Top 10 Hot Jobs in Low-Cost Covington, Kentucky - Commute to Cincinnati and Save Money

Cincinnati, Ohio is located at the Southwestern tip of the growing Ohio Space Corridor that ranges from Fairborn to the Ohio River and the city is increasing in jobs and economic wealth. However, its cost of living is a bit high - 91 compared to the 100 national average by Sperling's Best Places . Fortunately, we have an excellent alternative straight across the Ohio River in Kentucky.

Many workers are moving to Covington, Kentucky across the Ohio River and saving money by commuting to their Queen City jobs. from city center to city center, the distance between these sister cities is only 3 miles. Kiplinger Magazine recently found that Covington is the 8th Cheapest Place to Live in America. A continuously improving city, Covington offers an Arts District, the Historic Downtown area, and an upcoming Wedding District for planning and implementing affordable weddings.

Travel and Leisure Magazine names the Covington-Cincinnati Metro Area's Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Internal Airport the Best Regional Airport in North America in 2011 and Number One in Customer Service by SkyTrax at the World Airport Awards. Finally, it was named the Safest Airport In America. Especially for travelers and convention interests, the Covington bed tax for hotels/motels is far cheaper than in Cincinnati.

The Cost of Living Index for Covington is 85 per Kiplinger Magazine and 83 according to Sperling's . Property taxes are lower in Covington than the national average and median home cost is lower, at $98,700 per Sperling's . At the same time, the largest cohort of earners in Covington makes $100,000 to $149,999 per year. This is a larger cohort by over 10% than the national average. Earnings making $40,000 to $99,999 also outnumber national averages by 2 to 3 times. Thus, cost of living is lower, while earnings are higher. Covington may be a perfect place to live, considering economy.

Mike Fink's is a fine dining restaurant specializing in seafood on the Ohio River on the Covington side.Originally an oil hauler, it was refurbished for restaurant duty and renamed after the notorious Mike Fink of the Ohio River. This character was a man that hauled keelboats from the Ohio all the way to Lake Erie and was known as a practical joker and accurate marksman, going so far to perform shooting tricks. Born at Fort Pitt, he was also a contemporary of Davey Crockett, and not one to confront or insult.

Although is is being refurbished in January 2012, it has been a hit with visitors for decades and soon to reopen to greet them again with the best in seafood. In the mid-1980s, this was my first experience with a raw bar and I came away quite pleased. The menu includes meat, seafood, and pasta entrees in addition to the raw bar and was always more popular than the McDonald's riverboat restaurant on the Cincinnati side of the river. Mike Fink's is still here and the fast-food boat is long gone. Some of the items I enjoyed onthe raw bar at Fink's have included Alaskan King crab, South American prawns, Blue Point oysters, Gulf shrimp, and Cherrystone clams.

Numbers of job listings in the Cincinnati-Covington Metro Area and especially in Covington were at a low point in 2008, but began to increase in 2009. Numbers reached highpoint in 2010 and 2011, as shown by the graph above, fluctuated, and began a new upward trend during Autumn 2011 that continues into January 2012. As seen in the snapshots below, a sizable portion of job listings in the metro area are high-paid positions.

Healthcare, Transportation, and Manufacturing in Autos and Foods Industries on the increase economically and related to increasing jobs.

Highest Demand Jobs in Covington KY, Cincinnati OH and Loveland OH

1. Company Truck Drivers
2. Physical Therapists and Assistants
3. Sales Representatives
4. General Dentists
5. Registered Nurses (RNs)
6. Owner Operator Truck Drivers
7. Assistant Managers
8. Dentists
9. Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
10. Physicians
11. Shift Supervisors - various industries
12. Occupational Therapists
13. Merchandisers
14. Assistant Managers
15. Administrative Assistants
16. Project Managers
17. Sales Management Trainees - several companies
18. Dental Assistants
19. Assistant Professors - both states
20. Insurance Agents

1. Kroger Company (grocery, pharmacy, housewares, home and beauty) - At least 110 stores in the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Tri-State Area.
2. Procter & Gamble
3. ABX Air Inc.
4. Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing - approximately 8,500 employees in manufacturing and operations; not a dead industrial sector. Manufacturing is increasing in Ohio and Kentucky.
5. GE Aviation
6. St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
7. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
8. Fidelity Investments
9. COMAIR
10. Boone County Board of Education
11. Citigroup
12. Cintas
13. Delta Air Lines
14. Northern Kentucky University
15. Schwan’s Global Supply Chain - Frozen food manufacturing.

General Apartment Guide for Covington, Kentucky.

The Pulse Lofts

Covington Arts District - Business, the arts, and residences.

Brown Mackie College

Gateway Community and Technical College

Northern Kentucky University

Thomas Moore College - Catholic sponsored

University of CIncinnati

Xavier University