Washington DC ranks as the hottest market for jobs seekers, according to a ranking released today by Monster.com, part of Monster Worldwide Inc.

The job markets were ranked based on the number of job openings relative to the local workforce.

While Washington ranked No. 1, it was followed (in order) by San Francisco, Boston, Baltimore, Seattle, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Tampa, Dallas and Kansas City.

"Within the markets we identified as prime spots for seekers, the hottest jobs fell largely within the IT and healthcare industries," said Jesse Harriott, senior VP and chief knowledge officer for Monster Worldwide.

According to the Monster employment index, jobs in the "computer and mathematical" and "healthcare support" categories rank among the highest growth occupations.

The highest growth occupations in the "computer and mathematical" category include IT project managers; database administrators; computer software engineers; computer support specialists; and computer and information scientists, research.

The highest growth jobs in the "healthcare support" include nursing aides, orderlies and attendants; occupational therapist assistants; dental assistants; home health aides; and pharmacy aides.