Alcoa Jobs

Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville. Its population was 7,734 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. As its name suggests, Alcoa is the site of a large smelting plant owned and operated by the Alcoa corporation. Formerly known as North Maryville, the town was incorporated in 1918 so that the region's tax base would support the area around the plant and not nearby Maryville. McGhee Tyson Airport, which serves Knoxville, is located in Alcoa.

The most popular companies with Alcoa jobs are:

SAIC	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Taco Bell	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ornl)	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Food Lion	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Soliant Health	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People

Among the most common occupations in Alcoa are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Alcoa, Tennessee work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Alcoa Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, occupational therapist jobs, lpn jobs, cook jobs and account executive jobs.

The leading industries in Alcoa, Tennessee are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Manufacturing, 17%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Alcoa job listings indicate that the following industries in Alcoa are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Blood & Organ Banks, Misc Store Retailers and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Alcoa, Tennessee is $27,338, and the median income of households in Alcoa was $33,520.

Alcoa has an unemployment rate of 4.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Alcoa Trends data, the number of Alcoa, Tennessee jobs has decreased by 12% since March 2008.

Population of Alcoa Total population 7,734 Male 47.81% Female 52.19% Median age 39.8     Alcoa Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.3% Median cost of a home $84,200 Median mortgage payment $581 Renter-occupied homes 33.7% Vacant housing 9.5% Median monthly rent $451     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,464 Median for all female full-time $23,212     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 54% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 13%     Race White 82% Black or African American 16% Asian 0% Other 1%     Alcoa Commute Carpool 8.4% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 21 minutes

• <![CDATA[Child seriously injured in Alcoa crash]]>
• <![CDATA[Alcoa Electric in lieu of tax payment $1,148,497]]>
• <![CDATA[Bonds approved for construction of Olive Garden, Cheddar's restaurants]]>
• <![CDATA[Blount Education Initiative urges parents to use state report card scores]]>
• <![CDATA[State snags biggest chunk of hydroelectric stimulus]]>