Cities with the most professional job openings

What stands out

• The lead is wide: New York (20,410 openings) is well clear of Dallas at #10 (4,379 openings).
• New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 20,410 openings behind its figure.
• Cities with fewer than 200 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

The top 25

1. 1

   New York NY

   20,410 openings

   Entry-level share

   24%

   AI-skill share

   21%

   Remote share

   6%

   Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

   Based on 20,410 openings.

2. 2

   San Francisco CA

   11,776 openings

   Entry-level share

   20%

   AI-skill share

   42%

   Remote share

   8%

   Hiring most here: OpenAI, Anthropic, University Of California San Francisco Foundation

   Based on 11,776 openings.

3. 3

   Chicago IL

   7,617 openings

   Entry-level share

   24%

   AI-skill share

   14%

   Remote share

   7%

   Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Northern Trust, Confidential

   Based on 7,617 openings.

4. 4

   Austin TX

   5,890 openings

   Entry-level share

   26%

   AI-skill share

   19%

   Remote share

   8%

   Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

   Based on 5,890 openings.

5. 5

   Atlanta GA

   5,502 openings

   Entry-level share

   28%

   AI-skill share

   13%

   Remote share

   7%

   Hiring most here: Emory University, Oxford College of Emory University, Capgemini Invent

   Based on 5,502 openings.

6. 6

   Seattle WA

   5,347 openings

   Entry-level share

   23%

   AI-skill share

   26%

   Remote share

   5%

   Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

   Based on 5,347 openings.

7. 7

   Los Angeles CA

   5,101 openings

   Entry-level share

   26%

   AI-skill share

   10%

   Remote share

   5%

   Hiring most here: K2 Space, Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Apex Space

   Based on 5,101 openings.

8. 8

   Boston MA

   5,086 openings

   Entry-level share

   19%

   AI-skill share

   22%

   Remote share

   11%

   Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, State Street, Confidential

   Based on 5,086 openings.

9. 9

   Washington DC

   4,428 openings

   Entry-level share

   22%

   AI-skill share

   11%

   Remote share

   7%

   Hiring most here: Anduril Industries, Shield AI, CACI International

   Based on 4,428 openings.

10. 10

    Dallas TX

    4,379 openings

    Entry-level share

    27%

    AI-skill share

    12%

    Remote share

    7%

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

    Based on 4,379 openings.

11. 11

    Houston TX

    4,295 openings

    Entry-level share

    29%

    AI-skill share

    6%

    Remote share

    3%

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Trinzic, Fervo Energy

    Based on 4,295 openings.

12. 12

    Charlotte NC

    3,201 openings

    Entry-level share

    32%

    AI-skill share

    9%

    Remote share

    3%

    Hiring most here: Truist Financial, Scout Motors, SMBC Americas

    Based on 3,201 openings.

13. 13

    San Diego CA

    3,082 openings

    Entry-level share

    24%

    AI-skill share

    13%

    Remote share

    5%

    Hiring most here: Qualcomm Inc/De, Qualcomm Technologies, General Atomics

    Based on 3,082 openings.

14. 14

    Denver CO

    2,885 openings

    Entry-level share

    27%

    AI-skill share

    16%

    Remote share

    7%

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 2,885 openings.

15. 15

    Phoenix AZ

    2,743 openings

    Entry-level share

    31%

    AI-skill share

    5%

    Remote share

    6%

    Hiring most here: Honeywell Aerospace, State of Arizona, American Society for Microbiology

    Based on 2,743 openings.

16. 16

    San Jose CA

    2,383 openings

    Entry-level share

    20%

    AI-skill share

    23%

    Remote share

    2%

    Hiring most here: Super Micro Computer, Advanced Micro Devices, Cisco Systems

    Based on 2,383 openings.

17. 17

    Miami FL

    2,311 openings

    Entry-level share

    29%

    AI-skill share

    8%

    Remote share

    5%

    Hiring most here: University Of Miami, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Princess Cruises / Holland America Line

    Based on 2,311 openings.

18. 18

    Louisville KY

    2,065 openings

    Entry-level share

    34%

    AI-skill share

    2%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: BrightSpring Health Services, Norton Healthcare, GE Appliances

    Based on 2,065 openings.

19. 19

    Arlington VA

    1,978 openings

    Entry-level share

    28%

    AI-skill share

    14%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Bloomberg Industry Group

    Based on 1,978 openings.

20. 20

    Columbus OH

    1,942 openings

    Entry-level share

    37%

    AI-skill share

    7%

    Remote share

    6%

    Hiring most here: Nationwide Children's Hospital, State of Ohio, Nationwide

    Based on 1,942 openings.

21. 21

    Philadelphia PA

    1,852 openings

    Entry-level share

    28%

    AI-skill share

    6%

    Remote share

    6%

    Hiring most here: Confidential, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, GSK

    Based on 1,852 openings.

22. 22

    Tampa FL

    1,717 openings

    Entry-level share

    35%

    AI-skill share

    6%

    Remote share

    5%

    Hiring most here: DTCC, University of South Florida, Tampa Electric

    Based on 1,717 openings.

23. 23

    Nashville TN

    1,654 openings

    Entry-level share

    27%

    AI-skill share

    8%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: Oracle, Amazon, Vanderbilt University

    Based on 1,654 openings.

24. 24

    Sunnyvale CA

    1,555 openings

    Entry-level share

    21%

    AI-skill share

    29%

    Remote share

    3%

    Hiring most here: Applied Intuition, Wayve, Amazon

    Based on 1,555 openings.

25. 25

    Pittsburgh PA

    1,534 openings

    Entry-level share

    35%

    AI-skill share

    7%

    Remote share

    5%

    Hiring most here: PNC Financial Services Group, Highmark Health, UPMC

    Based on 1,534 openings.

Full ranking

All 100 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

How this ranking works

Questions

Which city ranks first: cities with the most professional job openings?

New York is the largest professional job market in the United States in our data, with 20,410 openings.

How many cities are ranked?

100 cities have at least 200 openings, so the list has 100 entries.

How is the ranking calculated?

A city is ranked on the number of its open professional roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week. Our data covers professional roles on the career sites of the employers we track, so counts are a floor, not a census of every job. 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, “Cities with the most professional job openings,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-with-the-most-job-openings

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-with-the-most-job-openings">Cities with the most professional job openings (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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