Wyoming Jobs

Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 69,368. The first permanent white settlers arrived in the area in 1832, making it one of the first-settled areas of the county, and indeed the whole Western Michigan region. Initially, the area was part of Bryon Township. Wyoming Township was organized out of Byron Township in 1848. The entire remaining township incorporated as the City of Wyoming in 1959 to protect against further annexation of land by the cities of Grand Rapids and Grandville. Wyoming is named for Wyoming County, New York, from which many early settlers came. The city's residents are a unique mix of working class /blue collar residents to middle class suburban residents. Wyoming is home to the headquarters of the Gordon Food Service.

The most popular companies with Wyoming jobs are:

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Among the most common occupations in Wyoming are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 25%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. Approximately 87 percent of workers in Wyoming, Michigan work for companies, 5 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Wyoming Jobs are for sales representative jobs, crew jobs, financial advisor jobs, physical therapist jobs, nurse practitioner jobs and sales associate jobs.

The leading industries in Wyoming, Michigan are Manufacturing, 26%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 15%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 10%. Simply Hired's Wyoming job listings indicate that the following industries in Wyoming are hiring the most workers: Blood & Organ Banks, Misc Store Retailers, Hospitals, Bank Holding Companies and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Wyoming, Michigan is $33,790, and the median income of households in Wyoming was $42,729.

Wyoming has an unemployment rate of 4.6%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Wyoming Trends data, the number of Wyoming, Michigan jobs has increased by 83% since March 2008.

Population of Wyoming Total population 68,960 Male 50.42% Female 49.58% Median age 30.7     Wyoming Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.9% Median cost of a home $119,100 Median mortgage payment $764 Renter-occupied homes 32.1% Vacant housing 6.3% Median monthly rent $623     Average Income Median for all workers $23,532 Median for all male full-time $38,214 Median for all female full-time $29,366     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 29% Currently married 52% Separated 3% Widowed 5% Divorced 10%     Race White 81% Black or African American 6% Asian 3% Other 11%     Wyoming Commute Carpool 0.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 21 minutes

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