Raleigh Jobs

Raleigh is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, though pine trees are the dominant species. It has a population of approximately 356,231 , making it the second most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill make up the three cities of The Triangle. This name comes from the 1959 creation of a research park Research Triangle Park, located mostly within Durham County). The Triangle is a regional population, equivalent to the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area of Raleigh-Durham-Cary. Its estimated total population as of 2006 was 1,565,223. The estimated Raleigh-Cary metropolitan statistical area population, as of 2006, is 994,551. While almost all of the city limits is located in Wake County, a few small portions of Raleigh are actually in Durham County as a result of annexation .

Raleigh's industries include electrical, medical, electronic, telecommunications equipment, clothing apparel, food processing, paper products, and pharmaceuticals. Raleigh is part of North Carolina's Research Triangle, a center of researching and textiles. The city is a major retail shipping point for eastern North Carolina and a wholesale distributing point for food stores. The following companies are based in or operated in Raleigh: *Siemens Power Transportation & Distribution *Progress Energy *Red Hat *IBM *Asea Brown Boveri *First Citizens Bank *Golden Corral *RBC Centura *Lenovo *Cisco *Carquest *Nortel Networks *Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Among the most common occupations in Raleigh are Management, professional, and related occupations, 43%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 14%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Raleigh, North Carolina work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Raleigh, North Carolina are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 17%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 14%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Raleigh job listings indicate that the following industries in Raleigh are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina is $42,060, and the median income of households in Raleigh was $48,131.

According to our Raleigh Trends data, the number of Raleigh, North Carolina jobs has not changed since October 2011.

Population of Raleigh Total population 315,249 Male 50.23% Female 49.77% Median age 32.6     Raleigh Housing Owner-occupied homes 53.8% Median cost of a home $177,200 Median mortgage payment $898 Renter-occupied homes 46.2% Vacant housing 10.7% Median monthly rent $749     Average Income Median for all workers $30,426 Median for all male full-time $46,254 Median for all female full-time $37,865     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 11% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 12% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6% High school graduate 18% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 33% Graduate degree 17%     Marital Status Never married 38% Currently married 46% Separated 3% Widowed 4% Divorced 9%     Race White 63% Black or African American 27% Asian 4% Other 6%     Raleigh Commute Carpool 11.6% Public transportation 1.3% Average travel time 22 minutes