Watsonville Jobs

Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 44,265 at the 2000 census. Like neighboring Salinas in Monterey County, Watsonville produces a variety of fruits and vegetables, primarily strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and table mushrooms. Martinelli's, a producer of sparkling apple cider, is headquartered there, as are Driscoll's Strawberries, Well-Pict Berries, GraniteRock Corporation, Granite Construction Company and West Marine.

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Among the most common occupations in Watsonville are Sales and office occupations, 17%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 16%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Watsonville, California work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Watsonville Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, not specified jobs, part-time merchandiser jobs, assistant store manager jobs, sales associate jobs and receptionist jobs.

The leading industries in Watsonville, California are Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 15%; Educational, health and social services, 13%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Watsonville job listings indicate that the following industries in Watsonville are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers and Commercial Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Watsonville, California is $24,463, and the median income of households in Watsonville was $37,617.

Watsonville has an unemployment rate of 12.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Watsonville Trends data, the number of Watsonville, California jobs has decreased by 24% since November 2006.

Population of Watsonville Total population 44,265 Male 50.24% Female 49.76% Median age 27.4     Watsonville Housing Owner-occupied homes 48.1% Median cost of a home $224,700 Median mortgage payment $1,123 Renter-occupied homes 51.9% Vacant housing 2.7% Median monthly rent $742     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,701 Median for all female full-time $22,225     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 36% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 20% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 53% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 7%     Race White 45% Black or African American 1% Asian 3% Other 50%     Watsonville Commute Carpool 25.4% Public transportation 2.9% Average travel time 24 minutes

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