Charlottesville Jobs

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Princess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of England. As of the 2003 census update, the city proper had a population of 39,162. It is the county seat of Albemarle County though the two are separate legal entities. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing the total population to 118,398. In 2004, Charlottesville was ranked the best place to live in the United States in the book Cities Ranked and Rated by Bert Sperling and Peter Sander. Sperling and Sander ranked the cities based on cost of living, climate, and quality of life. Charlottesville is best known as the home of the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson. The city is also known for Jefferson's Monticello, his renowned mountain-top home which...more

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Among the most common occupations in Charlottesville are Management, professional, and related occupations, 42%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 58 percent of workers in Charlottesville, Virginia work for companies, 32 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Charlottesville Jobs are for research associate jobs, laboratory specialist jr jobs, intelligence analyst jobs, assistant manager jobs, assistant professor jobs and cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Charlottesville, Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 38%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 12%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Charlottesville job listings indicate that the following industries in Charlottesville are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Misc Store Retailers and Blood & Organ Banks.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Charlottesville, Virginia is $28,828, and the median income of households in Charlottesville was $31,007.

Charlottesville has an unemployment rate of 4.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Charlottesville Trends data, the number of Charlottesville, Virginia jobs has increased by 23% since March 2008.

Population of Charlottesville Total population 45,049 Male 46.66% Female 53.34% Median age 25.6     Charlottesville Housing Owner-occupied homes 40.8% Median cost of a home $119,000 Median mortgage payment $670 Renter-occupied homes 59.2% Vacant housing 4.2% Median monthly rent $596     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,197 Median for all female full-time $26,458     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 21% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 21%     Marital Status Never married 56% Currently married 29% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 8%     Race White 71% Black or African American 23% Asian 5% Other 1%     Charlottesville Commute Carpool 9.7% Public transportation 5.1% Average travel time 17 minutes

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