San Francisco
Overview
Fastest-growing
Occupations:computer engineers, employment
interviewers, home healthcare workers, systems analysts,
educational services
Top Private Companies
(revenue):Bechtel Group, Levi Strauss, Visa
International, Core-Mark Int’l, synnex Info Technologies, DPR,
Swinertor, Devcon
Top Public Companies: Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, Intel, Safeway,
BankAmerica Corp., McKesson Corp., Wells Fargo & Co.
Unemployment Rate:4.9% (2005)
Sales Tax:8.5%
Income Tax Range:1-9%
Temperature:49 ~
63 °F
Median Salary:$52,100
Cost of Living
Index:177 (100 = national average)
Air Pollution Index:42
Public
Transportation:7th largest transit system in
U.S.; Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco Municipal
Railway (Muni) all include ferries, buses, and cable cars. For more
information, visit TRANSIT
Alumni Contacts
- Duke Club of Northern California (DCNC)
- President/Contact: Eric Wong '96
- DukeConnect (network with volunteer alumni)
Career Center Resource Room
- The 2002 Book of Lists (San Francisco Business Times)
- National Internships Guide
- National Jobbank 2001
Housing Locators
- SFGate (look under classified sections)
- SF4rent
- Metro Rent
Job Search Websites:
- BayAreaCareers.com
- Association of Governments - Bay Area (local government)
- Job Star San Francisco
- BAJobs
- ValleyJobs (high-tech, computer concentration)
- San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
- Jewish Vocational Service San Francisco