Provo Jobs

Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. It lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. It is the home of Brigham Young University, operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The LDS Church's largest Missionary Training Center is located in Provo. Provo was originally called Fort Utah when it was settled in 1849 by 33 Mormon families from Salt Lake City, but was re-named Provo in 1850 for Étienne Provost, an early French-Canadian trapper who arrived in the region in 1825. Provo has grown to a population of 115,135 —making it the third-largest city in Utah, only about 2,000 people smaller than West Valley City. The Provo-Orem Metropolitan Area, consisting of Utah County and Juab County has 474,180 residents as of the July 1, 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate.

Among the most common occupations in Provo are Sales and office occupations, 32%; Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%; and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 80 percent of workers in Provo, Utah work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Provo, Utah are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 29%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 15%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Provo job listings indicate that the following industries in Provo are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Provo, Utah is $29,134, and the median income of households in Provo was $31,603.

According to our Provo Trends data, the number of Provo, Utah jobs has increased by 58% since October 2011.

Population of Provo Total population 101,164 Male 45.06% Female 54.94% Median age 24.5     Provo Housing Owner-occupied homes 42.9% Median cost of a home $171,000 Median mortgage payment $764 Renter-occupied homes 57.1% Vacant housing 8.5% Median monthly rent $630     Average Income Median for all workers $11,860 Median for all male full-time $32,448 Median for all female full-time $25,820     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 21% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 15% Some college, no degree 29% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 27% Graduate degree 14%     Marital Status Never married 44% Currently married 48% Separated 0% Widowed 2% Divorced 5%     Race White 89% Black or African American 0% Asian 2% Other 9%     Provo Commute Carpool 12.5% Public transportation 2.6% Average travel time 15 minutes