Lockport Jobs

Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated in 1853. The population was 15,191 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 22,161 in 2005. Lockport is located in northeastern Illinois, 30 miles southwest of Chicago, and north of Joliet, at locks connecting Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal with the Des Plaines River via the Lockport Powerhouse. It also has locks of the old Illinois and Michigan Canal.

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Among the most common occupations in Lockport are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 28%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 15%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Lockport, Illinois work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Lockport Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, account executive jobs, sales representative jobs, business analyst jobs and project manager jobs.

The leading industries in Lockport, Illinois are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Manufacturing, 13%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Lockport job listings indicate that the following industries in Lockport are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Misc Store Retailers, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors and Computer Equipment Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lockport, Illinois is $38,155, and the median income of households in Lockport was $59,179.

Lockport has an unemployment rate of 2.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Lockport Trends data, the number of Lockport, Illinois jobs has decreased by 4% since March 2008.

Population of Lockport Total population 15,191 Male 49.18% Female 50.82% Median age 33.4     Lockport Housing Owner-occupied homes 79.1% Median cost of a home $149,700 Median mortgage payment $931 Renter-occupied homes 20.9% Vacant housing 4.0% Median monthly rent $649     Average Income Median for all male full-time $45,759 Median for all female full-time $30,551     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 27% $75,000 to $99,999 18% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 62% Separated 1% Widowed 5% Divorced 8%     Race White 97% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 1%     Lockport Commute Carpool 6.6% Public transportation 3.7% Average travel time 33 minutes

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