Clarkston Jobs

Clarkston is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,231 at the 2000 census. The city is home to the central campus of Georgia Perimeter College. The city is noted for its diversity. In the 1990s refugee resettlement programs identified Clarkston as a good fit for displaced persons of many different backgrounds. The rental market was open, residents were moving farther out from the Atlanta urban core, and Clarkston was the last stop on a transit line into the city. By the 2000s the local high school had students from more than 50 countries; and a local mosque had 800 worshippers; and by some estimates half the population was from outside the U.S.

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Among the most common occupations in Clarkston are Sales and office occupations, 29%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 20%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Clarkston, Georgia work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 2 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Clarkston Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, post-doc fellow jobs, occupational therapist jobs, project manager jobs, sales representative jobs and business analyst jobs.

The leading industries in Clarkston, Georgia are Educational, health and social services, 14%; Manufacturing, 13%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Clarkston job listings indicate that the following industries in Clarkston are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors and Blood & Organ Banks.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Clarkston, Georgia is $26,302, and the median income of households in Clarkston was $37,436.

Clarkston has an unemployment rate of 6.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Clarkston Trends data, the number of Clarkston, Georgia jobs has increased by 2190% since March 2008.

Population of Clarkston Total population 7,231 Male 50.91% Female 49.09% Median age 28.1     Clarkston Housing Owner-occupied homes 24.4% Median cost of a home $97,800 Median mortgage payment $716 Renter-occupied homes 75.6% Vacant housing 5.8% Median monthly rent $759     Average Income Median for all male full-time $27,604 Median for all female full-time $25,000     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 25% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 42% Currently married 38% Separated 5% Widowed 5% Divorced 11%     Race White 22% Black or African American 62% Asian 14% Other 3%     Clarkston Commute Carpool 19.0% Public transportation 14.9% Average travel time 31 minutes

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