Here Are the Best Places to Find a New Job This Year

Jennifer Liu

This story originally appeared on LearnVest as “Here Are the Best Cities for Finding a New Job in 2018.”

Dust off your resumes, job seekers – there’s a new list out of the best cities to work in if you want good pay, a fun city to explore and plenty of time outside the office to do it.

Indeed just released its second-annual list of the top cities to find a new job across 50 major metros with the most job postings on the site. They’re ranked based on how favorable the job market is, average salaries adjusted for cost of living, work-life balance, and job security and opportunities for advancement.

The Best Cities for Job Seekers in 2018

1. San Jose, California

2. San Francisco, California

3. Boston, Massachusetts

4. San Diego, California

5. Los Angeles, California

6. Minneapolis, Minnesota

7. Sacramento, California

8. Miami, Florida

9. Seattle, Washington

10. Washington, DC

California grabs half of the top 10 list, thanks to big tech, health care and entertainment markets – and job openings – across San Jose, San Francisco and Los Angeles especially.

And if, based on last year’s No. 1 ranking of Miami, you were ready to pack your flip-flops and fly, good news – it still came in first for job security and advancement opportunities.

Overall, there’s something about living near the beach that makes work more bearable. The highest-ranking spots for work-life balance were Los Angeles, Miami, San Jose, San Diego and San Francisco.

Minneapolis, with a large market for business and financial jobs, and Boston, which came in third, made their first showings in the top 25 this year. And the Midwest finally got its due with several more cities – Milwaukee, Columbus, Omaha, St. Louis and Chicago – moving from the bottom to the top half of the list.