Gastonia Jobs

Gastonia is a city in Gaston County in North Carolina, a state in the southeastern United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 66,277 . It is the county seat of Gaston County. It is considered part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, aka Metrolina. After Charlotte, Gastonia is the second largest city in the metropolitan area . As one of the key cities in the Metropolitan Statistical Area , Gastonia has experienced steady growth, with a population change during the 1990s of more than +10%.

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Among the most common occupations in Gastonia are Sales and office occupations, 30%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Gastonia, North Carolina work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Gastonia Jobs are for project manager jobs, business analyst jobs, registered nurse jobs, rn i/bedside jobs, sales representative jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Gastonia, North Carolina are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 22%; Manufacturing, 21%; and Retail trade, 15%. Simply Hired's Gastonia job listings indicate that the following industries in Gastonia are hiring the most workers: Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Clinics & Outpatient Services and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Gastonia, North Carolina is $27,768, and the median income of households in Gastonia was $32,717.

Gastonia has an unemployment rate of 6.2%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Gastonia Trends data, the number of Gastonia, North Carolina jobs has decreased by 22% since March 2008.

Population of Gastonia Total population 72,183 Male 47.64% Female 52.36% Median age 33.4     Gastonia Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.6% Median cost of a home $118,800 Median mortgage payment $750 Renter-occupied homes 47.4% Vacant housing 12.9% Median monthly rent $582     Average Income Median for all workers $21,213 Median for all male full-time $31,454 Median for all female full-time $24,081     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 21% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 48% Separated 4% Widowed 8% Divorced 9%     Race White 65% Black or African American 24% Asian 3% Other 9%     Gastonia Commute Carpool 9.3% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 21 minutes

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