Berkeley Jobs

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington. The eastern city limits coincide with the county line which generally follows the ridgeline of the Berkeley Hills. Berkeley is located in northern Alameda County. Berkeley is the site of the University of California, Berkeley, the oldest campus of the University of California system, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Hall of Science, Space Sciences Laboratory, and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, which are on the campus grounds.

Among the most common occupations in Berkeley are Management, professional, and related occupations, 60%; Sales and office occupations, 14%; and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 61 percent of workers in Berkeley, California work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 13 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Berkeley, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 33%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 18%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 10%. Simply Hired's Berkeley job listings indicate that the following industries in Berkeley are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Berkeley, California is $53,723, and the median income of households in Berkeley was $48,123.

According to our Berkeley Trends data, the number of Berkeley, California jobs has increased by 17% since October 2011.

Population of Berkeley Total population 90,432 Male 49.51% Female 50.49% Median age 37.1     Berkeley Housing Owner-occupied homes 43.3% Median cost of a home $700,300 Median mortgage payment $2,034 Renter-occupied homes 56.7% Vacant housing 4.8% Median monthly rent $1,010     Average Income Median for all workers $30,614 Median for all male full-time $51,606 Median for all female full-time $55,840     Household Income Less than $10,000 15% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 9% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 11% $150,000 to $199,999 6% $200,000 or more 6%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 8% Some college, no degree 13% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 32% Graduate degree 35%     Marital Status Never married 46% Currently married 38% Separated 2% Widowed 3% Divorced 10%     Race White 67% Black or African American 13% Asian 15% Other 6%     Berkeley Commute Carpool 7.9% Public transportation 19.6% Average travel time 28 minutes