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Best city to move to find IT jobs?

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dderidex

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Okay, looking at a place to move with a better demand for IT positions. Central Oregon is nice and all, but...few opportunities, here.

California is right out, as I only have an AAB, vocational cert, 8+ years high-level support experience...and that's not enough in CA to get a job anywhere that pays better than burger flipping.

Sooo...looking to move somewhere where that level of skill (which isn't static - I'm working on higher degrees and other certifications....I love education - but these things take time) is appropriate for a moderate paying IT job....defined as $45k+.

From what our house would sell for, we are looking at somewhere where you could get a nice flat in the city for around $300k. ("In the city" meaning - walking distance to an organic market, boutique retail shops, etc. Population is not as relevant - something 200k and up, I suppose.)

Sooo....is there ANYWHERE like that in the US?

Or, alternatively, any site I can look around with such criteria in mind and find potential move-to locations?
 
Originally posted by: toekramp
Triangle Park, aka Raleigh, NC
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Been there, love the area. The area of TN over the mountains may well be my favorite spot on the entire planet.

Looking at jobs online, though - it seems to have fairly ridiculous competition. To fit into the salary range I'm looking at, they seem to want MAs! That's....well, *ouch*.
 
You can pretty much skip the entire NYC and Washington DC areas, because housing prices are simply insane right now. On the flip side, you would have no problem finding a 45K a year job, considering that even the MTA workers make more than that now in NYC.
 
KC

cost of living is ok and you can get a support job in that range. our unemployment is low, construction is booming
 
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
You can pretty much skip the entire NYC and Washington DC areas, because housing prices are simply insane right now. On the flip side, you would have no problem finding a 45K a year job, considering that even the MTA workers make more than that now in NYC.
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Yeah, it's weird how much salary varies across the country. In Portland, with my experience, I'd be looking at a 25k-30k position, tops. Yet, elsewhere (in OH, for example), I've had a job offer for 50k last year! It's...interesting.
 
My wife and I are looking at Raleigh, NC as well. I'm having a tough time moving up in my career in PA, and the money I could be making in the Philly area wouldn't even justify the outrageous cost of real estate. So it's time to leave PA... and the Triangle looks like a great place.

Check out the link to the map in this thread.

FYI - since you're on the west coast, maybe Denver is the place for you since it is much closer than Raleigh...
 
It sounds like people like Raleigh, NC.... now, for the people who have gotten jobs in Raleigh, what's the "best" way to go about locating positions?
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
FYI - since you're on the west coast, maybe Denver is the place for you since it is much closer than Raleigh...
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FWIW, I'm from the east coast originally, and have no objection to moving back. Something of the wanderlust in both of us, I suppose.
Originally posted by: EKKC
NYC I make 100k and its not enough.
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Yes, well, in central Oregon, making $45 is *buckets* of money, and more than most people would know what to do with.

It really IS odd how much that varies across the country.
 
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