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Employment Analysis: TexasState overview, hot jobs, high salaries, big employers
Cowboys, oil and wide open spaces, Texas is filled with friendly people and lots of wealth and industry. How would your job and salary size up in the big state?
This is the second in a State Series of Job Analysis. For this article, we will be reviewing the employment horizon for the State of Texas. Home of the Dallas Cowboys, sprawling ranches and money; you may consider Texas an excellent location to move to for career and family reasons. In terms of population, Texas is 2nd largest in the nation with only California being more populated. However, you may be surprised to know that Texas is ranked 42nd and well above the national unemployment rate of 5.5%. Additionally, in regards to the median household income, once again Texas falls well below the national average of $44,400, ranking 40th overall. Indeed there is a lot of wealth in the State of Texas and numerous employers that pay handsomely. The key to success is finding the right employer, the ideal opportunity and a community where the cost of living is not exorbitant. Stay away from Austin and Dallas Texas as both these cities have some of the highest costs of living in the entire county, even above New York, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Demographic InformationWhen looking at average occupation salaries for this article, I chose to look at average jobs, and not those that required advanced degrees beyond a general BA or Bachelor or Science level of education. Therefore, below is a representation of average jobs that could be found in any city and in every state. I believe this to be a truer representation of the employment market, if you were looking to compare a move to Texas for employment purposes against another state. Top 10 Paying Jobs That Do NOT Require an Advanced DegreeIt goes without saying that there are thousands of mid and large employers in the State of Texas and this article cannot cover them all. I have chosen to showcase the Top 20 which represents the largest employers in the state, by total number of employees. However, if you work for a large company in Texas that is hiring and experiencing healthy growth, please use the link at the bottom of the page to start a discussion and let me know. I may use this information in an upcoming article. Top 20 Employers in the State of TexasIn the September issue of State Series of Job Analysis we will be discussing New York. Do you have firsthand experience moving TO New York for employment reasons? I would love to hear about your move, the employment market and the cost of living. I may include your information in the article. Please start a dialogue in the discussion area. If you want to be notified when the next issue is published, send me an email
The copyright of the article Employment Analysis: Texas in Hiring Opportunities is owned by Tracey Drake. Permission to republish Employment Analysis: Texas in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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