This time of year can be a daunting one for recent college graduates, as they prepare to leave their life of study to embark on the great unknown. Fortunately, WalletHub has crunched the data to rank the best and worst cities for starting a career.
To determine the results, the financial literacy site looked at a number of factors across the country’s 150 most populous cities. These include the number of entry-level jobs, unemployment rates, entrepreneurial activity, median income, housing costs, and the number of individuals with bachelor’s degrees.
Irving, Texas topped the list and was followed by four other Lone Star cities: Grand Prairie, Austin, Houston, and Corpus Cristi. Fremont was the only city in California to make the top 10, coming in at #7. Rounding out the list were the cities of Fort Worth, Texas (again?); Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Golden State cities of Fresno, Stockton, and Modesto all landed on the “worst” list. But none are as bad as Detroit, Michigan which is considered the most undesirable place to start a new career.
Read more about the best and worst cities to start a career and see a full list here.