Burlington Jobs

Burlington is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,839 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Des Moines County . Burlington is the center of a small metropolitan area including West Burlington and Middletown, Iowa and Gulf Port, Illinois. Burlington is the home of Snake Alley, the crookedest alley in the world, and has been called the Backhoe Capital of the World.

Burlington's roots are in transportation and manufacturing. Manufacturing plants are among the largest employers in the area, including companies such as American Ordnance LLC, Case Corporation, General Electric, Champion Spark Plugs, Vista Bakery, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The largest employer in the area is the Great River Medical Center. Wal-Mart is the largest retail employer in Burlington. Burlington was a bustling river port in the steamboat era and home to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad , which in turn merged into the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway . Even today one of the main East-West lines of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crosses the Mississippi at Burlington.

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Among the most common occupations in Burlington are Sales and office occupations, 24%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 23%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Burlington, Iowa work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Burlington Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, cook jobs, speech language pathologist jobs and sales supervisor (c&b) jobs.

The leading industries in Burlington, Iowa are Manufacturing, 22%; Educational, health and social services, 19%; and Retail trade, 15%. Simply Hired's Burlington job listings indicate that the following industries in Burlington are hiring the most workers: Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Pesticide & Herbicide Mfg and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Burlington, Iowa is $28,120, and the median income of households in Burlington was $33,770.

Burlington has an unemployment rate of 6.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Burlington Trends data, the number of Burlington, Iowa jobs has decreased by 4% since March 2008.

Population of Burlington Total population 26,839 Male 47.61% Female 52.39% Median age 37.9     Burlington Housing Owner-occupied homes 70.2% Median cost of a home $63,300 Median mortgage payment $402 Renter-occupied homes 29.8% Vacant housing 7.4% Median monthly rent $437     Average Income Median for all male full-time $33,238 Median for all female full-time $23,003     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 53% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 12%     Race White 93% Black or African American 5% Asian 1% Other 1%     Burlington Commute Carpool 12.7% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 15 minutes

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