Mount Pleasant Jobs

Mount Pleasant is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, in the United States. It is the fifth largest city in South Carolina. As of 2006, the town had an estimated population of 59,113 . As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant is included within the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area and the Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the 3rd largest city in this metro behind Charleston and North Charleston. At the foot of the Cooper River Bridge lies Patriot's Point, a naval and maritime museum, home to the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, which is now a museum ship. Mount Pleasant is also home to I'On Community, a mixed-use New Urbanist development. A new eight lane bridge, completed in 2006, spans the Cooper River and links Mount Pleasant with Charleston.

Among the most common occupations in Mount Pleasant are Management, professional, and related occupations, 50%; Sales and office occupations, 25%; and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 70 percent of workers in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina work for companies, 19 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 11%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Mount Pleasant job listings indicate that the following industries in Mount Pleasant are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina is $41,156, and the median income of households in Mount Pleasant was $61,054.

According to our Mount Pleasant Trends data, the number of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina jobs has decreased by 22% since October 2011.

Population of Mount Pleasant Total population 47,609 Male 47.91% Female 52.09% Median age 35.9     Mount Pleasant Housing Owner-occupied homes 74.0% Median cost of a home $185,500 Median mortgage payment $934 Renter-occupied homes 26.0% Vacant housing 5.8% Median monthly rent $838     Average Income Median for all male full-time $50,673 Median for all female full-time $31,640     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 26% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 13% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 5%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 14% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 34% Graduate degree 19%     Marital Status Never married 22% Currently married 62% Separated 1% Widowed 6% Divorced 9%     Race White 91% Black or African American 7% Asian 1% Other 1%     Mount Pleasant Commute Carpool 7.6% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 23 minutes