Tunkhannock Jobs

Tunkhannock is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 31 miles northwest of Wilkes Barre. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. The chief industry was tanning and there were spool and tub factories, furnaces and machine shops, stave and planing mills, and witch hazel distilleries. Today, many residents are employed by the Procter & Gamble plant nearby. In 1900, 1,305 people lived here, and in 1910, 1,598 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 1,911. It is the county seat of Wyoming County . English translations of the Native American Tunkhannock vary, including "meeting of the waters," "small stream," "wilderness stream," and "full of timber."

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Among the most common occupations in Tunkhannock are Management, professional, and related occupations, 38%. Sales and office occupations, 18%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Tunkhannock Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, home health aide jobs, teller jobs, occupational therapist jobs, speech/language pathologist jobs and sales associate jobs.

The leading industries in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Manufacturing, 13%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Tunkhannock job listings indicate that the following industries in Tunkhannock are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Home Health Care, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors and Residential Substance Abuse Facilities.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania is $28,828, and the median income of households in Tunkhannock was $32,216.

Tunkhannock has an unemployment rate of 5.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Tunkhannock Trends data, the number of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania jobs has increased by 2% since March 2008.

Population of Tunkhannock Total population 1,911 Male 46.52% Female 53.48% Median age 41.0     Tunkhannock Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.8% Median cost of a home $88,800 Median mortgage payment $651 Renter-occupied homes 44.2% Vacant housing 6.1% Median monthly rent $484     Average Income Median for all male full-time $34,097 Median for all female full-time $23,558     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 50% Separated 2% Widowed 16% Divorced 8%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 0%     Tunkhannock Commute Carpool 6.3% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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