Beaver Jobs

Katie rice was here not reading this Beaver is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,378 at the 2000 census. The West Virginia community got its name around 1860 “from the great numbers of beavers abounding in the creeks during the early days of settlement,� according to “A History of Shady Spring District� compiled by the Shady Spring District Woman’s Club in 1979. When the community was eligible for a post office in the early 1900s, the residents discovered another West Virginia town already had the name. The community adopted the name “Oxley� for a Huntington, W.Va., man who ran a clothing store. In 1929 or 1930, Grover Hedrick bought Ritter Lumber Co. and had the community name changed to “Glen Hedrick.� The residents petitioned the federal government for another name change and, finally, the community was officially named Beaver in 1939.

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Among the most common occupations in Beaver are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 79 percent of workers in Beaver, West Virginia work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Beaver Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, speech therapy jobs, speech language pathologist jobs, phlebotomist jobs, educational/teachers jobs and director of pharmacy jobs.

The leading industries in Beaver, West Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Retail trade, 10%; and Other services (except public administration), 9%. Simply Hired's Beaver job listings indicate that the following industries in Beaver are hiring the most workers: Home Health Care, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Beaver, West Virginia is $25,996, and the median income of households in Beaver was $25,863.

Beaver has an unemployment rate of 4.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Beaver Trends data, the number of Beaver, West Virginia jobs has increased by 111% since March 2008.

Population of Beaver Total population 1,378 Male 47.75% Female 52.25% Median age 39.3     Beaver Housing Owner-occupied homes 76.2% Median cost of a home $57,200 Median mortgage payment $388 Renter-occupied homes 23.8% Vacant housing 13.5% Median monthly rent $400     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,156 Median for all female full-time $16,836     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 26% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 2% $100,000 to $149,999 1% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 0% Bachelor's degree 5% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 14% Currently married 54% Separated 6% Widowed 10% Divorced 17%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 0%     Beaver Commute Carpool 11.2% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 30 minutes

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