Alma Jobs

Alma is a city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,275 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905. Alma's claims to fame include the annual Highland Festival which brings members of Scottish clans and interested onlookers together for a weekend of Highland dancing, bagpipes, kilts, and camaraderie. The Highland Festival is held each year over Memorial Day weekend. Alma College, a small liberal-arts institution of approximately 1,300 students, is located in town and focuses on multidisciplinary learning in a residential setting. Alma is the birthplace of world-renowned modernist architect Ralph Rapson.

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Among the most common occupations in Alma are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Alma, Michigan work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Alma Jobs are for crew jobs, physical therapy jobs and asst dir/clinic operations jobs.

The leading industries in Alma, Michigan are Educational, health and social services, 29%; Manufacturing, 16%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Alma job listings indicate that the following industries in Alma are hiring the most workers: Bookstores, Local Television Stations, Television Industry, Aroma & Flavor Chemicals Mfg and Oleochemicals Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Alma, Michigan is $27,834, and the median income of households in Alma was $33,536.

Alma has an unemployment rate of 10.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Alma Trends data, the number of Alma, Michigan jobs has decreased by 87% since March 2008.

Population of Alma Total population 9,275 Male 44.99% Female 55.01% Median age 32.5     Alma Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.3% Median cost of a home $72,500 Median mortgage payment $467 Renter-occupied homes 37.7% Vacant housing 7.4% Median monthly rent $408     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,013 Median for all female full-time $20,655     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 42% Separated 2% Widowed 11% Divorced 10%     Race White 96% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 3%     Alma Commute Carpool 12.1% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 16 minutes

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