There’s a new top job in town.
Software developer is now the most common occupation in the Seattle area. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 60,000 employed in that field here. Retail salesperson, the former No. 1 job in Seattle (and still the most common job in the U.S.), fell by the wayside in 2016.
Another remarkable thing about software developers in Seattle: Four out of five of them are men.
That statistic
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