Cities with the most restaurant jobs
Louisville, KY, Plano, TX and Irvine, CA have the most open restaurant jobs among cities where no single employer posts half of them. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Cities with the most restaurant jobs
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| # | City | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville, KY | 54 open |
| 2 | Plano, TX | 40 open |
| 3 | Irvine, CA | 27 open |
| 4 | New York, NY | 26 open |
| 5 | Dallas, TX | 12 open |
| 6 | Huntington Beach, CA | 11 open |
| 7 | Los Angeles, CA | 11 open |
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