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: 4.8% (2008)
Sales Tax: 8.5%
Income Tax Range: 1-9%
Temperature: 49 ~ 63 °F
Mean Salary: $45,990
Cost of Living Index: 177 (100 = national average)
Air Quality Index: 49, Good
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