Pittsfield Jobs

Pittsfield is the largest city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its three zip codes are 01201, 01202, 01203. The population was 45,793 at the 2000 census and remains relatively stable. It is the county seat of Berkshire County , and it continues to be one of the population centers of Western Massachusetts, although the population has declined in recent decades. In 2006, Forbes ranked Pittsfield as #61 in its list of Best Small Places for Business. In 2005, Farmer's Insurance ranked Pittsfield 20th in the United States as Most Secure Place To Live .

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Among the most common occupations in Pittsfield are Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Pittsfield, Massachusetts work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Pittsfield Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, pharmacist jobs, market researcher jobs, occupational therapist jobs, principal systems engineer jobs and principal engineer-software jobs.

The leading industries in Pittsfield, Massachusetts are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Retail trade, 13%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Pittsfield job listings indicate that the following industries in Pittsfield are hiring the most workers: Oil Platform Mfg, Shipbuilding, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Misc Information Services and Outpatient Surgery Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is $30,940, and the median income of households in Pittsfield was $35,655.

Pittsfield has an unemployment rate of 6.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Pittsfield Trends data, the number of Pittsfield, Massachusetts jobs has increased by 37% since November 2006.

Population of Pittsfield Total population 45,793 Male 47.53% Female 52.47% Median age 39.6     Pittsfield Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.8% Median cost of a home $100,800 Median mortgage payment $610 Renter-occupied homes 39.2% Vacant housing 7.8% Median monthly rent $503     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,538 Median for all female full-time $26,341     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 49% Separated 3% Widowed 9% Divorced 12%     Race White 94% Black or African American 4% Asian 1% Other 1%     Pittsfield Commute Carpool 11.2% Public transportation 2.4% Average travel time 17 minutes

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