Sandy Springs Jobs

Sandy Springs is a newly incorporated city in Fulton County, Georgia, north of Atlanta and south of Roswell. It is named for the sandy springs which still exist in the city today as a protected historic site. Sandy Springs is Georgia's seventh-largest city, with an estimated population of more than 85,000 , thus the second largest of three principal cities of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is the main component of the larger Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama Combined Statistical Area.

The City of Sandy Springs is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including UPS, Mirant, Beazer Homes, and Newell Rubbermaid. Spectrum Brands, the Fortune 1000 company that manufactures Rayovac and Remington brand batteries and personal grooming products, is also based in the city. Due to its position as a large business base, the population of the city can swell to 125,000 during peak business hours, when several thousand workers commute into the city. The city's largest business district is the Roswell Road corridor and the Perimeter Center . Perimeter Center includes many high-rise buildings, including the 570-foot Concourse Towers . Just south of this business district, across I-285, is a major medical center, anchored by Northside Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Saint Joseph's Hospital. Sandy Springs is one of metro Atlanta's most affluent residential communities. The city, and the area surrounding the city, is experiencing rapid residential development....more

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Among the most common occupations in Sandy Springs are Management, professional, and related occupations, 54%. Sales and office occupations, 31%. and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 86 percent of workers in Sandy Springs, Georgia work for companies, 5 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Sandy Springs Jobs are for post-doc fellow jobs, physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, business analyst jobs and project manager jobs.

The leading industries in Sandy Springs, Georgia are Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 22%; Retail trade, 16%; and Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 15%. Simply Hired's Sandy Springs job listings indicate that the following industries in Sandy Springs are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Blood & Organ Banks, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sandy Springs, Georgia is $44,841, and the median income of households in Sandy Springs was $67,120.

Sandy Springs has an unemployment rate of 2.9%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Sandy Springs Trends data, the number of Sandy Springs, Georgia jobs has decreased by 43% since March 2008.

Population of Sandy Springs Total population 99,577 Male 50.14% Female 49.86% Median age 34.2     Sandy Springs Housing Owner-occupied homes 49.2% Median cost of a home $447,200 Median mortgage payment $1,465 Renter-occupied homes 50.8% Vacant housing 12.5% Median monthly rent $877     Average Income Median for all workers $35,591 Median for all male full-time $47,378 Median for all female full-time $42,304     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 11% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 16%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2% High school graduate 11% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 41% Graduate degree 20%     Marital Status Never married 36% Currently married 52% Separated 1% Widowed 3% Divorced 9%     Race White 67% Black or African American 20% Asian 4% Other 8%     Sandy Springs Commute Carpool 7.3% Public transportation 4.3% Average travel time 25 minutes

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