Grand Rapids Jobs

Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 197,800. The Grand Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 774,084, with a Combined Statistical Area of 1,320,487 as of the 2006 Census Estimate. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan 6 . It is the second largest city in the state and is the principal city in the region of West Michigan.

Grand Rapids has long been a center for furniture and automobile manufacturing; however, the presence of both industries has declined in the region along with manufacturing in general. Both American Seating and Steelcase, major manufacturers of office furniture, are based in Grand Rapids. More recently the city has had some success in developing and attracting businesses focusing on the health sciences, with facilities such as the Van Andel Research Institute , Grand Valley State University's Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences , and Michigan State University's planned medical school, adjacent to GVSU's Cook-DeVos Center and Spectrum Health's Butterworth Hospital. The convention business has seen an increase following the construction of the DeVos Place Convention Center. Grand Rapids is also home to the Mercantile Bank of Michigan.

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Among the most common occupations in Grand Rapids are Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Grand Rapids, Michigan work for companies, 7 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Grand Rapids Jobs are for financial advisor jobs, sales representative jobs, crew jobs, nurse practitioner jobs, physical therapist jobs and speech language pathologist jobs.

The leading industries in Grand Rapids, Michigan are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Manufacturing, 17%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Grand Rapids job listings indicate that the following industries in Grand Rapids are hiring the most workers: Blood & Organ Banks, Computer Makers, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Storage Device Mfg and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Grand Rapids, Michigan is $32,819, and the median income of households in Grand Rapids was $38,229.

Grand Rapids has an unemployment rate of 11.3%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Grand Rapids Trends data, the number of Grand Rapids, Michigan jobs has increased by 24% since March 2008.

Population of Grand Rapids Total population 193,568 Male 49.15% Female 50.85% Median age 30.8     Grand Rapids Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.5% Median cost of a home $121,100 Median mortgage payment $612 Renter-occupied homes 38.5% Vacant housing 6.4% Median monthly rent $639     Average Income Median for all workers $22,455 Median for all male full-time $36,907 Median for all female full-time $28,731     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 39% Currently married 41% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 12%     Race White 70% Black or African American 22% Asian 2% Other 7%     Grand Rapids Commute Carpool 13.9% Public transportation 2.4% Average travel time 19 minutes

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