Santa Maria Jobs

Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County, California. According to the California State Department of Finance, Santa Maria's estimated population surpassed Santa Barbara's with an estimated population of 90,518. The 2000 census indicated Santa Maria's population at 77,423. The estimated population of the area is about 140,000, which includes the Santa Maria Valley, the city of Guadalupe and the unincorporated township of Orcutt. An additional 12,000 people live in Nipomo, near Santa Maria proper.

The most popular companies with Santa Maria jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Santa Maria are Sales and office occupations, 21%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 17%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Santa Maria, California work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Santa Maria Jobs are for dental assistant jobs, dental technician jobs, physical therapist jobs, crew jobs, speech language pathologist jobs and staff pharmacist jobs.

The leading industries in Santa Maria, California are Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 16%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 14%; and Manufacturing, 14%. Simply Hired's Santa Maria job listings indicate that the following industries in Santa Maria are hiring the most workers: Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Blood & Organ Banks, Misc Store Retailers, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Santa Maria, California is $28,675, and the median income of households in Santa Maria was $45,200.

Santa Maria has an unemployment rate of 7.3%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Santa Maria Trends data, the number of Santa Maria, California jobs has decreased by 53% since March 2008.

Population of Santa Maria Total population 88,817 Male 52.51% Female 47.49% Median age 27.9     Santa Maria Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.3% Median cost of a home $434,400 Median mortgage payment $1,247 Renter-occupied homes 42.7% Vacant housing 4.6% Median monthly rent $875     Average Income Median for all workers $20,971 Median for all male full-time $30,478 Median for all female full-time $26,872     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 21% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 53% Separated 3% Widowed 5% Divorced 7%     Race White 81% Black or African American 2% Asian 4% Other 13%     Santa Maria Commute Carpool 24.8% Public transportation 1.8% Average travel time 23 minutes

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