9 FL Cities Named Best Places To Find A Job In 2025

FLORIDA — Nine Florida cities have been named to a list of the best cities to find a job in 2025, according to the personal finance platform WalletHub.

Orlando was ranked the highest-ranked job market in the Sunshine State at No. 10 in the nation. Its jobs market was the 14th strongest in the U.S.

Other Florida cities that were ranked:

• No. 48 Miami, with the 31st-strongest job market
• No. 56 Tampa, with a job market ranked 80th
• No. 64 Fort Lauderdale, with a job market ranked 55th
• No. 92 Jacksonville, with a job market ranked 69th
• No. 124 Tallahassee, with a job market ranked 131st
• No. 132 Port St. Lucie, with a job market ranked 132nd
• No. 145 Hialeah, with a job market ranked 82nd
• No. 154 Cape Coral, with a job market ranked 162nd

Scottsdale, Arizona, took the top spot nationally, while Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came in second.

For the complete list of rankings, visit WalletHub.

WalletHub compared 182 U.S. cities across 31 key indicators of job market strength such as job opportunities, employment growth and monthly average starting salary. Columbia ranked high in part due to having the highest median household income in the country at nearly $124,000, adjusted for the cost of living.

Rent prices are relatively affordable for the high quality of life and amenities, helping offset the costs of living with the median income. The average annual fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment is around 16% of the median household income in Columbia. That’s the sixth-lowest percentage in the country, according to WalletHub.

In terms of job security, the website found that jobs in Columbia have the ninth-lowest share of jobs that are likely to be automated in the near future.