Replying to About to make a bid move

for the last few years ive been thinkin about makin myself a resident of washington. this will be the biggest thing ive ever done in my life since ill most likely be goin solo. so i was wonderin if any of the locs there could help me out with some info? like whats a livable income for a single man. here in great fall mt its like 20,000. also what do welding/machining jobs look like there in ur areas? id like to maybe move some place like bellingham but any place kinda in between all the good ridin spots would most likely work out to. thanks alot for the people that help me out...