Battle Creek Jobs

Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Calhoun county. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,364. It is the world headquarters of Kellogg Company, founded by brothers, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and William Keith Kellogg, who invented cold breakfast cereal as an alternative to the traditional meat based breakfast. It is also the home of Post Cereals, which was part of General Foods Corporation and is now part of Kraft Foods. Battle Creek was featured in the T.C. Boyle novel The Road to Wellville and the movie of the same name. In 1982, the Battle Creek Township merged with the city of Battle Creek, under pressure from Kellogg Company, which threatened to move its headquarters away from Battle Creek if the city and township did not merge.

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Among the most common occupations in Battle Creek are Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 21%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Battle Creek, Michigan work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Battle Creek Jobs are for financial advisor jobs, manufacturing engineer jobs, project manager jobs, design engineer jobs, software developer jobs and supplier quality engineer jobs.

The leading industries in Battle Creek, Michigan are Manufacturing, 23%; Educational, health and social services, 19%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Battle Creek job listings indicate that the following industries in Battle Creek are hiring the most workers: Surgical & Medical Instrument Mfg, Surgical Appliance & Supplies Mfg, Personal Safety Equipment Mfg, Laboratory Equipment Mfg and Computer Equipment Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Battle Creek, Michigan is $31,634, and the median income of households in Battle Creek was $35,491.

Battle Creek has an unemployment rate of 6.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Battle Creek Trends data, the number of Battle Creek, Michigan jobs has decreased by 36% since March 2008.

Population of Battle Creek Total population 53,364 Male 47.90% Female 52.10% Median age 34.7     Battle Creek Housing Owner-occupied homes 65.8% Median cost of a home $71,000 Median mortgage payment $484 Renter-occupied homes 34.2% Vacant housing 9.3% Median monthly rent $488     Average Income Median for all male full-time $36,838 Median for all female full-time $26,429     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $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 14% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 47% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 14%     Race White 77% Black or African American 18% Asian 2% Other 3%     Battle Creek Commute Carpool 11.5% Public transportation 1.7% Average travel time 18 minutes

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