Want an Easier Way to Find a Job in Texas?

Look for the Hot Spots – the industry/location combinations that are growing and adding jobs right now, and that have been growing for the last 10 years. Your odds of finding a job go up, and your odds of keeping that job go up.

For example, “Professional and Business Services” in Austin grew 1.1% and added 1,300 new jobs in the last 12 months (during a recession), and grew 34% in the last 10 years.

There were 190 Hot Spots in Texas as of September 2009. Although most were in Education, Healthcare and Government, as expected, more than 40% were in industries you might not expect. Here are a few examples:

Dallas had 12 Hot Spots including

• Computer Systems Design and Related Services
• Services to Buildings and Dwellings
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Houston had 18 Hot Spots including

• Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
• Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

San Antonio had 17 Hot Spots including

• Food and Beverage Stores
• Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Austin had 15 Hot Spots including

• Finance and Insurance
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Accommodation and Food Services

These Hot Spots change every month. You can get a free list of all the current Hot Spots for 400+ metropolitan areas at http://jobbait.com/e/hotspots.htm.

Comments

[Melissa]

What a great resource! I happen to know someone in TX who is job hunting, so I will definitely send this on to her.

[Accounting Jobs Houston]

Great and timely topic. I think one of the hot spots is certainly accounting and finance. As companies start to bounce back from this deep recession they will need to start ramping up on hiring good accountants and Texas is always a hot spot for accounting professionals.

[Recruitment jobs London]

That's a good list of hot spots.

[mike]

Showing each cities hotspots is a great way to give job hunters an idea of what types of jobs are available > Good idea.