Pocahontas Jobs

Pocahontas is a city in Randolph County, Arkansas, along the Black River. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 6,765. The city is the county seat of Randolph County . Pocahontas has a number of historic buildings, including: *Old Randolph County Courthouse , still defining the center of town *St. Mary's AME Church and Pocahontas Colored School , now home to the Eddie Mae Herron Center Pocahontas is the home of Black River Technical College. In How Few Remain, an alternative history novel by Harry Turtledove, the town is mentioned as the only Confederate town taken by the US.

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Among the most common occupations in Pocahontas are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 26%. and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 68 percent of workers in Pocahontas, Arkansas work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Pocahontas Jobs are for financial advisor jobs and assistant manager jobs.

The leading industries in Pocahontas, Arkansas are Manufacturing, 25%; Educational, health and social services, 20%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Pocahontas job listings indicate that the following industries in Pocahontas are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Misc Information Services, Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pocahontas, Arkansas is $22,566, and the median income of households in Pocahontas was $24,450.

Pocahontas has an unemployment rate of 7.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Pocahontas Trends data, the number of Pocahontas, Arkansas jobs has increased by 24% since April 2008.

Population of Pocahontas Total population 6,518 Male 45.84% Female 54.16% Median age 38.0     Pocahontas Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.7% Median cost of a home $54,000 Median mortgage payment $346 Renter-occupied homes 40.3% Vacant housing 7.9% Median monthly rent $370     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,382 Median for all female full-time $18,750     Household Income Less than $10,000 20% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 10% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 17% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 17% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 11% Divorced 14%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 1%     Pocahontas Commute Carpool 10.4% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 16 minutes

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