Salem Jobs

:This article is about the city named Salem in Illinois. For other places containing the same term, see Salem or New Salem. Salem is a city located in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat of Marion County. The population was 7,909 at the 2000 census. Salem is the birthplace of William Jennings Bryan, the G. I. Bill of Rights and Miracle Whip salad dressing. It is also home to three homes on the National Register of Historic Places: the Charles and Naomi Bachmann House; the Badollet House; and the William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home.

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Among the most common occupations in Salem are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 26%. and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Salem, Illinois work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Salem Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, server jobs, assistant manager jobs, delivery driver jobs, shift manager jobs and crew jobs.

The leading industries in Salem, Illinois are Manufacturing, 26%; Educational, health and social services, 23%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Salem job listings indicate that the following industries in Salem are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Hospitals, Books & Periodicals Wholesalers and Paging.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Salem, Illinois is $26,871, and the median income of households in Salem was $34,339.

Salem has an unemployment rate of 6.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Salem Trends data, the number of Salem, Illinois jobs has decreased by 88% since March 2008.

Population of Salem Total population 7,909 Male 46.69% Female 53.31% Median age 39.3     Salem Housing Owner-occupied homes 69.7% Median cost of a home $58,200 Median mortgage payment $428 Renter-occupied homes 30.3% Vacant housing 6.4% Median monthly rent $367     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,811 Median for all female full-time $21,931     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 12% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 22% Currently married 56% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 12%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 0%     Salem Commute Carpool 10.2% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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