The best...

Florida isn't just for vacationers and retirees anymore. It seems the Sunshine State is also a hub for employers and businesses eager to expand and hire more workers. 

Forbes.com recently released its annual list of the 200 Best Places for Businesses and Careers, and, among those places, five Florida cities ranked in the top 10 for U.S. cities with the highest job growth. Cape Coral, Fla. held the top spot for cities with the highest job growth. Las Vegas, Nev. ranked second, followed by Naples, Fla. and Sarasota, Fla. McAllen, Tex. rounded out the top five. 

If you need a change of scenery and are thinking about relocating in the next few years, consider one of the following 10 cities, which are projected to have the highest job growth this year, as reported by Forbes.com and based on five-year projections from Economy.com.

Cape Coral, Fla.
Population: 562,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary*:

Registered nurses -- $44,561

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $48,772

Accountants and auditors -- $41,609

Jobs more common to Cape Coral than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Helpers/roofers -- $19,634

Athletes and sports competitors -- $15,496

Construction managers -- $55,752

Las Vegas, Nev.
Population: 1,777,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Elementary school teachers -- $29,318

Registered nurses -- $51,869

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $49,474

Jobs more common to Las Vegas than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Gaming supervisors -- $22,624

Gaming change persons and booth cashiers -- $23,016

Gaming service workers -- $12,879

Naples, Fla.
Population: 317,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $47,015

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $52,641

Accountants and auditors -- $41,363

Jobs more common to Naples than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Construction managers -- $67,005

Helpers -- painters, plasterers, paperhangers and stucco masons -- $19,753

Tile and marble setters -- $30,447

Sarasota, Fla.
Population: 689,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $43,211

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $48,643

Accountants and auditors -- $39,408

Jobs more common to Sarasota than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Fence erectors -- $24,917

Financial managers -- $75,189

Motorboat mechanics -- $27,961

McAllen, Tex.
Population: 697,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Elementary school teachers -- $36,246

Registered nurses -- $47,115

Secondary school teachers -- $39,915

Jobs more common to McAllen than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Personal and home care aids -- $16,142

Oil, gas and mining service unit operators -- $29,877

Agricultural products graders and sorters -- $12,472

Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Population: 391,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $46,074

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $39,025

Accountants and auditors -- $43,736

Jobs more common to Port St. Lucie than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Helpers -- painters, paperhangers, plasterers and stucco masons -- $25,097

Helpers -- roofers -- $18,240

Roofers -- $24,463

Riverside, Calif.
Population: 4,017,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Elementary school teachers -- $48,696

Registered nurses -- $58,573

Secondary school teachers -- $50,286

Jobs more common to Riverside than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Terazzo workers and finishers -- $32,930

Slot key persons -- $13,343

Automotive glass installers and repairers -- $42,514

Fayetteville, Ark.
Population: 417,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $41,669

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $43,358

Elementary school teachers -- $36,306

Jobs more common to Fayetteville than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Meat, poultry and fish cutters and trimmers -- $17,975

Agricultural inspectors -- $27,180

Purchasing managers -- $54,734

Ocala, Fla.
Population: 311,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $44,557

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $43,782

Loan officers -- $36,586

Jobs more common to Ocala than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Recreational vehicle service technicians -- $28,633

Farmworkers, farm and ranch hands -- $17,963

Nonfarm animal caretakers -- $17,209

Phoenix, Ariz.
Population: 3,976,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Elementary school teachers -- $29,399

Registered nurses -- $50,755

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $43,028

Jobs more common to Phoenix than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Aircraft structure surfaces, rigging and systems assemblers -- $35,324

Gaming and surveillance officers and gaming investigators -- $22,074

Umpires, referees and other sports officials -- $50,326

The worst...

Your heart may be in San Francisco, but your best chances of finding a new job in the coming years are probably elsewhere.   

For its annual "Best Places for Businesses and Careers" list, Forbes.com ranked 200 United States metropolitan cities based on the accumulated factors of job growth, cost of doing business, educational attainment, living costs and crime rates.  Although San Francisco ranked high among cities with the number of adult inhabitants with a college degree, it came in at a dismal No. 175 overall and an even more dismal No. 197 for places with high job growth.

Still, in terms of job growth, the home to Rice-A-Roni performed better than Hickory, N.C., San Jose, Calif. and New Orleans, La., the city with the smallest job growth on Forbes.com's list.

According to Forbes, the following metro areas are top 10 places where U.S. job growth is smallest.  If you are looking for and are having trouble finding work in one of these places, it may be that the supply of job candidates outnumbers the demand for workers.

New Orleans, La.
Population**: 913,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary*:

Registered nurses -- $50,496

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $37,236

Elementary school teachers -- $34,374

Jobs more common near New Orleans than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Pump operators -- $38,149

Sailors and marine oilers -- $27,807

Bridge and lock tenders -- $25,469

San Jose, Calif.
Population: 1,774,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Computer applications software engineers -- $78,822

Computer systems software engineers -- $88,659

Registered nurses -- $79,649

Jobs more common near San Jose than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Semiconductor processors -- $34,169

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons -- $186,196

Computer hardware engineers -- $88,163

Hickory, N.C.
Population: 358,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $45,244

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $43,338

Elementary school teachers -- $32,390

Jobs more common near Hickory than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Wood model makers -- $24,799

Wood patternmakers -- $25,750

Upholsterers -- $34,240

San Francisco, Calif.
Population: 1,692,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $71,408

Accountants and auditors -- $51,435

Computer applications software engineers --$70,426

Jobs more common near San Francisco than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Mathematical scientists -- $69,664

Graduate teaching assistants -- $26,324

Biochemists and biophysicists -- $76,807

Detroit, Mich.
Population: 1,977,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $53,194

Elementary school teachers -- $50,238

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $54,024

Jobs more common near Detroit than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners --$24,689

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators and tenders -- $45,476

Power plant operators -- $55,733

Cambridge, Mass.
Population: 1,471,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $65,598

Accountants and auditor -- $47,239

Computer applications software engineers -- $69,912

Jobs more common near the Cambridge area than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Nuclear technicians -- $55,952

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons -- $193,462

Atmospheric and space scientists -- $62,651

Flint, Mich.
Population: 444,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $48,594

Elementary school teachers -- $50,475

Secondary school teachers -- $48,177

Jobs more common near Flint than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Postsecondary teachers -- $60,113

Education, training and library workers -- $51,530

Elementary and secondary education administrators -- $71,703

Binghamton, N.Y.
Population: 248,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $41,437

Secondary school teachers -- $40,957

Elementary school teachers -- $36,611

Jobs more common near Binghamton than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Coil winders, tapers and finishers -- $16,525

Judges and magistrates -- $70,856

Legislators -- $102,050

Canton, Ohio
Population: 411,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $47,910

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $41,607

Secondary school teachers -- $45,051

Jobs more common near Canton than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Metal and plastic forging machine operators -- $45,255

Welding operators -- $27,655

Heat treating equipment operators -- $23,888

Dayton, Ohio
Population: 846,000
Most popular jobs and average local salary:

Registered nurses -- $45,867

Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $48,827

Secondary school teachers -- $44,184

Jobs more common near Dayton than other U.S. cities and average local salary:

Metal and plastic workers -- $32,182

Materials engineers -- $76,952

Postsecondary engineering teachers -- $50,824

*Salary information provided by CBsalary.com. All other data from Forbes.com and CityTownInfo.com.
**Population numbers based on metro area.