→ → → → Raleigh, North Carolina is in the top 5 Best Cities in the US for jobs, lower cost of living, affordable housing, and good place to raise a family, according to several publications and much popular opinion.

Mentioned many times as THE getaway place for Mayberry residents on The Andy Grifftih Show and Mayberry RFD it is still a nice place to visit and a place many like to live.

The Top 10 High Demand jobs in Raleigh, North Carolina are all in the Healthcare Industry, except two that are in Information Technology (IT):

1. Medical Assistants
2. Biomedical Engineers
3. Physician Assistants
4. Network Systems and Data Communications Specialists
5. Health Aides
6. Dental Hygienists and Assistants
7. Physical Therapy Assistants
8. Computer Software Application Engineers
9. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
10. Occuational Therapists and Assistants

Postsecondary Teachers and Registered Nurses are also in high demand, along with Veterinary Techs and Athletic Trainers.

North Carolina is in the Bible Belt of the American South and offers a number of churches in Raleigh for those that are interested, including:

• Church of the Holy Cross
• Connections Church -- online prayer reuests welcomed.
• Crossroads Fellowship
• Eagles Nest Christian Fellowship -- nice site, offers ministry and missions to the Congo.
• First Free Will Baptist Church
• Haven Free Will Baptist Church
• Leesville Baptist Church
• Living Word Family Church
• Raleigh Menonite Church
• Ridge Road Baptist Church
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church
• St. Raphael Catholic Church
• Swift Creek Baptist Church
• Triangle Vineyard -- The Vineyard is a nationwide movement of non-demonational churches.

Jewish Houses of Worship:

• Beth Meyer Synagogue
• Beth Shalom
• Chabad Center of Raleigh- Sha'arei Israel Synagogue
• Temple Bethor Synagogues

Muslim Places of Worship

• Muslim American Society

Jainism

• 509 Carriage Woods Circle
• Raleigh, NC 27607-3969
• Phone: 919-859-4994