Berwick Jobs

Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 27 miles, which is 43 km, southwest of Wilkes Barre. Light manufacturing industries have flourished in Berwick, which consolidated with the borough of West Berwick, where 5,512 people lived in 1910. Population in 1910, 5,357; in 1920, 12,181; and in 1940, 13,181 people. The population was 10,774 at the 2000 census. Berwick is home to Berwick Offray, a gift ribbon manufacturing plant, and Wise Foods, Inc., a snack food company founded by Berwick native Earl Wise in the first half of the twentieth century, famous for its potato chips. Berwick is also famous for its high school football team, the Bulldogs. Berwick was one of the places where the Stuart tank was produced.

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Among the most common occupations in Berwick are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 28%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 16%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Berwick, Pennsylvania work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Berwick Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, home health aide jobs, licensed practical nurse jobs, occupational therapist jobs, cashier jobs and soe developers jobs.

The leading industries in Berwick, Pennsylvania are Manufacturing, 29%; Educational, health and social services, 14%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Berwick job listings indicate that the following industries in Berwick are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Home Health Care, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Berwick, Pennsylvania is $23,764, and the median income of households in Berwick was $27,442.

Berwick has an unemployment rate of 11.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Berwick Trends data, the number of Berwick, Pennsylvania jobs has increased by 14% since March 2008.

Population of Berwick Total population 10,774 Male 46.75% Female 53.25% Median age 39.5     Berwick Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.4% Median cost of a home $71,100 Median mortgage payment $456 Renter-occupied homes 38.6% Vacant housing 8.0% Median monthly rent $439     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,467 Median for all female full-time $21,061     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 21% $25,000 to $34,999 18% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 1% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19% High school graduate 48% Some college, no degree 12% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 50% Separated 3% Widowed 11% Divorced 13%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 1%     Berwick Commute Carpool 14.9% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 19 minutes

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