Airport Jobs helps job seekers understand the nature of airport employment; complete job applications; create resumes and cover letters; learn job search and interviewing techniques; and get referrals to community resources.

In partnership with South Seattle Community College, Airport Jobs also offers classes to help applicants with limited English proficiency successfully apply for and pass security tests required to work at the airport.

Airport employers benefit from Airport Jobs’ services by listing open positions on its weekly ‘Hot List’, which is distributed to job seekers online and in the office, and to 400+ organizations and job developers.

A number of employers use targeted recruiting events and open interview opportunities at Airport Jobs to quickly hire employees to fulfill new contracts, start up local operations, or expand markets.

Many smaller employers report they receive a steady flow of qualified candidates from Airport Jobs, and no longer need to spend scarce resources on paid advertising for job applicants.

2004 Highlights

Office visits by job seekers: 19,889
Individual job seekers served: 8,532
New job seekers registered: 5,833
Average visitors per week: 332
Repeat job seekers: 32%
Total jobs listed: 455
1061 people hired (12.4% of seekers)
Average placement wage: $8.51
1193 jobs filled for 85 employers

Other Activities/Services

Airport Jobs provided many special events and programs in 2004:

• 19 hiring and interviewing events for employers.
• 12 presentations about Airport Jobs services to community groups.
• 2 job fairs (with an average of 15 employers, 4 community organizations, 4 colleges, and 717 job seekers attending each fair).
• 2 employer workshops (26 and 10 employers attending, respectively).

Age	Seekers	Hires
Under 21	14%	15%
21 - 29	35%	35%
30 - 39	17%	17%
40 - 49	24%	23%
Gender
Male	53%	50%
Female	40%	43%
Education Level
Post-high school ed.	44%	43%
Diploma/GED	36%	34%
Some high school	14%	13%
Residence
South King County	51%	53%
Seattle	29%	22%
Pierce County	10%	10%
East King County	3%	2%
Ethnicity
African-American	29%	26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	26%	32%
Hispanic	5%	3%
Other	5%	6%
Native American	1%	1%
Not reporting	12%	14%