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Charts of the areas with the highest location quotient for each occupation, May 2023
Areas with the highest location quotient for Material Moving Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
12.49
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
11.97
Baton Rouge, LA
9.84
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
8.96
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
7.47
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
7.09
Stockton-Lodi, CA
6.07
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
6.04
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
5.62
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
5.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
27.23
Lake Charles, LA
18.72
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
14.10
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
14.08
Mobile, AL
13.85
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
11.68
Wheeling, WV-OH
9.61
Charleston, WV
9.36
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
7.85
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
7.31
Areas with the highest location quotient for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
5.54
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.67
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.42
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
3.37
Greeley, CO
3.36
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.21
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.15
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.10
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
3.08
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Wellhead Pumpers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
103.85
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
82.95
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
53.73
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
53.17
Odessa, TX
47.23
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
36.05
Casper, WY
23.94
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
19.19
Farmington, NM
18.49
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
14.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
47.79
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
33.13
Odessa, TX
29.76
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
15.88
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
15.41
Farmington, NM
13.06
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
12.13
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
10.79
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
10.25
Longview, TX
9.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
22.49
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
11.82
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
10.34
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.04
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
0.99
Areas with the highest location quotient for Stockers and Order Fillers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
3.22
New Haven, CT
2.29
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
2.27
Danville, IL
2.15
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
1.99
Cheyenne, WY
1.96
Albany, OR
1.90
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
1.85
Stockton-Lodi, CA
1.81
Lebanon, PA
1.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Packers and Packagers, Hand, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
10.06
Yakima, WA
7.42
Wenatchee, WA
7.29
Salinas, CA
4.08
Burlington, NC
3.31
Gettysburg, PA
3.08
Stockton-Lodi, CA
2.96
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
2.94
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
2.87
York-Hanover, PA
2.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for Machine Feeders and Offbearers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
18.99
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
15.87
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
13.27
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
13.15
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
13.10
Gainesville, GA
12.15
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
11.22
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
10.87
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
9.70
Harrisonburg, VA
9.63
Areas with the highest location quotient for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Stockton-Lodi, CA
3.38
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
3.24
Cleveland, TN
3.00
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
2.96
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
2.61
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
2.46
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
2.34
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
2.30
Morristown, TN
2.29
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
2.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Decatur, IL
3.00
Grand Island, NE
2.99
Enid, OK
2.68
Merced, CA
2.57
Carson City, NV
2.52
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
2.49
Topeka, KS
2.49
Lima, OH
2.47
St. Joseph, MO-KS
2.46
Twin Falls, ID
2.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
6.69
Winchester, VA-WV
5.66
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
5.36
Danville, IL
5.05
Stockton-Lodi, CA
4.57
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
4.37
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
4.13
Harrisonburg, VA
3.66
East Stroudsburg, PA
3.50
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
3.50
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hoist and Winch Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
27.90
Urban Honolulu, HI
22.81
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
21.41
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
16.14
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
4.27
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.53
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
3.33
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.16
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dredge Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
12.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Crane and Tower Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Longview, TX
21.31
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
15.09
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
12.65
Midland, TX
8.91
Decatur, AL
5.89
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.20
Mobile, AL
5.03
Baton Rouge, LA
4.69
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
4.68
Odessa, TX
4.64
Areas with the highest location quotient for Conveyor Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
19.06
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
13.28
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
12.33
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
12.04
Wheeling, WV-OH
11.99
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
11.40
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
8.80
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
7.85
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
7.38
Great Falls, MT
6.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Transportation Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lafayette, LA
12.74
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
11.17
Baton Rouge, LA
10.86
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
8.92
Monroe, LA
8.72
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
8.63
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
8.61
Savannah, GA
7.23
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.23
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.18
Areas with the highest location quotient for Passenger Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
34.03
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
16.73
Urban Honolulu, HI
4.46
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
4.34
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.18
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.86
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
2.55
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.41
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.20
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Transportation Inspectors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Savannah, GA
7.49
Anchorage, AK
4.63
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.23
Laredo, TX
4.15
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.52
Springfield, IL
3.28
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
3.17
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.77
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.06
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
1.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Traffic Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Jefferson City, MO
8.09
Chattanooga, TN-GA
5.24
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
4.59
Springfield, MO
3.53
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
3.34
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.24
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.99
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
2.84
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.84
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.79
Areas with the highest location quotient for Aircraft Service Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bangor, ME
8.45
Anchorage, AK
6.96
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.02
Punta Gorda, FL
4.99
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.75
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
4.53
Wichita Falls, TX
3.90
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.39
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
3.30
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
9.72
Grants Pass, OR
9.47
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
9.18
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
8.42
Medford, OR
7.35
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
7.08
Albany, OR
6.44
Bend-Redmond, OR
6.05
Ocean City, NJ
5.95
Eugene, OR
5.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Parking Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.94
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
4.36
Urban Honolulu, HI
4.08
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.40
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.38
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
3.31
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.68
Winston-Salem, NC
2.46
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.31
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.02
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bridge and Lock Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
54.58
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
33.86
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
14.75
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
12.48
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
10.80
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
10.00
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
8.50
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
7.88
Lafayette, LA
7.61
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
7.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Ship Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
42.19
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
34.44
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
27.24
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
23.74
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
15.05
Mobile, AL
10.42
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
9.80
Jacksonville, FL
9.67
Anchorage, AK
6.64
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
6.18
Areas with the highest location quotient for Motorboat Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
88.84
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
67.20
Barnstable Town, MA
21.17
Urban Honolulu, HI
17.41
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10.52
Baton Rouge, LA
6.80
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
5.33
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.60
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3.24
Jacksonville, FL
2.94
Areas with the highest location quotient for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
102.79
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
34.37
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
31.85
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
22.91
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
20.68
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
18.39
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
14.66
Lake Charles, LA
11.34
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
9.59
Lafayette, LA
9.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sailors and Marine Oilers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
147.53
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
39.43
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
32.92
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
30.55
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
23.39
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
15.03
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
14.66
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
10.65
Baton Rouge, LA
10.50
Lake Charles, LA
9.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
8.80
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.67
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Subway and Streetcar Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.33
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.83
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.30
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.09
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
0.91
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
0.84
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
0.80
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
0.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Duluth, MN-WI
2.39
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
0.32
Kansas City, MO-KS
0.19
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
0.05
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
24.23
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
7.16
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.31
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.65
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
18.87
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
17.42
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.90
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.26
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Locomotive Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.02
Areas with the highest location quotient for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Brunswick, GA
21.19
Rome, GA
6.23
Billings, MT
4.90
Jacksonville, NC
4.67
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
4.40
Great Falls, MT
4.35
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.12
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.98
Lima, OH
3.89
Grand Junction, CO
3.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Taxi Drivers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
27.95
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
13.74
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
6.74
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
5.61
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
4.98
Madison, WI
3.64
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
3.59
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
2.54
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.37
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Springfield, MA-CT
4.14
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.56
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.25
Johnstown, PA
3.13
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
3.01
Pittsfield, MA
2.76
Leominster-Gardner, MA
2.75
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.70
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
2.55
Pueblo, CO
2.50
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Modesto, CA
4.07
Enid, OK
3.35
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.93
Santa Rosa, CA
2.69
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
2.38
Charlottesville, VA
2.37
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
2.29
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.25
Lawton, OK
2.21
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bus Drivers, School, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.95
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.88
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
3.68
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.48
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.35
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
3.24
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.09
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
3.07
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
3.06
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.06
Areas with the highest location quotient for Light Truck Drivers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
2.33
Muskegon, MI
2.17
Lebanon, PA
1.88
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
1.86
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
1.81
Bangor, ME
1.80
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
1.73
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
1.72
Greensboro-High Point, NC
1.71
Ocala, FL
1.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Laredo, TX
3.72
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
3.43
Joplin, MO
3.37
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
3.17
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.12
Midland, TX
3.04
Odessa, TX
2.96
Stockton-Lodi, CA
2.61
Cedar Rapids, IA
2.60
Yuba City, CA
2.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Driver/Sales Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Jacksonville, NC
3.02
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
2.32
Joplin, MO
2.28
Laredo, TX
2.22
Springfield, OH
2.08
Springfield, MO
2.03
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.03
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
2.01
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.00
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
2.00
Areas with the highest location quotient for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Beckley, WV
18.19
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
13.60
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
11.51
Salisbury, MD-DE
11.02
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
10.99
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
9.98
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
9.48
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
9.40
Hattiesburg, MS
8.33
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
8.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for Flight Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.51
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
3.95
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.84
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.42
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.90
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
2.68
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.55
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.27
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.91
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Airfield Operations Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rapid City, SD
7.31
Anchorage, AK
6.48
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.83
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
4.39
Sioux Falls, SD
3.45
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
3.07
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.00
Savannah, GA
2.87
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
2.83
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Air Traffic Controllers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fairbanks, AK
17.00
Anchorage, AK
10.74
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
7.49
Yuma, AZ
4.28
Jacksonville, FL
3.97
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
3.66
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.50
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
3.48
Killeen-Temple, TX
2.86
Salt Lake City, UT
2.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Commercial Pilots, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Anchorage, AK
20.69
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
16.03
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
10.53
Ann Arbor, MI
10.05
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
8.89
California-Lexington Park, MD
5.86
Columbus, OH
5.66
Fairbanks, AK
5.18
Flagstaff, AZ
4.59
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
5.39
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
4.75
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
2.81
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.74
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.61
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.41
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.85
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
1.81
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.73
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
2.66
Laredo, TX
2.34
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
1.94
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
1.86
Lebanon, PA
1.79
Stockton-Lodi, CA
1.78
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
1.77
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
1.77
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
1.71
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
1.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Anchorage, AK
9.19
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
8.69
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
7.89
Urban Honolulu, HI
4.53
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
4.06
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
3.90
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
3.20
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.52
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.17
Reno, NV
2.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Stockton-Lodi, CA
2.28
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
2.07
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
1.88
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
1.86
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
1.85
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
1.83
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
1.80
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.78
Lebanon, PA
1.71
Danville, IL
1.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Production Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Decatur, IL
14.78
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
10.83
Cleveland, TN
8.84
Morristown, TN
8.74
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
8.05
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.90
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
7.29
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
7.11
Jackson, TN
6.12
Dalton, GA
6.01
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Production Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
9.26
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
9.16
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
8.20
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
8.01
Morristown, TN
7.71
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
6.13
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.93
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
5.70
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.44
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tire Builders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
21.26
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
12.49
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.72
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.71
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
0.90
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
0.56
Pittsburgh, PA
0.23
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
0.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
31.81
Longview, WA
26.83
Lewiston, ID-WA
20.61
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
19.36
Pine Bluff, AR
15.13
Glens Falls, NY
12.85
Green Bay, WI
12.01
Wausau, WI
9.20
Gettysburg, PA
8.87
Appleton, WI
8.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
17.08
Longview, WA
9.57
Glens Falls, NY
8.54
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
6.92
Wausau, WI
6.06
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
5.81
Bloomington, IN
5.58
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.28
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
5.28
Spartanburg, SC
5.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Etchers and Engravers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
10.84
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
5.50
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
4.63
Portland-South Portland, ME
3.21
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
2.98
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.89
Richmond, VA
2.58
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
2.47
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
2.21
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
37.63
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
27.41
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
21.08
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
18.42
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
14.99
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
12.57
Springfield, MO
11.46
Visalia-Porterville, CA
9.50
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
9.42
Fort Smith, AR-OK
9.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Yakima, WA
21.24
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
17.83
Wenatchee, WA
14.09
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
14.04
Merced, CA
13.35
Fort Smith, AR-OK
11.40
Modesto, CA
11.17
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
11.01
Albany, OR
9.30
Salinas, CA
8.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
30.45
Albany, OR
25.90
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
25.55
Gettysburg, PA
25.49
Medford, OR
24.25
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
20.11
Eugene, OR
17.60
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
15.84
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
13.16
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
10.59
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Wichita, KS
6.83
Jackson, MI
6.70
Muskegon, MI
6.32
Fond du Lac, WI
5.08
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
4.99
Dubuque, IA
4.96
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
4.93
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
4.77
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.76
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
4.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbus, IN
16.53
Fond du Lac, WI
10.51
Muskegon, MI
10.19
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
8.92
Sheboygan, WI
8.91
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
8.77
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
8.15
Rockford, IL
8.11
Racine, WI
7.87
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
6.12
Areas with the highest location quotient for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
38.35
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
2.93
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.88
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
2.38
Boise City, ID
2.18
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.96
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
1.55
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
1.38
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.17
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Semiconductor Processing Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
26.08
Colorado Springs, CO
9.35
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
8.81
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
5.05
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
4.66
Albuquerque, NM
4.13
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
2.21
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
2.07
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.88
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
1.63
Areas with the highest location quotient for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
11.77
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.87
Sheboygan, WI
6.52
Columbus, IN
6.38
Wausau, WI
6.23
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
5.95
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
5.64
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.63
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
5.37
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
4.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
19.25
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
14.16
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
14.13
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
8.86
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
7.30
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
6.02
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
5.74
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
5.37
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
5.36
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
4.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
10.38
Sheboygan, WI
8.25
Twin Falls, ID
6.12
Gettysburg, PA
6.03
Owensboro, KY
6.02
St. Joseph, MO-KS
5.56
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
5.01
Grand Island, NE
4.62
Jonesboro, AR
4.61
Jackson, TN
4.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
St. Cloud, MN
48.05
Rochester, NY
7.94
Green Bay, WI
6.77
Boulder, CO
4.85
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
3.43
Lincoln, NE
3.00
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.93
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
2.70
Baton Rouge, LA
2.54
Santa Rosa, CA
2.50
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Appliance Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Flagstaff, AZ
10.63
Santa Rosa, CA
4.13
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
3.73
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
3.54
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
2.90
New Haven, CT
2.75
Akron, OH
2.62
Jackson, MS
2.57
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.55
Salt Lake City, UT
2.45
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dental Laboratory Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
22.66
Huntsville, AL
7.04
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
6.94
Gainesville, GA
5.87
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
4.60
Provo-Orem, UT
4.34
Missoula, MT
4.11
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.99
Cedar Rapids, IA
3.83
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
9.17
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
7.86
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
6.82
Rapid City, SD
4.88
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
3.86
Santa Fe, NM
3.51
Prescott, AZ
3.38
Salt Lake City, UT
3.22
Akron, OH
2.96
Provo-Orem, UT
2.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
5.13
Danville, IL
4.39
Dalton, GA
3.95
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
3.76
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.71
Sumter, SC
3.71
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
3.58
Monroe, MI
3.35
Columbus, IN
3.19
Gainesville, GA
3.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
17.36
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
17.24
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
16.52
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
13.80
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
10.35
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
9.74
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
9.31
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
8.96
Longview, WA
8.75
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
8.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
15.47
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
8.94
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
7.88
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
7.68
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
7.27
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
6.96
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.31
Elmira, NY
6.15
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
6.13
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
6.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
12.67
Gettysburg, PA
12.13
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
8.99
Walla Walla, WA
8.53
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
8.21
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
7.92
Harrisonburg, VA
7.58
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
7.53
Fort Smith, AR-OK
6.85
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
75.45
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
23.44
Dalton, GA
17.20
Greensboro-High Point, NC
15.91
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
10.99
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
8.49
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
7.82
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
7.71
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
7.26
Huntsville, AL
4.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sumter, SC
7.28
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
6.97
Kankakee, IL
6.85
Danville, IL
6.55
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
6.14
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
6.04
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
5.77
Racine, WI
5.31
Odessa, TX
5.03
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
4.75
Areas with the highest location quotient for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
15.18
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
14.28
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
12.16
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
11.62
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
8.76
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
6.87
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.19
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
4.58
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.89
Tulsa, OK
3.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
10.08
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
10.08
Duluth, MN-WI
9.74
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
9.34
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
9.09
Jonesboro, AR
8.83
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
8.40
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
7.08
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
6.86
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.34
Areas with the highest location quotient for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Napa, CA
49.15
Walla Walla, WA
15.12
Santa Rosa, CA
10.56
Twin Falls, ID
10.36
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
10.00
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
9.49
Merced, CA
8.51
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
8.48
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
7.63
Modesto, CA
6.41
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lake Charles, LA
18.52
Midland, MI
16.78
Bloomington, IN
11.92
Decatur, AL
10.18
East Stroudsburg, PA
8.89
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
7.64
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
7.10
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.59
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
6.53
Baton Rouge, LA
6.34
Areas with the highest location quotient for Plant and System Operators, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
18.41
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
15.88
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
9.66
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
9.53
Bangor, ME
9.21
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
8.76
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
6.66
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
6.16
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
6.09
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
5.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
44.63
Corpus Christi, TX
21.02
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
17.56
Casper, WY
16.43
Billings, MT
16.11
Midland, TX
16.07
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
13.13
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
12.90
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
12.26
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
11.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gas Plant Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
32.47
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
17.82
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
17.03
Wheeling, WV-OH
11.24
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
11.16
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
8.26
Charleston, WV
8.13
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.48
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
7.14
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
6.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chemical Plant and System Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Baton Rouge, LA
46.81
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
15.10
Decatur, AL
13.01
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
10.17
Corpus Christi, TX
9.69
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
7.32
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
7.10
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
7.07
Spartanburg, SC
4.87
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
3.45
Areas with the highest location quotient for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
7.60
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
6.25
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
4.55
Prescott, AZ
4.36
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
4.36
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.21
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
4.11
Wheeling, WV-OH
4.05
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
4.01
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
4.00
Areas with the highest location quotient for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
10.02
Napa, CA
8.47
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
7.62
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
7.58
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.30
Rochester, MN
6.06
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
6.00
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
5.79
Redding, CA
5.77
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
5.76
Areas with the highest location quotient for Power Plant Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
23.30
Monroe, MI
22.36
Fairbanks, AK
11.58
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
10.78
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
9.37
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
8.77
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
7.99
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
7.73
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
6.96
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
6.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Power Distributors and Dispatchers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
14.68
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
13.88
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
11.63
Akron, OH
11.01
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
9.31
Champaign-Urbana, IL
8.75
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
5.29
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
4.67
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
4.08
Pittsburgh, PA
2.87
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Chattanooga, TN-GA
15.36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Woodworkers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
66.75
Medford, OR
32.42
Johnson City, TN
22.61
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
22.20
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
21.61
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
19.22
Eugene, OR
17.17
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
16.33
Salem, OR
12.14
Missoula, MT
10.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
20.40
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
20.26
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
15.11
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
14.36
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
13.00
Wausau, WI
12.93
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
12.78
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
11.34
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
10.76
Morristown, TN
10.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
22.09
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
21.76
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
21.65
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
21.34
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
19.55
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
17.02
Longview, WA
15.89
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
15.72
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
15.69
Tuscaloosa, AL
14.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for Furniture Finishers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
27.69
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
24.75
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
18.17
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
11.99
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
10.70
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
8.79
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
8.22
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
7.64
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.52
Green Bay, WI
5.83
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
23.10
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
12.05
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
9.89
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
6.44
St. Cloud, MN
6.35
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
6.30
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
6.26
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.60
Lancaster, PA
5.20
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
86.57
Burlington, NC
24.44
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
20.24
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
16.00
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
13.09
Spartanburg, SC
12.48
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
9.93
Greensboro-High Point, NC
8.35
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
7.86
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
7.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Upholsterers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
100.75
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
73.66
Greensboro-High Point, NC
17.35
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
15.13
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
14.97
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
11.03
Winston-Salem, NC
6.60
Cleveland, TN
6.30
Morristown, TN
6.05
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
38.48
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
11.64
Greensboro-High Point, NC
8.74
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
6.69
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.98
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.76
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
0.83
Areas with the highest location quotient for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
165.24
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
36.78
Rome, GA
34.73
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
23.40
Decatur, AL
20.70
Asheville, NC
19.39
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
14.42
Chattanooga, TN-GA
12.71
Columbia, SC
10.30
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
9.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
349.82
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
54.99
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
26.65
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
24.19
Yuma, AZ
21.53
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
21.41
Burlington, NC
18.35
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
17.15
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
16.70
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
15.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
295.85
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
47.22
Burlington, NC
37.01
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
33.47
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
30.84
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
24.99
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
24.75
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
24.18
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
23.08
Spartanburg, SC
22.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
136.22
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
39.29
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
23.36
Arecibo, PR
19.39
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
13.54
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
13.27
Spartanburg, SC
11.36
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
10.77
Greensboro-High Point, NC
8.86
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
7.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
100.37
Burlington, NC
40.37
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
28.82
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
25.22
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
20.34
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
16.79
Spartanburg, SC
14.35
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
13.24
Chattanooga, TN-GA
12.00
Greensboro-High Point, NC
9.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.58
Santa Fe, NM
5.31
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
4.72
Saginaw, MI
4.13
Provo-Orem, UT
3.27
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.76
Columbus, GA-AL
2.67
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.31
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.17
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
2.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sewers, Hand, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
4.27
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.84
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.20
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
1.52
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.37
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.29
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
0.98
Areas with the highest location quotient for Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
115.77
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
3.75
St. Louis, MO-IL
2.92
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
0.62
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.41
Areas with the highest location quotient for Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
26.01
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
24.35
El Paso, TX
13.02
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
12.87
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
7.10
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
5.50
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.95
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.76
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.96
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.63
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sewing Machine Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San German, PR
94.50
Arecibo, PR
32.58
Mayaguez, PR
25.27
Ponce, PR
19.79
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
19.72
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
16.04
Dalton, GA
11.26
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
8.25
New Bedford, MA
7.46
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
7.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bowling Green, KY
4.79
Binghamton, NY
3.62
Albany, GA
3.03
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.01
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
2.97
New Haven, CT
2.82
Midland, TX
2.77
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
2.64
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.62
Salinas, CA
2.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.27
Valdosta, GA
4.00
Twin Falls, ID
3.67
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.80
Flagstaff, AZ
2.77
New Bedford, MA
2.77
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.58
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
2.50
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.33
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
2.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Print Binding and Finishing Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
10.64
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
10.20
Harrisonburg, VA
8.36
Green Bay, WI
6.60
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
5.62
Jefferson City, MO
5.36
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
5.13
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
4.94
Appleton, WI
4.79
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.06
Areas with the highest location quotient for Printing Press Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
9.20
Lawrence, KS
6.75
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
6.60
Dalton, GA
5.64
Green Bay, WI
5.12
Terre Haute, IN
4.34
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
3.99
Appleton, WI
3.69
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
3.68
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
3.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Prepress Technicians and Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
16.60
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
12.21
San German, PR
11.48
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
8.92
Green Bay, WI
8.74
Lawrence, KS
7.81
Appleton, WI
7.61
Dalton, GA
5.77
Ames, IA
5.25
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
4.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
10.15
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
9.67
Gainesville, GA
9.39
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
7.40
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
7.15
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
7.04
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
6.81
Reno, NV
6.52
Janesville-Beloit, WI
6.03
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
5.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Longview, WA
22.18
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
21.25
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
19.48
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
17.35
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
16.89
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
16.31
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
14.00
Eugene, OR
11.86
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
10.41
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
9.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Monroe, MI
13.01
Muskegon, MI
8.38
Waterbury, CT
8.17
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
8.04
Jackson, MI
7.21
Lincoln, NE
6.75
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
6.46
Rockford, IL
5.77
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
5.74
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
5.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
49.84
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
5.25
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.36
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
1.28
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.11
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
0.53
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
0.52
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.48
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
0.47
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
0.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbus, IN
31.47
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
25.63
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
17.34
Muskegon, MI
15.83
Elmira, NY
13.82
Rockford, IL
11.83
Springfield, OH
10.89
Toledo, OH
10.77
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
9.44
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
9.18
Areas with the highest location quotient for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
14.17
Jackson, TN
13.50
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
13.41
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
13.34
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
9.96
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
9.19
Columbus, IN
8.89
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
8.53
Mansfield, OH
8.52
Springfield, OH
8.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
6.16
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
6.08
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.81
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
5.22
Lewiston, ID-WA
4.95
Wausau, WI
4.86
Sheboygan, WI
4.74
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
4.67
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
4.36
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
4.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tool and Die Makers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Waterbury, CT
14.40
Sheboygan, WI
11.66
Columbus, IN
9.73
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
9.37
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
8.89
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
8.74
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
8.14
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
8.11
Muskegon, MI
8.03
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
7.93
Areas with the highest location quotient for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Cedar Rapids, IA
11.99
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
11.52
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
11.52
Wichita Falls, TX
11.40
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
9.15
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
7.54
Columbus, IN
7.39
Ames, IA
7.02
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
6.91
Waterbury, CT
6.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sheboygan, WI
15.13
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
10.56
Evansville, IN-KY
9.01
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
9.00
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
8.95
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
8.58
Columbus, IN
8.03
Muskegon, MI
7.84
Erie, PA
7.71
Auburn-Opelika, AL
7.47
Areas with the highest location quotient for Foundry Mold and Coremakers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Muskegon, MI
29.46
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
24.03
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
22.31
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
13.10
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
11.47
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
10.95
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
10.44
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
9.31
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
8.96
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
7.87
Areas with the highest location quotient for Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Muskegon, MI
105.64
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
22.52
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
14.28
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
11.37
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
7.60
Greensboro-High Point, NC
7.09
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
6.37
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
0.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
14.84
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
5.41
Rochester, NY
5.26
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.09
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.60
St. Louis, MO-IL
1.55
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.13
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.01
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
0.95
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pourers and Casters, Metal, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Muskegon, MI
35.13
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
29.41
Reading, PA
24.92
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
17.05
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
13.44
Erie, PA
11.64
Evansville, IN-KY
9.66
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
7.38
St. Louis, MO-IL
6.46
Canton-Massillon, OH
6.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Muskegon, MI
24.38
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
21.83
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
18.21
Canton-Massillon, OH
16.85
Albany, OR
14.96
Reading, PA
13.07
Evansville, IN-KY
11.96
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
11.17
Fort Wayne, IN
9.40
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
9.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Machinists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbus, IN
10.36
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
6.70
Rockford, IL
6.49
Sheboygan, WI
5.58
Jackson, MI
5.30
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
5.16
Muskegon, MI
4.96
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
4.79
Saginaw, MI
4.06
Bloomington, IN
3.94
Areas with the highest location quotient for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
27.21
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
17.41
Owensboro, KY
13.46
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
11.65
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
10.40
Rocky Mount, NC
9.64
Terre Haute, IN
8.12
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
7.32
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
7.30
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
7.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Peoria, IL
27.48
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
16.07
Knoxville, TN
14.91
Battle Creek, MI
12.27
Muskegon, MI
12.03
Columbus, IN
11.63
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
10.23
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
9.95
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
9.91
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
7.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Muskegon, MI
12.35
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
11.12
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
8.81
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
8.71
Albany, OR
7.86
Rockford, IL
7.74
Peoria, IL
7.74
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
7.29
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.96
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
6.87
Areas with the highest location quotient for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
10.91
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
10.62
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
9.94
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
6.91
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
4.83
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.47
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
3.42
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
3.36
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
3.16
Tulsa, OK
2.98
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
11.98
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
10.03
Sheboygan, WI
9.20
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
8.36
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
8.35
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
7.60
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
7.40
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.97
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
6.94
Columbus, IN
6.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
28.63
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
24.42
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
13.05
Mansfield, OH
10.96
New Bedford, MA
10.64
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
10.43
Jackson, TN
8.63
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
8.30
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
7.78
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
7.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbus, IN
22.59
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
18.10
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
15.62
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
15.07
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
14.97
Jackson, TN
11.26
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
9.59
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
8.40
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
7.54
Johnson City, TN
7.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
27.44
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
14.38
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
13.57
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
13.13
Terre Haute, IN
11.78
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
9.00
Mansfield, OH
7.56
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
7.42
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
6.91
Morristown, TN
6.75
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Processing Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
28.36
Hammond, LA
25.19
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
19.65
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
14.40
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
12.81
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
11.18
Rocky Mount, NC
11.16
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
11.14
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
10.70
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
10.21
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
15.77
Twin Falls, ID
11.49
Boise City, ID
11.19
Grand Island, NE
10.08
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
7.60
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
7.47
Gettysburg, PA
6.17
York-Hanover, PA
5.81
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
5.77
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
4.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Batchmakers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sheboygan, WI
21.65
Wausau, WI
16.65
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
12.92
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
12.26
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
11.28
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
10.97
Appleton, WI
10.69
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
10.38
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
8.44
Danville, IL
8.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
20.56
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
18.96
Owensboro, KY
18.36
Twin Falls, ID
8.85
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
8.12
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
7.30
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
6.63
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
6.30
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
5.92
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
5.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for Slaughterers and Meat Packers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
47.53
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
35.25
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
29.29
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
27.39
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
16.73
Gainesville, GA
15.80
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
15.07
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
12.88
Longview, WA
12.16
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
11.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Gainesville, GA
36.99
Salisbury, MD-DE
30.48
Fort Smith, AR-OK
26.20
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
25.46
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
23.38
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
23.17
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
18.71
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
16.48
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
13.57
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
12.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Butchers and Meat Cutters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
5.33
San German, PR
4.88
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
4.56
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
4.35
Sheboygan, WI
3.78
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
3.44
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
3.40
Logan, UT-ID
3.39
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
3.35
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bakers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rocky Mount, NC
4.83
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
3.72
Arecibo, PR
3.44
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
3.26
Ames, IA
2.98
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
2.86
San German, PR
2.61
Missoula, MT
2.44
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
2.39
Lima, OH
2.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
14.56
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
7.83
Tuscaloosa, AL
7.63
Spartanburg, SC
7.45
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.57
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
6.41
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.67
Bloomington, IL
5.50
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
5.23
Springfield, OH
4.83
Areas with the highest location quotient for Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
16.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
59.82
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
24.98
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
18.84
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
18.67
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
16.20
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
16.01
Port St. Lucie, FL
15.79
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
13.71
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
12.56
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
12.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Mobile, AL
12.32
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
10.94
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
10.09
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
7.83
Decatur, AL
6.51
Wausau, WI
5.34
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.30
Grand Island, NE
4.82
Sheboygan, WI
4.76
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
4.76
Areas with the highest location quotient for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
16.32
Toledo, OH
14.70
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
11.86
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
10.35
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
10.33
Racine, WI
6.08
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
4.77
Fort Collins, CO
4.05
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
3.57
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
3.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
9.28
Reading, PA
8.68
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
7.09
Racine, WI
6.24
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
5.90
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
5.41
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
5.00
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.90
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
4.70
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
4.59
Areas with the highest location quotient for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
17.63
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
13.59
Wausau, WI
8.15
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
8.14
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
7.09
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
6.70
Binghamton, NY
6.31
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
6.06
Fort Wayne, IN
5.33
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
4.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Savannah, GA
36.67
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
10.73
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
5.58
Huntsville, AL
4.88
Tulsa, OK
2.80
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.72
Tucson, AZ
2.17
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.04
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
1.90
Jacksonville, FL
1.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
5.48
Dalton, GA
4.38
Sheboygan, WI
4.00
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.64
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
3.59
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.50
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.47
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.42
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.32
Wausau, WI
3.23
Areas with the highest location quotient for Production Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
6.01
Dalton, GA
4.02
Sheboygan, WI
3.94
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
3.90
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.71
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.63
Columbus, IN
3.61
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
3.54
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
3.33
Kokomo, IN
3.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
12.52
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.65
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
4.73
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
4.23
Panama City, FL
4.16
Hinesville, GA
4.15
Portsmouth, NH-ME
4.06
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
3.70
Hammond, LA
3.42
Punta Gorda, FL
3.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.58
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
6.86
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.31
Odessa, TX
3.61
Lafayette, LA
3.45
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.32
Corpus Christi, TX
3.28
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.26
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.20
Midland, TX
3.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Signal and Track Switch Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
4.24
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Riggers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
37.93
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
32.37
Midland, TX
22.53
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
22.44
Longview, TX
16.67
Lafayette, LA
11.14
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
9.86
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
8.27
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
7.44
Odessa, TX
7.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
35.77
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
11.11
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.62
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
5.21
Lubbock, TX
2.51
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.51
Eugene, OR
2.51
Killeen-Temple, TX
2.40
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.23
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
1.95
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
1.74
Richmond, VA
1.71
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
1.63
Areas with the highest location quotient for Commercial Divers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
90.88
Anchorage, AK
10.78
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
5.32
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.43
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.98
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.58
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.59
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
9.78
Lawton, OK
7.38
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
7.23
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
6.34
Beckley, WV
6.24
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
6.23
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.43
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.90
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.89
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
4.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Wind Turbine Service Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
55.85
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
41.34
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
25.23
Abilene, TX
22.96
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
20.98
Walla Walla, WA
19.62
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
15.99
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
12.66
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
11.66
Greeley, CO
11.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.32
Guayama, PR
2.24
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
2.15
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.00
Athens-Clarke County, GA
1.96
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
1.93
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
1.90
State College, PA
1.90
Lake Charles, LA
1.89
Ocean City, NJ
1.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
10.78
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
6.21
Corpus Christi, TX
5.83
Portsmouth, NH-ME
5.28
Peoria, IL
4.24
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
3.54
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.37
Knoxville, TN
3.35
Eugene, OR
3.24
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
3.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Watch and Clock Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
6.05
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
5.87
Provo-Orem, UT
4.73
Tucson, AZ
4.47
Wichita, KS
2.69
Knoxville, TN
2.58
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
2.18
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.13
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
2.00
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Equipment Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sioux Falls, SD
3.44
Texarkana, TX-AR
3.38
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.49
Fargo, ND-MN
2.45
Raleigh, NC
2.24
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
2.24
Peoria, IL
2.17
Morgantown, WV
2.01
Albany, GA
2.00
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.86
Areas with the highest location quotient for Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
5.41
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
5.21
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.76
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.63
Areas with the highest location quotient for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Homosassa Springs, FL
4.02
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.66
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.51
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.01
Arecibo, PR
2.96
Roanoke, VA
2.94
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.75
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.69
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.67
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
2.59
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.79
Decatur, AL
5.48
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
5.24
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.14
Jefferson City, MO
4.70
Wilmington, NC
4.53
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
4.47
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.43
Sherman-Denison, TX
4.33
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.76
Areas with the highest location quotient for Millwrights, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
15.84
Lake Charles, LA
15.58
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
12.38
Decatur, AL
8.33
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
8.26
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
7.92
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.77
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
7.56
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
7.22
Decatur, IL
7.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Maintenance Workers, Machinery, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
8.45
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
7.34
Morristown, TN
7.28
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
6.51
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
6.46
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
6.45
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
6.14
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
6.09
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
5.65
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
5.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Industrial Machinery Mechanics, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
7.57
Odessa, TX
7.08
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.26
Tuscaloosa, AL
5.86
Decatur, AL
5.50
Longview, WA
5.19
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.09
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.73
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
4.47
Dalton, GA
4.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Home Appliance Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
3.75
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
3.62
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.16
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
3.11
Waterbury, CT
2.84
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.83
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
2.79
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
2.69
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.41
Wilmington, NC
2.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Clarksville, TN-KY
3.83
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.51
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.42
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.25
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.22
Punta Gorda, FL
2.20
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.13
Coeur d'Alene, ID
2.11
Kennewick-Richland, WA
2.07
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New Bern, NC
12.55
Odessa, TX
8.67
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
7.26
Midland, TX
6.64
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
6.06
Monroe, MI
5.54
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.20
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.09
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.06
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
4.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mechanical Door Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
8.95
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
6.39
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.54
St. George, UT
3.58
Reno, NV
3.48
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
3.30
Yuma, AZ
2.85
St. Cloud, MN
2.70
Oklahoma City, OK
2.67
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tire Repairers and Changers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Farmington, NM
4.57
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
4.56
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
4.38
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.95
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.93
Odessa, TX
3.83
Fairbanks, AK
3.33
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
3.26
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
3.16
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
41.62
Ocala, FL
10.38
Eugene, OR
7.46
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
6.87
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
6.85
Hammond, LA
6.45
Coeur d'Alene, ID
6.05
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
5.96
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
5.44
Greeley, CO
5.09
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bicycle Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
8.11
Bend-Redmond, OR
7.95
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
7.04
Bellingham, WA
6.61
Flagstaff, AZ
6.40
St. George, UT
6.00
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
5.93
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.49
Anchorage, AK
4.39
Medford, OR
4.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Homosassa Springs, FL
5.59
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
5.49
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
5.06
Punta Gorda, FL
4.70
Jefferson City, MO
4.51
The Villages, FL
4.43
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.06
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.94
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.84
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
3.78
Areas with the highest location quotient for Motorcycle Mechanics, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Missoula, MT
9.51
Yuma, AZ
8.47
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
7.52
Rapid City, SD
6.91
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
5.85
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.81
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.30
Billings, MT
5.25
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.74
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
4.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
12.77
Barnstable Town, MA
12.19
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
11.30
Port St. Lucie, FL
10.94
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
10.69
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
10.00
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
9.66
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
9.56
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
9.52
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
8.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rail Car Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
15.64
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
8.07
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
7.84
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.95
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
5.78
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
3.53
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.89
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
2.04
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
1.86
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
14.86
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
11.02
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
10.55
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
8.63
York-Hanover, PA
7.24
Odessa, TX
6.73
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
6.04
Fairbanks, AK
5.89
Lafayette, LA
5.87
Texarkana, TX-AR
5.80
Areas with the highest location quotient for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
20.50
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
19.84
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
18.14
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
17.46
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
16.98
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
14.36
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
14.09
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
13.77
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
13.38
Valdosta, GA
12.41
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
4.04
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
3.28
Joplin, MO
3.10
Odessa, TX
2.86
Grand Island, NE
2.56
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.52
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.52
Springfield, OH
2.50
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.49
Laredo, TX
2.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Farmington, NM
2.14
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
2.13
Abilene, TX
1.99
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
1.97
Fayetteville, NC
1.94
Yuma, AZ
1.92
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
1.90
Beckley, WV
1.89
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
1.83
Twin Falls, ID
1.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
6.10
Alexandria, LA
5.91
Anchorage, AK
5.90
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
4.48
Prescott, AZ
4.20
Lake Charles, LA
3.69
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.64
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
3.38
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.99
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
2.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Automotive Body and Related Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Chattanooga, TN-GA
6.48
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
3.09
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.73
Bloomington, IL
2.26
Rapid City, SD
2.22
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
1.93
Killeen-Temple, TX
1.92
Jackson, TN
1.83
Albany, GA
1.82
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
1.79
Areas with the highest location quotient for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New Bern, NC
13.20
Warner Robins, GA
13.02
Tulsa, OK
10.53
Wichita Falls, TX
8.36
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
7.14
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
6.10
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
6.05
Savannah, GA
5.72
Wichita, KS
5.70
Anchorage, AK
5.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Jacksonville, FL
2.86
El Paso, TX
2.78
Columbus, GA-AL
2.49
Casper, WY
2.40
Roanoke, VA
2.39
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.14
Sioux Falls, SD
1.97
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.95
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
1.92
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
1.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
3.70
Burlington, NC
3.56
Prescott, AZ
3.32
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.08
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.72
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.60
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
2.40
Raleigh, NC
2.32
Colorado Springs, CO
2.28
Lubbock, TX
2.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fargo, ND-MN
3.78
Kansas City, MO-KS
3.69
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
2.94
Springfield, MO
2.84
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.72
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.50
Wichita, KS
2.35
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
2.21
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.20
Bakersfield, CA
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Monroe, MI
17.85
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
8.35
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
6.66
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.40
Goldsboro, NC
4.82
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.79
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
4.73
Syracuse, NY
4.73
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.71
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Stroudsburg, PA
27.45
Warner Robins, GA
27.30
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
10.73
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
8.64
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
6.94
Hinesville, GA
6.90
Midland, TX
6.78
New Bern, NC
6.15
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.98
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
10.18
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
6.00
Portland-South Portland, ME
5.72
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3.62
Wichita, KS
3.32
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.63
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.45
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.40
Baton Rouge, LA
2.26
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.09
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Monroe, LA
8.16
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
7.63
Bismarck, ND
7.56
Oklahoma City, OK
7.45
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
6.42
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
6.14
Fargo, ND-MN
5.70
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.08
Billings, MT
4.66
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.49
Areas with the highest location quotient for Avionics Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
15.99
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
15.10
Corpus Christi, TX
7.53
Lake Charles, LA
7.47
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.72
Mobile, AL
6.71
Greensboro-High Point, NC
4.50
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.25
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.65
Oklahoma City, OK
3.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Anchorage, AK
4.83
Cheyenne, WY
2.83
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.19
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.15
Madison, WI
2.12
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
2.07
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.06
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
2.05
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.04
Albany, GA
2.01
Areas with the highest location quotient for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Wenatchee, WA
10.21
Bend-Redmond, OR
6.44
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
5.95
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
5.76
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
4.91
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
4.36
Portsmouth, NH-ME
4.34
Salem, OR
4.22
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
4.21
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
3.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Montgomery, AL
3.56
Bloomington, IN
3.41
Greenville, NC
2.55
Mansfield, OH
2.22
Wheeling, WV-OH
2.14
Lubbock, TX
2.08
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.95
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.95
Missoula, MT
1.83
Manchester, NH
1.83
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
2.87
Odessa, TX
2.30
Decatur, AL
2.25
Midland, TX
2.23
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
2.10
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.02
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
1.99
Lake Charles, LA
1.94
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
1.90
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
1.87
Areas with the highest location quotient for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
2.35
Midland, TX
2.14
Odessa, TX
2.08
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
1.94
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
1.88
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
1.88
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
1.76
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
1.72
Decatur, AL
1.71
Warner Robins, GA
1.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for Extraction Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
174.47
Wheeling, WV-OH
83.64
Beckley, WV
63.88
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
56.26
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
29.09
Lafayette, LA
28.86
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
23.14
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
19.91
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
19.86
Odessa, TX
17.94
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Extraction Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
111.69
Midland, TX
61.82
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
53.95
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
32.28
Fairbanks, AK
30.88
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
22.76
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
17.73
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
11.83
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
11.25
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
8.09
Areas with the highest location quotient for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
88.01
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
73.77
Odessa, TX
60.75
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
55.08
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
41.60
Farmington, NM
37.71
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
37.14
Casper, WY
29.85
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
28.47
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
28.06
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rock Splitters, Quarry, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
34.87
Bloomington, IN
29.46
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
20.29
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
18.52
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
18.33
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
16.05
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
9.20
Springfield, MO
8.07
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
6.84
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
0.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
46.26
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
45.07
Wheeling, WV-OH
35.66
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
20.33
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
18.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
189.62
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
175.39
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
107.14
Wheeling, WV-OH
101.05
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
34.68
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
28.63
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
13.61
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
11.06
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.37
Pittsburgh, PA
3.86
Areas with the highest location quotient for Roof Bolters, Mining, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Wheeling, WV-OH
189.24
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
147.43
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
84.99
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
71.85
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
63.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Continuous Mining Machine Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
178.00
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
105.15
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
58.42
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
46.68
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
28.06
Wheeling, WV-OH
24.15
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
22.18
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
21.76
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
21.06
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
16.34
Areas with the highest location quotient for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
36.55
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
32.20
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
31.45
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
19.09
Urban Honolulu, HI
8.84
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
7.98
Bakersfield, CA
5.58
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
4.34
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.06
St. Louis, MO-IL
1.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
48.08
Fairbanks, AK
14.87
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
12.39
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
11.88
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
6.97
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
6.42
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.19
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.61
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
5.51
Greeley, CO
5.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
16.42
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
15.12
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
12.10
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
10.48
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
10.15
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
9.62
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
9.57
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
9.15
The Villages, FL
8.81
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
7.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
123.56
Odessa, TX
85.21
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
81.65
Farmington, NM
39.15
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
39.07
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
33.07
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
31.95
Greeley, CO
26.86
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
26.63
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
25.78
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
79.78
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
32.56
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
32.52
Oklahoma City, OK
25.30
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
22.62
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
22.18
San Angelo, TX
21.33
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
16.28
Grand Junction, CO
13.83
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
13.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
119.85
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
83.64
Odessa, TX
61.45
Farmington, NM
58.95
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
58.70
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
52.78
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
32.31
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
25.57
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
23.74
San Angelo, TX
21.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Athens-Clarke County, GA
17.62
Jefferson City, MO
12.25
Baton Rouge, LA
8.33
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
8.26
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
7.82
Cedar Rapids, IA
7.74
Billings, MT
7.34
Gainesville, GA
6.30
Missoula, MT
5.70
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
4.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bellingham, WA
6.99
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
6.03
Albany, OR
5.82
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
5.58
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
5.24
Goldsboro, NC
4.89
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.87
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
4.48
Monroe, MI
4.44
Muncie, IN
4.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
0.80
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.65
Salt Lake City, UT
0.46
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
0.41
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
0.36
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
0.28
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
0.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Highway Maintenance Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
16.94
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
11.39
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
10.39
San German, PR
10.13
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
9.76
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
9.18
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
9.05
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
8.74
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
8.40
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
8.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Idaho Falls, ID
28.58
Kennewick-Richland, WA
14.06
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
9.30
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
4.78
Farmington, NM
4.22
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
4.17
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
3.56
Lake Charles, LA
3.53
Baton Rouge, LA
3.53
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
3.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fence Erectors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
7.00
Pittsfield, MA
6.25
Cedar Rapids, IA
4.51
Anchorage, AK
3.91
Dover, DE
3.88
Greeley, CO
3.87
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.74
Sioux Falls, SD
3.28
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.14
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
3.04
Areas with the highest location quotient for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Glens Falls, NY
8.89
Bangor, ME
6.39
Salisbury, MD-DE
5.49
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
3.13
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
3.09
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.80
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.71
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.60
Syracuse, NY
2.54
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Construction and Building Inspectors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
3.53
Trenton, NJ
3.07
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
2.29
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
2.25
Panama City, FL
2.24
Dover, DE
2.23
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.22
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
2.22
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
2.14
Altoona, PA
2.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
16.97
Baton Rouge, LA
10.12
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
9.39
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
7.14
Lake Charles, LA
6.21
Abilene, TX
5.87
Victoria, TX
5.05
Longview, TX
4.39
Anchorage, AK
4.37
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
4.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Roofers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
13.83
Raleigh, NC
3.78
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.53
Jacksonville, FL
2.40
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.19
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.05
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1.94
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
1.91
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.82
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Longview, TX
4.92
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
4.76
Burlington, NC
4.55
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
4.49
Corpus Christi, TX
4.38
Lake Charles, LA
4.30
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.81
Greensboro-High Point, NC
3.79
Victoria, TX
3.64
Wilmington, NC
3.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bend-Redmond, OR
11.10
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
6.39
Modesto, CA
5.06
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
4.99
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
4.93
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.90
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
4.89
Port St. Lucie, FL
4.67
Lafayette, LA
4.65
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
4.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Electricians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Mayaguez, PR
9.32
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
7.67
Baton Rouge, LA
6.23
Asheville, NC
4.25
Lake Charles, LA
4.19
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
4.18
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
4.10
Burlington, NC
3.93
Greenville, NC
3.87
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Carpenters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
21.00
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
13.58
Ponce, PR
11.22
Arecibo, PR
10.01
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
9.91
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
8.77
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
8.48
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
8.42
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
8.38
Anchorage, AK
7.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Stockton-Lodi, CA
6.94
Provo-Orem, UT
6.55
Santa Rosa, CA
5.59
St. George, UT
4.85
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
4.76
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
4.37
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
4.33
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.11
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
3.96
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
3.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Solar Photovoltaic Installers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
10.90
Bakersfield, CA
5.59
Provo-Orem, UT
5.39
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
5.24
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
4.94
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
4.87
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
4.35
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
4.07
Tucson, AZ
3.80
Fresno, CA
3.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Structural Iron and Steel Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
7.35
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
5.06
Sioux Falls, SD
4.89
Rapid City, SD
4.74
Corpus Christi, TX
4.32
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
4.28
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
4.08
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.90
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.81
Billings, MT
3.39
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sheet Metal Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Warner Robins, GA
16.13
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
8.46
Longview, WA
4.78
Appleton, WI
4.60
Jefferson City, MO
4.34
St. Joseph, MO-KS
4.19
Oklahoma City, OK
4.18
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.73
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
3.66
Flint, MI
3.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Roofers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
9.58
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
8.19
Punta Gorda, FL
8.11
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
6.84
Port St. Lucie, FL
5.89
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
5.75
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
5.30
Sebring, FL
4.74
Homosassa Springs, FL
4.54
Longview, WA
4.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
4.57
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.07
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
3.84
Austin-Round Rock, TX
3.76
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.41
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.38
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
3.14
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.40
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.11
Baton Rouge, LA
2.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Plasterers and Stucco Masons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
St. George, UT
23.47
Provo-Orem, UT
12.41
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
10.31
Reno, NV
7.49
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
7.21
Visalia-Porterville, CA
6.86
Punta Gorda, FL
6.59
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
6.42
Modesto, CA
6.39
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
6.09
Areas with the highest location quotient for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kokomo, IN
4.19
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
3.78
St. Cloud, MN
3.27
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
3.09
Great Falls, MT
2.54
Baton Rouge, LA
2.35
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.22
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
2.21
Cedar Rapids, IA
2.13
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
2.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pipelayers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Jacksonville, NC
8.02
Midland, TX
5.17
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
5.01
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
4.76
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
4.72
Jackson, TN
4.70
The Villages, FL
4.48
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.29
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
4.25
Grand Island, NE
4.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Paperhangers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Tulsa, OK
6.50
Oklahoma City, OK
5.55
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.99
Areas with the highest location quotient for Painters, Construction and Maintenance, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
6.02
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
4.78
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
4.60
St. George, UT
3.52
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.49
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.27
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
3.18
Wenatchee, WA
3.02
Lake Charles, LA
3.00
Warner Robins, GA
2.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Insulation Workers, Mechanical, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Casper, WY
18.26
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
13.04
Longview, TX
8.92
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
8.37
Odessa, TX
7.09
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
5.66
Lincoln, NE
5.22
Lima, OH
4.40
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
3.51
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
3.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Baton Rouge, LA
6.74
Decatur, AL
4.88
Mansfield, OH
4.61
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
4.56
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
4.56
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.23
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.08
Sioux Falls, SD
3.63
Grand Forks, ND-MN
3.59
Bend-Redmond, OR
3.23
Areas with the highest location quotient for Glaziers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sherman-Denison, TX
5.17
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.48
Grants Pass, OR
2.91
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.72
Hot Springs, AR
2.56
Lynchburg, VA
2.52
Bellingham, WA
2.48
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.47
Lake Charles, LA
2.45
Pittsfield, MA
2.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electricians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.77
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
2.67
Kokomo, IN
2.64
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
2.59
Corpus Christi, TX
2.57
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
2.48
Casper, WY
2.21
Decatur, IL
2.11
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
2.07
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
2.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tapers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kennewick-Richland, WA
9.25
Reno, NV
7.38
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
6.59
Albany, OR
6.29
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
5.94
Yakima, WA
5.63
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
5.53
Yuma, AZ
5.01
Urban Honolulu, HI
4.49
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
4.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
St. George, UT
6.97
Santa Rosa, CA
6.10
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
4.81
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
4.33
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
3.95
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
3.94
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.86
Prescott, AZ
3.63
Reno, NV
3.62
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
3.49
Areas with the highest location quotient for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
9.28
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
7.54
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
6.42
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
6.32
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.96
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.58
Fairbanks, AK
4.50
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.28
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
4.11
Farmington, NM
3.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pile Driver Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Baton Rouge, LA
7.67
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
4.35
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3.01
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.80
Raleigh, NC
2.24
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.23
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.64
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.29
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Battle Creek, MI
5.25
St. Joseph, MO-KS
5.08
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.78
Flint, MI
4.61
Greeley, CO
4.41
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
4.14
Jefferson City, MO
3.76
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
3.61
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
3.53
Odessa, TX
3.47
Areas with the highest location quotient for Construction Laborers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lake Charles, LA
3.62
The Villages, FL
3.30
Farmington, NM
3.21
Baton Rouge, LA
2.91
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
2.78
St. George, UT
2.68
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
2.63
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.51
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
2.30
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Terrazzo Workers and Finishers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.41
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
St. George, UT
5.05
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.24
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.84
Sioux Falls, SD
3.70
The Villages, FL
3.62
Coeur d'Alene, ID
3.56
Rapid City, SD
3.42
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.28
Fargo, ND-MN
3.25
Greeley, CO
3.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tile and Stone Setters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
St. George, UT
12.46
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
7.73
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
7.08
Salt Lake City, UT
4.82
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
4.82
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.73
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.52
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.49
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
4.22
Reno, NV
3.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Floor Sanders and Finishers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Anchorage, AK
6.81
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.34
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3.90
Raleigh, NC
3.01
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.28
St. Louis, MO-IL
2.17
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
1.88
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.68
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
11.21
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
4.67
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
4.18
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
3.60
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.44
Toledo, OH
2.97
Flagstaff, AZ
2.96
Stockton-Lodi, CA
2.95
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.88
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.69
Areas with the highest location quotient for Carpet Installers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
5.80
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
4.52
Reno, NV
3.56
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
3.46
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
3.32
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
3.11
Albuquerque, NM
3.02
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
2.51
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
2.37
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Carpenters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
2.95
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.82
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
2.80
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.78
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
2.77
Rapid City, SD
2.76
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.71
St. George, UT
2.66
Bend-Redmond, OR
2.61
Lake Charles, LA
2.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Stonemasons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Barnstable Town, MA
23.39
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
9.34
St. George, UT
8.17
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
7.63
Santa Rosa, CA
6.88
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
6.76
Reno, NV
5.52
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
5.24
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.16
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
4.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Brickmasons and Blockmasons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Peoria, IL
7.51
Waco, TX
6.37
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
5.05
Provo-Orem, UT
4.31
Lancaster, PA
3.88
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.59
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.33
Homosassa Springs, FL
3.18
St. George, UT
3.02
Pittsfield, MA
2.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Boilermakers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Baton Rouge, LA
51.80
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
38.07
Lake Charles, LA
9.68
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
7.51
Corpus Christi, TX
7.48
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.08
Lafayette, LA
4.01
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
3.85
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
3.78
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
4.44
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.09
Greeley, CO
3.17
Farmington, NM
2.84
Odessa, TX
2.82
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
2.63
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.63
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
2.50
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
2.47
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
2.47
Areas with the highest location quotient for Construction and Extraction Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
3.65
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.44
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
3.04
Odessa, TX
2.83
Farmington, NM
2.69
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
2.62
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
2.46
Greeley, CO
2.42
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
2.42
St. George, UT
2.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Logging Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
144.34
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
83.56
Corvallis, OR
69.71
Longview, WA
64.86
Eugene, OR
48.43
Redding, CA
45.66
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
37.66
Medford, OR
27.16
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
23.55
Salem, OR
17.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Log Graders and Scalers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
51.45
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
44.53
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
39.84
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
36.47
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
35.21
Longview, WA
33.01
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
31.96
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
30.49
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
26.65
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
21.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Logging Equipment Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
53.91
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
47.71
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
38.36
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
32.83
Longview, WA
31.99
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
30.87
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
30.63
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
29.34
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
27.35
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
25.12
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fallers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
73.93
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
42.95
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
34.81
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
31.30
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
29.20
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
22.99
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
20.34
Medford, OR
16.55
Lynchburg, VA
12.70
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
12.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Forest and Conservation Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
81.60
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
51.55
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
50.25
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
36.13
Sioux Falls, SD
19.61
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
13.06
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
11.09
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
10.15
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
8.38
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
8.00
Areas with the highest location quotient for Agricultural Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
El Centro, CA
60.17
Merced, CA
28.95
Bakersfield, CA
25.41
Chico, CA
15.38
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
15.06
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
11.68
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
11.53
Salinas, CA
10.23
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
9.23
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
7.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
32.04
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
22.50
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
13.58
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
11.74
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
11.48
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
11.36
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
10.02
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
8.50
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
8.49
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
8.34
Areas with the highest location quotient for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Madera, CA
84.33
Salinas, CA
80.94
Visalia-Porterville, CA
73.41
Bakersfield, CA
65.55
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
35.38
El Centro, CA
35.27
Merced, CA
32.41
Yuma, AZ
29.26
Fresno, CA
26.36
Napa, CA
24.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Agricultural Equipment Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
29.05
Salinas, CA
26.13
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
20.69
Napa, CA
19.70
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
19.61
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
19.35
Visalia-Porterville, CA
17.45
Grand Island, NE
17.17
El Centro, CA
16.18
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
15.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Wenatchee, WA
59.92
Yakima, WA
54.90
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
33.30
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
30.15
Gainesville, GA
26.54
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
26.28
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
20.27
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
20.11
Visalia-Porterville, CA
18.20
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
18.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Animal Breeders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.45
Areas with the highest location quotient for Agricultural Inspectors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
25.64
Yakima, WA
20.75
Wenatchee, WA
19.21
Dothan, AL
15.73
Bismarck, ND
10.64
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
9.59
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
8.67
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
7.95
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
7.89
Twin Falls, ID
7.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salinas, CA
32.41
Madera, CA
28.20
Napa, CA
27.74
Visalia-Porterville, CA
25.94
Yuma, AZ
23.01
El Centro, CA
20.41
Bakersfield, CA
20.07
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
20.06
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
16.68
Merced, CA
16.45
Areas with the highest location quotient for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Madera, CA
54.50
Salinas, CA
53.45
Visalia-Porterville, CA
48.14
Bakersfield, CA
42.20
El Centro, CA
24.76
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
23.55
Merced, CA
23.11
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
20.36
Yuma, AZ
19.87
Napa, CA
18.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Gainesville, FL
20.44
Jefferson City, MO
12.23
Tallahassee, FL
10.24
Fairbanks, AK
9.74
Johnson City, TN
6.84
Lewiston, ID-WA
4.82
Iowa City, IA
4.81
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
4.21
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
4.15
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
4.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Statistical Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
15.60
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
14.92
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
5.70
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
5.41
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
5.40
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
5.15
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
4.76
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
4.62
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.79
Columbia, SC
3.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Proofreaders and Copy Markers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
5.61
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.55
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.50
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.47
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2.23
Madison, WI
2.16
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
1.93
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.89
Jacksonville, FL
1.76
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Carson City, NV
5.71
Wichita Falls, TX
5.09
Manchester, NH
4.47
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.23
Macon, GA
4.17
Springfield, IL
3.88
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
3.35
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
3.32
Topeka, KS
2.89
Binghamton, NY
2.79
Areas with the highest location quotient for Office Clerks, General, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Casper, WY
1.72
Sebring, FL
1.72
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
1.71
Ponce, PR
1.67
Lubbock, TX
1.64
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
1.64
Springfield, IL
1.62
Arecibo, PR
1.60
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
1.59
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
1.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
St. Cloud, MN
6.61
Topeka, KS
6.30
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
4.78
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
3.84
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2.85
Columbus, GA-AL
2.77
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.74
Cheyenne, WY
2.72
Reading, PA
2.57
Trenton, NJ
2.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.40
Danville, IL
3.02
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.85
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.79
Chattanooga, TN-GA
2.69
Columbia, SC
2.65
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.52
Wausau, WI
2.45
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.39
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.39
Areas with the highest location quotient for Desktop Publishers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Oklahoma City, OK
2.58
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.26
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2.16
Salt Lake City, UT
2.02
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.82
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
1.68
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.63
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.53
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1.44
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
1.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Word Processors and Typists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
15.47
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
13.88
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
13.77
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
13.35
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
11.72
Glens Falls, NY
11.10
Kingston, NY
10.87
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
10.62
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
10.48
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
10.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Data Entry Keyers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
4.18
Bloomington, IN
3.37
Laredo, TX
3.37
Mayaguez, PR
3.36
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.31
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.76
Guayama, PR
2.73
San German, PR
2.70
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.36
Topeka, KS
2.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Las Cruces, NM
2.73
Santa Fe, NM
2.69
Carson City, NV
2.63
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
2.37
Albuquerque, NM
2.33
Carbondale-Marion, IL
2.32
Jefferson City, MO
2.22
Farmington, NM
2.20
State College, PA
2.02
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Mayaguez, PR
3.50
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.33
San German, PR
3.02
Rochester, MN
2.91
Iowa City, IA
2.89
The Villages, FL
2.86
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.53
Sebring, FL
2.51
Greenville, NC
2.48
Arecibo, PR
2.41
Areas with the highest location quotient for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charleston, WV
4.00
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.52
Santa Fe, NM
2.76
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.70
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.60
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.56
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.45
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.38
Carson City, NV
2.15
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
2.04
Areas with the highest location quotient for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
4.25
Springfield, IL
2.88
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.70
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.69
Mayaguez, PR
2.52
Lake Charles, LA
2.40
Santa Fe, NM
2.35
Iowa City, IA
2.30
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2.29
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Harrisonburg, VA
7.35
Spartanburg, SC
5.90
Stockton-Lodi, CA
5.56
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
5.00
Jonesboro, AR
4.31
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.55
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
3.43
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.40
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.29
Winchester, VA-WV
3.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Laredo, TX
2.84
Reno, NV
2.81
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
2.72
Salt Lake City, UT
2.45
Dalton, GA
2.35
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
2.13
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
2.07
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
2.06
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
1.98
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Warner Robins, GA
3.20
Dalton, GA
2.83
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
2.64
Binghamton, NY
2.60
Battle Creek, MI
2.42
St. Joseph, MO-KS
2.23
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
2.16
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
2.10
Clarksville, TN-KY
2.09
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charleston, WV
5.30
Springfield, MA-CT
4.83
Fayetteville, NC
4.76
Greensboro-High Point, NC
4.55
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
3.96
Manchester, NH
3.90
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.89
Macon, GA
3.38
Trenton, NJ
3.22
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.21
Areas with the highest location quotient for Postal Service Mail Carriers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
2.67
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.20
Sebring, FL
2.17
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
2.14
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
2.02
Gadsden, AL
2.01
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
2.00
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
1.99
Jacksonville, NC
1.97
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
1.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Postal Service Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.07
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
5.92
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
5.34
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
5.10
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.01
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
4.91
Kingston, NY
4.56
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.51
Beckley, WV
4.38
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
4.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Meter Readers, Utilities, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
9.13
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.65
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
6.12
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.12
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.93
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
5.67
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
5.56
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
5.25
Morristown, TN
5.11
Wheeling, WV-OH
5.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Laredo, TX
3.60
Odessa, TX
2.47
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
2.44
Midland, TX
2.32
Gainesville, GA
2.30
St. George, UT
2.18
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
2.07
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
1.97
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
1.94
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
1.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Public Safety Telecommunicators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
5.68
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.56
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.55
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
4.17
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
3.99
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
3.94
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.81
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.67
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.53
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Couriers and Messengers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Burlington, NC
6.02
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
5.77
Arecibo, PR
5.22
Mayaguez, PR
5.17
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
4.85
Kankakee, IL
4.00
Casper, WY
3.66
Tulsa, OK
3.34
Ponce, PR
3.16
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
3.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cargo and Freight Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Laredo, TX
11.53
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
5.31
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
5.18
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
4.95
Urban Honolulu, HI
4.40
Bellingham, WA
3.38
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
3.18
Green Bay, WI
3.18
Anchorage, AK
2.61
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
2.47
Areas with the highest location quotient for Information and Record Clerks, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
7.76
Fort Collins, CO
7.26
Colorado Springs, CO
5.29
Fairbanks, AK
5.29
Pueblo, CO
5.14
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.98
Grand Junction, CO
4.69
Boulder, CO
4.50
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.31
Great Falls, MT
4.23
Areas with the highest location quotient for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
9.16
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
5.41
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
4.01
Fairbanks, AK
3.93
Salt Lake City, UT
3.66
Anchorage, AK
3.48
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.32
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
3.29
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.04
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Receptionists and Information Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rapid City, SD
2.45
Hot Springs, AR
2.42
Sioux Falls, SD
2.22
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.01
Rochester, MN
1.99
Idaho Falls, ID
1.99
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
1.86
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
1.84
Medford, OR
1.83
Jonesboro, AR
1.78
Areas with the highest location quotient for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
7.85
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
3.57
Hinesville, GA
3.08
Trenton, NJ
2.66
College Station-Bryan, TX
2.50
Lawton, OK
2.46
Bloomington, IL
2.36
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.29
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2.26
Ithaca, NY
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Order Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Oklahoma City, OK
4.25
Morristown, TN
3.93
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
2.40
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.33
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
2.09
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.00
Albany, OR
1.98
Springfield, MO
1.97
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.96
Tulsa, OK
1.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for New Accounts Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Abilene, TX
8.37
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
5.75
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.38
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.32
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
5.16
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.15
Saginaw, MI
4.96
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
4.80
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.58
Lawton, OK
4.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Loan Interviewers and Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbia, MO
3.70
Wausau, WI
3.50
Sioux Falls, SD
3.49
Owensboro, KY
3.45
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
3.28
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.96
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.77
Rapid City, SD
2.67
Enid, OK
2.59
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Library Assistants, Clerical, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ann Arbor, MI
6.85
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
5.25
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
5.22
Wheeling, WV-OH
5.10
Ocean City, NJ
4.92
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.67
Bellingham, WA
4.45
Wenatchee, WA
4.35
Kingston, NY
4.20
Bay City, MI
4.12
Areas with the highest location quotient for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arecibo, PR
5.16
Topeka, KS
4.46
Lawrence, KS
4.20
Jackson, TN
4.11
Jonesboro, AR
3.60
Morgantown, WV
3.43
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.42
Eugene, OR
3.41
Beckley, WV
3.31
Hattiesburg, MS
3.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
8.58
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
6.80
Flagstaff, AZ
5.80
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
5.42
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
5.36
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
5.17
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
5.14
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.93
Rapid City, SD
4.90
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
4.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for File Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
State College, PA
3.77
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.41
Tallahassee, FL
3.26
Dover, DE
3.13
Jackson, TN
3.12
Billings, MT
3.10
Gainesville, FL
2.87
Laredo, TX
2.73
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.67
Great Falls, MT
2.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fresno, CA
6.99
Jefferson City, MO
6.73
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
6.53
Altoona, PA
4.49
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
4.32
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
4.16
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.14
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.98
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.97
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
3.45
Areas with the highest location quotient for Customer Service Representatives, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salt Lake City, UT
2.26
Albany, GA
2.18
Lawrence, KS
2.03
Provo-Orem, UT
1.97
Johnson City, TN
1.88
Abilene, TX
1.85
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.79
Dubuque, IA
1.71
El Paso, TX
1.66
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
1.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sioux Falls, SD
8.58
Rapid City, SD
6.04
Winchester, VA-WV
5.57
Evansville, IN-KY
5.36
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
4.91
Portsmouth, NH-ME
4.41
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.99
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.22
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
3.20
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
3.04
Areas with the highest location quotient for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
6.29
Pueblo, CO
5.52
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.41
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
5.17
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
4.99
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
4.97
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
4.89
Carson City, NV
4.72
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
4.70
Dover, DE
4.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Correspondence Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Portsmouth, NH-ME
12.67
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
7.24
Portland-South Portland, ME
6.10
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.60
El Paso, TX
3.40
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
2.41
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.23
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2.04
Pittsburgh, PA
1.86
Salt Lake City, UT
1.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for Brokerage Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Trenton, NJ
5.41
Winchester, VA-WV
3.71
Great Falls, MT
3.23
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.88
Richmond, VA
2.50
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
2.30
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
2.26
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.18
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
2.04
Punta Gorda, FL
1.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Financial Clerks, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charleston, WV
5.42
Carson City, NV
5.34
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
4.73
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
3.36
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.08
Columbus, OH
2.88
Grand Junction, CO
2.85
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.78
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.69
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tellers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
3.39
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.25
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.23
Johnstown, PA
3.13
Carbondale-Marion, IL
3.04
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
3.03
Pine Bluff, AR
2.83
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
2.82
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
2.75
Sheboygan, WI
2.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Procurement Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
7.88
Mayaguez, PR
4.35
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
4.07
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
3.89
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
3.72
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
3.69
Warner Robins, GA
3.66
Iowa City, IA
3.57
Lebanon, PA
3.43
Grand Island, NE
3.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Yuma, AZ
2.57
El Centro, CA
1.90
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1.89
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
1.74
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
1.72
Lawton, OK
1.71
Madera, CA
1.71
Manchester, NH
1.71
Merced, CA
1.69
Bakersfield, CA
1.69
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gambling Cage Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
37.98
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
31.51
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
27.90
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
26.97
Lawton, OK
20.31
Carson City, NV
16.27
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
15.80
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
15.58
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
14.51
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
12.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.56
Rapid City, SD
2.28
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.22
Sioux Falls, SD
1.89
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
1.88
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
1.82
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
1.72
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
1.70
Utica-Rome, NY
1.63
Carson City, NV
1.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Billing and Posting Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fond du Lac, WI
3.68
Mayaguez, PR
2.95
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
2.63
Arecibo, PR
2.34
Flint, MI
2.34
Ponce, PR
2.21
San German, PR
2.15
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.14
Iowa City, IA
2.06
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
1.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bill and Account Collectors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Johnson City, TN
4.83
Sioux Falls, SD
4.61
Danville, IL
3.61
San Angelo, TX
3.34
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.10
Sherman-Denison, TX
2.97
Arecibo, PR
2.90
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.80
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.78
St. Cloud, MN
2.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Communications Equipment Operators, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
20.49
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
7.46
Jacksonville, FL
5.13
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Telephone Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Trenton, NJ
9.48
Urban Honolulu, HI
7.46
Knoxville, TN
3.65
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
3.36
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
3.25
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.65
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.62
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
2.29
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
2.20
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Cumberland, MD-WV
8.46
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.67
Macon, GA
4.40
Kankakee, IL
3.96
Peoria, IL
3.51
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.41
Alexandria, LA
3.37
Chico, CA
3.31
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.30
Florence, SC
2.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Johnson City, TN
1.97
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.94
Mayaguez, PR
1.86
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
1.79
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
1.77
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
1.74
Arecibo, PR
1.72
Urban Honolulu, HI
1.71
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.70
Anchorage, AK
1.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for Office and Administrative Support Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Johnson City, TN
1.40
Mayaguez, PR
1.38
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.31
Jefferson City, MO
1.29
Salt Lake City, UT
1.29
Macon, GA
1.26
Carson City, NV
1.26
Arecibo, PR
1.25
Laredo, TX
1.24
Abilene, TX
1.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sales and Related Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Napa, CA
5.77
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.55
Santa Rosa, CA
3.06
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.83
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.78
Boulder, CO
2.74
Fort Collins, CO
2.72
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
2.69
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.64
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.59
Areas with the highest location quotient for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Madison, WI
7.54
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
4.53
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.68
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.56
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.35
Boise City, ID
2.10
Knoxville, TN
1.97
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.80
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
1.78
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.75
Areas with the highest location quotient for Telemarketers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
El Paso, TX
7.18
Springfield, MO
6.19
Roanoke, VA
4.67
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.05
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
3.71
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
3.56
Canton-Massillon, OH
3.50
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3.45
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.22
Ocala, FL
3.18
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sales Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.42
Boulder, CO
3.60
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
2.97
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.60
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.53
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.45
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
2.42
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.26
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.26
Raleigh, NC
2.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Real Estate Sales Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
5.69
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.11
The Villages, FL
4.07
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
3.71
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.39
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
3.39
Wilmington, NC
3.37
Punta Gorda, FL
3.36
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.20
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
3.18
Areas with the highest location quotient for Real Estate Brokers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
6.87
Brunswick, GA
4.32
Portland-South Portland, ME
4.31
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
4.06
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
4.06
Lincoln, NE
4.02
Ocean City, NJ
4.01
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
3.53
Wilmington, NC
3.36
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
3.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Models, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
6.11
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.15
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Demonstrators and Product Promoters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Napa, CA
47.43
Walla Walla, WA
23.44
Santa Rosa, CA
12.70
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
12.56
Wenatchee, WA
11.97
Kennewick-Richland, WA
11.19
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
7.68
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
5.53
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
5.39
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
5.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
2.24
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
1.79
Dalton, GA
1.70
Wausau, WI
1.61
Sioux Falls, SD
1.57
Lafayette, LA
1.56
Green Bay, WI
1.54
Appleton, WI
1.53
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
1.52
Fargo, ND-MN
1.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Austin-Round Rock, TX
4.20
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3.20
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.80
Raleigh, NC
2.68
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.51
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.31
Bloomington, IN
2.03
Tulsa, OK
1.96
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
1.77
Albany, GA
1.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.46
Provo-Orem, UT
2.18
Boulder, CO
2.10
Midland, TX
1.72
Raleigh, NC
1.72
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
1.65
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1.60
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.56
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
1.56
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Travel Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
10.92
Springfield, MO
6.21
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
5.71
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
5.56
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
3.90
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.02
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.94
Anchorage, AK
2.93
Eugene, OR
2.50
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
2.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Trenton, NJ
2.53
The Villages, FL
2.49
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.41
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.27
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.04
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1.74
Jacksonville, FL
1.74
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
1.65
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
1.63
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for Insurance Sales Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.07
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.03
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.01
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
1.90
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
1.80
Kansas City, MO-KS
1.75
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
1.72
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
1.71
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
1.71
Great Falls, MT
1.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for Advertising Sales Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.21
Lincoln, NE
2.87
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.81
Rapid City, SD
1.77
Fargo, ND-MN
1.73
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
1.70
Springfield, IL
1.70
Glens Falls, NY
1.51
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
1.50
Lawrence, KS
1.44
Areas with the highest location quotient for Retail Salespersons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arecibo, PR
2.76
Mayaguez, PR
2.33
Ponce, PR
2.31
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
2.15
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
2.15
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
1.96
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
1.95
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
1.90
Punta Gorda, FL
1.90
Sebring, FL
1.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Parts Salespersons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arecibo, PR
3.11
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.83
Odessa, TX
2.81
Sioux Falls, SD
2.73
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.68
Goldsboro, NC
2.66
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.62
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.58
Bangor, ME
2.57
San German, PR
2.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Counter and Rental Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.39
Panama City, FL
2.73
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.29
Wenatchee, WA
2.27
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.27
Fayetteville, NC
2.15
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
2.10
Grand Junction, CO
2.09
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
2.04
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.04
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
22.13
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
19.11
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
17.75
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
17.47
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
16.67
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
16.30
Lawton, OK
16.04
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
15.96
Rapid City, SD
15.28
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
14.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cashiers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arecibo, PR
2.27
Guayama, PR
2.27
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.24
San German, PR
2.13
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
2.12
Ponce, PR
2.06
Ocean City, NJ
2.05
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
2.03
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
1.99
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
1.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.18
Appleton, WI
2.17
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
2.14
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.08
Madison, WI
2.03
Fond du Lac, WI
2.02
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.00
Wausau, WI
1.96
Raleigh, NC
1.86
Manchester, NH
1.81
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arecibo, PR
3.07
Guayama, PR
2.90
Mayaguez, PR
2.64
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
2.63
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.61
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
2.46
Ponce, PR
2.40
San German, PR
2.34
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.18
Muskegon, MI
2.18
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sales and Related Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arecibo, PR
1.76
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
1.65
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
1.60
Muskegon, MI
1.53
Ponce, PR
1.51
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
1.50
Mayaguez, PR
1.49
Guayama, PR
1.45
Punta Gorda, FL
1.43
Sebring, FL
1.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Albany, OR
47.46
Grants Pass, OR
40.44
Eugene, OR
38.40
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
35.49
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
33.97
Salem, OR
33.39
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
31.38
Medford, OR
24.00
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
23.06
Bend-Redmond, OR
16.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Residential Advisors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rapid City, SD
10.35
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
7.24
Cumberland, MD-WV
5.36
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.19
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
5.07
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
4.87
Johnstown, PA
4.82
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
4.65
Jackson, TN
4.64
Jackson, MS
4.59
Areas with the highest location quotient for Recreation Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ann Arbor, MI
7.69
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.41
Lawrence, KS
3.35
Flagstaff, AZ
3.33
Chico, CA
3.32
Gadsden, AL
3.22
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
2.93
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.56
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
2.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lawrence, KS
3.74
Bend-Redmond, OR
2.69
Boulder, CO
2.45
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
2.36
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.36
New Bern, NC
2.21
Missoula, MT
2.12
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.09
Fort Collins, CO
1.98
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
1.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Childcare Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
3.59
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.28
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
3.24
Fargo, ND-MN
3.02
Hammond, LA
3.02
Lincoln, NE
3.01
Bismarck, ND
2.85
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.76
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
2.65
Ithaca, NY
2.45
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tour and Travel Guides, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Flagstaff, AZ
21.79
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
21.61
Fairbanks, AK
12.39
Prescott, AZ
11.84
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
11.62
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
9.90
Anchorage, AK
9.43
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
8.88
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
8.44
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
8.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Concierges, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
7.03
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
5.69
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.25
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
4.57
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
4.02
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.49
Brunswick, GA
3.40
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
3.14
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.09
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.94
Areas with the highest location quotient for Baggage Porters and Bellhops, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
17.78
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
12.80
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
10.46
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
8.89
Napa, CA
7.63
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
7.39
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
7.32
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
7.31
Urban Honolulu, HI
6.82
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
4.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Skincare Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Coeur d'Alene, ID
3.93
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.25
Reno, NV
2.56
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.54
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.50
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.46
Boise City, ID
2.45
Anchorage, AK
2.42
The Villages, FL
2.37
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.31
Areas with the highest location quotient for Shampooers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
7.15
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
7.01
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
6.42
Trenton, NJ
5.75
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
4.03
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.66
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
3.26
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.07
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
2.50
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
1.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Manicurists and Pedicurists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
3.82
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
3.61
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.89
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.84
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
2.79
Waterbury, CT
2.72
Danbury, CT
2.71
Alexandria, LA
2.62
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.58
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
7.23
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.90
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.25
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Altoona, PA
2.77
Ocean City, NJ
2.62
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.61
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.60
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.46
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.29
Johnstown, PA
2.29
Punta Gorda, FL
2.09
Lewiston, ID-WA
2.04
Wheeling, WV-OH
2.04
Areas with the highest location quotient for Barbers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fargo, ND-MN
4.16
Tyler, TX
3.19
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Salt Lake City, UT
2.72
Chattanooga, TN-GA
2.27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.19
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
2.17
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.09
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
2.07
Colorado Springs, CO
1.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Springfield, OH
5.06
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
4.32
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
4.17
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.13
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
3.76
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.75
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.73
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.67
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
3.64
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
3.64
Areas with the highest location quotient for Funeral Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
8.60
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
5.54
Cumberland, MD-WV
4.84
Saginaw, MI
4.73
Arecibo, PR
4.55
Roanoke, VA
4.35
Monroe, MI
4.29
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
4.16
Lynchburg, VA
4.09
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
4.02
Areas with the highest location quotient for Crematory Operators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
7.42
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
3.09
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.53
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
2.46
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.41
Columbus, OH
1.66
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
1.56
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
1.32
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.06
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Embalmers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
10.51
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
9.74
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
3.62
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
2.71
Richmond, VA
2.20
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.07
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
1.53
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.37
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.22
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
1.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Johnson City, TN
22.48
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
14.44
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
9.88
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
7.57
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
5.41
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
4.58
Chattanooga, TN-GA
3.90
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.89
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
3.18
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
10.32
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
7.63
Napa, CA
6.50
Bangor, ME
6.25
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
4.82
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
4.00
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.94
Kansas City, MO-KS
3.56
Salinas, CA
3.30
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Costume Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
7.70
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.62
Lancaster, PA
4.51
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
4.20
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
4.04
Reno, NV
3.11
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.93
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.69
Salt Lake City, UT
2.38
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Amusement and Recreation Attendants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
7.28
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
5.08
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
4.72
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
4.63
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.42
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
4.23
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
4.19
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.93
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.57
Ocean City, NJ
3.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
5.28
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
3.35
Knoxville, TN
3.34
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.95
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.54
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.25
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
2.20
Lubbock, TX
2.18
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.09
Greensboro-High Point, NC
1.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Motion Picture Projectionists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
2.17
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.01
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
1.61
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gambling Service Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
25.28
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
25.24
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
21.32
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
16.22
Fairbanks, AK
16.18
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
13.49
Anchorage, AK
13.40
St. Cloud, MN
13.10
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
12.63
Duluth, MN-WI
10.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
58.66
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
32.38
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
17.93
Grand Island, NE
17.53
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
15.31
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
14.59
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
13.60
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
9.87
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
8.97
Reno, NV
8.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gambling Dealers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
45.52
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
25.99
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
21.84
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
16.91
Lake Charles, LA
16.89
Reno, NV
8.93
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
8.26
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
6.12
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
5.58
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Animal Caretakers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lexington-Fayette, KY
5.18
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
4.49
Hot Springs, AR
3.47
Ocala, FL
3.43
Athens-Clarke County, GA
2.81
Jacksonville, NC
2.62
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.39
Ames, IA
2.35
Lawrence, KS
2.26
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
2.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Animal Trainers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hot Springs, AR
25.31
Ocala, FL
9.22
Bloomington, IN
6.53
Dover, DE
4.62
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
4.05
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.72
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
3.61
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
3.60
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
3.45
New Haven, CT
2.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
4.90
Eau Claire, WI
3.45
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
3.09
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.01
Cumberland, MD-WV
2.99
Racine, WI
2.97
Fond du Lac, WI
2.84
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
2.78
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
2.75
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
2.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
5.37
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.11
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.09
East Stroudsburg, PA
3.83
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
3.50
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.46
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
3.35
Flagstaff, AZ
3.24
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.19
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
42.91
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
26.14
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
23.70
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
20.19
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
17.85
Great Falls, MT
10.27
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
9.28
Reno, NV
9.21
Lawton, OK
9.00
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
6.74
Areas with the highest location quotient for Personal Care and Service Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Grants Pass, OR
3.05
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.95
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.23
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
1.95
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
1.95
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
1.85
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
1.84
Ocean City, NJ
1.84
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
1.80
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
1.79
Areas with the highest location quotient for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
21.72
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
14.08
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
10.03
Boulder, CO
9.67
Bend-Redmond, OR
9.26
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
8.29
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
7.18
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
6.89
Missoula, MT
6.40
Santa Rosa, CA
6.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tree Trimmers and Pruners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
5.98
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.97
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
3.78
Rochester, NY
3.32
Medford, OR
3.05
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.97
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.90
Brunswick, GA
2.76
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
2.75
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.69
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
16.52
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
15.33
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
13.07
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
9.97
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
9.85
Missoula, MT
8.33
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
8.28
Salinas, CA
8.25
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
7.64
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
7.21
Areas with the highest location quotient for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
4.24
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.73
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
3.72
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.62
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
3.48
Barnstable Town, MA
3.22
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.01
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.99
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.96
Ocean City, NJ
2.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pest Control Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Punta Gorda, FL
4.97
Homosassa Springs, FL
4.89
Madera, CA
4.33
Auburn-Opelika, AL
3.53
Athens-Clarke County, GA
3.53
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
3.41
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.39
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
3.34
Port St. Lucie, FL
3.15
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
3.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Building Cleaning Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salisbury, MD-DE
27.65
Dover, DE
8.34
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
7.77
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.86
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
5.69
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.12
Fort Collins, CO
3.72
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
3.66
Greeley, CO
3.63
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
5.82
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.41
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
4.14
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
4.09
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
3.97
Ocean City, NJ
3.81
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
3.69
Flagstaff, AZ
3.51
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.48
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ponce, PR
3.40
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.46
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.20
Mayaguez, PR
2.07
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
1.89
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
1.84
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
1.83
San German, PR
1.80
Peoria, IL
1.79
Sherman-Denison, TX
1.78
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.76
Barnstable Town, MA
3.69
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.56
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
3.44
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
3.40
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.36
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
3.35
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
3.28
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
3.18
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.00
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.98
Ponce, PR
3.71
Brunswick, GA
3.01
Ocean City, NJ
2.92
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.90
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.88
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
2.83
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
2.79
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.52
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
2.51
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.49
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.43
Ponce, PR
2.38
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.07
Ocean City, NJ
2.02
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.01
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
1.93
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
1.87
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
10.67
Hammond, LA
10.48
Napa, CA
8.01
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
5.09
Baton Rouge, LA
4.68
Ocean City, NJ
4.39
Santa Rosa, CA
4.27
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
4.25
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
4.21
Lafayette, LA
4.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
3.25
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
2.99
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.98
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
2.69
Ocean City, NJ
2.60
Napa, CA
2.54
Santa Fe, NM
2.45
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.45
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.33
Barnstable Town, MA
2.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dishwashers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.19
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.99
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.82
Napa, CA
2.51
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.31
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.13
Ocean City, NJ
2.11
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.03
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
2.03
Santa Rosa, CA
2.02
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.49
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
3.61
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.39
Ocean City, NJ
3.29
Napa, CA
3.27
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.24
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
2.67
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.46
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.45
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.70
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.53
Grand Forks, ND-MN
3.33
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
3.15
Lancaster, PA
2.91
Bismarck, ND
2.88
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.84
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
2.82
Fargo, ND-MN
2.76
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.75
Areas with the highest location quotient for Waiters and Waitresses, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
2.97
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.87
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
2.85
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
2.65
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.64
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
2.53
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.52
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.48
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.22
The Villages, FL
2.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fast Food and Counter Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Flagstaff, AZ
2.48
Lawrence, KS
2.19
Muskegon, MI
2.08
Hinesville, GA
2.02
Rome, GA
1.97
Warner Robins, GA
1.95
Bay City, MI
1.91
Lubbock, TX
1.87
Muncie, IN
1.87
Valdosta, GA
1.83
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bartenders, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
3.31
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
3.22
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
3.21
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
3.03
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
3.01
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.93
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
2.78
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.74
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
2.73
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
2.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Preparation Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hammond, LA
3.32
Lafayette, LA
3.06
Monroe, LA
2.95
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.94
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.90
Lake Charles, LA
2.89
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
2.83
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
2.77
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.77
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
2.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cooks, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.48
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
6.25
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
5.76
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
5.48
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
5.43
Ithaca, NY
5.41
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.26
Grand Forks, ND-MN
5.08
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.00
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
4.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cooks, Short Order, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rapid City, SD
6.84
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
6.62
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
6.20
Monroe, LA
6.14
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
6.13
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
5.46
Portsmouth, NH-ME
5.43
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.14
Sioux Falls, SD
4.63
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
4.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cooks, Restaurant, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.22
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
3.01
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.60
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.56
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.54
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.49
Santa Fe, NM
2.43
Ocean City, NJ
2.42
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.41
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Guayama, PR
6.92
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
6.33
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.10
San German, PR
4.91
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.69
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
4.41
Ponce, PR
3.98
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.91
Arecibo, PR
3.80
Carbondale-Marion, IL
3.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cooks, Fast Food, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Jacksonville, NC
9.96
Fayetteville, NC
7.29
Goldsboro, NC
7.15
Burlington, NC
6.75
Rocky Mount, NC
6.62
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
6.42
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.36
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.20
Greenville, NC
6.05
Beckley, WV
6.01
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Flagstaff, AZ
1.98
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
1.94
Brunswick, GA
1.90
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
1.88
Jacksonville, NC
1.80
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
1.77
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
1.76
Lawton, OK
1.75
Auburn-Opelika, AL
1.74
Gadsden, AL
1.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chefs and Head Cooks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
3.17
Brunswick, GA
3.09
Ocean City, NJ
3.05
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.01
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.00
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.93
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.92
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.88
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.75
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
2.08
Ocean City, NJ
2.05
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
2.03
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
1.87
Flagstaff, AZ
1.86
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
1.82
Jacksonville, NC
1.75
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
1.73
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1.70
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
1.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for Protective Service Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Merced, CA
7.54
El Centro, CA
6.55
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
6.50
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
6.43
Bakersfield, CA
6.27
Yuba City, CA
5.80
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.45
Grants Pass, OR
5.45
Ocean City, NJ
5.21
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
4.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for School Bus Monitors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kingston, NY
6.73
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
5.60
Rochester, NY
5.47
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
5.45
Rocky Mount, NC
4.28
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.00
Glens Falls, NY
3.96
Syracuse, NY
3.86
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
3.77
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.21
Areas with the highest location quotient for Transportation Security Screeners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
7.86
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
7.55
Fairbanks, AK
5.72
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
5.69
Urban Honolulu, HI
4.47
Anchorage, AK
4.46
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.60
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.60
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.45
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
3.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Stroudsburg, PA
7.96
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
6.62
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
6.16
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.92
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.83
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.63
Ocean City, NJ
2.49
Lawrence, KS
2.47
Roanoke, VA
2.44
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
2.44
Areas with the highest location quotient for Crossing Guards and Flaggers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
6.32
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
5.58
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
4.48
Grants Pass, OR
4.05
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
3.45
State College, PA
3.31
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
3.27
Pittsburgh, PA
3.24
Portland-South Portland, ME
3.14
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Security Guards, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
4.45
Charleston, WV
3.47
Mayaguez, PR
2.96
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.49
Flint, MI
2.35
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.31
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.28
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
1.89
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
1.84
Jackson, MS
1.81
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
44.80
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
37.16
Lawton, OK
36.31
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
29.20
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
26.14
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
16.91
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
15.08
Fort Smith, AR-OK
14.92
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
12.19
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
9.69
Areas with the highest location quotient for Private Detectives and Investigators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
4.63
Salem, OR
4.41
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.40
Boise City, ID
3.39
Johnson City, TN
2.88
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.40
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.31
Tallahassee, FL
2.20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.07
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Animal Control Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
12.59
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
11.40
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
10.70
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
7.84
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
7.53
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
4.77
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
4.77
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.75
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.74
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Transit and Railroad Police, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
4.33
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.84
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
2.61
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.55
Lake Charles, LA
2.54
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.43
Punta Gorda, FL
2.41
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
2.41
Gadsden, AL
2.24
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.24
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Parking Enforcement Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salisbury, MD-DE
4.29
Reading, PA
4.26
Boise City, ID
3.68
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
3.59
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.58
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
3.36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
3.31
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
3.21
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.77
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fish and Game Wardens, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
27.90
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
22.60
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
21.76
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
17.53
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
17.42
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
16.98
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
16.95
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
14.65
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
11.93
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
11.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Detectives and Criminal Investigators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
36.72
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
30.99
Laredo, TX
17.68
Yuma, AZ
15.36
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
11.51
Las Cruces, NM
9.66
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
7.44
El Paso, TX
7.40
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
7.33
Brunswick, GA
6.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Correctional Officers and Jailers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Pine Bluff, AR
16.73
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
11.64
The Villages, FL
9.84
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
9.59
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
9.42
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
9.23
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
8.87
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
8.53
Yuma, AZ
8.20
Cumberland, MD-WV
7.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bailiffs, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Macon, GA
20.07
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
10.94
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
9.37
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
9.35
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
8.90
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
8.56
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
7.55
Champaign-Urbana, IL
7.11
Glens Falls, NY
6.58
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
33.44
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
30.46
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
26.20
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
23.67
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
22.72
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
18.56
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
18.46
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
15.51
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
4.86
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fire Inspectors and Investigators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dalton, GA
11.07
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
7.02
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
6.83
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
4.54
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.05
Trenton, NJ
3.11
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.91
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.88
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.80
Columbus, OH
2.75
Areas with the highest location quotient for Firefighters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
6.73
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
3.90
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.67
Fayetteville, NC
3.40
Hinesville, GA
3.15
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.13
Prescott, AZ
3.10
Jacksonville, NC
3.05
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
3.01
Leominster-Gardner, MA
2.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
6.40
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
5.98
Hattiesburg, MS
5.37
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.31
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
5.25
Flagstaff, AZ
5.16
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.09
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.91
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.56
Anchorage, AK
3.79
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Guayama, PR
8.63
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.94
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.21
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
3.96
Lawton, OK
3.76
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
3.54
Flint, MI
3.50
Pine Bluff, AR
3.35
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
3.27
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.93
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
5.55
Las Cruces, NM
4.38
Valdosta, GA
3.67
Prescott, AZ
3.65
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.42
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
3.29
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
3.18
Barnstable Town, MA
3.00
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
2.99
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
2.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
4.41
Hinesville, GA
4.36
Jefferson City, MO
4.02
Brunswick, GA
3.74
Jackson, TN
3.44
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.44
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
3.32
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
2.95
New Bedford, MA
2.89
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
2.81
Areas with the highest location quotient for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
50.75
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
19.24
Cumberland, MD-WV
14.03
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
13.98
The Villages, FL
11.69
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
11.17
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
10.39
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
10.10
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
9.88
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
9.47
Areas with the highest location quotient for Protective Service Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
3.59
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.02
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
2.97
Pine Bluff, AR
2.92
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.85
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.75
El Centro, CA
2.61
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
2.52
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.39
Yuma, AZ
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
6.97
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
6.80
Hammond, LA
5.23
Alexandria, LA
5.14
Fayetteville, NC
4.79
Cumberland, MD-WV
4.77
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
4.66
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
4.19
Monroe, LA
4.14
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.98
Areas with the highest location quotient for Phlebotomists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Burlington, NC
5.16
Charleston, WV
4.18
Springfield, IL
3.58
Saginaw, MI
2.94
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.90
Valdosta, GA
2.86
Monroe, LA
2.85
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
2.79
Tyler, TX
2.77
Rome, GA
2.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
5.74
Ames, IA
3.94
Corvallis, OR
3.33
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
3.29
Charlottesville, VA
3.16
Monroe, MI
2.97
Bend-Redmond, OR
2.91
Manhattan, KS
2.86
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.81
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
2.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pharmacy Aides, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San German, PR
11.34
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
5.90
Arecibo, PR
5.78
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
5.60
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.99
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
4.72
Ponce, PR
4.46
Baton Rouge, LA
3.83
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.79
Mayaguez, PR
3.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Transcriptionists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Redding, CA
3.37
Knoxville, TN
3.36
Johnson City, TN
3.28
Boulder, CO
3.17
Jackson, TN
2.94
Corvallis, OR
2.77
Sioux Falls, SD
2.51
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.48
Rapid City, SD
2.48
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Equipment Preparers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
5.09
Morgantown, WV
4.35
Florence, SC
4.21
Iowa City, IA
4.09
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.48
Columbia, MO
3.39
Sioux Falls, SD
3.27
Lewiston, ID-WA
3.04
Greenville, NC
2.88
Billings, MT
2.87
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
2.91
Gadsden, AL
2.20
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.19
The Villages, FL
2.17
Las Cruces, NM
2.15
Muncie, IN
2.12
Macon, GA
2.11
Punta Gorda, FL
2.10
Bangor, ME
2.04
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
2.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dental Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
2.83
Sherman-Denison, TX
2.40
Provo-Orem, UT
2.38
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
2.26
Idaho Falls, ID
2.16
Pocatello, ID
2.15
Yuba City, CA
2.10
Twin Falls, ID
2.03
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
1.95
St. George, UT
1.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Massage Therapists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
7.96
Napa, CA
4.91
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.49
Pittsfield, MA
3.48
St. George, UT
3.46
Colorado Springs, CO
3.35
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.33
Medford, OR
3.31
Fort Collins, CO
3.23
Prescott, AZ
3.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physical Therapist Aides, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lake Charles, LA
6.62
Gadsden, AL
4.99
Wichita Falls, TX
4.51
Redding, CA
4.35
Pocatello, ID
3.74
Rome, GA
3.56
Logan, UT-ID
3.51
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.47
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.38
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physical Therapist Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Gadsden, AL
6.04
Homosassa Springs, FL
5.94
Victoria, TX
5.00
Jonesboro, AR
4.47
Lima, OH
3.76
Cumberland, MD-WV
3.11
Port St. Lucie, FL
3.03
Hot Springs, AR
2.95
Sebring, FL
2.90
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
2.78
Areas with the highest location quotient for Occupational Therapy Aides, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
20.21
Baton Rouge, LA
10.09
Lafayette, LA
6.73
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
4.44
Albuquerque, NM
3.59
Oklahoma City, OK
3.36
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
3.34
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.17
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
1.81
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Occupational Therapy Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Homosassa Springs, FL
8.63
Victoria, TX
6.73
Cumberland, MD-WV
4.72
Lima, OH
4.60
Jonesboro, AR
4.04
Canton-Massillon, OH
3.52
Pueblo, CO
3.22
Wichita Falls, TX
3.19
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
2.94
Wheeling, WV-OH
2.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Psychiatric Aides, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
23.92
Tallahassee, FL
21.49
Tuscaloosa, AL
21.42
Jackson, MS
18.56
Alexandria, LA
13.68
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
11.66
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
10.54
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
9.87
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
9.43
Utica-Rome, NY
8.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Orderlies, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
6.46
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
6.46
Florence, SC
6.34
York-Hanover, PA
4.10
Trenton, NJ
3.80
Mayaguez, PR
3.39
Evansville, IN-KY
3.30
Peoria, IL
3.11
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
2.87
Roanoke, VA
2.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nursing Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bismarck, ND
3.00
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.99
Grand Forks, ND-MN
2.74
Greenville, NC
2.57
Rome, GA
2.50
Fargo, ND-MN
2.49
Hot Springs, AR
2.35
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.31
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.30
Peoria, IL
2.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Home Health and Personal Care Aides, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
6.10
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
5.24
El Centro, CA
4.34
Grants Pass, OR
3.88
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
3.29
Laredo, TX
2.94
Redding, CA
2.91
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Las Cruces, NM
2.73
Chico, CA
2.67
Areas with the highest location quotient for Healthcare Support Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
3.73
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
3.22
Grants Pass, OR
2.71
El Centro, CA
2.71
Redding, CA
2.24
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.22
Chico, CA
2.14
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
2.14
Midland, MI
2.08
Las Cruces, NM
1.98
Areas with the highest location quotient for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
14.85
Hammond, LA
14.57
Carson City, NV
12.02
Lafayette, LA
8.88
Monroe, LA
8.04
Lake Charles, LA
7.30
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
7.15
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
6.67
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
6.30
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
6.12
Areas with the highest location quotient for Surgical Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bend-Redmond, OR
6.34
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
5.75
Gainesville, GA
5.31
Albuquerque, NM
4.41
Columbus, GA-AL
4.14
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.95
Tulsa, OK
3.84
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
3.70
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
3.68
Macon, GA
3.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Genetic Counselors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Pittsburgh, PA
4.85
Madison, WI
4.63
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
3.01
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.84
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.82
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.79
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.64
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
2.21
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.19
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
2.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Athletic Trainers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Athens-Clarke County, GA
6.44
Williamsport, PA
4.88
Harrisonburg, VA
4.69
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
4.58
Hattiesburg, MS
3.90
Bowling Green, KY
3.61
Lancaster, PA
3.41
Tyler, TX
3.26
Gainesville, FL
3.03
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbia, MO
5.03
Topeka, KS
4.63
Sioux Falls, SD
4.35
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.98
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.95
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.93
Missoula, MT
3.67
Rochester, MN
3.63
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.35
Duluth, MN-WI
3.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
6.23
Midland, MI
4.12
Alexandria, LA
4.00
Fairbanks, AK
3.89
Baton Rouge, LA
3.37
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.36
Kennewick-Richland, WA
3.03
Bismarck, ND
2.42
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
2.32
Rocky Mount, NC
2.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hearing Aid Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bend-Redmond, OR
6.89
Salt Lake City, UT
4.49
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
3.79
Flint, MI
3.49
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.37
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
3.08
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.44
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.30
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.21
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
2.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Orthotists and Prosthetists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
5.25
Ann Arbor, MI
4.74
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.77
Winston-Salem, NC
3.76
Asheville, NC
3.59
Portland-South Portland, ME
3.42
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
3.41
Jackson, MS
3.04
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.31
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Opticians, Dispensing, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dothan, AL
4.09
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.85
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.70
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.92
Grand Forks, ND-MN
2.91
Kokomo, IN
2.69
Bismarck, ND
2.66
Muncie, IN
2.29
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.28
Bloomington, IL
2.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Records Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fairbanks, AK
4.95
Anchorage, AK
4.07
Greenville, NC
3.29
Iowa City, IA
3.22
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
3.11
Mayaguez, PR
2.84
Sioux Falls, SD
2.82
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.69
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
2.62
Carson City, NV
2.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
4.36
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
3.79
Monroe, LA
3.46
Alexandria, LA
3.42
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.03
Lafayette, LA
2.95
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
2.94
Hammond, LA
2.94
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.90
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.86
Areas with the highest location quotient for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Gainesville, GA
4.25
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
4.22
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
3.94
Jackson, TN
3.49
Albany, GA
3.44
Hattiesburg, MS
3.21
Rocky Mount, NC
3.00
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
2.88
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.87
Toledo, OH
2.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Manhattan, KS
6.08
Auburn-Opelika, AL
4.27
Fort Collins, CO
4.04
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
3.39
Homosassa Springs, FL
3.26
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
3.13
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.67
Dover, DE
2.52
Wilmington, NC
2.50
Ames, IA
2.49
Areas with the highest location quotient for Surgical Technologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Florence, SC
3.57
Hattiesburg, MS
3.35
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.22
Ponce, PR
3.10
Morgantown, WV
3.03
Mayaguez, PR
3.00
Carbondale-Marion, IL
2.90
Rochester, MN
2.85
Dothan, AL
2.81
Jonesboro, AR
2.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for Psychiatric Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kankakee, IL
21.75
Springfield, MO
7.58
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
6.58
Jacksonville, NC
6.32
Visalia-Porterville, CA
5.92
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
5.01
Salem, OR
4.59
Bay City, MI
4.54
Evansville, IN-KY
4.46
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
4.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pharmacy Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.81
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.61
Arecibo, PR
3.36
San German, PR
3.20
Guayama, PR
2.72
Ponce, PR
2.52
Morgantown, WV
2.49
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
2.21
Mayaguez, PR
2.09
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dietetic Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
6.96
Jackson, MI
6.67
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
5.14
Chico, CA
4.78
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.28
Coeur d'Alene, ID
4.24
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.17
Altoona, PA
3.87
Greensboro-High Point, NC
3.65
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
3.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Paramedics, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
5.53
Rochester, MN
4.89
Beckley, WV
4.68
Homosassa Springs, FL
4.43
Johnstown, PA
4.23
San German, PR
4.04
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.59
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
3.52
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
3.51
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Emergency Medical Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.96
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
5.09
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
4.36
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.21
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.87
Johnstown, PA
3.84
Rochester, MN
3.75
Florence, SC
3.63
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.58
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Dosimetrists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.11
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2.03
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.63
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
1.51
Kansas City, MO-KS
1.43
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.24
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.16
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.06
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.06
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
4.14
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.21
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
3.04
Ocala, FL
2.99
Columbia, MO
2.85
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.75
Joplin, MO
2.60
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
2.53
Springfield, IL
2.47
Carbondale-Marion, IL
2.44
Areas with the highest location quotient for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
4.59
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.19
Mayaguez, PR
2.83
Morgantown, WV
2.61
Rome, GA
2.47
The Villages, FL
2.35
Ann Arbor, MI
2.30
Sebring, FL
2.29
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.29
Tyler, TX
2.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nuclear Medicine Technologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Athens-Clarke County, GA
5.75
Eau Claire, WI
3.58
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
3.51
Charleston, WV
3.20
Akron, OH
2.87
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.42
Gainesville, FL
2.24
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.23
Fayetteville, NC
2.13
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
6.30
Greenville, NC
3.64
Morgantown, WV
2.56
College Station-Bryan, TX
2.51
Ann Arbor, MI
2.42
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.42
Lima, OH
2.39
Sioux Falls, SD
2.38
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
2.36
Anchorage, AK
2.31
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ponce, PR
4.41
Macon, GA
4.14
Alexandria, LA
3.86
Rome, GA
3.86
The Villages, FL
3.68
Florence, SC
3.47
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.12
Mobile, AL
3.07
Dothan, AL
2.98
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.93
Areas with the highest location quotient for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Burlington, NC
12.81
Hattiesburg, MS
3.80
Gainesville, FL
2.78
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.65
Salt Lake City, UT
2.64
Mayaguez, PR
2.60
San German, PR
2.58
Arecibo, PR
2.36
Ponce, PR
2.36
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
2.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Iowa City, IA
10.68
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
9.82
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
5.38
Ann Arbor, MI
5.37
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
4.39
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
3.68
New Haven, CT
3.06
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.04
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.62
Anchorage, AK
2.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dental Hygienists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
2.90
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
2.70
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.38
Flint, MI
2.31
Wausau, WI
2.17
Pocatello, ID
1.98
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
1.97
Midland, MI
1.95
Lawrence, KS
1.91
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
1.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Acupuncturists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Medford, OR
7.61
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
4.97
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
4.49
Eugene, OR
4.35
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.07
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.90
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.35
Fort Collins, CO
3.21
Anchorage, AK
3.00
Reno, NV
2.09
Areas with the highest location quotient for Surgeons, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rapid City, SD
6.47
Morgantown, WV
4.64
Visalia-Porterville, CA
4.47
Madison, WI
4.05
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
3.56
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
3.32
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
3.21
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.04
Duluth, MN-WI
2.88
Wausau, WI
2.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pediatric Surgeons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.63
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
8.56
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
7.67
Lynchburg, VA
5.88
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
5.59
Sioux Falls, SD
5.46
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
5.09
Bend-Redmond, OR
4.56
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.50
Duluth, MN-WI
3.07
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
2.99
Areas with the highest location quotient for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
7.61
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
5.95
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
5.65
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
4.77
Boulder, CO
2.40
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.39
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.33
Richmond, VA
2.31
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.19
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.18
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physicians, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
4.51
Charlottesville, VA
4.44
Greenville, NC
3.54
Corvallis, OR
3.39
Killeen-Temple, TX
3.30
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.94
Pittsburgh, PA
2.89
Muncie, IN
2.82
Morgantown, WV
2.71
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
2.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Radiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
York-Hanover, PA
6.28
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
5.98
Oklahoma City, OK
5.43
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
4.57
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.35
Albuquerque, NM
4.34
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
4.28
Springfield, MA-CT
3.85
Grand Junction, CO
3.31
Worcester, MA-CT
2.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Psychiatrists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
4.53
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
3.05
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
3.01
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.64
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
2.43
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
2.38
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
2.33
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
2.30
Rochester, NY
2.25
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physicians, Pathologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bangor, ME
6.42
Lexington-Fayette, KY
5.55
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
5.41
Madison, WI
4.63
Anchorage, AK
4.08
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
3.75
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
3.06
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
2.61
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
2.49
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pediatricians, General, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
4.29
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.01
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.99
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.50
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.43
Tucson, AZ
3.41
Morgantown, WV
3.31
Jacksonville, FL
3.28
Dayton, OH
2.88
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Champaign-Urbana, IL
4.25
Ponce, PR
3.61
Flint, MI
3.34
Rochester, NY
3.15
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.13
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.55
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
2.37
Santa Rosa, CA
2.35
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.18
Anchorage, AK
2.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Neurologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
6.71
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
4.88
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.34
Worcester, MA-CT
2.91
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
2.86
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2.77
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
2.24
Chattanooga, TN-GA
2.13
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.84
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for General Internal Medicine Physicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charleston, WV
9.21
Athens-Clarke County, GA
5.55
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
5.03
Flint, MI
4.83
Jackson, TN
3.55
Twin Falls, ID
3.21
Lake Charles, LA
3.18
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.16
Rockford, IL
3.08
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
3.02
Areas with the highest location quotient for Family Medicine Physicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbia, MO
10.50
Grand Junction, CO
5.51
Lawton, OK
5.08
Rome, GA
3.91
Sebring, FL
3.83
Fairbanks, AK
3.60
Reading, PA
3.47
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.43
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
3.29
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Emergency Medicine Physicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
7.32
Medford, OR
6.12
Midland, MI
6.08
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
5.67
Champaign-Urbana, IL
5.60
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
5.52
Corvallis, OR
3.97
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
3.93
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.60
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dermatologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dayton, OH
2.67
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
2.64
Worcester, MA-CT
2.58
Salem, OR
2.47
Colorado Springs, CO
2.37
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.29
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
2.22
Lexington-Fayette, KY
2.02
Rochester, NY
1.74
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
1.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cardiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Springfield, IL
9.74
Champaign-Urbana, IL
7.19
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
4.87
Winchester, VA-WV
4.63
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
3.95
Cedar Rapids, IA
3.28
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.10
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.71
Mobile, AL
2.56
Chattanooga, TN-GA
2.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Anesthesiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
5.41
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
4.19
Eugene, OR
2.94
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.88
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
2.85
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.83
Fort Collins, CO
2.73
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
2.47
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
2.43
Bangor, ME
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Audiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
8.71
Beckley, WV
8.65
York-Hanover, PA
3.78
Bend-Redmond, OR
3.66
Sioux Falls, SD
3.47
Asheville, NC
3.45
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.36
Port St. Lucie, FL
3.26
Colorado Springs, CO
3.05
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nurse Practitioners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
4.51
Johnson City, TN
4.06
Jackson, TN
2.95
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.85
Knoxville, TN
2.59
Chattanooga, TN-GA
2.54
Hot Springs, AR
2.46
Hattiesburg, MS
2.42
Charlottesville, VA
2.41
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nurse Midwives, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Anchorage, AK
9.93
Ann Arbor, MI
5.62
Fort Collins, CO
4.70
Trenton, NJ
3.55
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.38
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
3.34
Knoxville, TN
3.34
Lancaster, PA
2.70
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.41
Tucson, AZ
2.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nurse Anesthetists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charleston, WV
8.13
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
5.81
Dothan, AL
5.68
Knoxville, TN
4.80
Bangor, ME
4.42
Saginaw, MI
4.33
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
4.02
Chattanooga, TN-GA
3.99
Longview, TX
3.94
Canton-Massillon, OH
3.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Registered Nurses, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
3.60
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.04
Morgantown, WV
2.95
Ann Arbor, MI
2.37
Mayaguez, PR
2.24
Greenville, NC
2.20
Sioux Falls, SD
2.20
Gainesville, FL
2.17
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.08
Iowa City, IA
2.06
Areas with the highest location quotient for Veterinarians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ames, IA
4.54
Fort Collins, CO
3.08
Manhattan, KS
3.06
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.87
Corvallis, OR
2.82
Bend-Redmond, OR
2.75
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
2.68
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.68
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.50
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.45
Areas with the highest location quotient for Therapists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Savannah, GA
6.73
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
6.05
Baton Rouge, LA
5.39
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.30
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.99
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
4.34
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
4.25
Fort Smith, AR-OK
3.91
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.67
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.46
Areas with the highest location quotient for Exercise Physiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fort Collins, CO
4.75
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
4.67
Columbia, SC
3.16
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.91
Colorado Springs, CO
2.72
Madison, WI
2.34
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
2.17
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
2.15
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
2.14
Knoxville, TN
2.09
Areas with the highest location quotient for Speech-Language Pathologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Greenville, NC
3.15
Jonesboro, AR
2.64
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.46
Monroe, LA
2.33
Victoria, TX
2.20
Abilene, TX
2.17
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.13
Texarkana, TX-AR
2.10
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
2.09
Colorado Springs, CO
2.04
Areas with the highest location quotient for Respiratory Therapists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Morgantown, WV
4.67
Rome, GA
3.04
Victoria, TX
2.94
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.81
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.52
Tyler, TX
2.49
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.47
Texarkana, TX-AR
2.43
Valdosta, GA
2.39
Jackson, MS
2.34
Areas with the highest location quotient for Recreational Therapists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
5.70
Salem, OR
5.46
Topeka, KS
5.02
Columbus, GA-AL
4.65
Iowa City, IA
4.53
Wichita, KS
4.43
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.94
Tuscaloosa, AL
3.44
Fresno, CA
3.28
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
3.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Radiation Therapists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbia, MO
4.82
Tyler, TX
2.63
Syracuse, NY
2.60
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
2.51
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
2.44
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
2.40
Toledo, OH
2.37
Fort Collins, CO
2.35
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.29
Evansville, IN-KY
2.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physical Therapists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.44
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
2.37
Las Cruces, NM
2.25
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.13
Rochester, MN
2.09
Jonesboro, AR
2.00
Victoria, TX
1.92
Missoula, MT
1.81
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
1.81
Altoona, PA
1.79
Areas with the highest location quotient for Occupational Therapists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
4.73
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
3.08
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.84
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.82
Rochester, MN
2.44
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.39
Cumberland, MD-WV
2.35
Waterbury, CT
2.31
Gadsden, AL
2.11
Jonesboro, AR
2.09
Areas with the highest location quotient for Podiatrists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Manchester, NH
6.27
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
3.90
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
2.91
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
2.79
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.66
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.50
Richmond, VA
2.11
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.95
New Haven, CT
1.89
Syracuse, NY
1.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physician Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
8.24
Iowa City, IA
3.92
Ann Arbor, MI
3.56
Williamsport, PA
2.96
Altoona, PA
2.76
Winston-Salem, NC
2.69
Asheville, NC
2.64
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.58
Danbury, CT
2.49
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
2.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Pharmacists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Morgantown, WV
3.08
Iowa City, IA
2.11
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.06
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.01
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
1.89
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
1.84
Beckley, WV
1.79
Florence, SC
1.76
Charleston, WV
1.66
San German, PR
1.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Optometrists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Albany, GA
3.32
Grand Forks, ND-MN
3.31
Rocky Mount, NC
2.80
Wilmington, NC
2.71
Bismarck, ND
2.63
Dothan, AL
2.43
Twin Falls, ID
2.36
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.36
Dover, DE
2.14
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
2.12
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dietitians and Nutritionists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
3.35
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
3.23
Morgantown, WV
3.14
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
2.68
Provo-Orem, UT
2.49
Beckley, WV
2.33
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.23
Battle Creek, MI
2.12
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.10
New Bedford, MA
2.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dentists, All Other Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Urban Honolulu, HI
5.51
Oklahoma City, OK
3.60
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.00
Dayton, OH
2.56
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.62
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
1.51
Richmond, VA
1.47
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
1.08
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.85
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Orthodontists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
5.81
Rochester, NY
4.42
Wichita, KS
3.87
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
3.65
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.19
St. Louis, MO-IL
1.27
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.01
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
0.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
5.51
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
5.00
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
1.51
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dentists, General, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
5.58
Flint, MI
1.97
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
1.81
Asheville, NC
1.75
Danbury, CT
1.74
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
1.73
Fort Collins, CO
1.73
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
1.73
Las Cruces, NM
1.73
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
1.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chiropractors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Grand Island, NE
4.06
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.08
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
3.06
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.06
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.05
Bismarck, ND
2.75
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
2.69
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
2.65
Lincoln, NE
2.63
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
3.26
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.49
Morgantown, WV
2.30
Greenville, NC
1.93
Ann Arbor, MI
1.93
Kankakee, IL
1.90
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
1.80
Gainesville, FL
1.75
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
1.73
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
1.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
16.96
Urban Honolulu, HI
8.81
Colorado Springs, CO
8.78
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
6.09
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
5.53
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
5.46
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
5.01
Boulder, CO
4.39
Savannah, GA
4.32
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Film and Video Editors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
6.47
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
4.77
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.97
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.77
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.42
Gainesville, FL
2.30
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
2.22
Provo-Orem, UT
1.78
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.74
Salt Lake City, UT
1.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Missoula, MT
6.52
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
4.49
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
3.18
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
2.29
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.26
Albuquerque, NM
1.86
Portland-South Portland, ME
1.72
Urban Honolulu, HI
1.72
Provo-Orem, UT
1.70
Trenton, NJ
1.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Photographers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
4.88
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.67
Santa Fe, NM
2.87
Killeen-Temple, TX
2.44
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.16
Asheville, NC
2.03
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1.93
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
1.91
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
1.88
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.87
Areas with the highest location quotient for Lighting Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
64.66
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
7.58
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
6.62
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
3.79
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.78
Salt Lake City, UT
2.06
Provo-Orem, UT
1.70
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
1.63
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.46
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sound Engineering Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
8.04
Salt Lake City, UT
3.68
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.63
Trenton, NJ
2.44
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
2.22
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.21
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.11
Santa Rosa, CA
1.70
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.58
Urban Honolulu, HI
1.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Broadcast Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.68
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
3.25
Evansville, IN-KY
2.89
Bloomington, IN
2.74
Odessa, TX
2.42
Tyler, TX
2.25
Lexington-Fayette, KY
2.07
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.92
Fort Wayne, IN
1.91
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
1.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Audio and Video Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
9.09
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.11
Salt Lake City, UT
3.07
Ithaca, NY
2.76
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.65
Yuma, AZ
2.43
Reno, NV
2.40
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.26
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
2.03
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
2.02
Areas with the highest location quotient for Media and Communication Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
7.53
Port St. Lucie, FL
5.11
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.49
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
3.34
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.77
Jacksonville, FL
2.63
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.12
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.06
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.01
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomington, IN
6.93
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
5.42
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
4.93
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
4.72
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.72
Evansville, IN-KY
3.09
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.75
Fargo, ND-MN
2.73
Stockton-Lodi, CA
2.66
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
2.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Interpreters and Translators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salinas, CA
12.72
Harrisonburg, VA
5.13
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
3.84
Fayetteville, NC
2.78
Idaho Falls, ID
2.75
Rochester, NY
2.66
Albuquerque, NM
2.66
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
2.62
Sioux Falls, SD
2.56
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Writers and Authors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boulder, CO
2.92
Provo-Orem, UT
2.87
Raleigh, NC
2.61
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.53
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.52
Bend-Redmond, OR
2.29
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.27
Ann Arbor, MI
2.12
Trenton, NJ
1.99
Kingston, NY
1.99
Areas with the highest location quotient for Technical Writers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
5.18
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.94
Huntsville, AL
4.55
Warner Robins, GA
4.41
Boulder, CO
3.96
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.48
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
3.33
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
3.27
Colorado Springs, CO
3.02
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Editors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.96
Charlottesville, VA
2.94
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.81
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.48
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.44
Boulder, CO
2.02
Lawrence, KS
1.96
Cheyenne, WY
1.90
Glens Falls, NY
1.90
Danbury, CT
1.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Public Relations Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.10
Ames, IA
2.36
Columbia, MO
2.33
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.28
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.27
Ithaca, NY
2.15
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.14
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.09
Jefferson City, MO
2.02
Missoula, MT
1.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.24
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.05
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Terre Haute, IN
2.85
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.63
Lincoln, NE
2.38
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.29
Fargo, ND-MN
2.21
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.20
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
2.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomington, IN
29.20
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
5.17
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.74
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.39
Rapid City, SD
4.31
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
3.74
Fargo, ND-MN
3.60
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.45
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
3.42
Bangor, ME
3.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
30.53
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
17.25
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
13.02
Urban Honolulu, HI
7.39
Baton Rouge, LA
6.22
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
5.79
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
5.48
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
5.34
Lincoln, NE
3.35
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
3.00
Areas with the highest location quotient for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fargo, ND-MN
8.33
Green Bay, WI
4.23
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
3.19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
3.15
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.69
Tucson, AZ
2.67
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.54
Fresno, CA
2.18
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1.99
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
1.75
Areas with the highest location quotient for Musicians and Singers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
8.76
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
6.60
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
5.75
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
5.73
Urban Honolulu, HI
5.22
Walla Walla, WA
5.21
Eugene, OR
3.60
Corvallis, OR
3.48
Binghamton, NY
3.06
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.80
Areas with the highest location quotient for Music Directors and Composers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Albany, OR
9.39
Missoula, MT
8.16
Eugene, OR
7.50
Rochester, NY
6.81
Urban Honolulu, HI
5.76
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
5.06
Syracuse, NY
4.18
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
4.09
New Haven, CT
2.91
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Choreographers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
22.24
Rapid City, SD
21.97
Sioux Falls, SD
21.07
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
9.34
Baton Rouge, LA
6.68
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.17
Columbia, SC
3.87
Austin-Round Rock, TX
3.47
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.11
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
3.01
Areas with the highest location quotient for Dancers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
16.27
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
11.61
Urban Honolulu, HI
10.65
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.26
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
5.23
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.71
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.76
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.00
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
2.80
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.83
Areas with the highest location quotient for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lawrence, KS
38.46
Bismarck, ND
15.29
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
10.59
Provo-Orem, UT
9.48
Racine, WI
8.76
Ann Arbor, MI
8.60
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
8.23
Bend-Redmond, OR
7.61
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
6.47
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
5.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Coaches and Scouts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
3.61
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
3.27
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
3.18
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
3.05
Wenatchee, WA
3.04
Canton-Massillon, OH
2.71
Lawrence, KS
2.66
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.61
Flint, MI
2.59
Dubuque, IA
2.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Athletes and Sports Competitors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
4.52
Salt Lake City, UT
4.05
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.99
Cedar Rapids, IA
3.31
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
3.04
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.95
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.58
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
2.56
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.47
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Producers and Directors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.23
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.95
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.09
Glens Falls, NY
2.04
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1.94
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.70
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.66
Springfield, IL
1.46
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
1.40
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.39
Areas with the highest location quotient for Actors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
10.85
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
7.12
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.99
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.60
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.93
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
2.86
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
2.05
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
1.77
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.59
Salt Lake City, UT
1.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Designers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
9.38
Baton Rouge, LA
6.56
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
4.15
Savannah, GA
3.37
Fort Collins, CO
3.26
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
3.15
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.13
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.95
Provo-Orem, UT
2.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Set and Exhibit Designers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Wichita, KS
7.92
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.30
Salt Lake City, UT
3.96
Ann Arbor, MI
2.97
Provo-Orem, UT
2.59
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.49
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.30
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
2.25
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.91
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.87
Flagstaff, AZ
3.98
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
3.69
Winchester, VA-WV
3.05
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
2.63
Roanoke, VA
2.31
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
2.30
Twin Falls, ID
2.29
Anchorage, AK
2.29
Morristown, TN
2.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Interior Designers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
5.27
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
4.49
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.76
Wilmington, NC
3.24
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.17
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.01
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.75
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
2.36
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Graphic Designers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boulder, CO
2.30
Lawrence, KS
2.23
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
2.12
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
2.09
Provo-Orem, UT
1.72
Dubuque, IA
1.69
Fort Collins, CO
1.67
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.63
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
1.61
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
1.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Floral Designers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
4.76
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.30
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.22
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.20
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
3.16
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.05
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
2.97
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Athens-Clarke County, GA
2.82
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fashion Designers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
6.35
Portsmouth, NH-ME
5.31
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.15
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
4.50
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
2.55
Greensboro-High Point, NC
2.47
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.77
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.74
Provo-Orem, UT
1.71
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Commercial and Industrial Designers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lima, OH
5.06
Monroe, MI
5.01
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
4.09
Logan, UT-ID
4.03
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
3.89
Dalton, GA
3.64
Salt Lake City, UT
2.99
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
2.97
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
2.94
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Artists and Related Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
10.36
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
10.32
Fort Collins, CO
6.50
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
3.29
Trenton, NJ
3.22
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.19
Columbia, SC
2.15
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
1.98
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
1.74
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
1.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Special Effects Artists and Animators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
8.48
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
5.44
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.08
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
3.44
Morgantown, WV
2.58
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.32
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.96
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.96
Reno, NV
1.47
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Santa Fe, NM
12.90
Warner Robins, GA
7.68
Austin-Round Rock, TX
5.54
Fargo, ND-MN
5.54
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
4.66
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
3.53
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
3.39
Asheville, NC
3.18
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
3.17
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Craft Artists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Muskegon, MI
17.99
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
8.11
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
7.61
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
7.03
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
1.73
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.65
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
1.65
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.38
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.35
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
1.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Art Directors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
3.06
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.91
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.64
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.25
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.89
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
1.88
Salt Lake City, UT
1.70
Santa Fe, NM
1.63
Toledo, OH
1.56
Trenton, NJ
1.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.35
Lawrence, KS
1.74
Boulder, CO
1.65
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.62
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.60
Springfield, IL
1.58
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.50
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.48
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
1.45
Missoula, MT
1.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
8.74
Corvallis, OR
7.07
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
5.01
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
4.98
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.91
Albany, GA
4.85
Carson City, NV
4.71
Columbus, GA-AL
4.71
Baton Rouge, LA
4.42
Merced, CA
4.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
2.68
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.63
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.59
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
2.52
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
2.51
Yuba City, CA
2.50
Yakima, WA
2.47
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
2.43
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
2.43
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ann Arbor, MI
61.69
Champaign-Urbana, IL
19.68
Columbia, MO
18.57
Ithaca, NY
18.37
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
9.89
College Station-Bryan, TX
9.35
Madison, WI
5.82
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
5.71
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
5.54
Ponce, PR
3.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Instructional Coordinators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
State College, PA
6.58
Ithaca, NY
5.26
Lawrence, KS
4.16
Wichita Falls, TX
3.23
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.95
San Angelo, TX
2.89
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
2.70
Victoria, TX
2.61
Tallahassee, FL
2.57
Iowa City, IA
2.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for Farm and Home Management Educators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
26.46
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
26.05
Morgantown, WV
22.50
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
19.96
Ponce, PR
18.28
Raleigh, NC
16.45
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
12.84
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
11.68
Madison, WI
11.50
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
10.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Library Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Springfield, OH
9.46
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.34
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.14
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
4.41
Mansfield, OH
4.27
Gainesville, FL
3.71
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
3.61
Fairbanks, AK
3.46
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.45
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.31
Areas with the highest location quotient for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
State College, PA
5.08
Springfield, OH
4.64
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.39
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.11
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
3.00
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.00
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.97
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.96
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.93
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
2.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Museum Technicians and Conservators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Santa Fe, NM
9.40
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
6.92
St. Louis, MO-IL
6.65
Ann Arbor, MI
4.16
Springfield, IL
4.13
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.51
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
3.27
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
2.96
Dayton, OH
2.76
Salinas, CA
2.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Curators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
11.33
Santa Fe, NM
8.80
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
5.22
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.71
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
3.92
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.90
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.79
Wilmington, NC
3.34
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.23
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
3.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Archivists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
15.93
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
8.92
Madison, WI
6.56
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
6.21
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.73
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.15
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
3.05
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.67
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.61
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salinas, CA
15.24
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
12.01
Hinesville, GA
11.08
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
7.39
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area
6.72
Waterbury, CT
6.71
Columbus, GA-AL
6.49
Wichita Falls, TX
6.31
Arecibo, PR
5.65
Athens-Clarke County, GA
5.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tutors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ann Arbor, MI
7.95
Visalia-Porterville, CA
4.00
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.52
Clarksville, TN-KY
3.35
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.33
Leominster-Gardner, MA
3.02
El Centro, CA
3.00
Cheyenne, WY
2.77
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.71
Bloomington, IN
2.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Merced, CA
5.42
Madera, CA
5.42
Fresno, CA
4.62
Visalia-Porterville, CA
3.58
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.48
Manhattan, KS
3.40
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
3.32
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.30
Charleston, WV
3.21
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
3.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Self-Enrichment Teachers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.84
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
3.02
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.83
Provo-Orem, UT
2.58
Boulder, CO
2.49
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.25
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
2.22
Pittsfield, MA
2.17
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.15
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
2.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Jacksonville, NC
7.52
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
5.94
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
5.69
Goldsboro, NC
5.52
Greenville, NC
5.39
Winston-Salem, NC
5.19
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
4.95
New Bern, NC
4.73
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.68
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Special Education Teachers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Valdosta, GA
8.20
Waterbury, CT
7.92
Yuba City, CA
7.46
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
7.26
El Centro, CA
6.32
College Station-Bryan, TX
6.14
Battle Creek, MI
5.62
Tyler, TX
5.43
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
5.14
Jackson, MI
5.01
Areas with the highest location quotient for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Pittsfield, MA
5.06
Lawton, OK
4.17
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.62
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
3.59
Dover, DE
3.35
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.19
Laredo, TX
3.12
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
3.07
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
3.07
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.99
Areas with the highest location quotient for Special Education Teachers, Middle School, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Pittsfield, MA
5.62
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
4.08
Mansfield, OH
3.31
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.27
Ocean City, NJ
3.26
Syracuse, NY
3.15
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.92
Midland, TX
2.86
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
2.80
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.74
Areas with the highest location quotient for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San German, PR
6.88
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
6.68
Guayama, PR
5.88
Ponce, PR
4.67
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
4.23
El Paso, TX
4.10
Arecibo, PR
4.02
Leominster-Gardner, MA
3.84
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.44
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Special Education Teachers, Preschool, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
6.79
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
5.44
St. Louis, MO-IL
4.13
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
3.83
Rochester, MN
3.82
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
3.76
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.67
Florence, SC
3.67
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.65
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
8.34
Guayama, PR
7.38
Elmira, NY
6.69
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
6.11
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.82
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.55
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
5.51
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.48
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
5.43
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
5.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
3.42
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.07
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
2.53
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
2.45
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.39
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.38
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
2.37
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.31
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
2.30
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
67.93
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
11.92
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
11.10
Syracuse, NY
8.53
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
8.49
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
7.16
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
6.99
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
6.66
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.89
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hinesville, GA
3.26
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
3.02
East Stroudsburg, PA
2.53
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
2.39
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
2.29
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
2.28
Dover, DE
2.27
Morristown, TN
2.21
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.16
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
2.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
3.54
Guayama, PR
3.01
San German, PR
2.87
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.46
Ponce, PR
2.34
Arecibo, PR
2.24
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.21
Jacksonville, NC
2.19
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
2.19
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.70
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.89
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.75
Yakima, WA
3.30
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.17
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.10
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.08
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
3.05
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Las Cruces, NM
2.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Guayama, PR
2.93
San German, PR
2.44
Auburn-Opelika, AL
2.41
New Bedford, MA
2.40
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.24
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
2.10
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
2.01
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
1.99
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
1.96
Waterbury, CT
1.87
Areas with the highest location quotient for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hammond, LA
12.69
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
10.41
Ithaca, NY
5.36
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
5.21
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.93
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
3.80
Eugene, OR
3.49
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
3.46
Fresno, CA
3.31
Salinas, CA
3.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Albany, GA
8.82
College Station-Bryan, TX
8.82
St. George, UT
7.96
Fayetteville, NC
7.94
Gadsden, AL
5.21
Farmington, NM
4.98
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.48
Mayaguez, PR
4.48
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.26
Lebanon, PA
4.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Cumberland, MD-WV
18.12
Ithaca, NY
9.91
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
8.02
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
7.59
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
7.26
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
7.16
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
6.74
College Station-Bryan, TX
6.02
Terre Haute, IN
5.61
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
10.12
Greensboro-High Point, NC
8.87
Salt Lake City, UT
2.85
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.42
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.11
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.09
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.78
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
9.25
Harrisonburg, VA
4.72
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
4.56
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
4.28
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.16
Abilene, TX
4.11
Lexington-Fayette, KY
4.07
Jackson, TN
3.32
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
2.79
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.74
Areas with the highest location quotient for History Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
9.20
Harrisonburg, VA
5.58
Auburn-Opelika, AL
5.46
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
5.07
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
4.72
Binghamton, NY
4.10
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.67
Tuscaloosa, AL
3.27
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.01
Springfield, MA-CT
2.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
12.56
Harrisonburg, VA
8.52
Ann Arbor, MI
6.37
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
5.67
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
5.59
Springfield, MA-CT
4.78
Boulder, CO
4.63
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
4.18
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
3.93
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.39
Areas with the highest location quotient for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
16.32
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
6.06
Tuscaloosa, AL
5.91
Auburn-Opelika, AL
4.54
Charlottesville, VA
4.14
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.93
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.63
Harrisonburg, VA
3.58
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.33
Springfield, MA-CT
3.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
16.39
Columbia, MO
6.39
Champaign-Urbana, IL
5.67
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
4.72
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
3.93
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.73
Albuquerque, NM
3.67
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
3.54
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.20
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
3.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
45.95
Harrisonburg, VA
5.26
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
3.62
Rochester, NY
3.41
Ann Arbor, MI
3.21
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
3.03
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
2.90
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.90
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.86
Syracuse, NY
2.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
14.02
Ann Arbor, MI
8.75
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
8.21
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
7.09
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
7.01
Duluth, MN-WI
4.49
Rochester, NY
4.27
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3.52
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.49
Richmond, VA
3.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Law Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ann Arbor, MI
8.52
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
3.74
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.83
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
2.38
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.24
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.09
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.01
Pittsburgh, PA
2.01
Knoxville, TN
1.98
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
1.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rocky Mount, NC
11.11
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
7.67
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
7.66
Asheville, NC
7.01
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.58
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
6.52
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.16
Terre Haute, IN
6.04
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
6.02
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
5.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
9.74
Greensboro-High Point, NC
7.14
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
6.29
Rochester, NY
4.02
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
3.77
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
2.56
Salt Lake City, UT
1.95
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.88
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.66
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
1.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for Education Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Harrisonburg, VA
8.93
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
5.92
Auburn-Opelika, AL
5.77
Lincoln, NE
5.33
Mayaguez, PR
4.59
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.55
Tuscaloosa, AL
4.32
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
4.24
Cumberland, MD-WV
3.77
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
3.76
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Mayaguez, PR
6.16
College Station-Bryan, TX
5.10
Fond du Lac, WI
4.66
Cumberland, MD-WV
4.21
Waco, TX
3.48
Peoria, IL
3.41
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.32
Abilene, TX
3.24
Terre Haute, IN
3.18
Pueblo, CO
2.83
Areas with the highest location quotient for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
16.59
Morgantown, WV
14.20
College Station-Bryan, TX
10.47
Greenville, NC
5.68
Waco, TX
4.86
Madison, WI
3.92
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
3.77
Worcester, MA-CT
3.71
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
3.36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
3.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
8.97
Ponce, PR
8.59
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
5.85
Columbia, MO
5.77
Utica-Rome, NY
4.97
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
4.62
Laredo, TX
4.23
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
4.13
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.73
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
13.92
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
7.91
Harrisonburg, VA
7.63
Ann Arbor, MI
4.75
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.27
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
4.05
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.82
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
3.26
Springfield, MA-CT
3.10
Lincoln, NE
2.98
Areas with the highest location quotient for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
12.82
Harrisonburg, VA
5.55
Columbia, MO
4.83
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
4.78
Auburn-Opelika, AL
4.45
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.95
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.70
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.35
Springfield, MA-CT
3.16
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
3.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
19.15
Harrisonburg, VA
12.76
Ann Arbor, MI
5.95
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.23
Springfield, MA-CT
3.37
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.97
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.81
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
2.65
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
2.36
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Geography Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
7.85
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.75
Salt Lake City, UT
2.63
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
1.71
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
1.61
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.44
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1.39
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.37
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
1.32
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Tuscaloosa, AL
6.63
Springfield, MA-CT
5.39
Athens-Clarke County, GA
4.91
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.73
Fayetteville, NC
3.54
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.16
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.44
Worcester, MA-CT
2.41
Rochester, NY
2.13
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
2.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Springfield, MA-CT
6.90
Rochester, NY
4.23
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
2.43
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.33
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.27
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.13
Richmond, VA
1.89
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
1.64
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.63
Worcester, MA-CT
1.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ann Arbor, MI
8.10
Springfield, MA-CT
3.97
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.19
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
1.78
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.76
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.58
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.50
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.49
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.48
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
10.37
Tuscaloosa, AL
4.51
Ann Arbor, MI
4.03
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.96
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.70
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
3.63
Springfield, MA-CT
2.84
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.70
Rochester, NY
2.57
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
2.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
13.75
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
12.43
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
9.79
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
8.66
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
8.64
Syracuse, NY
6.15
Springfield, MA-CT
5.64
Fort Collins, CO
3.96
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.37
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
10.40
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
8.54
Harrisonburg, VA
6.04
Auburn-Opelika, AL
5.41
Columbia, MO
4.73
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.55
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.70
Springfield, MA-CT
3.41
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
3.37
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
22.25
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
6.44
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
5.20
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
5.18
Ann Arbor, MI
4.72
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
4.61
Wilmington, NC
3.89
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.85
Erie, PA
3.65
Fort Collins, CO
3.64
Areas with the highest location quotient for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fort Collins, CO
51.77
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
37.99
Madison, WI
14.72
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Auburn-Opelika, AL
6.69
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
6.40
Ithaca, NY
6.37
Columbia, MO
4.81
Harrisonburg, VA
4.41
Cumberland, MD-WV
4.03
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.96
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
3.59
Fort Collins, CO
3.44
Ann Arbor, MI
3.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
69.41
Lincoln, NE
14.34
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
13.62
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
11.64
Madison, WI
9.11
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
8.91
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
8.50
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
8.34
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
5.82
Lexington-Fayette, KY
5.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ann Arbor, MI
12.10
College Station-Bryan, TX
11.59
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
5.34
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
4.79
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
4.71
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
4.58
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.98
Fort Collins, CO
3.44
Pittsburgh, PA
3.29
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
3.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lincoln, NE
5.01
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.41
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
2.79
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.44
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.43
Salt Lake City, UT
1.75
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.49
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.24
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.19
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.04
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
10.00
Bloomington, IN
5.05
Champaign-Urbana, IL
4.62
Ann Arbor, MI
4.46
Harrisonburg, VA
4.22
Auburn-Opelika, AL
3.82
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
3.00
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.94
Athens-Clarke County, GA
2.92
Iowa City, IA
2.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
16.23
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
12.45
Cumberland, MD-WV
4.68
Tuscaloosa, AL
3.85
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
3.66
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.46
Boulder, CO
3.36
Columbia, MO
3.25
Springfield, MA-CT
3.06
Harrisonburg, VA
2.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Business Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Grand Forks, ND-MN
14.89
Ithaca, NY
13.19
Bloomington, IN
12.53
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
6.52
Champaign-Urbana, IL
6.44
College Station-Bryan, TX
5.92
Harrisonburg, VA
5.82
Lawrence, KS
5.54
Greenville, NC
4.30
Ann Arbor, MI
4.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
3.55
Ann Arbor, MI
2.34
Athens-Clarke County, GA
2.22
State College, PA
2.16
Corvallis, OR
1.96
College Station-Bryan, TX
1.92
Champaign-Urbana, IL
1.87
Manhattan, KS
1.82
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
1.79
Merced, CA
1.78
Areas with the highest location quotient for Legal Support Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
8.04
Carson City, NV
5.26
Dover, DE
4.38
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.86
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.34
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.28
Carbondale-Marion, IL
3.25
Pueblo, CO
3.01
Fort Collins, CO
2.37
Grand Junction, CO
2.31
Areas with the highest location quotient for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
College Station-Bryan, TX
5.37
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.06
Cheyenne, WY
4.64
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
4.45
Santa Fe, NM
3.89
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.70
Coeur d'Alene, ID
3.24
Tyler, TX
3.03
Salt Lake City, UT
2.96
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.94
Areas with the highest location quotient for Paralegals and Legal Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
2.34
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.08
Missoula, MT
2.06
Columbia, SC
1.98
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
1.97
Tallahassee, FL
1.97
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
1.95
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1.90
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
1.77
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Glens Falls, NY
6.51
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
6.50
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
6.36
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.89
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
5.54
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
5.12
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
4.92
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
4.91
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
4.71
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
4.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Springfield, IL
40.06
Lancaster, PA
4.43
Madison, WI
4.35
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
2.96
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.16
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.95
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
1.79
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.62
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.53
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
1.35
Areas with the highest location quotient for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salem, OR
11.38
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
6.79
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
5.93
Santa Fe, NM
5.55
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.04
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.97
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
4.64
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
4.62
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
4.54
Columbus, OH
4.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Judicial Law Clerks, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
9.98
Tallahassee, FL
9.68
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.40
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.20
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
5.04
Eau Claire, WI
4.54
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
3.68
Bakersfield, CA
3.35
Salt Lake City, UT
3.32
Lincoln, NE
3.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Lawyers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.25
Tallahassee, FL
2.34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.15
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.99
Trenton, NJ
1.89
Santa Fe, NM
1.79
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
1.71
Charleston, WV
1.68
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.63
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
1.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Legal Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.71
Tallahassee, FL
2.26
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
1.97
Santa Fe, NM
1.82
Carson City, NV
1.81
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
1.79
Charleston, WV
1.77
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.67
Trenton, NJ
1.66
Missoula, MT
1.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Religious Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Colorado Springs, CO
8.80
Medford, OR
6.90
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
6.83
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
6.25
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
6.14
Trenton, NJ
6.07
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
5.83
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
4.49
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
3.96
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Directors, Religious Activities and Education, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bend-Redmond, OR
9.50
Billings, MT
9.29
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
8.46
Salem, OR
8.02
Medford, OR
7.69
Corvallis, OR
6.73
Albany, OR
6.70
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
6.69
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
6.22
Great Falls, MT
5.69
Areas with the highest location quotient for Clergy, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
10.01
Albany, OR
9.67
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
9.61
Salem, OR
8.19
Corvallis, OR
7.56
Eugene, OR
6.45
Medford, OR
6.33
Grants Pass, OR
6.04
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
5.68
Bend-Redmond, OR
5.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
16.00
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
12.56
Hammond, LA
12.28
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
11.13
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
10.64
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
9.53
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.14
Alexandria, LA
7.13
Monroe, LA
6.51
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
5.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Community Health Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Carson City, NV
10.59
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
6.67
Albuquerque, NM
5.17
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.72
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
4.20
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
3.88
Anchorage, AK
3.76
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
3.70
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.28
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
2.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Social and Human Service Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Waterbury, CT
4.55
Johnstown, PA
4.41
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
4.15
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
3.81
Bangor, ME
3.81
Ann Arbor, MI
3.60
Leominster-Gardner, MA
3.17
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
3.16
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
3.07
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.99
Areas with the highest location quotient for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
4.83
Jefferson City, MO
4.81
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.63
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
4.52
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.39
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.37
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
4.28
Pine Bluff, AR
4.19
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
4.06
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Health Education Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
18.70
Jefferson City, MO
6.78
Mayaguez, PR
4.51
Rochester, MN
4.38
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
3.36
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
3.21
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
3.17
Wichita Falls, TX
3.07
Madison, WI
3.03
Anchorage, AK
2.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Social Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Medford, OR
7.35
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
7.21
Yuba City, CA
6.28
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
6.00
Rochester, MN
5.79
Grants Pass, OR
5.59
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
5.58
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
5.49
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
5.44
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
5.25
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bangor, ME
5.19
Bay City, MI
4.99
Napa, CA
4.16
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
3.73
Pueblo, CO
3.60
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.56
Worcester, MA-CT
3.15
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
3.09
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.07
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Healthcare Social Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
3.18
Binghamton, NY
2.84
Rochester, NY
2.82
Jackson, TN
2.70
Glens Falls, NY
2.65
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
2.56
Pittsfield, MA
2.52
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
2.49
Johnson City, TN
2.48
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
2.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for Child, Family, and School Social Workers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
5.53
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.05
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
3.18
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.88
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
2.88
Merced, CA
2.73
Springfield, IL
2.71
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
2.58
Anchorage, AK
2.43
Bay City, MI
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Counselors, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
7.11
Tallahassee, FL
6.72
Hammond, LA
6.09
Merced, CA
5.39
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
4.60
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
4.33
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.07
Fresno, CA
3.75
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
3.61
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
3.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomington, IN
4.17
Pueblo, CO
3.78
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.71
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
3.51
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
3.35
New Bedford, MA
3.09
East Stroudsburg, PA
2.94
Altoona, PA
2.83
Springfield, MA-CT
2.78
Lynchburg, VA
2.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Rehabilitation Counselors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
El Centro, CA
6.78
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
5.99
Waterbury, CT
5.74
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
5.67
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
5.67
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
5.48
Leominster-Gardner, MA
5.03
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
4.97
Jackson, MI
4.30
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
4.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Marriage and Family Therapists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
9.48
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
8.53
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
7.41
Redding, CA
5.68
Rochester, MN
5.42
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
5.03
St. George, UT
4.77
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
4.23
Johnson City, TN
4.18
Fresno, CA
3.93
Areas with the highest location quotient for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lake Charles, LA
4.14
Columbia, MO
3.35
Ames, IA
3.14
Waco, TX
2.84
Provo-Orem, UT
2.79
Ithaca, NY
2.66
Auburn-Opelika, AL
2.56
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.51
Lawrence, KS
2.37
College Station-Bryan, TX
2.32
Areas with the highest location quotient for Community and Social Service Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Waterbury, CT
2.36
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.21
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.15
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.15
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
2.12
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
2.09
Leominster-Gardner, MA
2.08
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
2.04
New Bedford, MA
1.96
Springfield, MA-CT
1.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
6.23
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
4.34
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
4.30
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.27
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
4.06
Cheyenne, WY
3.83
Stockton-Lodi, CA
3.79
Lake Charles, LA
3.58
Midland, TX
3.56
Harrisonburg, VA
3.50
Areas with the highest location quotient for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
5.50
Trenton, NJ
3.46
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
3.12
Odessa, TX
3.10
Casper, WY
2.85
Kennewick-Richland, WA
2.71
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.54
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.51
Midland, MI
2.50
Corpus Christi, TX
2.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Corvallis, OR
9.49
College Station-Bryan, TX
7.64
Ithaca, NY
6.88
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
4.30
Grand Forks, ND-MN
3.93
Ames, IA
3.65
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
3.60
Portsmouth, NH-ME
3.27
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.06
Carbondale-Marion, IL
3.06
Areas with the highest location quotient for Forensic Science Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charleston, WV
5.89
Tallahassee, FL
5.46
Missoula, MT
4.85
Topeka, KS
4.12
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
3.97
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
3.96
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.72
Tucson, AZ
3.51
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.32
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
3.26
Areas with the highest location quotient for Forest and Conservation Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
62.06
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
57.97
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
44.02
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
43.38
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
42.21
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
37.95
Fairbanks, AK
33.01
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
32.59
Flagstaff, AZ
29.59
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
27.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Social Science Research Assistants, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Athens-Clarke County, GA
15.05
Tucson, AZ
11.81
Greenville, NC
8.95
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
8.18
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
6.18
Lexington-Fayette, KY
5.14
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.98
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
3.88
Charlottesville, VA
3.80
Ann Arbor, MI
3.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nuclear Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
1.61
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hydrologic Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
22.16
Boise City, ID
4.23
Raleigh, NC
3.39
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
3.24
Pittsburgh, PA
2.20
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
1.55
Columbus, OH
1.54
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.52
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.23
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
0.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Odessa, TX
29.72
Midland, TX
23.54
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
18.06
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
9.98
Knoxville, TN
8.93
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
7.84
College Station-Bryan, TX
7.32
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
7.05
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
6.88
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
6.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
12.64
Beckley, WV
7.04
Charleston, WV
6.99
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
6.93
Fort Collins, CO
5.85
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
4.32
Iowa City, IA
4.07
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.02
Wheeling, WV-OH
3.61
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chemical Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, MI
12.76
Decatur, AL
8.80
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
7.72
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
7.68
Lake Charles, LA
6.08
Reno, NV
5.37
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
5.17
Bay City, MI
4.46
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.36
Napa, CA
4.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Biological Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Corvallis, OR
14.14
Iowa City, IA
13.11
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
9.12
Ames, IA
8.80
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
7.08
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
7.00
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
5.85
Madison, WI
5.53
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
5.50
Fairbanks, AK
4.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Science Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Napa, CA
31.16
Merced, CA
26.91
Twin Falls, ID
25.38
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
16.84
Visalia-Porterville, CA
14.69
Modesto, CA
12.52
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
11.17
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
10.70
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
8.92
Santa Rosa, CA
8.40
Areas with the highest location quotient for Agricultural Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ames, IA
57.16
Manhattan, KS
27.05
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
25.93
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
19.90
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
16.69
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
14.93
Grand Forks, ND-MN
11.41
Iowa City, IA
10.33
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
9.54
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
9.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charlottesville, VA
14.43
Fayetteville, NC
9.90
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
9.71
Fairbanks, AK
8.14
Dayton, OH
7.97
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
6.59
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
5.20
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.93
Yuba City, CA
4.49
Ann Arbor, MI
4.24
Areas with the highest location quotient for Political Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
31.85
Ann Arbor, MI
5.21
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
3.79
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.72
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
1.48
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.04
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
0.52
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
0.32
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.30
Areas with the highest location quotient for Historians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
19.85
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
18.52
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
12.36
Salt Lake City, UT
7.53
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
5.09
Urban Honolulu, HI
5.04
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
5.02
Rochester, NY
4.41
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
4.26
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Geographers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
9.54
Austin-Round Rock, TX
8.17
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
5.76
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Anthropologists and Archeologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Flagstaff, AZ
22.02
Santa Fe, NM
14.78
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
11.82
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
10.85
Champaign-Urbana, IL
10.83
Anchorage, AK
10.07
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
9.27
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
7.78
Tucson, AZ
7.54
Albuquerque, NM
7.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Urban and Regional Planners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
15.40
Dover, DE
6.47
Pittsfield, MA
5.58
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
5.24
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
5.20
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.57
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
4.30
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.88
Charleston, WV
3.80
Redding, CA
3.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sociologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
14.52
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
11.49
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
7.54
Stockton-Lodi, CA
5.86
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.25
Columbus, OH
3.79
Oklahoma City, OK
3.37
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.62
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.18
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.64
Areas with the highest location quotient for Psychologists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boulder, CO
6.00
Fayetteville, NC
4.76
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
4.73
Clarksville, TN-KY
4.58
Ann Arbor, MI
4.51
Madison, WI
4.42
Killeen-Temple, TX
4.33
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.11
New Haven, CT
3.98
Peoria, IL
3.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for School Psychologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
4.03
San German, PR
3.72
St. George, UT
3.39
Merced, CA
3.25
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
3.15
Leominster-Gardner, MA
3.05
Las Cruces, NM
3.02
El Centro, CA
2.94
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
2.73
Salinas, CA
2.69
Areas with the highest location quotient for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
4.18
Pocatello, ID
3.28
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
3.26
New Bedford, MA
2.86
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
2.69
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
2.53
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
2.49
Springfield, MA-CT
2.42
Madera, CA
2.42
Elmira, NY
2.41
Areas with the highest location quotient for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Survey Researchers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
9.27
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
7.14
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
4.61
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
4.01
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
3.68
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
3.13
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.08
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.83
New Haven, CT
2.69
Albuquerque, NM
1.98
Areas with the highest location quotient for Economists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
14.16
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
10.76
Columbia, SC
5.65
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
4.23
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
4.22
Springfield, IL
3.57
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
3.34
Madison, WI
3.22
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3.10
Lincoln, NE
2.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physical Scientists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
11.80
Champaign-Urbana, IL
7.43
Boulder, CO
7.27
Cumberland, MD-WV
6.54
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
6.46
Lexington-Fayette, KY
5.94
Morgantown, WV
5.46
Charlottesville, VA
5.19
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.93
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
4.12
Areas with the highest location quotient for Hydrologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
13.58
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
12.05
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
11.46
Bismarck, ND
10.74
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
9.02
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
8.73
Tallahassee, FL
6.98
Tucson, AZ
6.75
Boise City, ID
5.77
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
19.24
Fairbanks, AK
12.49
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
12.33
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
8.22
Anchorage, AK
7.99
Casper, WY
7.12
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
6.63
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
6.35
Cheyenne, WY
5.44
Oklahoma City, OK
4.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boulder, CO
8.18
Trenton, NJ
7.38
Carson City, NV
6.45
Cheyenne, WY
6.23
Fairbanks, AK
6.01
Santa Fe, NM
5.99
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
5.75
Tallahassee, FL
5.70
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
5.47
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
5.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for Materials Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Reno, NV
27.11
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
16.27
College Station-Bryan, TX
7.61
Trenton, NJ
7.26
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
5.86
Worcester, MA-CT
4.76
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
3.65
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2.97
Ann Arbor, MI
2.64
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chemists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, MI
32.90
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
6.60
Bay City, MI
5.52
Bloomington, IN
5.18
Greenville, NC
5.10
Boulder, CO
4.43
East Stroudsburg, PA
4.42
Wilmington, NC
4.27
Madison, WI
4.24
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
4.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Atmospheric and Space Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fort Collins, CO
21.46
Anchorage, AK
10.21
Huntsville, AL
9.43
Rapid City, SD
7.65
Salinas, CA
7.28
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
5.57
Oklahoma City, OK
5.12
Wichita, KS
4.90
Madison, WI
4.36
Sioux Falls, SD
4.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Physicists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
40.86
Boulder, CO
37.43
Idaho Falls, ID
17.57
California-Lexington Park, MD
9.83
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
8.45
Albuquerque, NM
7.75
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.89
Las Cruces, NM
4.22
Dayton, OH
4.03
Huntsville, AL
3.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Astronomers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boulder, CO
69.85
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
60.71
Charlottesville, VA
50.57
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
11.27
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Life Scientists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
20.41
Raleigh, NC
6.92
Richmond, VA
5.48
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
5.45
Baton Rouge, LA
4.60
Eugene, OR
4.20
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
3.42
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.23
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.01
Tucson, AZ
2.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Iowa City, IA
10.50
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
6.87
Charlottesville, VA
6.09
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
5.05
Rochester, MN
4.00
Madison, WI
3.89
Ann Arbor, MI
3.75
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.62
New Haven, CT
3.41
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Epidemiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
26.66
Charleston, WV
12.91
Trenton, NJ
5.86
Fort Collins, CO
4.84
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.52
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.11
Ann Arbor, MI
3.98
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.69
Anchorage, AK
3.36
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
3.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Foresters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
39.25
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
38.36
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
32.25
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
17.86
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
16.19
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
15.32
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
15.12
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
14.03
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
13.56
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
13.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Conservation Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fort Collins, CO
25.28
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
19.82
Jefferson City, MO
13.77
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
12.87
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
12.37
Fairbanks, AK
12.20
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
12.09
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
10.52
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
9.20
Anchorage, AK
8.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Biological Scientists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
11.47
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
6.43
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
6.23
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
5.83
Fairbanks, AK
4.91
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.70
Tallahassee, FL
4.26
West Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.22
Raleigh, NC
3.94
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
3.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
33.52
Fairbanks, AK
24.96
Corvallis, OR
23.12
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
17.75
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
16.03
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
15.47
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
15.25
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
13.81
Wenatchee, WA
13.18
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
10.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Microbiologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Madison, WI
11.86
Ames, IA
10.73
Fort Collins, CO
8.18
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
6.30
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
6.12
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
5.43
Manhattan, KS
5.35
Trenton, NJ
4.69
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.81
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Biochemists and Biophysicists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
16.97
Trenton, NJ
9.89
Portland-South Portland, ME
9.53
Worcester, MA-CT
9.26
Boulder, CO
8.18
Barnstable Town, MA
5.48
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
5.08
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
4.46
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
4.36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
3.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Soil and Plant Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ames, IA
34.11
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
19.94
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
17.67
Fargo, ND-MN
15.44
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
15.37
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
13.84
Manhattan, KS
13.79
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
12.08
Fort Collins, CO
11.15
Sioux Falls, SD
9.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Scientists and Technologists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
11.97
Napa, CA
10.50
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
7.91
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
7.76
Twin Falls, ID
7.48
Gainesville, GA
6.98
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
6.53
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
5.47
Visalia-Porterville, CA
5.31
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area
5.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Animal Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ames, IA
58.77
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
28.69
Lincoln, NE
19.24
Madison, WI
15.28
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.44
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.19
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.94
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
4.21
Fairbanks, AK
3.63
Ames, IA
3.49
Charlottesville, VA
3.48
Midland, MI
3.36
Boulder, CO
3.35
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.20
Iowa City, IA
3.15
Kennewick-Richland, WA
2.98
Fort Collins, CO
2.80
Areas with the highest location quotient for Surveying and Mapping Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Burlington, NC
4.71
Raleigh, NC
4.45
Midland, TX
4.35
Grand Junction, CO
4.17
Greeley, CO
3.91
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.85
Fort Collins, CO
3.47
Anchorage, AK
3.31
Wilmington, NC
3.25
Lawrence, KS
3.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
26.38
California-Lexington Park, MD
18.79
Portsmouth, NH-ME
15.89
Fairbanks, AK
11.25
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
6.88
New Bern, NC
6.20
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
5.80
Warner Robins, GA
5.52
Idaho Falls, ID
4.69
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
4.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Calibration Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
27.15
Ponce, PR
9.47
Odessa, TX
8.07
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
6.64
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
4.99
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
4.95
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
4.74
Greeley, CO
3.99
Erie, PA
3.99
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
3.80
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
10.18
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
8.84
Columbus, IN
7.87
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
7.76
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
7.38
California-Lexington Park, MD
7.28
Flint, MI
7.06
Monroe, MI
5.89
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
5.58
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
5.57
Areas with the highest location quotient for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbus, IN
12.50
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area
8.42
Warner Robins, GA
7.84
Saginaw, MI
7.42
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
7.35
Arecibo, PR
6.36
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
6.23
Rocky Mount, NC
5.55
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
5.52
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
5.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ponce, PR
6.74
Knoxville, TN
6.29
Oklahoma City, OK
5.24
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.90
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.81
Panama City, FL
4.45
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.68
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.56
Columbus, OH
3.50
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
3.37
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Knoxville, TN
8.10
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
7.14
Twin Falls, ID
6.40
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
6.05
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
5.74
Danbury, CT
4.86
Midland, TX
4.75
Rochester, NY
3.83
Worcester, MA-CT
3.73
Spartanburg, SC
3.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
9.61
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
6.31
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
4.82
Huntsville, AL
4.66
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.58
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.54
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.47
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
4.11
Las Cruces, NM
3.81
Enid, OK
3.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
11.05
Ames, IA
6.98
Tyler, TX
6.20
Dover, DE
5.88
State College, PA
5.08
Bismarck, ND
5.07
Santa Fe, NM
5.00
Cumberland, MD-WV
4.66
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
4.57
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
67.92
Dayton, OH
8.67
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
7.08
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
5.38
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
4.79
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.62
Bakersfield, CA
4.02
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.77
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.70
Jacksonville, FL
2.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Drafters, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Baton Rouge, LA
9.54
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
8.73
Lafayette, LA
7.03
Eugene, OR
6.78
Lake Charles, LA
6.02
Alexandria, LA
5.95
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
5.23
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
4.98
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
4.10
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
4.03
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mechanical Drafters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Janesville-Beloit, WI
7.76
Columbus, IN
5.73
Fond du Lac, WI
5.55
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
4.97
Grand Island, NE
3.88
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
3.66
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
3.46
Elmira, NY
3.36
Idaho Falls, ID
3.36
Wausau, WI
3.34
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical and Electronics Drafters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Albuquerque, NM
4.15
Kansas City, MO-KS
4.00
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
3.96
Anchorage, AK
3.54
Akron, OH
3.51
Reading, PA
3.38
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.60
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.59
Madison, WI
2.42
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Architectural and Civil Drafters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Dubuque, IA
2.77
Pocatello, ID
2.55
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.25
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.25
Boise City, ID
2.24
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
2.15
Coeur d'Alene, ID
2.14
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
2.09
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2.06
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Engineers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
19.26
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
15.06
Lake Charles, LA
13.35
Huntsville, AL
12.80
State College, PA
11.43
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
6.68
Portsmouth, NH-ME
5.09
Dayton, OH
4.68
Baton Rouge, LA
4.65
Decatur, IL
4.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Petroleum Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, TX
75.24
Odessa, TX
27.67
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
17.88
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
15.11
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
13.71
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
12.52
Bakersfield, CA
12.31
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
12.29
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
11.32
Farmington, NM
11.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Nuclear Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Monroe, MI
33.01
Kennewick-Richland, WA
20.33
Albuquerque, NM
14.24
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
12.04
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
11.20
Lynchburg, VA
10.78
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
4.84
Pittsburgh, PA
3.08
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.91
Columbia, SC
2.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
57.60
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
41.94
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
34.37
Fairbanks, AK
22.09
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
20.56
Beckley, WV
18.24
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
15.26
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
14.09
Anchorage, AK
14.01
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
11.31
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mechanical Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbus, IN
14.33
California-Lexington Park, MD
7.82
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
6.31
Saginaw, MI
5.93
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
5.79
Huntsville, AL
4.85
Ann Arbor, MI
4.78
New Bern, NC
4.21
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.83
Fond du Lac, WI
3.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Materials Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
11.47
Huntsville, AL
7.09
Toledo, OH
6.57
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
4.92
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
4.87
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
4.83
Dayton, OH
4.79
Albany, OR
4.50
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.71
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.59
Areas with the highest location quotient for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
29.99
Portsmouth, NH-ME
7.94
Jacksonville, FL
4.68
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
4.67
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
3.90
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
3.04
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.71
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2.45
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.85
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
1.82
Areas with the highest location quotient for Industrial Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Columbus, IN
11.73
Peoria, IL
5.02
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
4.30
Decatur, AL
4.11
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
3.84
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
3.81
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
3.76
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
3.60
Rocky Mount, NC
3.60
Sheboygan, WI
3.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Decatur, AL
11.76
Cumberland, MD-WV
7.09
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
5.78
Huntsville, AL
5.37
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.34
Kennewick-Richland, WA
5.29
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.48
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
4.07
Idaho Falls, ID
3.93
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.69
Areas with the highest location quotient for Environmental Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kennewick-Richland, WA
9.69
Charleston, WV
7.43
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
4.56
Corvallis, OR
4.55
Springfield, IL
4.53
Trenton, NJ
4.21
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
4.08
Fairbanks, AK
4.03
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.87
Montgomery, AL
3.63
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
20.58
Warner Robins, GA
19.93
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
8.16
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
6.68
Boulder, CO
6.56
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
5.82
Huntsville, AL
5.74
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
5.39
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
5.11
Dayton, OH
4.73
Areas with the highest location quotient for Electrical Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Huntsville, AL
6.74
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.19
California-Lexington Park, MD
5.71
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
5.33
Jackson, MI
3.67
Tucson, AZ
3.65
Monroe, MI
3.32
Kennewick-Richland, WA
3.17
Albuquerque, NM
2.81
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.74
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Hardware Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
20.20
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
13.57
California-Lexington Park, MD
8.72
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
6.95
Fort Collins, CO
6.69
Boulder, CO
5.75
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
5.39
Huntsville, AL
4.82
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.70
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.65
Areas with the highest location quotient for Civil Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Carson City, NV
4.61
Yuba City, CA
3.79
Walla Walla, WA
3.38
Anchorage, AK
3.03
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.89
Raleigh, NC
2.89
Fairbanks, AK
2.85
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
2.84
Ames, IA
2.84
Fort Collins, CO
2.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chemical Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Midland, MI
39.83
Kennewick-Richland, WA
19.22
Decatur, AL
9.69
Columbus, IN
7.93
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
7.88
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
7.48
Idaho Falls, ID
7.02
Lima, OH
6.95
Baton Rouge, LA
6.61
Boulder, CO
6.06
Areas with the highest location quotient for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
7.64
Salt Lake City, UT
5.83
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
5.71
Logan, UT-ID
5.08
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
4.15
Worcester, MA-CT
3.91
Charlottesville, VA
3.21
Boulder, CO
3.03
College Station-Bryan, TX
2.68
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Agricultural Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
43.55
Oklahoma City, OK
17.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for Aerospace Engineers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
46.58
Huntsville, AL
38.82
Boulder, CO
13.37
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
12.03
New Bern, NC
10.85
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
10.30
Dayton, OH
7.31
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
5.58
Colorado Springs, CO
5.54
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
5.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Surveyors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Longview, TX
4.35
Missoula, MT
4.17
Anchorage, AK
3.74
Fairbanks, AK
3.71
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
3.66
Midland, TX
3.56
Bismarck, ND
3.39
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
3.36
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
3.21
Yuba City, CA
3.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Carson City, NV
14.90
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
9.82
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
6.80
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
6.48
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
6.09
Boulder, CO
5.60
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
5.18
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
5.12
Fort Collins, CO
4.88
Fayetteville, NC
4.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Landscape Architects, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ithaca, NY
5.35
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
5.35
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.10
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
4.04
Charlottesville, VA
3.71
Port St. Lucie, FL
2.75
Madison, WI
2.30
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.28
Santa Rosa, CA
2.23
Greeley, CO
2.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.01
Boulder, CO
2.50
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.29
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
2.28
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.12
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.07
Brunswick, GA
2.05
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.01
Lawrence, KS
2.00
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.00
Areas with the highest location quotient for Architecture and Engineering Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
6.81
Huntsville, AL
4.73
Columbus, IN
4.36
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
3.49
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.18
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
3.00
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.79
Boulder, CO
2.76
Warner Robins, GA
2.40
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.39
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
9.56
Trenton, NJ
5.10
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.41
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.09
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.77
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.44
St. Louis, MO-IL
1.05
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
0.93
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
0.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Data Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
3.48
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.89
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.69
Boulder, CO
2.47
Provo-Orem, UT
2.31
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.15
Salt Lake City, UT
2.06
Idaho Falls, ID
1.97
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
1.92
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Statisticians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Jefferson City, MO
17.77
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
11.99
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
6.31
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
5.66
State College, PA
5.41
Salem, OR
5.29
Wilmington, NC
3.35
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
3.29
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
3.19
Raleigh, NC
3.14
Areas with the highest location quotient for Operations Research Analysts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
10.96
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.33
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
4.27
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.59
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
3.24
Idaho Falls, ID
2.75
Madison, WI
2.69
Tallahassee, FL
2.64
Richmond, VA
2.59
Corvallis, OR
2.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Mathematicians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salt Lake City, UT
10.85
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.67
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.83
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.19
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.11
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.71
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
0.54
Areas with the highest location quotient for Actuaries, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomington, IL
16.13
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
9.70
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
7.19
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
4.08
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3.27
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
3.01
Tallahassee, FL
2.83
Topeka, KS
2.75
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.64
Trenton, NJ
2.44
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Occupations, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
6.70
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
5.41
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
5.02
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.96
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
3.73
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
3.56
Warner Robins, GA
2.95
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.90
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.89
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Web and Digital Interface Designers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.63
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.21
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.03
Boulder, CO
2.46
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
2.09
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.99
Logan, UT-ID
1.99
Bellingham, WA
1.95
Provo-Orem, UT
1.95
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
1.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Web Developers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Morgantown, WV
6.13
Fort Collins, CO
3.87
Madison, WI
3.76
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.36
Provo-Orem, UT
3.08
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.39
Sioux Falls, SD
2.35
Rapid City, SD
2.31
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.26
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
6.59
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
5.63
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.30
Huntsville, AL
2.95
Boulder, CO
2.80
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.73
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.55
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.28
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.25
Raleigh, NC
2.19
Areas with the highest location quotient for Software Developers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
7.75
Boulder, CO
3.69
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.35
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.18
Huntsville, AL
2.65
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.13
Raleigh, NC
2.11
Provo-Orem, UT
2.03
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.02
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.99
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Programmers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
State College, PA
6.11
Bloomington, IN
6.11
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
4.28
Tallahassee, FL
4.10
Corvallis, OR
3.51
Montgomery, AL
3.04
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.95
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.85
Lincoln, NE
2.66
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.43
Areas with the highest location quotient for Network and Computer Systems Administrators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
3.07
Huntsville, AL
2.59
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
2.48
Colorado Springs, CO
2.44
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.42
State College, PA
2.39
Boulder, CO
2.30
Rapid City, SD
2.21
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.17
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
2.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Database Architects, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Salt Lake City, UT
5.11
Cheyenne, WY
5.10
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.38
Boulder, CO
3.25
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.25
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.12
Provo-Orem, UT
2.85
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.82
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.79
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for Database Administrators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Montgomery, AL
5.56
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
4.82
Jefferson City, MO
3.44
Bloomington, IN
2.93
Tallahassee, FL
2.86
Santa Fe, NM
2.64
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.50
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.46
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.22
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Network Architects, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Huntsville, AL
5.13
Boulder, CO
5.12
Colorado Springs, CO
4.16
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.04
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.87
Raleigh, NC
2.52
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.48
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.47
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
2.39
Rapid City, SD
2.27
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer User Support Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Carson City, NV
3.94
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.79
Jefferson City, MO
2.26
Provo-Orem, UT
2.18
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.16
Boulder, CO
2.04
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
1.86
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
1.73
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.67
Mayaguez, PR
1.64
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Network Support Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
7.69
Bloomington, IL
4.09
Cheyenne, WY
3.37
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.33
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.20
Iowa City, IA
3.01
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.88
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.82
Ames, IA
2.60
Rochester, MN
2.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer and Information Research Scientists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
65.80
California-Lexington Park, MD
30.78
Warner Robins, GA
26.93
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
11.34
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
10.50
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
8.35
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
8.26
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
8.06
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
7.96
Huntsville, AL
7.15
Areas with the highest location quotient for Information Security Analysts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.66
Huntsville, AL
4.61
Colorado Springs, CO
3.17
Idaho Falls, ID
3.08
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.91
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.86
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.42
Richmond, VA
2.21
Boulder, CO
2.17
Albuquerque, NM
2.05
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer Systems Analysts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
3.77
Huntsville, AL
3.22
Springfield, IL
2.48
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.42
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.37
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.36
Raleigh, NC
2.35
Tallahassee, FL
2.32
Madison, WI
2.19
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.13
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer and Mathematical Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.16
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.89
Boulder, CO
2.61
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
2.42
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.27
Huntsville, AL
2.27
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.20
Bloomington, IL
2.20
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.00
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.93
Areas with the highest location quotient for Financial Specialists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
18.29
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
11.37
Trenton, NJ
6.18
Warner Robins, GA
5.62
Santa Fe, NM
4.45
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.40
Dayton, OH
3.28
Beckley, WV
3.15
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
2.82
Winchester, VA-WV
2.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tax Preparers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sumter, SC
2.67
Logan, UT-ID
2.59
Salt Lake City, UT
2.24
Winchester, VA-WV
2.13
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.13
Florence, SC
1.97
Terre Haute, IN
1.89
Tulsa, OK
1.84
Santa Fe, NM
1.75
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
1.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
28.18
Springfield, IL
12.77
Fresno, CA
10.93
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
10.23
Tallahassee, FL
8.65
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
8.01
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
6.28
Austin-Round Rock, TX
5.73
Kansas City, MO-KS
4.85
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
4.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Loan Officers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Pocatello, ID
4.15
Columbia, MO
4.09
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
3.78
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.57
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
2.54
Hattiesburg, MS
2.34
Coeur d'Alene, ID
2.26
Johnson City, TN
2.22
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.18
Sioux Falls, SD
2.17
Areas with the highest location quotient for Credit Counselors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Provo-Orem, UT
6.91
Ames, IA
3.93
Johnson City, TN
3.86
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.80
Waco, TX
3.56
Winchester, VA-WV
3.35
Las Cruces, NM
3.31
Janesville-Beloit, WI
3.00
Abilene, TX
2.98
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
2.84
Areas with the highest location quotient for Financial Examiners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
5.75
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
4.89
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
4.03
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
3.39
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.18
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.99
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
2.85
Trenton, NJ
2.80
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
2.79
Dubuque, IA
2.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Financial Risk Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.31
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.99
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
2.82
Columbia, MO
2.76
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.60
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.44
Owensboro, KY
2.30
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.11
Dover, DE
2.09
Jacksonville, FL
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Insurance Underwriters, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
4.34
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
4.05
Columbia, MO
3.61
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
3.19
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.92
Utica-Rome, NY
2.84
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.45
Lincoln, NE
2.42
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.37
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
2.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Personal Financial Advisors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3.08
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.99
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.78
The Villages, FL
2.42
Great Falls, MT
2.06
Trenton, NJ
2.05
Portsmouth, NH-ME
1.98
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.90
Raleigh, NC
1.69
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.68
Areas with the highest location quotient for Financial and Investment Analysts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.24
Bloomington, IL
2.84
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.67
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.55
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.54
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.02
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.80
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.79
Salt Lake City, UT
1.71
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1.59
Areas with the highest location quotient for Credit Analysts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.77
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.37
St. Cloud, MN
3.00
Cheyenne, WY
2.89
Fargo, ND-MN
2.42
Richmond, VA
2.34
Fond du Lac, WI
2.29
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
2.21
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.14
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.97
Areas with the highest location quotient for Budget Analysts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Huntsville, AL
7.95
Fairbanks, AK
7.65
Salem, OR
5.47
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
5.37
Fayetteville, NC
5.11
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.52
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.42
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
4.14
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
3.65
Jefferson City, MO
3.55
Areas with the highest location quotient for Property Appraisers and Assessors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomington, IN
9.73
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.62
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
4.11
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
4.03
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.37
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.36
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
3.15
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
3.10
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
3.10
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
3.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Accountants and Auditors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
1.78
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
1.75
Montgomery, AL
1.71
Sioux Falls, SD
1.63
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
1.63
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.54
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.52
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.47
Springfield, IL
1.46
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for Business Operations Specialists, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
5.89
Warner Robins, GA
5.67
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.51
Springfield, IL
3.49
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
3.37
Trenton, NJ
3.11
Boulder, CO
2.79
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.72
Hinesville, GA
2.56
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boulder, CO
2.45
Provo-Orem, UT
2.04
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.89
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.79
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.76
Salt Lake City, UT
1.75
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.68
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.62
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.53
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
1.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Training and Development Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
3.80
Logan, UT-ID
2.17
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
1.78
Santa Fe, NM
1.73
Provo-Orem, UT
1.70
Cheyenne, WY
1.67
Salem, OR
1.66
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
1.63
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.63
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
1.62
Areas with the highest location quotient for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
5.31
Tallahassee, FL
3.54
Sioux Falls, SD
3.49
Trenton, NJ
3.24
Manchester, NH
3.08
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.06
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.82
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.75
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.66
Rapid City, SD
2.60
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fundraisers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
State College, PA
7.68
Lawrence, KS
4.39
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
4.09
Ithaca, NY
3.95
Manhattan, KS
3.75
Ames, IA
3.42
Missoula, MT
3.21
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
3.16
Charlottesville, VA
2.89
Bloomington, IN
2.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Waco, TX
3.85
Napa, CA
3.40
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.94
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.56
Charlottesville, VA
2.55
Boulder, CO
2.24
Lawrence, KS
2.10
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.07
Maryland nonmetropolitan area
1.84
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
1.81
Areas with the highest location quotient for Management Analysts, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Tallahassee, FL
5.71
California-Lexington Park, MD
5.32
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.18
Salem, OR
3.27
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.03
Carson City, NV
2.85
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
2.42
Topeka, KS
1.83
Richmond, VA
1.79
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Project Management Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.50
Boulder, CO
2.29
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.10
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.96
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.92
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.89
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
1.76
Fort Collins, CO
1.71
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
1.71
Corvallis, OR
1.58
Areas with the highest location quotient for Logisticians, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
17.82
Warner Robins, GA
13.96
New Bern, NC
9.27
Huntsville, AL
7.79
Midland, MI
6.63
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.82
Albany, GA
3.49
Fayetteville, NC
3.05
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
2.91
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
2.80
Areas with the highest location quotient for Labor Relations Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Kokomo, IN
19.99
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
5.41
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
4.00
Duluth, MN-WI
3.92
Appleton, WI
3.84
Evansville, IN-KY
3.64
Lima, OH
3.63
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.61
Dover, DE
3.34
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
3.20
Areas with the highest location quotient for Farm Labor Contractors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bakersfield, CA
58.29
Areas with the highest location quotient for Human Resources Specialists, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
3.22
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
1.91
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
1.58
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
1.57
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.50
Springfield, IL
1.40
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
1.37
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
1.36
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.36
Janesville-Beloit, WI
1.33
Areas with the highest location quotient for Cost Estimators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Danbury, CT
2.25
Greeley, CO
2.15
Manhattan, KS
2.02
Lancaster, PA
1.91
Santa Rosa, CA
1.89
Jefferson City, MO
1.84
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
1.82
Sioux Falls, SD
1.73
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
1.72
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
1.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Compliance Officers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Laredo, TX
5.52
Brunswick, GA
5.38
El Centro, CA
5.09
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.13
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
4.02
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.86
Tallahassee, FL
3.70
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
3.47
Yuma, AZ
3.28
Arizona nonmetropolitan area
3.23
Areas with the highest location quotient for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Colorado Springs, CO
10.87
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.70
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.65
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.62
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.60
Greensboro-High Point, NC
2.51
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.23
Lexington-Fayette, KY
2.17
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1.99
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
1.96
Areas with the highest location quotient for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bloomington, IL
8.16
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
5.78
Waco, TX
4.89
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.72
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.65
Winston-Salem, NC
2.54
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.52
Portland-South Portland, ME
2.39
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
2.37
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.10
Areas with the highest location quotient for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
4.92
Huntsville, AL
3.22
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
2.58
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
2.40
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
2.40
Warner Robins, GA
2.38
Dayton, OH
2.32
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.12
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
1.99
Richmond, VA
1.85
Areas with the highest location quotient for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
9.09
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
5.15
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.35
Provo-Orem, UT
1.95
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
1.79
Greensboro-High Point, NC
1.68
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
1.52
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.40
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.35
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
1.28
Areas with the highest location quotient for Business and Financial Operations Occupations, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.59
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.87
Tallahassee, FL
1.69
Warner Robins, GA
1.66
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
1.58
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.55
Trenton, NJ
1.54
Boulder, CO
1.53
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.43
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Managers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.52
Lafayette, LA
3.41
Lake Charles, LA
3.23
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
3.00
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.88
Jefferson City, MO
2.83
Baton Rouge, LA
2.60
Brunswick, GA
2.60
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
2.45
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.42
Areas with the highest location quotient for Personal Service Managers, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
6.11
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.45
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.73
Corpus Christi, TX
2.55
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.54
Santa Rosa, CA
2.38
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.22
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.16
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
2.11
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.07
Areas with the highest location quotient for Funeral Home Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
7.60
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
7.47
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
5.61
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.93
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
4.75
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
4.62
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.49
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
4.13
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
4.13
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
3.98
Areas with the highest location quotient for Emergency Management Directors, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
9.30
Anchorage, AK
7.44
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
6.17
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
5.25
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
5.16
Jackson, MS
4.39
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
4.19
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
4.00
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
3.80
Springfield, IL
3.77
Areas with the highest location quotient for Social and Community Service Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Leominster-Gardner, MA
4.06
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
3.99
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
3.74
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
3.24
Santa Fe, NM
2.85
Waterbury, CT
2.70
New Bedford, MA
2.65
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.56
Worcester, MA-CT
2.55
Springfield, MA-CT
2.52
Areas with the highest location quotient for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Panama City, FL
3.11
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.81
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.53
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
2.24
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.10
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
2.07
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.00
Manhattan, KS
1.95
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1.95
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
16.13
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
14.85
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
8.80
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
7.86
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
7.54
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
7.23
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
6.71
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
6.60
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
6.46
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
6.16
Areas with the highest location quotient for Natural Sciences Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Trenton, NJ
16.82
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
10.54
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
5.10
Wilmington, NC
4.92
Raleigh, NC
4.16
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
3.67
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
3.39
Corvallis, OR
3.13
Anchorage, AK
3.07
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
3.01
Areas with the highest location quotient for Medical and Health Services Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Rochester, MN
3.17
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.30
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.28
Jonesboro, AR
2.06
Iowa City, IA
2.02
Kankakee, IL
2.01
Killeen-Temple, TX
1.93
Gadsden, AL
1.91
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
1.87
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
1.86
Areas with the highest location quotient for Lodging Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
7.90
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
7.66
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
7.65
Ocean City, NJ
6.96
Flagstaff, AZ
6.81
Glens Falls, NY
5.92
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
5.75
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
5.06
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
4.86
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
4.79
Areas with the highest location quotient for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
6.76
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
6.07
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
4.51
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
4.27
Yuba City, CA
4.13
Ocean City, NJ
4.08
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
4.01
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
3.98
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.72
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
3.61
Areas with the highest location quotient for Gambling Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Nevada nonmetropolitan area
40.02
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
20.69
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
18.12
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
16.19
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
16.03
Reno, NV
13.50
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
9.15
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
9.06
Tulsa, OK
6.00
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
5.36
Areas with the highest location quotient for Food Service Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Ocean City, NJ
2.86
Hot Springs, AR
2.23
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.12
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
2.12
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.10
Brunswick, GA
2.06
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.03
Flagstaff, AZ
1.96
Napa, CA
1.92
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
1.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Architectural and Engineering Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.30
Huntsville, AL
3.71
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
3.24
Dubuque, IA
3.23
Midland, MI
2.75
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.66
Ann Arbor, MI
2.63
Corvallis, OR
2.47
Cumberland, MD-WV
2.41
Boulder, CO
2.38
Areas with the highest location quotient for Education Administrators, All Other, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Hinesville, GA
16.77
Fayetteville, NC
9.57
Clarksville, TN-KY
9.24
Montgomery, AL
8.68
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
8.67
Columbus, GA-AL
7.74
Brunswick, GA
7.27
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.96
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
5.31
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
4.22
Areas with the highest location quotient for Education Administrators, Postsecondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
College Station-Bryan, TX
7.96
Morgantown, WV
7.80
Ithaca, NY
5.50
Flagstaff, AZ
5.29
Auburn-Opelika, AL
4.50
Grand Forks, ND-MN
4.33
Sumter, SC
4.00
Iowa City, IA
3.97
Manhattan, KS
3.86
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
3.71
Areas with the highest location quotient for Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
3.56
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
2.58
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
2.48
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.47
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.47
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
2.39
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
2.38
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
2.23
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.21
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
2.08
Areas with the highest location quotient for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
3.46
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.77
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
2.45
Iowa City, IA
2.35
Jonesboro, AR
2.31
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.30
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
2.18
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
2.09
New Bedford, MA
2.09
Texarkana, TX-AR
2.01
Areas with the highest location quotient for Construction Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Decatur, IL
3.37
Greeley, CO
3.00
Raleigh, NC
2.99
Wilmington, NC
2.72
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.54
Asheville, NC
2.50
Jacksonville, NC
2.34
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.33
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.26
Goldsboro, NC
2.25
Areas with the highest location quotient for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Napa, CA
24.67
Madera, CA
18.01
Salinas, CA
15.09
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
14.95
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
14.48
Visalia-Porterville, CA
13.43
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
12.43
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
12.04
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area
10.34
Merced, CA
9.51
Areas with the highest location quotient for Training and Development Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.58
Macon, GA
2.62
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.56
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.51
Tallahassee, FL
2.17
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.16
Lincoln, NE
2.01
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.99
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.98
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
1.89
Areas with the highest location quotient for Human Resources Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.86
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.86
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.86
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.76
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
1.75
Trenton, NJ
1.60
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.58
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.57
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
1.56
Dover, DE
1.53
Areas with the highest location quotient for Compensation and Benefits Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
4.96
Tallahassee, FL
2.52
Columbia, SC
2.45
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.16
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.09
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.00
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.91
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.90
Winston-Salem, NC
1.85
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Laredo, TX
3.64
Stockton-Lodi, CA
2.82
Reno, NV
2.52
Anchorage, AK
2.41
Midland, MI
2.40
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.34
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
2.32
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
2.08
Fairbanks, AK
1.82
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.81
Areas with the highest location quotient for Purchasing Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
4.45
Midland, MI
4.33
Huntsville, AL
3.89
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.77
Trenton, NJ
2.74
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
2.44
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2.28
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2.24
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.00
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1.90
Areas with the highest location quotient for Industrial Production Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
5.68
Columbus, IN
5.29
Decatur, IL
5.15
Cumberland, MD-WV
3.88
Jackson, MI
3.60
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
3.24
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
3.12
Muskegon, MI
3.07
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
3.02
Battle Creek, MI
2.92
Areas with the highest location quotient for Financial Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
3.32
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
2.41
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
2.09
Trenton, NJ
2.00
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.89
Danbury, CT
1.70
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.69
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.57
Dubuque, IA
1.56
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Computer and Information Systems Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.70
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.83
Bloomington, IL
2.27
Trenton, NJ
2.23
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.09
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.07
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.04
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.94
Raleigh, NC
1.92
Boulder, CO
1.88
Areas with the highest location quotient for Facilities Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
4.12
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
2.65
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
2.47
Anchorage, AK
2.33
Fairbanks, AK
2.22
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
2.18
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
2.06
Napa, CA
2.05
Champaign-Urbana, IL
1.96
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
1.95
Areas with the highest location quotient for Administrative Services Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Charleston, WV
3.17
Trenton, NJ
2.64
Jackson, MS
2.35
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.29
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.24
Carson City, NV
2.19
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.04
Santa Fe, NM
2.00
Mayaguez, PR
1.96
Ponce, PR
1.91
Areas with the highest location quotient for Fundraising Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
5.10
Champaign-Urbana, IL
4.11
Ithaca, NY
3.98
Ann Arbor, MI
3.34
New Haven, CT
3.18
Charlottesville, VA
3.11
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
3.02
Lincoln, NE
2.94
Waco, TX
2.51
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2.48
Areas with the highest location quotient for Public Relations Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
7.04
Trenton, NJ
3.52
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
2.63
Corvallis, OR
2.63
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.38
Champaign-Urbana, IL
2.23
Charlottesville, VA
2.16
Bend-Redmond, OR
2.08
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.04
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.93
Areas with the highest location quotient for Sales Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.45
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.11
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.99
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.85
Napa, CA
1.74
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.72
Santa Rosa, CA
1.71
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.68
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.67
Danbury, CT
1.66
Areas with the highest location quotient for Marketing Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.81
Provo-Orem, UT
2.60
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.47
Trenton, NJ
2.20
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.02
Salt Lake City, UT
1.93
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.89
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.83
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.76
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
1.72
Areas with the highest location quotient for Advertising and Promotions Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
3.07
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.65
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.16
Lincoln, NE
2.15
Manchester, NH
2.06
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.05
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.81
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1.74
Boulder, CO
1.70
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.70
Areas with the highest location quotient for Legislators, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
20.98
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
13.97
Jefferson City, MO
13.62
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
12.41
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
11.37
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
11.31
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
11.25
Bismarck, ND
10.53
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
10.36
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
10.11
Areas with the highest location quotient for General and Operations Managers, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Idaho Falls, ID
1.81
Midland, TX
1.80
Coeur d'Alene, ID
1.72
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
1.67
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
1.63
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area
1.62
Odessa, TX
1.59
Boise City, ID
1.58
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
1.56
Salt Lake City, UT
1.56
Areas with the highest location quotient for Chief Executives, May 2023
Area
Location Quotient
Boise City, ID
3.01
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.59
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
2.58
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
2.52
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
2.49
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area
2.41
Lincoln, NE
2.40
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
2.28
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
2.22
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.21
Areas with the highest location quotient for Management Occupations, May 2023
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