Is Oceanside One Of The Best Or Worst Cities To Start A Career?

OCEANSIDE, CA — There is no doubt that Oceanside is one of the best places to live. Just ask anyone that calls it home. But is it one of the best places to start a career?

The personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst Places to Start a Career and Oceanside ranked 105 out of 180 U.S. cities. That makes it just below average in the nation, but above average in California, where it ranked 13th out of 29 CA cities on the list.

In order to help new graduates start their career search, WalletHub compared the relative market strength and overall livability of more than 180 U.S. cities. They examined each city based on 28 key metrics that range from the availability of entry-level jobs to monthly average starting salary to housing affordability.

Oceanside ranked slightly higher in the categories of professional opportunities and quality of life. The California cities that ranked the highest were San Francisco at #25, Sacramento at #36 and San Diego at #45. The lowest CA score was Santa Clarita at #173. The lowest score in the country went to Newark, NJ, while Salt Lake City, UT was ranked highest in the U.S.

According to the WalletHub report, new graduates aren’t entering the market at a great time, as the unemployment rate for people ages 20 through 24 was 10.5% in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is that employers plan to hire 7.2% more graduates from the Class of 2021 than they did from the Class of 2020. Due to increased hiring and the vaccine rollout, we should expect to see significant declines in unemployment this year.

WalletHub Map of 2021’s Best & Worst Places to Start a Career

Also see:

Oceanside Cost Of Living Comparison To San Diego

Is Your Oceanside Neighborhood Among The Highest Appreciating?

Oceanside Among Most Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Homeowners

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