Port Jobs

Port Jobs is a non-profit organization that works to increase access to living wage jobs, primarily in the port-related business sector.  Our goal is to foster a more vibrant and equitable economy for residents and employers in King County, Washington.

We develop programs that connect job seekers and employers and help workers succeed; create partnerships that support family economic success; and engage in innovative research to explore workforce issues facing the community.

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

Now apprenticeship programs can teach money management skills to their apprentices

Financial Tools for the Trades is a money management class that teaches apprentices to:

1. Be prepared for apprenticeship and potential layoffs
2. Manage money using spending plans
3. Understand credit and build a good credit history
4. Deal with debt

The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies has just published a report, Aviation Workforce Development Practices, that singles out Port Jobs' Airport University as a model for developing a skilled workforce in the aviation-related sector.

"TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 18: Aviation Workforce Development Practices explores airport operating entity jobs and related skill sets needed to perform those jobs. The report also identifies potential ways to gain training on the skill sets needed to fulfill airport-related jobs and notes gaps where skill sets, and educational and advancement opportunities, may exist."