Lincoln Jobs

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska.

Lincoln's economy is fairly typical of a mid-sized American city; most economic activity is derived from service industries. The state government and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are both large contributors to the local economy. Other prominent industries in Lincoln include banking, information technology, insurance, and rail and truck transport. Three regional fast-food restaurant chains began in Lincoln: Amigos/Kings Classic, Runza Restaurants and Valentino's. Public Transportation Rail Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Lincoln, operating its California Zephyr daily in each direction between Chicago and Emeryville, California, across the bay from San Francisco. Bus A public bus transit system, StarTran, operates in Lincoln. StarTran's fleet consists of 60 full-sized buses and 9 Handi-Vans.

Among the most common occupations in Lincoln are Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%; Sales and office occupations, 26%; and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Lincoln, Nebraska work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Lincoln, Nebraska are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 23%; Retail trade, 11%; and Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 9%. Simply Hired's Lincoln job listings indicate that the following industries in Lincoln are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lincoln, Nebraska is $33,737, and the median income of households in Lincoln was $45,790.

According to our Lincoln Trends data, the number of Lincoln, Nebraska jobs has not changed since October 2011.

Population of Lincoln Total population 226,062 Male 49.18% Female 50.82% Median age 33.3     Lincoln Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.1% Median cost of a home $131,700 Median mortgage payment $757 Renter-occupied homes 39.9% Vacant housing 6.1% Median monthly rent $612     Average Income Median for all workers $25,153 Median for all male full-time $36,731 Median for all female full-time $30,743     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 12%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 54% Separated 1% Widowed 5% Divorced 10%     Race White 91% Black or African American 3% Asian 3% Other 2%     Lincoln Commute Carpool 10.9% Public transportation 1.4% Average travel time 17 minutes