{"id":913171,"date":"2026-09-28T19:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913171\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:28:17","slug":"ranked-u-s-jobs-adding-the-most-workers-by-2035","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913171\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranked: U.S. Jobs Adding the Most Workers by 2035"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRanked: America\u2019s 25 Best Cities for Work in 2026<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<p>Boston ranks as America\u2019s best city for work in 2026, followed by Washington, D.C., and Burlington, Vermont.<br \/>\nBurlington ranks first for job opportunity, while San Jose leads the country for compensation.<br \/>\nSmaller metros including Madison, Fargo, and Sioux Falls rank among the strongest cities for job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Where are the best places in America to build a career in 2026?<\/p>\n<p>This visualization maps the 25 best cities for work from a ranking of 228 U.S. metro areas. The data comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/bestcities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Indeed\u2019s Best Cities for Work 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed evaluated metro areas with at least 200,000 residents across six pillars: job opportunity, compensation, job quality and security, career mobility, work-life balance, and economic opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Job opportunity and compensation each account for 20% of the overall score, while the other four categories each account for 15%.<\/p>\n<p>Why Boston Ranks First for Work<\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s top ranking is driven by strength across several measures rather than dominance in a single category.<\/p>\n<p>\tRankCity, StateJob <br \/>OpportunityCompensationJob <br \/>QualityCareer <br \/>MobilityWork-LifeEconomic <br \/>Opportunity<\/p>\n<p>\t1Boston, MA14672135<\/p>\n<p>\t2Washington, DC19323166<\/p>\n<p>\t3Burlington, VT111319112<\/p>\n<p>\t4San Jose, CA161137324<\/p>\n<p>\t5San Francisco, CA214491018<\/p>\n<p>\t6Madison, WI213614148<\/p>\n<p>\t7Rochester, MN891022251<\/p>\n<p>\t8Seattle, WA23218132221<\/p>\n<p>\t9Austin, TX1152511725<\/p>\n<p>\t10Charlottesville, VA6251181612<\/p>\n<p>\t11Fargo, ND4181916222<\/p>\n<p>\t12Omaha, NE9211781216<\/p>\n<p>\t13Albany, NY15141220233<\/p>\n<p>\t14Cedar Rapids, IA7172121911<\/p>\n<p>\t15Minneapolis, MN131915171510<\/p>\n<p>\t16Ann Arbor, MI252323523<\/p>\n<p>\t17Denver, CO178245815<\/p>\n<p>\t18Honolulu, HI1024512209<\/p>\n<p>\t19Boulder, CO227823120<\/p>\n<p>\t20Syracuse, NY1822910197<\/p>\n<p>\t21Baltimore, MD2416204184<\/p>\n<p>\t22Durham, NC201214151714<\/p>\n<p>\t23Manchester, NH51016242413<\/p>\n<p>\t24Columbus, OH12152262117<\/p>\n<p>\t25Sioux Falls, SD3201125419<\/p>\n<p>By category, Boston ranks second for career mobility and fifth for economic opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor job seekers, the Boston-Cambridge ecosystem offers unusually strong access to healthcare, biotechnology and life sciences, higher education, and technology and professional services,\u201d Indeed said in its ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C., follows a similar pattern, ranking first for career mobility and third for compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Smaller Cities Stand Out for Job Opportunities<\/p>\n<p>Burlington leads all 228 metros for job opportunity, followed by Madison, Sioux Falls, Fargo, and Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Their strong showing highlights a different side of the ranking: several smaller metros offer particularly favorable conditions for finding work. Burlington and Madison also perform strongly across the broader set of measures, ranking third and sixth overall, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Tech Hubs Lead on Compensation<\/p>\n<p>Some familiar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/states-most-tech-jobs-2025-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">technology centers<\/a> dominate the compensation rankings.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose ranks first for compensation, followed by Seattle, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Austin. But the leaders change substantially when other measures are considered.<\/p>\n<p>Boulder ranks first for work-life balance, Charlottesville leads for job quality and security, and Rochester, Minnesota, tops economic opportunity. No metro leads all six categories, illustrating why the overall ranking looks different from a simple list of America\u2019s highest-paying cities.<\/p>\n<p>Ann Arbor, a college town and tech hub in southeast Michigan, is a notable all-around performer, ranking second for job quality and security, third for career mobility, and fifth for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/ranked-the-best-countries-for-work-life-balance-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">work-life balance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More on the Voronoi App <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/40;vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/voronoi-icon-transparent.png\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed today\u2019s post, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voronoiapp.com\/work\/What-are-Americas-Best-Places-to-Work-in-2025--4673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">graphic<\/a> about America\u2019s best companies to work for.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AmericasBestCitytoWork_Main-1.webp\" class=\"ss-hidden-pin-image lazyload\" alt=\"Discover the best cities for work in 2026, ranked by job opportunities, compensation, career mobility, work-life balance, and more.\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/americas-25-best-cities-for-work-in-2026\/\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AmericasBestCitytoWork_Main-1.webp\" data-pin-description=\"Discover the best cities for work in 2026, ranked by job opportunities, compensation, career mobility, work-life balance, and more. via @visualcap\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1630;display:none\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ranked: America\u2019s 25 Best Cities for Work in 2026 Key Takeaways Boston ranks as America\u2019s best city for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":913172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,48,84,392],"class_list":["post-913171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/913172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=913171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}