Live and work in Reston VA.
Sorry... this is a long blog post with lots of pictures.
If you have no interest in jobs or Reston don't read it.
It has to be long to scratch the surface of the economic and natural beauty that can be found here.
You can get to all these offices easily by bicycle or internal commuter bus.
It is time you relocate to the US' first planned community and the hottest job market in the country...most of the world comes here too! Makes for great food!!!
Man that's a good photo. United Healthcare...water front.
OK. So you do not think that buildings are beautiful.
Well, unless you are a subsistence farmer, you will need a job and a building to work in.
Jobs are nice...so are pay checks. Reston has an unemployment rate of less than 3%, while the current national number is over 9%.
Money Magazine ranked Reston 37th best place to live in 2008...shows that they must not have visited!
Oh, and in Reston we do not just line 'em up in ugly office parks.
Most buildings are hard to find since they are hidden by trees and sited high or low depending on the most aesthetic sight line.
We think of that sort of thing here.
6 of the countries highest median family income counties are in the Washington DC area.
Fairfax county where Reston is located is #2 in the nation with its neighbor Loudoun ranked #1.
Oh, by the way, if you live in Reston.... Loudoun's high tech corridor on Route 28 around Dulles Airport is only 3-5 miles away.
Tyson's Corner, which has more office space than downtown Dallas Texas is only 6 miles up the Dulles toll road.
This area has the hottest job market in the nation...and it is the most protected from job loss...always has been.
Who is here?
Accenture
BAE Systems,
Fannie Mae,
Hyatt Regency Reston
IBM
General Dynamics
L-3 Communications Titan
Lafarge North America,
Lockheed Martin,
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Microsoft
Oracle
Qinetiq North America
Raytheon, Sallie Mae
SI International
Siebel (now part of Oracle)
Sprint Nextel
Unisys
U.S. Geological Survey.
X/O Communications
...and NO you do not have to have a double masters degree in computer science or engineering to work in Reston. Although that never hurts.
Reston Jobs
Reston, Virginia
Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia.
Reston is an unincorporated census-designated place located in western Fairfax County, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
As of the latest unofficial estimates, Reston has a population of 60,353. Although it is not a city and does not have a traditional central business district, the Reston Town Center is becoming a focal point or "downtown" for business and transportation connections within the community, with several high-rise office buildings and condos and apartments, restaurants, a cinema, a hotel, and shops.
Some municipal, government-like services are provided by a nonprofit corporation, Reston Association. Reston also straddles the Dulles Technology Corridor and is home to the world headquarters of three Fortune 500 corporations, , as well as the United States Geological...more
Reston Careers
Among the most common occupations in Reston are Management, professional, and related occupations, 60%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Service occupations, 9%.
Approximately 76 percent of workers in Reston, Virginia work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.
Popular Reston Jobs
Reston Industries
The leading industries in Reston, Virginia are Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 25%; Educational, health and social services, 13%; and Information, 11%.
Simply Hired's Reston job listings indicate that the following industries in Reston are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Computer Makers, Computer Equipment Mfg, Computer Storage Device Mfg and Software Makers.
Reston Job Salaries
According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Reston, Virginia is $58,038, and the median income of households in Reston was $80,018.
Reston Unemployment Rate
Reston has an unemployment rate of 2.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.
According to our Reston Trends data, the number of Reston, Virginia jobs has increased by 95% since August 2008.
