Corpus Christi Jobs

Corpus Christi is the county seat of Nueces County and a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 277,454 people , making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the three-county Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area. The translation from Latin of the city's name is Body of Christ, given to the settlement by the Spanish, in honor of the Blessed Sacrament . The city is often referred to as "The Sparkling City by the Sea," particularly in literature promoting tourism. Locals and natives often just call it Corpus. Since 2003, the city has earned numerous awards including: *All-America City 2003 *Digital City *One of the best cities to stretch your paycheck *One of the least depressed cities in the nation The city is home to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Corpus...more

The Corpus Christi economy is vibrant and diversified with good growth potential With the majority of the population employed in the Services, Wholesale and Retail Trade, and Government sectors, Corpus Christi enjoys a low unemployment rate of 4.0% . The Port of Corpus Christi, which is the sixth largest US port and deepest inshore port on the Gulf of Mexico, handles mostly oil and agricultural products. Much of the local economy is driven by tourism and the oil & petrochemicals industry. Corpus Christi is home to two installations of the United States military, the Corpus Christi Army Depot and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Combined, these installations provide 6,200 civilian jobs to the local economy, making them the single largest employer in the city. Corpus Christi Army Depot, located on NAS Corpus Christi, is the largest helicopter repair facility in the world. Corpus Christi is the headquarters of Whataburger, a fast food restaurant operator and franchisor with 650 stores...more

The most popular companies with Corpus Christi jobs are:

AutoNation	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Medical Connections	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Staffpointe	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Air Force	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
HCA Healthcare	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People

Among the most common occupations in Corpus Christi are Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Corpus Christi, Texas work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Corpus Christi Jobs are for sales associate jobs, occupational therapy jobs, food service associate jobs, pharmacist jobs, physical therapy assistant jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Corpus Christi, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 24%; Retail trade, 10%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Corpus Christi job listings indicate that the following industries in Corpus Christi are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Children's Hospitals, Cancer Hospitals, Mail Order Retailing and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas is $31,353, and the median income of households in Corpus Christi was $39,698.

Corpus Christi has an unemployment rate of 5.8%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Corpus Christi Trends data, the number of Corpus Christi, Texas jobs has increased by 16% since March 2008.

Population of Corpus Christi Total population 280,002 Male 48.59% Female 51.41% Median age 33.5     Corpus Christi Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.4% Median cost of a home $86,400 Median mortgage payment $722 Renter-occupied homes 39.6% Vacant housing 9.6% Median monthly rent $668     Average Income Median for all workers $21,895 Median for all male full-time $36,953 Median for all female full-time $25,753     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 28% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 49% Separated 4% Widowed 6% Divorced 11%     Race White 79% Black or African American 4% Asian 2% Other 15%     Corpus Christi Commute Carpool 16.2% Public transportation 1.8% Average travel time 20 minutes

• <![CDATA[Corpus Christi police nab Wells Fargo bank robber]]>
• <![CDATA[Flooding Rain Pours Down from Corpus Christi to Houston]]>
• <![CDATA[USS City of Corpus Christi leaving Guam for Pearl Harbor]]>
• <![CDATA[Textbooks need more Hispanics, lawmaker warns]]>
• <![CDATA[Police arrest man in connection with weekend stabbing]]>