Seattle is seeing strong demand for technicians' skills. Employers in the industry posted 140 new jobs over the past week, and 572 in the last month, ranking second among top job categories in the local area, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace.

Local technician also came in second in terms of local employers adding new jobs by occupation. In the past month, 169 companies listed open jobs for Seattle-based workers in the industry.

Top companies seeking local technicians include K&M Systems, Avenue5 Residential, LLC and Coast Property Management. According to a recent job opening posted by Avenue5 Residential, LLC, "Avenue5 Residential provides multifamily property management services as well as comfortable apartments for rent throughout the United States."

Jobs posted by K&M Systems in the past month in the area also included engineers, while Avenue5 Residential, LLC was hiring executive assistants, property managers and supervisors, and Coast Property Management sought administrative assistants, property managers and supervisors.

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