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The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area came in fourth on the Forbes list of the best places to find jobs with high wages. The list credits the energy-driven economy and large number of jobs in the professional and business sector.
The Northeast Washington D.C./northern Virginia region topped the list. Austin came in third followed by Houston. The Virginia Beach area rounded out the top five best places to find high-paying jobs.
Below is the top five of Forbes Best Places to Find High Paying Jobs:
- Northern Virginia
- Washington, DC
- Austin-Round Rock
- Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk
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