Waltham Jobs

One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. Waltham is home to The Sports Authority Training Center, which serves a dual role as practice facility/offices of the Boston Celtics. Waltham is commonly referred to as Watch City because of its association with the watch industry. This is due to Waltham Watch Company, which opened its factory in Waltham in 1854. The American Waltham Watch Company, AWWCo Inc, was one of the pioneers of the Industrial Revolution. It was the first company to make watches on an assembly line. It won the gold medal in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Over 40 million watches, clocks and instruments were produced by Waltham Watch Company until it closed in 1957.

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Among the most common occupations in Waltham are Management, professional, and related occupations, 43%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Waltham, Massachusetts work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Waltham Jobs are for administrative assistant jobs, physical therapist jobs, project manager jobs, software engineer jobs, case management jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Waltham, Massachusetts are Educational, health and social services, 22%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 15%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Waltham job listings indicate that the following industries in Waltham are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Misc Information Services, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers and Software Makers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Waltham, Massachusetts is $38,128, and the median income of households in Waltham was $54,010.

Waltham has an unemployment rate of 5.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Waltham Trends data, the number of Waltham, Massachusetts jobs has decreased by 21% since November 2006.

Population of Waltham Total population 59,226 Male 49.29% Female 50.71% Median age 34.2     Waltham Housing Owner-occupied homes 46.0% Median cost of a home $250,800 Median mortgage payment $1,124 Renter-occupied homes 54.0% Vacant housing 2.8% Median monthly rent $869     Average Income Median for all male full-time $42,324 Median for all female full-time $33,931     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 9% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 16%     Marital Status Never married 42% Currently married 44% Separated 1% Widowed 6% Divorced 7%     Race White 85% Black or African American 4% Asian 7% Other 3%     Waltham Commute Carpool 8.4% Public transportation 8.5% Average travel time 23 minutes

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