Thinking about searching for a job in a new city or state?
Take advantage of these resources to help you learn more about the local job market before you make the move.
- Use the Salary Finder for your new location. Check out average wages for hundreds of occupations in your new location. You can search salaries by state or ZIP code.
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Compare employment trends across states. Find projected employment growth in all fifty states, for hundreds of occupations.
- Visit the Business Finder to find contact information for businesses that may be hiring in your new location.
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Search for jobs in any U.S. location. Get started by entering your new city, state, or ZIP code.
- Check out Compare Cost of Living to see how different costs such as rent, food, health care, and more will be in a new location.
Considering—or already accepted—a job offer in a new location?
Use these resources to learn about your new community before you relocate.
- Find local Child Care Providers with Child Care Aware® of America, from the Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
- Visit Find Local Help to find more resources for employment, training, and economic development in your new area. Choose a search type and enter a location to find local services near you.
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