Tampa named second best city to find a job in 2024

TMG recently opened a Florida practice, headed by Mandissa Marshall, part of our technology and government contracting group. Not only is Tampa the #1 emerging tech city in the country, it is the second best city to find a job for young professionals according to Yahoo Finance.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As Tampa’s population grows, so will its job opportunities, a new report from WalletHub found.

The personal finance company ranked 180 cities based on 31 metrics, from job opportunities per job seeker, to employment growth, to the monthly average starting salary.

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Tampa ranked second, coming in behind Scottsdale, Arizona. Both cities are experiencing high job growth, according to the report.

“Scottsdale is the best city for jobs in 2024 because it has the highest job growth in the nation,” WalletHub analyst Cassandra Hope said in a statement. “The average annual job growth is nearly 12%, so there will be a lot of new hiring opportunities.”

According to the report, Tampa has the fifth-highest number of full-time job opportunities at companies with high ratings on Glassdoor, relative to its labor force, and one of the highest job security rates in the U.S.

Overall rank for Tampa: 2

• 15 – Job opportunities
• 6 – Employment growth
• 41 – Unemployment rate
• 70 – Monthly average starting salary
• 90 – Percentage of workforce living in poverty
• 91 – Median annual income (adjusted for cost of living)

See how Tampa measures up to other cities in the table below:

Other major Florida cities, Orlando and Miami, were ranked 14th and 16th, respectively.

To read more about the report, visit the WalletHub website.