Palm Springs CA - Great Jobs in the 5th Greatest Place to Stand

The Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs has been chosen by StoodThere.com as the Number 5 Greatest Place to Stand out of the top one hundred in America. The top 100 were actually chosen by votes from readers of the site in 2009, asked to choose the most interesting, thought-provoking places in our nation. Interestingly, these one hundred places are not only great cities for camera shots, but also good places to find jobs.

A few visitors have added their photos to that city's site on the Stood There web page, so if you have one to add, it would be in good company.

The Top 5 Greatest Places out of the 100 are:

1. Greatest Place: Carlsbad New Mexico
2. Philadelphia – Travel, History - Jobs in IT, Trucking, Health, Sales
3. Great Places to Visit and Work - Hoover Dam Arizona/Nevada
4. So You Want to Work at Niagara Falls…
5. Great Travel and Jobs in Palms Springs, California

According to US Census 2010, Palm Springs was home to over 48,000 people, with a 12.62% increase in population since 2000. This is a sizeable increase in residents. Two things are sure to be seen in and around Palm Springs - palm trees and wind farms. It's definitely the Century here in terms of power and fuels.

This tramway biils itself as the home of the world's largest rotating tram car. It bagan as the vision of an elecrical engineer in 1935, but was no opened until 1963, almost 30 years later. The engineer was Francis Crocker and the local media ridiculed his idea of a tramway up the Chino Canyon wall in 1935. Not only that, but the then-Governor of California vetoed two bills that would make the tramway possible.

In 1950, the opportunity arose for the tramway to be funded by a private sale of bonds, rather than by using public tax money. Begun in 1961 with the help of helicopters, it was designated as a Historical Civil Engineering Landmark around 1981.

Read more about the competely Tramway and purchase tickets online at the link below.

The tram runs every half hour from the Coachella Valley floor near Palm Springs Canyon Drive up to Mt. San Jacinto State Park. This widerness park includes 54 miles of hiking trails and 14,000 acres of land, native plants, and wildlife. A Natural History Museum is located near the tram's Mountain Station and a variety of summer and winter activites are always scheduled.

• College of the Desert -- This is quite a picturesque name of a school located in Palm Desert and Palm Springs near the Palm Desert Zoo and Living Desert. In this way, it not only possesses useful educational programs to offer students, but is also located near popular travel destinations and fun. College of the Desert is a Community College that offers Vocational Certificates and the degrees of A.A., A.S., and AA-T. Adult Education includes ESOL and GED training. Brick and mortar and online classes are both popular within this school; and international students are welcomed. A number of men's and women's sports are offered at College of the Desert under the mascot Roadrunner - even a football team.

Other Great Schools

• California State University, Palm Desert Campus
• Mayfield College
• Mount San Jacinto College
• Palm Desert Graduate Center

The Agua Caliente ("hot water") Band of Cahuilla Indians is indigenous to this area of 2,000 square miles of California, actually made up of the remnant descendants of nine groups or bands of Native American Peoples. They settled around a hot springs that eventually brought some of the first medical tourism to California in the early 1900s. From there, the area became a resort and a Hollywood film locale.

The larger band of Agua Caliente is a full-fledged government recognized Tribe or Nation that owns two successful hotel-resorts, one golf resort, and a concert theater recognized throughout the southern part of the state and called The Show. Lands on this reservation comprise many upscale retail and residential properties, while plans for future development and historic preservation assure ongoing creation of wealth in a large tourism center.

The band operates a free museum with an extensive research library, but a new 110,000 sq. ft. museum is under green construction in the center of Palm Springs in the 2010s. A number of indoor and outdoor activities and events already occur in conjunction with the current museum and a dedicated annual film festival is very popular. Development seens endless and the area is well worth a visit.

At the early start of summer, in mid-June 2011, the Palm Springs and Palm Desert area offered over 3,600 open employment positions. These were largely in licensed Healthcare positions and Tourism activities like retail sales, food service, and hotel-resort jobs that include the hotels of the local Native American business enterprises of the Agua Caliente. This area of the country is also popular for retirees that require the same healthcare, sales, food, and related services.

1. Physical Therapists and Assistants
2. Occupational Therapists and Assistants
3. Salespeople
4. Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) - Outpatient
5. Dental Assistants
6. Treatment Coordinators - Healthcare
7. Front Desk Staff
8. CDL Truck Drivers
9. Shift Supervisors - Retail, dining, and other.
10. Faculty Positions

Additional High Demand Jobs

• Dental Hygienists
• Cashiers and Baristas
• Customer Service Representatives
• Assistant Store Managers
• Pizza Hut Team Members and other casual and fast food dining jobs

1. Marriott Hotels
2. Desert Regional Medical Center
3. Tenet Healthcare
4. Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Starbucks, McDonald's
5. Staples, Home Depot, CVS/Pharmacy
6. Morongo Resort and Spa
7. Securus
8. HCR Manorcare
9. Eisenhower Medical Center
10. 24 Hour Fitness
11. Safeway - Groceries
12. Ross Stores
13. Wyndham Hotels
14. Soboba Resort
15. Medical Connections