Sarasota Jobs

Sarasota is a city located on the central west coast of Florida, USA. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. These islands include Siesta Key, Lido Key, and Longboat Key and are famous worldwide for the quality of their beaches. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sarasota had a population of 54,349 in 2004. . Sarasota currently has the city manager and council style of city government. Sarasota is a principal of the Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the county seat for Sarasota County.

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Among the most common occupations in Sarasota are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 22%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Sarasota, Florida work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Sarasota Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, occupational therapy jobs, speech therapy jobs and physical therapy assistant jobs.

The leading industries in Sarasota, Florida are Educational, health and social services, 17%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 14%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Sarasota job listings indicate that the following industries in Sarasota are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Psychiatric Hospitals and Reproductive Health Clinics.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sarasota, Florida is $25,057, and the median income of households in Sarasota was $34,077.

Sarasota has an unemployment rate of 5.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Sarasota Trends data, the number of Sarasota, Florida jobs has decreased by 15% since March 2008.

Population of Sarasota Total population 52,715 Male 48.61% Female 51.39% Median age 41.1     Sarasota Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.4% Median cost of a home $96,000 Median mortgage payment $578 Renter-occupied homes 41.6% Vacant housing 12.9% Median monthly rent $648     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,604 Median for all female full-time $23,510     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 43% Separated 3% Widowed 11% Divorced 15%     Race White 78% Black or African American 16% Asian 1% Other 4%     Sarasota Commute Carpool 12.2% Public transportation 2.5% Average travel time 20 minutes

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