Joplin Jobs

Joplin is a city located in parts of southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. The City of Joplin has a total population of 49,024 and the surrounding Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 166,178. Although commonly believed to be named for ragtime composer Scott Joplin who lived in Sedalia, Missouri, Joplin is actually named for Reverend Harris Joplin, the founder of the area's first Methodist congregation.

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Among the most common occupations in Joplin are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Joplin, Missouri work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Joplin Jobs are for assistant store manager jobs, store cashier jobs, assistant manager jobs, walmart staff pharmacist jobs, team member jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Joplin, Missouri are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 16%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Joplin job listings indicate that the following industries in Joplin are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Convenience Stores and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Joplin, Missouri is $24,617, and the median income of households in Joplin was $30,555.

Joplin has an unemployment rate of 7.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Joplin Trends data, the number of Joplin, Missouri jobs has decreased by 27% since March 2008.

Population of Joplin Total population 45,504 Male 47.49% Female 52.51% Median age 34.7     Joplin Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.6% Median cost of a home $67,300 Median mortgage payment $446 Renter-occupied homes 42.4% Vacant housing 10.4% Median monthly rent $453     Average Income Median for all male full-time $28,569 Median for all female full-time $20,665     Household Income Less than $10,000 13% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 4% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 53% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 13%     Race White 94% Black or African American 3% Asian 1% Other 3%     Joplin Commute Carpool 10.8% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 16 minutes

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