Bellevue Jobs

Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, USA, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city had a total population of 112,344, making it the fifth largest city in the state and the largest on the Eastside of King County. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management's April 1, 2006 estimate, the city has a population of 117,000. Downtown Bellevue is undergoing rapid change. Lincoln Square, which opened in 2005, and a recently-completed overhaul of the former Qwest building into a new City Hall appear to be the leading edge of a development boom. Over the next few years, the area will see the construction of several additional high-rises and other projects for office, residential, and retail space. Based on per capita income, Bellevue is the 15th wealthiest of 522 communities in the state of Washington.

With its immediate proximity to Redmond, home of Microsoft, and direct highway access to Seattle via Interstate 90 and Washington State Route 520, Bellevue is now home to the headquarters of many small and large businesses. Many of these are technology companies, most started in the 1990s. The city has numerous thriving commercial districts. It also immediately borders the tiny but extremely affluent Lake Washington “Gold Coast� district , whose residents include Bill Gates and control a large portion of the local wealth. There are three major suburban centers, besides Bellevue Square, for retail that are Factoria Mall to the south, Crossroads Mall to the East, and the Overlake Shopping Disctrict in the north. Companies headquartered or with major operations in Bellevue include: *180 Solutions, Inc. - "Permission based" marketing software - aka spyware. *5TH Cell - A video game developer that works on handheld, mobile and PC. *ArenaNet - PC game developer famous for Guild Wars;...more

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Among the most common occupations in Bellevue are Management, professional, and related occupations, 54%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Service occupations, 9%. Approximately 79 percent of workers in Bellevue, Washington work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Bellevue Jobs are for program manager jobs, product manager jobs, marketing manager jobs, project manager jobs, administrative assistant jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Bellevue, Washington are Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 19%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Bellevue job listings indicate that the following industries in Bellevue are hiring the most workers: Software Makers, Computer Terminal Mfg, Hospitals, Automotive Parts Stores and Mail Order Retailing.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Bellevue, Washington is $56,918, and the median income of households in Bellevue was $69,880.

Bellevue has an unemployment rate of 5.2%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Bellevue Trends data, the number of Bellevue, Washington jobs has increased by 40% since September 2006.

Population of Bellevue Total population 114,748 Male 50.75% Female 49.25% Median age 38.7     Bellevue Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.3% Median cost of a home $434,100 Median mortage payment $1,359 Renter-occupied homes 39.7% Vacant housing 5.2% Median monthly rent $910     Average Income Median for all workers $40,048 Median for all male full-time $69,171 Median for all female full-time $44,664     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 15% $150,000 to $199,999 7% $200,000 or more 9%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 11% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 37% Graduate degree 22%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 60% Separated 1% Widowed 4% Divorced 9%     Race White 69% Black or African American 3% Asian 26% Other 3%     Bellevue Commute Carpool 10.3% Public transportation 10.2% Average travel time 22 minutes

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