Sitka Jobs

The City and Borough of Sitka is a unified city-borough located on the west side of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean , in the U.S. state of Alaska. Sitka is the state's fourth-largest city in terms of population and the nation's largest city in terms of area. The name Sitka means "People on the Outside of Shee," Sheet’-ká X'áat'l being the Tlingit name for Baranof Island. The town is sometimes referred to as "Sitka-by-the-Sea."

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Among the most common occupations in Sitka are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 55 percent of workers in Sitka, Alaska work for companies, 25 percent work for the government and 11 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Sitka, Alaska are Educational, health and social services, 30%; Retail trade, 10%; and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 9%. Simply Hired's Sitka job listings indicate that the following industries in Sitka are hiring the most workers: Mail Order Retailing, Boat Dealers, Blood & Organ Banks, Food Service Contractors and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sitka, Alaska is $35,178, and the median income of households in Sitka was $51,901.

Sitka has an unemployment rate of 7.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Sitka Trends data, the number of Sitka, Alaska jobs has decreased by 3% since March 2008.

Population of Sitka Total population 8,835 Male 50.99% Female 49.01% Median age 35.2     Sitka Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.1% Median cost of a home $196,500 Median mortgage payment $1,090 Renter-occupied homes 41.9% Vacant housing 10.2% Median monthly rent $768     Average Income Median for all male full-time $40,037 Median for all female full-time $30,319     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 57% Separated 1% Widowed 5% Divorced 12%     Race White 74% Black or African American 0% Asian 4% Other 21%     Sitka Commute Carpool 20.0% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 14 minutes

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