{"h1":"Best cities for construction and real estate jobs","faq":[{"a":"New York has the most openings in this industry in the United States: 346 openings.","q":"Which city ranks first: best cities for construction and real estate jobs?"},{"a":"13 cities have at least 50 openings, so the list has 13 entries.","q":"How many cities are ranked?"},{"a":"A city is ranked on the number of its open professional roles at employers in this industry, as classed by the crawler from the employer. Median pay uses only listings that post a salary, shown where at least 8 do. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"New York has the most openings in this industry in the United States: 346 openings.","minN":50,"rows":[{"n":346,"bar":1,"key":"NY|new york","sub":"NY","href":"/places/new-york/city/new-york","name":"New York","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"2%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$120k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"20,589"}],"value":346,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Publicis Groupe","Morgan Stanley"],"valueLabel":"346 openings"},{"n":170,"bar":0.4913294797687861,"key":"TX|dallas","sub":"TX","href":"/places/texas/city/dallas","name":"Dallas","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Share of the city's openings","value":"4%"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$124k"},{"label":"All openings in the city","value":"4,429"}],"value":170,"change":null,"employers":["Amazon","Shield AI","Texas Instruments"],"valueLabel":"170 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roles at employers in this industry, as classed by the crawler from the employer. Median pay uses only listings that post a salary, shown where at least 8 do.","Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.","A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:57:58.028Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"icopen","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week"],"baseline":null,"keyFacts":["#1 New York, NY: 346 openings","#2 Dallas, TX: 170 openings","#3 Chicago, IL: 126 openings","13 cities ranked in the United States","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"cities","commentary":["The lead is wide: New York (346 openings) is well clear of Seattle at #10 (70 openings).","New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 346 openings behind its figure.","Cities with fewer than 50 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-construction-and-real-estate-jobs"}