Kearney Jobs

Kearney is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,472 at the 2000 census. It is most famous for being the birthplace of Jesse James, and there is an annual festival in the third weekend of September to honor the notorious outlaw. The Jesse James Festival has been held every year since 1970, and festivities include a carnival, rodeo, and parade, among other activities. Kearney was unofficially founded in the spring of 1856 by David T. Duncan and W. R. Cave, and was originally called Centerville. Centerville was composed of what is now the southeastern portion of the town. In 1867, John Lawrence began laying out plans for another small settlement around the newly established Kansas City and Cameron Railroad subsidiary of the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad which was to build the Hannibal Bridge establishing Kansas City, Missouri as the dominant city in the region. The president of the railroad was Charles E. Kearney . The railroad still operates as the ...more

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Among the most common occupations in Kearney are Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%. Sales and office occupations, 28%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 14%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Kearney, Missouri work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Kearney Jobs are for occupational therapist jobs, physical therapist jobs, clinical nurse rn jobs, account executive jobs, financial advisor jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Kearney, Missouri are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Manufacturing, 17%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Kearney job listings indicate that the following industries in Kearney are hiring the most workers: Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Hospitals and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Kearney, Missouri is $36,230, and the median income of households in Kearney was $56,603.

Kearney has an unemployment rate of 4.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Kearney Trends data, the number of Kearney, Missouri jobs has decreased by 19% since April 2008.

Population of Kearney Total population 5,472 Male 48.37% Female 51.63% Median age 31.1     Kearney Housing Owner-occupied homes 73.7% Median cost of a home $114,000 Median mortgage payment $646 Renter-occupied homes 26.3% Vacant housing 4.3% Median monthly rent $575     Average Income Median for all male full-time $45,721 Median for all female full-time $26,739     Household Income Less than $10,000 2% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 9% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 31% $75,000 to $99,999 21% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 30% Some college, no degree 32% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 18% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 17% Currently married 66% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 98% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Kearney Commute Carpool 7.2% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 24 minutes

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