Where the IT Jobs Are: 10 American Cities

New York City and Washington, D.C. are among the areas having the most IT jobs available. Check out the list of cities looking for IT professionals along with a few reasons why IT pros might want to search for work there.

By Denise Dubie, Network World

City/metro area: New York/New Jersey
Available IT jobs: 5,341*
Average salary for systems engineer (computer networking/IT): $69,700**
Local attractions: New York City offers visitors a view from The Empire State Building, The Statue of Liberty or Central Park. Among the city's many cultural draws are The Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Broadway's many theaters.

*According to jobs posted on Dice as of May 1, 2009
**According to PayScale, May 2009
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