Hosting Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Hosting hold about 351,000 positions nationally. As an occupation, this career is ranked very high for unemployment rate. About 8% of employees could not obtain a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs in this career are most numerous in Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), Brunswick (Georgia), and Flagstaff (Arizona), and least common in Lebanon (Pennsylvania), Bridgeport (Connecticut), and Waterbury (Connecticut).

Salaries vary the US, with the highest being found in New York (New York), San Francisco (California), and New Bedford (Massachusetts). The lowest salaries for this job are in Florence (Alabama), Lawton (Oklahoma), and Houma (Louisiana).

Training and Education

Getting short-term on-the-job training will improve one'schance of landing a job in this field. Employees with at least a bachelor's degree are 17% of the total. Approximately 33% of hosting started college, but did not pursue a bachelor's degree. High school was sufficient education for 51% of people in this field. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Approximately, 64% of hosting work part-time.

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Hosting Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of hosting compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for hosting.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$17,000	1,160
Montgomery	$15,000	420
Huntsville	$16,000	400
Mobile	$15,000	330
Tuscaloosa	$15,000	270
Florence	$15,000	230
Auburn	$16,000	200
Anniston	$16,000	140
Gadsden	$15,000	130
Dothan	$15,000	120
Decatur	$16,000	80

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$19,000	330
Fairbanks	$20,000	90

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$18,000	6,880
Tucson	$17,000	1,340
Flagstaff	$17,000	410
Prescott	$17,000	230
Kingman	$17,000	180
Yuma	$16,000	140

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$17,000	760
Fayetteville	$17,000	480
Fort Smith	$17,000	180
Hot Springs	$16,000	120
Jonesboro	$16,000	110

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Santa Ana	$19,000	6,550
San Diego	$19,000	4,690
Riverside	$19,000	3,760
San Francisco	$24,000	2,780
Sacramento	$20,000	2,480
Oakland	$20,000	2,220
San Jose	$20,000	1,830
Oxnard	$19,000	890
Fresno	$19,000	720
Santa Barbara	$20,000	680
Bakersfield	$18,000	580
Stockton	$18,000	540
Santa Rosa	$20,000	530
Salinas	$20,000	470
Vallejo	$18,000	430
San Luis Obispo	$21,000	380
Modesto	$18,000	370
Santa Cruz	$19,000	300
Redding	$18,000	240
Chico	$18,000	240
Visalia	$18,000	230
Napa	$20,000	210
Merced	$18,000	130
Yuba City	$18,000	110
El Centro	$18,000	100
Madera	$18,000	60
Hanford	$18,000	60

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$18,000	4,580
Colorado Springs	$18,000	980
Boulder	$19,000	790
Fort Collins	$18,000	600
Grand Junction	$23,000	240
Greeley	$17,000	210
Pueblo	$17,000	150

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$23,000	1,020
Norwich	$21,000	580
Bridgeport	$20,000	490
New Haven	$22,000	420
Danbury	$20,000	110
Waterbury	$23,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$19,000	1,010
Dover	$19,000	150

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$20,000	5,730

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Orlando	$20,000	3,930
Tampa	$19,000	3,880
Fort Lauderdale	$18,000	2,500
West Palm Beach	$22,000	2,240
Miami	$20,000	2,130
Jacksonville	$18,000	1,540
Sarasota	$18,000	990
Palm Bay	$19,000	840
Pensacola	$17,000	730
Cape Coral	$19,000	710
Naples	$19,000	600
Port St Lucie	$16,000	580
Lakeland	$17,000	550
Tallahassee	$17,000	550
Deltona	$18,000	480
Panama City	$17,000	480
Fort Walton Beach	$18,000	430
Gainesville	$19,000	380
Sebastian	$19,000	220
Punta Gorda	$19,000	190
Ocala	$17,000	150
Palm Coast	$19,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$18,000	7,230
Augusta	$15,000	600
Savannah	$18,000	480
Athens	$16,000	440
Brunswick	$16,000	310
Columbus	$17,000	300
Valdosta	$15,000	280
Macon	$17,000	240
Warner Robins	$15,000	210
Dalton	$16,000	140
Rome	$17,000	120

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$21,000	1,200

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boise	$16,000	720
Coeur Dalene	$17,000	220
Idaho Falls	$16,000	180
Pocatello	$17,000	80
Lewiston	$21,000	50

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$20,000	8,810
Peoria	$19,000	470
Bloomington	$18,000	420
Springfield	$17,000	260
Rockford	$18,000	220
Champaign	$18,000	200
Kankakee	$18,000	120
Danville	$18,000	90
Decatur	$17,000	80

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$18,000	2,610
Gary	$17,000	670
South Bend	$17,000	650
Fort Wayne	$16,000	640
Evansville	$17,000	390
Lafayette	$16,000	340
Bloomington	$16,000	220
Elkhart	$16,000	190
Terre Haute	$16,000	190
Kokomo	$16,000	140
Muncie	$15,000	120
Michigan City	$15,000	120
Anderson	$17,000	100
Columbus	$17,000	70

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$17,000	930
Davenport	$18,000	380
Cedar Rapids	$18,000	310
Iowa City	$17,000	260
Waterloo	$17,000	170
Dubuque	$17,000	160
Sioux City	$17,000	130
Ames	$19,000	130

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Wichita	$16,000	610
Lawrence	$16,000	200
Topeka	$16,000	170

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$17,000	1,760
Lexington	$17,000	940
Owensboro	$15,000	240
Bowling Green	$16,000	200
Elizabethtown	$15,000	160

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$17,000	1,530
Baton Rouge	$16,000	920
Shreveport	$16,000	520
Lafayette	$16,000	410
Lake Charles	$17,000	220
Monroe	$15,000	220
Houma	$15,000	210
Alexandria	$15,000	120

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$21,000	440
Bangor	$18,000	150
Lewiston	$19,000	60

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$19,000	3,520
Bethesda	$18,000	1,370
Hagerstown	$17,000	290
Salisbury	$16,000	220
Cumberland	$17,000	50

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$23,000	4,290
Springfield	$20,000	700
Worcester	$22,000	580
Framingham	$22,000	480
Barnstable Town	$25,000	300
Haverhill	$21,000	270
Lowell	$21,000	260
Lawrence	$21,000	190
Brockton	$21,000	170
Leominster	$21,000	160
New Bedford	$23,000	130
Taunton	$20,000	90
Pittsfield	$19,000	80

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$18,000	3,010
Detroit	$19,000	2,050
Grand Rapids	$18,000	870
Lansing	$18,000	580
Flint	$17,000	560
Holland	$17,000	440
Ann Arbor	$19,000	420
Kalamazoo	$17,000	330
Saginaw	$19,000	250
Monroe	$18,000	180
Jackson	$18,000	130
Niles	$17,000	110
Bay City	$17,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$19,000	4,850
Duluth	$17,000	380
St Cloud	$16,000	330
Rochester	$18,000	250

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Gulfport	$17,000	510
Jackson	$16,000	510
Hattiesburg	$15,000	240

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Kansas City	$17,000	3,040
St Louis	$17,000	3,000
Springfield	$16,000	440
Columbia	$17,000	330
St Joseph	$18,000	160
Joplin	$17,000	150
Jefferson City	$17,000	100

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$16,000	370
Missoula	$16,000	110

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$17,000	1,280
Lincoln	$16,000	480

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Las Vegas	$23,000	4,320
Reno	$18,000	730
Carson City	$16,000	60

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashua	$20,000	270
Manchester	$20,000	270
Rochester	$20,000	210
Portsmouth	$21,000	200

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$20,000	2,050
Newark	$21,000	1,590
Camden	$20,000	1,170
Atlantic City	$22,000	710
Trenton	$20,000	270
Ocean City	$21,000	180
Vineland	$19,000	70

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Albuquerque	$17,000	1,100
Santa Fe	$21,000	230
Las Cruces	$15,000	230
Farmington	$16,000	60

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$26,000	8,840
Nassau	$22,000	1,670
Buffalo	$18,000	1,070
Rochester	$20,000	1,020
Albany	$18,000	620
Poughkeepsie	$19,000	570
Syracuse	$18,000	510
Binghamton	$17,000	250
Utica	$21,000	190
Elmira	$20,000	190
Glens Falls	$20,000	120
Kingston		110
Ithaca	$19,000	80

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$17,000	2,450
Raleigh	$17,000	1,820
Greensboro	$17,000	900
Asheville	$17,000	790
Durham	$17,000	680
Winston Salem	$16,000	650
Wilmington	$17,000	630
Fayetteville	$16,000	380
Hickory	$17,000	330
Greenville	$17,000	240
Burlington	$16,000	220
Jacksonville	$15,000	170
Rocky Mount	$16,000	160
Goldsboro	$15,000	90

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Fargo	$16,000	520
Bismarck	$16,000	220
Grand Forks	$16,000	140

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$17,000	3,310
Cincinnati	$18,000	3,210
Cleveland	$18,000	3,150
Dayton	$17,000	1,160
Akron	$17,000	970
Toledo	$17,000	840
Youngstown	$17,000	690
Canton	$18,000	460
Mansfield	$16,000	170
Sandusky	$17,000	130
Springfield	$17,000	100
Lima	$17,000	100

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Oklahoma City	$16,000	1,760
Tulsa	$16,000	1,150
Lawton	$14,000	190

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$20,000	2,270
Salem	$19,000	390
Bend	$19,000	320
Eugene	$19,000	300
Medford	$19,000	210

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$22,000	4,240
Pittsburgh	$20,000	3,820
Harrisburg	$19,000	820
Allentown	$20,000	730
Lancaster	$18,000	730
Scranton	$18,000	700
Reading	$19,000	540
York	$20,000	480
Erie	$19,000	440
State College	$23,000	200
Altoona	$18,000	200
Johnstown	$18,000	120
Williamsport	$17,000	90
Lebanon	$19,000	50

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$21,000	1,710

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$17,000	1,060
Myrtle Beach	$17,000	1,010
Columbia	$16,000	1,000
Greenville	$17,000	690
Spartanburg	$18,000	370
Anderson	$15,000	280
Florence	$15,000	130
Sumter	$16,000	110

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$18,000	270
Rapid City	$17,000	190

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$17,000	2,930
Memphis	$19,000	1,730
Knoxville	$17,000	1,210
Chattanooga	$17,000	560
Kingsport	$15,000	320
Johnson City	$16,000	280
Clarksville	$16,000	260
Jackson	$15,000	150
Cleveland	$16,000	110
Morristown	$16,000	90

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Dallas	$17,000	6,150
Houston	$17,000	5,840
San Antonio	$16,000	2,590
Fort Worth	$16,000	2,540
Austin	$18,000	2,420
El Paso	$15,000	710
Amarillo	$16,000	520
Corpus Christi	$16,000	410
Lubbock	$15,000	360
Mcallen	$15,000	330
Tyler	$16,000	280
Beaumont	$16,000	280
Brownsville	$15,000	240
Waco	$16,000	210
Laredo	$15,000	210
Killeen	$15,000	210
Texarkana	$16,000	190
College Station	$15,000	190
San Angelo	$16,000	180
Odessa	$16,000	170
Wichita Falls	$16,000	120
Abilene	$15,000	120
Longview	$15,000	110
Midland		110
Victoria	$16,000	100
Sherman	$16,000	90

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$18,000	1,710
Ogden	$16,000	510
Provo	$16,000	390
St George	$18,000	220

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$21,000	240

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$18,000	2,200
Richmond	$17,000	1,390
Roanoke	$18,000	280
Harrisonburg	$17,000	260
Lynchburg	$15,000	240
Blacksburg	$16,000	240
Charlottesville	$18,000	220
Winchester	$17,000	140
Danville	$15,000	140

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$21,000	4,530
Tacoma	$20,000	630
Spokane	$19,000	360
Olympia	$19,000	300
Bremerton	$20,000	230
Kennewick	$19,000	180
Bellingham	$19,000	150
Yakima	$20,000	140
Mount Vernon	$20,000	100
Longview	$19,000	70
Wenatchee	$19,000	50

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Huntington	$17,000	430
Charleston	$16,000	240
Wheeling	$16,000	200
Morgantown	$16,000	190
Parkersburg	$16,000	110
Weirton	$18,000	70

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$19,000	1,840
Madison	$19,000	1,040
Green Bay	$18,000	350
Appleton	$16,000	320
Eau Claire	$17,000	260
Janesville	$18,000	240
La Crosse	$18,000	160
Oshkosh	$19,000	110
Wausau	$18,000	100
Racine	$17,000	100
Sheboygan	$17,000	70
Fond	$19,000	70

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$15,000	130
Casper	$16,000	120

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