Pawtucket Jobs

Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 72,958 at the 2000 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state. The current mayor is James Doyle. Pawtucket was the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. Slater Mill, built in 1790 by Samuel Slater on the Blackstone River in downtown Pawtucket, was the first commercially successful cotton-spinning mill with a fully mechanized power system in America. Hasbro, the world's second-largest manufacturer of toys and games, is headquartered in Pawtucket. Originally, there were two Pawtuckets . Pawtucket west of the Blackstone River used to be part of nearby North Providence. East of the Blackstone River was originally settled as part of the Massachusetts town of Rehoboth. Once East Pawtucket was transferred to Rhode Island in the 1860s, both sections merged. It was later incorporated as a city.

Among the most common occupations in Pawtucket are Sales and office occupations, 26%; Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Pawtucket, Rhode Island work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Pawtucket, Rhode Island are Manufacturing, 18%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Pawtucket job listings indicate that the following industries in Pawtucket are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Pawtucket, Rhode Island is $32,233, and the median income of households in Pawtucket was $36,407.

According to our Pawtucket Trends data, the number of Pawtucket, Rhode Island jobs has decreased by 7% since October 2011.

Population of Pawtucket Total population 72,896 Male 45.99% Female 54.01% Median age 36.4     Pawtucket Housing Owner-occupied homes 48.7% Median cost of a home $238,500 Median mortgage payment $951 Renter-occupied homes 51.3% Vacant housing 9.3% Median monthly rent $723     Average Income Median for all workers $25,943 Median for all male full-time $35,312 Median for all female full-time $29,154     Household Income Less than $10,000 13% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 11% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 36% Currently married 38% Separated 4% Widowed 8% Divorced 14%     Race White 69% Black or African American 14% Asian 2% Other 15%     Pawtucket Commute Carpool 0.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 22 minutes