Jefferson City Jobs

Jefferson City is the capital of the State of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. It is the principal city of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses both Callaway and Cole counties. As of 2005, the population is 39,062. Jefferson City was named after the third president of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson City is in the Ozarks on the Missouri River near the geographic center of the state, and is dominated by a domed Capitol, rising from a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. Lewis and Clark passed beneath that bluff on their historic expedition.

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Among the most common occupations in Jefferson City are Management, professional, and related occupations, 38%. Sales and office occupations, 29%. and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 58 percent of workers in Jefferson City, Missouri work for companies, 33 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Jefferson City Jobs are for occupational therapy jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapist jobs and crew jobs.

The leading industries in Jefferson City, Missouri are Public administration, 24%; Educational, health and social services, 18%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Jefferson City job listings indicate that the following industries in Jefferson City are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Special Freight Trucking, Trucking and Books & Periodicals Wholesalers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri is $30,286, and the median income of households in Jefferson City was $39,628.

Jefferson City has an unemployment rate of 4.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Jefferson City Trends data, the number of Jefferson City, Missouri jobs has increased by 27% since March 2008.

Population of Jefferson City Total population 39,636 Male 51.29% Female 48.71% Median age 36.5     Jefferson City Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.6% Median cost of a home $98,700 Median mortgage payment $639 Renter-occupied homes 41.4% Vacant housing 7.0% Median monthly rent $434     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,050 Median for all female full-time $25,521     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 20% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 49% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 14%     Race White 83% Black or African American 15% Asian 1% Other 1%     Jefferson City Commute Carpool 13.0% Public transportation 1.7% Average travel time 15 minutes

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