ABC NEWS
March 12, 2008
Top 5 Cities to Find a Job:
1. Salt Lake City, Utah, tops the list in job growth with opportunities in nursing, education and banking.
2. Witchita, Kan., where aircraft and petroleum industries have bounced back and looking to hire for their production lines. There are also plenty of opportunities for health care workers.
3. Austin, Texas, is a vibrant and young city with an entrepreneurial spirit, so a good place to think about opening a small business. Also a wide range of career choices in technology.
4. Atlanta, Ga., is a hub for the financial and technology industries with positions in accounting, civil and electiral engineering and jobs at Fortune 500 companies like Coca Cola, UPS and Home Depot.
5. Fort Worth, Texas, with job opportunities in teaching, construction, even vision care products and air craft equipment.
Fast-Growing Career Fields
HEALTH CARE GREW BY 36,000 JOBS LAST MONTH ALONE.
Service jobs in health care are one of the highest growth sectors -- and grew by 36,000 jobs last month alone. These opportunities range from home health-care aides and medical assistants to equipment technicians and occupational therapists. For some of these, certificate programs can be completed in as little as a year, so it's viable path to pursue at any age.