Defiance Jobs

:For the band of the same name, see Defiance, Ohio . Defiance is a city located in northwestern Ohio, in Defiance County, about 55 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 16,465 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Defiance County . The city was the location of Fort Defiance, built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794 at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers. Today a lone pair of cannons outside the city library overlooks the confluence and marks the site of the original Fort Defiance, which over looks the historic Maumee River.

Defiance's economy is based on the manufacturing of a variety of goods. The biggest employer is General Motors Powertrain division. Other manufactures include fiberglass , auto parts, and farming food products.

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Among the most common occupations in Defiance are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 32%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. Approximately 83 percent of workers in Defiance, Ohio work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Defiance Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, manager quality assurance jobs, crew jobs, physical therapy jobs, speech therapy jobs and human resource manager jobs.

The leading industries in Defiance, Ohio are Manufacturing, 35%; Educational, health and social services, 14%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Defiance job listings indicate that the following industries in Defiance are hiring the most workers: Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Hardware Stores, Agricultural Machinery Wholesalers, Hardware Wholesalers and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Defiance, Ohio is $30,630, and the median income of households in Defiance was $41,670.

Defiance has an unemployment rate of 5.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Defiance Trends data, the number of Defiance, Ohio jobs has increased by 101% since March 2008.

Population of Defiance Total population 16,465 Male 48.48% Female 51.52% Median age 35.2     Defiance Housing Owner-occupied homes 70.4% Median cost of a home $82,800 Median mortgage payment $558 Renter-occupied homes 29.6% Vacant housing 6.9% Median monthly rent $478     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,322 Median for all female full-time $23,938     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 42% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 54% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 11%     Race White 89% Black or African American 4% Asian 0% Other 7%     Defiance Commute Carpool 9.3% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 17 minutes

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