Walnut Creek Jobs

Walnut Creek is a regional business center and suburb several miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 64,296. It serves as the commercial and entertainment hub for the neighboring cities within central Contra Costa County, and is located at the junction of the highways from Sacramento, San Jose and San Francisco/Oakland.

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Among the most common occupations in Walnut Creek are Management, professional, and related occupations, 54%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Service occupations, 9%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Walnut Creek, California work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 10 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Walnut Creek Jobs are for project manager jobs, physical therapist jobs, patient coordinator jobs, software engineer jobs, account executive jobs and product manager jobs.

The leading industries in Walnut Creek, California are Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing, 14%. Simply Hired's Walnut Creek job listings indicate that the following industries in Walnut Creek are hiring the most workers: Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Telecommunications Resellers, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers and Computer Storage Device Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Walnut Creek, California is $55,851, and the median income of households in Walnut Creek was $63,238.

Walnut Creek has an unemployment rate of 3.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Walnut Creek Trends data, the number of Walnut Creek, California jobs has decreased by 21% since March 2008.

Population of Walnut Creek Total population 64,296 Male 46.17% Female 53.83% Median age 45.1     Walnut Creek Housing Owner-occupied homes 68.3% Median cost of a home $391,200 Median mortgage payment $1,564 Renter-occupied homes 31.7% Vacant housing 3.6% Median monthly rent $1,024     Average Income Median for all male full-time $66,482 Median for all female full-time $45,220     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 7% $200,000 or more 6%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 13% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 33% Graduate degree 21%     Marital Status Never married 22% Currently married 55% Separated 1% Widowed 11% Divorced 11%     Race White 87% Black or African American 1% Asian 10% Other 3%     Walnut Creek Commute Carpool 7.7% Public transportation 13.8% Average travel time 33 minutes

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