Hillsboro Jobs

Hillsboro is a city in and county seat of Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 70,186 as of the 2000 census. As of 2006, the estimated population is 84,445, making it the most populated city in the county and fifth most populated in the state. Additionally, there is a daytime population due to commuting of 110,000.

High Tech: Many technology companies operate in Hillsboro, making it the center of Oregon's Silicon Forest. In particular, Intel's largest site is in Hillsboro. Sun Microsystems High-End Operations is headquartered in Hillsboro. Other high-tech companies with facilities in Hillsboro include Yahoo!, FEI Company, Credence Systems, Synopsys, Epson, and TriQuint Semiconductor. Hillsboro is the corporate headquarters for Corillian Corporation, Lattice Semiconductor, RadiSys, and Planar Systems. In March 2006, Genentech announced its plans to locate a state-of-the-art product packaging and distribution facility on 100 acres in Hillsboro nearby Intel's Ronler Acres campus. The city is also a landing point on three fiber optic cable systems linking the United States across the Pacific Ocean: C2C, Southern Cross Cable, and VSNL Transpacific. Companies that used to have factories in Hillsboro: Fujitsu and NEC. Hillsboro is the corporate headquarters for the following additional corporations:...more

Among the most common occupations in Hillsboro are Management, professional, and related occupations, 37%; Sales and office occupations, 31%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 81 percent of workers in Hillsboro, Oregon work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Hillsboro, Oregon are Manufacturing, 32%; Retail trade, 16%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 14%. Simply Hired's Hillsboro job listings indicate that the following industries in Hillsboro are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Hillsboro, Oregon is $39,482, and the median income of households in Hillsboro was $49,650.

Population of Hillsboro Total population 82,732 Male 53.57% Female 46.43% Median age 29.5     Hillsboro Housing Owner-occupied homes 49.3% Median cost of a home $200,400 Median mortgage payment $1,022 Renter-occupied homes 50.7% Vacant housing 8.7% Median monthly rent $854     Average Income Median for all workers $26,467 Median for all male full-time $43,062 Median for all female full-time $35,903     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 49% Separated 3% Widowed 4% Divorced 10%     Race White 82% Black or African American 2% Asian 9% Other 7%     Hillsboro Commute Carpool 8.6% Public transportation 7.2% Average travel time 24 minutes