Toledo Jobs

:This article is about the city in Ohio. For Toledo, Spain, see that article. For other uses, see Toledo . Toledo is on the western end of Lake Erie. It is the county seat of Lucas County, and the principal city in the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the 2000 census, the city proper had a population of 313,619. As of July 1, 2006, however, the U.S. Census Bureau listed the city with a reduced population of 298,446, allowing Toledo to maintain its place as the fourth-largest city in the state. According to the US Census, the metropolitan area had a population of 653,695, while the Combined Statistical Area had a population of 715,320. Residents of Toledo are usually referred to as Toledoans. Toledo is known as the Glass City because of its long history of innovation in all aspects of the glass industry: windows, bottles, windshields, construction materials, and glass art, of which the Toledo Museum of Art has a large collection. Several large glass companies have their...more

Historically, Toledo is best known for industrial manufacturing, although these industries have declined considerably in past decades. The Big Three automakers all have factories in metropolitan Toledo. The city is home to two Fortune 500 companies: Dana Corporation and Owens Corning. Another Fortune 500 company, formerly located at One SeaGate, is Owens-Illinois. O-I has recently relocated to suburban Perrysburg. HCR Manor Care is an up and coming Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Toledo. Though the largest employer in Toledo was Jeep for much of the 20th century, this honor has recently gone to the University of Toledo. Manufacturing as a whole now employs fewer Toledoans than does the healthcare industry, now the city's biggest employer. In 2001, a taxpayer lawsuit was filed against Toledo that challenged the constitutionality of tax incentives it extended to DaimlerChrysler for the expansion of its Jeep plant. The case was won by the city on a technical issue after it reached...more

Among the most common occupations in Toledo are Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%; Sales and office occupations, 22%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 18%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Toledo, Ohio work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Toledo, Ohio are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 21%; Manufacturing, 16%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Toledo job listings indicate that the following industries in Toledo are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Toledo, Ohio is $35,032, and the median income of households in Toledo was $33,044.

According to our Toledo Trends data, the number of Toledo, Ohio jobs has increased by 12% since October 2011.

Population of Toledo Total population 285,937 Male 48.57% Female 51.43% Median age 34.2     Toledo Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.0% Median cost of a home $94,800 Median mortgage payment $596 Renter-occupied homes 40.0% Vacant housing 14.0% Median monthly rent $571     Average Income Median for all workers $23,309 Median for all male full-time $39,216 Median for all female full-time $30,849     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 35% Currently married 42% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 14%     Race White 68% Black or African American 26% Asian 1% Other 4%     Toledo Commute Carpool 10.3% Public transportation 1.6% Average travel time 19 minutes