State Government

People generally are not aware of the great number of men and women employed by the State Government. The State of Washington is comparatively a young state and yet it employs at least two thousand people in its different departments. Abilities of every description are required.

The Governor has great power, as most of the different department heads are appointed by him. In some cases the state law limits him as to a certain number of appointments, but as a rule, the Governor is allowed to make all appointments.

If you desire to learn the nature of work you can apply to the secretary of the various departments.

The following offices not marked elective are filled by appointment.

PLAN No. 873. CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE (ELECTIVE)

U. S. Senators (2)$8,000.00peryear.
U. S. Representatives (5) 7,500.00„„

PLAN No. 874

Governor (elective)$6,000.00peryear.
Secretary to the Governor

PLAN No. 875

Lieutenant Governor (elective)$1,200.00peryear.

PLAN No. 876

Secretary of State (elective)$3,000.00peryear.
Assistant Secretary of State

PLAN No. 877

Auditor (elective)$3,000.00peryear.
Assistant State Auditor
Deputy State Auditor

PLAN No. 878

Treasurer (elective)$3,000.00peryear.
Deputy State Treasurer

PLAN No. 879

Attorney General (elective)$3,000.00peryear.
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General

PLAN No. 880

Commissioner of Public Lands (elective)$3,000.00peryear.

PLAN No. 881

Insurance Commissioner (elective)$3,000.00peryear.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Actuary Insurance Department

PLAN No. 882

Superintendent Public Instruction (elective)$3,000.00peryear.
Assistant Superintendent Public Instruction
Deputy Superintendent Public Instruction.

PLAN No. 883

Adjutant General$3,000.00peryear.
Assistant Adjutant General

PLAN No. 884. GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENTS

The following offices are filled by the Governor and the boards and commissions are partly, if not all, determined by him.

These different department Boards and Commissions employ many people in the state. There is hardly a type of work that is not to be found from the most ordinary labor to the professions. The number of people employed are more than 2,000.

State Boards and Commissions
Agricultural Commissioner
Secretary Agricultural Dept
Assistant Commissioner Division of Dairy and Live Stock
Assistant Commissioner Division of Foods, Feeds, Fertilizers, Drugs and Oils (including inspection of bakeries)
Chief Deputy Oil Inspector
Assistant Commissioner of Horticulture
State Fair Secretary
Director of Farm Markets
State Labor Commissioner
State Librarian
Assistant State Librarian
Superintendent Traveling Library
State Fish Commissioner and Chief State Game Warden
Deputy State Game Warden
Coal Mine Inspector
Public Printer
Bank Examiner
Deputy Examiners
Hotel Inspectors
Fire Warden
Highway Commissioner
Assistant Highway Commissioner
State Geologist
State Chemists
State Commissioner of Health
State Fiscal Agency
State Superintendent of Weights and Measures
Deputy Superintendent of Weights and Measures
Inspector of Weights and Measures
Commissioner of Statistics
Deputy Commissioner of Statistics
Clerk of Supreme Court
Superintendent of Election Division
State Printing Expert
Hydraulic Engineer
Assistant Hydraulic Engineer
Agricultural Advisory Board
Board of Accountancy
Secretary
Board of Barber Examiners
Secretary
Board of Control
Secretary
Board of Dental Examiners
Secretary
Board of Education
Secretary
Board of Embalmers
Ex-officio Secretary
Board of Medical Examiners
Secretary
Board of Health and Vital Statistics
Secretary
Board of Optometry
Secretary
Board of Pharmacy
Secretary
Board of Chiropody
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Affairs
Secretary
State Labor Commissioner
Assistant State Labor Commissioner
Secretary
Forest Commission
Secretary
Industrial Insurance Commission
Secretary
Library Advisory Board
State Medical Aid Board
State Nautical Board
Nurses’ Examining Board
State Board of Park Commissioners
State Capitol Commission
Bar Examiners
Public Service Commission
Chief Grain Inspector
Industrial Welfare Commission
Tax Commissioner
Assistant Tax Commissioner
Uniform Legislation Commission
Veterinary Examining Board
State Humane Bureau
Board of Regents University of Washington
Board of Regents State College of Washington
Trustees State Normal School, Cheney
Trustees State Normal Schools, Bellingham
Trustees State Normal School, Ellensburg
State School for Deaf
State School for Blind
State Training School
State School for Girls
State Soldiers’ Home
Washington’s Veteran’s Home
Western Hospital for Insane
Eastern Hospital for Insane
Northern Hospital for Insane
State Penitentiary
State Institution for Feeble Minded
State Reformatory
Superintendent