Like Louisville, San Antonio ranked in the top 20 for hiring opportunities, job satisfaction, and housing affordability.

Major employers in San Antonio include USAA, Valero Energy, Tesoro Corp. and iHeart Media.

Besides energy, media and financial services, the city is host to companies in the aviation, biosciences and defense industries among others.

Currently the managed cloud company Rackspace and engineering firm KCI are among the employers in San Antonio hiring, and positions in demand include finance specialists and software developers.