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Old 09-09-2011, 05:34 PM
 
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My family want a new start, and looking to move there b y Spring of 201 2.. .is there a demand for factory workers paying 10-15 an hour..if so, I need names...also I hearing a about wild fires there, can some please give me some info...Thanks
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Old 09-09-2011, 05:42 PM
 
Location: central Austin
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My family want a new start, and looking to move there b y Spring of 201 2.. .is there a demand for factory workers paying 10-15 an hour..if so, I need names...also I hearing a about wild fires there, can some please give me some info...Thanks

Factory workers?

Not so much unless you count semiconductor fabrication and equipment manufacturing but that demands specific skills. There is auto manufacturing in San Antonio and smaller scale manufacturing in Austin but not a huge demand for workers.

Yes, we have wild fires, everyone from the BBC to al-Jazeera and the New York Times has covered it.

I'd stay put in Chicago!
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Old 09-09-2011, 05:49 PM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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If you have a facebook page, check out Texas Storm Chasers. It'll give you an idea and yes, it's made international news. There may be some factory jobs along the gulf coast, but not sure.
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Old 09-09-2011, 05:54 PM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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I googled "factory jobs in Texas" and nearly everything I found was in either Houston or Dallas and surrounding areas. There's a smattering of them around Austin and some in El Paso.
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Old 09-09-2011, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Avery Ranch, Austin, TX
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Any particular reason you're drawn to Tampa AND Austin...other than warmth?
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Old 09-09-2011, 07:38 PM
 
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Yeah...smaller city, cost of living is cheaper...so I heard...wont do me any justice, if I cant find a job when I get there.
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Old 09-09-2011, 09:22 PM
 
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Yeah...smaller city, cost of living is cheaper...so I heard...wont do me any justice, if I cant find a job when I get there.
I think Austin's affordability is sometimes exaggerated by the media. It's cheaper than NYC or San Francisco for sure, but we've had people on here before from Chicago comment that it wasn't really much cheaper, if at all. Plus, as others are saying, there isn't much in the way of factory work.
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Old 09-09-2011, 09:43 PM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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If you need factory work and want to move to Texas, some of the towns around Dallas and Houston aren't too big. They'd be smaller than Austin and cost of living would PROBABLY be lower than Austin. Austin is one of the more expensive cities to live in Texas.
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Old 09-10-2011, 10:01 AM
 
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Austin is expensive the cost of living is the same as Chicago and in some areas more expensive (utilities). Not much in the way of factory work...and that would probably be at minimum wage. 80 days and counting of 100+ degree temperatures.

The Austin job market is NOT as advertised.
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Old 09-10-2011, 01:42 PM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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My family want a new start, and looking to move there b y Spring of 201 2.. .is there a demand for factory workers paying 10-15 an hour..if so, I need names...also I hearing a about wild fires there, can some please give me some info...Thanks
What kind of factory? I think there's more manufacturing around Houston. For things like autos, there's some around San Antonio.

Yes, horrible fires and drought this year.... many forecasters saying the La Nina this Fall is going to worsen the drought into next year if you can believe that.... starting to really wonder if Central Texas is sustainable (water supply) especially the way people have been moving here in such huge numbers. A little scary.
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