Durham Jobs

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the seat of Durham County and the home of Duke University. It is also a cornerstone of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state by population. The 2004 Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area population was: 451,212 as of July 1, 2004. The US Office of Management and Budget defines Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 1,509,560 as July 1, 2005.

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Among the most common occupations in Durham are Management, professional, and related occupations, 42%. Sales and office occupations, 19%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Durham, North Carolina work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Durham Jobs are for software engineer jobs, project manager jobs, network services/support jobs, software developer jobs, network engineer jobs and administrative assistant jobs.

The leading industries in Durham, North Carolina are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 33%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 12%; and Construction, 9%. Simply Hired's Durham job listings indicate that the following industries in Durham are hiring the most workers: Computer Peripheral Mfg, Software Makers, Printer Mfg, Computer Storage Device Mfg and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Durham, North Carolina is $38,796, and the median income of households in Durham was $42,321.

Durham has an unemployment rate of 8.1%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Durham Trends data, the number of Durham, North Carolina jobs has not changed since November 2006.

Population of Durham Total population 191,731 Male 48.50% Female 51.50% Median age 32.5     Durham Housing Owner-occupied homes 51.2% Median cost of a home $157,100 Median mortgage payment $935 Renter-occupied homes 48.8% Vacant housing 11.7% Median monthly rent $724     Average Income Median for all workers $26,412 Median for all male full-time $40,358 Median for all female full-time $37,234     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 18% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 24% Graduate degree 20%     Marital Status Never married 37% Currently married 47% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 8%     Race White 44% Black or African American 41% Asian 4% Other 11%     Durham Commute Carpool 15.0% Public transportation 3.2% Average travel time 22 minutes

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