Long Beach Apartments | Sand, Surf and steady Employment

Long Beach, California area has over 4 million people in the workforce. The unemployment rate has been dropping recently, and stood at just under 4% in October of 2006. Most of the hot growth for employment in Long Beach, CA is in educational and healthcare services, leisure and hospitality, and government.

Education and health services are the fastest growing sectors in the Long Beach, California area. There are over 51,000 elementary school teachers in the Long Beach area and 52,000 teachers assistants. These jobs make an annual median income of $51,000 and $26,000 respectively, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Registered nurses are also in demand in Long Beach, as in the rest of the country. There are over 65,000 nurses in the area. Their median hourly wage is $32.40 and their median annual income is $67,660.

Security guards comprise a large part of the Long Beach work force. Over 50,100 people are employed as security guards in the Long Beach area. Their average hourly wage is $10.74 and their mean annual income is $22,340.

Food preparation and service also employs a large number of people in Long Beach. Over 35,000 people are employed as food preparation workers, and over 61,000 people are employed as wait staff. These two occupations make an average of $18,000 and $17,000 respectively each year.