Bradford Jobs

Bradford is a small city located in rural McKean County, Pennsylvania, in the United States 78 miles south of Buffalo, New York. Settled in 1823, Bradford was chartered as a city in 1879 and emerged as an oil boomtown in the late 1800s. The population peaked at 17,691 in 1940, but as of the 2000 census had dropped to 9,175 and was still declining at mid-decade according to census bureau estimates. Two adjoining townships, home to approximately 9,000 people, make the population of Greater Bradford about 18,000. Famous Bradfordians include opera singer Marilyn Horne and Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell.

Bradford is well known as the home of Zippo, a manufacturer of collectible pocket lighters, and Case, which is owned by Zippo and makes collectible knives. After Zippo and Case, the second largest employer is Bradford Regional Medical Center, which employs 800 and was undergoing a significant expansion in 2006. Zippo and BRMC both added about 100 jobs recently, and the oil and gas industry in the region is expecting to have many hundreds more available in coming years. The city also boasts an American Refining Group oil refinery, the oldest continuously operating refinery in the United States, which celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2006. Since ARG purchased the refinery in the mid 1990s, employment has almost doubled, to just less than 300. Microtech, a maker of highly collectible knives, moved it operations to the city from Florida in 2005 and said it would create 250 jobs within three years. Bradford is also home to a growing four-year college, the University of Pittsburgh at...more

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Among the most common occupations in Bradford are Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 23%. and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Bradford, Pennsylvania work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Bradford Jobs are for otolaryngologist physician jobs, inventory engineer jobs, physical therapist jobs, orthopedic surgeon jobs, staff accountant jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Bradford, Pennsylvania are Educational, health and social services, 23%; Manufacturing, 22%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Bradford job listings indicate that the following industries in Bradford are hiring the most workers: Turbine Mfg, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Metals & Minerals Wholesalers, Misc Nonferrous Secondary Processing and Misc Aluminum Product Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Bradford, Pennsylvania is $25,956, and the median income of households in Bradford was $26,463.

Bradford has an unemployment rate of 7.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Bradford Trends data, the number of Bradford, Pennsylvania jobs has decreased by 13% since March 2008.

Population of Bradford Total population 9,175 Male 46.91% Female 53.09% Median age 36.0     Bradford Housing Owner-occupied homes 54.8% Median cost of a home $38,900 Median mortgage payment $373 Renter-occupied homes 45.2% Vacant housing 10.3% Median monthly rent $418     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,661 Median for all female full-time $21,250     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 20% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 11% $75,000 to $99,999 4% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 45% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 44% Separated 3% Widowed 11% Divorced 12%     Race White 98% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 1%     Bradford Commute Carpool 11.0% Public transportation 1.6% Average travel time 16 minutes

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