Unless you're being transferred to Oakland by your current employer to take over the offices of some Orange County bankruptcy attorneys, you're going to need to search for a job in order to afford the mortgage on your new house. Take a look at the many exciting employment opportunities available in Oakland, California while you are researching real estate properties for your next home so that by the time the sale goes through you'll be all set. It will save you from having to go through a nerve-wracking period of job searching while already saddled with expensive mortgage payments. This article should help you get started.
Transportation and Industry
Oakland is a good city to move to no matter what your skill set because there seems to be something for everyone. However, the transportation industry in Oakland is particularly large thanks to Oakland's very large and successful container port facilities. As the fourth largest port in the United States, everything from toys to lumber banding machines is shipped via container ship from Oakland. Therefore if you're looking for a position as a laborer, supervisor, crane operator, or as part of a ship's crew, your prospects are pretty good. You might also find a job transporting goods from other cities in California and the West Coast to Oakland via truck.
Not only are things transported from Oakland but a fair amount of them are manufactured in the city as well. If you're a metal bender you may have some luck finding work in a factory that makes fabricated metal products. There are also opportunities for skilled tradesmen in Oakland factories, since some of them churn out specialty electrical equipment or complex machinery. Artisans may also find themselves a job that doesn't require them to sell their wares on a street corner because Oakland is also a producer of clay and glass products.
Business
Though the majority of Oakland's job opportunities will probably be in manufacturing and transportation, there is still some space in the workforce for paper pushers and office manager types. There are several major corporations in Oakland you might find yourself working for if you've mastered the use of the web collaboration tool and the stapler, including Kaiser Permanente, which is one of the nation's largest health insurance companies, and Clorox, a leading manufacturer of bleach and cleaning products. Dreyer's, a major national ice cream company, and Cost Plus Supermarkets are both major players in food services that have their headquarters in Oakland.
Service
Though Oakland's nearness to Los Angeles means it is very often overshadowed in terms of tourism and commercial activity, the city is still a powerhouse in the retail sales sector. About 13% of the city's workforce is employed in shops and warehouses, so if you have experience selling women's pants or pressure calibrators you could join their numbers working in a mall clothing store or a building supplier's warehouse. Likely places to find retail jobs include the Old Oakland district, Jack London Square, Wood Street, and Oak-to-Ninth.
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