our research explores new and emerging trends in transportation and logistics and apprenticeship in the skilled construction trades.

Community Support:

A 501 (c) 3 organization, Port Jobs is funded by the Port of Seattle, the City of Seattle, King County, the State of Washington, the United Ways of King and Snohomish Counties and many local and national foundations. Our Board is composed of representatives from the local business, community, education, government, and labor sectors.

Key service provider partners include:

• Neighborhood House
• ANEW
• Pacific Associates
• Seattle/King County Workforce Development Council
• Snohomish County Workforce development Council
• American Financial Solutions
• The National Endowment for Financial Education
• The King County Asset-Building
• Seattle Kind County Building Trades Council
• Skill Up Washington
• Seattle Housing Authority Coalition