[YPtere07]

Hey guys,

I’m considering a move to Las Vegas this summer and was hoping someone could weigh in on what the young professionals’ scene is like. I currently live in Houston where’s there’s a lot of educated successful 25-35 year olds. A lot of the posts I’ve read on here seem to be giving advice to young families or coupes, and not so much to singles in their late 20s or early 30s. I love all that there is to do around Vegas, especially the outdoorsy stuff like Red Rock and Mt Charleston. It’s absolutely beautiful!

Specific questions:

Are there certain neighborhoods that cater to young professionals?

In your opinion is Vegas a good place for single in their late 20s to settle?

Is the economy trending towards attracting this segment of the population through industry investing in the area?

In researching for this move I’ve come across several comments generalizing that LV is “uneducated” overall. Do you feel like this accurate?


Thank you so much!

[SportyandMisty]

It kinda depends on your definition of "educated successful 25-35 year olds." And it what field of employment.

[YPtere07]

Originally Posted by SportyandMisty

It kinda depends on your definition of "educated successful 25-35 year olds." And it what field of employment.

I guess the picture that comes to mind when I say that is college degree and career driven, no real industry in mind. My friend groups here span from HR, medical, NGOs, education, law, to research and engineering.

[spectras]

Originally Posted by YPtere07

Hey guys,

I’m considering a move to Las Vegas this summer and was hoping someone could weigh in on what the young professionals’ scene is like. I currently live in Houston where’s there’s a lot of educated successful 25-35 year olds. A lot of the posts I’ve read on here seem to be giving advice to young families or coupes, and not so much to singles in their late 20s or early 30s. I love all that there is to do around Vegas, especially the outdoorsy stuff like Red Rock and Mt Charleston. It’s absolutely beautiful!

Specific questions:

Are there certain neighborhoods that cater to young professionals?

In your opinion is Vegas a good place for single in their late 20s to settle?

Is the economy trending towards attracting this segment of the population through industry investing in the area?

In researching for this move I’ve come across several comments generalizing that LV is “uneducated” overall. Do you feel like this accurate?


Thank you so much!

Check meetup.com, there are lot of events and gathering like that.

i.e. here are two groups:
https://www.meetup.com/Vegas-Young-Professionals/
https://www.meetup.com/VYPToastmasters/

[soclose]

Are there certain neighborhoods that cater to young professionals?

I believe that most of them live in the South West Area below the I-215. Usually they’ve taken a job offer from a Casino and need easy access to the freeway.

In your opinion is Vegas a good place for single in their late 20s to settle?

I’m in my late 20’s, working full time, college degree and just bought my first home. I haven’t met anybody who’s in the same mind set as me. I still think there’s a huge population of millennials here who are still trying to get past the night life scene here (which can be a trap). I love Vegas for the weather overall. If you move here with a similar mindset you’ll do good.

Is the economy trending towards attracting this segment of the population through industry investing in the area?

This is hard to say that it is or will be because a lot of business’s come and go, due to not offering enough full time positions with benefits. The economy is really relying on the Raiders coming in 2020 but anything can happen before then.

[yellowsnow]

Well, no tech here. No oil patch. No manufacturing. No NASA. No sea port. We do have an AF base with a few civilian tech type jobs. So there are not a lot of young engineer types like you find in Houston. I know because I used to be one of them! We have doctors, lawyers, bankers etc. But the numbers are small. What did you find to do here?

Salaries and compensation overall are rock bottom because the majority of the jobs are low pay, serve the tourist type positions. That's what's here. You don't need a degree to hump cocktails. You would get more mileage out of a boob job. There are quite a few overeducated disenfranchised individuals here. My last cab driver was a history professor. Another fish out of water. People just do what they have to do to make a living.

There is a company here that advertises regularly for a degreed chemist to do what sounds like basic quantitative and qualitative analysis. I have seen their ads on and off for 10 years now Guess what they pay? $10 per hour and no benefits.

If you do decide to come here, make sure that job is really solid. Chances are you would not be able to replace it!

[Willy702]

If you have a degree and a few years of experience Vegas is a decent place to work. The pay is not bad at all and there are many types of employers to choose from. Many will have a gaming angle, but few will be on a gaming floor. All the big gaming suppliers are along 215 and they all have offices with hundreds of emploiyees mostly the young to middle aged professional types. The casinos themselves also have offices with hundreds of employees, some inside resorts but off the floors while others are also along 215. Then you have the large number of financially focused companies along 215 and into Summerlin, another place with lots of jobs. And they really don't fill easily, many of these employers end up recruiting out of state residents because the pool of workers isn't that strong as UNLV sadly is nearly worthless in preparing students for the professional workforce.

[08grad]

Originally Posted by soclose

I’m in my late 20’s, working full time, college degree and just bought my first home. I haven’t met anybody who’s in the same mind set as me.

This.

I'm 29, have a Master's Degree, decent job (70k/year), no debt, own my house and car outright (no loans).

I can't find similar people here. Everyone is makes half of what I do while working part-time and spends everything that they make on rent, debt payments (car, student loan, credit cards), food, and travel.

[foundapeanut]

^^^^JMO if you are working part time and spend every dime, why are they traveling? Things can't be that bad. I won't bore you with 'in my younger days.'

There is a new to the area (out of the AU) big gaming supply company being built. The building looks more than 80% completed and they are now putting in the parking lot. Suppose to have 600 employees. Since they are from the AU, they will most likely be limited transfers. Probably will harvest from other companies here or hire new. They will need engineers.

https://www.aristocrat.com/careers/ Here is their website. They do have a come join our team in Vegas area.

A friend of mine worked for one of these companies, managing in the tech area. He oversaw the programmers but didn't know how to do programming himself. He had the drive, education, and the personality. He has since went on to being a big shot at the Venetian. Making boo koo bucks. And being very happy.

If you have ambition, are generally an overall decent worker without a chip on your shoulder, I think you'll do fine. But you constantly have to be 'networking.' What do you like to do? How does that transfer to a job. The strip uses lots of suppliers and over all the ones that are successful pay a decent salary.

I'm connected to lots of small business owners (which is anyone under 250 employees). I've met through networking functions, went through business advancement programs with them, know them from doing business with them. When they were just starting out their careers, they were someones employee at one time.

We used to use an ambitious young man as a creative. He was in art school, not making much but was creative enough in his field. Now he's working at an ad agency, running the entire creative department. (This was over about a 10 year period of time.) And he's a minority.

I had a friend who worked for the 49er's - what a freakin' dream job! Excelent pay and benefits. Constant social functions to go to. The employees got superbowl rings, not like the players but very nice. And they got to go on international trips when the team won. One year it was 2 weeks in the Mediterraneon. All paid for by the 49er's. Now some of thsoe people with the Raiders might not move so there will be openings. If I was 20 years younger.....

With us gettting the Golden Knights and soon the Raiders, it's made LV a world class city. There will probably be some suppliers who work for the Raiders who will relocate. Especially if the main customer is the Raiders. More job opportunites.

[FML157]

the young business professionals scene here is replaced with the young service industry scene. This scene is very prevalent. I'm talking about people that work in nightclubs, dayclubs, pool party, bartenders, promoters etc.....

the service industry folks all seem to live in the southwest and some live up in the high rise condos on/or near the strip.