Carrollton Jobs

Carrollton is a city in Texas, partially in Dallas County, partially in Denton County, and partially in Collin County. As of 2005, census estimates the city's total population to be 122,699. Carrollton is a suburb of Dallas. The city of Carrollton has been named to America's 2006 Top 100 Places to Live for 2006 by Relocate America. Also, in 2006, Carrollton was selected as the 19th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine.

The city houses headquarters for FastSigns International, Educational Products, Inc., Heelys, Inc., Quantelek, Inc. and Woot.com. Law and government The City of Carrollton has a City Council that consists of seven members and a Mayor, the current Mayor of Carrollton is Becky Miller. The City Council is responsible for establishing city policies, considering city resolutions and ordinances, appointing citizens to various city boards and commissions, adopting the city's Comprehensive Plan and annual budget, approving or rejecting zoning changes, and meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month.

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Among the most common occupations in Carrollton are Management, professional, and related occupations, 34%. Sales and office occupations, 29%. and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Carrollton, Texas work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Carrollton Jobs are for staff accountant jobs, physical therapist jobs, senior accountant jobs, administrative assistant jobs, account executive jobs and project manager jobs.

The leading industries in Carrollton, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 14%; Retail trade, 12%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Carrollton job listings indicate that the following industries in Carrollton are hiring the most workers: Misc Information Services, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Makers, Misc Store Retailers and Computer Storage Device Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Carrollton, Texas is $38,602, and the median income of households in Carrollton was $60,482.

Carrollton has an unemployment rate of 5.3%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Carrollton Trends data, the number of Carrollton, Texas jobs has decreased by 31% since December 2006.

Population of Carrollton Total population 122,699 Male 50.74% Female 49.26% Median age 35.3     Carrollton Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.9% Median cost of a home $156,900 Median mortgage payment $921 Renter-occupied homes 37.1% Vacant housing 8.3% Median monthly rent $899     Average Income Median for all workers $30,587 Median for all male full-time $40,587 Median for all female full-time $36,617     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 29% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 12% $150,000 to $199,999 5% $200,000 or more 4%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 19% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 23% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 60% Separated 2% Widowed 4% Divorced 8%     Race White 69% Black or African American 5% Asian 16% Other 11%     Carrollton Commute Carpool 11.3% Public transportation 1.0% Average travel time 24 minutes

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