"If you’re looking for a tech job in the United States, the best place to go is not Silicon Valley...it’s New York." - Inspired by Eric A. Taub, The New York Times

What about finding a job in an up-and-coming tech area? It's probably easiest to move to one of these two locations (Silicon Valley & NYC), but how about a region developing its tech industry and looking to grow?

There's also a big high-tech industry in southern California, especially San Diego, because of all the defense contractors in the area.

The flip-side of the same study tell us, however, that the U.S. is losing its edge overall in the tech world. Because the U.S. gov't does not offer work visas or green cards to foreign students who want to work in the tech sector, many of them return home after being educated here. American students are "bored" by the prospect of IT and tech jobs, according to the U.S., and American schools simply aren't turning out the same number of candidates they once did. So who cares whether its New York or Silicon Valley? Overall, the U.S. is on a backslide.

The numbers don't lie. I think the bigger take away from his piece is the current situation with VISA's and getting workers to the states. Along with the greater issue in finding creative ways to keep college graduates from other countries in the US, once they finish their education.

Seems to me, the 'best' place to go for a particular type of job is the place with the highest density of that type of job coupled with a higher-than-average pay scale for that type of job "and" with better perks of whatever kind trip your particular trigger.