Sacramento Jobs

Sacramento is the capital of the State of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. Located in California's expansive Central Valley, it is the seventh most populous city in California with a 2007 estimated population of 467,343. and the city was cited by Time magazine as America's most integrated. Sacramento became a city due to the efforts of John Sutter, a Swiss immigrant, and James W. Marshall. There were settlers in the area before this time. The Dutch came in the 1820s. Sacramento grew faster due to the protection of Sutter's Fort, which was established by Sutter in 1839. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First Transcontinental Railroad. Typical of California informality, Sacramento is referred to by many nicknames. The most common names are Capital City, River City , The Big Tomato,...more

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Among the most common occupations in Sacramento are Management, professional, and related occupations, 34%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 62 percent of workers in Sacramento, California work for companies, 23 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Sacramento Jobs are for office technician (typing) jobs, sales representative jobs, physical therapist jobs, dental technician jobs, sales associate jobs and office manager jobs.

The leading industries in Sacramento, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; Public administration, 11%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 11%. Simply Hired's Sacramento job listings indicate that the following industries in Sacramento are hiring the most workers: Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Computer Storage Device Mfg and Outpatient Surgery Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sacramento, California is $40,966, and the median income of households in Sacramento was $44,867.

Sacramento has an unemployment rate of 8.4%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Sacramento Trends data, the number of Sacramento, California jobs has decreased by 10% since March 2008.

Population of Sacramento Total population 445,287 Male 48.19% Female 51.81% Median age 33.0     Sacramento Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.8% Median cost of a home $341,400 Median mortgage payment $1,270 Renter-occupied homes 47.2% Vacant housing 7.3% Median monthly rent $852     Average Income Median for all workers $29,547 Median for all male full-time $41,894 Median for all female full-time $40,037     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 19% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 38% Currently married 41% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 12%     Race White 48% Black or African American 17% Asian 19% Other 16%     Sacramento Commute Carpool 15.7% Public transportation 3.6% Average travel time 23 minutes

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