Dumas Jobs

Dumas is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,238 at the 2000 census. Dumas is mentioned in the song I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas, a tune by Phil Baxter and Carl Moore which was a hit in the 1930s and 1940s. For decades large signs on the highway entrances to Dumas proclaimed "Welcome to Dumas, home of the Ding Dong Daddies". The city of Dumas, Texas also claims that the song was written about that city.

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Among the most common occupations in Dumas are Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 65 percent of workers in Dumas, Arkansas work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Dumas Jobs are for general supervisor jobs.

The leading industries in Dumas, Arkansas are Manufacturing, 22%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Dumas job listings indicate that the following industries in Dumas are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Pesticide & Herbicide Mfg, Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Mfg and Hvac & Refrigeration Equipment Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Dumas, Arkansas is $23,880, and the median income of households in Dumas was $25,754.

Dumas has an unemployment rate of 8.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Dumas Trends data, the number of Dumas, Arkansas jobs has decreased by 7% since April 2008.

Population of Dumas Total population 5,238 Male 45.63% Female 54.37% Median age 32.7     Dumas Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.9% Median cost of a home $49,000 Median mortgage payment $337 Renter-occupied homes 44.1% Vacant housing 9.2% Median monthly rent $351     Average Income Median for all male full-time $28,396 Median for all female full-time $19,363     Household Income Less than $10,000 23% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 17% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 23% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 2% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 47% Separated 3% Widowed 10% Divorced 8%     Race White 37% Black or African American 60% Asian 1% Other 2%     Dumas Commute Carpool 20.1% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 17 minutes

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