Sunnyvale Jobs

Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. The city is bordered by the San Francisco Bay to the north, Mountain View to the west, Santa Clara and San Jose to the east, and Cupertino to the south. It lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101. As part of the Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale is headquarters to several high-tech companies such as Maxim Integrated Products, Juniper Networks, Palm, Inc., AMD, Network Appliance, Spansion, Yahoo!, Mirapoint, and Ariba, Inc. Sunnyvale is also home to several aerospace/defense companies; Lockheed Martin has a major facility in Sunnyvale, and Honeywell, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems , and Spirent Communications also have offices in Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is also the home to Onizuka Air Force Station . The base, named for the deceased Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut Ellison Onizuka, is...more

Among the most common occupations in Sunnyvale are Management, professional, and related occupations, 52%; Sales and office occupations, 18%; and Service occupations, 12%. Approximately 81 percent of workers in Sunnyvale, California work for companies, 6 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Sunnyvale, California are Manufacturing, 22%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 20%; and Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 15%. Simply Hired's Sunnyvale job listings indicate that the following industries in Sunnyvale are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sunnyvale, California is $61,659, and the median income of households in Sunnyvale was $74,449.

According to our Sunnyvale Trends data, the number of Sunnyvale, California jobs has increased by 14% since October 2011.

Population of Sunnyvale Total population 132,725 Male 49.73% Female 50.27% Median age 36.6     Sunnyvale Housing Owner-occupied homes 49.1% Median cost of a home $677,600 Median mortgage payment $1,927 Renter-occupied homes 50.9% Vacant housing 4.8% Median monthly rent $1,224     Average Income Median for all workers $45,749 Median for all male full-time $71,991 Median for all female full-time $51,327     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 19% $150,000 to $199,999 8% $200,000 or more 8%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 15% Some college, no degree 15% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 30% Graduate degree 24%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 9%     Race White 45% Black or African American 3% Asian 39% Other 13%     Sunnyvale Commute Carpool 9.4% Public transportation 4.8% Average travel time 22 minutes