Blacksburg Jobs

Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 39,573 - the most populous town in Virginia. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of Montgomery County for statistical purposes. Blacksburg is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , a Virginia land-grant university.

The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center is home to several companies of varying sizes including VTLS, Honeywell, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Webmail.us, and the National Weather Service which maintains its Southwestern Virginia headquarters there. Notable natives *Bob Roop, American heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler *Brandon Stokley, NFL wide receiver for the Denver Broncos *Fran Tarkenton, NFL Hall of Fame member *Henry Lee Lucas, serial killer, claimed to have killed 350+ victims Points of interest * Hahn Horticulture Garden * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Among the most common occupations in Blacksburg are Management, professional, and related occupations, 48%. Sales and office occupations, 19%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 50 percent of workers in Blacksburg, Virginia work for companies, 39 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Blacksburg Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, nursing jobs, allied health jobs, registered nurse jobs, assistant manager jobs and physical therapy jobs.

The leading industries in Blacksburg, Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 42%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 14%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Blacksburg job listings indicate that the following industries in Blacksburg are hiring the most workers: Clothing & Accessory Stores, Office Supply Stores, Clothing Accessories Stores, Bookstores and Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Blacksburg, Virginia is $30,725, and the median income of households in Blacksburg was $22,513.

Blacksburg has an unemployment rate of 8.2%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Blacksburg Trends data, the number of Blacksburg, Virginia jobs has increased by 629% since April 2008.

Population of Blacksburg Total population 39,573 Male 55.95% Female 44.05% Median age 21.9     Blacksburg Housing Owner-occupied homes 30.4% Median cost of a home $144,000 Median mortgage payment $748 Renter-occupied homes 69.6% Vacant housing 4.2% Median monthly rent $553     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,129 Median for all female full-time $24,321     Household Income Less than $10,000 22% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 11% $50,000 to $74,999 10% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 11% Some college, no degree 13% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 25% Graduate degree 39%     Marital Status Never married 66% Currently married 27% Separated 1% Widowed 2% Divorced 3%     Race White 86% Black or African American 4% Asian 8% Other 1%     Blacksburg Commute Carpool 8.5% Public transportation 7.0% Average travel time 15 minutes

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