Paying attention to monthly U.S. jobs reports, and curious what they mean for local workers? Here's how the current employment market looks across industries in Dallas.
Computer software, one of the top industries that has consistently added large numbers of jobs in recent months according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is also among the top industries hiring last month in DFW.
Health care and hospitals ranked first in the city last month, followed by recruiting and staffing, retail, banking and financial services, and computer software and hardware, according to data from jobs site Glassdoor.
If you're a registered nurse, you're seeing plenty of opportunities for hiring and advancement in Dallas. Registered nurses represented the category with the most new job listings last month, with sales associates, retail representatives, project managers, and support engineers filling out the top five most job openings by occupation.
Many of the city's top industries reflect national trends; one is unique to the area. Of the five industries recruiting the most workers in Dallas last month, health care, recruiting, retail, and computer software were in the top five nationwide; finance ranked fourth in Dallas but eighth across the U.S.
Differences in how employees rate their employers across industries in Dallas are similar to patterns seen across the country as well. Companies with the highest employee ratings in the U.S. appear in internet tech, accounting and law, real estate, computer software, and recruiting. Companies in three of those industries—accounting and law, real estate, and computer software—are also rated highest among those hiring this month in Dallas.
Among highly rated companies with new job listings last month, employees gave Dallas-based accounting and legal firms an average overall rating of 3.75 out of five stars in the city; local travel agencies and tourism-based businesses earn an average rating of 3.73 stars, real estate agencies an average rating of 3.67 stars, and software and hardware companies around 3.6 stars.
Interested in scoring a new position in an industry with lots of opportunities or stellar employee satisfaction ratings? Companies in the following industries are looking for workers with a variety of skills.
Health care establishments like Parkland Health and Hospital System, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and CVS Health are hiring large numbers of registered nurses, retail representatives, and pharmacy technicians. And accounting services and law firms like KPMG US, EY, and PwC are hiring tax associates, risk managers, and advisory services specialists.
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