La Quinta Jobs

La Quinta is a resort city in Riverside County, California, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. The population was 23,694 at the 2000 census. It is growing at a rate of approximately 110% every ten years, making it one of the fastest growing cities in California. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf destination , while locals include La Quinta into the sphere of being "America's cheese capital", Palm Desert. Among those destinations is the La Quinta Resort and Club, a resort dating to 1926 and famous as the spot in which director Frank Capra penned the screenplay of Lost Horizon. Recently, the city's new SilverRock Golf Resort will be one of three golf courses for the 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic hosted by comedian/golfer George Lopez.

Tourism The city enjoys a healthy tourism industry, especially during the cooler winter months in which "snowbird" tourists arrive. The most prominent industry is golfing with more than twenty golf courses, including the world-famous PGA West, which has hosted prestigious tournaments such as The Skins Game, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, The Grand Slam of Golf, The Legends of Golf, as well as the PGA Tour Qualifying School. . La Quinta has increased the number of retail shopping centers, both discount , and high-end retailers brought millions of revenue dollars to the city, and the city council hopes for La Quinta to share a reputation for shoppers like Palm Desert and Palm Springs by the end of the decade. Service industries In addition to standard service industries, La Quinta is the site of the first Wal-Mart Supercenter in California. Moreover many residents work for the tourist industries in hotels, resorts, golf courses, and nearby Vegas-style casinos, such as: Spa Resort...more

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Among the most common occupations in La Quinta are Management, professional, and related occupations, 35%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 22%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in La Quinta, California work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 12 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed La Quinta Jobs are for occupational therapy jobs, dental assistant jobs, dental technician jobs, hygienist jobs, treatment coordinator jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in La Quinta, California are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's La Quinta job listings indicate that the following industries in La Quinta are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Bed & Breakfast Inns, Hotels & Motels, Resorts and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in La Quinta, California is $36,090, and the median income of households in La Quinta was $54,552.

La Quinta has an unemployment rate of 3.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our La Quinta Trends data, the number of La Quinta, California jobs has increased by 68% since March 2008.

Population of La Quinta Total population 23,694 Male 49.04% Female 50.96% Median age 36.4     La Quinta Housing Owner-occupied homes 81.5% Median cost of a home $174,200 Median mortgage payment $871 Renter-occupied homes 18.5% Vacant housing 28.5% Median monthly rent $817     Average Income Median for all male full-time $40,553 Median for all female full-time $31,627     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 11% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 6%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 21% Some college, no degree 29% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 18% Currently married 65% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 81% Black or African American 1% Asian 2% Other 15%     La Quinta Commute Carpool 11.3% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 25 minutes

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