Battle Mountain Jobs

Battle Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2000 census. Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the county seat of Lander County . Its primary economic base is gold mining and, to a lesser extent, cattle ranching. Battle Mountain is perhaps best known as having been designated with the dubious distinction of "armpit of America" in a 2001 Washington Post Magazine article. Battle Mountain has capitalized on this notoriety by staging an annual "Armpit Festival", starting in 2002 which has since been done away with. The festival was sponsored by Old Spice, and portions of the festival took place in a nearby open pit mine. Among human-powered vehicle enthusiasts, Battle Mountain is famous for hosting annual bike races on a long, straight, flat stretch of Highway 305 just outside of town. Pedaling a streamlined two-wheeler at 81.00 MPH over a 200 meter...more

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Among the most common occupations in Battle Mountain are Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 18%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%. Approximately 63 percent of workers in Battle Mountain, Nevada work for companies, 22 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Battle Mountain, Nevada are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 18%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Battle Mountain job listings indicate that the following industries in Battle Mountain are hiring the most workers: Furniture & Furnishings Wholesalers, Food Service Contractors and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Battle Mountain, Nevada is $35,365, and the median income of households in Battle Mountain was $42,981.

Battle Mountain has an unemployment rate of 10.2%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Battle Mountain Trends data, the number of Battle Mountain, Nevada jobs has increased by 46% since April 2008.

Population of Battle Mountain Total population 2,871 Male 50.99% Female 49.01% Median age 31.7     Battle Mountain Housing Owner-occupied homes 69.3% Median cost of a home $79,600 Median mortgage payment $574 Renter-occupied homes 30.7% Vacant housing 27.6% Median monthly rent $475     Average Income Median for all male full-time $45,313 Median for all female full-time $25,417     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 9% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 60% Separated 2% Widowed 4% Divorced 11%     Race White 84% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 15%     Battle Mountain Commute Carpool 24.5% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 25 minutes

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