Cities with the most professional job openings

What stands out

• The lead is wide: New York (22,145 openings) is well clear of Washington at #10 (4,748 openings).
• New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 22,145 openings behind its figure.
• Cities with fewer than 200 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

Why this ranking matters

The top 25

1. 1

   New York NY

   22,145 openings

   Entry-level share

   22%

   AI-skill share

   20%

   Remote share

   5%

   Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

   Based on 22,145 openings.

   Jobs and employers in New York

2. 2

   San Francisco CA

   12,335 openings

   Entry-level share

   18%

   AI-skill share

   41%

   Remote share

   8%

   Hiring most here: OpenAI, Anthropic, University Of California San Francisco Foundation

   Based on 12,335 openings.

   Jobs and employers in San Francisco

3. 3

   Chicago IL

   8,033 openings

   Entry-level share

   22%

   AI-skill share

   13%

   Remote share

   6%

   Hiring most here: Publicis Groupe, Confidential, Mars

   Based on 8,033 openings.

   Jobs and employers in Chicago

4. 4

   Austin TX

   6,257 openings

   Entry-level share

   25%

   AI-skill share

   18%

   Remote share

   7%

   Hiring most here: Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices, Cloudflare

   Based on 6,257 openings.

   Jobs and employers in Austin

5. 5

   Atlanta GA

   5,877 openings

   Entry-level share

   26%

   AI-skill share

   12%

   Remote share

   6%

   Hiring most here: Emory University, Oxford College of Emory University, Capgemini Invent

   Based on 5,877 openings.

   Jobs and employers in Atlanta

6. 6

   Seattle WA

   5,635 openings

   Entry-level share

   22%

   AI-skill share

   26%

   Remote share

   4%

   Hiring most here: Amazon, Blue Origin, Shield AI

   Based on 5,635 openings.

   Jobs and employers in Seattle

7. 7

   Los Angeles CA

   5,439 openings

   Entry-level share

   24%

   AI-skill share

   10%

   Remote share

   4%

   Hiring most here: K2 Space, Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Apex Space

   Based on 5,439 openings.

   Jobs and employers in Los Angeles

8. 8

   Boston MA

   5,338 openings

   Entry-level share

   18%

   AI-skill share

   21%

   Remote share

   10%

   Hiring most here: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Confidential, Takeda Development Center Americas

   Based on 5,338 openings.

   Jobs and employers in Boston

9. 9

   Dallas TX

   4,778 openings

   Entry-level share

   25%

   AI-skill share

   11%

   Remote share

   7%

   Hiring most here: Amazon, Shield AI, Texas Instruments

   Based on 4,778 openings.

   Jobs and employers in Dallas

10. 10

    Washington DC

    4,748 openings

    Entry-level share

    21%

    AI-skill share

    10%

    Remote share

    7%

    Hiring most here: Anduril Industries, Confidential, Shield AI

    Based on 4,748 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Washington

11. 11

    Houston TX

    4,621 openings

    Entry-level share

    27%

    AI-skill share

    6%

    Remote share

    3%

    Hiring most here: Axiom Space, Fervo Energy, Trinzic

    Based on 4,621 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Houston

12. 12

    Charlotte NC

    3,402 openings

    Entry-level share

    30%

    AI-skill share

    9%

    Remote share

    3%

    Hiring most here: Truist Financial, Scout Motors, SMBC Americas

    Based on 3,402 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Charlotte

13. 13

    San Diego CA

    3,240 openings

    Entry-level share

    23%

    AI-skill share

    13%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: Qualcomm Inc/De, Qualcomm Technologies, General Atomics

    Based on 3,240 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Diego

14. 14

    Denver CO

    2,996 openings

    Entry-level share

    25%

    AI-skill share

    16%

    Remote share

    7%

    Hiring most here: True Anomaly, Blue Origin, Amazon

    Based on 2,996 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Denver

15. 15

    Phoenix AZ

    2,922 openings

    Entry-level share

    29%

    AI-skill share

    6%

    Remote share

    6%

    Hiring most here: Honeywell Aerospace, State of Arizona, American Society for Microbiology

    Based on 2,922 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Phoenix

16. 16

    San Jose CA

    2,552 openings

    Entry-level share

    19%

    AI-skill share

    22%

    Remote share

    3%

    Hiring most here: Super Micro Computer, Advanced Micro Devices, Cisco Systems

    Based on 2,552 openings.

    Jobs and employers in San Jose

17. 17

    Miami FL

    2,485 openings

    Entry-level share

    28%

    AI-skill share

    8%

    Remote share

    5%

    Hiring most here: University Of Miami, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Princess Cruises / Holland America Line

    Based on 2,485 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Miami

18. 18

    Louisville KY

    2,319 openings

    Entry-level share

    31%

    AI-skill share

    3%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: Deloitte, BrightSpring Health Services, Norton Healthcare

    Based on 2,319 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Louisville

19. 19

    Arlington VA

    2,079 openings

    Entry-level share

    27%

    AI-skill share

    14%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Bloomberg Industry Group

    Based on 2,079 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Arlington

20. 20

    Columbus OH

    2,024 openings

    Entry-level share

    34%

    AI-skill share

    7%

    Remote share

    6%

    Hiring most here: State of Ohio, Nationwide, American Electric Power

    Based on 2,024 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Columbus

21. 21

    Philadelphia PA

    1,960 openings

    Entry-level share

    25%

    AI-skill share

    7%

    Remote share

    6%

    Hiring most here: Confidential, GSK, Comcast

    Based on 1,960 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Philadelphia

22. 22

    Tampa FL

    1,845 openings

    Entry-level share

    33%

    AI-skill share

    6%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: DTCC, Citigroup, University of South Florida

    Based on 1,845 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Tampa

23. 23

    Nashville TN

    1,737 openings

    Entry-level share

    26%

    AI-skill share

    8%

    Remote share

    4%

    Hiring most here: Oracle, Amazon, Vanderbilt University

    Based on 1,737 openings.

24. 24

    Santa Clara CA

    1,689 openings

    Entry-level share

    16%

    AI-skill share

    28%

    Remote share

    5%

    Hiring most here: Nvidia, Pure Storage, Advanced Micro Devices

    Based on 1,689 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Santa Clara

25. 25

    Sunnyvale CA

    1,655 openings

    Entry-level share

    19%

    AI-skill share

    29%

    Remote share

    2%

    Hiring most here: Applied Intuition, Amazon, Wayve

    Based on 1,655 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Sunnyvale

Full ranking

All 100 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

How this ranking works

Questions

Which city ranks first: cities with the most professional job openings?

New York is the largest professional job market in the United States in our data, with 22,145 openings.

How many cities are ranked?

100 cities have at least 200 openings, so the list has 100 entries.

How is the ranking calculated?

A city is ranked on the number of its open professional roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week. Our data covers professional roles on the career sites of the employers we track, so counts are a floor, not a census of every job. A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.

How often is it updated?

Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.

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Cite this ranking

NextChapter, “Cities with the most professional job openings,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-with-the-most-job-openings

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/cities-with-the-most-job-openings">Cities with the most professional job openings (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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