Hampton Jobs

Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, it is on the southeast end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2000 U.S. census, the city population was 146,437, but the census estimate for 2005 showed that the city's population was down slightly to 145,579. Hampton hosts Fort Monroe, Langley Air Force Base, NASA Langley Research Center, the Virginia Air and Space Center, and features a wide array of business and industrial enterprises, retail and residential areas, historical sites, and miles of waterfront and beaches.

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Among the most common occupations in Hampton are Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 63 percent of workers in Hampton, Virginia work for companies, 28 percent work for the government and 2 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Hampton Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, lpn jobs and certified nursing assistant jobs.

The leading industries in Hampton, Virginia are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Public administration, 13%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Hampton job listings indicate that the following industries in Hampton are hiring the most workers: Mail Order Retailing, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Clinics & Outpatient Services and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Hampton, Virginia is $34,043, and the median income of households in Hampton was $45,105.

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

According to our Hampton Trends data, the number of Hampton, Virginia jobs has increased by 63% since March 2008.

Population of Hampton Total population 133,584 Male 47.56% Female 52.44% Median age 36.0     Hampton Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.1% Median cost of a home $139,300 Median mortgage payment $798 Renter-occupied homes 38.9% Vacant housing 6.1% Median monthly rent $757     Average Income Median for all workers $27,694 Median for all male full-time $36,938 Median for all female full-time $31,148     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 48% Separated 4% Widowed 6% Divorced 11%     Race White 48% Black or African American 48% Asian 2% Other 1%     Hampton Commute Carpool 13.1% Public transportation 1.3% Average travel time 21 minutes

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