Oak Lawn Jobs

Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 55,245. Oak Lawn is a suburb of the city of Chicago, located southwest of the city. It shares borders with the city in two areas, but is surrounded mostly by other suburbs independent of Chicago. The village government is comprised of a mayor and six village trustees. The six trustees represent the six districts within the village and are elected to four-year terms by the voters in each of their respective districts. The current mayor of Oak Lawn is Dave Heilmann, elected in 2005 with the Unity Party, which he led. He defeated members of the Village Vision Party, which held a majority on the village board for nearly 40 years. Heilmann is an Oak Lawn native who attended St. Linus Elementary School in Oak Lawn and Brother Rice High School in Chicago.

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Among the most common occupations in Oak Lawn are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 30%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 14%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Oak Lawn, Illinois work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Oak Lawn Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, account executive jobs, sales representative jobs, project manager jobs and business analyst jobs.

The leading industries in Oak Lawn, Illinois are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Retail trade, 12%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Oak Lawn job listings indicate that the following industries in Oak Lawn are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Department Stores, Discount & Club Stores, Convenience Stores and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Oak Lawn, Illinois is $37,800, and the median income of households in Oak Lawn was $47,585.

Oak Lawn has an unemployment rate of 4.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Oak Lawn Trends data, the number of Oak Lawn, Illinois jobs has decreased by 51% since March 2008.

Population of Oak Lawn Total population 55,245 Male 46.89% Female 53.11% Median age 41.5     Oak Lawn Housing Owner-occupied homes 82.9% Median cost of a home $157,000 Median mortgage payment $849 Renter-occupied homes 17.1% Vacant housing 2.7% Median monthly rent $687     Average Income Median for all male full-time $44,954 Median for all female full-time $30,646     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 55% Separated 1% Widowed 12% Divorced 8%     Race White 95% Black or African American 1% Asian 2% Other 2%     Oak Lawn Commute Carpool 8.3% Public transportation 8.2% Average travel time 31 minutes

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