Parkersburg Jobs

:"Parkersburg" redirects here. For the town in Iowa, see Parkersburg, Iowa. Parkersburg is a city located in Wood County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers. It is the county seat of Wood County . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 33,099, making it the third-largest city in West Virginia, behind Charleston and Huntington. Parkersburg is the largest city in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Bureau of the Public Debt, an agency of the U.S. Treasury Department, is located in Parkersburg.

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Among the most common occupations in Parkersburg are Sales and office occupations, 28%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Parkersburg, West Virginia work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Parkersburg Jobs are for occupational therapist jobs, physical therapist jobs, crew jobs, physical therapy jobs and occupational therapy jobs.

The leading industries in Parkersburg, West Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Retail trade, 16%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Parkersburg job listings indicate that the following industries in Parkersburg are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Home Health Care, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Food Service Contractors and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Parkersburg, West Virginia is $25,402, and the median income of households in Parkersburg was $26,990.

Parkersburg has an unemployment rate of 7.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Parkersburg Trends data, the number of Parkersburg, West Virginia jobs has increased by 13% since March 2008.

Population of Parkersburg Total population 33,099 Male 46.69% Female 53.31% Median age 39.9     Parkersburg Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.0% Median cost of a home $64,500 Median mortgage payment $453 Renter-occupied homes 38.0% Vacant housing 10.1% Median monthly rent $418     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,516 Median for all female full-time $20,287     Household Income Less than $10,000 15% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 24% Currently married 48% Separated 2% Widowed 11% Divorced 16%     Race White 97% Black or African American 2% Asian 0% Other 0%     Parkersburg Commute Carpool 12.0% Public transportation 1.7% Average travel time 17 minutes

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