Huntington Beach Jobs

Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 189,594. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, by Seal Beach on the north, by Costa Mesa on the south, by Westminster on the northeast, and by Fountain Valley on the east. It is known for its long 14 km beach, mild climate, and small wave surfing. The waves are a unique natural effect caused by edge-diffraction of ocean swells by the island of Catalina, and waves from distant hurricanes. Because of the curve of the coastline at Huntington Beach, the local beach actually faces southwest. In summer, the southwest-facing beach often has very strong surf from hurricanes off the Mexican coast.

Huntington Beach also sits above a large natural salt dome containing oil. Although the oil is mostly depleted, extraction continues at a slow rate, and still provides significant local income. There are only two off-shore extraction facilities left, however, and the day is not far off when oil production in the city will cease and tourism will replace it as the primary revenue source for resident industry. New outdoor shopping malls are being built on either side of Main Street on PCH. These constructions will interfere with the views of some downtown residential homes and restaurants. The city is also discussing closing off Main Street to cars from PCH through the retail shopping and restaurant areas, making it a pedestrian zone only. Huntington Beach has an off-shore oil terminus for the tankers that support the Alaska Pipeline. The terminus pipes run inland to a refinery in Santa Fe Springs. Huntington Beach also has the Gothard-Talbert terminus for the Orange County portion of...more

Among the most common occupations in Huntington Beach are Management, professional, and related occupations, 44%; Sales and office occupations, 25%; and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Huntington Beach, California work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 9 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Huntington Beach, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 15%; and Manufacturing, 13%. Simply Hired's Huntington Beach job listings indicate that the following industries in Huntington Beach are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Huntington Beach, California is $53,887, and the median income of households in Huntington Beach was $72,141.

According to our Huntington Beach Trends data, the number of Huntington Beach, California jobs has decreased by 8% since October 2011.

Population of Huntington Beach Total population 189,451 Male 49.49% Female 50.51% Median age 37.9     Huntington Beach Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.4% Median cost of a home $711,000 Median mortgage payment $1,964 Renter-occupied homes 38.6% Vacant housing 2.7% Median monthly rent $1,362     Average Income Median for all workers $40,428 Median for all male full-time $60,492 Median for all female full-time $47,282     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 6% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 12% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 18% $150,000 to $199,999 8% $200,000 or more 7%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 17% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 26% Graduate degree 14%     Marital Status Never married 28% Currently married 55% Separated 2% Widowed 4% Divorced 11%     Race White 79% Black or African American 1% Asian 11% Other 9%     Huntington Beach Commute Carpool 10.0% Public transportation 1.3% Average travel time 27 minutes