Gaithersburg Jobs

Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. As of 2005, the city had an estimated total population of 57,698, making it the third largest in the state behind Baltimore and Frederick. This city is located at 39°8' North, 77°13' West, to the northwest of Rockville, the county seat of Montgomery County. Gaithersburg was incorporated in 1878. Gaithersburg is home to the neo-traditionalist new town of Kentlands, designed by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, which was an important early example of the new urbanism movement. Other new urbanist communities in Gaithersburg include Lakelands, the Washingtonian Center, Crown Farm and Watkins Mill Town Center. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is headquartered in Gaithersburg. Other major employers in the city include IBM, ACE*COMM, Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services business area headquarters, MedImmune, and Sodexho.

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Among the most common occupations in Gaithersburg are Management, professional, and related occupations, 46%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 14%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Gaithersburg, Maryland work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Gaithersburg Jobs are for software engineer jobs, systems engineer jobs, physical therapist jobs, project manager jobs, program manager jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Gaithersburg, Maryland are Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 20%; Educational, health and social services, 15%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Gaithersburg job listings indicate that the following industries in Gaithersburg are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Gaithersburg, Maryland is $40,096, and the median income of households in Gaithersburg was $59,879.

Gaithersburg has an unemployment rate of 4.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Gaithersburg Trends data, the number of Gaithersburg, Maryland jobs has decreased by 34% since March 2008.

Population of Gaithersburg Total population 52,613 Male 48.75% Female 51.25% Median age 33.6     Gaithersburg Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.6% Median cost of a home $171,100 Median mortgage payment $1,086 Renter-occupied homes 47.4% Vacant housing 5.1% Median monthly rent $904     Average Income Median for all male full-time $44,331 Median for all female full-time $35,861     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 15% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 15% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 27% Graduate degree 20%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 54% Separated 3% Widowed 5% Divorced 8%     Race White 61% Black or African American 15% Asian 14% Other 9%     Gaithersburg Commute Carpool 13.4% Public transportation 12.2% Average travel time 31 minutes

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