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, dental assistant jobs, software engineer jobs, store manager jobs, dental technician jobs and sales associate 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: Computer Makers, Computer Storage Device Mfg, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Peripheral Mfg and Printer Mfg.

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 increased by 2% since March 2008.

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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