Houma Jobs

The city of Houma is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the hub of a metropolitan area of over 200,000 residents. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The population was 32,393 at the 2000 census. There are many unincorporated areas adjacent to the city of Houma; the largest, Bayou Cane, is an urbanized area commonly referred to by locals as Houma but is not included in the 2000 census count, and is in fact a separate census-designated place. For this reason the actual population of the Houma area is estimated to be significantly greater than the census figure.

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Among the most common occupations in Houma are Sales and office occupations, 27%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 14%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Houma, Louisiana work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Houma Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, assistant store manager jobs, repair technician jobs, salesperson jobs, general manager jobs and assistant manager jobs.

The leading industries in Houma, Louisiana are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Retail trade, 12%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 9%. Simply Hired's Houma job listings indicate that the following industries in Houma are hiring the most workers: Tire Dealers, Automotive Parts Stores, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors and Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Houma, Louisiana is $29,050, and the median income of households in Houma was $34,471.

Houma has an unemployment rate of 7.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Houma Trends data, the number of Houma, Louisiana jobs has increased by 96% since March 2008.

Population of Houma Total population 32,393 Male 48.68% Female 51.32% Median age 34.3     Houma Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.7% Median cost of a home $82,000 Median mortgage payment $590 Renter-occupied homes 32.3% Vacant housing 7.0% Median monthly rent $417     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,897 Median for all female full-time $22,202     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 13% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 49% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 12%     Race White 69% Black or African American 27% Asian 1% Other 4%     Houma Commute Carpool 12.7% Public transportation 1.6% Average travel time 22 minutes

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