Taft Jobs

Taft is a city in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 6,400 at the 2000 census. Adjoining the town to the north is the unincorporated area called Ford City. On the south end of Taft's municipal border is another unincorporated area known as South Taft. Combining Ford City and South Taft to Taft's official population results in roughly 20,000 people.

The most popular companies with Taft jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Taft are Sales and office occupations, 20%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 60 percent of workers in Taft, California work for companies, 23 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Taft Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, rn jobs, occupational therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, staff pharmacist jobs and sales associate jobs.

The leading industries in Taft, California are Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 18%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Public administration, 9%. Simply Hired's Taft job listings indicate that the following industries in Taft are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Mail Order Retailing and Outpatient Surgery Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Taft, California is $36,919, and the median income of households in Taft was $33,861.

Taft has an unemployment rate of 11.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Taft Trends data, the number of Taft, California jobs has increased by 14% since March 2008.

Population of Taft Total population 6,400 Male 52.05% Female 47.95% Median age 34.3     Taft Housing Owner-occupied homes 64.1% Median cost of a home $86,000 Median mortgage payment $644 Renter-occupied homes 35.9% Vacant housing 9.9% Median monthly rent $456     Average Income Median for all male full-time $47,000 Median for all female full-time $26,838     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 2%     Marital Status Never married 17% Currently married 69% Separated 1% Widowed 6% Divorced 6%     Race White 85% Black or African American 2% Asian 1% Other 12%     Taft Commute Carpool 15.6% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 15 minutes

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