Milton Jobs

Milton is a suburban Boston town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,062 at the 2000 census. It is the home of the prestigious Milton Academy and the liberal arts college Curry College. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and visionary Buckminster Fuller. A distinguished American sculptor and author of art history books, William Ordway Partridge, lived in Milton and maintained his studio there for many years at the end of the nineteenth century. The Suffolk Resolves were signed there in 1774. The Granite Railway, the first commercial railroad in the United States, passed through Milton and it is commemorated there with an original piece of the train track and switch. Milton also has the highest percentage of residents citing Irish lineage of any town in the United States per capita - 38%. The majority reside in the neighborhood of East Milton. In 2007, Money Magazine listed Milton seventh on its annual list of the...more

Among the most common occupations in Milton are Management, professional, and related occupations, 56%; Sales and office occupations, 22%; and Service occupations, 11%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Milton, Massachusetts work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Milton, Massachusetts are Educational, health and social services, 29%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 12%; and Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing, 12%. Simply Hired's Milton job listings indicate that the following industries in Milton are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Milton, Massachusetts is $51,034, and the median income of households in Milton was $78,985.

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

Population of Milton Total population 26,062 Male 47.28% Female 52.72% Median age 39.3     Milton Housing Owner-occupied homes 84.1% Median cost of a home $285,800 Median mortgage payment $1,247 Renter-occupied homes 15.9% Vacant housing 2.0% Median monthly rent $830     Average Income Median for all male full-time $61,194 Median for all female full-time $40,875     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 9% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 21% $150,000 to $199,999 8% $200,000 or more 10%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 20% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 30% Graduate degree 22%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 55% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 5%     Race White 87% Black or African American 10% Asian 2% Other 1%     Milton Commute Carpool 7.2% Public transportation 12.2% Average travel time 30 minutes