Braidwood Jobs

Braidwood is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,203 at the 2000 census. A major nuclear power plant, currently owned by Exelon Corporation, is in Braidwood. It provides a great deal of the electricity used in the Chicago area. It also provides a great deal of the tritiated water found in local groundwater. Source: , Braidwood is also the hometown of the Homecoming Queen of Illinois 2004, Samantha Keca. A scene from the John Hughes comedy film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was filmed in Braidwood at the former Braidwood Inn just off of I-55.

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Among the most common occupations in Braidwood are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 24%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. and Sales and office occupations, 18%. Approximately 85 percent of workers in Braidwood, Illinois work for companies, 7 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Braidwood Jobs are for financial advisor jobs, physical therapist jobs, sales associate jobs, store manager jobs, occupational therapist jobs and cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Braidwood, Illinois are Manufacturing, 19%; Transportation and warehousing, and utilities, 14%; and Educational, health and social services, 13%. Simply Hired's Braidwood job listings indicate that the following industries in Braidwood are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Misc Store Retailers, Pet Care Services and Music Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Braidwood, Illinois is $36,008, and the median income of households in Braidwood was $54,375.

Braidwood has an unemployment rate of 3.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Braidwood Trends data, the number of Braidwood, Illinois jobs has decreased by 69% since April 2008.

Population of Braidwood Total population 5,203 Male 50.32% Female 49.68% Median age 34.1     Braidwood Housing Owner-occupied homes 85.3% Median cost of a home $114,200 Median mortgage payment $749 Renter-occupied homes 14.7% Vacant housing 20.0% Median monthly rent $597     Average Income Median for all male full-time $44,778 Median for all female full-time $27,238     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 27% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 13% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 43% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 7% Graduate degree 2%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 60% Separated 0% Widowed 5% Divorced 11%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Braidwood Commute Carpool 9.1% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 30 minutes

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