Lansing Jobs

Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, and the state's fifth largest city. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portion of the city extend into Clinton County and Eaton County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 119,128, an Urbanized Area population of 300,032, and, as of July 1, 2006, a Metropolitan Statistical Area population of 454,044. The even larger Combined Statistical Area population, which includes Shiawassee County, is estimated at 526,956. The Lansing metropolitan area, colloquially referred to as "Mid-Michigan", is an important center for educational, cultural, governmental, business, and high-tech manufacturing institutions, including three medical schools , two nursing schools, two law schools, a Big Ten Conference university , the state capitol, the state Supreme Court, an appellate court, a federal court, the Library of Michigan and Historical Center, and headquarters of four national insurance companies....more

The Lansing metropolitan area's major industries are government, education, insurance, healthcare, and automobile manufacturing. Being the state capital, many state government workers reside in the area. Michigan State University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and Lansing Community College are significant employers in the region. General Motors has offices and a hi-tech manufacturing facility in Lansing and several manufacturing facilities immediately outside the city, as well, in nearby Lansing and Delta townships. The Lansing area is headquarters to four major national insurance companies: Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Jackson National Life, the Accident Fund, and Michigan Millers Insurance Company. The Lansing area is also home to rapidly growing financial companies such as Siena Capital Management and Capitol Bancorp Limited. Lansing has a number of technology companies in the fields of information technology and Biotechnology. The recent decline of the auto industry in the...more

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Among the most common occupations in Lansing are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Lansing, Michigan work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Lansing Jobs are for financial advisor jobs, software developer jobs, physical therapist jobs, crew jobs, ast/asc professor jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Lansing, Michigan are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 11%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Lansing job listings indicate that the following industries in Lansing are hiring the most workers: Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lansing, Michigan is $32,882, and the median income of households in Lansing was $34,367.

Lansing has an unemployment rate of 7.6%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Lansing Trends data, the number of Lansing, Michigan jobs has decreased by 14% since March 2008.

Population of Lansing Total population 119,675 Male 47.07% Female 52.93% Median age 30.8     Lansing Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.5% Median cost of a home $104,600 Median mortgage payment $640 Renter-occupied homes 38.5% Vacant housing 11.6% Median monthly rent $602     Average Income Median for all workers $23,762 Median for all male full-time $34,750 Median for all female full-time $31,013     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 36% Currently married 44% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 11%     Race White 69% Black or African American 24% Asian 4% Other 4%     Lansing Commute Carpool 6.5% Public transportation 1.9% Average travel time 18 minutes

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