Fresno Jobs

Fresno is the sixth-largest city in California and the county seat of Fresno County, with an official Census Bureau estimated population of 466,714 as of July 1, 2006. The California Department of Finance's Demographic Research Unit estimates the population of the city to be 481,035 as of January 1, 2007, though. It is located in the expansive Central Valley. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Fresno metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Central Valley with a population of 1,002,284.

Fresno serves as the economic hub of Fresno County and California’s Central Valley. While the unincorporated area and rural cities surrounding Fresno remain predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production, urban/suburban Fresno has undergone significant economic transformation in recent years. Agriculture’s decreasing role in the urban economy is reflected in the decreasing reliance on agricultural employment in the County. Currently, just twenty percent of employment results from agriculture, a significant decrease from just 20 years ago. This transformation has led to increased friction between rural and urban interests, as land is converted to non-agricultural use and resources such as water go increasingly to more urban uses such as industry and housing. The City’s current economy is led by Fresno’s position as the hub for education, healthcare, government and professional services for the Central Valley of California. Construction employment has rapidly expanded...more

Among the most common occupations in Fresno are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 20%. Approximately 68 percent of workers in Fresno, California work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Fresno, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 21%; Retail trade, 10%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 9%. Simply Hired's Fresno job listings indicate that the following industries in Fresno are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fresno, California is $32,880, and the median income of households in Fresno was $37,800.

According to our Fresno Trends data, the number of Fresno, California jobs has increased by 8% since October 2011.

Population of Fresno Total population 477,251 Male 49.66% Female 50.34% Median age 28.1     Fresno Housing Owner-occupied homes 50.2% Median cost of a home $242,500 Median mortgage payment $958 Renter-occupied homes 49.8% Vacant housing 5.7% Median monthly rent $728     Average Income Median for all workers $23,845 Median for all male full-time $35,092 Median for all female full-time $30,669     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 16% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 22% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 47% Separated 3% Widowed 5% Divorced 10%     Race White 55% Black or African American 8% Asian 13% Other 24%     Fresno Commute Carpool 15.1% Public transportation 1.8% Average travel time 20 minutes