Best and Fastest Increasing Jobs Near Austin and Houston

Approximately 20 miles north of Austin, Round Rock has a population of about 97,000 people in 2009.

From 2000 – 2009, population growth in Round Rock was quick and over 51%. Compared to the rest of America, Round Rock residents enjoy a favorable cost of living that is 16.14% lower than the national average.

The original town site was called Brushy for the Brushy Creek, in which there was a large round rock. The local postmaster helped rename the town Round rock after the rock in the local creek. However, heavy railroad construction pushed the town site eastward and the orignal site becaome Old Town Round Rock. Revitalization and restoration projects in Old Town help keep the local history alive and act as a tourist attraction.

Round Rock was affted by the Chisholm Trail as well as Ameircan railroads coming through the area. aAs the trail became filled with cattle on the way to market, railroads, and finally highways followed.

Mr. Jesse Chisholm marked a after the Civil War, about in 1865. He began at the Canadian River in Oklahoma and went through Wichita, Kansas. His intent was to use the trail to trade with the regional Native Americans. When he began to deliver cattle to market on the trail, other followed suit. An access trail connected Round Rock with the Chisolm and highways followed later.

Federal, state and local employment statistics in the Austin-Round Rock Area forecast these highest demand jobs in Round Rock through 2018:

1. Software Engineers
2. Project Managers - IT
3. Medical Assistants
4. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts - IT, Healthcare, Aerospace
5. Business Analysts
6. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers
7. Mainstream Middle School Teachers, not including VocEd (Vocational Education) and Mainstream Secondary School Teachers, also not including VocEd
8. Education Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools
9. Helpers for Trades of Pipelayer, Plumber, Pipefitter, and Steamfitter
10. Pharmacy Technicians
11. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration mechanics and Installers (HVAC)
12. Electricians
13. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters - see Helpers at #6, above
14. Combined Food Preparation and Service
15. Multi-Media Artists and Animators
16. Registered Nurses (RNs, BSNs)
17. Dental Assistants and Hygienists
18. Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
19. Advertising Sales Agents
20. Electrical Technicians

Most of these jobs are involved in Education, Healthcare, Trades and IT, with many IT positions in the Aerospace Industry.

These high demand job titles are found most often in listings on SimplyHired.com, the largest Internet job search and trending organization. Those in bold print are among the Top 20 Fastest Growing Jobs.

1. Project Managers - IT
2. Network Managers - IT
3. Physical Therapists
4. Occupational therapists
5. Sales Representatives
6. Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners
7. Bilingual F-T Sales Associates
8. Registered Nurses (RNs)
9. Asst. General Managers
10. Sales Associates
11. Sales Representatives
12. Software Engineers
13. Administrative Assistants
14. Team Members
15. Senior QA Engineers
16. LVN- Licensed Vocational Nurses
17. PeopleSoft Testers
18. Store Managers
19. Nurse Practitioners
20. Physicians in Family Practice and Internal Medicine

Although still unincorporated as of 2013, The Woodlands is a place that has 93,800+ residents and its growth is over 36% from 2000 - 2009. From 2009 - 2013, residents increased by nearly 20,000 people again.

The cost of living is over 9% lower in The Woodlands than in America as a whole.

The community began in 1972 as the Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation began to develop a 23,000-acre planned bedroom community for Houston, called The Woodlands. It grew so fast that it became its own separate community.

Businesses moved into the Woodlands, including Chevron Phillips, Anadarko Petroleum, and others, including a large shopping mall and seven golf courses. A concert arena and a large resort are also located nearby. High-rise offices and apartment buildings then grew in the Woodland and increased population and commercial enterprise further. Museums and other attractions have also built in The Woodlands and additional community plans call for additional construction and eventual incorporation.

In 2007, Senator Tom Williams and Representative Robert Eissler passed legislative bills that called for publics vote to allow development of The Woodlands Township to allow sales tax collection, along with other measures. Houston may have wished to annex The Woodlands previously, but because of mutual agreements, Houston will release the community so that it may incorporate itself via a public election in 2014. The Woodlands have similar agreements with nearby Conroe, Texas. The Woodlands will likely become an incorporated city in 2014.

1. Medical Assistants
2. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
3. Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School - Many districts in America need mainstream teachers, rather than SpecialEd. This district needs both, indicating a large influx of families and children of all needs.
4. Physician Assistants
5. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
6. Personal and Home Care Aides
7. Mainstream Kindergarten Teachers
8. Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
9. Special Education Teachers, Middle School
10. Surgical Technologists
11. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers
12. Instructional Coordinators
13. Physical Therapist Assistants
14. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (college llevel)
15. Computer Applications Software Engineers
16. Mainstream Middle School Teachers, not including VocEd
17. Home Health Aides (HHAs)
18. Anesthesiologists
19. Veterinarians
20. Registered Nurses (RNs, BSNs)

Allof these jobs are in Healthcare, Education, and IT.

Titles in bold type indicate those found in, or very similar to, the Top 20 Forecast above.

1. Physical Therapists
2. Literacy Coach for Elementary Grades - certified teachers.
3. Occupational Therapists
4. SAP CRM ABAP Developers
5. Registered Nurse/RNs
6. Pizza Hut and Other Delivery Drivers
7. Restaurant / Food Service Shift Supervisors
8. Assistant Managers
9. Mechanical Engineers
10. Assistant General Managers
11. Controllers
12. Pizza Hut Team Members
13. Project Managers
14. General Dentists
15. Cooks
16. Account Executives
17. Financial Advisors
18. Sales Associates
19. Bilingual Required Full Time Retail Sales Consultants
20. Shift Managers