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  • February 3, 2015 at 11:06 AM #21399
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    http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/03/news/economy/advanced-industries-cities/index.html?iid=Lead

    San Diego came in at #10. Not too shabby IMHO.

    February 3, 2015 at 11:15 AM #782584
    The-Shoveler
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    SD or OC is a better place for Software engineers than L.A. IMO, although L.A. County has the most High Tech Jobs of just about any county (even San Jose), it’s just that their all 40-50 driving miles from each other LOL.

    February 3, 2015 at 1:05 PM #782594
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    I think for the by far the best place to work for geeks is orange county. I think you get above SD pay, and you’re company selection is more competitive. Down here, there’s not as much to choose from. Up in the the bay area, there’s a lot more to choose from, but cost of living is also insane up there.

    February 3, 2015 at 1:45 PM #782595
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    [quote=flu]I think for the by far the best place to work for geeks is orange county. I think you get above SD pay, and you’re company selection is more competitive. Down here, there’s not as much to choose from. Up in the the bay area, there’s a lot more to choose from, but cost of living is also insane up there.[/quote]Well, it depends on which industry you’re in, right? If you’re in biotech, I’m sure there are more jobs here than both OC and bay area. Same goes for defense. Not all geeks are the same. But in general, I agree that there are more jobs up there than down here. Which is why cost of living is also lower down here. I haven’t looked at OC in awhile, but the last time I did, relative to wages, it’s still cheaper down here than up there. This might just be because my requirement is a little unique.

    February 3, 2015 at 1:49 PM #782596
    Coronita
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    [quote=AN][quote=flu]I think for the by far the best place to work for geeks is orange county. I think you get above SD pay, and you’re company selection is more competitive. Down here, there’s not as much to choose from. Up in the the bay area, there’s a lot more to choose from, but cost of living is also insane up there.[/quote]Well, it depends on which industry you’re in, right? If you’re in biotech, I’m sure there are more jobs here than both OC and bay area. Same goes for defense. Not all geeks are the same. But in general, I agree that there are more jobs up there than down here. Which is why cost of living is also lower down here. I haven’t looked at OC in awhile, but the last time I did, relative to wages, it’s still cheaper down here than up there. This might just be because my requirement is a little unique.[/quote]

    Yes, I should have qualified that with software/ee geeks.

    February 4, 2015 at 1:30 PM #782641
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    [quote=AN][quote=flu]I think for the by far the best place to work for geeks is orange county. I think you get above SD pay, and you’re company selection is more competitive. Down here, there’s not as much to choose from. Up in the the bay area, there’s a lot more to choose from, but cost of living is also insane up there.[/quote]Well, it depends on which industry you’re in, right? If you’re in biotech, I’m sure there are more jobs here than both OC and bay area. Same goes for defense. Not all geeks are the same. But in general, I agree that there are more jobs up there than down here. Which is why cost of living is also lower down here. I haven’t looked at OC in awhile, but the last time I did, relative to wages, it’s still cheaper down here than up there. This might just be because my requirement is a little unique.[/quote]

    There are more total biotech jobs in the bay area than san diego, although the level of competition is probably comparable. For biotech SD is way better than LA/OC.

    February 4, 2015 at 3:19 PM #782642
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    Amgen

    There are a lot of spin offs in Simi, West-Lake and Valancia.

    OK technically some of that is in Ventura county but it’s all part of the same general North-LA region.

    I have worked in all three locals (also Arcadia).

    I would add in L.A. a hour commute is considered reasonable LOL. I do know quite a few Amgen employees who live in Valencia and even Arcadia and Westwood.

    February 4, 2015 at 3:37 PM #782644
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    [quote=The-Shoveler]Amgen

    There are a lot of spin offs in Simi, West-Lake and Valancia.

    OK technically some of that is in Ventura county but it’s all part of the same general North-LA region.

    I have worked in all three locals (also Arcadia).

    I would add in L.A. a hour commute is considered reasonable LOL. I do know quite a few Amgen employees who live in Valencia and even Arcadia and Westwood.[/quote]

    I’m not completely poo-pooing Amgen and its spin-offs. From the stats I could find it has more total biotech jobs than San Diego… but also a lot more population.

    Per capita and total jobs, North Carolina is probably the spot to be right now for biotech jobs. The big five markets (NY/NJ, SF Bay Area, Greater LA, San Diego, NC) are all equivalent enough it really depends on individual job offers and where a person wants to live.

    Boston is a trickier one. They used to be booming, but these days it’s mediocre there on top of a very high cost of living.

    February 4, 2015 at 3:43 PM #782646
    The-Shoveler
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    Yea that’s the thing about L.A. LOL

    There are more total engineering Jobs in L.A. County than the Bay Area even.

    The issue is everything is 40-50 miles from everything else and there are a lot of people in between LOL.

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