San Diego City Overview

America’s Finest City

San Diego is a scenic city with ideal weather, making it an excellent location for professionals in the IT field to live, work and play. With an abundance of employment opportunities in Southern California, conducting a job search, in San Diego yields great success for many IT professionals. The experienced staffing specialists at our San Diego locations (Carlsbad and Mission Valley) can assist you in your job search efforts and provide you with valuable resources to help secure offers for ideal contract, contract-to-hire or direct-hire IT jobs.

San Diego Weather

From the Laguna Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, San Diego covers a variety of terrain. Temperatures stay mild near the ocean and higher in the desert. San Diego has an average temperature year-round that typically falls into the low 70–degree range. The city’s hottest months usually include September and October when Santa Ana winds from the east keep air and vegetation dry. Rain in San Diego usually occurs during winter months and is typically sparse.

Going Places

IT professionals can travel to and from work in a variety of ways:

COASTER. The COASTER links San Diego to North County. Each of the 20 trains holds approximately 1,000 passengers and offers scenic views of the coast, inland canyons and more.
SPRINTER. The SPRINTER connects Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos and Escondido. The SPRINTER also connects to the COASTER in Oceanside, allowing North County residents complete access to San Diego.
BREEZE. With convenient routes between San Clemente in Orange County to Del Mar and in the east from Fallbrook to Escondido, the BREEZE’s more than 150 buses give you complete access to all of North County. The BREEZE also has bus stops at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Metropolitan Transit System (bus). The San Diego MTS bus system features more than 5,000 stops throughout San Diego County with stops at popular destinations such as shopping centers, colleges and universities, local theme parks and more.
Metropolitan Transit System: Trolley (San Diego Trolley). The trolley connects San Diego to East and South Counties from three rail lines, with a main station in the heart of downtown. The trolley extends east to Santee and south to San Ysidro, the last exit before Mexico.
FasTrak®. Interstate 15 commuters can drive congestion-free in the FasTrak® lanes for a small fee. Carpoolers and motorcyclists can use the FasTrak® lanes at no cost.
Carpool/Vanpool. Carpooling and vanpooling helps ease traffic congestion and saves money on gas. Commuters can take advantage of designated carpool lanes (HOV) on freeways. Some employers offer financial incentives and other benefits for carpooling.

The Great Outdoors

Besides the world famous San Diego Zoo and the Sea World theme park, San Diego has much to offer both visitors and residents alike.

Old Town. This town features historic buildings including the famous Whaley House, recognized by some to be a haunted location. There’s also a variety of restaurants and boutiques to peruse.
Balboa Park. Home to more than 15 museums and an IMAX theater, the park features cultural and historical exhibits year-round.
Seaport Village. Situated along the San Diego Bay, this destination includes more than 70 unique shops, galleries and eateries.
Gaslamp Quarter. Located in the heart of downtown, the Gaslamp Quarter is ripe with fine dining and shopping, and transforms into a hot spot for nightlife when the sun goes down.
The Coast. San Diego has more than 70 miles of scenic coastline that includes attractions such as the Birch Aquarium, La Jolla Cove, the seal population at Children’s Pool beach and much more.

Other nearby Southern California attractions include:

Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Places to visit include Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Catalina Island, the Queen Mary and more.
Temecula. Enjoy fine wines made from the fruits of Southern California in Temecula’s wine country.
Big Bear Lake. A great place to visit for skiing and snowboarding in the winter and fishing, camping and hiking in the summer.

San Diego Job Search — IT Market Trends

IT Employment Opportunities in San Diego

Our Southern California offices in San Diego's Mission Valley and Carlsbad locations have experienced IT staffing professionals ready to assist you in your job search. Through exceptional recruiting services, we guide you through the hiring process. We invest time in understanding your professional goals and present IT employment opportunities that align with your objectives and career path.

San Diego is a choice location for contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire IT jobs of all levels, and has ranked among the nation’s leading tech cities. The following highlights San Diego’s overall tech climate and gives insight into jobs, compensation and more.

Growing Strong

The San Diego IT job market has experienced higher growth than in other cities due to the crucial role the tech industry plays in the city’s economy. Growing technology organizations in San Diego, especially in the areas of telecommunications, biotech and software, are giving way to increased employment opportunities. And, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, software engineers and related professionals are forecast to be among the fastest growing occupations in the U.S. through the year 2016.

Approximately 1,500 S.D. jobs added to the local tech industry in 2006 alone. In the same year, San Diego ranked the 13th largest “cybercity” in the nation by AeA for its 106,400 high-tech workers. Popular IT jobs in San Diego include those in consumer electronics manufacturing, research and development and testing labs, and manufacturing for defense electronics.

Money Talk

IT professionals working at more than 4,000 tech organizations throughout San Diego in 2006 exceeded a payroll of $9.8 billion. In 2007, IT professionals along with those in mathematical science in the San Diego area earned an average wage of $73,310 annually.

Eastridge InfoTech places IT professionals in the following S.D. jobs:

Business Analyst
Database Analyst
Desktop/ PC Support
Help Desk, Customer Service
Network Engineer
Network Technician
Project Manager
Quality Assurance Engineer
Software Developer
Software Engineer
Systems Analyst
Telecommunications Analyst
WAN Engineer
Web Master

And more …

Eastridge InfoTech has exclusive relationships with leading companies to offer you positions you won't find elsewhere during your job search. Our connection to top jobs is just one of the many factors that distinguish us from other IT employment agencies in San Diego. We also offer our contract employees a number of competitive benefits that many other staffing agencies in the area do not.

San Diego Relocation Information

Getting to Know San Diego

If you’re considering relocating to San Diego, Eastridge InfoTech’s IT staffing professionals at our Southern California offices in San Diego’s Carlsbad and Mission Valley locations can give you insight into what makes San Diego unique. Our knowledge of the people, places and IT job market in San Diego make us a valuable resource when it comes to important decisions regarding your search for new and challenging employment opportunities.

San Diegans

San Diego County is a diverse community comprised of families, students, military personnel, business professionals and more, all of whom come from a variety of backgrounds and locations, contributing to the area’s rich culture.

Population: 2,954,960 (2007)
Median age: 34.2 years (2007)
Median income: $60,970 (2007)
Family households: 65.7% of the population (2007)
Average household size: 2.73 people (2007)

Living in San Diego

People choose to live in San Diego for its great climate as well as a variety of recreational activities to choose from year-round. And, like San Francisco, San Diego has earned a reputation for being one of the nation’s most expensive places to live.

Median real estate value: $559,400 (includes both houses and condos) (2007)
Median mortgage costs: $2,309 (2007)
Median rent value: $1,155 (2007)

Commuting Outlook

Because San Diego County spans a broad area (more than 4,000 square miles), getting places can take some time, but the easily accessible highways and freeways make it easy to get around. Traffic tends to congest during peak travel times before and after work on certain travel routes. However, San Diego offers a number of transportation alternatives that help alleviate traffic congestion.

Average commute time: 25.2 minutes (2007)
Commuters who drive alone: 1,043,089 people (2007)
Commuters who carpool: 150,177 people (2007)
Commuters using public transportation (excluding taxicab): 45,265 people (2007)
Commuters who walk: 37,715 people (2007)
Commuters who use other means for transportation: 24,911 people (2007)

Local Education

San Diego features a number of California Distinguished and Blue Ribbon schools in award-winning school districts. Many schools in these districts have far surpassed federal and state educational benchmarks and have ranked high for academic excellence by the Academic Performance Index (API), including schools in the Del Mar Union School District, Poway Unified School District and Solana Beach School District.

Pupil to teacher ratio for grades K-12 is 20.6 students (2007)
Average class size for grades K-12 is 24.3 students (2007)
Number of students per computer for grades K-12 is 3.7 students (2007)

In addition, San Diego boasts a number of higher education institutions such as San Diego State University, University of San Diego, University of California, San Diego, as well as a variety of community colleges serving students throughout the county.

The Economy

San Diego’s economy has transformed from one that’s fueled by military spending to an economy that’s expanding through the region’s high-tech firms. In addition, the medical devices industry remains strong in the area, as more than 800 biotech companies in Southern California feed the demand for life-saving and life-improving technologies.

With key industries such as defense, technology, biotechnology and international trade, San Diego’s bustling economy has seen a remarkable increase in exports, gross regional product, employment and per capita income. Studies show that San Diego will continue to be among the top cities in the country for employment growth through 2025.

Consumer price index: 242.440 (2008)
Gross domestic product per capita: $46,800 (2002)

Employers in San Diego want to hire you. Start your job search by creating a profile with our Southern California offices, conveniently located in Carlsbad and Mission Valley to serve the entire county.

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