Your heart may be in San Francisco, but your best chances of finding a new job in the coming years are probably elsewhere.
For its annual "Best Places for Businesses and Careers" list, Forbes.com ranked 200 United States metropolitan cities based on the accumulated factors of job growth, cost of doing business, educational attainment, living costs and crime rates. Although San Francisco ranked high among cities with the number of adult inhabitants with a college degree, it came in at a dismal No. 175 overall and an even more dismal No. 197 for places with high job growth.
Still, in terms of job growth, the home to Rice-A-Roni performed better than Hickory, N.C., San Jose, Calif. and New Orleans, La., the city with the smallest job growth on Forbes.com's list.
According to Forbes, the following metro areas are top 10 places where U.S. job growth is smallest. If you are looking for and are having trouble finding work in one of these places, it may be that the supply of job candidates outnumbers the demand for workers.
Most popular jobs and average local salary*:Registered nurses -- $50,496Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $37,236Elementary school teachers -- $34,374
Jobs more common near New Orleans than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Pump operators -- $38,149Sailors and marine oilers -- $27,807Bridge and lock tenders -- $25,469
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Computer applications software engineers -- $78,822Computer systems software engineers -- $88,659Registered nurses -- $79,649
Jobs more common near San Jose than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Semiconductor processors -- $34,169Oral and maxillofacial surgeons -- $186,196Computer hardware engineers -- $88,163
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $45,244Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $43,338Elementary school teachers -- $32,390
Jobs more common near Hickory than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Wood model makers -- $24,799Wood patternmakers -- $25,750Upholsterers -- $34,240
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $71,408Accountants and auditors -- $51,435Computer applications software engineers --$70,426
Jobs more common near San Francisco than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Mathematical scientists -- $69,664Graduate teaching assistants -- $26,324Biochemists and biophysicists -- $76,807
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $53,194Elementary school teachers -- $50,238Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $54,024
Jobs more common near Detroit than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners --$24,689Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators and tenders -- $45,476Power plant operators -- $55,733
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $65,598Accountants and auditor -- $47,239Computer applications software engineers -- $69,912
Jobs more common near the Cambridge area than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Nuclear technicians -- $55,952Oral and maxillofacial surgeons -- $193,462Atmospheric and space scientists -- $62,651
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $48,594Elementary school teachers -- $50,475Secondary school teachers -- $48,177
Jobs more common near Flint than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Postsecondary teachers -- $60,113Education, training and library workers -- $51,530Elementary and secondary education administrators -- $71,703
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $41,437Secondary school teachers -- $40,957Elementary school teachers -- $36,611
Jobs more common near Binghamton than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Coil winders, tapers and finishers -- $16,525Judges and magistrates -- $70,856Legislators -- $102,050
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $47,910Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $41,607Secondary school teachers -- $45,051
Jobs more common near Canton than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Metal and plastic forging machine operators -- $45,255Welding operators -- $27,655Heat treating equipment operators -- $23,888
Most popular jobs and average local salary:Registered nurses -- $45,867Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $48,827Secondary school teachers -- $44,184
Jobs more common near Dayton than other U.S. cities and average local salary:Metal and plastic workers -- $32,182Materials engineers -- $76,952Postsecondary engineering teachers -- $50,824
*Salary information provided by CBsalary.com. All other data from Forbes.com and CityTownInfo.com.**Population numbers based on metro area.
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