Hollister Jobs

Hollister is the county seat of San Benito County, California. The population was 12,987 people at the 2000 census. Hollister is primarily an agriculture town. The Mutsun Ohlone Indians were the first known inhabitants of the Hollister region. The town was founded Nov. 19, 1858 originally as the San Justo Homestead Association, established by William Welles Hollister, a group that originally intended to name it San Justo. An association member, Napa vintner Henry Hagen objected. Hagen argued that saints monopolized the names of nearly every place in California, and suggested that the state should have a town named after someone slightly less holy. The State of California, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development defines Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital as a General Acute Care Hospital in Hollister with Basic emergency care as of 08/22/2006. The facility is located in California Health Service Area 8 near latitude/longitude of .

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Among the most common occupations in Hollister are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Hollister, California work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Hollister Jobs are for quality engineer jobs, registered nurse jobs, assistant manager jobs, assistant store manager jobs, sales associate jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Hollister, California are Educational, health and social services, 15%; Manufacturing, 15%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Hollister job listings indicate that the following industries in Hollister are hiring the most workers: Computer & Software Stores, Misc Store Retailers, Radio Television & Electronics Stores, Automotive Parts Stores and Department Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Hollister, California is $35,124, and the median income of households in Hollister was $56,104.

Hollister has an unemployment rate of 7.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Hollister Trends data, the number of Hollister, California jobs has increased by 51% since February 2007.

Population of Hollister Total population 34,413 Male 50.46% Female 49.54% Median age 29.0     Hollister Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.0% Median cost of a home $266,300 Median mortgage payment $1,381 Renter-occupied homes 33.0% Vacant housing 2.1% Median monthly rent $769     Average Income Median for all male full-time $41,971 Median for all female full-time $28,277     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 17% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 15% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 60% Separated 2% Widowed 3% Divorced 9%     Race White 63% Black or African American 1% Asian 3% Other 33%     Hollister Commute Carpool 18.0% Public transportation 1.5% Average travel time 34 minutes

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