Top Employers, 2011

Employer ........................................................................... Total Employees

University of Texas Medical Branch ............................................................... 7,500

Galveston Independent School District ......................................................... 1,366

Landry’s Inc.* .................................................................................................... 1,300

American National Insurance Company ......................................................... 866

Galveston County (on Island only) ................................................................... 864

Moody Gardens .................................................................................................... 810

City of Galveston .................................................................................................. 722

Mitchell Family Corp. ........................................................................................... 460

Texas A&M University at Galveston .....................................................................423

Galveston College...................................................................................................300

Schlitterbahn** .................................................................................................... 286

*Employment increases by 45% – almost 600 additional jobs – during the summer.

**Employment increases to almost 700 during the summer.

Employment Statistics – City of Galveston

Labor Force Employed Unemployed

2012 .................... 22,514 .......................20,752 ...............................1,762 .........7.8%

2011 .................... 22,036 .......................20,036 ...............................2,000 .........9.1%

2010 .................... 21,447 .......................19,672 ...............................1,775 .........8.3%

2009 .................... 24,956 .......................23,226 ...............................1,730 .........6.9%

2008 .................... 25,416 .......................24,182 ...............................1,234 .........4.9%

2007 .................... 25,133 .......................24,047 ...............................1,086 .........4.3%

2006 .................... 25,469 .......................24,116 ...............................1,353 .........5.3%

2005 .................... 26,171 .......................24,707 ...............................1,464 .........5.6%

Source: Workforce Solutions

Property Taxes, 2011

Tax rate per $100 assessed value

State of Texas ....................... $0.000000

Galveston County ................ $0.612945

City of Galveston ................. $0.554001

Galveston ISD ...................... $1.165000

Community College ........... $0.189450

Navigation District .............. $0.189450

Total .............................. $2.568014

Source: Galveston Central Appraisal District

Average Hourly Earnings

Accountants and Auditors .........................................................................$26.23

Postsecondary teachers..............................................................................$40.68

Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers .............$22.67

Other Teachers and Instructors ................................................................$13.50

Librarians, Curators, and Archivists .........................................................$22.19

Other Education, Training, and Library Occupations...........................$13.27

Physicians and Surgeons ..........................................................................$61.64

Registered Nurses........................................................................................$29.81

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians .............................$19.70

Dental Hygienists ............................................................................................. $30

Police Officers .............................................................................................$22.71

Security Guards...........................................................................................$11.78

First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Food Prep and Serving Workers ....$13.08

Food Preparation Workers .......................................................................... $8.86

Building Cleaning Workers ......................................................................... $9.37

Cashiers .......................................................................................................... $8.21

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing ..........................$28.28

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks .....................................$15.26

Receptionists and Information Clerks .....................................................$11.61

Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks...................................................$12.55

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers ..................................................................$10.13

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ...............................................$15.44

Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive .................................$12.78

Office Clerks, General .................................................................................$12.24

Carpenters....................................................................................................$16.90

Construction Laborers ...............................................................................$13.27

Construction Equipment Operators ........................................................$15.92

Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ...............................$18.85

Automotive Technicians and Repairers...................................................$15.43

Source: Workforce Solutions Occupation Report for Galveston County