To clarify the "safe" bit of my title, I'm mainly basing my relocation options off of Erin Reeds map for LGBT safe states in the US. I'm currently in Texas but I don't know how much longer I can handle this heat and I'm just waiting for my rights to be taken away.

I'd love to buy a small bit of land and a house but I would like to make sure I have a job opportunity there first. Looking to rent and if I find stable work, I will buy. I'm currently employed at an Amazon warehouse, so I can find a job pretty much anywhere, but my dream career is piercing professionally. If you are a current piercer who had to relocate due to a lack of quality local apprenticeships, please let me know how you found a steady area to move to, as well as getting in a shop without living locally first.

TLDR/wants: •LGBT safe (HRT must be legal) •cool temps (I can handle a couple weeks of 100F, but I would like to experience some seasons since we don't have those in Texas), preferably around 50-80 on average •affordable (currently struggling on $21 an hour in San Marcos, Tx, which SHOULD be affordable), most states seem to pay less and have a higher cost of living so dirt cheap areas with not much around is fine •lots to do outside/low traffic hiking areas (i collect bones/skulls as a hobby) •near a quality piercing shop thats looking for an apprentice •hopefully near an Amazon warehouse so I can have an employer to bridge that gap