Niagara Falls spans two countries and includes three water falls - American Falls, Canadian Horseshoe Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. These three wonders are at least 12,000 years old, as old as the migration of the Native Americans that have lived there since they appeared in North America, especially the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois Confederation.

The word Niagaraitself comes from a a word among the Iroquois languages: Onguiaahra, translated into English as The Strait. Such historical interest and natural wonders make for a healthy Travel and Tourism business and attract many guests. One element of this business is the set of tours available by boat underneath the falls by the vessel Maid of the Mist, first launched in 1846. Several Maids followed after the original, right up into modern times in the 21st Century. Back in the 1930s and 1940s, people I have interviewed related that they donned rubber suits to go behind the falls. Today, sightseers simply become misty-wet, from what I understand, but not drenched.

Niagara Falls is a set of two twin cities and together form a very hot vacation spot in the northeast United States and Southeast Ontario Province, one visited by some 12,000,000 travelers each year. Many of these are honeymooners that celebrate their new marriages, but people from all over the world come to Niagara Falls just to see the three immense water falls and to experience the other attractions in the area.

Legend has it that the first honeymooners at Niagara Falls were Napoleon Bonaparte's brother and new bride. However, we have no written documentation of that event. (Romantic though, isn't it? ♥)

Niagara Falls is located in the Western NY Labor Market Region of the state, which includes the county of Niagara, along with Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Erie counties. The city also is included in a smaller area known as the Buffalo-Niagara Falls MSA or metropolitan statistical area. This area includes only Erie and Niagara counties, for purposes such as projecting future high demand jobs within a particular decade (see below).

For the decade of 2006 - 2016, the expected highest-demand jobs for ths area include:

1. Cashiers
2. Waitstaff - dining.
3. Retail Salespersons
4. Customer Service Representatives
5. Registered Nurses (RNs) - associates degree or higher.
6. Food Preparation Workers
7. Janitors/Cleaners, not including housekeepers
8. Manual Laborers and related occupations.
9. Counter Attendants - food and beverage. 
10. General Office Clerks
11. Child Care Workers
12. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers
13. Home Health Aides (HHAs)
14. Combined Food Prep-and-Service
15. Bill/Account Collectors
16. General Secretaries
17. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (LPNs and LVNs)
18. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
19. Stock Clerks/Order Fillers
20. Nursing Aides and related jobs

Within 25 miles of Niagara Falls, on the American side of the falls, we have the following frequently-listed job titles among some 6,000+ openings. These jobs are largely in Niagra Falls, Buffalo, Amherst, and Williamsville, New York. Job titles in bold print reflect jobs named in the employment projections of high demand jobs found above.

1. Bank Tellers
2. Registered Nurses (RNs)
3. Physical Therapists
4. Retail Customer Support related jobs
5. Physicians in a number of specialties
6. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)
7. University/College Faculty
8. Cashiers
9. Sales Managers
10. Store Managers
11. Retail and Wholesale Sales Representatives
12. Bill/Account Collectors
13. Sales Associates (Salespersons)
14. Full Time Retail Sales Consultants
15. Administrative Assistants

Most of these occupations have to do with retail sales trade and the Tourism Industry, although some healthcare jobs are near the top of the list.

High Demand Jobs Inside Nigara Falls City:

1. Nurse and Physican specialists
2. Full-Time Retail Sales Consultants
3. Supply Technicians
4. Net Developers for VB, VB.Net, SQL 2000 - IT
5. Commission Sales Associates
6. Customer Service Representatives
7. "Athlete I" - Nike Shoe Store salespersons
8. Retail Sales Representatives
9. Loss Prevention jobs
10. Maintenance/Repair jobs
11. Internal Audit Directors
12. VP/Directors of Finance

Niagara Falls on both sides of the American-Canadian border offers employment choices in all types of Travel and Tourism installations - restaurants, retail businesses, large hotels, resorts, guided tours, outdoor recreation and sports, and nameless others. Museums make up a large part of the tourist attractions, however.

An Egyptian Mummywas shown at Niagara Falls on the US side for many years. The background is that from 1850 - 1851, a man named Serrell constructed a suspension bridge over the falls gorge at Lewiston, using Egyptian-type pylon supports. A double-decker bridge followed, also in the style of Egypt. Then, in the 1850s, part of an Egyptian collection was purchased to begin the famous Niagara Falls Museum on Table Rock. In 1861, 6 mummies arrived in Canada to be displayed at the Falls. In the 1980s, work began in order to attempt to confirm whether the bodies are actually ancient and Egyptian, or not. In the meantime, the display alternates locations between the Canadian and American falls for display purposes and many people enjoy viewing them. It might be fun to work in this museum.

The Guinness World of Records Niagara Falls Museum is another big attraction. Many people l;ove record-breaking feats and stunts.

Daredevils of Niagara Falls- This museum exhibits the details of the people that went over the falls in a barrel, walked a tight-rope across the gorges, etc. I wonder if they include the stunt presented by the old Steve Allen Tonight Show in the early 1950s, where a very young Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme sat and sang on a tree branch far out over the falls?

Ripleys Believe It or Not! Museum- This is perennial favorite for visitors that enjoy the strange, true, and interesting. I began reading the collection of books based on Ripley findings when I was a child and still enjoy them. Be sure to visit Ripley's Niagara - their website is: http://www.ripleysniagara.com/ripleys-niagara/. The museum has its own "wax museum" displays like the Tussauds' and more, and a theater as well as many fascinating exhibits. Additional attractions are presented in the Clifton Hill area near the falls.

The Rock Legends Wax Museum is located at 5020 Centre Street, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3N7.

Another wax museum is the Criminals Hall of Fame Wax Museum at 5751 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3L6. And believe it or not, there are other wax museums around Niagara Falls as well!

The Niagara Aerospace Museum in New York is also very interesting. Once in Niagara Falls NY, it has moved to Buffalo.

Many more museums and exhibits make the Niagara Falls area on both sides of the Canadian border an exiting, fun place to work and visit.

Niagara Falls, Ontario

• Kingston College: 4700 Epworth Circle, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 1C6, Canada‎ - (905) 353-8709‎
• Niagara Retraining Facility
• Niagara College of Applied Arts & Technology
• Niagara College Job Connect - Job-matching, referrals, placement.
• Niagara University
• Academy Of Learning Niagara – Career academy certification in a number of fields.

Niagara Falls, NY

• Cheryl Fell’s Business School: 2541 Military Rd, Niagara Falls, NY‎ - (716) 297-2750‎
• Niagara County Community College (SUNY) – Undergrad programs, Graduate School, Extension Centers, Small Business Development Center.
• Niagara University – Certificates, degrees, graduate programs, nursing school, adult education, and more.

Relocating to Canada

The schools on both sides of the Canadian Border are all within a radius of about only 5 miles. if you'd like to move to Canada for work or education, please visit this site: Citizenship and Immigration into Canada.

Relocating to the US for Work

If you would like to move to the American side of the falls to work or attend school, see: Applying for Work in the USA as an International Worker and obtaining a Green Card.

New York Side

• Niagara Falls Sox - Class A Minor League Baseball
• Niagara Power - New York Collegiate Baseball League, since 2007 [Niagara Falls is the Number One Producer of Electricity in the world]

Canadian Side

• Niagara Falls Srbija -- Niagara Falls Soccer League
• Niagara Falls Canucks -- Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Niagara IceDogs -- Ontario Hockey League

Top job listings in and around the Niagara Falls area and nearby St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada include:

• Sales Associates (Salespersons)
• Hotel Jobs in a number of fields
• Warehouse and Bottling at Winery in Grimsby
• Cooks and Line Cooks
• Technical Support Specialists
• Chartered Accountants
• Bartenders
• Design Analysis Engineers
• Photographers
• Food and Beverage Servers
• Sales Representatives
• Live-in caregivers
• Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses (RNs and LPNs)
• Restaruant Managers
• Poultry Farm Workers