Owatonna Jobs

Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 22,434 at the 2000 census. In July of 2005 Owatonna was estimated to have increased in population to 24,133, 7.6% more than in 2000. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August.

Owatonna is an economic stronghold in Southern Minnesota, with many diverse industries. Federated Insurance is the largest employer with 1521 employees, followed by Viracon which has 1434 employees. Both have their headquarters in Owatonna. Other large employers in the community are SPX Corporation, Jostens, Cabela's, Truth Hardware, ISD 761, Wenger Corporation, and Owatonna Clinic - Mayo Health Systems Recently Owatonna has seen a large amount of commercial growth in just the past several years. Some of these are Lowe's, Fleet Farm, Kohl’s, OfficeMax, MGM Liquors, GameStop, Slumber Land Furniture Outlet, Hollywood Video, East Wind Buffet, Starbucks Coffee, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Bros. Coffee, Papa Murphy's, Sbarros, Famous Dave’s, Timber Lodge Steak House, and many others.

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Among the most common occupations in Owatonna are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%. Sales and office occupations, 28%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 82 percent of workers in Owatonna, Minnesota work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Owatonna Jobs are for sales specialist jobs, inside sales jobs, service specialist jobs and call center specialist jobs.

The leading industries in Owatonna, Minnesota are Manufacturing, 28%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Owatonna job listings indicate that the following industries in Owatonna are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Trauma Centers, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Commercial Banking and Mortgage Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Owatonna, Minnesota is $31,601, and the median income of households in Owatonna was $45,660.

Owatonna has an unemployment rate of 3.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Owatonna Trends data, the number of Owatonna, Minnesota jobs has decreased by 27% since March 2008.

Population of Owatonna Total population 22,434 Male 48.71% Female 51.29% Median age 34.9     Owatonna Housing Owner-occupied homes 76.3% Median cost of a home $104,000 Median mortgage payment $674 Renter-occupied homes 23.7% Vacant housing 2.6% Median monthly rent $478     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,691 Median for all female full-time $25,511     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 26% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 60% Separated 1% Widowed 7% Divorced 8%     Race White 95% Black or African American 2% Asian 1% Other 2%     Owatonna Commute Carpool 11.1% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 15 minutes

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