Looking to relocate to Amarillo

[amarillo1]

Originally Posted by karenew

to the previous poster from LA...

prepare for a culture shock! We moved here almost 5 years ago from Ventura/Oxnard are of CA.
life is MUCH slower here.

there isn't good seafood available. (unless you count Red Lobster and Joe's crabshack)

Entering i-40 can take some getting used to. The entrance ramps are short and don't have a yield sign, so you have to merge quickly... no stopping on the onramps or you will cause an accident.

To have you car inspected will cost 12.50 a year.

Amarillo is the "big city" and the surrounding smaller communities look to Amarillo for a lot of entertainment.
Lubbock is a 2 hour drive
OKC is 4 hour drive
Albuquerque is about 5 hour drive
DFW (Dallas/Ft. Worth) is about 6 hours

Some people here can be very cliquish. But you can also make small talk with just about anyone. (in line at the grocery store)

It is constantly windy, which can be good as it keeps the temps cooler. Or it can be bad if the winds go through Hereford first (dairy farms and feed lots). In a short time you will have your haircut short or pulled into a ponytail all the time.

We have a baseball team, indoor football, ice hockey for entertainment. As well as a new performing arts center. The bigger bands don't come here, they get as close as Lubbock.

There are 4 seasons, with low humidity.

The SW area is the part that is growing the fastest. The Tradewind area is also growing fast, just not as fast as SW.

if you have more questions..just ask.

You mean its windy constantly? like whipping winds or more gentle breezes

[Brodie]

just wanted to leave a note to say that when it comes to computer jobs amarillo is pretty dry, this city is mostly restaurant jobs, of course we have bell, corning, and pantex, but thats pretty much it. really look at the job market before making a move here, its a nice place, but when it comes to the future of your children and where they are goin to work when they turn into adults, believe me im sure your children will have to move to get the opportunities a larger city will provide. And it is very windy, we actually have more and higher winds than chicago, so Amarillo really should hold the title as the windy city, Amarillo can have winds of 75+ gusts, and yes that is like a cat 1 hurricane!

[stacy chatten]

Looking to relocate and was wondering if Amarillo had jobs in the social work field. Just got my degree and want to relocate some place nice.

[GayleTX]

I would add the medical community to the job market in Amarillo.....it has a very large medical district that serves the entire Panhandle, western Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico, and the southwestern part of Kansas. There are three large hospitals, several nursing home, some rehab and extended care centers and many related clinics and doctors offices. There are always job openings in all of them at both the entry and professional levels. There are social workers at most of them. Also, the state of Texas has a large Department of Human Services office there that serves most of the Panhandle, so there are a number of state social worker jobs thru that department. How much a shortage there is of social workers....I don't know, but I do know there are job positions there.

[AmarilloDude]

An MSW would get you a job in Amarillo within a few weeks of getting here. There really is a shortage.

[Fraghawk]

Ahhh Amarillo where to start?



The Pop is about to break 200,000 while the MSA is flirting with 250,000
You can see downtown from pala duro canyon if you look carefully.
2 hours to get to the mountains of Raton and Sugarite State park in NM
We are The Oasis of the panhandle. If you want anything bigger, go to DFW, as Lubbock is almost a mirror of Amarillo. they have about 10k more people and there DT looks like they are 90,000 when in fact they are 210,000.
Amarillo is the center of all economic activities in the panhandle.
Oh and the downtown looks like the mercantile building from Dallas would fit right in.

[greg.jackson]

Dont do it. Amarillo is backwards and its like 1980 there. The weather and smell are terrible.