Easiest places in USA to relocate and quickly get a job (construction work, 2013)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I have to disagree. "Living wage jobs", like manufacturing jobs, are few and far between in today's America. Minimum wage jobs, which you would have to work two or three of at a time just to survive, are easy to get. If you know of a city/state where living wage jobs are easy to get, please let me know.
And I always thought that Texas was a piece of paradise !!! Been in NC for a few years love it here. Check out Raleigh / Durham.
Depends on what you like.
I was born and raised here. I've lived elsewhere before, and am eager to do so again. It's hot and boring here and getting more expensive by the day. Doesn't help that I'm up in Dallas which has no natural beauty whatsoever.
Please - trust me on this. DO NOT MOVE UNLESS YOU HAVE A JOB! I packed up and moved once pretty far away (for me, anyway - I lived in the NW suburbs of Chicago) to help care for my husband-at-the-time's mother and had no job - and couldn't find one. He wouldn't even look - allergic to work. I moved back the 1,000 miles in 3 1/2 months. Alone. With no money. And a baby. It's NOT a "fun adventure", it's a grueling, expensive and scary thing to do, especially when you have no backup plan or support.I was flat broke when I drove back across the line back into Illinois. Don't set yourself up for failure when a little preparation can make a move like that far easier, and far less stressful.
I lived in Indy for eleven years before moving down here to Atlanta. I loved Indy...the only downside is the winter there. It can be brutal. I couldn't get a marketing job in Indy so that's why I left and came to Atlanta in hopes of getting my first job in marketing..no luck yet. I have been in GA for three years now. However, I will say that tech jobs are booming in Indy. I read an article a while back that ranks indianapolis in the top 10 for tech jobs. Regardless, Indianapolis is a place I would recommend. COL is not that high and there is a decent amount of things to do there.
People often overlook the lower Midwest.
I lived in Indy for three years myself. At the time, I was temping for just under $11/hr in a help desk job here in northeast TN. I more than doubled my income by moving to Indianapolis. If you lose your job in Indy, you can find another here fairly quickly. Here - about all you'll be finding are Walmart jobs.
I tried moving to Nashville. I did get offers, but the pay was pitiful - low $30k range. There are so many people moving there that wages can be kept low. Indy is fairly under the radar by comparison.
benefit to federal work, being on the gs pay scale, it doesn't matter where one lives, rural or city, the pay is the same outside of not getting locality pay
so someone working in the middle of nowhere is pay as much as someone in a larger city
lots of gs 9+ in rural areas making $60k+, with col running half that
As far as distribution/logistics/factory jobs, is relocating to the midwest worth it? Especially Indy like Serious Convo said? Is there some sort of labor shortage? I've heard you could start off at $13/hr at some of these places doing dummy work. Is that somewhat accurate? I have a BA and have been at my warehouse job for about 5 years and I'm not even making $13/hr despite being one of their best employees. Raises/wages suck for the Philly area; maybe thinking about a change of scenery.
Issue is transit as I'll be relying on the buses until I get my license. I'm from the northeast after all. Due to taxes/affordability I'm not interested in Chicago or the Twin Cities(unless the pay is worth it). But I can handle the cold.
there are Plenty of people moving to NYC from other areas to find work. Try looking in Queens if Manhattan has exhausted it's job options for you.
I understand that there's a mass migration of people from NY/NJ to SC/NC although I have no idea what the job situation is down there.
5 or 6 Years ago, you could buy a house and live well on a starting salary in Columbus OH.
have you read the article about amazon building a distribution center where the largest mall in America used to be?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
