| Syracuse is the fifth largest city in one of our | | | | major factor for attracting new companies and |
| nation's most prominent states, New York. With a | | | | encouraging the expansion of existing ones in the |
| population of roughly 147,000 residents, Syracuse | | | | city. |
| has recently been showing signs of rapid growth. | | | | There is an extremely high concentration of |
| In fact, in 2006, Syracuse tied with New York | | | | medical facilities in the area, due in the large part |
| City for the highest job growth in the state. This | | | | to the presence of Upstate Medical University and |
| is due in some part to the recent expansion of | | | | the affiliated hospitals and clinics. It should come |
| several prominent educational institutes, like | | | | as no surprise, then, that registered nurse is the |
| Upstate Medical University, a branch of the State | | | | most popular career choice in the entire city. |
| University of New York (SUNY) and Syracuse | | | | There are almost 6,000 men and women working |
| University. These two colleges are the city's first | | | | as nurses in the city today and they are well paid |
| and second largest employers, respectively. The | | | | for their essential work. On average, a registered |
| area known as "University Hill" is the city's fastest | | | | nurse in Syracuse earns about $56,000 a year, |
| growing neighborhood, adding dozens of small | | | | with salaries for experienced and well-educated |
| businesses and residential complexes. | | | | employees reaching as high as $86,000 annually. |
| Syracuse is often seen as a highly desirable place | | | | Another popular job in the healthcare industry is |
| to live, both culturally and economically. In 2010 | | | | that of medical and health services manager. |
| Forbes rated the city as the fourth best places to | | | | These employees essentially work on the |
| raise a Family in the United States. It is also unique | | | | business end of health care, overseeing budgets, |
| among northeast cities in that the cost of living is | | | | equipment, new hires, and other day-to-day |
| relatively low. Economically, Syracuse has the rare | | | | operations in a medical facility. There are almost |
| distinction of being home to large number of small | | | | 700 of these employees in the city, each one |
| businesses as opposed to only a few large ones. | | | | earning an average of about $66,000 a year. |
| This encourages diversity as well as promoting | | | | Talented employees can expect to take home a |
| stability, since the entire workforce can't be | | | | salary of up to $134,000. |
| threatened by the closing of one company. In | | | | Since education is such an important part of the |
| addition, most of the city's top employers are in | | | | city's economy, there are thousands of |
| the educational and service industries, which | | | | employment opportunities in this arena. Of the top |
| overall tend to be much more stable than their | | | | ten most popular careers in the city, four of |
| manufacturing counterparts. However, | | | | them are devoted to educating the city's youth. |
| manufacturing is still an important part of | | | | Elementary school teacher is the most popular, |
| Syracuse's economy. | | | | with about 3,600 of the working in Syracuse's |
| In recent years, Syracuse has seen a major | | | | school systems. This is followed by high school |
| surge in the number of financial, corporate and | | | | and middle school teachers. All three of these |
| business institutes operating out of the city. This | | | | types of teachers tend to earn about the same |
| has come at an important time, when more and | | | | salary, usually around $56,000 a year. A teacher |
| more manufacturing jobs have left the region in | | | | with many years of experience in the Syracuse |
| favor of less expensive labor overseas. The cost | | | | school systems can expect to earn up to |
| of doing business in Syracuse was recently | | | | $80,000 a year. |
| ranked as the sixth lowest in the country, a | | | | |