Haywood EDC June 2010 : Page 3Business Size With employees: 1,572 Without employees: 5,030 1-4 Employees 5-9 Employees 10-19 Employees 20-49 Employees 50-99 Employees 100+ Employees SOURCE: Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship 95 175 42 24 Education PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 2009 Enrollment: 7,754 Students Number: 327 Employment Distribution* EMPLOYMENT SECTOR AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT PERCENT 921 9 Elementary, 3 Middle, 4 High School (including 1 Alternative, 1 Early College) Annual Investment/Pupil: $8,161.62 AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE Agricultural Services ............ 162.................. .97................ $410.91 Construction Services ........... 981 ................. 5.90............... $569.17 Manufacturing................. 1956................. 11.76 .............. $930.29 Wholesale Trade ............... 279 ................. 1.68............... $603.78 Retail Trade................... 2751................. 16.59 .............. $452.60 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate ..... 608 ................. 3.65............... $533.68 Trans/Comm/Pub. Utilities ........ 371 ................. 2.23............... $794.90 Service/Unclassified............. 3074................. 18.48 .............. $638.28 Educational Services ............ 1414................. 8.50............... $653.85 Health Care/Social Services ....... 2559................. 15.38 .............. $690.76 Leisure & Hospitality ............ 2480................. 14.91 .............. $335.69 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— TOTAL EMPLOYMENT............ 16,635................ 100% ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *SOURCE: North Carolina Employment Security Commission, 3rd Quarter, 2009 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Avg. SAT Score: 1524 Staff: 1019 certified and 376 support All elementary schools provide after-school care Selected Employers EMPLOYER DESCRIPTION FULL TIME PART TIME EST. Haywood County Schools ............. Education .............. 991..... 404 .... 1965 Evergreen, Inc. (Canton & Waynesville) ... Paper Products ........... 1181 .... 0 ...... 1906 Haywood Regional Medical Center....... Health Care ............. 754..... 255 .... 1927 Haywood County Government .......... County Services .......... 522..... 331..... 1808 Haywood Community College........... Higher Education.......... 179 ..... 263..... 1965 Haywood Vocational Opportunities....... Disposable Med. Supplies .... 330..... 120..... 1967 Ingles ........................... Grocery Stores ........... 137..... 265 .... 1963 Wal-Mart ........................ Discount Retail ........... 240..... 160..... 1991 Consolidated Metco ................. Truck Parts, Moulding....... 200..... 63 ..... 2004 Town of Waynesville ................. Town Administration........ 164 ..... 60 ..... 1871 Lowe’s........................... Building Materials ......... 128..... 36 ..... 1965 Lake Junaluska Assembly ............. Conference Center......... 90 ..... 79 ..... 1913 Mountain Projects, Inc................ Community Action Agency.... 102 ..... 36 ..... 1965 Silver Bluff Nursing Home............. Health Care, Assisted Living ... 128..... 47 ..... 1984 Autumn Care ...................... Health Care, Assisted Living ... 101 ..... 22 ..... 1985 General Dynamics .................. Defense Contractor ........ 100 ..... 1 ...... 1949 Ken Wilson Ford.................... Auto, Truck Dealer ......... 100 ..... 3 ...... 1980 USPS ........................... Postal Service............ 68 ..... 30 Associated Packaging Technologies ...... Plastic Food Trays ......... 96 ..... 0 ...... 1996 Maggie Valley Resort ................ Resort, Inn, Golf .......... 88 ............. 1963 Town of Canton .................... Town Administration........ 66 ..... 19 ..... 1893 Waynesville Inn .................... Resort, Inn, Golf .......... 25 ..... 53 ..... 1926 HIGHER EDUCATION: Haywood Commmunity College is regarded as one of the finest two-year institutions in the country.With an enrollment of 3,406 students (5,166 continuing education) and 175 full-time staff, the school offers over 55 programs of study, including such specialized areas as Forestry Management, Production Crafts, Cosmetology, Nursing, Early Childhood, Manufacturing Engineering and a manufacturing certification program. Augmenting the college is the Regional High Technology Center, a $4.0 million facility geared to provide training in machining and aeronautics technologies. Additionally, Western Carolina University at Cullowhee and the University of North Carolina at Asheville, both a part of the state university system, are a mere 30-minute drive. Publication List |
