Houghton Jobs

Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,010. It is the county seat of Houghton County 6 . It has been listed as one of the 100 Best Small Towns in America. Houghton is sometimes confused with, or thought to be close to, Houghton Lake; the latter is actually located in the state's Lower Peninsula. Due to its location in the northwestern portion of the Upper Peninsula, Houghton is isolated from the state's most populous areas. It is farther to travel from Houghton to Detroit than it is from Detroit to Washington, DC, or Louisville, Kentucky. Houghton was named after Houghton County, which was in turn named after Douglass Houghton.

The most popular companies with Houghton jobs are:

Michigan Technological University	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
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Among the most common occupations in Houghton are Management, professional, and related occupations, 39%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 22%. Approximately 61 percent of workers in Houghton, Michigan work for companies, 27 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Houghton Jobs are for udc student engineer jobs and civil engineering materials jobs.

The leading industries in Houghton, Michigan are Educational, health and social services, 52%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 13%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Houghton job listings indicate that the following industries in Houghton are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Department Stores, Discount & Club Stores and Home Health Care.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Houghton, Michigan is $32,400, and the median income of households in Houghton was $21,186.

Houghton has an unemployment rate of 8.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Houghton Trends data, the number of Houghton, Michigan jobs has increased by 78% since March 2008.

Population of Houghton Total population 7,010 Male 61.64% Female 38.36% Median age 21.7     Houghton Housing Owner-occupied homes 36.4% Median cost of a home $92,700 Median mortgage payment $703 Renter-occupied homes 63.6% Vacant housing 4.9% Median monthly rent $362     Average Income Median for all male full-time $36,161 Median for all female full-time $28,639     Household Income Less than $10,000 27% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 10% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 19% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 20% Graduate degree 25%     Marital Status Never married 67% Currently married 25% Separated 0% Widowed 4% Divorced 3%     Race White 91% Black or African American 2% Asian 7% Other 1%     Houghton Commute Carpool 8.7% Public transportation 2.0% Average travel time 9 minutes

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