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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 2052531" data-attributes="member: 3649">Plus, there are two 'honorable holidays'; we always get the Friday after Thanksgiving and, on the years when it doesn't fall on a weekend, an extra day before or after Christmas. Those require the Governor's signature, but he's never failed to give them. Sure, the state is almost always hiring unless the Governor decides it's not. <a href="http://www.personnel.state.al.us/JobAppInfo.htm" target="_blank">http://www.personnel.state.al.us/JobAppInfo.htm</a> has the relevant information. The Pay Grade is listed on the site as well, so you know what you'd start at and where you'll top out. For instance, and most applicable to many people on the forums:  PROGRAMMER ANALYST SENIOR A four-year college degree with a minimum of five (5) courses related to Information Technology (IT), two (2) of which must be programming courses. Six (6) years of experience in computer programming utilizing high level languages to manipulate databases or files and produce outputs and reports, including three years of experience in system analysis, defining system requirements, writing system specifications, and designing computer systems. NOTE:College credit above the minimum may be substituted for the required general computer programming experience on a year-for-year basis (e.g., one year of education equals one year of experience) but NOT for the specialized analysis and design experience. Additional experience above the minimum may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis (e.g., one year of experience equals one year of education).  In other words, you don't even need a college education if you've been doing the work for 10 years. Salary range for that is: $53,744.60 - $81,998.80 Cost of living here is not all that high. I bought a 2020-sqft home in a really nice neighborhood for $110,000.00 four years ago. Prices have jumped somewhat since then due to the tremendous population expansion caused by the Hundai plant building up in our back yard, but not as much as you might think. Look at the Montgomery listings at Realtor.com. If you want neighborhood advice, email me.</blockquote>

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