Miami Jobs

Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. The city covers 55.27 square miles and is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. It is the largest city within the South Florida metropolitan area, which is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States with 5.4 million. Miami and its surrounding cities make up the fifth largest urban area in the United States. Miami's importance as an international financial and cultural center has elevated Miami to the status of world city. Because of Miami's cultural and linguistic ties to North, South, and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, Miami is many times referred to as "The Gateway of the Americas." Florida's large Spanish-speaking population and strong economic ties to Latin America also make Miami and the surrounding region an important center of the Hispanic world. Miami is also home to one of the largest, most influential...more

Miami is one of the country's most important financial centers. It is the major center of regional commerce, and boasts a strong international business community. According to the ranking of world cities undertaken by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network and based on the level of presence of global corporate service organizations, Miami is considered a "Gamma World City." Because of its proximity to Latin America, Miami serves as the headquarters of Latin American operations for over 1400 multinational corporations, including American Airlines, Cisco, Disney, Exxon, FedEx, Microsoft, Oracle, SBC Communications, Sony, and Visa International. Several large companies are headquartered in or around Miami, including but not limited to: Alienware, AutoNation, Bacardi, Brightstar Corporation, Burger King, Carnival Cruise Lines, Citrix Systems, DHL, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ryder Systems, and Spirit Airlines. Miami International Airport and...more

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Among the most common occupations in Miami are Service occupations, 22%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Miami, Florida work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 9 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Miami Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, financial advisor jobs, account executive jobs, sales associate jobs, sales representative jobs and store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Miami, Florida are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 15%; Construction, 13%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 13%. Simply Hired's Miami job listings indicate that the following industries in Miami are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Misc Store Retailers and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Miami, Florida is $23,820, and the median income of households in Miami was $25,211.

Miami has an unemployment rate of 8.5%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Miami Trends data, the number of Miami, Florida jobs has decreased by 26% since March 2008.

Population of Miami Total population 361,701 Male 47.80% Female 52.20% Median age 39.1     Miami Housing Owner-occupied homes 35.6% Median cost of a home $248,500 Median mortgage payment $1,008 Renter-occupied homes 64.4% Vacant housing 11.5% Median monthly rent $686     Average Income Median for all workers $18,806 Median for all male full-time $24,773 Median for all female full-time $22,867     Household Income Less than $10,000 22% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 11% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 21% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 11% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 39% Separated 5% Widowed 9% Divorced 14%     Race White 70% Black or African American 22% Asian 1% Other 7%     Miami Commute Carpool 12.9% Public transportation 10.8% Average travel time 29 minutes