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If you were a college grad where would you move to in Texas?

Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:55 pm
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
5727 posts
Posted on 1/27/25 at 12:55 pm
If you graduated college in the spring of 2025, on the job search, where would you be looking to move to in your ideal world? Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth all have their drawbacks, and their pros. Or would you move to a smaller city?
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 12:56 pm
Posted by BigBro
Member since Jul 2021
17278 posts
Posted on 1/27/25 at 1:38 pm to
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If you graduated college in the spring of 2025, on the job search, where would you be looking to move to in your ideal world? Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth all have their drawbacks, and their pros. Or would you move to a smaller city?

Somewhere, anywhere that would give me the best job in AI. If I didn't know AI, I would consider getting a Masters learning AI, and I'm serious. Yes, the news the past 24-48 hours is everywhere, but I've been saying it for over 2 years.

AI is here and going to overpower pretty much everything.. literally and figuratively.. and imo, the whole world is going to be completely different in 5, 10, 20 years..

Accountant - Obsolete
Lawyer - Obsolete
Doctor - Obsolete

It's actually pretty hard to find a profession that isn't vulnerable to AI. Perhaps nursing or a blue collar type job, or maybe something in the entertainment field.

Therefore, it is my opinion that not working for that purpose might be a complete waste of time. That sounds harsh.. but that's my opinion.

If you don't like that answer, my almost 50 year old self immediately thought a sailboat far, far away from everyone and everything.. with the people I love, living life in it's simplest form.

If you don't like that answer either.. if you like Austin, you should stay/go there now, because once you leave, it's extremely hard to move back because of the extremely inflated cost of living there.. but anywhere in the hill country would be pretty great if you could work close to there.. commuting is for the birds.. I've done it and it sucks.

Did I mention you should persue AI?
Posted by Atari
Texas
Member since Dec 2009
3857 posts
Posted on 1/30/25 at 12:53 am to
I wouldn't move here, Austin was amazing like 25 years ago (Edit make that 35-40 years ago, easy to forget 1990 isn't 25 years ago), it's not that anymore. Houston is ugly as sin, but the job market is good. Dallas is full of young kids driving around in base model BMW's huffing each other's farts and thinking they run the world. All of that on top of the crazy high property taxes. I owe $14,413 property tax this year, on a house appraised at $700,000. I bought the house 5 years ago for $450k
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 6:34 pm
Posted by SOBMarcus
Boerne TX
Member since Apr 2020
2284 posts
Posted on 2/11/25 at 6:28 pm to
Concan or Uvalde
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
5727 posts
Posted on 2/13/25 at 6:14 pm to
Ngl that’s where I have my eye… heh
Posted by BevoHornsUp
Member since Feb 2023
214 posts
Posted on 2/26/25 at 10:35 pm to
It depends what industry you’re in. It depends where you grew up. Generally,

Dallas - finance
Austin - IT
Houston - Energy

My wife is from Boston and Austin would be the easiest adjustment.
Posted by WossNess
H Town
Member since Jan 2025
99 posts
Posted on 3/2/25 at 11:06 am to
30 years ago Austin today maybe anywhere in the country in Central Tex. Belton is nice and has a ton of retired military in area.
This post was edited on 3/2/25 at 11:24 am
Posted by LSUTigresFan
SE Louisiana to Austin (Texas Ex)
Member since Mar 2013
4777 posts
Posted on 3/2/25 at 3:22 pm to
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Did I mention you should persue AI?


We don’t need anymore careerist trying to pursue AI. The field is over inflated. And I say this as someone with degrees in computer science and mathematics.
This post was edited on 3/2/25 at 3:24 pm
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