Shakopee Jobs

Shakopee is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 20,568 in the 2000 census, with an estimated 2004 population of just short of 30,000, representing a growth of around 43 percent. It is the county seat of Scott County 6 . The Valleyfair! amusement park and the Canterbury Park horse racetrack are in Shakopee. The site of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival is in nearby Louisville Township. You can find the web site of Shakopee's local paper at shakopeenews.com. Records indicate that a Dakota Indian village was located east of the present day city of Shakopee. The village was called Teen-tah-o-tan-wa, “village of the prairie�, and was the home of summer bark lodges, winter tipis and cornfields. The Minnesota River acted as a natural and beautiful boundary with the Ojibway to the north. The tribal leader of Teenatahotonwa was Chief Shakopee . The City of Shakopee is named for him. The burial mounds near the Minnesota River are a reminder of the...more

Among the most common occupations in Shakopee are Management, professional, and related occupations, 34%; Sales and office occupations, 27%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 15%. Approximately 84 percent of workers in Shakopee, Minnesota work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Shakopee, Minnesota are Manufacturing, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 15%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Shakopee job listings indicate that the following industries in Shakopee are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Shakopee, Minnesota is $36,953, and the median income of households in Shakopee was $59,137.

According to our Shakopee Trends data, the number of Shakopee, Minnesota jobs has decreased by 2% since October 2011.

Population of Shakopee Total population 20,568 Male 49.53% Female 50.47% Median age 31.5     Shakopee Housing Owner-occupied homes 78.6% Median cost of a home $141,500 Median mortgage payment $867 Renter-occupied homes 21.4% Vacant housing 3.4% Median monthly rent $700     Average Income Median for all male full-time $41,662 Median for all female full-time $32,244     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 26% $75,000 to $99,999 20% $100,000 to $149,999 11% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 30% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 20% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 60% Separated 1% Widowed 5% Divorced 9%     Race White 93% Black or African American 1% Asian 2% Other 3%     Shakopee Commute Carpool 10.8% Public transportation 0.9% Average travel time 22 minutes