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By Job Tipster | October 6, 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah
Voted the Number 1 City for Job Growth in America in 2008 by Forbes magazine, Salt Lake City is both the capital and most populated city in Utah. The city was originally founded by Mormon pioneers under the leadership of the Christian sect’s prophet, Brigham Young, in 1847.
The group had fled persecution for their beliefs of polygamy, the practice of having multiple wives, which was abandoned by the main religion in 1890. Salt Lake City is still the headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Church.
Economic growth was brought to Salt Lake City by a major boom in mining and the arrival of the first transcontinental railroad. Due to a rise in the popularity of skiing and other outdoor sports, the area has a strong tourism industry. Salt Lake city hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002 and is the United States’ center for industrial banking.
Salt Lake City’s Job Market
Salt Lake City’s fastest growing jobs are: computer software engineers (applications), network systems and data communications analysts, home health aides, computer software engineers (systems software), database administrators, medical assistants, compensation, benefits and job analysis specialists, and preschool teachers (aside from special education)
The fastest growing industries are: trade, transportation and utilities, professional and business services, and government
High wage occupations are: anesthesiologists, chief executives, family and general practitioners, internists (general), obstetricians and gynecologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, general pediatricians, all other physicians and surgeons, psychiatrists, and dentists.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
Salt Lake City’s unemployment rate: 3.5 percent
National unemployment rate: 6.1 percent
Salt Lake City’s Largest Employers
Huish Detergents Inc
3540 W 1987 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
O C Tanner Co
1930 S State St
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
Primary Children’s Hospital
100 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
University of Utah Hospitals
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
University of Utah
1950 Circle Of Hope Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Salt Lake Community College
4600 S Redwood Rd
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Staker & Parson Co.
1730 Beck St
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
LDS Hospital
325 8th Ave
Salt Lake City, UT 84143
Church of Jesus Christ- LDS
Lds Office Bldg
50 E North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Salt Lake County Pro Standards
2001 S State St
Salt Lake City, UT 84190
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Continuing Education
University of Utah
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Greater Salt Lake City’s Statistics
Population
Total Population: 178,858
Under 18: 23.6 percent
White: 79.2 percent
Black: 1.9 percent
American Indian: 1.3 percent
Asian: 3.6 percent
Other: 1.9 percent
Multi-racial:3.5 percent
Hispanic: 18.8 percent
Education
High school graduates: 83.4 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.9 percent
Housing
Households: 71,461
Persons per household: 2.48
Housing units: 77,054
Homeownership rate: 51.2 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $153,300
Income
Average salary: $30,570
Median household income: $36,944
Per capita income: $20,752
Persons below poverty: 15.3 percent
Transportation
Airports: Salt Lake City International Airport, Bountiful-Skypark Airport, Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport
Railroads: Amtrak
Public Mass Transit: Utah Transit Authority,
Weather
Annual precipitation: 16.50 inches
High temp. in July: 91 degrees F
Low temp. in Jan: 21 degrees F
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