Brockton Jobs

Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 94,304 at the 2000 census and it has stayed about the same since. The city and Plymouth are the county seats of Plymouth County. Brockton is the 6th largest city in Massachusetts and is the "City of Champions", mainly due to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its successful Brockton High School sports programs.

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Among the most common occupations in Brockton are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Service occupations, 25%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Brockton, Massachusetts work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Brockton Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, physical therapist jobs, market researcher jobs, occupational therapist jobs, residential counselor ii jobs and marketing representative jobs.

The leading industries in Brockton, Massachusetts are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 23%; Retail trade, 13%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 12%. Simply Hired's Brockton job listings indicate that the following industries in Brockton are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Home Health Care, Outpatient Surgery Centers and Trauma Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Brockton, Massachusetts is $33,369, and the median income of households in Brockton was $47,250.

Brockton has an unemployment rate of 7.8%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Brockton Trends data, the number of Brockton, Massachusetts jobs has increased by 45% since November 2006.

Population of Brockton Total population 91,938 Male 47.58% Female 52.42% Median age 33.8     Brockton Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.2% Median cost of a home $281,100 Median mortgage payment $1,190 Renter-occupied homes 42.8% Vacant housing 5.8% Median monthly rent $794     Average Income Median for all workers $26,007 Median for all male full-time $36,715 Median for all female full-time $30,023     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 37% Currently married 44% Separated 4% Widowed 5% Divorced 11%     Race White 48% Black or African American 33% Asian 3% Other 15%     Brockton Commute Carpool 18.9% Public transportation 3.1% Average travel time 27 minutes

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• Police: Hit-And-Run Driver Was Texting
• Brockton Post Office named for Marciano
• Brockton to get post office named after 'the real Rocky'
• Diocese settles with insurance carriers, offers arbitration process