Benefits May 7, 2010

Atlanta Tops List of Best Cities for New Grads

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While many new grads tend to look for jobs near their college or hometowns, a number of them are considering locations they might not have considered when they entered school four or five years ago.
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For new grads who plan to expand their job searches beyond their college towns or hometowns, Apartments.com and CareerRookie.com just released the third annual “Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Graduates” based on the ranking of top U.S. cities with the highest concentration of young adults (age 20 to 24) from the U.S. Census Bureau (2006), inventory of jobs requiring less than one year of experience from CareerRookie.com (March, 2010), and the average cost of rent for a one bedroom apartment from Apartments.com (2010).  

The top 10 cities for new grads are: 


1.  Atlanta
Average rent: $723
Popular entry-level categories: sales, marketing, customer service

2.  Phoenix              
Average rent: $669
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, training

3. Denver      
Average rent: $779
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, health care

4. Dallas
Average rent: $740
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, health care

5.  Boston
Average rent: $1275
Popular entry-level categories: sales, marketing, training

6. Philadelphia    
Average rent: $938
Popular entry-level categories: sales, marketing, health care

7. New York          
Average rent: $1,366
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, marketing

8.  Cincinnati          
Average rent: $613
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management

9.  Baltimore      
Average rent: $1,041
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management

10. Los Angeles           
Average rent: $1319
Popular entry-level categories: sales, training, health care

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