Roswell Jobs

Roswell is a city in Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, USA. It is the county seat of Chaves County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population was 45,199, making it New Mexico's fifth largest city. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also the home of New Mexico Military Institute , founded in 1891. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River. In the 1930s, Roswell was a site for much of Robert Goddard's early rocketry work. It is also the birthplace of actress Demi Moore, musician John Denver, and Hall of Fame jockey Mike E. Smith. A Golf Hall of Famer, Nancy Lopez, was raised in Roswell . A Hall of Famer astronaut, sixth man on the moon Edgar Mitchell, went to school in Roswell. Roger Staubach played football at NMMI, and Lewis Lloyd played basketball there. The professional baseball record for home...more

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Among the most common occupations in Roswell are Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 66 percent of workers in Roswell, New Mexico work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Roswell Jobs are for physical therapist jobs and cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Roswell, New Mexico are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Retail trade, 13%; and Manufacturing, 9%. Simply Hired's Roswell job listings indicate that the following industries in Roswell are hiring the most workers: Blood & Organ Banks, Hospitals, Department Stores, Discount & Club Stores and Reproductive Health Clinics.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Roswell, New Mexico is $23,981, and the median income of households in Roswell was $27,252.

Roswell has an unemployment rate of 9.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Roswell Trends data, the number of Roswell, New Mexico jobs has decreased by 6% since March 2008.

Population of Roswell Total population 45,293 Male 48.22% Female 51.78% Median age 35.2     Roswell Housing Owner-occupied homes 68.4% Median cost of a home $60,100 Median mortgage payment $417 Renter-occupied homes 31.6% Vacant housing 11.7% Median monthly rent $411     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,554 Median for all female full-time $21,408     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $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 14% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 24% Currently married 53% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 12%     Race White 73% Black or African American 3% Asian 1% Other 23%     Roswell Commute Carpool 14.8% Public transportation 0.7% Average travel time 16 minutes

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