Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Charlotte makes top ten among best cities to start a career

Charlotte has landed at No. 9 on a new list of best cities to start a career in. Wallethub, a personal finance social network, released the list today. Wallethub analyzed 150 cities to come up with the list, studying everything from entry-level pay and job opportunities to "mating opportunities" -- i.e., the share of the population that has never been married. Charlotte ranked No. 7 in quality-of-life factors, No. 63 in professional opportunity factors, and came in at No. 9 overall, just below Dallas and above Houston.


Here's the top 10:


  1. Washington, D.C.
  2. Denver, CO.
  3. Irving, TX.
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. Minneapolis, MN
  6. San Francisco, CA
  7. Austin, TX
  8. Dallas, TX
  9. Charlotte, NC
  10. Houston, TX
Let's hear what you think. Is Charlotte one of the top cities to start a career in, based on your experience?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Eric,
Very true, Look at the exodus of new teachers from North Carolina after one year. Look at the number of Teach for America members after three months. North Carolina has placed a sign to the future worldwide and an empty promise from the governor today only makes it worse.

Anonymous said...

psst when jobs get better, teacher pay can too. It takes taxpayer dollars.

Anonymous said...

insert comment about unfair teacher pay here

Anonymous said...

Haaaaa good "mating opportunities"? Yeah right. Find someone decent to date in Charlotte is almost impossible.

Anonymous said...

So Irving, Texas (four cities in Texas? Really?) is a top-ten place to start a career, but New York City isn't? Boston? Chicago? Atlanta?