Recently named America's Most Livable Large City by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Louisville is an excellent place to consider continuing your education. Louisville, Kentucky is home to some of the best vocational, technical, and trade in the country. Interested in Louisville's growing biotech sector? Check out coursework in biology, chemistry, and bioengineering. More business-minded? You can find degree, diploma, and certificate programs in business administration, entrepreneurship, marketing, and management. Here's a look at employment numbers for some of the top-hiring industries in Louisville, Kentucky, provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS):

• Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. 130,600 jobs
• Education and Health Services. 81,600 jobs
• Government. 81,400 jobs
• Professional and Business Services. 72,500 jobs
• Manufacturing. 66,500 jobs

Career Opportunities and the Economy in Louisville, KY

Louisville offers plentiful employment opportunities. If you enjoy the great outdoors, for example, Louisville is currently undergoing one of the nation's largest park expansions--adding 4,000 new acres and a 100-mile trail called the Louisville loop, which will encircle the city. If you decide to pursue a business degree, Louisville is home to plenty of fortune-500 companies--including Humana; Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC; Pizza Hut; and Taco Bell. For those pursuing degrees in natural science, Louisville houses a vibrant pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector--including big names like Pharmerica and Johnson and Johnson. If you're a studying small business, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked Louisville as America's top city for small business growth (Papa John's Pizza started there).Check out these top-paying positions available to graduates of Louisville's trade, technical, and vocational schools, with 2008 mean hourly wages from the BLS:

• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers at $39.11
• Computer Programmers at $30.99
• Paralegals and Legal Assistants at $21.05
• Occupational Therapist Assistants at $25.35
• Electricians at $19.24

In addition to world-class dining, entertainment, and sports, Louisville offers all the friendliness and hospitality of a much smaller city--even with over 557,000 people in the metropolitan area--at a dramatically reduced cost-of-living. What are you waiting for? Check out Louisville trade schools today.