Ship Bottom Jobs

Ship Bottom is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,384. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean. Ship Bottom was incorporated as the borough of Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1925, from portions of Long Beach Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 23, 1925. The borough name was shortened to Ship Bottom in 1947. Ship Bottom is known as the "gateway to Long Beach Island", as Route 72 provides the sole road access from Manahawkin in Stafford Township, ending in Ship Bottom as it crosses Manahawkin Bay via the Manahawkin Bay Bridge .

Among the most common occupations in Ship Bottom are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%; Sales and office occupations, 25%; and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 64 percent of workers in Ship Bottom, New Jersey work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 13 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Ship Bottom, New Jersey are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 13%; and Construction, 12%. Simply Hired's Ship Bottom job listings indicate that the following industries in Ship Bottom are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Ship Bottom, New Jersey is $32,670, and the median income of households in Ship Bottom was $42,098.

According to our Ship Bottom Trends data, the number of Ship Bottom, New Jersey jobs has increased by 61% since October 2011.

Population of Ship Bottom Total population 1,384 Male 48.12% Female 51.88% Median age 50.5     Ship Bottom Housing Owner-occupied homes 76.8% Median cost of a home $236,000 Median mortgage payment $901 Renter-occupied homes 23.2% Vacant housing 70.1% Median monthly rent $783     Average Income Median for all male full-time $36,382 Median for all female full-time $28,958     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 49% Separated 0% Widowed 13% Divorced 15%     Race White 97% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 2%     Ship Bottom Commute Carpool 3.7% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 30 minutes