Chicopee Jobs

Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The city is made up of several neighborhoods, the result of the city's origin as a collection of villages. The main neighborhoods are Aldenville, Willimansett, Chicopee Center , Chicopee Falls, Fairview, and the Burnett Road Neighborhood. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,653. The current mayor is Michael D. Bissonnette. Chicopee is home to Westover Air Reserve Base, built in 1940. It has one of the largest runway on the east coast at 11,597 x 301 feet and despite what people think, is not alternate landing site for the space shuttle. Elms College is located in Chicopee. The Chicopee Provision Company is a major producer of Polish kielbasa under the Blue Seal brand. Chicopee also held an annual kielbasa festival until the mid 1990s, at which the World's Largest Kielbasa was proudly unveiled.

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Among the most common occupations in Chicopee are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Chicopee, Massachusetts work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Chicopee Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, ceramist jobs, cognos architect jobs, cashier jobs and assistant manager jobs.

The leading industries in Chicopee, Massachusetts are Manufacturing, 21%; Educational, health and social services, 18%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Chicopee job listings indicate that the following industries in Chicopee are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Insurance, Hospitals and Surety Insurance.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Chicopee, Massachusetts is $30,780, and the median income of households in Chicopee was $35,672.

Chicopee has an unemployment rate of 4.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Chicopee Trends data, the number of Chicopee, Massachusetts jobs has increased by 102% since March 2008.

Population of Chicopee Total population 54,653 Male 47.56% Female 52.44% Median age 38.7     Chicopee Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.3% Median cost of a home $104,900 Median mortgage payment $658 Renter-occupied homes 40.7% Vacant housing 5.4% Median monthly rent $530     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,585 Median for all female full-time $25,975     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 38% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 48% Separated 3% Widowed 10% Divorced 12%     Race White 91% Black or African American 2% Asian 1% Other 5%     Chicopee Commute Carpool 11.4% Public transportation 1.4% Average travel time 19 minutes

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