Blue Island Jobs

Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 23,463 at the 2000 census. Blue Island is so named because it is situated south of a ridge of land that was once an island when the glacial Lake Chicago covered the area thousands of years ago. Early pioneers gave the ridge, located in the present day neighborhood of Beverly at , the name because at a distance it looked like an island in set a tractless prairie sea. The blue color has attributed to atmospheric scattering or to blue flowers growing on the ridge. The city is a hub for Metra trains.

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Among the most common occupations in Blue Island are Sales and office occupations, 25%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 21%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 18%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Blue Island, Illinois work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Blue Island Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, account executive jobs, sales representative jobs, business analyst jobs and project manager jobs.

The leading industries in Blue Island, Illinois are Manufacturing, 16%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 10%. Simply Hired's Blue Island job listings indicate that the following industries in Blue Island are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Misc Store Retailers, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Catering Services and Computer Equipment Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Blue Island, Illinois is $29,012, and the median income of households in Blue Island was $36,520.

Blue Island has an unemployment rate of 8.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Blue Island Trends data, the number of Blue Island, Illinois jobs has decreased by 87% since March 2008.

Population of Blue Island Total population 23,463 Male 48.95% Female 51.05% Median age 30.4     Blue Island Housing Owner-occupied homes 54.3% Median cost of a home $99,400 Median mortgage payment $748 Renter-occupied homes 45.7% Vacant housing 5.7% Median monthly rent $578     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,599 Median for all female full-time $26,425     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 16% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18% High school graduate 28% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 46% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 56% Black or African American 25% Asian 0% Other 19%     Blue Island Commute Carpool 17.3% Public transportation 12.6% Average travel time 32 minutes

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