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Sandy Bendixen pilots a cement ship in the Duwamish River. (Courtesy of The Northwest Seaport Alliance)

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October 3, 2019 at 6:00 am

Sandy Bendixen’s cool job piloting massive vessels on Puget Sound

A surprising part of the job? The calculated, flying leap marine pilots take from the pilot boat onto a rope ladder hanging off the side...

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September 26, 2019 at 6:00 am

Local art therapist finds joy in enriching the lives of those with memory loss

Creative arts therapist Jael Weinberg oversees the social, cognitive and emotional care of memory-care residents.

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September 12, 2019 at 6:00 am

Kitsap photographer wears many hats (some of them silly)

Besides being a professional photographer whose subjects have included the Obamas, Bill and Melinda Gates, Oprah and Elton John, Paul Dudley is also an auctioneer,...

Ben Wilson (left) and one of the medical manikins he programs to bleed, cry, talk, sweat, grown and behave like a real human during medical simulations. (Courtesy of Zach Eastwood)

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September 5, 2019 at 6:00 am

Cue the vomit: His job is to make medical manikins behave like humans

Ben Wilson, “the man behind the curtain,” makes medical simulation more realistic by programming lifelike dummies to behave like real patients.

Anne Marie Ou, data scientist at Slalom Consulting (Courtesy of Shuya Yuan)

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August 22, 2019 at 6:00 am

Meet a Seattleite working in one of the fastest-growing fields in the country

Slalom's Anne Marie Ou left chemical engineering, learned Python and joined the red-hot field of data science.

Ron Harmon is chief chemist at Seattle-based artist paint maker Daniel Smith. (Courtesy of Daniel Smith)

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August 14, 2019 at 6:00 am

Chemist has one of the most colorful jobs in Seattle

Meet Ron Harmon, who works at Daniel Smith, a Seattle-based manufacturer of watercolors and oils for artists.

Jeff Cornell says becoming a tattoo artist while trying to be a rock star gave him an artistic outlet — and a robust career. (Courtesy of Jeff Cornell)

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August 9, 2019 at 6:00 am

Jeff Cornell’s cool job is the next best thing to being a rock star

Nice-guy tattoo artist on the best part of the job: helping people feel better about themselves.

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July 24, 2019 at 6:00 am

At Seattle Rep, she puts the community in theater

Meet Angie Kamel, who runs a Seattle Rep program that makes the community the creators, not just spectators.

Driver Beverly Fecteau (Courtesy of Waste Management)

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July 17, 2019 at 6:00 am

Beverly Fecteau’s cool job trashing stereotypes

Longtime recycling and yard waste hauler loves the pride of leaving Federal Way better than it was when she drove the shiny, green truck in...

Regina Wu teaches high school students as part of Fred Hutchinson’s Pathways Research Explores program. (Courtesy of Connor O’Shaughnessy / Fred Hutch)

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July 10, 2019 at 6:00 am

Geeking out with a goal: Regina Wu brings Hutch research to classrooms

"I’m constantly astounded by what a student is capable of when given access to the right mentors and the right technology," the biologist says.

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