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Forbes has released its list of 10 best and worst cities for jobs in 2015 and EmCare has healthcare careers in all of your favorites!

Accorsding to Forbes, to determine the list, "Researchers used data from government agencies as well as information from Yelp, Indeed, and Gallup Healthways to consider factors for each metro include job opportunities, employment growth, monthly median starting salary, median annual income, time spent working and commuting, and housing affordability."

The top 10 cities for jobs in 2015 accorsing to Forbes are:

1. Seattle, WA
2. Des Moines, IA
3. Gilbert, AZ
4. Sioux Falls, SD
5. Fremont, CA
6. Chandler, AZ
7. Omaha, NE
8. Salt Lake City, UT
9. Scottsdale, AZ
10. Plano, TX

Forbes has released their list of best cities to invest in homes for 2014 and EmCare has great opportunities for clinicians in all top 7 cities! View the top 7 list below to see interesting facts and current opportunities in some of the best cities in the U.S to invest in a home.

1.  Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Fun Facts via FortWorth.com

• In 1909, the Fort Worth Zoo opened as the first zoo in Texas.
• The Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth is the oldest museum in Texas and is the second-largest museum gallery space for modern art in America, next to MoMA New York.
• Fort Worth is home to the oldest stock show and rodeo in the country - the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show.

• Emergency Medicine Physician at Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth

• Dallas is home to more than 200 golf courses
• The largest permanent model train exhibit in the country is on display in the lobby of Dallas Children's Medical Center.
• The largest permanent model train exhibit in the country is on display in the lobby of Dallas Children's Medical Center.

• Medical Director at Doctors Hospital White Rock

• Nearly 60 percent of the country's population lives within a two-hour flight of Charlotte, North Carolina, and 6.9 million people live within a 100-mile radius.
• Charlotte stands second to New York in terms of its contributions to Philanthropic pursuits.
• This region houses 37 higher learning institutions and has 50 campuses that provide training and academic expertise to an increasingly growing workforce.

• Nurse Practitioner at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital

• Long before Nashville became Music City, it was known as the Athens of the South because of its many higher educational institutions.
• A Country Christmas – Gaylord Opryland is host to the world’s largest nativity display.
• Nashville has the world’s only exact replica of the ancient Greek temple, The Parthenon.

• Hospitalist at Centennial Medical Center

• Forbes named Houston the "Coolest City" in the country in 2012, citing factors such as the strong economy, dynamic arts scene and multiculturalism.
• Houston’s cultural events and exhibitions report 9.2 million visits per year.  
• 77030, the Texas Medical Center Zip code, is home to 21,000 physicians, scientists, researchers and other advanced degree professionals in the life sciences at 385 medical offices, the highest concentration in the country.

• Emergency Medicine Physician at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center

• You can ride your bike from Atlanta to Alabama. The Silver Comet Trail is a recreational path that begins in Smyrna and runs all the way across the Alabama border.
• Pemberton Place, home to the New World of Coca-Cola, is named after Dr. John Stith Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist.
• Runners from around the world descend on Atlanta each Fourth of July for the Peachtree Road Race. Approximately 60,000 runners participate each year, making it one of the largest 10K foot races in the world.

• Pediatrician at Coliseum Medical Center

• Oklahoma City is equidistant from Los Angeles and New York, and within 500 miles of 71 million people
• The state capitol building at 23rd and Lincoln is the only capitol in the nation with a working oil well on its grounds.
• Oklahoma City averages more than 300 days of sunshine per year

• Emergency Medicine Physician at Pauls Valley General Hospital