Rochester Jobs

Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The city was estimated to have population of 94,950 as of April 1, 2005, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is perhaps best known as the home of the Mayo Clinic. The city is also home to one of IBM's largest facilities. The city has long been a fixture on Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" index, and is ranked number 67 on the 2006 list.

Commerce and industry The primary industries in Rochester are medical services, computer design and programming, light manufacturing , and substantial hotel and restaurant trades serving visitors from around the world. The largest enclosed shopping space in Rochester is Apache Mall. The tallest building is the Oakwood Broadway Plaza. The U.S. Federal Medical Center, Rochester, a health care facility for federal prisoners, is on the campus of the former state hospital at the edge of the city. Transportation Rochester offers a skyway system, subterranean walkways , bus, car rental, and airport shuttles. Subway/Skyway - Rochester has climate controlled skyway and underground walkways known as subways. Downtown businesses, hotels, shops and dining are all accessible without having to step outdoors in the winter. A variety of shops and businesses are also located along the underground subways and skyways. The skyway and subway wheelchair accessibility is useful for patients of the Mayo...more

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Among the most common occupations in Rochester are Management, professional, and related occupations, 53%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 83 percent of workers in Rochester, Minnesota work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Rochester Jobs are for web developer jobs, etl developer jobs, sales specialist jobs, school based slp jobs, firmware engineer jobs and psychiatry jobs.

The leading industries in Rochester, Minnesota are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 48%; Retail trade, 11%; and Manufacturing, 10%. Simply Hired's Rochester job listings indicate that the following industries in Rochester are hiring the most workers: Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Computer Equipment Mfg, Commercial Banking and Industrial Loan Companies.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Rochester, Minnesota is $43,444, and the median income of households in Rochester was $54,000.

Rochester has an unemployment rate of 4.2%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Rochester Trends data, the number of Rochester, Minnesota jobs has decreased by 15% since March 2008.

Population of Rochester Total population 88,338 Male 47.69% Female 52.31% Median age 36.3     Rochester Housing Owner-occupied homes 73.3% Median cost of a home $156,200 Median mortgage payment $871 Renter-occupied homes 26.7% Vacant housing 7.6% Median monthly rent $666     Average Income Median for all workers $35,284 Median for all male full-time $46,699 Median for all female full-time $40,188     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 13% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 4%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 21% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 12% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 19%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 55% Separated 1% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 88% Black or African American 5% Asian 6% Other 1%     Rochester Commute Carpool 14.4% Public transportation 4.2% Average travel time 16 minutes

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