Albany Jobs

Albany is a city located in southwest Georgia. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Dougherty County .

Although Albany has expanded considerably in the past few decades, it is still able to retain the population and environment of a Southern town. Today, although the city is still surrounded by pecan groves, pine trees, farms and plantations, almost none of the population is employed in agriculture. Health care, education and the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany are the largest employers. Manufacturing, transportation, and retail trade are also important foundations of Albany's economy and the city acts as a hub for commerce in southwest Georgia. Top ten employers in Dougherty County * Phoebe Putney Health Systems * Procter & Gamble * Cooper Tire & Rubber Company * Albany State University * Miller Brewing Company * Merck & Co., Inc. * Teleperformance USA * Coats and Clark, Inc. * Palmyra Medical Centers * BellSouth Telecommunications Other notable companies *Georgia Pacific Corp. *Masterfoods USA *Thrush Aircraft

The most popular companies with Albany jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Albany are Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 58 percent of workers in Albany, Georgia work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Albany Jobs are for rn jobs, occupational therapist jobs, assistant store manager jobs, internal medicine jobs, assistant manager jobs and nurse practitioner jobs.

The leading industries in Albany, Georgia are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 25%; Retail trade, 10%; and Manufacturing, 8%. Simply Hired's Albany job listings indicate that the following industries in Albany are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Children's Hospitals and Cancer Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Albany, Georgia is $34,164, and the median income of households in Albany was $36,532.

Albany has an unemployment rate of 15.3%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Albany Trends data, the number of Albany, Georgia jobs has decreased by 41% since March 2008.

Population of Albany Total population 74,040 Male 44.93% Female 55.07% Median age 33.1     Albany Housing Owner-occupied homes 41.7% Median cost of a home $94,400 Median mortgage payment $676 Renter-occupied homes 58.3% Vacant housing 12.7% Median monthly rent $547     Average Income Median for all workers $23,150 Median for all male full-time $40,912 Median for all female full-time $27,417     Household Income Less than $10,000 15% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 37% Currently married 38% Separated 6% Widowed 7% Divorced 12%     Race White 0% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 100%     Albany Commute Carpool 15.3% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 17 minutes

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