Oaks Jobs

Oaks is a village located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA, 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Its boundaries are defined in large part by the village's position at the junction of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River, waterways that also defined much of the village's early history. In 1825, the Schuylkill Navigation Company completed the Schuylkill Canal and Brower's Locks at Oaks, and the system was heavily traveled. The village of Oaks was named after the canal's designer, Thomas Oakes. Later in the nineteenth century, the railroad largely supplanted the role of the canal. The Reading Railroad opened its Perkiomen Branch and, in 1868, completed the Oaks train station. Oaks village cropped up around the station. Today, the village of Oaks is set in dense suburbs. Many of its original structures remain, including the general store, the locktender's house, and many historic homes. Although the tracks are no longer in service in the center of Oaks, a station...more

The most popular companies with Oaks jobs are:

Johnson & Johnson	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Merck	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Wyeth	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Student Conservation Association	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People
Recruitment Alternatives	Research Company	Who Do I Know?	Find People

Among the most common occupations in Oaks are Management, professional, and related occupations, 45%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 13%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Oaks, Pennsylvania work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Oaks Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, market researcher jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, project manager jobs and administrative assistant jobs.

The leading industries in Oaks, Pennsylvania are Manufacturing, 29%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Oaks job listings indicate that the following industries in Oaks are hiring the most workers: Pharmacies & Drug Stores, Misc Information Services, Pharmaceutical Preparation Mfg, Misc Store Retailers and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Oaks, Pennsylvania is $41,441, and the median income of households in Oaks was $72,750.

Oaks has an unemployment rate of 3.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Oaks Trends data, the number of Oaks, Pennsylvania jobs has increased by 120% since February 2007.

Population of Oaks Total population 3,161 Male 50.74% Female 49.26% Median age 38.3     Oaks Housing Owner-occupied homes 94.2% Median cost of a home $137,000 Median mortgage payment $892 Renter-occupied homes 5.8% Vacant housing 2.5% Median monthly rent $915     Average Income Median for all male full-time $51,824 Median for all female full-time $31,058     Household Income Less than $10,000 0% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 6% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 29% $100,000 to $149,999 16% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 25% Graduate degree 13%     Marital Status Never married 16% Currently married 75% Separated 0% Widowed 4% Divorced 4%     Race White 96% Black or African American 1% Asian 3% Other 0%     Oaks Commute Carpool 8.3% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 23 minutes

• Haunted Happenings
• First Friday f tes firefighters
• NCSU hails UNC for help with endowment
• Battle of Bands looking to showcase local talent
• Lower Providence township manager testifies