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Best cities for junior jobs in Texas

Lubbock leads Texas for junior jobs: 42% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 30% across all cities in our data.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 Lubbock, TX: 42%
  • #2 Corpus Christi, TX: 42%
  • #3 Lewisville, TX: 38%
  • 30 cities ranked in Texas
  • Data as of November 2026

For comparison: 30% across all cities in our data.

  1. 1Lubbock TX42%
  2. 2Corpus Christi TX42%
  3. 3Lewisville TX38%
  4. 4Coppell TX38%
  5. 5Carrollton TX38%
  6. 6Amarillo TX37%
  7. 7Midland TX37%
  8. 8Arlington TX37%
  9. 9San Antonio TX36%
  10. 10Frisco TX36%

What stands out

  • The top ten is tightly packed: Lubbock leads on 42%, and #10 Frisco is at 36%.
  • San Antonio is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,267 openings behind its figure.
  • Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Lubbock TX

    42%

    Entry-level openings
    53
    All openings
    127
    Openings with pay posted
    7%

    Hiring most here: Prosperity Bancshares, Johnson Controls International, Terracon Consultants

    Based on 127 openings.

  2. 2

    Corpus Christi TX

    42%

    Entry-level openings
    49
    All openings
    118
    Openings with pay posted
    17%

    Hiring most here: CHRISTUS Health, American Electric Power, Veterans Health Administration

    Based on 118 openings.

  3. 3

    Lewisville TX

    38%

    Entry-level openings
    50
    All openings
    130
    Openings with pay posted
    7%

    Hiring most here: Moonshot, Paccar, Quest Diagnostics

    Based on 130 openings.

  4. 4

    Coppell TX

    38%

    Entry-level openings
    58
    All openings
    151
    Openings with pay posted
    6%

    Hiring most here: Blue Yonder, At Home, Charter Communications

    Based on 151 openings.

  5. 5

    Carrollton TX

    38%

    Entry-level openings
    48
    All openings
    128
    Openings with pay posted
    7%

    Hiring most here: MB2 Dental, Trane U.s., PennyMac Financial Services

    Based on 128 openings.

  6. 6

    Amarillo TX

    37%

    Entry-level openings
    49
    All openings
    132
    Openings with pay posted
    9%

    Hiring most here: Mortenson, Xcel Energy, Veterans Health Administration

    Based on 132 openings.

  7. 7

    Midland TX

    37%

    Entry-level openings
    58
    All openings
    158
    Openings with pay posted
    8%

    Hiring most here: Patterson UTI Energy, SM Energy, AST SpaceMobile

    Based on 158 openings.

  8. 8

    Arlington TX

    37%

    Entry-level openings
    72
    All openings
    197
    Openings with pay posted
    11%

    Hiring most here: GM Financial, Lockheed Martin, Loews Hotels

    Based on 197 openings.

  9. 9

    San Antonio TX

    36%

    Entry-level openings
    462
    All openings
    1,267
    Openings with pay posted
    9%

    Hiring most here: H-E-B, University Health San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio

    Based on 1,267 openings.

  10. 10

    Frisco TX

    36%

    Entry-level openings
    66
    All openings
    182
    Openings with pay posted
    16%

    Hiring most here: Baker Tilly, The Haskell Company, Intuit

    Based on 182 openings.

  11. 11

    Sugar Land TX

    35%

    Entry-level openings
    44
    All openings
    125
    Openings with pay posted
    4%

    Hiring most here: Yokogawa America, SLB, IES Holdings

    Based on 125 openings.

  12. 12

    Tyler TX

    34%

    Entry-level openings
    48
    All openings
    140
    Openings with pay posted
    6%

    Hiring most here: CHRISTUS Health, Brookshire Grocery, Trane U.s.

    Based on 140 openings.

  13. 13

    El Paso TX

    33%

    Entry-level openings
    100
    All openings
    305
    Openings with pay posted
    9%

    Hiring most here: Confidential, Tenet Healthcare, Faith Technologies

    Based on 305 openings.

  14. 14

    Waco TX

    33%

    Entry-level openings
    51
    All openings
    156
    Openings with pay posted
    3%

    Hiring most here: Baylor University, L3HARRIS Technologies, Harris Health Strategic Fund

    Based on 156 openings.

  15. 15

    Brownsville TX

    32%

    Entry-level openings
    35
    All openings
    109
    Openings with pay posted
    14%

    Hiring most here: Worley Group, Saronic Technologies, Nexstar Media Group

    Based on 109 openings.

  16. 16

    Fort Worth TX

    32%

    Entry-level openings
    398
    All openings
    1,248
    Openings with pay posted
    11%

    Hiring most here: Lockheed Martin, MP Materials, Alcon

    Based on 1,248 openings.

  17. 17

    Grand Prairie TX

    31%

    Entry-level openings
    60
    All openings
    196
    Openings with pay posted
    8%

    Hiring most here: Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Services, Sikorsky Aircraft

    Based on 196 openings.

  18. 18

    Plano TX

    29%

    Entry-level openings
    311
    All openings
    1,066
    Openings with pay posted
    6%

    Hiring most here: NTT Data, Pepsico, JPMorgan Chase

    Based on 1,066 openings.

  19. 19

    Addison TX

    29%

    Entry-level openings
    57
    All openings
    196
    Openings with pay posted
    39%

    Hiring most here: National Life Group, National Life Insurance Company, Bank of America

    Based on 196 openings.

  20. 20

    Houston TX

    29%

    Entry-level openings
    1,240
    All openings
    4,295
    Openings with pay posted
    9%

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 4,295 openings.

  21. 21

    Denton TX

    29%

    Entry-level openings
    50
    All openings
    175
    Openings with pay posted
    3%

    Hiring most here: University of North Texas System, Texas Woman's University, Paccar

    Based on 175 openings.

  22. 22

    Katy TX

    27%

    Entry-level openings
    31
    All openings
    113
    Openings with pay posted
    9%

    Hiring most here: Academy Of Excellence, Memorial Hermann Foundation, PCL Construction

    Based on 113 openings.

  23. 23

    The Woodlands TX

    27%

    Entry-level openings
    46
    All openings
    168
    Openings with pay posted
    5%

    Hiring most here: Entergy, Waste Connections, Crane

    Based on 168 openings.

  24. 24

    Dallas TX

    27%

    Entry-level openings
    1,162
    All openings
    4,379
    Openings with pay posted
    14%

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 4,379 openings.

  25. 25

    Austin TX

    26%

    Entry-level openings
    1,553
    All openings
    5,890
    Openings with pay posted
    17%

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

    Based on 5,890 openings.

Full ranking

All 30 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1Lubbock TX42%127
2Corpus Christi TX42%118
3Lewisville TX38%130
4Coppell TX38%151
5Carrollton TX38%128
6Amarillo TX37%132
7Midland TX37%158
8Arlington TX37%197
9San Antonio TX36%1,267
10Frisco TX36%182
11Sugar Land TX35%125
12Tyler TX34%140
13El Paso TX33%305
14Waco TX33%156
15Brownsville TX32%109
16Fort Worth TX32%1,248
17Grand Prairie TX31%196
18Plano TX29%1,066
19Addison TX29%196
20Houston TX29%4,295
21Denton TX29%175
22Katy TX27%113
23The Woodlands TX27%168
24Dallas TX27%4,379
25Austin TX26%5,890
26Abilene TX26%145
27Irving TX26%875
28Richardson TX24%404
29Spring TX21%342
30Westlake TX17%109

How this ranking works

A city's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text.

Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. Internships are left out.

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.

Sample bar: cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked.

Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. Data as of November 2026.

Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.

Questions

Which city ranks first: best cities for junior jobs in texas?
Lubbock leads Texas for junior jobs: 42% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 30% across all cities in our data.
How many cities are ranked?
30 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 30 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A city's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted. Internships are left out. 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.
How often is it updated?
Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.

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Cite this ranking

NextChapter, “Best cities for junior jobs in Texas,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-junior-jobs-in-texas

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-cities-for-junior-jobs-in-texas">Best cities for junior jobs in Texas (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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