Evanston Jobs

Evanston is a city on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois directly north of Chicago, east of Skokie, and south of Wilmette. The city was first settled in 1836, and as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,239. Evanston is part of Chicago's affluent North Shore region.

The most popular companies with Evanston jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Evanston are Management, professional, and related occupations, 50%. Sales and office occupations, 18%. and Service occupations, 7%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Evanston, Illinois work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Evanston Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, account executive jobs, sales representative jobs, project manager jobs and business analyst jobs.

The leading industries in Evanston, Illinois are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 26%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 13%; and Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 9%. Simply Hired's Evanston job listings indicate that the following industries in Evanston are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Insurance, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors and Computer Equipment Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Evanston, Illinois is $56,106, and the median income of households in Evanston was $58,940.

Evanston has an unemployment rate of 7.0%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Evanston Trends data, the number of Evanston, Illinois jobs has decreased by 9% since March 2008.

Population of Evanston Total population 62,258 Male 48.84% Female 51.16% Median age 38.0     Evanston Housing Owner-occupied homes 63.6% Median cost of a home $372,500 Median mortgage payment $1,434 Renter-occupied homes 36.4% Vacant housing 9.3% Median monthly rent $936     Average Income Median for all workers $37,627 Median for all male full-time $65,552 Median for all female full-time $46,661     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 15% $150,000 to $199,999 7% $200,000 or more 9%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 10% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 28% Graduate degree 39%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 51% Separated 1% Widowed 7% Divorced 10%     Race White 69% Black or African American 20% Asian 6% Other 5%     Evanston Commute Carpool 8.0% Public transportation 17.8% Average travel time 28 minutes

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