Morganton Jobs

Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. “Reader's Digest� included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family, and the town was recently profiled in "The 50 Best Small Southern Towns." The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Burke County . Twenty minutes outside of Morganton is the manmade Lake James, which is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The lake offers an abundance of summertime recreation that includes: fishing, boating, canoeing, and camping. There are also multiple ski areas located approximately an hour from Morganton; these ski areas include, but are not limited to, Ski Beech, Sugar Mountain, and Hawks Nest. Morganton is located on Interstate-40 and has a central location to the cities of Hickory , Asheville , Charlotte and Winston-Salem .

Among the most common occupations in Morganton are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%; Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 24%; and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Morganton, North Carolina work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Morganton, North Carolina are Manufacturing, 28%; Educational, health and social services, 23%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Morganton job listings indicate that the following industries in Morganton are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Morganton, North Carolina is $26,920, and the median income of households in Morganton was $34,678.

According to our Morganton Trends data, the number of Morganton, North Carolina jobs has increased by 326% since October 2011.

Population of Morganton Total population 17,310 Male 48.78% Female 51.22% Median age 39.1     Morganton Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.0% Median cost of a home $92,300 Median mortgage payment $602 Renter-occupied homes 43.0% Vacant housing 6.6% Median monthly rent $475     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,118 Median for all female full-time $24,723     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 16% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 55% Separated 3% Widowed 9% Divorced 10%     Race White 77% Black or African American 13% Asian 2% Other 8%     Morganton Commute Carpool 14.0% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 19 minutes