Carson Jobs

Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, Carson had a total population of 89,730. It is located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and is classified as a suburb of the city. Incorporated on April 4, 1968, Carson is the youngest municipality in the South Bay region of Greater Los Angeles. Carson's economy is based primarily on manufacturing. About half of Carson's land area is occupied by factories, petroleum refineries, and other industrial buildings and structures. Carson also has a diverse ethnic composition consisting of Latinos, Filipinos, African Americans, Khmers, and Samoans.

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Among the most common occupations in Carson are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Carson, California work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Carson Jobs are for administrative assistant jobs, project manager jobs, registered nurse jobs, occupational therapist jobs, assistant store manager jobs and market researcher jobs.

The leading industries in Carson, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 23%; Transportation and warehousing, and utilities, 11%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Carson job listings indicate that the following industries in Carson are hiring the most workers: Toxicology Laboratories, Diagnostic Imaging Centers, Medical & Diagnostic Laboratories, Search & Navigation Instrument Mfg and Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Carson, California is $42,372, and the median income of households in Carson was $61,654.

Carson has an unemployment rate of 10.4%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Carson Trends data, the number of Carson, California jobs has decreased by 51% since November 2006.

Population of Carson Total population 92,156 Male 46.81% Female 53.19% Median age 33.9     Carson Housing Owner-occupied homes 80.4% Median cost of a home $434,500 Median mortgage payment $1,436 Renter-occupied homes 19.6% Vacant housing 1.1% Median monthly rent $855     Average Income Median for all workers $30,871 Median for all male full-time $42,693 Median for all female full-time $42,051     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 6% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 18% $100,000 to $149,999 15% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 4%

Education Less than 9th grade 11% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 46% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 9%     Race White 20% Black or African American 25% Asian 23% Other 31%     Carson Commute Carpool 13.1% Public transportation 2.2% Average travel time 25 minutes

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