Port Jervis Jobs

Port Jervis, is a United States city in Orange County, New York. The population was 8,860 at the 2000 census. The city of Port Jervis neighbors the point where the states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania adjoin. Port Jervis was a port on the Delaware and Hudson Canal. It is also known as the "River City." The town is named in honor of John B. Jervis, the chief engineer on the canal. The communities of Germantown and Huguenot are adjacent to Port Jervis. The towns of Montague, New Jersey and Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the city across the respective state borders. The Orange County Town of Deerpark is to the north. The town is the home of the last stop on the 95-mile-long Port Jervis Line, which is a commuter railroad line from Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City that is contracted to NJ Transit by the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company .

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Among the most common occupations in Port Jervis are Sales and office occupations, 24%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Port Jervis, New York work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Port Jervis Jobs are for personal banker jobs, physical therapist jobs, sales associate jobs, part-time pharmacist jobs, assistant manager jobs and cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Port Jervis, New York are Manufacturing, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 14%. Simply Hired's Port Jervis job listings indicate that the following industries in Port Jervis are hiring the most workers: Misc Store Retailers, Hospitals, Computer & Software Stores, Cable & Other Distribution and Cable Television.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Port Jervis, New York is $27,062, and the median income of households in Port Jervis was $30,241.

Port Jervis has an unemployment rate of 8.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Port Jervis Trends data, the number of Port Jervis, New York jobs has decreased by 2% since March 2008.

Population of Port Jervis Total population 8,860 Male 47.77% Female 52.23% Median age 35.6     Port Jervis Housing Owner-occupied homes 45.5% Median cost of a home $85,900 Median mortgage payment $612 Renter-occupied homes 54.5% Vacant housing 8.3% Median monthly rent $619     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,851 Median for all female full-time $22,274     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 21% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $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 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22% High school graduate 40% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 5% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 45% Separated 4% Widowed 8% Divorced 11%     Race White 92% Black or African American 5% Asian 1% Other 3%     Port Jervis Commute Carpool 15.5% Public transportation 3.2% Average travel time 23 minutes

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