Pearl Jobs

Pearl is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,961 at the 2000 census. Today, Pearl is a growing community across the Pearl River from Jackson. It is Mississippi's 13th largest city. Pearl has a new baseball team, the Mississippi Braves, who moved from Greenville, South Carolina before the 2005 season. The team is a Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Pearl has opened a new Bass Pro Shop off of I-20, next to the baseball stadium Trustmark Park. It will sit next to a 17 acre lake. The development will have a new hotel and new shops set around a river walk.

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Among the most common occupations in Pearl are Sales and office occupations, 29%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 14%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Pearl, Mississippi work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Pearl Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, family practice jobs, assistant managers jobs, store manager jobs, cashier jobs and assistant store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Pearl, Mississippi are Educational, health and social services, 17%; Retail trade, 14%; and Manufacturing, 9%. Simply Hired's Pearl job listings indicate that the following industries in Pearl are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Mail Order Retailing, Misc Store Retailers and Pet Care Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pearl, Mississippi is $27,735, and the median income of households in Pearl was $37,617.

Pearl has an unemployment rate of 5.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Pearl Trends data, the number of Pearl, Mississippi jobs has not changed since March 2008.

Population of Pearl Total population 21,961 Male 47.59% Female 52.41% Median age 33.5     Pearl Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.9% Median cost of a home $72,200 Median mortgage payment $511 Renter-occupied homes 33.1% Vacant housing 5.7% Median monthly rent $544     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,860 Median for all female full-time $24,610     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 53% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 14%     Race White 82% Black or African American 16% Asian 1% Other 1%     Pearl Commute Carpool 11.9% Public transportation 0.1% Average travel time 21 minutes

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