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Table 8. States with highest employment and highest employment concentration in selected occupations. May 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Highest employment | Highest employment concentration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | | | Employment | Hourly | | | Employment | Hourly State | Employment| per 1,000 | mean | State | Employment| per 1,000 | mean | | jobs (1) | wage | | | jobs (1) | wage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cashiers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | California...............| 350,160 | 24.1 | $10.85 |Mississippi..........| 41,660 | 38.0 | $8.33 Texas....................| 276,020 | 26.8 | 8.43 |New Hampshire........| 23,040 | 37.2 | 9.15 Florida..................| 222,710 | 30.3 | 8.83 |Alabama..............| 66,620 | 35.7 | 8.13 New York ................| 201,030 | 23.7 | 9.47 |Louisiana............| 64,780 | 34.6 | 8.03 Pennsylvania.............| 152,690 | 27.4 | 8.77 |South Carolina.......| 57,560 | 31.9 | 8.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | California ..............| 199,070 | 13.7 | $12.68 |Nevada...............| 28,720 | 24.3 | $12.42 New York ................| 177,080 | 20.9 | 13.51 |District of Columbia.| 14,600 | 22.9 | 12.06 Texas....................| 147,670 | 14.4 | 9.79 |Hawaii...............| 12,770 | 21.7 | 12.45 Florida..................| 112,490 | 15.3 | 10.36 |South Dakota.........| 8,340 | 21.2 | 10.06 Illinois.................| 96,220 | 16.9 | 12.34 |New York.............| 177,080 | 20.9 | 13.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Team assemblers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | California ..............| 78,460 | 5.4 | $12.94 |South Carolina.......| 37,460 | 20.8 | $14.93 Indiana..................| 56,570 | 20.3 | 15.77 |Indiana..............| 56,570 | 20.3 | 15.77 Illinois.................| 56,340 | 9.9 | 13.40 |Tennessee............| 41,640 | 15.9 | 15.11 Texas....................| 55,780 | 5.4 | 11.81 |Iowa.................| 22,920 | 15.6 | 14.82 Ohio.....................| 53,660 | 10.5 | 14.63 |Alabama..............| 29,020 | 15.6 | 16.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Home health aides ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | New York ................| 129,200 | 15.2 | $11.30 |North Carolina.......| 75,990 | 19.5 | $9.71 Texas....................| 94,260 | 9.2 | 9.06 |New York.............| 129,200 | 15.2 | 11.30 North Carolina...........| 75,990 | 19.5 | 9.71 |Minnesota............| 36,760 | 14.0 | 11.22 Pennsylvania.............| 63,310 | 11.4 | 10.59 |Ohio.................| 61,610 | 12.1 | 9.78 Ohio.....................| 61,610 | 12.1 | 9.78 |Rhode Island.........| 5,290 | 11.5 | 12.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Represents state employment in selected occupation per 1,000 jobs in state.