Chesapeake Jobs

Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The population was listed as 842 in the 2000 census. It lies across the Ohio River from Huntington, West Virginia, at the mouth of Symmes Creek. A bridge across the Ohio River connects Chesapeake to Huntington's downtown area. At one time, this was the only bridge connection across the Ohio River linking Ohio to Huntington. In recent years, bridges across the Ohio River connecting Ohio to Huntington's East and West sides have been built. Chesapeake is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

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Among the most common occupations in Chesapeake are Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 21%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Chesapeake, Ohio work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Chesapeake Jobs are for health/medical jobs, general/misc jobs, professional jobs, physical therapist jobs, sales jobs and office/clerical jobs.

The leading industries in Chesapeake, Ohio are Educational, health and social services, 27%; Retail trade, 12%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 10%. Simply Hired's Chesapeake job listings indicate that the following industries in Chesapeake are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Hospitals, Discount & Club Stores and Department Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Chesapeake, Ohio is $28,208, and the median income of households in Chesapeake was $24,653.

Chesapeake has an unemployment rate of 10.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Chesapeake Trends data, the number of Chesapeake, Ohio jobs has decreased by 95% since March 2008.

Population of Chesapeake Total population 842 Male 46.67% Female 53.33% Median age 41.6     Chesapeake Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.5% Median cost of a home $71,300 Median mortgage payment $401 Renter-occupied homes 38.5% Vacant housing 10.4% Median monthly rent $450     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,917 Median for all female full-time $23,500     Household Income Less than $10,000 20% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 24% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 2% $100,000 to $149,999 1% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19% High school graduate 41% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 2%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 52% Separated 3% Widowed 12% Divorced 12%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Chesapeake Commute Carpool 11.9% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 16 minutes

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