New ranking finds that Pittsburgh’s job market is thriving

Pittsburgh finished second in WalletHub’s new Best Cities for Jobs ranking. The finance company cited the Steel City’s high-quality jobs, its job opportunities, and status as a growing tech hub.

Are you a recent high school or college graduate looking for a job? Or maybe you’ve had trouble finding work where you live and are looking to move where the job market is more robust. Then Pittsburgh could be the city for you.

Pennsylvania’s second-largest city ranked second in the nation in WalletHub’s new “Best Cities for Jobs” ranking. The personal finance company compared more than 180 cities based on over 30 key indicators of job market strength, ranging from job opportunities per job seeker to employment growth to monthly average starting salary. Pittsburgh received a score of 66.48. 

Scottsdale, Arizona, came in first with a score of 67.04 and Memphis, Tennessee, was at the bottom of the list with a score of 40.77.

Philadelphia, by comparison, was much further down the list at 110, with a score of 51.28.

WalletHub cited the number of available jobs in Pittsburgh and the quality of the companies in the city. According to WalletHub, Pittsburgh has the most job opportunities per capita, along with the third most full-time job opportunities per capita at companies rated 4.5+ stars on Glassdoor.

The high-quality nature of jobs in Pittsburgh is evident by the fact that residents have the ninth-highest level of job satisfaction in the nation, according to WalletHub’s research. In addition, WalletHub found that jobs in Pittsburgh provide employees with good benefits. For example, the city has the fourth-highest percentage of workers with access to an employer-based retirement plan.

In addition, Pittsburgh is also a growing tech hub that is starting to earn a reputation for its AI and robotics companies. The city is home to more than 1,800 tech companies, including Apple, Uber, and Meta, who each have offices there.

And just last May, it was announced that four new tech companies — Pearl Street Technologies, Netail, Lovelace AI, and Strategy Robot — would be joining companies such as Google and Sheetz’s innovation hub along a one-mile stretch on Penn Avenue.

Pittsburgh also has a plethora of jobs in the education and medical sector. The city has more than 110 hospitals and primary care medical facilities in the greater metro area and more than 25 colleges and universities.