Oakdale Jobs

Oakdale is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 15,503 at the 2000 census. The city was founded in 1871 when the Stockton & Visalia Railroad met the Copperopolis Railroad. Oakdale goes by the nickname "The Gateway to Yosemite" and the slogan "Cowboy Capital of the World".

Oakdale's economy is centered around agriculture, food manufacturing, and tourism. Due to its location at the eastern edge of the California's Central Valley the city is known as "The Gateway to Yosemite", a reference to nearby Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Oakdale is home to a Hershey's chocolate factory. This factory was opened May 22, 1965 but is going to be closed down in January 2008. It currently employs approximately 575 locals. Many other large food manufacturing operations are nearby including a ConAgra Foods Hunt's plant which is one of the largest tomato processing plants in the world.

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Among the most common occupations in Oakdale are Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Oakdale, California work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Oakdale Jobs are for dental technician jobs, sr physical therapist jobs, physical therapist jobs, general dentist jobs, occupational therapist jobs and staff pharmacist jobs.

The leading industries in Oakdale, California are Educational, health and social services, 16%; Manufacturing, 15%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Oakdale job listings indicate that the following industries in Oakdale are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Hospitals, Trauma Centers, Outpatient Surgery Centers and Mail Order Retailing.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Oakdale, California is $32,620, and the median income of households in Oakdale was $39,338.

Oakdale has an unemployment rate of 10.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Oakdale Trends data, the number of Oakdale, California jobs has decreased by 38% since March 2008.

Population of Oakdale Total population 15,503 Male 47.93% Female 52.07% Median age 34.5     Oakdale Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.3% Median cost of a home $125,300 Median mortgage payment $850 Renter-occupied homes 40.7% Vacant housing 3.4% Median monthly rent $579     Average Income Median for all male full-time $40,494 Median for all female full-time $24,747     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 7% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 57% Separated 3% Widowed 7% Divorced 12%     Race White 87% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 11%     Oakdale Commute Carpool 12.9% Public transportation 0.9% Average travel time 27 minutes

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