Albany Jobs

Albany is a city in Linn County, western Oregon, United States. It is located in the Willamette Valley and is the county seat of Linn County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,280 making it the 12th largest city in Oregon. The population estimate as of 2006 is 46,610.

Albany is known as the "rare metals capital of the world" : producing zirconium, hafnium and titanium. Local farms grow crops that include corn, beans, mint, strawberries, hazelnuts, and grass seed. The decline of the timber industry and the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs has left Albany with a very high unemployment rate. In 2006 PepsiCo purchased 243 acres within the city for a planned Gatorade and Propel manufacturing plant, but the company has placed those plans on hold citing declining growth in production.

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Among the most common occupations in Albany are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Albany, Oregon work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Albany Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, physical therapist jobs, pharmacist jobs, software engineer jobs, store manager jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Albany, Oregon are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Manufacturing, 19%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Albany job listings indicate that the following industries in Albany are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Software Makers, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers and Mail Order Retailing.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Albany, Oregon is $30,468, and the median income of households in Albany was $39,409.

Albany has an unemployment rate of 8.2%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

Population of Albany Total population 40,852 Male 48.60% Female 51.40% Median age 34.6     Albany Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.5% Median cost of a home $132,600 Median mortgage payment $751 Renter-occupied homes 40.5% Vacant housing 7.3% Median monthly rent $594     Average Income Median for all male full-time $36,457 Median for all female full-time $24,480     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 28% Some college, no degree 31% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 22% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 12%     Race White 94% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 4%     Albany Commute Carpool 10.1% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 18 minutes

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