Aspen Jobs

Aspen is the largest city and county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 5,804. Founded as a mining camp in the Colorado Silver Boom and named because of the abundance of aspen trees in the area, the city is now a ski resort and cultural center. The city emerged as a skiing mecca following World War II and the foundation of the Aspen Skiing Company by Walter Paepcke, a Chicago industrialist who sought to create a utopian community of the mind and body. Paepcke's legacy of the Aspen/Snowmass resorts, along with such institutions as the Aspen Institute and the Aspen Music Festival and School, have made the city a year-round international destination for recreation, arts, business, and intellectual discourse. In the late 20th century, the city developed as an off-beat haven for misfits, attracting such free spirits as John Denver and Hunter S. Thompson, who was glorified by many locals for his embodiment of the...more

The most popular companies with Aspen jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Aspen are Management, professional, and related occupations, 40%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Aspen, Colorado work for companies, 7 percent work for the government and 13 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Aspen Jobs are for intern winter 2010 jobs, intern jobs, surgical nurse/tech jobs, staff pharmacist jobs, physical therapist jobs and assistant manager jobs.

The leading industries in Aspen, Colorado are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 28%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 14%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Aspen job listings indicate that the following industries in Aspen are hiring the most workers: Resorts, Bed & Breakfast Inns, Hotels & Motels, Hospitals and Blood & Organ Banks.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Aspen, Colorado is $36,517, and the median income of households in Aspen was $53,750.

Aspen has an unemployment rate of 3.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Aspen Trends data, the number of Aspen, Colorado jobs has decreased by 43% since March 2008.

Population of Aspen Total population 5,914 Male 53.52% Female 46.48% Median age 36.7     Aspen Housing Owner-occupied homes 51.5% Median cost of a home $1,000,001 Median mortgage payment $1,461 Renter-occupied homes 48.5% Vacant housing 33.3% Median monthly rent $944     Average Income Median for all male full-time $41,011 Median for all female full-time $32,023     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 9% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 7%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2% High school graduate 9% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 43% Graduate degree 18%     Marital Status Never married 47% Currently married 34% Separated 2% Widowed 2% Divorced 15%     Race White 96% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 2%     Aspen Commute Carpool 6.9% Public transportation 11.8% Average travel time 13 minutes

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