Nogales Jobs

Nogales is a city in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 20,878 at the 2000 census. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,833. The city is the county seat of Santa Cruz County. Nogales, Arizona, borders the city of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and is Arizona's largest international border town. The southern terminus of Interstate 19 is located in Nogales at the U.S.-Mexico border; the highway continues south into Mexico as Mexico Federal Highway 15. The origin of the city's name is obscure: the Spanish name of the place means "walnuts", and walnut trees can still be found around the town. The city is known in O'odham as Nowa:l.

Most of Nogales' economy is based on agribusiness and produce distributors, all of which comes from large farms in the Mexican agri-belt. Despite its small population, Nogales actually receives much patronage from its bordering sister-city, Nogales, Sonora. Although recent census estimates in Mexico are commonly inaccurate, most observers guess the population of Nogales, Sonora at roughly 500,000 inhabitants.

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Among the most common occupations in Nogales are Sales and office occupations, 33%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 18%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 16%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Nogales, Arizona work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Nogales Jobs are for loss prevention manager jobs.

The leading industries in Nogales, Arizona are Retail trade, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 11%; and Wholesale trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Nogales job listings indicate that the following industries in Nogales are hiring the most workers: Department Stores, Discount & Club Stores, Mail Order Retailing, Convenience Stores and Special Freight Trucking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Nogales, Arizona is $21,520, and the median income of households in Nogales was $22,306.

Nogales has an unemployment rate of 9.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Nogales Trends data, the number of Nogales, Arizona jobs has decreased by 56% since April 2008.

Population of Nogales Total population 20,878 Male 46.84% Female 53.16% Median age 29.8     Nogales Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.3% Median cost of a home $88,800 Median mortgage payment $590 Renter-occupied homes 42.7% Vacant housing 7.9% Median monthly rent $442     Average Income Median for all male full-time $24,636 Median for all female full-time $18,403     Household Income Less than $10,000 19% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 23% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 11% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 30% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22% High school graduate 21% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 29% Currently married 55% Separated 3% Widowed 5% Divorced 7%     Race White 80% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 19%     Nogales Commute Carpool 17.1% Public transportation 1.7% Average travel time 16 minutes

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