Southfield Jobs

Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,296. Southfield Township is adjacent to the city on the north side. A part of metro Detroit's upscale office market, the city's marque is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers that form the ultra-modern 2.2 million square feet Southfield Town Center office complex with a Westin Hotel and a conference center. In addition, there is a 33 story luxury residential high-rise which is not part of the complex. To the west, near the confluence of I-696 and M-10, is the American Center, a separate skyscraper.

Southfield is a commercial center for the metropolitan Detroit area, with Southfield's 26 million feet of office space surpassing that of even the city of Detroit's central business district. Several internationally-recognized corporations have major offices in Southfield, including the North American Headquarters of Denso, Federal-Mogul, Lear Corporation, and Electronic Data Systems. Today, more than eighty Fortune 500 companies have offices in Southfield.

The most popular companies with Southfield jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Southfield are Management, professional, and related occupations, 40%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 79 percent of workers in Southfield, Michigan work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Southfield Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, crew jobs, occupational therapist jobs, research assistant jobs, hourly shift management jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Southfield, Michigan are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 25%; Retail trade, 13%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Southfield job listings indicate that the following industries in Southfield are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Computer Makers, Computer Equipment Mfg and Computer Storage Device Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Southfield, Michigan is $44,176, and the median income of households in Southfield was $49,427.

Southfield has an unemployment rate of 4.6%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Southfield Trends data, the number of Southfield, Michigan jobs has decreased by 20% since March 2008.

Population of Southfield Total population 75,053 Male 46.01% Female 53.99% Median age 39.0     Southfield Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.7% Median cost of a home $193,300 Median mortgage payment $1,042 Renter-occupied homes 42.3% Vacant housing 11.2% Median monthly rent $890     Average Income Median for all workers $32,537 Median for all male full-time $45,471 Median for all female full-time $42,880     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 13% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 19% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 15%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 44% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 11%     Race White 0% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 100%     Southfield Commute Carpool 8.2% Public transportation 1.2% Average travel time 23 minutes

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