Gentry Jobs

Gentry is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2000 census.

More than 160 businesses, including restaurants, bed and breakfast establishments, small industry/manufacturing plants, retail stores and service-oriented businesses reside in Gentry. Gentry's largest employer is McKee Foods Corporation, maker of the famous Little Debbie and Sunbelt snacks. McKee foods celebrated 20 years of manufacturing in Gentry and dedicated a 40,000 square-foot expansion to the existing plant in 2002. The company thrift store is located on the corner of Arkansas Highway 59 and Main Street. Visitors come from about a 100-mile radius to take advantage of the discounted cookies and cakes. Many small, family-operated businesses reside in Gentry as well, most notably Sullivan's Barber Shop and Pioneer Pizza.

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Among the most common occupations in Gentry are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. Approximately 84 percent of workers in Gentry, Arkansas work for companies, 7 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Gentry Jobs are for datastage admin jobs, dental assistant jobs, assistant manager jobs, datastage lead jobs, team member jobs and unix developer jobs.

The leading industries in Gentry, Arkansas are Manufacturing, 30%; Educational, health and social services, 15%; and Retail trade, 14%. Simply Hired's Gentry job listings indicate that the following industries in Gentry are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Misc Information Services, Psychiatric Hospitals, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Gentry, Arkansas is $24,118, and the median income of households in Gentry was $31,765.

Gentry has an unemployment rate of 1.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Gentry Trends data, the number of Gentry, Arkansas jobs has decreased by 16% since March 2008.

Population of Gentry Total population 2,165 Male 47.48% Female 52.52% Median age 34.0     Gentry Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.3% Median cost of a home $68,800 Median mortgage payment $460 Renter-occupied homes 40.7% Vacant housing 9.5% Median monthly rent $437     Average Income Median for all male full-time $27,361 Median for all female full-time $20,875     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 38% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 59% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 10%     Race White 93% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 7%     Gentry Commute Carpool 14.4% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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