Augusta Jobs

Augusta is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 899 at the 2000 census. The village is mostly within Ross Township, though a small portion extends south into Charleston Township. Augusta is situated on M-96, about five miles northeast of Galesburg, and about seven miles west of downtown Battle Creek. Kalamazoo is an additional ten miles west of Galesburg. Fort Custer Recreation Area is immediately south of the village on the other side of the Kalamazoo River.

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Among the most common occupations in Augusta are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 26%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. and Sales and office occupations, 25%. Approximately 83 percent of workers in Augusta, Michigan work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 2 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Augusta Jobs are for paralegal jobs, crew jobs, manufacturing engineer jobs, buyer jobs, physical therapist jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Augusta, Michigan are Manufacturing, 29%; Educational, health and social services, 22%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Augusta job listings indicate that the following industries in Augusta are hiring the most workers: Surgical & Medical Instrument Mfg, Laboratory Equipment Mfg, Surgical Appliance & Supplies Mfg, Personal Safety Equipment Mfg and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Augusta, Michigan is $33,356, and the median income of households in Augusta was $44,375.

Augusta has an unemployment rate of 2.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Augusta Trends data, the number of Augusta, Michigan jobs has decreased by 55% since April 2008.

Population of Augusta Total population 899 Male 49.83% Female 50.17% Median age 35.8     Augusta Housing Owner-occupied homes 72.0% Median cost of a home $84,800 Median mortgage payment $625 Renter-occupied homes 28.0% Vacant housing 6.1% Median monthly rent $506     Average Income Median for all male full-time $36,087 Median for all female full-time $30,625     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 21% $50,000 to $74,999 31% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 32% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 59% Separated 1% Widowed 7% Divorced 12%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 1%     Augusta Commute Carpool 13.2% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 21 minutes

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