Midland Jobs

Midland is the county seat of Midland County located on the Southern Plains of the western area of the U.S. State of Texas. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a total population of 100,378. The Midland–Odessa metropolitan area had a population of 251,842. Midland was originally founded as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881. The city has received national recognition as the hometown of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

The most popular companies with Midland jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Midland are Sales and office occupations, 31%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Midland, Texas work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 11 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Midland Jobs are for pharmacist jobs, sales associate jobs, staff pharmacist jobs, managing physical therapist jobs, pharmacist ii jobs and assistant store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Midland, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Retail trade, 14%; and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 13%. Simply Hired's Midland job listings indicate that the following industries in Midland are hiring the most workers: Mail Order Retailing, Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Department Stores and Discount & Club Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Midland, Texas is $32,251, and the median income of households in Midland was $41,660.

Midland has an unemployment rate of 2.7%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Midland Trends data, the number of Midland, Texas jobs has increased by 2% since March 2008.

Population of Midland Total population 100,799 Male 47.66% Female 52.34% Median age 33.8     Midland Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.9% Median cost of a home $86,300 Median mortgage payment $652 Renter-occupied homes 37.1% Vacant housing 7.2% Median monthly rent $604     Average Income Median for all workers $23,197 Median for all male full-time $41,086 Median for all female full-time $23,416     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 22% Currently married 58% Separated 4% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 82% Black or African American 7% Asian 1% Other 9%     Midland Commute Carpool 9.4% Public transportation 1.0% Average travel time 16 minutes

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