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Kent, Washington
Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States. The second largest city in south King County and the eighth largest in the state, Kent has the third-largest industrial area in the United States. Often considered an outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is the corporate home for companies such as R.E.I. and Oberto Sausage. Nearby towns include Renton and Tukwila to the north, Covington to the east, Federal Way and SeaTac to the west, and Auburn to the south. As of 2006, the population was 86,607.
Kent Economy
In addition to R.E.I. and Oberto Sausage Company both being headquartered in Kent, Boeing operates a plant in the city. Kent also hosts many warehouses in its once fertile farmland, due in part to its proximity to key transportation routes. The warehouse district has started to sprawl as far as nearby Sumner, Washington. Maytag/Whirlpool and G.E. Appliances are two companies with Regional Distribution Centers in Kent. The downtown area of Kent is now being revitalized with the construction of Kent Station. The East hill of Kent also has some new construction.
Kent Companies
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Among the most common occupations in Kent are Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Kent, Washington work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.
Popular Kent Jobs
Currently, the most commonly listed Kent Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, rn, contract (gsw) jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, clinic lpn jobs and medical assistant jobs.
Kent Industries
The leading industries in Kent, Washington are Manufacturing, 15%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 12%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Kent job listings indicate that the following industries in Kent are hiring the most workers:
Clinics & Outpatient Services, Hospitals, Mail Order Retailing, Automotive Parts Stores and Music Stores.
Kent Job Salaries
According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Kent, Washington is $40,066, and the median income of households in Kent was $50,053.
Kent Unemployment Rate
Kent has an unemployment rate of 6.9%, compared the national average of 6.9%.
According to our Kent Trends data,
the number of Kent, Washington jobs has decreased by 45% since March 2008.
Kent Employment Statistics
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