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: 10.3% (June 2009)
Sales Tax: 7.25%
Income Tax Range: 1-9.3%
Temperature: 49 ~ 63 °F
Mean Salary: $56,810
Cost of Living Index: 177.0 (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 San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency

Alumni Contacts

• Duke Club of Northern California (DCNC)
• • President/Contact: Eric Wong '96
• DukeConnect (network with volunteer alumni)

Housing Locators

• SFGate Classifieds
• SF4rent
• Craigslist for San Francisco Bay Area

Job Search Websites:

• San Francisco Chronicle Jobs Classifieds
  
• BayAreaCareers.com
• Association of Governments - Bay Area (local government)
• Job Star San Francisco
• BAJobs
• San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
• Jewish Vocational Service San Francisco