Rock Springs Jobs

Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical with a population of 37,975. On September 2, 1885, 150 white miners attacked their Chinese coworkers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town. The event is known as the Rock Springs Massacre and is one of the worst race riots in American history. As of 2006, there are still remains of the old coal mining towns outside of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The site has great historical significance and contains artifacts relating to the Rock Springs Massacre.

Among the most common occupations in Rock Springs are Sales and office occupations, 23%; Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%; and Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 19%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Rock Springs, Wyoming work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Rock Springs, Wyoming are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 13%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Rock Springs job listings indicate that the following industries in Rock Springs are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Rock Springs, Wyoming is $33,709, and the median income of households in Rock Springs was $42,584.

According to our Rock Springs Trends data, the number of Rock Springs, Wyoming jobs has increased by 70% since October 2011.

Population of Rock Springs Total population 18,708 Male 49.79% Female 50.21% Median age 34.5     Rock Springs Housing Owner-occupied homes 71.8% Median cost of a home $103,900 Median mortgage payment $705 Renter-occupied homes 28.2% Vacant housing 12.1% Median monthly rent $416     Average Income Median for all male full-time $44,809 Median for all female full-time $22,609     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 13%     Race White 94% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 4%     Rock Springs Commute Carpool 14.9% Public transportation 5.4% Average travel time 19 minutes