El Paso Jobs

:"El Paso" redirects here. For other uses, see El Paso . El Paso is the county seat of El Paso County in the U.S. state of Texas and part of the American Southwest. According to the 2005 U.S. Census population estimates, the city had a population of 598,590. It is the sixth-largest city in Texas and the 21st-largest city in the United States. Its metropolitan area covers all of El Paso County and has a population of 736,310. It stands on the Rio Grande , across the border from Ciudad Juárez. The two cities form a metropolitan area of 2,280,782 making it the second largest bi-national metropolitan area on the US/Mexico border. El Paso is home to the University of Texas at El Paso . Fort Bliss, a major United States Army installation, lies to the east and northeast of the city, extending north up to the White Sands Missile Range. The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and nearly divide the city into two sections.

Among the most common occupations in El Paso are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%; Sales and office occupations, 27%; and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 65 percent of workers in El Paso, Texas work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in El Paso, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 22%; Retail trade, 12%; and Manufacturing, 9%. Simply Hired's El Paso job listings indicate that the following industries in El Paso are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in El Paso, Texas is $26,354, and the median income of households in El Paso was $32,205.

According to our El Paso Trends data, the number of El Paso, Texas jobs has increased by 22% since October 2011.

Population of El Paso Total population 583,419 Male 47.28% Female 52.72% Median age 31.5     El Paso Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.9% Median cost of a home $81,800 Median mortgage payment $582 Renter-occupied homes 37.1% Vacant housing 7.0% Median monthly rent $514     Average Income Median for all workers $18,859 Median for all male full-time $29,342 Median for all female full-time $23,365     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $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 5% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 17% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 29% Currently married 49% Separated 5% Widowed 6% Divorced 11%     Race White 80% Black or African American 3% Asian 1% Other 16%     El Paso Commute Carpool 11.0% Public transportation 2.7% Average travel time 21 minutes