Thousand Oaks Jobs

Thousand Oaks, commonly referred to as "T.O." by local residents, is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak. The city forms the most populated part of a regional area called the Conejo Valley, which includes Thousand Oaks proper, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Agoura, and Oak Park. The Conejo Valley also holds a significant presence in the Tech Coast Area. The Los Angeles County/Ventura County line crosses at the western city limits of Westlake Village, with Westlake Village proper being entirely in Los Angeles County. Also included as part of The City of Thousand Oaks is Newbury Park to the West and part of Westlake Village to the East. The City of Thousand Oaks along with Newbury Park were part of a master planned city, created by the Janss Corporation. As a result, real estate in the area is very expensive, with median home prices...more

The city's economy is based on a small range of businesses, with biotechnology, electronics, automotive, areospace, telecomunications, healthcare, and financing occupying most of Thousand Oaks's employment sector. GO West Events and Multimedia, Amgen, Baxter International, General Dynamics Corporation, Jafra Cosmetics, J.D. Power and Associates, and Rockwell International offer many high-tech jobs and have corporate headquarters in the city, while Countrywide, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Volkswagen, Audi, General Motors, and WellPoint manage regional offices. The city was also the former home to the corporate offices of Wellpoint and GTE, which later became Verizon, which relocated in the last decade. As the city is usually considered a suburb, many residents also commute to neighboring Los Angeles.

Among the most common occupations in Thousand Oaks are Management, professional, and related occupations, 46%; Sales and office occupations, 26%; and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Thousand Oaks, California work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 10 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Thousand Oaks, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 16%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 16%; and Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 14%. Simply Hired's Thousand Oaks job listings indicate that the following industries in Thousand Oaks are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Thousand Oaks, California is $66,374, and the median income of households in Thousand Oaks was $90,503.

According to our Thousand Oaks Trends data, the number of Thousand Oaks, California jobs has not changed since October 2011.

Population of Thousand Oaks Total population 127,895 Male 49.71% Female 50.29% Median age 39.4     Thousand Oaks Housing Owner-occupied homes 74.3% Median cost of a home $703,500 Median mortgage payment $1,876 Renter-occupied homes 25.7% Vacant housing 3.4% Median monthly rent $1,446     Average Income Median for all workers $41,839 Median for all male full-time $80,906 Median for all female full-time $51,841     Household Income Less than $10,000 4% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 5% $25,000 to $34,999 4% $35,000 to $49,999 8% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 24% $150,000 to $199,999 10% $200,000 or more 11%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 16% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 29% Graduate degree 20%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 58% Separated 1% Widowed 5% Divorced 9%     Race White 82% Black or African American 2% Asian 9% Other 8%     Thousand Oaks Commute Carpool 7.5% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 24 minutes