Virginia Beach Jobs

Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area in the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most populous city in Virginia and the 37th largest city in the United States, with an estimated population of 438,415 in 2005. Virginia Beach is one of Seven Cities of Hampton Roads that are part of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA, which also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties and towns of Hampton Roads, known as "America's First Region." Virginia Beach is best known as a resort, with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. It is also home to several state parks, several long protected beach areas, three military bases, a number of large corporations, and two universities. It was the site of the first landing of English colonists...more

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Among the most common occupations in Virginia Beach are Management, professional, and related occupations, 36%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Service occupations, 14%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Virginia Beach, Virginia work for companies, 21 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Virginia Beach Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, lpn jobs, physical therapist jobs, occupational therapist jobs, medical assistant jobs and laboratory technologist clb jobs.

The leading industries in Virginia Beach, Virginia are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 19%; Retail trade, 12%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 11%. Simply Hired's Virginia Beach job listings indicate that the following industries in Virginia Beach are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Mail Order Retailing, Convenience Stores and Blood & Organ Banks.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $38,307, and the median income of households in Virginia Beach was $58,545.

Virginia Beach has an unemployment rate of 4.9%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Virginia Beach Trends data, the number of Virginia Beach, Virginia jobs has increased by 54% since March 2008.

Population of Virginia Beach Total population 430,856 Male 49.16% Female 50.84% Median age 34.9     Virginia Beach Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.6% Median cost of a home $231,400 Median mortgage payment $920 Renter-occupied homes 33.4% Vacant housing 5.9% Median monthly rent $972     Average Income Median for all workers $31,283 Median for all male full-time $44,293 Median for all female full-time $32,321     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 56% Separated 3% Widowed 5% Divorced 10%     Race White 73% Black or African American 20% Asian 5% Other 2%     Virginia Beach Commute Carpool 10.1% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 23 minutes

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