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MSNcareers/careerbuilder.com
Quote:
For new grads who plan to expand their job searches beyond their college or hometowns, Apartments.com and CBcampus.com just released the "Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Graduates." The list is based on the ranking of the top U.S. cities with the highest concentration of young adults (age 20 - 24) from the U.S. Census Bureau (2006), inventory of jobs requiring less than one year of experience from CBcampus.com (2009) and the average cost of rent for a one bedroom apartment from Apartments.com (2009).
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1.
Indianapolis
Average rent:* $625
Popular entry-level categories:**
sales, customer service, health care
2.
Philadelphia
Average rent: $1,034
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, customer service, management
3.
Baltimore
Average rent: $1,130
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, customer service, health care
4.
Cincinnati
Average rent: $691
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, customer service, health care
5.
Cleveland
Average rent: $686
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, marketing, customer service
6.
New York
Average rent: $1,548
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, customer service, admin-clerical
7.
Phoenix
Average rent: $747
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, customer service, marketing
8.
Denver
Average rent: $877
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, customer service, health care
9.
Chicago
Average rent: $1,133
Popular entry-level categories:
sales, marketing, customer service
10. San Antonio
Average rent: $696
Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management