San Diego Jobs

San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2005, the city has a population of 1,256,951. It is the second largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of San Diego County. and is the economic center of the metropolitan area, the 17th-largest metro area in the U.S. with a population of 2.9 million as of 2006, and the 21st largest Metropolitan area in the Americas when including Tijuana . San Diego County lies just north of the Mexican border sharing a border with Tijuana and lies south of Orange County. It is home to miles of beaches, a mild Mediterranean climate and 16 military facilities hosting the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Marine Corps. The University of California, San Diego and the affiliated UCSD Medical Center combined with nearby research institutes in the Torrey Pines area of La Jolla make the...more

, Several areas of San Diego are home to offices and research facilities for numerous biotechnology companies. Major biotechnology companies like Neurocrine Biosciences and Nventa Biopharmaceuticals are headquartered in San Diego, while many biotech and pharmaceutical companies, such as BD Biosciences, Biogen Idec, Merck, Pfizer, Élan, Genzyme, Celgene and Vertex, have offices or research facilities in San Diego. There are also several non-profit biotech institutes, such as the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, the Scripps Research Institute and the Burnham Institute. The presence of University of California, San Diego and other research institutions helped fuel biotechnology growth. In June 2004, San Diego was ranked the top biotech cluster in the U.S. by the Milken Institute. San Diego is home to companies that develop wireless cellular technology. Qualcomm Incorporated was founded and is headquartered in San Diego; Qualcomm is the largest private-sector technology...more

Among the most common occupations in San Diego are Management, professional, and related occupations, 42%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in San Diego, California work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in San Diego, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 19%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 15%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 10%. Simply Hired's San Diego job listings indicate that the following industries in San Diego are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in San Diego, California is $43,478, and the median income of households in San Diego was $55,637.

According to our San Diego Trends data, the number of San Diego, California jobs has increased by 8% since October 2011.

Population of San Diego Total population 1,208,331 Male 50.02% Female 49.98% Median age 33.5     San Diego Housing Owner-occupied homes 51.3% Median cost of a home $566,700 Median mortgage payment $1,680 Renter-occupied homes 48.7% Vacant housing 7.0% Median monthly rent $1,104     Average Income Median for all workers $32,228 Median for all male full-time $47,200 Median for all female full-time $39,756     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 5% $200,000 or more 5%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 17% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 24% Graduate degree 16%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 48% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 10%     Race White 66% Black or African American 7% Asian 16% Other 11%     San Diego Commute Carpool 9.5% Public transportation 3.5% Average travel time 23 minutes