Pascagoula Jobs

Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County . Pascagoula is a major industrial city of Mississippi, along the Gulf Coast. Prior to World War II, the town was a sleepy fishing village of only about 5,000. The population exploded with the war-driven shipbuilding industry. Although the city's population seemed to peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Cold War defense spending was at its height, Pascagoula experienced some new growth and development in the years before Hurricane Katrina. Today, Pascagoula is home to the state’s largest employer, Ingalls Shipbuilding, owned by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems "America’s Shipbuilder." Other major industries include one of the largest Chevron refineries in...more

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Among the most common occupations in Pascagoula are Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 15%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Pascagoula, Mississippi work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Pascagoula Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, financial advisor jobs, store manager jobs, general manager jobs, cashier jobs and assistant store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi are Manufacturing, 22%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Pascagoula job listings indicate that the following industries in Pascagoula are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Home Health Care and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pascagoula, Mississippi is $26,454, and the median income of households in Pascagoula was $32,042.

Pascagoula has an unemployment rate of 9.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Pascagoula Trends data, the number of Pascagoula, Mississippi jobs has decreased by 48% since March 2008.

Population of Pascagoula Total population 26,200 Male 50.44% Female 49.56% Median age 32.6     Pascagoula Housing Owner-occupied homes 56.8% Median cost of a home $69,000 Median mortgage payment $492 Renter-occupied homes 43.2% Vacant housing 9.6% Median monthly rent $486     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,313 Median for all female full-time $22,594     Household Income Less than $10,000 17% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 29% Currently married 49% Separated 3% Widowed 7% Divorced 12%     Race White 68% Black or African American 29% Asian 1% Other 2%     Pascagoula Commute Carpool 14.4% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 18 minutes

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