Bad bosses are everywhere, but according to a new poll from CareerBliss.com there are some cities that are full of happier workplaces than others. The site just released it’s first list of the country’s top 50 cities for workers. To gather this information they polled 200,000 employees all over the country to find out about eight specific factors of workplace happiness. They looked at things like insurance benefits, grown opportunity and job security.
According to CareerBliss CTO Matt Miller, cities with a bigger tech influence and those that are the hubs of growing IT industries were happier than others. “Cities that are tech strongholds tend to have populations with strong educational backgrounds who are pulling in high salaries,” Miller told Yahoo! News. Here’s a look at the top five:
1. San Jose, California: Employees polled here say they are more satisfied with their income, benefits and how they are able to balance careers and life.
2. San Fransisco, California: This city neighbors the number one placeholder so you can imagine that many of those polled felt similarly. The median income here is $74,745.13 and job security is fairly high.
3. Jacksonville, Florida: While the average income is about $20,000 less than those in the number two slot, employees here have figured out how to balance work and life. “We actually found a trend that resounded through a few surprising cities that included Jacksonville and El Paso (No. 7). These cities tended to rank high in terms of job growth opportunities — people likely to recommend their company to others — and work-life balance,” Miller told Yahoo! News.
4. Miami, Florida: The average income in Miami is actually a bit higher than Jacksonville and the job security level is high.
5. Washington DC: There is also a high tech demand here as the need for government security increases.
The study also showed that communities around military bases impact the happiness level. They tend to be happier because they have a higher level of job security.
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