In the transition, some rethink their career paths and create fresh and innovative ways to earn a living in their new community. The creativity explains the variety of small businesses that have blossomed here. Nevada County entrepreneurs have created and developed companies offering everything from high tech manufactured products to high touch service-oriented establishments. Local employees are ready to meet these creative challenges as well. Eighty-six percent of the highly skilled employee base has a high school education or better and 22.5 percent have bachelor s degrees or higher.
Some people choose to combine their new country lifestyle with a more traditional career path.
Twenty two percent of the workforce commutes to larger-company jobs in nearby urban areas like Roseville, Folsom and Sacramento. We believe that good jobs are good for everyone and that more of them will strengthen our overall economy and add to the enrichment of our community.