NYC and Jersey Town Ranked Last for Best Place to Start a Career
While New York's thousands rush to crowded restaurants and congested lunch counters for their noon day lunch, these intrepid steel workers atop the 70 story RCA building in Rockefeller Center get all the air and freedom they want by lunching on a steel beam with a sheer drop of over 800 feet to the street level. The RCA building is the largest office building in terms of office space in the world. (original caption).
I know many kids in my graduating class who moved to New York City after graduation to go after their dreams. I don’t recall anyone racing off to Newark, NJ to start their new life, however, after learning the findings of a new evaluation, others may want to think twice about picking the Big Apple or Newark as the place to start their career.
That’s because researchers from WalletHub compared over 180 U.S. cities to determine the most career-friendly locations; New York City came in last place at 182 and Newark, NJ came in third to last at 180. Sandwiched between the two was Gulfport, Mississippi. That means that the finding showed you’d be better off in Gulfport than in New York City if you’re starting a new career. Yonkers, NY landed towards the bottom of the pile at 173, as did Bridgeport, CT (171), and Jersey City, NJ in the bottom half of the stack at 129. Buffalo, NY barely made it into the top half at 88, Rochester, NY received a respectable rank at 32, and Pittsburgh, PA landed in the last spot of the top 10.
Twenty-six key indicators were considered in the evaluation, such as base salary, diversity, and housing. When all was said and done, the top three cities for the most desirable places to work were Atlanta, Georgia, Orlando, Florida, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
NYC’s overall bottom placement seems to be due to its last-place rankings in the number of entry-level positions and affordable housing.
As for other findings in the evaluation, those looking for a big paycheck should head to Austin, Texas, which ranked first in the highest average monthly salary, and people looking to have long-term progression in their field should consider Miami, Florida, which ranked as the number one location for fastest job growth.
It’s graduation time in New Jersey, here’s hoping all of the Jersey grads choose the right city to begin their professional life.
10 Best Amusement Parks in America
America doesn’t lack for having the best amusement parks. Whether you’re a daredevil and want to ride the tallest, scariest roller coasters in the world or prefer just eating park food, a day at the park can be a super fun experience.
One great thing about theme parks is that you can usually find one within driving distance. This makes amusement parks a reasonable choice for a family vacation or weekend giveaway, especially if money is an issue. Amusement parks are also great for capturing memories for kids. When I was a child, my family took me to several parks in Michigan, California, Ohio and Florida, so I have great memories from those trips.
The best theme parks also have convenient lodging nearby, making the trip truly seamless. That’s not to mention the awesome water parks that are often attached to today’s theme parks. Also, even though theme parks are meant for kids, it’s obvious that adults can have just as much fun at them, too.
Read on for our list of the 10 best amusement parks in America, from Cedar Point to Hersheypark. All of these are famous for their attractions, food and more. What’s your favorite? Reach out to us on social media and let us know.
Joel Katz is the Morning Show Personality, Assistant Program Director, Podcast Host, Voiceover artist, audio producer, and Digital Content Writer for Magic 98.3. Joel has been working in New Jersey radio since college and started at Magic in 2002 as the Morning Show Host, “I can’t think of another place where I’d fit more perfectly; it’s just a great company with awesome people.” Joel is married to Kathleen, his elementary school sweetheart (they were each other’s first dates at age 9), shares a birthday with his oldest son, Ty, and has twins, Kiera and Liam. Joel runs at least 3.1 miles every day and enjoys playing basketball, doing laundry, saving his turn signal for when he really needs it, kissing dogs through a fence, using coasters, making that cool noise by rubbing his fingers on balloons, and chasing after ping pong balls on a windy cruise ship.
