Nitro Jobs

Nitro is a city in West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. Most of the city lies in Kanawha County, with the remainder in Putnam County. The population was 6,824 at the 2000 census. Nitro was incorporated in 1932 by Circuit Court. Its name was selected by the United States government because of the establishment there during World War I of a large federal plant for the manufacture of explosives. This colorful history of Nitro culminated in several Superfund-funded cleanups of the ensuing mess. Major League Baseball player Lew Burdette was born in Nitro in 1926. Singer Kathy Mattea was raised in nearby Cross Lanes and graduated from Nitro High School in the Kanawha County portion of the city. Current Baltimore Orioles player J. R. House was a record-setting quarterback at Nitro High in the late 1990s.

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Among the most common occupations in Nitro are Sales and office occupations, 31%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Nitro, West Virginia work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Nitro Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, cashier jobs, rn jobs, pharmacy intern jobs, occupational therapist jobs and replenishment associate jobs.

The leading industries in Nitro, West Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 16%; Retail trade, 14%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Nitro job listings indicate that the following industries in Nitro are hiring the most workers: Department Stores, Discount & Club Stores, Convenience Stores, Bed & Breakfast Inns and Hotels & Motels.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Nitro, West Virginia is $26,009, and the median income of households in Nitro was $32,389.

Nitro has an unemployment rate of 4.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Nitro Trends data, the number of Nitro, West Virginia jobs has increased by 109% since April 2007.

Population of Nitro Total population 6,824 Male 47.27% Female 52.73% Median age 41.2     Nitro Housing Owner-occupied homes 69.7% Median cost of a home $69,300 Median mortgage payment $455 Renter-occupied homes 30.3% Vacant housing 6.3% Median monthly rent $464     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,086 Median for all female full-time $21,932     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 41% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 56% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 15%     Race White 97% Black or African American 2% Asian 0% Other 1%     Nitro Commute Carpool 14.5% Public transportation 1.5% Average travel time 19 minutes

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