Rochester Jobs: Overview
What does a bouquet of flowers and a sack of flour have in common? Besides being homonyms, each made Rochester a boomtown in the mid-19th century. At its peak, the “Flour City” had 21 flour mills, making the city the largest producer of flour in the world. In the 1850s, the flower trade exceeded the flour trade with Rochester jobs shifting to a host of seed companies and nurseries including the well-known Barry & Ellwanger. That history lives on today in the “Flower City” in the form of the annual Rochester Lilac Festival, which draws around 500,000 visitors each year. And in 2014, more than 2,797 residents donned purple, pink, and green ponchos to earn a Guinness World Record for the largest human flower.
That whimsical spirit can also be found in local Rochester attractions, including the Strong National Museum of Play, where you can find toys from your past that have been inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame. The Canal Society gives periodic tours of the tunnels from an abandoned subway system built in the 1920s that are now filled with ornate murals and graffiti.
If you’re thinking of planting yourself in the Flower City to look for Rochester jobs, you might want to grow your search to include nearby Syracuse, Buffalo, and Binghamton.
Popular Jobs in Rochester
Rochester has a large manufacturing sector with 1,500 manufacturing companies supporting 60,000 production jobs. Along with traditional manufacturing of machinery and equipment, the Rochester area produces more milk than anywhere else in the U.S. and is known for its 145 wineries.
The University of Rochester Medical Center and its Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute support companies like Bausch + Lomb, CooperVision, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. These companies in turn provide life science jobs for a highly skilled workforce in the area.
One of the most popular areas of employment in Rochester is healthcare. More than 19,000 are employed in healthcare jobs in hospitals and other medical facilities.
Some other jobs of interest in Rochester are:
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How Much Do Rochester Jobs Pay?
The median household income in Rochester is $35,590. What does a job like yours pay? Find out by using Monster’s Salary Tools. You can enter any job title and location to get an estimate of that position’s pay. The Salary Tool will also tell you what the next logical step in your career might be and salaries for related jobs.
Want to Learn More About Companies Near You?
One of your best advantages in a job hunt is information. Monster wants to help you research the companies of interest to you, so we created a Company Profile link. If a company is listed in our database, you’ll see things like:
- the company’s mission statement.
- brand names you might recognize.
- a link to their website.
Find a Place to Bloom in a Rochester Job
We’ve got a harvest of Rochester jobs for you to peruse. Pick a few to explore, and see what grows on you. While you’re here, take a break to complete your Monster profile. Once you’ve indicated your preferences for industry, location, and job title, we’ll send new job postings to your inbox. Your profile and resume will also be available to recruiters and hiring managers, so they can easily find you when they’re looking for new candidates.