Searchlight Jobs

Searchlight is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 576 at the 2000 census, and was estimated by the Clark County Comprehensive Planning Department to have a population of 780 as of July 1, 2006. Searchlight was an important gold mining town of southern Nevada in the early part of the 20th century, but the mines exhausted after only a few years excavation. It is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 116. A significant portion of Searchlight's present economy is driven by its close proximity to Cottonwood Cove including numerous gas stations, convenience stores, and boat storage facilities.

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Among the most common occupations in Searchlight are Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 23%. Service occupations, 22%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 19%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Searchlight, Nevada work for companies, 5 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Searchlight, Nevada are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 45%; Construction, 12%; and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 9%. Simply Hired's Searchlight job listings indicate that the following industries in Searchlight are hiring the most workers: Hotels & Motels, Bed & Breakfast Inns, Resorts, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Searchlight, Nevada is $27,216, and the median income of households in Searchlight was $24,407.

Searchlight has an unemployment rate of 19.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Searchlight Trends data, the number of Searchlight, Nevada jobs has decreased by 53% since April 2008.

Population of Searchlight Total population 576 Male 55.73% Female 44.27% Median age 54.6     Searchlight Housing Owner-occupied homes 64.4% Median cost of a home $137,500 Median mortgage payment $550 Renter-occupied homes 35.6% Vacant housing 29.1% Median monthly rent $400     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,563 Median for all female full-time $27,868     Household Income Less than $10,000 13% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 30% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 0% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22% High school graduate 45% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 3% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 11% Currently married 56% Separated 1% Widowed 13% Divorced 18%     Race White 96% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 3%     Searchlight Commute Carpool 25.5% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 11 minutes

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