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Comparing IT job markets in different cities: whats your take? NO seems bad
Posted on 12/1/14 at 12:00 am
Posted on 12/1/14 at 12:00 am
How much of the job market is perception vs. reality. I've been to some parts of the country that say they are a regional version of silicon valley when reality is that actual technical jobs are sparse. I've been in others that I didn't realize had that many openings vs. applications (Atlanta).
Doing a dice.com search for "programmer" comes up with this many job listings for these cities:
Baton Rouge: 0
New Orleans: 2 (WTF?)
Indianapolis: 9
Charlotte: 20
Seattle: 24
Miami: 24
Sacramento: 25
Austin: 34
Portland: 36
Phoenix: 46
Houston: 51
Minneapolis: 64
Chicago: 89
Dallas: 90
Atlanta: 96
San Jose: 152
LA: 211
DC: 263
NYC: 332
Maybe some cities do better with the non-programming/creative side, so I did a search for "systems administrator."
Baton Rouge: 4
New Orleans: 7
Indianapolis: 23
Charlotte: 41
Seattle: 103
Miami: 56
Sacramento: 38
Austin: 71
Portland: 68
Phoenix: 84
Houston: 103
Minneapolis: 79
Chicago: 189
Dallas: 220
Atlanta: 180
San Jose: 304
LA: 284
DC: 551
NYC: 465
Doing a dice.com search for "programmer" comes up with this many job listings for these cities:
Baton Rouge: 0
New Orleans: 2 (WTF?)
Indianapolis: 9
Charlotte: 20
Seattle: 24
Miami: 24
Sacramento: 25
Austin: 34
Portland: 36
Phoenix: 46
Houston: 51
Minneapolis: 64
Chicago: 89
Dallas: 90
Atlanta: 96
San Jose: 152
LA: 211
DC: 263
NYC: 332
Maybe some cities do better with the non-programming/creative side, so I did a search for "systems administrator."
Baton Rouge: 4
New Orleans: 7
Indianapolis: 23
Charlotte: 41
Seattle: 103
Miami: 56
Sacramento: 38
Austin: 71
Portland: 68
Phoenix: 84
Houston: 103
Minneapolis: 79
Chicago: 189
Dallas: 220
Atlanta: 180
San Jose: 304
LA: 284
DC: 551
NYC: 465
This post was edited on 12/1/14 at 12:05 am
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Posted on 12/1/14 at 12:03 am to Asgard Device
All Owned and controlled by Indian body shops.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 12:15 am to Asgard Device
# of positions in New Orleans sucks and the pay range is lower than any of the major Texas markets.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:34 am to jcole4lsu
Really not all that surprising since New Orleans is tiny compared to most of those cities
Posted on 12/1/14 at 3:33 am to Asgard Device
I never thought of system administration as being on the creative side, but whatever.
You might want to search for "tester" instead. Companies looking for testers are generally actively developing software products, whereas if you search for "programmer" or sysadmin positions that could be a bunch of law firms that just want you to put TPS reports together for the partners.
You might want to search for "tester" instead. Companies looking for testers are generally actively developing software products, whereas if you search for "programmer" or sysadmin positions that could be a bunch of law firms that just want you to put TPS reports together for the partners.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:30 am to foshizzle
Nola is definitely better than BR. That's how bad BR sucks
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:03 am to Asgard Device
The bottom line is if you want a career in technology (programming, IT, systems admin, network engineers, etc.) with top of the line pay and benefits, the best spot by far is the Bay Area. Texas (Austin, most specifically) is 2nd. From there, your other big cities are ok.. Louisiana is pretty much dead last.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:07 am to Hulkklogan
Hulk, didn't you move to Austin and pursue your career there?
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:25 am to Asgard Device
Raleigh got 36 and 82.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:30 am to tigerinthebueche
No, I am still in the BR area. I was pursuing Austin for a while, but got a promotion and am currently satisfied. With some more experience under the belt I may explore options later.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:31 am to Asgard Device
I believe New Orleans only has a very small start up scene and that is very recent.
Austin has a ton of technology employers so I'm actually surprised there aren't more positions available.
Austin has a ton of technology employers so I'm actually surprised there aren't more positions available.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:48 am to SonOfMike
Well this settles the Houston > NO debate
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:02 am to gmrkr5
Being an advanced IT or Software Engineer in Louisiana just sucks in general. Tons of entry level, tech support, and/or data entry positions but nothing that can sustain someone in the 150k+ range unless you are in OIL and an exec.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:06 am to lsufanintexas
job market in La. sucks no matter which field you're in.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:18 am to LSUTygerFan
Are you serious?
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:47 am to Hulkklogan
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The bottom line is if you want a career in technology (programming, IT, systems admin, network engineers, etc.) with top of the line pay and benefits, the best spot by far is the Bay Area. Texas (Austin, most specifically) is 2nd. From there, your other big cities are ok.
Washington, DC metropolitan area should be included at the top. It's hardly "ok" around here.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 8:10 am to LSUTygerFan
quote:
job market in La. sucks no matter which field you're in.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 8:32 am to lsufanintexas
quote:
Being an advanced IT or Software Engineer in Louisiana just sucks in general. Tons of entry level, tech support, and/or data entry positions but nothing that can sustain someone in the 150k+ range unless you are in OIL and an exec.
Eh, Healthcare is nothing to sneeze at either, but as you said the higher paying jobs are pretty far up the ladder.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 9:07 am to LSUTygerFan
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job market in La. sucks no matter which field you're in.
White collar jobs, yes. Blue collar, no.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 9:17 am to Asgard Device
As someone who is intimately involved with the IT industry... NOLA has everything that a "hotbed" needs, but the talent pool is very shallow.
I have a hell of a time finding PHP guys and god forbid I need a Ruby guy. They're effectively nonexistent here in NOLA unless the company has a relocation package.
IMO, New York, Chicago, Boston (academic), DC, and MAYBE Austin (up and coming) are probably the biggest "IT cities" outside of CA.
I have a hell of a time finding PHP guys and god forbid I need a Ruby guy. They're effectively nonexistent here in NOLA unless the company has a relocation package.
IMO, New York, Chicago, Boston (academic), DC, and MAYBE Austin (up and coming) are probably the biggest "IT cities" outside of CA.
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