Fort Wayne Jobs

Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, USA and the county seat of Allen County. Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis. As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 248,637, making it the 70th largest city in the U.S.. In 2005, the combined metropolitan population was 565,606. Nearly equidistant from Chicago, Cincinnati, and Detroit, it has historically served as a transportation and communications center for the region, and an incubator for many products and companies. Fort Wayne is named after Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The United States Army built this last in a series of forts near the community of Kekionga, the largest of all Miami villages, which is located where the St. Joseph River and St. Marys River join to form the Maumee River.

In the mid-20th century, Fort Wayne was a major manufacturing center of the northeastern United States. Major employers included General Electric, Westinghouse, International Harvester, and Tokheim gasoline pumps. Phelps Dodge, Rea Wire, and Essex Wire comprised the largest concentration of copper and enamel wire manufacturing in the world. In the latter half of the 20th century, shifts in manufacturing patterns led to the reduction of the number of manufacturing plants and jobs. However, as of 2006 the top employer of full-time employees in Fort Wayne is General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly where the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks are assembled. Reflecting the transition of the city's economy to health services, aerospace and communications engineering, insurance, and consumer services, other non-governmental employers within the top ten are: Lutheran Health Network, Parkview Health Systems, ITT Aerospace & Communications Division, Lincoln Financial Group, and...more

Among the most common occupations in Fort Wayne are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Fort Wayne, Indiana work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Fort Wayne, Indiana are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 21%; Manufacturing, 19%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Fort Wayne job listings indicate that the following industries in Fort Wayne are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana is $32,444, and the median income of households in Fort Wayne was $38,063.

According to our Fort Wayne Trends data, the number of Fort Wayne, Indiana jobs has increased by 13% since October 2011.

Population of Fort Wayne Total population 219,346 Male 48.70% Female 51.30% Median age 33.2     Fort Wayne Housing Owner-occupied homes 63.7% Median cost of a home $87,700 Median mortgage payment $577 Renter-occupied homes 36.3% Vacant housing 12.0% Median monthly rent $568     Average Income Median for all workers $25,450 Median for all male full-time $36,698 Median for all female full-time $28,190     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 49% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 12%     Race White 76% Black or African American 17% Asian 2% Other 5%     Fort Wayne Commute Carpool 9.5% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 20 minutes