Tacoma Jobs

:''Tacoma redirects here. For other uses, see Tacoma . Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city in Washington, USA. The city is situated on a peninsula on the southern end of Washington's Puget Sound, in an area 32 miles southwest of Seattle, 31 miles northeast of the State capital, Olympia, and 58 miles northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. According to 2007 Washington State OFM estimates, Tacoma has an estimated population of 201,700. Tacoma stands as the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area, the third-largest in the state, and the seat of government of Pierce County. Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, which was originally called Mount Tacoma or Mount Tahoma. It is known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the site of the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 1800s. The decision of the railroad was influenced in part because of Tacoma's neighboring Commencement Bay. By connecting the bay with...more

Among the most common occupations in Tacoma are Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Tacoma, Washington work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Tacoma, Washington are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 18%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 11%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 10%. Simply Hired's Tacoma job listings indicate that the following industries in Tacoma are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Tacoma, Washington is $38,922, and the median income of households in Tacoma was $40,290.

According to our Tacoma Trends data, the number of Tacoma, Washington jobs has increased by 9% since October 2011.

Population of Tacoma Total population 191,934 Male 47.98% Female 52.02% Median age 33.7     Tacoma Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.3% Median cost of a home $190,000 Median mortgage payment $995 Renter-occupied homes 47.7% Vacant housing 7.4% Median monthly rent $720     Average Income Median for all workers $27,620 Median for all male full-time $41,020 Median for all female full-time $36,823     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 28% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 45% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 16%     Race White 69% Black or African American 13% Asian 11% Other 7%     Tacoma Commute Carpool 12.0% Public transportation 5.2% Average travel time 24 minutes