Gainesville Jobs

Gainesville is the largest city and county seat of Alachua County, Florida. Gainesville is primarily known for being home to the University of Florida, the largest university of the State University System of Florida and the third-largest university in the United States. Santa Fe Community College, one of the nation's largest community colleges, is also located in Gainesville. The 2000 Census reported the population of Gainesville to be 95,447. Following a successful annexation in 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated a 2004 population of 108,856. However, the City of Gainesville estimates the 2003 population at 117,182. The Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes Alachua and Gilchrist counties, has a population of 239,114 as of 2005 Census Bureau estimates. The Gainesville MSA was ranked as the #1 place to live in the 2007 edition of Cities Ranked and Rated.

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Among the most common occupations in Gainesville are Management, professional, and related occupations, 45%. Sales and office occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 62 percent of workers in Gainesville, Florida work for companies, 27 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Gainesville Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, store manager jobs, family practice jobs and occupational therapy jobs.

The leading industries in Gainesville, Florida are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 36%; Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 13%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Gainesville job listings indicate that the following industries in Gainesville are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Hospitals, Reproductive Health Clinics, Home Health Care and Mail Order Retailing.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Gainesville, Florida is $32,102, and the median income of households in Gainesville was $26,954.

Gainesville has an unemployment rate of 7.3%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Gainesville Trends data, the number of Gainesville, Florida jobs has decreased by 19% since March 2008.

Population of Gainesville Total population 100,879 Male 45.66% Female 54.34% Median age 26.5     Gainesville Housing Owner-occupied homes 38.5% Median cost of a home $133,100 Median mortgage payment $558 Renter-occupied homes 61.5% Vacant housing 8.8% Median monthly rent $679     Average Income Median for all workers $18,943 Median for all male full-time $33,276 Median for all female full-time $30,928     Household Income Less than $10,000 20% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 21% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 12% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 22%     Marital Status Never married 54% Currently married 30% Separated 2% Widowed 4% Divorced 10%     Race White 65% Black or African American 26% Asian 7% Other 2%     Gainesville Commute Carpool 8.6% Public transportation 5.0% Average travel time 19 minutes

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