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Northwest Marine Trade Association Announces
 Marine Career Fair at Seattle Boat Show
 Feb. 1, 2016

75+ Open Positions Reflect Recent Growth in Recreational
 Marine Industry

Who: The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA)
 is organizing a career fair at the Seattle Boat Show
 featuring 25 local marine-related businesses with 75+
 full-time positions plus many seasonal ones.

Why:  The recreational marine industry is experiencing great
growth. According to George Harris, president, Northwest
Marine Trade Association, 2015 appears to be the fourth
consecutive year that Washington State new-boat dealers had
a year-over-year increase in unit sales and the best since 2009
with new boat sales – including up 24% since 2014. Other
affiliated businesses– local boat builders, yacht outfitters, boat
yards and more – are experiencing similar growth, creating
many job opportunities. The immediate openings are for all
facets of business such as sales, customer service,
administration, some seasonal, but most of the need and
open positions are for skilled marine technicians, experienced
mechanics and skilled laborers (fiberglass work and repair,
welding, glazing, rigging, painting).

These are well paid jobs. $70,800 is the average annual salary before benefits for maritime industry employees in Washington state– more than $20,000 above the average wage in Washington.

In attendance:  Twenty-five local marine-related businesses. For a complete list of participating companies, visit:  http://www.seattleboatshow.com/job-fair.html 

When:  Monday Feb. 1, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Attendees will be given free admittance to the
Boat Show for Monday Feb. 1 so that they may
explore the show, talk to exhibitors and learn
more about the boating business and lifestyle.
The show opens at the conclusion of the career
fair at 11 a.m. and runs until 8 p.m.

Where:  CenturyLink Field Event Center, 1000 Occidental Ave, Seattle, WA 98134
  •  To enter the building Job Fair participants will go up the stairs located between the CenturyLink Event Center and CenturyLink Field

The 69th annual Seattle Boat Show, Indoors + Afloat opens on Friday Jan. 29 and runs through Saturday Feb. 6, 2016 at CenturyLink Field Event Center and South Lake Union, with a complimentary shuttle running continuously between both locations. It’s the West Coast’s largest boat show and it features some 1,000 boats and yachts, more than three acres of accessories, electronics and boating gear, 430+ exhibitors, 200+ free seminars and advanced training classes for a fee.

About NMTA: The NMTA is the nation’s oldest and largest regional marine association, representing more than 700 companies – from stand up paddle board dealers to super yacht builders and everything in between. Members include boat dealers, boat brokers, marinas, boatyards, manufacturers, retailers and suppliers of boating accessories and services. 
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