Mesquite Jobs

Mesquite is a suburb of Dallas located in Dallas County and Kaufman County, Texas . The city had a total population of 124,523 in the 2000 census which increased to 129,902 in the 2005 census estimate. Mesquite is home to the Mesquite Championship Rodeo and is known as the "Rodeo Capital of Texas." The city is also home to computer video game producer id Software, creators of Doom and Quake. In 2001, the Mesquite Skeeters high school football team won the 5A Division I State Championship.

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Among the most common occupations in Mesquite are Sales and office occupations, 29%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 14%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Mesquite, Texas work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Mesquite Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, project manager jobs, sales associate jobs, assistant store manager jobs and account executive jobs.

The leading industries in Mesquite, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; Retail trade, 12%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Mesquite job listings indicate that the following industries in Mesquite are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Home Health Care and Commercial Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Mesquite, Texas is $36,340, and the median income of households in Mesquite was $47,466.

Mesquite has an unemployment rate of 5.5%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Mesquite Trends data, the number of Mesquite, Texas jobs has decreased by 7% since March 2008.

Population of Mesquite Total population 126,895 Male 47.81% Female 52.19% Median age 34.1     Mesquite Housing Owner-occupied homes 70.2% Median cost of a home $111,200 Median mortgage payment $802 Renter-occupied homes 29.8% Vacant housing 9.8% Median monthly rent $777     Average Income Median for all workers $30,619 Median for all male full-time $38,497 Median for all female full-time $34,184     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 55% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 12%     Race White 79% Black or African American 13% Asian 2% Other 6%     Mesquite Commute Carpool 0.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 28 minutes

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