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By job tipster | October 27, 2008
Raleigh, North Carolina
Known as the “City of Oaks”, Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and the second most populated city in the state. As of July 1st 2008, approximately 380,173 people called Raleigh home.
Raleigh is considered the 15th fastest growing city in the United States and was rated the ninth best city in the country for job growth by Forbes magazine in 2008.
The city was picked to be the capital of North Carolina in 1788, but did not officially become such until 1792. The city was named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who sponsored the colony of Roanoke, which is known as the “Lost Colony.”
Raleigh’s Job Market
Raleigh’s fastest growing jobs are: medical assistants, biomedical engineers, physician assistants, network systems and data communications analysts, personal and home care aides, dental hygienists, dental assistants, physical therapist assistants, computer software engineers, diagnostic medical sonographers.
The fastest growing industries are: education and health services, leisure and hospitality, professional and business services.
High wage occupations are: anesthesiologists, chief executives, dentists, family and general practitioners, general internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, pediatricians.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 22 minutes
Raleigh’s unemployment rate: 7 percent
National unemployment rate: 6.1 percent
Raleigh’s Largest Employers
North Carolina State University
2200 Hillsborough St
Raleigh, NC 27695
Wake Med North
Wake Med North Healthplex
10000 Falls Of Neuse Rd
Raleigh, NC 27614
Rex Hospital
2500 Blue Ridge Rd # 219
Raleigh, NC 27607
Wake County Government
10 Sunnybrook Rd
Raleigh, NC 27610
Progress Energy
410 S. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Martin Marietta Materials
2710 Wycliff Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27607
Popular Local Job Search Sites
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JobCentral
Craigslist
Raleigh Jobs
Metro Raleigh Jobs
Yahoo! Hot Jobs
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Surrounding Area Job Search
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Continuing Education
North Carolina State University
Wake Technical Community College
Meredith College
Peace College
Shaw University
St. Augustine’s College
ECPI College of Technology
School of Communication Arts
Strayer University
Discovering Raleigh
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
North Carolina Museum of Art
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Railhawks
Carolina Mudcats
Durham Bulls
Wakefield Plantation
Greater Raleigh Statistics
Population
Total Population: 356,321
Under 18: 20.9 percent
White: 63.3 percent
Black: 27.8 percent
American Indian: 0.4 percent
Asian: 3.4 percent
Other: 0 percent
Multi-racial: 1.9 percent
Hispanic: 7.0 percent
Education
High school graduates: 88.5 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 44.9 percent
Housing
Households: 112,608
Persons per household: 2.3
Housing units: 120,699
Homeownership rate: 51.6 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $156,000
Income
Average salary: $38,648
Median household income: $46,612
Per capita income: $25,113
Persons below poverty: 11.5 percent
Transportation
Airports: Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Railroads: Amtrak
Public Mass Transit: Capital Area Transit, Triangle Transit Authority
Weather
Annual precipitation: 45.3 inches
High temp. in July: 88.7 degrees F
Low temp. in Jan: 31.7 degrees F
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