Beaumont Jobs

Beaumont is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas and is within the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 113,866. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the Gulf Coast. Lamar University is based in Beaumont. The city's daily newspaper is The Beaumont Enterprise, while The Examiner is published weekly. Gulf States Utilities had its headquarters in Beaumont until its absorption by Entergy Corporation in 1993. GSU's Edison Plaza headquarters is still the tallest building in Beaumont . Since 1907, Beaumont has been home of the South Texas State Fair. In 2004, the venue for the Fair changed to Ford Park, a new, larger facility on the west end of Beaumont.

Among the most common occupations in Beaumont are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%; Sales and office occupations, 21%; and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Beaumont, Texas work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Beaumont, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 24%; Retail trade, 11%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 9%. Simply Hired's Beaumont job listings indicate that the following industries in Beaumont are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Beaumont, Texas is $30,424, and the median income of households in Beaumont was $32,183.

According to our Beaumont Trends data, the number of Beaumont, Texas jobs has decreased by 2% since October 2011.

Population of Beaumont Total population 107,876 Male 47.06% Female 52.94% Median age 33.1     Beaumont Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.1% Median cost of a home $83,300 Median mortgage payment $666 Renter-occupied homes 44.9% Vacant housing 11.4% Median monthly rent $594     Average Income Median for all workers $20,647 Median for all male full-time $33,753 Median for all female full-time $27,096     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $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 33% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 43% Separated 4% Widowed 8% Divorced 11%     Race White 39% Black or African American 51% Asian 4% Other 7%     Beaumont Commute Carpool 12.8% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 18 minutes