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My family and I are looking into areas to relocate to this summer, but are there really any jobs anywhere? My DH has been working as a carpenter for about 8 years now, but has also cooked, worked in factories, the usual. With the real estate market the way it is, carpentry is becoming less and less viable I think. But besides having jobs, my dream place would have all four seasons, be a smaller town within an hour to a larger city, low crime rate, good schools and a university with a nursing program near by. I may as well be asking to win the lottery, huh?! LOL
I would appreciate any suggestions ya'll may have.
My family and I are looking into areas to relocate to this summer, but are there really any jobs anywhere? My DH has been working as a carpenter for about 8 years now, but has also cooked, worked in factories, the usual. With the real estate market the way it is, carpentry is becoming less and less viable I think. But besides having jobs, my dream place would have all four seasons, be a smaller town within an hour to a larger city, low crime rate, good schools and a university with a nursing program near by. I may as well be asking to win the lottery, huh?! LOL
I would appreciate any suggestions ya'll may have.
Lexington, Ky? Right where the U of Kentucky is. 1.5 hours to Louisville and Cincy.
My family and I are looking into areas to relocate to this summer, but are there really any jobs anywhere? My DH has been working as a carpenter for about 8 years now, but has also cooked, worked in factories, the usual. With the real estate market the way it is, carpentry is becoming less and less viable I think. But besides having jobs, my dream place would have all four seasons, be a smaller town within an hour to a larger city, low crime rate, good schools and a university with a nursing program near by. I may as well be asking to win the lottery, huh?! LOL
I would appreciate any suggestions ya'll may have.
Fayetteville Arkansas has all of what you said you were looking for. If your husband can do commercial construction then that would be a big help. The need residential construction is way down here but commercial is still doing good. There are also alot of factories, restaurants etc.
I wouldn't look at it in terms of carpentry becoming less viable. Actually, among all possible categories of work, I think carpentry is one of the ones that's guaranteed to have a future. We will always need carpenters, just as we will always need farmers. The "production" residential construction industry is certainly changing, and it will never be the same. But carpenters will still be needed for custom construction, renovation and repair work.
I wish that were the case with carpentry. But even in the high point of the real estate market, it is still not a 40 hr a week job because it all depends on how people manage money. It seems like DH was either working 60 to 80 hours a week without a day off or almost non existent. It's a strange industry and while there will always be a need for some carpenters, for a guy in a new area he's last on the list to get the job and first one to be laid off when the work gets light. In fact, I was just reading an article from the Bradenton, Fl newspaper discussing how this years soup kitchen lines and public assistance offices are filled with people related to the real estate market. It's more than a little scary. Is the market still booming or atleast steady, anywhere?
We just moved to the 'burbs of Kansas City, MO and we love it. The real estate market is okay here I think...there are a lot of new housing developments being built. I know there are nursing programs nearby although off the top of my head I don't know which schools offer them. The cost of living here is very reasonable and there is lots to do. If you go to the Kansas City Missouri section of this site you can find lots more information on the area. Parkville and Lee's Summit are the suburbs with the best school districts IMO.
Johnson County, Kansas has what you're looking for (Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee, Olathe, etc.); however, the biggest drawback is cost of housing. Over the last ten years it has escalated way too much...there are homes selling for $200k that should not be any higher than $100k. But, it's all about what you are looking for and can afford.
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