Pearland Jobs

Pearland is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area and is partially in Brazoria County, partially in Fort Bend County, and partially in Harris County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 37,640. The city's estimate of the population within the city limits as of January 1, 2007 is 81,524. The city's name is pronounced "pear" land , not "peer-land" or "pearl-land".

Pearland does not have any major industry. The largest employers are a reflection of Pearland's suburban economy, with some businesses related to the oil industry. The largest employer is the Pearland Independent School District, employing 1800 people. The second largest employer is Wal-Mart, which operates several stores in town and employs 800 people. The city of Pearland is the third largest employer in town at 429 employees. Rounding out the top 10 are Randall's , 250; Kemlon , 275; TurboCare , 175; Target Stores 150, Tele-Flow 140, Lowe's , 132.

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Among the most common occupations in Pearland are Management, professional, and related occupations, 39%. Sales and office occupations, 29%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 10%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Pearland, Texas work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Pearland Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, project manager jobs, occupational therapist jobs, assistant manager jobs, assistant store manager jobs and general manager jobs.

The leading industries in Pearland, Texas are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Pearland job listings indicate that the following industries in Pearland are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pearland, Texas is $41,964, and the median income of households in Pearland was $64,156.

Pearland has an unemployment rate of 3.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Pearland Trends data, the number of Pearland, Texas jobs has decreased by 46% since March 2008.

Population of Pearland Total population 37,640 Male 49.06% Female 50.94% Median age 34.3     Pearland Housing Owner-occupied homes 79.4% Median cost of a home $117,700 Median mortgage payment $803 Renter-occupied homes 20.6% Vacant housing 5.2% Median monthly rent $672     Average Income Median for all male full-time $49,359 Median for all female full-time $34,570     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 18% $100,000 to $149,999 16% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 23% Some college, no degree 29% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 22% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 66% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 8%     Race White 84% Black or African American 5% Asian 4% Other 7%     Pearland Commute Carpool 8.3% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 30 minutes

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