Decatur Jobs

For the south-western Georgia county, see Decatur County, Georgia. Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of only 18,147 in the 2000 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name. A suburb of Atlanta, and part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Decatur's public transportation is served by MARTA. The city's motto, inscribed on the city seal, reads "A city of homes, churches, and schools."

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Among the most common occupations in Decatur are Management, professional, and related occupations, 56%. Sales and office occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 11%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Decatur, Georgia work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Decatur Jobs are for post-doc fellow jobs, project manager jobs, administrative assistant jobs, asst professor-ct jobs, account executive jobs and senior accountant jobs.

The leading industries in Decatur, Georgia are Educational, health and social services, 27%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 17%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 8%. Simply Hired's Decatur job listings indicate that the following industries in Decatur are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg and Wired Telecommunications Carriers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Decatur, Georgia is $42,599, and the median income of households in Decatur was $47,395.

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

According to our Decatur Trends data, the number of Decatur, Georgia jobs has decreased by 10% since November 2006.

Population of Decatur Total population 18,147 Male 42.40% Female 57.60% Median age 36.0     Decatur Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.5% Median cost of a home $220,400 Median mortgage payment $941 Renter-occupied homes 41.5% Vacant housing 5.2% Median monthly rent $597     Average Income Median for all male full-time $46,817 Median for all female full-time $38,381     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 12% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 4%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 13% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 29% Graduate degree 27%     Marital Status Never married 37% Currently married 42% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 11%     Race White 67% Black or African American 31% Asian 2% Other 1%     Decatur Commute Carpool 5.6% Public transportation 10.2% Average travel time 26 minutes

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