You've moved all your things into the new home, unpacked the boxes, set up the utilities, and just generally made yourself at home. However, there comes a point when you need to stop spending all day setting your toiletries out on the bathroom furniture vanities and start thinking about the dreaded subject: finding a job! Usually this point comes just around the same time as the first rent cheque or mortgage payment comes due. So if you find yourself in need of employment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, use this guide to find the best places to look.

Business

Believe it or not, Milwaukee actually has the fifth highest concentration of Fortune 500 and 1000 companies compared to population. The recession has been something of a bond tester between Milwaukee and its business community, but they have persevered. If you have administration, finance, or office management experience, why not apply to some of the top dogs in this sector? They include Kohl's, Fiserv, Briggs & Stratton, Midwest Airlines, and Northwestern Mutual.

Brewing and Manufacturing

Milwaukee's German heritage is what gives it its current prowess in brewing, which can be considered a subset of manufacturing. Miller and Coors are the big name brewers operating here, and there are a number of smaller ones. Also in the manufacturing sector are big names like Johnson Controls, which makes everything from thermostats to compression fittings, Harley Davidson motorcycles, and Rockwell Automation.

Health Care

This job sector is on the rise everywhere. In Milwaukee, 17% of the female workforce is employed in this sector and three of the city's health care companies (Aurora Health Care, Covenant Health Care System Incorporated, and GE Healthcare) are on the list of the Milwaukee's top ten employers (in 1st, 2nd, and 6th place, respectively). Together they employ over 30,000 people. Why is it so popular? Well, there's got to be someone there to fix you when you have an accident at your water treatment chemical supplier.

Technology and Tourism

This is another job sector on the rise everywhere. 25% of the high tech firms and 33% of the technology workers in the state of Wisconsin are based out of Milwaukee. With everything from the case packing systems in the manufacturing sector to hotel reservations in the tourism sector becoming computerized, there is plenty of work for a technology savvy person. If you aren't though, try finding employment with a restaurant, retail store, or amusement park, of which there are many, because Milwaukee welcomes 5 million tourists (and their money) per year.