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Seatown1983 t1_j8x8iy5 wrote

Potato Harvest in Washington last from Sept-Nov. they are always looking for truck drivers to take spuds from field to storage( it is ag so no CDL required).

Hay harvest is a big deal also, it lasts from May-Nov. Places like https://www.anderson-hay.com have big harvest crews.

https://www.capitalpress.com is a NW ag newspaper that has job postings.

Also a cool seasonal job is firefighter for Washington Department of Resources or the US Forest Service. A lot of my friends when I was in college loved fighting forest fires in the summer.

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ChutneyRiggins t1_j8x44ky wrote

I'm totally naive about this kind of work but I'm guessing most seasonal agricultural work would be apples, pears, cherries, and wine grapes. As far as I know, that kind of thing ramps up in the fall or possibly late summer for the grapes.

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DixieNormus85 t1_j8x4dy7 wrote

I'm guessing pay would reflect how much you can pick? Or is it a hourly wage?

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ChutneyRiggins t1_j8x4uhn wrote

I have no idea about the mechanics of working these kinds of jobs. The vast majority of these activities take place in the eastern half of the state. I live in Seattle.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j8xhrpq wrote

It is all minimum wage, mostly labor is migrant seasonal workers.

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Decent-Employer4589 t1_j8xw9li wrote

You don’t want this type of job.

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Decent-Employer4589 t1_j8yvp4a wrote

Do you have a specific part of the state you’re going to be in? That’s going to impact your choices. And the state itself is super varied on seasonal employment. Like there’s limited berries in yakima county (too hot) but all over skagit/Whatcom.

“The Northwest” is really like two different places in this state

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DixieNormus85 t1_j8y8bqw wrote

I've been picking blueberries and potatoes as peicework for the past 15 years here in the northeast..are there reason you say I wouldn't want this type of job in the northwest?

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Decent-Employer4589 t1_j8yvb34 wrote

In eastern wa where all the hops and cherries are… it’s 90F and sometimes hotter. If anything you want the warehouse sorter job. Western wa doesn’t get as hot but in eastern wa there’s a reason they bus people in on work visas to do the picking.

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dragonagitator t1_j8zerr5 wrote

Blueberries and potatoes? You want Whatcom and Skagit counties. Housing is super expensive, though.

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katcomesback t1_j8xk1d4 wrote

there’s tons of berry picking in skagit county

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Count_Screamalot t1_j8z7cfj wrote

Summer: All kinds of agricultural work; forest fire fighting; park staff for national and state parks.

Winter: Snow plow drivers, ski hill staff, retail workers (in store and warehouse).

Variable: Fishing boats.

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TSAOutreachTeam t1_j8xvdrc wrote

In the winter, ski schools need instructors.

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Decent-Employer4589 t1_j8xw6x3 wrote

Outdoor lifeguarding is seasonal, but you need the actual class/cert

Tons of produce harvesting. But the majority is going to be completed by migrant workers. You’d want to look more at the warehouse processing jobs - I’m from eastern wa and many high school kids actually worked the warehouse for cherries in summer.

Camp host and/or trails maintenance.

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Salmundo t1_j8y0i03 wrote

Berry harvest up here in NW Washington, always looking for seasonal workers

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Affectionate-Work916 t1_j8z58el wrote

Fishing for the most money

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DixieNormus85 t1_j8z633r wrote

How hard is it to find a boat? I have spent many years on fast paced boats here in maine trawl fishing lobster. but here it seems there are more people wanting a sternman job then there sternman jobs to be had. So securing a spot on the stern of a boat is very difficult task here in maine

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Affectionate-Work916 t1_j8z6g8q wrote

I don't really know anything more than this: our maritime workers across the board are aging out rapidly without enough replacements.

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steven-daniels t1_j8xi4up wrote

Weed trimming in the fall, apples, pears, maybe a logging crew . . .

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jch1013 t1_j8xmics wrote

Firefighting (forest fires) in the summer, though I’ve heard it’s hard work for minimal pay

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SmokeyBoots t1_j8ydbto wrote

DNR is hiring right now. Engine and handcrews

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Rocketgirl8097 t1_j90dvhq wrote

Depends on what part of the state. Here in the Columbia Basin you'll have spring asparagus harvest. Summer wheat harvest. Fall wine grapes, corn, and orchard fruit harvest.

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