Vero Beach Jobs

Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 17,209. It is the county seat of Indian River County . The 2005 estimate for Indian River County is 128,594. The city is divided by the Indian River into the mainland on one side and the oceanfront barrier island on the other. The island is comprised of wealthy vacation dwellers and well-to-do year-round residents. Restrictive zoning has allowed the island to repel attempts to develop high-rise hotels and large commercial centers, so it maintains a quiet, residential atmosphere. Vero Beach may be best known as the location of Dodgertown, where the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team have held their spring training camp since 1948, and where the minor league Vero Beach Devil Rays play during their regular season. Piper Aircraft Inc. builds aircraft here. Major industries include citrus fruit packing and tourism.

Among the most common occupations in Vero Beach are Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%; Sales and office occupations, 26%; and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Vero Beach, Florida work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Vero Beach, Florida are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 14%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Vero Beach job listings indicate that the following industries in Vero Beach are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Vero Beach, Florida is $27,620, and the median income of households in Vero Beach was $38,427.

According to our Vero Beach Trends data, the number of Vero Beach, Florida jobs has decreased by 4% since October 2011.

Population of Vero Beach Total population 17,705 Male 48.13% Female 51.87% Median age 47.7     Vero Beach Housing Owner-occupied homes 64.6% Median cost of a home $144,800 Median mortgage payment $588 Renter-occupied homes 35.4% Vacant housing 17.2% Median monthly rent $598     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,217 Median for all female full-time $24,022     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 6%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 23% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 52% Separated 2% Widowed 11% Divorced 14%     Race White 94% Black or African American 3% Asian 1% Other 2%     Vero Beach Commute Carpool 11.0% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 18 minutes