Pittsburg Jobs

Pittsburg is a town in Crawford County, in the Ozark region of Southeast Kansas, 27 miles south of Fort Scott, Kansas, 96 miles west of Springfield, Missouri, and 137 miles northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is the most populous city in Crawford County, and it is the most populous city in Southeast Kansas. The population was 19,243 at the 2000 census. It was founded on May 20, 1876 and named after and in honor of the city Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Franklin Playter is credited with being the city's founder, establishing a government from its earlier incarnation as a coal mining camp in the 1870s. Pittsburg is the home to Pittsburg State University. It is also home to two high schools, Pittsburg High School and St. Mary's-Colgan High School.

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Among the most common occupations in Pittsburg are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Service occupations, 20%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Pittsburg, Kansas work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Pittsburg Jobs are for occupational therapist jobs, store cashier jobs, assistant store manager jobs, nurse practitioner jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Pittsburg, Kansas are Educational, health and social services, 31%; Manufacturing, 15%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 10%. Simply Hired's Pittsburg job listings indicate that the following industries in Pittsburg are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Trauma Centers, Hospitals, Outpatient Surgery Centers and Books & Periodicals Wholesalers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pittsburg, Kansas is $23,222, and the median income of households in Pittsburg was $24,221.

Pittsburg has an unemployment rate of 5.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Pittsburg Trends data, the number of Pittsburg, Kansas jobs has decreased by 31% since March 2008.

Population of Pittsburg Total population 19,243 Male 48.49% Female 51.51% Median age 28.1     Pittsburg Housing Owner-occupied homes 50.0% Median cost of a home $53,200 Median mortgage payment $437 Renter-occupied homes 50.0% Vacant housing 9.9% Median monthly rent $460     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,312 Median for all female full-time $20,132     Household Income Less than $10,000 20% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 12%     Marital Status Never married 39% Currently married 41% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 10%     Race White 92% Black or African American 3% Asian 2% Other 3%     Pittsburg Commute Carpool 9.5% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 14 minutes

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