Huntington Jobs

Huntington is a city located in the U.S. State of West Virginia along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat of government. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. As of 2006, current data shows a city population of 49,007. Huntington is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of current 2005 data, the MSA's population was 286,012. Huntington is the largest city within the MSA and the second largest city in West Virginia, behind Charleston.

Cityscape Huntington has a central business district, located directly south of the Ohio River, east of the Robert C. Byrd Bridge, and west of 11th Avenue. It has another smaller business district, known as Central City, that is well known for its antique shops and for Heiners Bakery. There are several heavy industrial plants that line the Ohio River and the Guyandotte River, but the dominance of Marshall University's research prominence and the growing service sector, especially in the medical field, is reversing the effects of the rust belt that has plagued Huntington for two decades. The city also has a wealth of architecture, most of it constructed at a time when Huntington was dominated by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The city can also lay claim to a new urban renewal stance, brought on by Heritage Village, Pullman Square, and the continued investment in numerous downtown properties. Offshoots of the Pullman Square project include the...more

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Among the most common occupations in Huntington are Sales and office occupations, 29%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 67 percent of workers in Huntington, West Virginia work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Huntington Jobs are for health/medical jobs, professional jobs, physical therapist jobs, general/misc jobs, sales jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Huntington, West Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Retail trade, 13%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Huntington job listings indicate that the following industries in Huntington are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Discount & Club Stores, Department Stores and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Huntington, West Virginia is $25,619, and the median income of households in Huntington was $23,234.

Huntington has an unemployment rate of 10.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Huntington Trends data, the number of Huntington, West Virginia jobs has increased by 35% since March 2008.

Population of Huntington Total population 51,475 Male 47.01% Female 52.99% Median age 36.7     Huntington Housing Owner-occupied homes 54.6% Median cost of a home $65,400 Median mortgage payment $462 Renter-occupied homes 45.4% Vacant housing 11.3% Median monthly rent $414     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,040 Median for all female full-time $21,198     Household Income Less than $10,000 23% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 33% Currently married 43% Separated 1% Widowed 10% Divorced 13%     Race White 91% Black or African American 8% Asian 1% Other 1%     Huntington Commute Carpool 11.4% Public transportation 1.8% Average travel time 18 minutes

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