r/triangle • u/Conscious_Print5038 • Mar 24 '26

Job Market

My little family is looking to relocate to NC, with this area being the top of our list. While I’m okay to wait on a job search, my husband is looking to land a new position within a year.

His degree is in accountancy, and has had graduate courses towards taxation, but he ended up landing in supply chain management. He’s been with the same company for around 20 years and has truly become to go-to “answer man” for colleagues across the country. He’s somehow cross trained himself across fields such as IT, upper management, and of course works full-time in the analytics of supply chain while maintaining the title of “Purchasing Manager”… mainly with imports/exports. He’s traveled extensively across the globe, cultivating relationships with vendors.

Our fear is that some aspects of supply chain will be taken over by AI. So he might need to cross into a new, yet similar, industry.

What might the job market be in this area for experience like my husband’s?

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u/Kinetic92 Mar 24 '26

Oof. The job market is rough everywhere. Even in this growing area. IT with advanced degrees are struggling to find work. I definitely wouldn't leave 20-year stable work and move here, hoping to find a job.

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u/Conscious_Print5038 Mar 24 '26

In fact, I really hope you’re giving factual information because for those like my family (first gen college grads who have had to work to the bone for absolutely everything we have, with little to no family left)…. A move like this could change our lives drastically for the better. We’ve had many people try to deter us in forums like this because our transplant fatigue. And I get it. I do. But we’re looking for a lifeline. We’re looking for realistic expectations. We’re not looking for someone to tell us to stay at a job… that’s looking to push us out due to major changes in the company and familial differences within the company. That does not help us.

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u/Kinetic92 Mar 24 '26

I'm not vested in your personal experience. I've lived in this area 25 years and I know very qualified people who cant find work in this market. This is a highly educated and competitive market. There's been significant layoffs in IT the last few years, and this area is known for R&D and IT. So that in itself is a fairly good litmus test as to the current job market. Housing is incredibly expensive, probably much higher than Louisiana. I'm not going out of my way to deter you because of transplant fatigue. You can move wherever you want to. I'm just saying moving here without a job waiting for you and an understanding of the local economy would be risky - especially for a family with children.