Trenton Jobs

Trenton is a city in Wayne County in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 19,584. The city is part of Downriver, a collection of mostly blue-collar communities south of Detroit on western bank of the Detroit River, thus "down-the-river." Many residents are employed in the city's factories such as the DaimlerChrysler Trenton Engine Plant , Solutia, and the Detroit Edison Trenton Channel Power Plant. Oakwood South Shore Hospital is located within city limits and has 203 beds. The city operates the 21,000-square-foot Trenton Veterans Memorial Library, constructed in 1997 for $4 million, and a historical museum. Trenton has 15 churches of 10 denominations. The Battle of Monguagon also took place in Trenton on the site of Elizabeth Park, which is part of the Wayne County Park System and is the first county park in Michigan, designated in 1919.

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Among the most common occupations in Trenton are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 16%. Approximately 81 percent of workers in Trenton, Michigan work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Trenton Jobs are for market researcher jobs, physical therapist jobs, marketing representative jobs, photography sales jobs, ecology education fellow jobs and conservation crew leaders jobs.

The leading industries in Trenton, Michigan are Manufacturing, 21%; Educational, health and social services, 20%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Trenton job listings indicate that the following industries in Trenton are hiring the most workers: Misc Store Retailers, Commercial Banking, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Drugs & Druggists' Sundries Wholesalers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Trenton, Michigan is $42,008, and the median income of households in Trenton was $49,566.

Trenton has an unemployment rate of 4.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Trenton Trends data, the number of Trenton, Michigan jobs has decreased by 43% since November 2006.

Population of Trenton Total population 19,584 Male 47.63% Female 52.37% Median age 41.5     Trenton Housing Owner-occupied homes 80.9% Median cost of a home $137,800 Median mortgage payment $745 Renter-occupied homes 19.1% Vacant housing 2.5% Median monthly rent $502     Average Income Median for all male full-time $52,123 Median for all female full-time $31,892     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 13% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 60% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 10%     Race White 98% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 1%     Trenton Commute Carpool 5.7% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 22 minutes

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