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where the best city or state to work in

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Vern’s Answer

First let me start by saying that there is no best city or state to work in. It all depends on what you are looking for in life. If you like a country lifestyle you probably should not live in Los Angeles and if you don't like heat avoid El Paso.

Living in a more populated area will likely lead to more opportunities, higher pay, and a more professional work environment. Living in a less populated area will likely mean fewer opportunities, lower pay but a better chance of starting/owning your own business.

Potentially, the better question is who you should want to work for. As you might expect large companies and government agencies are more likely to offer better pay and a chance to grow your skills. Also, large organizations commonly offer some opportunity for mobility.

Vern recommends the following next steps:

Make a list of things you want out of life and career. Specifically, 1) hobbies(hiking, fishing, biking, etc.); 2) Climate (mild weather, four seasons, sunshine, etc.); 3) family (how important is it to have family nearby) and 4) work conditions (high pay, security, challenge, etc.);. Note: for each item you want you will need to give-up something.
Use hobbies, climate, and family to filter your search to a very limited number of areas. Remember it is often best to start where you have a support structure and move on as opportunities present themselves. Very few people can simply make a decision to go to the place of their dreams and get their dream job.
Use work conditions to try to better understand what type of organization fits you goals best.
Try to understand what that type of organization wants in a new employee. For example, mom & pop business may be more willing to hire someone with minimal skills at a lower wage. A larger company will expect you to come with significant experience, knowledge and skills and will pay more. The military will very likely be willing to provide training and allow you to travel but will require a firm commitment to serve a minimum tour of duty.
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javier’s Answer

Depending on what you want to do, cities offer different opportunities and some are more concentrated on a speciffic industry. Also there are several factors to consider, such as climate, weather, transportation, schools, etc. Is important to make a list of the things you like and what do you want to do in the future.
Flexibility to move is important, what if the company or industry you work at, decide to move to anotehr city?

javier recommends the following next steps:

Make a list of your prefferences, pesonal, professional
understand your short, mid and long term goals
Identify pro's and cont's of the city (infraestruture, services, taxes, schools, security, hospitals, etc)
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