Lake Orion Jobs

Lake Orion is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,715 at the 2000 census. Although the official population of the village is only 2,715, Orion Township's population is much larger and the terms "Lake Orion" or "the Orion area" are often used to describe both the township and the village. Lake Orion and the surrounding area is one of the largest and fastest growing suburban areas in Michigan, partially caused by the urban sprawl of Metro Detroit. Lake Orion is home to Lake Orion High School, Bald Mountain State Park, Indianwood Golf and Country Club, Canterbury Village, The Scripps Mansion, and a General Motors manufacturing plant. Union President Jimmy Hoffa, musician Alice Cooper , actress Cynthia Watros, newspaper magnate William Edmund Scripps, and Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers , are among those that kept residences in Lake Orion. Lolich operated a doughnut shop for a time, located just north of the village off M-24.

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Among the most common occupations in Lake Orion are Management, professional, and related occupations, 39%. Sales and office occupations, 19%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 15%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Lake Orion, Michigan work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Lake Orion Jobs are for crew jobs, certified dental assistant jobs, mechanical engineer jobs, hourly shift management jobs, financial advisor jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Lake Orion, Michigan are Manufacturing, 21%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 13%. Simply Hired's Lake Orion job listings indicate that the following industries in Lake Orion are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Hospitals, Misc Store Retailers and Computer Makers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lake Orion, Michigan is $44,407, and the median income of households in Lake Orion was $51,311.

Lake Orion has an unemployment rate of 4.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Lake Orion Trends data, the number of Lake Orion, Michigan jobs has increased by 59% since March 2008.

Population of Lake Orion Total population 2,715 Male 49.69% Female 50.31% Median age 38.1     Lake Orion Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.0% Median cost of a home $164,600 Median mortgage payment $741 Renter-occupied homes 42.0% Vacant housing 9.2% Median monthly rent $588     Average Income Median for all male full-time $51,012 Median for all female full-time $37,802     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 5% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 6% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 18% Some college, no degree 34% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 48% Separated 1% Widowed 7% Divorced 15%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 0%     Lake Orion Commute Carpool 4.8% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 29 minutes

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