North Amherst Jobs

North Amherst is a census-designated place and village located in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The population was 6,019 at the 2000 census. There are several large apartment complexes in North Amherst, housing mostly students of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst along with low-income families. Apart from these housing developments, North Amherst also sports many beautiful old houses, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Village is said to be an excellently-preserved example of a 19th-century farm community. North Amherst is also home to a large majority of Amherst middle income families as the main street has many housing developments built off of it. This includes "Grantwood" which is the largest neighborhood/development in Amherst. Cushman Village also resides in North Amherst. This small section of the area is unique as the roads turn back into each other unlike the square roads off East Pleasant Street. Cushman Village has...more

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Among the most common occupations in North Amherst are Management, professional, and related occupations, 42%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 53 percent of workers in North Amherst, Massachusetts work for companies, 37 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed North Amherst Jobs are for executive director jobs, home typist/data processor jobs, non categorized jobs, branch supervisor ii jobs, senior editor jobs and teller i jobs.

The leading industries in North Amherst, Massachusetts are Educational, health and social services, 45%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 13%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's North Amherst job listings indicate that the following industries in North Amherst are hiring the most workers: Book Publishing, Newspaper Publishing, Photocopier Mfg, Clothing & Accessory Stores and Photographic & Photocopying Equipment Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in North Amherst, Massachusetts is $33,140, and the median income of households in North Amherst was $28,063.

North Amherst has an unemployment rate of 4.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our North Amherst Trends data, the number of North Amherst, Massachusetts jobs has not changed since April 2007.

Population of North Amherst Total population 6,019 Male 51.35% Female 48.65% Median age 22.2     North Amherst Housing Owner-occupied homes 27.4% Median cost of a home $189,100 Median mortgage payment $1,187 Renter-occupied homes 72.6% Vacant housing 1.6% Median monthly rent $662     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,202 Median for all female full-time $29,079     Household Income Less than $10,000 13% $10,000 to $14,999 15% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 8% Some college, no degree 12% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 22% Graduate degree 45%     Marital Status Never married 66% Currently married 28% Separated 1% Widowed 1% Divorced 3%     Race White 78% Black or African American 5% Asian 14% Other 4%     North Amherst Commute Carpool 8.0% Public transportation 17.4% Average travel time 18 minutes

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