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Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee , and the seat of Hamilton County , in the United States of America. It is located in southeast Tennessee on Chickamauga and Nickajack Lake, which are both part of the Tennessee River, near the border of Georgia, and at the junction of three interstate highways, I-24, I-75, and I-59. The city , which lies at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau, is surrounded by ridges.

The local economy includes a diversified mix of manufacturing and service industries, four colleges, and several preparatory schools. Chattanooga is the corporate headquarters of Olan Mills, Double Cola, Harbor Master Boats, Krystal, Coker Tire, CBL & Associates, Chattem, Covenant Transport, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, U.S. Xpress, Inc, National Model Railroad Association, Unum , BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Coptix, The Chattanooga Bakery , Litespeed, Tricycle Inc., Miller Industries, and Southern Champion Tray, LP. Chattanooga is also noted as the site of the first bottled Coca-Cola. Following the city's industrial decline, many businesses in the banking and insurance industries set up operations in Chattanooga. The city is home to large branch offices of Cigna, AT&T and UBS. Other major employers are Tennessee Valley Authority , ALSTOM Power, Inc., Erlanger and T.C. Thompson's Children's Hospital, and the Hamilton County Board of Education. In addition to...more

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Among the most common occupations in Chattanooga are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Chattanooga Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, occupational therapist jobs, store manager jobs and store cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Chattanooga, Tennessee are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 22%; Manufacturing, 12%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Chattanooga job listings indicate that the following industries in Chattanooga are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Home Health Care and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee is $33,593, and the median income of households in Chattanooga was $32,174.

Chattanooga has an unemployment rate of 8.6%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Chattanooga Trends data, the number of Chattanooga, Tennessee jobs has increased by 47% since March 2008.

Population of Chattanooga Total population 139,158 Male 46.09% Female 53.91% Median age 38.1     Chattanooga Housing Owner-occupied homes 56.1% Median cost of a home $109,400 Median mortgage payment $639 Renter-occupied homes 43.9% Vacant housing 14.4% Median monthly rent $564     Average Income Median for all workers $23,756 Median for all male full-time $36,109 Median for all female full-time $31,077     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $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 33% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 42% Separated 3% Widowed 9% Divorced 16%     Race White 59% Black or African American 39% Asian 2% Other 1%     Chattanooga Commute Carpool 13.7% Public transportation 1.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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