If you're a job seeker who is willing to change fields, or even if you're not, the 15 companies listed below have jobs available today. The companies cover a variety of industries, and the positions vary by level, type and experience. Openings are available across the country, so if you're one of the 54 percent from the survey who would be willing to relocate to a new city or state for a job, you have a lot of options.
1. Aaron's
Industry: Furniture
Sample job titles: Customer service, manager in training
Location: Nationwide
2. Aerojet
Industry: Aerospace and engineering
Sample job titles: Senior project engineering, manager, estimating and pricing, reliability and safety engineer
Location: Sacramento; Redmond, Wash.; Huntsville, Ala.; Camden, Ark.; Washington, D.C.; Socorro, N.M.; Clearfield, Utah; Gainesville, Va.; Culpeper, Va.
3. Bloomin' Brands (operates Outback Steakhouse, Flemings, Bonefish Grill, Carrabba's and Roy's)
Industry: Hospitality/restaurant
Sample job titles: Hourly front of the house, hourly back of the house, restaurant manager
Location: Nationwide
4. CapTech Consulting
Industry: Information technology
Sample job titles: Java developer, IT project manager, business systems analyst, data warehouse architect, business objects architect, ETL database developer
Location: Nationwide
5. Cynergies Solutions Group
Industry: Information technology staffing
Sample job titles: Project manager, business analyst, application developer, database administrator, system administrator/engineer, quality assurance analyst, data warehousing consultant
Location: Cleveland; Columbus; Cincinnati; Pittsburgh; Chicago; Minneapolis; Atlanta; Colorado Springs; Dayton, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Raleigh, N.C.; Louisville, Ky.
6. Devereux Foundation
Industry: Behavioral health
Sample job titles: Development director, direct support professional, teacher's assistant, residential counselor
Location: Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado
7. Farmers Insurance
Industry: Insurance
Sample job titles: Insurance sales agent, retail agency program
Location: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota
8. GTA Professional Staffing
Industry: Engineering staffing firm
Sample job titles: Design release engineer, engineering manager, Catia V5 designer
Location: Detroit metro area
9. MV Transportation Inc.
Industry: Passenger transportation contracting
Sample job titles: Safety manager, safety trainer, fleet maintenance manager, general manager, mechanic, fleet technician, driver
Location: Nationwide
10. One Touch Direct
Industry: Professional services/call center
Sample job title: Inside sales representative
Location: Tampa
11. Onewest Bank
Industry: Finance
Sample job titles: Manager, analyst, auditor, teller
Location: Nationwide
12. Pacific Pulmonary Services
Industry: Respiratory services, customer service
Sample job titles: Outside sales representative, field customer service representative, driver -- medical equipment, respiratory therapist/sales assistant, district sales manager -- health care
Location: California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey
13. Riverside research
Industry: Government defense
Sample job titles: Linux kernel developer, IT specialist, subcontract administrator, materials physicist
Location: New York City; Washington, D.C.; Dayton, Ohio; Boston; Champaign, Ill.; Rosslyn, Va.; Augusta, Ga.; Springfield, Va.
14. Suddenlink
Industry: Telecommunications
Sample job titles: Direct sales, broadband technician, customer service representative, engineer, information technology professional
Location: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia
15. WMS
Industry: Gaming
Sample job titles: Game developer, artist
Location: Chicago
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Hiring in large volume: These companies are looking for workers now, and they cover a wide variety of industries.
Look below to see the employers who are hiring, how many positions they're hiring for and some of the job titles you'll find. Click on the company name to see available positions.
1. FirstGroup
Number of jobs: 10,000
Sample job titles: Bus driver and technician
2. Wells Fargo
Number of jobs: 4,500+
Sample job titles: Online/telephone customer service, underwriter, teller, personal banker and fraud detection positions
3. ResCare
Number of jobs: 2,200
Sample job titles: Direct care staff and home health aide
4. AIG (US)
Number of jobs: 1,000+
Sample job titles: Accounting, claims, information technology, operations, sales and underwriting
5. AT&T
Number of jobs: 1,000+
Sample job titles: Engineering, retail, information technology and enterprise sales
6. Coinstar Inc. (Redbox and Coinstar)
Number of jobs: 900+ jobs over the next 12 months
Sample job titles: Field service, technology and various corporate positions
7. Bon Ton (Carson's, Herbergers, Yonkers, Bergners, Elder-Beerman, Boston Store)
Number of jobs: 1,000+
Sample job titles: Retail sales, cosmetic, shoe sales, buyer and merchandiser
8. Bob Evans
Number of jobs: 300+ full time, 700+ hourly
Sample job titles: Restaurant hourly positions (server, cook, host, etc.), restaurant GM, assistant manager, finance and information technology
9. Liberty Mutual
Number of jobs: 800+
Sample job titles: Claims, customer service, information technology, sales and underwriting
10. Panera Bread Co.
Number of jobs: 500+
Sample job titles: Restaurant management, customer service associate, baker, driver, marketing, information technology, help desk
11. Fresenius
Number of jobs: 800+
Sample job titles: Clinical manager, patient care technician, acute RN, IT
12. Raymond James Financial
Number of jobs: 100+
Sample job titles: IT, finance, administrative, operations, field branch opportunities
13. It's Just Lunch
Number of jobs: 450
Sample job title: Sales representative
14. Home City Ice
Number of jobs: 600
Sample job titles: Route delivery driver, ice production worker, semi driver
15. Carrol's Corp.
Number of jobs: 750+
Sample job titles: Restaurant general manager, assistant manager, shift leader, team member
16. UHS-Pruitt
Number of jobs: 400+
Sample job titles: Therapist, therapy assistant, nurse, director
17. Moorehead Communications / DBA The Cellular Center
Number of jobs: 150
Sample job titles: Sales, sales management
18. Clayton Homes
Number of jobs: 300+
Sample job titles: Sales representative, sales manager, manager in training
19. Holiday Retirement
Number of jobs: 400+
Sample job titles: Community manager, community sales leader, corporate roles
20. Extendicare
Number of jobs: 450+
Sample job titles: Physical and occupational therapist, director of nursing, nursing home administrator
21. Amedisys
Number of jobs: 1,000+
Sample job titles: Home health, hospice, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathologist, sales and operations, account executive, business office manager, director of operations
22. CNA Insurance
Number of jobs: 150+
Sample job titles: Underwriter, IT, actuary, risk control, business development
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