Where The Startup Jobs Are: Top 13 States For Startup Hiring (PHOTOS)

Startup fever is spreading.

The number of startup jobs posted online in 2011 jumped 23.5 percent from the year before, according to StartupHire.com, a free job search engine for venture capital-backed companies.

And while most companies in hiring mode have a big pool of jobless Americans to choose from, startups face the opposite problem: They can't find workers to fill technical jobs. Thirty-six percent of all openings last year on StartupHire.com were for engineering or technical jobs. However, those two sectors saw only 15 percent of StartupHire's applicant pool apply for those positions, the Web site found.

So where in the U.S. do workers stand the best chance of landing a startup gig?

Here are, according to StartupHire, the top 13 states for startup jobs:

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Andrew Guarini contributed to this report.

Comments

[Neenerpuss]

09:17 PM on 04/23/2012

Texas and Georgia are the ONLY solidly red states on the list? So much for tax cuts create jobs and it trickles down.

[Seattle Noir]

04:02 PM on 04/24/2012

I almost moved to Texas as a change of pace, but the whole crapping on womens healthcare (beyond birthcontrol) and me happy to stay in WA state, sometimes it is just better to stay home.

[zmanusmc]

08:43 PM on 04/25/2012

I moved to Texas from CA and it was the best thing i ever did. Job is great, people are friendly, cost of living is phenomenol, housing is very affordable, schools are excellent for the kids, plenty to do and see. I can see why Texas created more jobs than all other states.