Because of Jacksonville location on the banks of the St. Johns River and at the same time on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean it is no wonder that the city is one of the largest in the U.S. It also has the second-largest deep-water port in the east coast of the U.S. has many shipyards. It also leads in the importation of foreign cars as well as being the main distribution and transportation center in Florida. In the past it was also the leading producer of dairy products, but has declined since. At present Jacksonville jobs are based on manufacturing, distribution, financial and insurance services, biomedical technology and information services as well as other minor industries.
Outlook for Jacksonville employment is good at 39 job postings per 1000 people. Actually the number of jobs has increased since December 2008 by 33 percent. The unemployment rate is somewhat high at 6.5 percent which is less than the national average of 6.9.
Among Jacksonville, FL careers, the most in demand are 1) Sales and Retail jobs – customer sales representatives, store keepers, sales assistants, sales managers, etc…; this is followed by 2) Healthcare jobs - including nurses, physical therapists, nursing aides; then by 3) Transportation and logistics jobs – truck drivers, warehouse supervisors, warehousemen; then 4) Administrative jobs – office staff, accounting, human resource jobs.
If you like training, planning, and helping with staff development, then human resource jobs are for you. Human resource work is not only focused on hiring, retaining, motivating and promoting employees they are also involved in training, counseling, compensation and benefits as well as firing employees that don’t perform or has become a company liability. You need a college degree in order to qualify for this position, as well as sales and administrative background.
The most prominent employers for Jacksonville, FL careers are the Port of Jacksonville which holds about 50,000 jobs, tourism industry where around 43,000 people make a living, fortune 500 companies of CSX Corporation – an international transportation company specializing in truck, rail and sea transport; Fidelity National Financial – the largest title insurance company in the U.S.; and Winn-Dixie Stores – a big supermarket chain. Other Famous companies situated in Jacksonville are Bank of America, Medtronic, JPMorgan Chase, Inceptor and Mayo Clinic.
Jacksonville is also the location of many military facilities; it has the third largest military presence in the U.S. and is the largest provider of Jacksonville, FL careers. There is the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay that is a big naval port specializing in tendering submarines; the Naval Air Station which employs around 23,000 individuals both active-duty and civilian employees, and many other stations of the military that offer jobs.
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