Santa Monica Jobs

Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the south. As of the 2005 census, the city had a population of 96,500, but an early 2006 estimate has the population at 103,255. Santa Monica is named for Saint Monica of Hippo because the area on which the city is now located was first visited by Spaniards on her feast day. In the skateboard and surfing communities, Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood and adjacent parts of Venice are sometimes called Dogtown. Santa Monica is sometimes referred to with the colloquial abbreviation "SaMo," a precursor to similar terms such as NoHo and WeHo. Because of its agreeable weather, Santa Monica had become a famed resort town by the early 20th century. The city has experienced a boom since the late 1980s through the...more

Among the most common occupations in Santa Monica are Management, professional, and related occupations, 51%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 9%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Santa Monica, California work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 14 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Santa Monica, California are Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 18%; Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 14%; and Information, 13%. Simply Hired's Santa Monica job listings indicate that the following industries in Santa Monica are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Santa Monica, California is $56,296, and the median income of households in Santa Monica was $55,274.

According to our Santa Monica Trends data, the number of Santa Monica, California jobs has increased by 21% since October 2011.

Population of Santa Monica Total population 82,777 Male 48.11% Female 51.89% Median age 40.1     Santa Monica Housing Owner-occupied homes 30.3% Median cost of a home $853,400 Median mortgage payment $2,464 Renter-occupied homes 69.7% Vacant housing 5.0% Median monthly rent $1,074     Average Income Median for all workers $43,279 Median for all male full-time $61,338 Median for all female full-time $51,254     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 12% $150,000 to $199,999 6% $200,000 or more 11%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1% High school graduate 14% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 34% Graduate degree 24%     Marital Status Never married 41% Currently married 35% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 15%     Race White 84% Black or African American 3% Asian 8% Other 5%     Santa Monica Commute Carpool 4.2% Public transportation 4.0% Average travel time 25 minutes