As the latest U.S. jobs report hits newsstands, how did cities in the Baltimore area do in terms of new jobs added last month? And which industries and occupations may be attracting workers to the area most?
Baltimore has risen to first place among U.S. cities in hiring for nuclear medicine technologists, according to new positions posted last month on jobs site Glassdoor. (According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Nuclear medicine technologists prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients for imaging or therapeutic purposes.) The city also ranked first in new job openings for software testers and technical associates.
Comparing across the country, Baltimore came in ahead of Los Angeles, the U.S. city with the second-most new positions for nuclear medicine technologists last month. That is especially notable, since Los Angeles has a much larger population, at 3,918,872, compared to Charm City's 621,000, according to 2016 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Communities Survey.
Other occupations are also in high demand in Baltimore area cities. For instance, Ellicott City ranked first among U.S. cities in new openings for ESL instructors.
In terms of hiring by industry, Baltimore did best in health care and hospitals, placing ninth among U.S. cities for total jobs added last month by local health care establishments. The city ranked 12th for new jobs added in government positions, and 14th for nonprofit jobs.
The top U.S. city for new positions in health care and hospitals and nonprofit last month was New York City, while Washington topped the charts nationwide for new positions in government.
Looking for new opportunities in a field with strong local demand? Companies like Johns Hopkins Health System and United Nursing International are bringing on nuclear medicine technologists. Other local employers like Leidos are currently hiring software testers. And among competitive local industries, health care establishments like Kennedy Krieger Institute are hiring psychologists and more.
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