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Texas claims a bunch of the best U.S. cities for jobs
Looking to make a career move? Well, you have lots of options in Texas, because it turns out most of the state's big cities are killing it in the job market category. Glassdoor recently put together a list of the 25 best cities for jobs, and Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio all made the cut.
The list is based on the Glassdoor Job Score, determined by weighting three factors equally: how easy it is to get a job (hiring opportunity), how affordable it is to live there (cost of living) and how satisfied employees are working there (job satisfaction).
Coming in at No. 4 on the list is Austin (job score 3.9). The Capital City has 33,198 job openings, a median base salary of $50,000 and a median home value of $226,400. It also earns a job satisfaction rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on 1,000 company reviews in the area.
San Antonio ranks No. 9 (job score 3.7). It has 29,980 job openings, a median base salary of $40,000, median home value of $147,600 and the same job satisfaction rating as Austin: 3.3.
No. 14 on the list belongs to Dallas-Forth Worth (job score 3.6), where there are 102,311 job openings. The median base salary mimics Austin's at $50,000, but our median home value is lower, at $157,900. Dallas' job satisfaction rating also is lower, at 3.2.
Houston is the last Lone Star locale on the list, at No. 21. H-Town has 74,442 job openings and a 3.2 job satisfaction rating. Workers there enjoy a median base salary of $52,000 — the highest in Texas — and a $157,900 median home value.
Raleigh, North Carolina, tops the list with a 4.1 job score. Glassdoor touts Raleigh's reputation as a safe haven for tech companies looking to flee the Northeast. Companies like IBM, Cisco and SAS have brought in a ton of jobs in addition the the famous "Research Triangle" that has several universities (University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, Duke and more) feeding those companies with skilled workers.
See all 25 best cities for jobs on the Glassdoor blog.