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January 2012

12 Best Cities for High Paying Jobs

7. Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Metro population: 257,940

Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Income growth: 3.82%

$50K+ job postings: 1,365

$50K+ job postings per 100 unemployed: 15

Cedar Rapids anchors the Midwestern tech, health care and finance sectors, and there are plenty of high-power firms hiring in all three. Rockwell Collins, an aircraft systems designer and the city�s largest employer, is looking for financial analysts, solutions architects and systems engineers. Aegon and the University of Iowa are also hiring en masse. Health care occupations pay an average of $62,000 a year in Cedar Rapids; computer and tech jobs pull in $65,000. One of every 20 residents works in a management position, earning roughly $95,000 a year.