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It seems like good paying work is relatively abundant in some cities, while other cities require a degree and a decade of experience for everything but the very worst jobs. Which cities are the "easiest" to find decent pay for the cost of living and which are the hardest?
Really, it's not an employer's market with all the hype about it being a Rocky Mountain mild-weather utopia over the past 25 years?
No, being an employer here sucks. Finding and keeping good people here is an enormous chore (because there's always something bigger/better/easier to move on to).
Really, it's not an employer's market with all the hype about it being a Rocky Mountain mild-weather utopia over the past 25 years?
Nope. I've only been back in town for 4 years and through some timely job-hopping have raised my pay significantly. IT sector is on fire here. Not as many jobs as some of the bigger cities, but it's better than it was 15 years ago when I left.
It seems like good paying work is relatively abundant in some cities, while other cities require a degree and a decade of experience for everything but the very worst jobs. Which cities are the "easiest" to find decent pay for the cost of living and which are the hardest?
Wow, didn't you just move to Eugene? Tired of it already??
The Twin Cities are in the midst of an acute labor shortage. We have reached full employment and everybody is still hiring, unemployment is currently 3.7% which is one of the lowest rates in the country. Wages are starting to trend upward, and they will have to because further economic growth here is now dependent on poaching workers from the rest of the country. If you are employable somebody will hire you quickly.
I wish I could say what David above said. I have been looking for jobs in Colorado for years with no luck. Either they do not want someone from out of state to move there, or they want to give a $20K a year pay cut.
It seems like good paying work is relatively abundant in some cities, while other cities require a degree and a decade of experience for everything but the very worst jobs. Which cities are the "easiest" to find decent pay for the cost of living and which are the hardest?
1. DC
2. San Francisco
3. Boston
4. San Jose
5. NYC
6. Seattle
7. Denver
8. Austin
9. Minneapolis
10. Raleigh
11. Baltimore
12. Columbus, OH
13. Hartford, CT
14. Chicago
15. Pittsburgh
*job market and COL based on averages for 22-35 year olds with BAs or higher.
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