City Spotlight Houston Job Market Growing Fastest in Nation

City Spotlight Houston Job Market Growing Fastest in Nationmaybe your only association with texass largest and fruchtwein diverse city is its relationship with nasas johnson space center (aka mission control, ala houston, we have a problem) or nickname it acquired after hurricane katrina the big heart. what you may not know is that its been rebounding from the recession faster than practically any other city in the country. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) a city at the head of the best top 10 listshoustons unemployment rate is significantly below the national average. in addition, its low cost of living contributes to its standing as the nations highest-paying city, it was insulated from the housing bubble that rocked the rest of the countryand it is the number one city in the u.s. for job creation suck it, every other citytop job categories of jobsaverage salaryhealthcare20,110$54,080sales12,122$44,990computers11,201$88,234financial ser vices and banking8,208$82,618administrative office work7,502$36,546engineering and architecture5,465$103,334customer service call center4,151$34,064marketing, advertising business dev.3,962$64,516operations, logistics warehousing3,761$50,000human resources / recruiting3,346$51,000 source thejobnetworkaccording to new geography.comt he average annual wage in 2011 was $59,838, eighth highest in the nation. what puts houston at the top of the list is the regions relatively low cost of living, which includes such things as consumer prices and services, utilities and transportation costs and, most importantly, housing prices the ratio of the median home price to median annual household income in houston is only 2.9, remarkably low for such a dynamic urban region. . . adjusted for cost of living, the average houston wage of $59,838 is worth $66,933, tops in the nation.a city of reinventionthrough 2014, houston has recovered 300% of jobs lost to the recessionpossibly due to its vibrant port trades and 26 fortune 500 company headquarters. many of those recovered jobs were in the energy industryincluding conoco phillips, marathon oil, sysco, apache and mora.houston is so business-friendly, more than 100 internationally owned companies expanded, relocated, or were founded there in the past 5 years.healthcare professionals can also find lots to occupy themselves in houstonthe texas medical center is the single largest employer in the city, with 21 hospitals, 8 academic and research institutions, and 50 related not-for-profit organizations. the university of texas m.d. anderson centers premier cancer research hospital is at the heart of it.a thriving place to live and learnhousing is more affordable in houston, and its third in the nation for green space per capita. two major universities call houston homethe university of houston and rice university, one of the countrys best undergraduate schools for the applied sciences.mark rothko contributed to the design of the r othko chapel, which joins 19 other museums and the houston museum of fine arts, one of the finest collections of american arts and furniture craft in the country. it hosts its own fashion week, attracting homegrown and international designers.another bonustravel + leisure magazine named houston its best city for foodies this yearthe city ranked at no. 1 in three separate food categories burgers, brunch, and specialty food shops (like revival market, where local gourmands stock up on artisanal cheeses, charcuterie and house-made pickles and jams). houston also knows how to break free of american-style convention one hot new place, dak bop, does korean-style fried chicken with spicy sauces, paired with blackberry chili margaritas. speaking of burgers, though, its hard to leave town without enjoying one of the old-school, mustard-laced big boys at lankford grocery, or the acclaimed 3-oz. sliders at little bigs in the museum district, which also offers a respectably long wine listafter all, the city ranked at no. 3 for vino.houston is well-known for its vietnamese, cajun, and mexican food. theres also an outpost of uchi, one of americas most lauded sushi restaurantsso if youre in the market for a new home base that can give you cultural resources, good eats, and a promising job marketconsider addinghouston to your list of possibilitieshere are the top companies that are hiring in houston right now1. lowes2. hcr manorcare3. crossmark4. johnson johnson5. general dynamics information technology6. boeing company7. life time8. quest diagnostics9. whole foods market10.matrix