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Though the economic climate continues to shift and the media are reporting job lay-offs and employment swings on a daily basis, you might be surprised—and pleased—to learn that there are many places where you'll be able to put your IT training program to work.

Recently Forbes and US News & World Report released their "top cities" lists for the IT sector—and though Seattle took the number one spot on the Forbes list, surprisingly few major metropolitan areas—such as Los Angeles, San Francisco or Chicago—made the cut, according to the magazine.

On the other hand, US News & World Report writer Liz Wolgemuth had nothing but praise for large metropolitan centers such as Boston, San Francisco and New York City. She incorporated factors including range of opportunity and geography of job openings within the industry, and compared those factors to local supply and demand ratios. Salary was measured in relation to the area's cost of living.

With a degree from an IT training program in hand, you'll be well prepared to accept a great IT job in any of these tech-friendly US cities:

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Forbes 2009 Top Ten Cities in Which to Put Your IT Training Program to Good Use

Followed by percentage of information Sector growth since 2000:

  • Seattle, WA – 8.3 percent
  • Madison, WI – 32.7 percent
  • Orlando-Kissimee, FL – 9.3 percent
  • Boise City-Nampa, ID – 35.2 percent
  • Wilmington, NC – 69.1 percent
  • McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX – 83.8 percent
  • Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, NC –21.8 percent
  • Yuma, AZ – 100 percent
  • Chattanooga, TN – 25.6 percent
  • Lafayette, LA – 29.7 percent

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US News & World Report's Ten Best Spots for Tech Jobs

Listed alphabetically, followed by primary IT areas of growth:

  • Atlanta, GA – computer programming, software applications, systems
  • Boston, MA – biotech, software applications
  • Houston, TX – geophysical instrumentation, automation systems
  • Huntsville, AL – aerospace
  • New York, NY – health and healthcare technology
  • Phoenix, AZ – Arizona State University College of Technology
  • San Diego, CA – start-ups, venture capital, research
  • San Francisco, CA – manufacturing, software applications
  • Seattle, WA – software applications, biotech
  • Washington, D.C. – network engineering, systems, government and federal
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