Oswego Jobs

Oswego is a village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2005 census, the village population was 23,089. Its population has nearly doubled since 2000, as the Chicago suburbs expanded westward into the area. It is currently the most populated town whose boarders within in Kendall County. The town was chosen as a location for the Fox TV series Prison Break in the episode "Manhunt". This could have been because the town's name serves as wordplay on the name that contains "as we go".

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Among the most common occupations in Oswego are Management, professional, and related occupations, 41%. Sales and office occupations, 31%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 9%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Oswego, Illinois work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Oswego Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, registered nurse-rn-nursing jobs, market researcher jobs, store manager jobs, sales associate jobs and assistant store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Oswego, Illinois are Educational, health and social services, 17%; Manufacturing, 16%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Oswego job listings indicate that the following industries in Oswego are hiring the most workers: Newspaper Publishing, Commercial Banking, Misc Store Retailers, Misc Information Services and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Oswego, Illinois is $44,032, and the median income of households in Oswego was $71,502.

Oswego has an unemployment rate of 2.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Oswego Trends data, the number of Oswego, Illinois jobs has decreased by 39% since November 2006.

Population of Oswego Total population 13,326 Male 49.10% Female 50.90% Median age 32.7     Oswego Housing Owner-occupied homes 92.3% Median cost of a home $171,200 Median mortgage payment $1,049 Renter-occupied homes 7.7% Vacant housing 2.5% Median monthly rent $737     Average Income Median for all male full-time $55,580 Median for all female full-time $32,484     Household Income Less than $10,000 2% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 5% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 11% $50,000 to $74,999 28% $75,000 to $99,999 22% $100,000 to $149,999 19% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 18% Currently married 71% Separated 1% Widowed 5% Divorced 6%     Race White 95% Black or African American 2% Asian 1% Other 2%     Oswego Commute Carpool 7.3% Public transportation 3.7% Average travel time 34 minutes

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