Plantation Jobs

Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida in the United States. As of July, 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 85,497. The city's name comes from the prior owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company. The official motto of Plantation is "The Grass is Greener." Plantation also suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005. Plantation City Hall was the backdrop for part of the film, There's Something About Mary. Mary's childhood home was also filmed a few blocks from City Hall. Plantation Golf Course is the site of the famous Caddyshack pool scene. Plantation is also home to two malls, both across the street from one another: the Broward Mall , and the Fashion Mall As of April 11th, 2007 the Fashion Mall/Executive Pavillion has closed down.

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Among the most common occupations in Plantation are Management, professional, and related occupations, 39%. Sales and office occupations, 29%. and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Plantation, Florida work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Plantation Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, financial advisor jobs, sales representative jobs, account executive jobs, store manager jobs and sales associate jobs.

The leading industries in Plantation, Florida are Retail trade, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 19%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 12%. Simply Hired's Plantation job listings indicate that the following industries in Plantation are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Misc Store Retailers and Computer Storage Device Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Plantation, Florida is $27,826, and the median income of households in Plantation was $51,797.

Plantation has an unemployment rate of 6.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Plantation Trends data, the number of Plantation, Florida jobs has decreased by 53% since March 2008.

Population of Plantation Total population 4,168 Male 47.05% Female 52.95% Median age 67.6     Plantation Housing Owner-occupied homes 96.5% Median cost of a home $171,300 Median mortgage payment $728 Renter-occupied homes 3.5% Vacant housing 24.5% Median monthly rent $794     Average Income Median for all male full-time $33,661 Median for all female full-time $21,990     Household Income Less than $10,000 1% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 5% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 24% $50,000 to $74,999 29% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 30% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 12%     Marital Status Never married 6% Currently married 82% Separated 0% Widowed 8% Divorced 4%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Plantation Commute Carpool 9.4% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 20 minutes

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