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By Job Tipster | March 5, 2009
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is located in the southwest corner or Tennessee, south of mouth of the Wolf River. It is the youngest out of the four major cities in the state (Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville).
The area that is now Memphis was originally inhabited by the Mississippian tribal people. As a city, it was founded by John Overton, James Winchester and Andrew Jackson. Like much of the South during the time, cotton was a huge part of the local economy.
The city and the surrounding area has been home to many important musical icons including Elvis Presley, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Isaac Hayes and Al Green.
Memphis’ Job Market
Memphis’ fastest growing jobs are: court reporters, pharmacy technicians, environmental engineers, umpires, referees and other sports officials, network systems and data communications analysts, motorboat mechanics, fence erectors, orthotists and prosthetists, home health aides and animal trainers.
The fastest growing industries are: education and health services, information technology and leisure and hospitality.
High wage occupations are: anesthesiologists, dentists (general), internists (general), obstetricians and gynecologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pediatricians (general), physicians and surgeons (all other types), psychiatrists and family and general practitioners.
Work Trends
Memphis’ unemployment rate: 7.6 percent
National unemployment rate: 7.2 percent
Mean travel time to work: 23 minutes
Memphis’ Largest Employers
Regions Bank
6200 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38119-4713
Alluvion Securities
Clark Tower
5100 Poplar Ave # 809
Memphis, TN 38137-0800
Baptist Memorial Hospital East
Baptist Memorial Hosp-Memphis
6019 Walnut Grove Rd
Memphis, TN 38120-2173
Methodist Health Care
Methodist Hospital
1265 Union Ave
Memphis, TN 38104-3415
Shelby County Board of Education
160 S Hollywood St
Memphis, TN 38112-4891
Baptist Memorial Hospital
899 Madison Ave
Memphis, TN 38103
Baptist Heart Institute
Baptist Memorial Hosp-Memphis
6019 Walnut Grove Rd
Memphis, TN 38120-2173
Baptist Memorial Health Care
Baptist Memorial Hosp-Memphis
6019 Walnut Grove Rd
Memphis, TN 38120-2113
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis
2519 Walnut Rd
Memphis, TN 38128
International Paper Co.
6400 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38197-0198
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
Employment Guide
Yahoo! HotJobs
Memphis Joblink
SnagAJob
Memphis Jobs
Surrounding Area Job Search
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Continuing Education
University of Memphis
Rhodes College
Memphis College of Art
Le Moyne-Own College
Crichton College
Christian Brothers University
Baptist College of Health Sciences
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Discovering Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Redbirds
Mississippi RiverKings
Memphis Zoo
Mud Island River Park
Graceland
Beale Street Historic District
Carriage Tours of Memphis
National Civil Right Museum
Greater Memphis Statistics
Population
Total Population: 670,902
Under 18: 27.9 percent
White: 34.4 percent
Black: 61.4 percent
American Indian:
0.2 percent
Asian: 1.5 percent
Other: 0 percent
Multi-racial: 1.0 percent
Hispanic: 3.0 percent
Education
High school graduates: 76.4 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.9 percent
Housing
Households: 250,721
Persons per household: 2.52
Housing units: 271,552
Homeownership rate: 55.8 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $72,800
Income
Average salary: $32,392
Median household income: $33,244
Per capita income: $17,838
Persons below poverty: 20.6 percent
Transportation
Airports: Memphis International
Railroads: Amtrak
Public mass transit: Mata Transit
Weather
Average annual precipitation: 49 inches
High temp. in July: 92 degrees Fahrenheit
Low temp. in Jan: 31 degrees Fahrenheit
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