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I have been reading tons of threads here and over and over people are saying there is not many jobs to be had in Boise area. not many high paying or even middle paying jobs especially.
There's something like 650,000 people in the metro area...so where is everyone working?
Is a large portion of the population on Gov assistance of some kind? SSI?
if you use Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com you will find that there are jobs, just not high paying like other states. however if you do a cost of living comparison you don't need the same amount of money for the same standard of living... Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowed
Retail, restaurants and call centers. Used to be a lot in real estate (realtors, brokers, construction). 2008 decimated that. Its kinda picking back up.
Micron employs a lot, but the tech industry is 50% of what it once was.
There are plenty of well paying jobs in the area. What is missing is a large base of well paying unskilled jobs like some other communities have. So you can't, for instance, graduate from high school and go down to the local automotive plant and start out at $40k plus (or more).
You have to have the right combination of education and experience in a field that's in demand to make good money, but it can certainly be done. Many also have their own successful businesses.
Your money goes a little farther here than other states / cities. That's how people make it. Your typical entry level $7 - $8/HR employee at Walmart, etc has a better life here than say in Miami or New York or San Diego. If you are able to snag a $50K or above salary around here it's comparable to making say $75K in other places. You can find a nice home for around $200K also. When we bought ours for around $215K that same house would have easily been over $600K where we moved from. (Hawaii). Good luck. SW Idaho is a great place to live and still generally not too crowded.
There ARE jobs and very good ones at that. There are just not lot of good job OPENINGS and not enough new ones are being created. Those who secure a good job tend to keep it if they are smart and proactive about keeping up in training and education. There's just not a lot of movement and open availability of positions and what movement there is generally occurs through networking and connections.
There ARE jobs and very good ones at that. There are just not lot of good job OPENINGS and not enough new ones are being created. Those who secure a good job tend to keep it if they are smart and proactive about keeping up in training and education. There's just not a lot of movement and open availability of positions and what movement there is generally occurs through networking and connections.
Yup.
Added to that, when a lot of these jobs do come open, they already have someone in mind and the position is filled even as its being advertised.
A LOT of the city and state jobs are like this. I can't tell you how many city and state jobs have been posted (because its required) but those positions are essentially already filled.
Networking and nepotism here is a real, real thing.
I have been reading tons of threads here and over and over people are saying there is not many jobs to be had in Boise area. not many high paying or even middle paying jobs especially.
There's something like 650,000 people in the metro area...so where is everyone working?
Is a large portion of the population on Gov assistance of some kind? SSI?
Just wondering...
There's good jobs, just not a lot of good job openings. Definitely helps to know people.
There's an abundance of crappy jobs available, seems like the Chamber is touting a new call center opening every few weeks. The State's approach of trying to attract business by selling Idaho as a place for cheap labor doesn't help.
Added to that, when a lot of these jobs do come open, they already have someone in mind and the position is filled even as its being advertised.
A LOT of the city and state jobs are like this. I can't tell you how many city and state jobs have been posted (because its required) but those positions are essentially already filled.
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For city and state jobs you have to position yourself. I did a one year of volunteering in a job waiting for funding, of course i had the inside track. Another state job I had I spent about 4 years developing contacts and working with people with connections. Without them I would never have even gotten the interview.
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