Indian Head Jobs

Indian Head is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,422 at the 2000 census. It has been the site of a naval base specializing in gun and rocket propellants since 1890. The name of the base has varied over the years from Naval Powder Factory, to Naval Propellant Plant, to Naval Ordnance Station, to the present Indian Head Naval Surface Weapons Center . Advanced research in energetic systems takes place at NSWC/IH. NSWC/IH is the successor organization to the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, formerly in White Oak, MD. 3,700 employees currently work at the base. The city of Indian Head was incorporated in 1920. One source cites that its name came from a legend relating to the Algonquin Indian tribe. Another story claims that the town was named Indian Head because it resembles an Indian’s head from the air. But the simplest explanation is that the peninsula, a "head" of land, was occupied by Indians when the first white settlers arrived - thus "Indian Head"...more

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Among the most common occupations in Indian Head are Sales and office occupations, 29%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 65 percent of workers in Indian Head, Maryland work for companies, 26 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Indian Head Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, program manager jobs, registered nurse 2 jobs, project manager jobs and systems engineer jobs.

The leading industries in Indian Head, Maryland are Public administration, 17%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Indian Head job listings indicate that the following industries in Indian Head are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Reproductive Health Clinics, Misc Telecommunications Providers and Satellite Communications.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Indian Head, Maryland is $33,538, and the median income of households in Indian Head was $42,702.

Indian Head has an unemployment rate of 5.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Indian Head Trends data, the number of Indian Head, Maryland jobs has increased by 113% since March 2008.

Population of Indian Head Total population 3,422 Male 48.54% Female 51.46% Median age 31.4     Indian Head Housing Owner-occupied homes 65.6% Median cost of a home $115,100 Median mortgage payment $744 Renter-occupied homes 34.4% Vacant housing 6.8% Median monthly rent $662     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,625 Median for all female full-time $31,451     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 46% Separated 5% Widowed 7% Divorced 14%     Race White 57% Black or African American 39% Asian 1% Other 2%     Indian Head Commute Carpool 15.2% Public transportation 1.2% Average travel time 39 minutes

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