Metro Area Job Trend Report

February 2010
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

New York
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. IBM
2. JP Morgan Chase
3. Accenture
4. Citi Group
5. Wells Fargo
6. Macy’s
7. Bank of America
8. Amtex Systems
9. Deloitte
10. Morgan Stanley

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Teaching Assistants 1. Medical Transcriptionists
2. Interior Designers 2. Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
3. Carpenters 3. Telemarketers
4. Graphic Designers 4. Pest Control Workers
5. Librarians 5. Insurance Sales Agents
6. Producers and Directors 6. Physical Therapist Assistants
7. Baggage Porters and Bellhops 7. Loan Officers
8. Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 8. Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
9. Couriers and Messengers 9. Physical Therapists
10. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 10. Occupational Therapists

2 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Los Angeles
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. Kaiser Permanente
2. IBM
3. Bank of America
4. JP Morgan Chase
5. Wells Fargo
6. Advanced Learners
7. Love To Know
8. Lockheed Martin
9. Union Bank
10. Wyzant Tutoring

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 1. Medical Transcriptionists
2. Producers and Directors 2. Automotive Body and Related Repairers
3. Dental Hygienists 3. Rehabilitation Counselors
4. Graphic Designers 4. Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics &
5. Drafters Installers
6. Preschool Teachers (Except Special Education) 5. Telemarketers
7. Reporters and Correspondents 6. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
8. Art Directors 7. Physical Therapists
9. Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 8. Family and General Practitioners
10. Civil Engineers 9. Insurance Sales Agents
10. Manicurists and Pedicurists

3 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Chicago
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. IBM
2. JP Morgan Chase
3. Accenture
4. Advocate Health Care Network
5. Sears Holdings
6. Motorola
7. PNC
8. Campaigners
9. Deloitte
10. Google

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Public Relations Specialists 1. Word Processors and Typists
2. Clergy 2. Pest Control Workers
3. Graphic Designers 3. Occupational Therapists
4. Librarians 4. Physical Therapists
5. Photographers 5. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
6. Fire Fighters 6. Telemarketers
7. Art Directors 7. Insurance Sales Agents
8. Baggage Porters and Bellhops 8. Physical Therapist Aides
9. Lawyers 9. Medical Transcriptionists
10. Electricians 10. Massage Therapists

4 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Philadelphia
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. Hermitage InfoTech
2. Wells Fargo
3. Bayada Nurses
4. PNC
5. Genesis Healthcare
6. IBM
7. Macy’s
8. Bank of America
9. Accenture
10. Mercy Health System

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Graphic Designers 1. Physical Therapists
2. Art Directors 2. Occupational Therapists
3. Lawyers 3. Medical Transcriptionists
4. Public Relations Specialists 4. Telemarketers
5. Librarians 5. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
6. Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6. Physical Therapist Assistants
7. Biological Scientists 7. Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
8. Electricians 8. Insurance Sales Agents
9. Legal Secretaries 9. Speech-Language Pathologists
10. Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, 10. Psychiatrists
Including Health

5 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

San Francisco Bay Area

Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. Kaiser Permanente
2. IBM
3. Google
4. HP
5. Wells Fargo
6. Roche
7. Sutter Health
8. Accenture
9. Genentech
10. Cisco Systems

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Librarians 1. Pest Control Workers
2. Graphic Designers 2. Medical Transcriptionists
3. Art Directors 3. Insurance Sales Agents
4. Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks 4. Telemarketers
5. Lawyers 5. Rehabilitation Counselors
6. Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 6. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
7. Compensation and Benefits Managers 7. Massage Therapists
8. Civil Engineers 8. Occupational Therapists
9. Public Relations Specialists 9. Physical Therapists
10. Electricians 10. Speech-Language Pathologists

6 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Boston
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. IBM
2. Winter, Wyman Companies
3. Brigham and Women’s Hospital
4. EMC
5. Tufts Medical Center
6. Accenture
7. Bank of America
8. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
9. Top Echelon Network
10. Taco Bell

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Electricians 1. Word Processors and Typists
2. Graphic Designers 2. Telemarketers
3. Lawyers 3. Insurance Sales Agents
4. Art Directors 4. Physical Therapists
5. Librarians 5. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
6. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades 6. Pest Control Workers
and Extraction Work 7. Rehabilitation Counselors
7. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 8. Physical Therapist Assistants
8. Public Relations Specialists 9. Occupational Therapists
9. Computer and Information Systems Managers 10. Dental Hygienists
10. Reporters and Correspondents

7 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Dallas-Fort Worth
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. HCA North Texas
2. Texas Health
3. Baylor Health Care System
4. JP Morgan Chase
5. AAA
6. Bank of America
7. HCA Healthcare
8. Wells Fargo
9. Accenture
10. Sabre Holdings

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Public Relations Specialists 1. Word Processors and Typists
2. Graphic Designers 2. Physical Therapists
3. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades 3. Occupational Therapists
and Extraction Workers 4. Pest Control Workers
4. Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 5. Physical Therapist Assistants
5. Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6. Insurance Sales Agents
6. Computer and Information Systems Managers 7. Registered Nurses
7. Lawyers 8. Medical Transcriptionists
8. Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
9. Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll & 10. Health Technologists and Technicians
Timekeeping
10. Concierges

8 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. Broward Health
2. Advanced Learners
3. Macy’s
4. Miami Dade College
5. Wells Fargo
6. Citi Trends
7. IBM
8. Marriott
9. JP Morgan Chase
10. Tenet Healthcare

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Graphic Designers 1. Tellers
2. Public Relations Specialists 2. Occupational Therapists
3. Compensation and Benefits Managers 3. Physical Therapists
4. Training and Development Managers 4. Surgeons
5. Office Clerks 5. Physical Therapist Assistants
6. Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 6. Registered Nurses
7. Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and 7. Technical Writers
Timekeeping 8. Loan Officers
8. Marketing Managers 9. Speech-Language Pathologists
9. Lawyers 10. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
10. General and Operations Managers

9 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Houston
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. HP
2. JP Morgan Chase
3. Wells Fargo
4. HCA Healthcare
5. Accenture
6. Houston Independent School District
7. Macy’s
8. St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System
9. University of Texas Medical Branch
10. IBM

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Compensation and Benefits Managers 1. Physical Therapists
2. Office Clerks 2. Occupational Therapists
3. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and 3. Rehabilitation Counselors
Extraction Workers 4. Speech-Language Pathologists
4. Graphic Designers 5. Medical Transcriptionists
5. Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers 6. Physical Therapist Assistants
6. Legal Secretaries 7. Word Processors and Typists
7. Electricians 8. Telemarketers
8. Public Relations Specialists 9. Insurance Sales Agents
9. Training and Development Managers 10. Health Technologists and Technicians
10. Civil Engineers

10 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Detroit
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. IBM
2. Love To Know
3. Demand Studios
4. Live Ops
5. OSI
6. St. John Health System
7. Citi Trends
8. Life Time Fitness
9. General Motors
10. Detroit Medical Center

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Public Relations Specialists 1. Pest Control Workers
2. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 2. Medical Transcriptionists
3. Machinists 3. Word Processors and Typists
4. Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 4. Proofreaders and Copy Markers
5. Employment, Recruitment and Placement Specialists 5. Insurance Sales Agents
6. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6. Editors
7. Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 7. Telemarketers
8. Graphic Designers 8. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
9. Financial Analysts 9. Family and General Practitioners
10. Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand 10. Surgeons

11 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Atlanta
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. Piedmont Healthcare
2. Citi Trends
3. IBM
4. WellStar Health System
5. Accenture
6. Home Depot
7. Wells Fargo
8. Advanced Learners
9. Kaiser Permanente
10. HP

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Public Relations Specialists 1. Surgeons
2. Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 2. Medical Transcriptionists
3. Graphic Designers 3. Physical Therapists
4. Electricians 4. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners
5. Medical and Public Health Social Workers 5. Word Processors and Typists
6. Lawyers 6. Occupational Therapists
7. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 7. Telemarketers
8. Advertising Sales Agents 8. Insurance Sales Agents
9. Employment, Recruitment and Placement Specialists 9. Rehabilitation Counselors
10. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades 10. Physical Therapist Aides
and Extraction Workers

12 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Washington D.C.
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. General Dynamics
2. CACI International
3. Accenture
4. HP
5. IBM
6. Deloitte
7. Booz Allen Hamilton
8. SAIC
9. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
10. Washington Sports Club

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Interior Designers 1. Occupational Therapists
2. Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, 2. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Including Health 3. Financial Specialists
3. Graphic Designers 4. Telemarketers
4. Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 5. Insurance Sales Agents
5. Interpreters and Translators 6. Physical Therapists
6. Electricians 7. Loan Officers
7. Lawyers 8. Medical Transcriptionists
8. Economists 9. Rehabilitation Counselors
9. Librarians 10. Word Processors and Typists
10. Producers and Directors

13 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Seattle
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. Amazon.com
2. Microsoft
3. Multicare Health System
4. Nordstrom
5. Starbucks
6. Providence Health and Services
7. Advanced Learners
8. Wells Fargo
9. Franciscan Health Systems
10. Excell Data

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Fire Fighters 1. Telemarketers
2. Carpenters 2. Pest Control Workers
3. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades 3. Proofreaders and Copy Markers
and Extraction Workers 4. Word Processors and Typists
4. Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 5. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
5. Graphic Designers 6. Physical Therapists
6. Lawyers 7. Occupational Therapists
7. Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers 8. Medical Transcriptionists
8. Bus Driver, School 9. Speech-Language Pathologists
9. Bartenders 10. Insurance Sales Agents
10. Public Relations Specialists

14 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Phoenix
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. Banner Health
2. Wells Fargo
3. Advanced Learners
4. JP Morgan Chase
5. Bank of America
6. IBM
7. Marriott

Note: Other companies in Phoenix did not make the jobs

count criteria used to pull this top 10 list

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Graphic Designers 1. Telemarketers
2. Electricians 2. Medical Transcriptionists
3. Public Relations Specialists 3. Physical Therapists
4. Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 4. Occupational Therapists
5. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 5. Loan Interviewers and Clerks
6. Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 6. Health Technologists and Technicians
7. Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers 7. Insurance Sales Agents
8. Lawyers 8. Pediatricians, General
9. Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9. Loan Officers
10. Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 10. Physical Therapist Assistants

15 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
 February 2010 Metro Area Job Trend Report

Minneapolis
Top 10 Hiring Companies
1. University of Minnesota
2. United Healthcare Services
3. Wells Fargo
4. Allina Hospitals and Clinics
5. Life Time Fitness
6. Healthpartners
7. Campaigners
8. Medtronic
9. IBM
10. Target

Most Competitive Jobs Least Competitive Jobs

1. Graphic Designers 1. Word Processors and Typists
2. Public Relations Specialists 2. Telemarketers
3. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades 3. Surgeons
and Extraction Workers 4. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
4. Lawyers 5. Physical Therapists
5. Baggage Porters and Bellhops 6. Medical Transcriptionists
6. Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers 7. Family and General Practitioners
7. Mechanical Drafters 8. Insurance Sales Agents
8. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 9. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners
9. Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 10. Speech-Language Pathologists
10. Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers

16 *Results based on statistical approximations // ©2010 Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired is a registered trademark of Simply Hired, Inc. // www.SimplyHired.com
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