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Data tables for OES area charts

States with the highest location quotients for Material Moving Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	6.99
California	3.91
Wisconsin	2.55
Louisiana	1.60
Oregon	1.51
Hawaii	1.04
Texas	1.02
Maryland	0.97
New Jersey	0.90
North Dakota	0.80

States with the highest location quotients for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	19.93
Alabama	6.96
Louisiana	4.59
Alaska	3.38
Wyoming	2.75
Oklahoma	2.47
Wisconsin	2.05
Nebraska	1.91
New Jersey	1.82
Georgia	1.78

States with the highest location quotients for Mine Shuttle Car Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	85.74
Kentucky	11.79
Wyoming	11.51
Pennsylvania	2.59
Illinois	2.32

States with the highest location quotients for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.86
Vermont	1.64
Nebraska	1.63
Arkansas	1.61
Maine	1.56
Alabama	1.54
Oregon	1.46
West Virginia	1.45
North Carolina	1.41
Wyoming	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Wellhead Pumpers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	13.14
North Dakota	11.82
Oklahoma	9.59
West Virginia	7.06
Texas	5.95
Montana	4.76
Kansas	4.38
Colorado	3.73
Utah	1.24
Pennsylvania	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	18.14
Louisiana	14.83
Alaska	7.73
Wyoming	5.36
Oklahoma	3.46
New Hampshire	3.37
Montana	3.09
Texas	3.08
West Virginia	2.11
Colorado	2.10

States with the highest location quotients for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	29.38
Wyoming	15.90
West Virginia	12.46
Oklahoma	6.48
Nebraska	5.65
Pennsylvania	4.11
Massachusetts	3.61
Maine	3.57
Puerto Rico	3.36
Colorado	2.10

States with the highest location quotients for Packers and Packagers, Hand, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Illinois	1.87
Kentucky	1.73
New Jersey	1.62
Wisconsin	1.47
New Hampshire	1.37
North Carolina	1.36
Massachusetts	1.30
California	1.30
Tennessee	1.28
Georgia	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Machine Feeders and Offbearers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	3.84
Oregon	3.48
Kentucky	3.10
Indiana	3.05
Nebraska	1.74
Alabama	1.62
Mississippi	1.60
South Carolina	1.51
Wisconsin	1.50
South Dakota	1.50

States with the highest location quotients for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	1.75
Tennessee	1.61
Kentucky	1.58
Indiana	1.56
Georgia	1.39
Mississippi	1.38
South Carolina	1.37
Illinois	1.32
Pennsylvania	1.29
Nevada	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.59
Nebraska	1.53
Arkansas	1.41
North Dakota	1.30
Nevada	1.30
Idaho	1.30
California	1.30
Oregon	1.26
Florida	1.23
Texas	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Georgia	2.15
Mississippi	1.80
Kentucky	1.78
Arkansas	1.48
Indiana	1.39
Ohio	1.36
Texas	1.35
Tennessee	1.35
Pennsylvania	1.27
North Carolina	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Hoist and Winch Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	7.67
Kentucky	3.97
Oregon	3.17
West Virginia	3.02
New Mexico	2.76
Alabama	2.41
Maryland	2.11
Illinois	1.94
Nebraska	1.91
Minnesota	1.88

States with the highest location quotients for Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	67.90
Alabama	2.86
Colorado	1.89
Ohio	1.84
Pennsylvania	1.22
Texas	1.12

States with the highest location quotients for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	6.77
Wyoming	6.67
West Virginia	5.26
Maine	3.92
North Dakota	2.98
South Dakota	2.81
New Hampshire	2.20
Maryland	1.75
Alaska	1.73
Oklahoma	1.71

States with the highest location quotients for Dredge Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	10.89
Oklahoma	3.84
Missouri	3.52
Louisiana	3.29
Iowa	2.67
Maryland	1.49
Ohio	1.24
Florida	0.79
California	0.79

States with the highest location quotients for Crane and Tower Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	4.92
Guam	2.57
Indiana	2.22
North Dakota	2.17
Mississippi	1.92
Pennsylvania	1.75
Maine	1.74
Alabama	1.72
Iowa	1.70
Texas	1.57

States with the highest location quotients for Conveyor Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	10.24
Kansas	5.38
Iowa	4.47
Nebraska	4.45
West Virginia	3.41
Oklahoma	2.95
Montana	2.39
Indiana	2.14
Arkansas	1.81
Pennsylvania	1.70

States with the highest location quotients for Transportation Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	11.96
Hawaii	4.29
Nevada	3.52
Louisiana	3.01
Colorado	2.80
Kentucky	2.38
Montana	2.09
District of Columbia	1.92
Washington	1.76
West Virginia	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	10.29
District of Columbia	7.28
Alaska	4.30
Utah	2.77
Washington	1.99
California	1.92
Michigan	1.71
Illinois	1.65
New York	1.64
Louisiana	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Transportation Inspectors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	3.93
Alaska	3.27
Wyoming	3.05
Delaware	2.08
Texas	1.80
Montana	1.73
District of Columbia	1.70
Oklahoma	1.59
Washington	1.56
Georgia	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Traffic Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Tennessee	4.49
New Mexico	3.94
Wyoming	2.88
New York	2.64
Maryland	1.71
Massachusetts	1.55
Georgia	1.46
Hawaii	1.40
Florida	1.30
Nevada	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	4.05
New Jersey	3.21
Virgin Islands	2.65
South Dakota	1.78
Utah	1.73
Tennessee	1.57
Arkansas	1.57
Mississippi	1.47
Wyoming	1.38
Maryland	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Parking Lot Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.94
Hawaii	2.87
Nevada	2.42
Florida	2.00
Rhode Island	1.90
New York	1.71
California	1.39
New Jersey	1.22
Massachusetts	1.14
Puerto Rico	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Bridge and Lock Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	11.34
West Virginia	3.93
Mississippi	2.77
South Carolina	2.44
Illinois	2.31
Wisconsin	2.29
Arkansas	2.15
Iowa	1.86
Kentucky	1.67
New York	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Ship Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	18.58
Virginia	5.95
Washington	5.11
Louisiana	4.15
Kentucky	2.56
Florida	2.48
Mississippi	2.32
New York	1.05
Hawaii	0.82
Oregon	0.81

States with the highest location quotients for Motorboat Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Washington	2.87
Florida	2.80
Louisiana	1.84
Tennessee	1.71
New Jersey	1.04
Oregon	1.02
Alabama	0.93
Texas	0.91
Arizona	0.68
Illinois	0.57

States with the highest location quotients for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	19.63
Louisiana	11.81
Hawaii	8.18
Alaska	8.09
Florida	2.79
Mississippi	2.58
Kentucky	2.52
Virginia	2.04
Washington	1.75
Tennessee	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Sailors and Marine Oilers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	14.74
Alaska	10.76
Kentucky	2.91
Virginia	2.61
Washington	2.57
Florida	1.91
Tennessee	1.50
Maine	1.50
Mississippi	1.41
Texas	1.01

States with the highest location quotients for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	3.22
Maryland	2.50
Louisiana	2.26
New Jersey	1.43
Illinois	0.60
Minnesota	0.57

States with the highest location quotients for Subway and Streetcar Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	3.17
California	0.98
Georgia	0.84
Texas	0.58
New Jersey	0.39
Tennessee	0.18

States with the highest location quotients for Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	9.20
District of Columbia	3.25
New York	2.15
Indiana	1.78
Pennsylvania	1.76
Alabama	1.76
Iowa	1.58
Illinois	1.53
Kentucky	1.31
Missouri	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	9.67
Missouri	3.93
West Virginia	3.24
Georgia	2.51
Illinois	1.86
South Dakota	1.77
Louisiana	1.30
Indiana	1.26
Texas	1.23
South Carolina	0.92

States with the highest location quotients for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	3.30
Arkansas	1.99
Ohio	1.90
Pennsylvania	1.89
Texas	1.85
Alabama	1.66
Oklahoma	1.59
North Carolina	1.34
Indiana	1.27
Utah	1.00

States with the highest location quotients for Locomotive Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	9.41
Iowa	2.73
Indiana	2.41
Missouri	2.26
Ohio	2.00
South Dakota	1.89
Alabama	1.78
Oregon	1.59
New Jersey	1.37
Tennessee	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	3.15
Colorado	2.96
Connecticut	2.77
North Carolina	2.47
Oregon	2.08
District of Columbia	1.99
Ohio	1.92
Maine	1.76
Washington	1.73
Missouri	1.67

States with the highest location quotients for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.56
Guam	2.85
Massachusetts	2.22
New Hampshire	1.70
Arizona	1.67
Wyoming	1.63
Connecticut	1.58
Hawaii	1.49
New Jersey	1.46
North Dakota	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	1.34
Louisiana	1.32
Kentucky	1.31
Illinois	1.30
New Jersey	1.26
Montana	1.26
Maryland	1.25
Hawaii	1.19
Alabama	1.19
West Virginia	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	2.30
Nebraska	2.17
North Dakota	2.04
Iowa	2.01
Wyoming	1.89
Tennessee	1.71
Mississippi	1.62
South Dakota	1.50
Indiana	1.44
Wisconsin	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Driver/Sales Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	1.86
North Dakota	1.81
Idaho	1.46
Guam	1.43
Ohio	1.40
Colorado	1.39
North Carolina	1.38
Oregon	1.28
Arizona	1.25
Minnesota	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Bus Drivers, School or Special Client, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	1.69
Connecticut	1.66
Pennsylvania	1.57
West Virginia	1.56
Minnesota	1.53
Kentucky	1.53
New York	1.51
Wyoming	1.45
Virginia	1.44
Arkansas	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	3.17
Guam	1.87
New York	1.74
Nevada	1.63
Maryland	1.61
New Jersey	1.50
California	1.36
Washington	1.35
Oregon	1.30
Minnesota	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	6.87
West Virginia	3.39
Pennsylvania	3.10
South Carolina	2.74
New Mexico	2.68
Georgia	2.51
Puerto Rico	2.35
Rhode Island	2.27
Alabama	2.15
Mississippi	1.90

States with the highest location quotients for Flight Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	2.45
Illinois	2.16
Colorado	1.85
Minnesota	1.63
Washington	1.56
Texas	1.55
New York	1.36
Florida	1.23
California	1.14
North Carolina	1.11

States with the highest location quotients for Airfield Operations Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	13.85
Alaska	5.08
Arizona	1.70
Utah	1.47
Texas	1.47
Georgia	1.38
California	1.26
Montana	1.25
Michigan	1.24
Missouri	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Air Traffic Controllers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	4.35
New Mexico	2.72
Hawaii	2.64
Kansas	1.98
Virginia	1.84
Colorado	1.76
Utah	1.65
North Dakota	1.56
Oklahoma	1.45
Georgia	1.45

States with the highest location quotients for Commercial Pilots, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	8.33
North Dakota	3.39
South Dakota	2.80
Montana	2.70
Delaware	2.40
Alabama	2.25
Arkansas	2.23
Arizona	1.93
Hawaii	1.90
Wyoming	1.88

States with the highest location quotients for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	10.82
Hawaii	2.77
Georgia	2.76
Colorado	2.17
Illinois	2.12
Arizona	1.90
Minnesota	1.89
Nevada	1.75
Texas	1.38
Washington	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Tennessee	1.49
New Jersey	1.42
North Dakota	1.40
Louisiana	1.40
Kentucky	1.40
Wyoming	1.33
Georgia	1.29
Indiana	1.27
Alabama	1.23
Pennsylvania	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Kentucky	6.67
Alaska	6.66
Georgia	2.86
Hawaii	2.49
Missouri	2.05
Puerto Rico	1.75
Colorado	1.63
Maryland	1.37
Nevada	1.30
Louisiana	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Kentucky	1.35
Tennessee	1.32
New Jersey	1.32
Mississippi	1.25
Indiana	1.25
Georgia	1.24
Arkansas	1.22
Illinois	1.18
Wyoming	1.16
North Dakota	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Production Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Illinois	3.44
Louisiana	3.22
Puerto Rico	3.16
Tennessee	2.89
Iowa	2.68
Maine	2.31
Oregon	2.14
Alabama	1.93
Kentucky	1.61
Ohio	1.55

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Production Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	3.74
Alabama	3.55
Indiana	2.65
Rhode Island	2.26
Iowa	2.23
Tennessee	1.92
Utah	1.74
New Hampshire	1.56
Idaho	1.56
Mississippi	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Tire Builders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	12.11
Alabama	6.46
Oklahoma	5.28
Tennessee	2.96
Georgia	2.66
North Carolina	2.43
Indiana	2.26
South Dakota	0.95
Kentucky	0.75
Ohio	0.72

States with the highest location quotients for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	5.16
South Carolina	2.81
Arkansas	2.61
Alabama	2.61
Vermont	2.03
Kentucky	2.00
Georgia	1.91
Missouri	1.83
North Carolina	1.65
Pennsylvania	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.77
Wisconsin	2.02
Utah	1.96
Missouri	1.90
Michigan	1.84
Oklahoma	1.80
Iowa	1.78
Kansas	1.64
Pennsylvania	1.62
Ohio	1.62

States with the highest location quotients for Etchers and Engravers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	4.24
Minnesota	4.16
Massachusetts	2.91
Ohio	1.96
Wisconsin	1.76
New Jersey	1.55
Utah	1.52
Illinois	1.42
Texas	1.40
West Virginia	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	6.58
Iowa	6.29
Mississippi	4.80
Vermont	4.52
Alabama	2.71
Minnesota	2.66
Missouri	2.55
New Hampshire	2.23
Idaho	1.97
Georgia	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.28
Oklahoma	2.04
Tennessee	2.01
Missouri	1.98
South Dakota	1.83
South Carolina	1.72
Ohio	1.67
Alabama	1.63
New Hampshire	1.61
Washington	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	4.20
Oklahoma	3.88
Virginia	3.16
Oregon	3.14
Kentucky	3.14
Arkansas	2.70
Kansas	2.55
Massachusetts	2.25
Indiana	2.19
North Carolina	2.16

States with the highest location quotients for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Tennessee	3.58
Minnesota	2.18
Missouri	1.84
Oklahoma	1.60
Wisconsin	1.52
California	1.35
Indiana	1.34
South Dakota	1.26
Michigan	1.08
Oregon	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Semiconductor Processors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	11.64
Idaho	7.88
Colorado	2.94
North Carolina	2.36
Texas	1.82
California	1.26
Washington	1.09
Massachusetts	1.07
Ohio	0.68
New Hampshire	0.65

States with the highest location quotients for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Missouri	3.32
Alabama	3.14
West Virginia	2.71
Tennessee	2.36
South Dakota	2.16
Indiana	1.71
Mississippi	1.66
New Jersey	1.53
Vermont	1.44
Maryland	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Painters, Transportation Equipment, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.35
Mississippi	2.28
Washington	1.75
Maine	1.70
Guam	1.57
Alabama	1.41
Idaho	1.40
North Dakota	1.38
Missouri	1.38
Oregon	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.12
Wisconsin	3.06
Iowa	2.39
Indiana	2.36
Oklahoma	2.02
Michigan	1.99
Ohio	1.67
Alabama	1.64
Minnesota	1.57
Nebraska	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	3.02
Idaho	2.00
Kentucky	1.96
Puerto Rico	1.85
Kansas	1.72
Iowa	1.57
Nebraska	1.56
Michigan	1.41
Missouri	1.37
Minnesota	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Minnesota	2.32
Washington	2.22
Rhode Island	2.01
Florida	1.70
Utah	1.66
New York	1.52
Missouri	1.49
Montana	1.40
Maryland	1.39
Texas	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Appliance Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	4.20
Connecticut	2.61
Ohio	2.00
Alaska	1.80
Indiana	1.79
Puerto Rico	1.66
West Virginia	1.66
Minnesota	1.65
Tennessee	1.40
Wisconsin	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Dental Laboratory Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	2.36
Idaho	2.26
Alabama	1.84
Michigan	1.52
Wisconsin	1.51
Rhode Island	1.41
Florida	1.37
Georgia	1.35
Louisiana	1.27
Arkansas	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	7.62
New York	2.61
Hawaii	2.47
South Dakota	1.53
Utah	1.49
Louisiana	1.33
Montana	1.24
California	1.16
Texas	1.12
Oklahoma	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	1.84
Indiana	1.65
South Carolina	1.61
Kentucky	1.60
Wisconsin	1.56
Ohio	1.55
Alabama	1.50
New Hampshire	1.47
Arkansas	1.45
Kansas	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	3.29
Alabama	3.11
Minnesota	2.48
Arkansas	2.48
North Carolina	2.43
Mississippi	2.30
Oregon	2.25
Georgia	2.08
Nebraska	1.87
Wisconsin	1.68

States with the highest location quotients for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	3.94
Alabama	3.04
South Dakota	2.58
Ohio	2.53
Kansas	2.43
Tennessee	2.29
North Carolina	2.01
Arkansas	1.97
Kentucky	1.86
Indiana	1.78

States with the highest location quotients for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.86
Vermont	2.43
Wisconsin	2.26
Alabama	2.11
Nebraska	2.00
North Carolina	1.86
Mississippi	1.86
Arkansas	1.82
Kansas	1.69
Minnesota	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	5.15
North Carolina	4.18
Wisconsin	2.64
Georgia	2.38
Vermont	2.35
Alabama	2.09
Nebraska	1.91
West Virginia	1.67
New Jersey	1.54
Kansas	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.07
Wisconsin	2.11
Indiana	2.05
Nebraska	1.73
Kansas	1.72
Arkansas	1.70
Iowa	1.68
North Carolina	1.58
Wyoming	1.53
Ohio	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	4.92
Missouri	2.49
Alabama	2.35
Michigan	2.33
Arkansas	2.27
Indiana	2.10
Rhode Island	2.00
Vermont	1.59
Ohio	1.53
Mississippi	1.50

States with the highest location quotients for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	3.85
North Dakota	3.71
Vermont	2.80
Wyoming	2.58
Montana	2.53
Alabama	2.50
Oregon	2.19
South Dakota	1.97
Oklahoma	1.85
Kentucky	1.73

States with the highest location quotients for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	3.80
Oregon	2.54
Colorado	2.38
Maine	2.28
New Hampshire	2.18
Vermont	1.92
Idaho	1.64
California	1.60
Wisconsin	1.54
Iowa	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	3.23
Delaware	3.23
Alabama	2.22
Ohio	1.99
Kentucky	1.96
Texas	1.91
Missouri	1.88
Tennessee	1.83
South Carolina	1.83
Arkansas	1.69

States with the highest location quotients for Plant and System Operators, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	9.01
Louisiana	7.11
Wyoming	6.65
Alaska	4.22
North Dakota	4.14
Colorado	3.77
New Mexico	3.58
Puerto Rico	3.12
Iowa	2.63
Maine	1.93

States with the highest location quotients for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	12.41
Louisiana	8.31
Alaska	6.36
North Dakota	6.21
Oklahoma	4.32
New Mexico	3.66
Montana	3.47
Texas	3.16
Kansas	2.38
Utah	1.77

States with the highest location quotients for Gas Plant Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	13.94
North Dakota	11.91
New Mexico	5.09
West Virginia	4.03
Kansas	2.50
Texas	2.42
Alaska	2.31
Louisiana	2.22
Oklahoma	2.09
Mississippi	1.78

States with the highest location quotients for Chemical Plant and System Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	12.77
Iowa	3.64
Wyoming	3.21
South Carolina	2.95
Puerto Rico	2.60
Texas	2.20
Alabama	2.12
Kentucky	1.98
West Virginia	1.95
Mississippi	1.91

States with the highest location quotients for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	2.52
South Dakota	2.45
West Virginia	2.36
Idaho	2.20
Alaska	2.13
South Carolina	2.09
Wyoming	1.98
New Mexico	1.82
Guam	1.76
Kentucky	1.72

States with the highest location quotients for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.57
Nebraska	2.51
Arkansas	2.36
Maine	2.27
Maryland	2.15
Minnesota	1.97
New York	1.88
Montana	1.70
Pennsylvania	1.66
North Dakota	1.64

States with the highest location quotients for Power Plant Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	7.07
Wyoming	4.33
West Virginia	3.06
North Dakota	2.92
Montana	2.21
Idaho	1.94
Kansas	1.82
Maine	1.67
Kentucky	1.63
Michigan	1.62

States with the highest location quotients for Power Distributors and Dispatchers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	3.72
Wyoming	3.53
Arkansas	3.06
Alabama	3.05
New Mexico	2.92
Mississippi	2.45
Alaska	2.25
Montana	2.15
Ohio	2.08
Oregon	2.01

States with the highest location quotients for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	6.25
Tennessee	3.62
Mississippi	2.23
North Carolina	1.95
Pennsylvania	1.35
Illinois	0.85

States with the highest location quotients for Woodworkers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	10.72
Oregon	8.80
Alabama	4.38
Missouri	3.58
Tennessee	3.42
New Mexico	2.52
Idaho	2.00
Iowa	1.79
Hawaii	1.47
Texas	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.42
Mississippi	3.37
Wisconsin	3.08
North Carolina	2.97
Iowa	2.71
Indiana	2.70
Montana	2.67
Vermont	2.51
Oregon	2.07
New Hampshire	1.95

States with the highest location quotients for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	4.17
Oregon	3.96
Idaho	3.77
Mississippi	3.70
Maine	3.63
Arkansas	3.16
Kentucky	3.04
West Virginia	2.87
North Carolina	2.24
Missouri	2.12

States with the highest location quotients for Patternmakers, Wood, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	5.29
North Carolina	1.88

States with the highest location quotients for Model Makers, Wood, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	2.85
New York	0.67

States with the highest location quotients for Furniture Finishers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	3.92
Indiana	3.58
South Dakota	3.12
North Carolina	2.43
Minnesota	2.06
Iowa	2.01
Pennsylvania	1.81
Alabama	1.75
Maine	1.58
Wisconsin	1.51

States with the highest location quotients for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	2.37
Montana	2.18
Idaho	2.07
Alabama	2.05
South Dakota	2.02
Utah	1.93
Vermont	1.83
Oregon	1.78
Wisconsin	1.77
Minnesota	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	4.93
North Carolina	3.73
Minnesota	3.09
Georgia	2.56
Alabama	2.54
Tennessee	2.09
Maine	1.85
Virginia	1.73
Hawaii	1.60
New Jersey	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Upholsterers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	14.32
North Carolina	6.92
Indiana	2.83
Missouri	1.46
Tennessee	1.32
Arkansas	1.15
Oregon	1.12
Nevada	0.95
Arizona	0.89
Georgia	0.75

States with the highest location quotients for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	17.49
New York	2.87
California	2.50
New Jersey	1.57
North Carolina	1.34
Missouri	1.12
Florida	0.95
Tennessee	0.84
Utah	0.57
Pennsylvania	0.50

States with the highest location quotients for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	8.31
Georgia	5.28
North Carolina	4.33
Alabama	3.46
Mississippi	3.28
Michigan	2.57
Illinois	1.76
Oklahoma	1.47
Kansas	1.10
Texas	0.87

States with the highest location quotients for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Georgia	12.62
North Carolina	7.32
South Carolina	7.03
Alabama	5.46
Virginia	1.98
Rhode Island	1.75
Maine	1.45
New Hampshire	0.61
Nebraska	0.54
Vermont	0.51

States with the highest location quotients for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	10.79
Rhode Island	7.41
Georgia	6.62
North Carolina	6.38
Alabama	3.64
New Hampshire	3.33
Maine	2.63
Wisconsin	1.65
Virginia	1.34
Tennessee	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	8.09
Rhode Island	4.08
Georgia	3.82
South Carolina	3.29
North Carolina	2.60
Tennessee	2.07
Alabama	1.69
Maine	1.54
Arizona	1.46
New Hampshire	1.27

States with the highest location quotients for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	8.63
North Carolina	8.22
Rhode Island	8.15
Georgia	6.30
New Hampshire	1.95
California	1.39
Virginia	1.00
Alabama	1.00
Massachusetts	0.99
New Jersey	0.65

States with the highest location quotients for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	1.85
Nevada	1.50
Texas	1.34
Maryland	1.27
Oregon	1.21
Hawaii	1.21
Indiana	1.20
Tennessee	1.17
California	1.15
Wisconsin	1.11

States with the highest location quotients for Sewers, Hand, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	5.56
Utah	4.04
California	2.17
New York	1.62
Louisiana	1.52
New Jersey	1.17
Tennessee	1.11
Illinois	1.05
Massachusetts	0.89
North Carolina	0.73

States with the highest location quotients for Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	25.29
Florida	0.49
Massachusetts	0.42
New York	0.28
California	0.19

States with the highest location quotients for Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	7.79
Tennessee	2.04
Texas	1.44
Wisconsin	1.39
New Hampshire	1.29
Florida	1.18
Michigan	1.16
Illinois	1.12
California	1.09
Utah	1.05

States with the highest location quotients for Sewing Machine Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	5.75
Mississippi	3.90
North Carolina	2.16
Kentucky	1.75
California	1.58
Alabama	1.55
Georgia	1.45
Tennessee	1.33
South Carolina	1.27
Missouri	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	1.98
Texas	1.58
Alabama	1.54
South Carolina	1.47
Nevada	1.44
Georgia	1.43
California	1.42
Rhode Island	1.39
Virginia	1.33
Connecticut	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.37
Nevada	2.27
Guam	1.89
Hawaii	1.86
Rhode Island	1.59
Wyoming	1.56
Louisiana	1.51
South Dakota	1.32
Florida	1.32
Maryland	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Print Binding and Finishing Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	4.15
Minnesota	2.99
Kentucky	2.24
Kansas	2.00
Rhode Island	1.98
Missouri	1.93
Vermont	1.87
Indiana	1.68
New Jersey	1.49
Utah	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Printing Press Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	2.70
Kansas	2.02
Minnesota	1.81
Nebraska	1.74
Kentucky	1.60
Missouri	1.46
Ohio	1.43
Iowa	1.41
Pennsylvania	1.39
Arkansas	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Prepress Technicians and Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	2.48
Minnesota	2.38
Kansas	2.29
Iowa	1.94
Missouri	1.75
Ohio	1.58
District of Columbia	1.57
Indiana	1.49
Rhode Island	1.47
New Jersey	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	6.83
New Hampshire	3.19
Oregon	2.85
Alabama	2.04
Missouri	1.66
Indiana	1.55
Colorado	1.41
Kentucky	1.39
Minnesota	1.34
Ohio	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	4.41
Vermont	3.44
Oklahoma	3.04
Alabama	2.93
Missouri	2.28
Arkansas	2.13
South Dakota	1.93
Michigan	1.83
Idaho	1.79
Ohio	1.74

States with the highest location quotients for Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	2.74
Michigan	2.47
Ohio	2.38
Nebraska	2.20
Rhode Island	2.18
Wisconsin	2.04
Connecticut	1.86
Vermont	1.56
Missouri	1.52
Illinois	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Kansas	5.92
Alabama	5.68
Rhode Island	3.09
Washington	2.94
Virginia	2.88
Iowa	1.45
Louisiana	1.42
Indiana	1.32
Minnesota	1.28
Tennessee	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	5.65
Michigan	2.91
Arkansas	2.91
Kentucky	2.49
Ohio	2.16
Pennsylvania	1.93
Connecticut	1.73
Wisconsin	1.63
Oklahoma	1.59
South Carolina	1.56

States with the highest location quotients for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	5.51
Indiana	4.69
South Dakota	4.03
Michigan	2.63
Iowa	2.27
Tennessee	2.17
Arkansas	2.16
Kentucky	1.94
Alabama	1.93
Ohio	1.63

States with the highest location quotients for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.61
Louisiana	2.59
Wyoming	2.46
Oklahoma	2.32
North Dakota	2.07
Wisconsin	2.03
Mississippi	1.91
Alabama	1.83
Iowa	1.81
Idaho	1.70

States with the highest location quotients for Tool and Die Makers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	6.73
Indiana	3.17
Wisconsin	2.64
Ohio	2.57
Connecticut	2.14
Kentucky	1.88
Illinois	1.85
Tennessee	1.83
Pennsylvania	1.45
Iowa	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Ohio	3.37
Iowa	2.68
Illinois	2.51
Michigan	2.50
Tennessee	2.05
Missouri	1.90
Connecticut	1.84
Wisconsin	1.76
Nebraska	1.74
Utah	1.64

States with the highest location quotients for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	4.37
Michigan	3.56
Wisconsin	3.09
Ohio	2.63
Alabama	1.99
Puerto Rico	1.80
Missouri	1.60
Kentucky	1.48
North Carolina	1.44
South Carolina	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Foundry Mold and Coremakers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	6.47
Michigan	3.94
Ohio	3.78
New Hampshire	3.52
Iowa	2.29
Indiana	2.11
Utah	2.05
Oregon	1.78
Oklahoma	1.75
South Carolina	1.72

States with the highest location quotients for Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	5.87
Wisconsin	4.49
Indiana	3.47
Illinois	2.73
Michigan	2.42
Kansas	2.37
Iowa	1.98
Ohio	1.91
Pennsylvania	1.66
Florida	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	8.98
Illinois	2.47
Minnesota	2.27
Tennessee	1.99
Utah	1.89
Ohio	1.63
Connecticut	1.39
Missouri	1.15
North Carolina	1.03
Iowa	0.98

States with the highest location quotients for Pourers and Casters, Metal, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	3.61
Pennsylvania	3.51
Alabama	3.07
Iowa	2.95
Kentucky	2.81
Ohio	2.07
Minnesota	1.75
Illinois	1.51
Missouri	1.47
Arkansas	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	12.17
Alabama	6.93
Indiana	3.55
Utah	2.68
Rhode Island	2.58
Pennsylvania	2.51
Kentucky	2.38
Arkansas	2.27
Ohio	2.22
Tennessee	1.87

States with the highest location quotients for Machinists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	2.36
South Carolina	2.28
Indiana	2.27
Illinois	1.95
Ohio	1.83
Connecticut	1.72
Wisconsin	1.70
Minnesota	1.69
Nebraska	1.59
Kentucky	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	4.57
Tennessee	2.77
New Hampshire	1.56
Vermont	1.55
Arizona	1.55
Oklahoma	1.49
Illinois	1.47
Iowa	1.33
Oregon	1.26
Massachusetts	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	3.81
Indiana	3.26
Connecticut	2.71
Illinois	2.44
Oklahoma	2.04
New Hampshire	2.03
Wisconsin	1.98
Ohio	1.93
Arkansas	1.85
Maine	1.71

States with the highest location quotients for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	3.76
Wisconsin	3.21
Ohio	2.48
New Hampshire	2.34
Michigan	1.88
Alabama	1.85
Oregon	1.82
Minnesota	1.61
Rhode Island	1.58
Connecticut	1.50

States with the highest location quotients for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	4.53
Indiana	3.65
Michigan	2.95
Oklahoma	2.44
Louisiana	2.11
Ohio	1.89
Illinois	1.79
South Dakota	1.66
New Hampshire	1.37
California	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	3.64
Indiana	3.58
Wisconsin	3.04
Ohio	2.41
Alabama	2.38
Kentucky	2.18
Tennessee	1.63
Minnesota	1.52
South Dakota	1.46
Arkansas	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	4.10
Indiana	3.74
Alabama	3.71
Ohio	3.48
Mississippi	2.88
Arkansas	2.38
Nebraska	1.65
Pennsylvania	1.54
South Dakota	1.47
Connecticut	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Tennessee	6.04
Alabama	5.67
Indiana	4.18
Kentucky	2.47
Michigan	2.06
Ohio	1.56
Massachusetts	1.48
Vermont	1.31
South Dakota	1.29
Oklahoma	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	3.14
Indiana	3.10
South Carolina	2.71
Ohio	2.70
Alabama	2.51
North Carolina	2.08
Arkansas	2.06
Rhode Island	1.65
Kentucky	1.64
Connecticut	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	3.10
Kansas	2.88
New Hampshire	2.74
Wisconsin	2.70
Connecticut	2.34
Ohio	1.93
Oregon	1.79
Iowa	1.68
Vermont	1.52
Oklahoma	1.50

States with the highest location quotients for Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	4.62
Wisconsin	3.96
Vermont	3.52
Ohio	2.51
Indiana	2.21
Pennsylvania	2.05
Maine	2.03
Oklahoma	1.92
Michigan	1.89
Missouri	1.72

States with the highest location quotients for Food Processing Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	13.82
Louisiana	3.08
Mississippi	2.58
Iowa	2.54
Delaware	2.54
Vermont	2.30
Nebraska	2.02
Colorado	1.87
Maine	1.78
Ohio	1.70

States with the highest location quotients for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	4.26
Arkansas	3.35
Iowa	2.61
South Dakota	2.32
Kansas	2.30
Missouri	2.18
Maryland	2.18
North Dakota	2.16
Alabama	1.97
Oklahoma	1.92

States with the highest location quotients for Food Batchmakers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	3.22
Idaho	2.59
Iowa	2.28
Tennessee	2.10
Missouri	2.07
Illinois	1.92
Oregon	1.75
Vermont	1.72
Utah	1.61
Arkansas	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	11.56
Wisconsin	5.11
Idaho	2.49
South Dakota	2.07
Missouri	2.02
Iowa	1.93
New Hampshire	1.84
Kentucky	1.79
North Carolina	1.78
North Dakota	1.77

States with the highest location quotients for Slaughterers and Meat Packers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	4.91
Mississippi	4.30
South Dakota	4.15
Kansas	3.92
Alabama	3.34
Nebraska	3.21
Minnesota	2.77
Arkansas	2.59
North Carolina	2.50
Georgia	2.18

States with the highest location quotients for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	11.43
Nebraska	9.62
Alaska	7.49
Arkansas	5.66
Alabama	5.57
Mississippi	5.38
South Dakota	4.95
Iowa	3.94
Kansas	3.26
North Carolina	2.68

States with the highest location quotients for Butchers and Meat Cutters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.75
Puerto Rico	2.65
Iowa	2.27
Virgin Islands	2.22
Montana	1.69
South Dakota	1.56
Idaho	1.55
Illinois	1.35
Missouri	1.30
California	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Bakers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.68
Guam	2.46
Hawaii	1.82
Montana	1.55
Puerto Rico	1.53
Nevada	1.50
Washington	1.44
North Dakota	1.43
Maine	1.38
Pennsylvania	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Kentucky	3.48
Indiana	3.33
Michigan	2.76
South Carolina	2.44
Alabama	2.07
Tennessee	1.98
Mississippi	1.95
Wisconsin	1.81
Ohio	1.47
Iowa	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Pennsylvania	1.77
Florida	0.79
Texas	0.74

States with the highest location quotients for Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	10.94
Indiana	7.75
Rhode Island	3.26
Arkansas	2.87
South Carolina	2.79
Tennessee	2.71
Washington	2.60
Maine	2.57
Iowa	2.28
Florida	2.13

States with the highest location quotients for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	3.57
Alabama	2.84
Kansas	2.54
Oregon	1.93
Louisiana	1.79
Utah	1.78
Mississippi	1.68
Arkansas	1.59
Oklahoma	1.48
Tennessee	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	7.97
Michigan	6.50
Ohio	5.05
South Dakota	4.12
Alabama	2.50
Mississippi	2.24
Tennessee	1.24
South Carolina	1.23
Washington	1.19
Wisconsin	1.04

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	2.73
Wisconsin	2.28
South Dakota	1.92
Michigan	1.73
Minnesota	1.63
Nevada	1.60
Massachusetts	1.44
Oregon	1.41
Iowa	1.38
Missouri	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	3.82
South Dakota	3.61
North Carolina	3.55
Missouri	3.48
Tennessee	2.11
Alabama	2.10
West Virginia	2.07
Mississippi	1.83
Connecticut	1.53
Georgia	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	4.93
Georgia	2.03
Connecticut	1.97
Alabama	1.95
West Virginia	1.74
Louisiana	1.33
Texas	0.90
California	0.67
Arizona	0.66
Pennsylvania	0.63

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	2.03
Indiana	2.00
Arkansas	1.69
Michigan	1.64
Alabama	1.62
Iowa	1.53
South Carolina	1.48
Kentucky	1.48
Tennessee	1.45
Mississippi	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Production Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	2.02
Wisconsin	1.88
Alabama	1.79
Michigan	1.74
Kentucky	1.66
Arkansas	1.56
South Carolina	1.54
Mississippi	1.54
Iowa	1.53
Ohio	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	2.28
Hawaii	1.88
Maryland	1.86
Maine	1.86
Tennessee	1.84
Nevada	1.83
North Dakota	1.74
Florida	1.62
Alaska	1.60
Montana	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	8.86
Delaware	2.45
Louisiana	2.26
Maryland	2.02
Puerto Rico	1.96
Alabama	1.77
Virginia	1.76
Texas	1.71
Alaska	1.61
Oklahoma	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Signal and Track Switch Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	5.32
Pennsylvania	2.08
Illinois	1.63
Indiana	1.50
Tennessee	1.30
Texas	0.95
Kentucky	0.91
Washington	0.79
Colorado	0.73
Florida	0.68

States with the highest location quotients for Riggers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	14.07
Maine	3.29
Hawaii	2.62
Virginia	2.37
Mississippi	2.35
Nevada	2.26
Washington	1.96
Rhode Island	1.96
Oklahoma	1.77
Texas	1.68

States with the highest location quotients for Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	4.56
South Dakota	4.21
New Hampshire	3.65
Kansas	2.87
Florida	1.51
North Carolina	1.23
Texas	1.18
New York	0.88
Pennsylvania	0.85
Washington	0.49

States with the highest location quotients for Locksmiths and Safe Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.93
Louisiana	1.72
Alabama	1.61
Florida	1.57
Utah	1.56
Montana	1.43
Vermont	1.42
Oregon	1.39
New Mexico	1.28
South Carolina	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Fabric Menders, Except Garment, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Carolina	2.80
California	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Commercial Divers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	20.36
Louisiana	5.62
New Hampshire	5.55
Alabama	1.95
Florida	1.89
Missouri	1.35
Tennessee	1.20
Texas	0.94
New Jersey	0.81
South Carolina	0.78

States with the highest location quotients for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.89
Oklahoma	3.02
North Dakota	1.92
New Mexico	1.78
Louisiana	1.71
West Virginia	1.60
Indiana	1.55
South Dakota	1.52
Puerto Rico	1.50
Mississippi	1.47

States with the highest location quotients for Wind Turbine Service Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	14.95
North Dakota	8.31
Iowa	8.25
Oklahoma	4.34
New Mexico	4.18
Texas	3.70
Illinois	1.98
Pennsylvania	1.71
Colorado	1.44
West Virginia	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.02
West Virginia	1.49
Alaska	1.45
South Carolina	1.41
Wyoming	1.32
Guam	1.31
Wisconsin	1.27
Louisiana	1.25
Nevada	1.23
New York	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	3.51
Wyoming	3.32
New Jersey	2.79
Alaska	2.44
Louisiana	2.20
Puerto Rico	1.93
New Mexico	1.81
Oregon	1.74
Arkansas	1.74
Kentucky	1.66

States with the highest location quotients for Watch Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	3.14
New York	1.83
Ohio	1.40
Michigan	1.32
California	1.13
Florida	1.10
Texas	1.06
Pennsylvania	0.79
Indiana	0.60

States with the highest location quotients for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Pennsylvania	2.39
Missouri	2.32
Wisconsin	1.77
New Jersey	1.47
Massachusetts	1.44
Texas	1.32
Illinois	1.29
Alabama	1.26
Tennessee	1.16
Washington	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Equipment Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	1.71
Missouri	1.60
Utah	1.59
South Dakota	1.55
Tennessee	1.47
Maryland	1.43
North Dakota	1.39
Alabama	1.34
Kansas	1.27
North Carolina	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Illinois	2.70
Louisiana	2.67
Arizona	2.65
California	2.05
New Jersey	1.97
Georgia	1.22
Indiana	1.20
Maryland	0.83
Michigan	0.73
New York	0.58

States with the highest location quotients for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	2.33
Virginia	2.19
Puerto Rico	2.11
South Dakota	1.89
West Virginia	1.81
New Jersey	1.68
Texas	1.58
Guam	1.47
Pennsylvania	1.39
Arkansas	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.68
Mississippi	2.24
North Dakota	2.22
Arkansas	2.18
Alabama	2.04
South Carolina	1.90
Wyoming	1.83
Kentucky	1.82
Montana	1.74
Georgia	1.73

States with the highest location quotients for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	4.89
Tennessee	4.81
Alabama	4.02
Pennsylvania	3.23
Virginia	2.54
Texas	2.30
New York	0.67

States with the highest location quotients for Millwrights, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	3.52
Louisiana	3.01
Mississippi	2.75
Iowa	2.74
Indiana	2.61
North Dakota	2.27
South Carolina	2.10
Michigan	1.97
Alabama	1.95
Maine	1.86

States with the highest location quotients for Maintenance Workers, Machinery, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	5.07
Wyoming	2.84
North Dakota	2.72
Tennessee	2.34
Louisiana	2.21
Pennsylvania	2.00
North Carolina	1.88
Wisconsin	1.79
Alaska	1.77
Arkansas	1.65

States with the highest location quotients for Industrial Machinery Mechanics, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	3.56
Alabama	2.41
Michigan	2.04
Arkansas	1.95
Kentucky	1.87
Mississippi	1.81
Iowa	1.81
South Carolina	1.70
West Virginia	1.69
North Dakota	1.62

States with the highest location quotients for Home Appliance Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	2.00
Oregon	1.73
Missouri	1.70
New Jersey	1.65
Colorado	1.57
Nebraska	1.56
New Hampshire	1.53
Illinois	1.53
South Dakota	1.50
Iowa	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	1.68
Delaware	1.61
Florida	1.54
Virginia	1.48
North Carolina	1.46
Maine	1.46
Vermont	1.40
New Hampshire	1.29
South Carolina	1.28
Arizona	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	5.22
Texas	2.65
South Dakota	2.16
Oklahoma	2.14
New Mexico	2.12
Michigan	1.45
Colorado	1.44
West Virginia	1.43
Alabama	1.41
North Dakota	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Mechanical Door Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	4.47
Arkansas	2.37
Oklahoma	2.35
Kansas	1.73
Missouri	1.63
Florida	1.54
Wisconsin	1.50
Ohio	1.49
Colorado	1.44
Kentucky	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Tire Repairers and Changers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	2.50
Idaho	2.22
Utah	1.80
Alaska	1.71
Alabama	1.66
Wyoming	1.55
Maine	1.53
Texas	1.50
Arizona	1.49
New Mexico	1.47

States with the highest location quotients for Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	4.40
Indiana	3.25
Wyoming	2.83
Iowa	2.32
North Dakota	2.30
Oklahoma	2.26
Oregon	2.16
Missouri	2.10
South Dakota	2.04
New Hampshire	1.93

States with the highest location quotients for Bicycle Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	6.90
Utah	3.44
District of Columbia	3.21
Idaho	3.02
New Hampshire	2.90
Kansas	2.85
Wyoming	2.33
Colorado	2.24
South Dakota	2.10
Michigan	2.09

States with the highest location quotients for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	3.16
South Dakota	2.87
Idaho	2.79
West Virginia	2.58
Maine	2.08
Delaware	2.04
New Hampshire	1.81
Alabama	1.72
Connecticut	1.66
Kentucky	1.57

States with the highest location quotients for Motorcycle Mechanics, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	4.83
Wyoming	3.37
South Dakota	3.19
Idaho	2.99
New Mexico	2.49
Wisconsin	2.33
Maine	2.32
West Virginia	2.31
Iowa	2.19
Colorado	2.01

States with the highest location quotients for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	3.80
Florida	2.50
Maryland	2.22
Rhode Island	2.14
Maine	2.14
Kentucky	2.13
Delaware	2.00
New Hampshire	1.93
Alabama	1.75
North Dakota	1.74

States with the highest location quotients for Rail Car Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	5.38
Nebraska	4.47
Kansas	3.52
North Dakota	3.51
Alaska	3.09
Illinois	3.00
Iowa	2.32
West Virginia	2.07
Idaho	1.79
Kentucky	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	5.59
Guam	3.60
Alaska	3.49
North Dakota	3.42
West Virginia	3.24
Montana	2.27
Maine	1.89
Louisiana	1.79
Nevada	1.78
Kentucky	1.55

States with the highest location quotients for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	7.86
Nebraska	6.96
North Dakota	6.77
Iowa	6.15
Montana	4.46
Kansas	4.04
Idaho	3.69
Arkansas	2.58
Wisconsin	2.43
Minnesota	2.40

States with the highest location quotients for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	1.88
North Dakota	1.78
West Virginia	1.64
Arkansas	1.53
Indiana	1.48
Iowa	1.46
Alabama	1.43
Minnesota	1.34
Oklahoma	1.29
Nebraska	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	1.49
Montana	1.41
Missouri	1.32
Idaho	1.27
North Dakota	1.25
Alaska	1.23
West Virginia	1.22
Vermont	1.22
New Mexico	1.21
New Hampshire	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	2.46
Wyoming	2.33
Montana	2.22
Idaho	2.07
Alabama	1.97
New Hampshire	1.85
South Carolina	1.82
Hawaii	1.79
Louisiana	1.65
South Dakota	1.63

States with the highest location quotients for Automotive Body and Related Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	1.62
South Dakota	1.51
Vermont	1.44
Nebraska	1.44
Rhode Island	1.42
Montana	1.32
Pennsylvania	1.27
Colorado	1.26
Wisconsin	1.24
Arkansas	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	5.60
Hawaii	2.46
Georgia	2.20
Arizona	2.02
Washington	1.80
Kentucky	1.71
Utah	1.68
Florida	1.67
Texas	1.56
Nevada	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.04
Florida	1.58
Oklahoma	1.47
Virginia	1.44
Maryland	1.44
Texas	1.35
Arizona	1.31
Nevada	1.27
Arkansas	1.26
Nebraska	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	5.24
Arizona	4.41
North Dakota	2.23
Colorado	2.05
Arkansas	2.03
Indiana	1.84
Florida	1.83
Pennsylvania	1.52
Missouri	1.42
Puerto Rico	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.18
Missouri	2.89
North Dakota	2.86
Texas	1.61
Colorado	1.50
California	1.40
Virginia	1.31
Arizona	1.30
Minnesota	1.10
Michigan	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.90
Alabama	2.51
Michigan	2.29
Delaware	1.99
North Dakota	1.94
Montana	1.93
Alaska	1.84
Puerto Rico	1.80
Oklahoma	1.80
New York	1.74

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.13
Maine	2.12
North Dakota	2.03
Colorado	1.96
Oklahoma	1.88
Alabama	1.84
Wyoming	1.64
Idaho	1.64
Utah	1.47
Georgia	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	2.73
Virginia	2.59
Maine	2.38
Mississippi	2.33
Tennessee	2.21
Maryland	2.06
Pennsylvania	1.59
New Jersey	1.55
Oregon	1.52
Alabama	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	3.54
West Virginia	2.43
Colorado	2.18
Puerto Rico	2.15
Alabama	2.07
Minnesota	2.06
Oklahoma	2.05
Virginia	1.95
Arkansas	1.64
North Carolina	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Avionics Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Washington	5.45
Kansas	4.71
Oklahoma	3.30
Alabama	2.96
Georgia	2.95
Alaska	2.32
Hawaii	1.73
Maryland	1.65
Florida	1.60
Utah	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	1.88
Florida	1.44
Louisiana	1.42
Guam	1.40
South Carolina	1.38
Georgia	1.36
Alaska	1.34
Alabama	1.33
Tennessee	1.30
California	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	6.44
Oklahoma	2.79
Puerto Rico	2.72
Alabama	2.60
Tennessee	2.47
Wyoming	2.46
Hawaii	2.31
Colorado	2.27
Vermont	2.19
Arizona	1.85

States with the highest location quotients for Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Kentucky	1.72
Virginia	1.54
Alabama	1.35
Maine	1.33
New Jersey	1.27
Pennsylvania	1.26
Nevada	1.26
New Hampshire	1.25
Texas	1.18
Arkansas	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	1.97
Arkansas	1.50
West Virginia	1.44
Louisiana	1.43
Virgin Islands	1.41
North Dakota	1.36
Oklahoma	1.34
Alabama	1.34
Hawaii	1.32
Montana	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	1.64
Alaska	1.42
North Dakota	1.40
West Virginia	1.32
Louisiana	1.27
Guam	1.26
Oklahoma	1.24
Montana	1.23
Alabama	1.23
Arkansas	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Extraction Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	69.87
Alaska	21.09
Wyoming	12.96
West Virginia	11.76
New Mexico	3.63
Louisiana	3.34
Colorado	2.37
Texas	2.35
Alabama	2.26
District of Columbia	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Extraction Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	14.96
New Mexico	5.22
Texas	5.01
Alaska	3.91
West Virginia	3.09
Oklahoma	2.91
Kentucky	2.57
North Dakota	2.48
Nevada	2.39
Colorado	2.14

States with the highest location quotients for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	20.40
Wyoming	18.86
New Mexico	12.49
Oklahoma	9.23
Texas	5.78
Louisiana	3.10
Colorado	2.92
West Virginia	2.71
Alaska	2.46
Kansas	1.79

States with the highest location quotients for Roof Bolters, Mining, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	68.67
Kentucky	12.98
Wyoming	12.95
Indiana	3.55
Pennsylvania	3.15
Illinois	1.90

States with the highest location quotients for Rock Splitters, Quarry, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	10.77
Vermont	8.61
Montana	7.39
Indiana	3.06
Pennsylvania	3.04
Arkansas	2.75
West Virginia	2.44
Missouri	2.36
Connecticut	1.70
Colorado	1.66

States with the highest location quotients for Mining Machine Operators, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	30.66
North Dakota	19.91
Kentucky	13.68
West Virginia	7.49
Utah	4.47
Nevada	3.18
New Mexico	3.01
Minnesota	2.75
Florida	0.85
Virginia	0.69

States with the highest location quotients for Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	13.88
Wyoming	11.44
West Virginia	9.42
Alabama	4.68
Oklahoma	3.97
Pennsylvania	1.26
Colorado	1.18
Texas	1.13
Illinois	1.06
Ohio	1.01

States with the highest location quotients for Continuous Mining Machine Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	19.23
West Virginia	12.73
Wyoming	7.51
Idaho	6.99
Kentucky	6.11
Utah	6.03
Arizona	4.01
Alaska	3.11
Montana	2.72
Colorado	1.71

States with the highest location quotients for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	18.23
Oklahoma	10.99
West Virginia	4.34
Alaska	4.03
Arkansas	3.70
Indiana	3.43
New Mexico	3.39
Kentucky	3.03
Hawaii	2.67
Tennessee	2.33

States with the highest location quotients for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	3.82
Alaska	3.29
Nebraska	3.24
Wyoming	3.21
Utah	1.86
Vermont	1.72
Montana	1.67
Idaho	1.66
Arizona	1.58
Minnesota	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	19.43
North Dakota	16.49
Alaska	9.90
New Mexico	6.36
Texas	5.78
West Virginia	5.51
Oklahoma	5.15
Louisiana	3.32
Colorado	2.81
Montana	1.74

States with the highest location quotients for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	14.51
Oklahoma	13.17
New Mexico	9.17
Wyoming	7.42
Alaska	5.89
Texas	4.55
Louisiana	4.11
West Virginia	3.77
Mississippi	2.01
Colorado	1.86

States with the highest location quotients for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	19.98
New Mexico	17.99
Wyoming	12.42
Oklahoma	7.87
Texas	5.88
Alaska	4.91
Louisiana	2.33
Mississippi	1.81
Colorado	1.23
Arkansas	0.71

States with the highest location quotients for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	6.42
Florida	3.61
Alabama	2.07
Oklahoma	1.66
North Carolina	1.64
Colorado	1.62
Maryland	1.39
Tennessee	1.38
New Mexico	1.27
Nevada	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	2.91
Wyoming	2.13
Colorado	1.88
Oklahoma	1.85
Idaho	1.80
Rhode Island	1.75
West Virginia	1.72
New Hampshire	1.68
Iowa	1.53
Connecticut	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	3.58
New York	3.17
Massachusetts	2.22
Louisiana	2.04
West Virginia	1.97
Oklahoma	1.83
South Dakota	1.57
Iowa	1.35
Pennsylvania	1.33
Nebraska	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Highway Maintenance Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	4.55
South Dakota	3.75
Wyoming	2.93
Vermont	2.89
Maine	2.82
North Dakota	2.57
Arkansas	2.54
New Hampshire	2.40
Montana	2.24
Iowa	2.24

States with the highest location quotients for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	2.98
Idaho	2.89
New Mexico	2.49
Rhode Island	2.08
Guam	2.03
Hawaii	1.68
New York	1.56
Louisiana	1.52
Colorado	1.52
Ohio	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Fence Erectors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	6.43
Montana	4.17
South Dakota	2.15
Maine	1.98
Iowa	1.73
Massachusetts	1.64
Washington	1.63
Alabama	1.59
Arkansas	1.48
Virginia	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Elevator Installers and Repairers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	4.10
New York	2.66
Hawaii	1.80
Massachusetts	1.45
Kansas	1.42
Texas	1.33
Connecticut	1.25
Utah	1.16
Puerto Rico	1.08
South Carolina	1.01

States with the highest location quotients for Construction and Building Inspectors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	1.94
Hawaii	1.68
New Jersey	1.58
Virginia	1.57
Delaware	1.52
Colorado	1.48
North Carolina	1.44
Maryland	1.43
Pennsylvania	1.30
New York	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	8.05
Guam	5.63
Hawaii	2.43
Puerto Rico	2.41
Alaska	2.03
Virginia	1.96
Arizona	1.96
Arkansas	1.93
Tennessee	1.91
Texas	1.77

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Roofers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	3.42
Florida	3.10
Louisiana	2.24
Virginia	2.21
Delaware	2.16
West Virginia	1.60
Alabama	1.51
Washington	1.31
South Carolina	1.20
Tennessee	1.12

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	4.87
Guam	4.78
New Mexico	2.26
Oklahoma	2.24
Texas	2.02
Florida	1.87
North Carolina	1.86
South Carolina	1.71
Virginia	1.68
South Dakota	1.57

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	6.61
Utah	3.29
Alaska	2.83
Texas	1.62
Wyoming	1.57
California	1.55
Idaho	1.49
Arkansas	1.44
Arizona	1.42
Maryland	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Electricians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	3.88
Guam	3.62
Puerto Rico	3.03
North Carolina	2.33
Oklahoma	2.32
Maine	2.21
Georgia	2.15
Alabama	1.97
Florida	1.87
South Carolina	1.84

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Carpenters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	4.44
Alaska	3.90
Delaware	3.25
Puerto Rico	3.19
Rhode Island	3.07
Maine	2.88
Vermont	2.63
Virginia	2.40
South Dakota	2.39
Maryland	2.23

States with the highest location quotients for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	3.75
Vermont	2.99
Virginia	2.52
Delaware	2.02
Maryland	1.97
Nevada	1.81
South Dakota	1.80
Nebraska	1.70
Tennessee	1.69
North Dakota	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Solar Photovoltaic Installers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	21.01
Hawaii	6.92
Puerto Rico	4.86
California	3.73
New Jersey	3.02
Maine	2.63
New Mexico	2.45
North Carolina	1.82
Utah	1.73
New York	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Structural Iron and Steel Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.32
Nebraska	2.55
Louisiana	2.34
Utah	2.08
Rhode Island	1.57
Ohio	1.39
Texas	1.38
Arizona	1.35
Arkansas	1.31
Oklahoma	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Sheet Metal Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.80
Oklahoma	2.33
Indiana	1.62
Oregon	1.55
Mississippi	1.51
Maryland	1.51
Missouri	1.48
Rhode Island	1.47
Utah	1.46
Wisconsin	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Roofers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Florida	2.75
Oregon	2.04
New Mexico	1.98
Utah	1.61
Washington	1.57
Nevada	1.57
Wyoming	1.52
Hawaii	1.51
Colorado	1.50
Idaho	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	14.65
Hawaii	5.12
Nevada	3.38
Texas	2.28
Maryland	2.04
Utah	1.93
Louisiana	1.74
Colorado	1.67
Nebraska	1.44
California	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Plasterers and Stucco Masons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	8.52
Arizona	4.08
New Mexico	3.88
California	2.83
Utah	2.06
Hawaii	1.64
Florida	1.37
Massachusetts	1.32
Oklahoma	1.30
Wisconsin	0.94

States with the highest location quotients for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	1.79
Utah	1.43
Montana	1.42
Oklahoma	1.35
Colorado	1.34
Nebraska	1.30
Massachusetts	1.23
Kentucky	1.22
Texas	1.19
North Dakota	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Pipelayers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	4.94
West Virginia	4.86
Alabama	4.61
North Carolina	2.32
Oklahoma	2.22
Georgia	1.79
South Carolina	1.69
Florida	1.62
Wyoming	1.61
South Dakota	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Paperhangers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	3.64
Pennsylvania	2.02
Arizona	1.49
North Carolina	1.39
Ohio	0.99
Florida	0.96
Alabama	0.89
Texas	0.23

States with the highest location quotients for Painters, Construction and Maintenance, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.03
Washington	1.94
Hawaii	1.83
Louisiana	1.80
Nevada	1.68
Idaho	1.67
Oregon	1.62
Maine	1.46
Utah	1.40
California	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Insulation Workers, Mechanical, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	6.68
Louisiana	6.26
Delaware	3.68
Maine	3.06
Colorado	2.40
Alaska	2.25
West Virginia	2.20
Iowa	2.14
Virginia	2.11
Minnesota	1.86

States with the highest location quotients for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	3.32
Louisiana	3.18
North Dakota	2.81
Idaho	2.58
New Hampshire	2.36
Texas	2.03
South Dakota	1.70
Oregon	1.67
Alaska	1.65
Maine	1.59

States with the highest location quotients for Glaziers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	2.78
District of Columbia	2.34
Wyoming	2.32
Washington	2.09
Hawaii	1.83
Florida	1.56
Colorado	1.53
Maryland	1.51
Nevada	1.42
Arizona	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Electricians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	1.85
North Dakota	1.65
Utah	1.61
Louisiana	1.47
Idaho	1.33
Washington	1.28
Colorado	1.25
Guam	1.23
Hawaii	1.23
West Virginia	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Tapers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Washington	5.03
Nevada	4.96
Hawaii	4.07
Arizona	3.43
California	3.31
Rhode Island	2.60
Utah	2.35
Maine	1.87
Oregon	1.83
Massachusetts	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	3.56
Nevada	2.94
California	2.44
Idaho	2.34
Washington	2.09
Arizona	2.06
Colorado	1.58
Hawaii	1.57
South Dakota	1.52
Rhode Island	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	5.95
West Virginia	3.62
Alaska	3.44
North Dakota	2.70
Montana	2.58
New Mexico	1.96
Kansas	1.87
Louisiana	1.74
Colorado	1.63
Oklahoma	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Pile-Driver Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	6.89
Rhode Island	4.70
South Carolina	3.76
Delaware	3.48
Massachusetts	2.48
Washington	2.38
Florida	1.63
Texas	1.37
Virginia	1.27
Oregon	1.16

States with the highest location quotients for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	2.75
Oklahoma	2.65
Mississippi	2.18
North Dakota	2.17
Nebraska	2.13
Arizona	2.08
Colorado	2.05
Maine	2.00
Idaho	1.98
South Dakota	1.85

States with the highest location quotients for Construction Laborers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	1.88
Guam	1.72
Virgin Islands	1.69
Wyoming	1.67
New Mexico	1.67
North Dakota	1.60
Louisiana	1.56
Idaho	1.45
Utah	1.42
Montana	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Terrazzo Workers and Finishers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	5.26
Illinois	3.19
Texas	1.53
California	1.44
Florida	1.00
Michigan	0.70
Wisconsin	0.66
New York	0.41

States with the highest location quotients for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	4.39
South Dakota	3.80
Nebraska	2.52
Idaho	2.48
Utah	1.91
Arizona	1.83
North Dakota	1.71
Iowa	1.54
Colorado	1.53
Wyoming	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Tile and Marble Setters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.50
Utah	3.58
Hawaii	1.95
Florida	1.93
Oregon	1.90
California	1.54
Illinois	1.30
New Mexico	1.24
Colorado	1.24
Arizona	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Floor Sanders and Finishers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	4.42
Arkansas	4.42
Wisconsin	4.05
Massachusetts	3.32
New Hampshire	3.30
Missouri	2.89
North Carolina	2.16
Maryland	1.89
Tennessee	1.55
Washington	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	3.19
Idaho	2.64
Missouri	2.27
Wisconsin	2.22
South Dakota	1.97
North Dakota	1.78
California	1.78
Ohio	1.56
Vermont	1.50
Alabama	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Carpet Installers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.48
Idaho	2.77
Washington	2.05
Vermont	1.99
California	1.97
Oregon	1.75
Delaware	1.75
Michigan	1.44
Pennsylvania	1.33
Georgia	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Carpenters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.61
Virgin Islands	2.25
Idaho	2.15
Montana	1.98
South Dakota	1.97
Wyoming	1.93
Vermont	1.80
Hawaii	1.75
Washington	1.63
Oregon	1.63

States with the highest location quotients for Stonemasons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.33
Utah	3.58
California	2.29
Vermont	2.05
Arizona	2.03
Oklahoma	1.91
Idaho	1.84
Maryland	1.72
Hawaii	1.58
Colorado	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Brickmasons and Blockmasons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	3.54
Virgin Islands	3.30
Montana	1.86
Maryland	1.71
Virginia	1.70
South Dakota	1.53
Nebraska	1.52
Minnesota	1.49
Indiana	1.47
Nevada	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Boilermakers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	12.03
Louisiana	4.59
Indiana	3.39
Texas	3.24
Montana	2.77
New Mexico	2.55
Kentucky	2.51
Alabama	1.91
Arkansas	1.68
West Virginia	1.57

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	2.42
North Dakota	2.06
New Mexico	1.97
West Virginia	1.87
Louisiana	1.67
Montana	1.62
Texas	1.50
Colorado	1.49
Oklahoma	1.48
North Carolina	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Construction and Extraction Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	2.42
North Dakota	1.94
Guam	1.62
Louisiana	1.62
New Mexico	1.60
West Virginia	1.51
Montana	1.48
Utah	1.46
Idaho	1.42
Alaska	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Logging Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	25.80
Arkansas	16.63
Washington	8.12
Louisiana	2.90
Alabama	1.45
Georgia	1.42
Tennessee	0.66
New York	0.14

States with the highest location quotients for Log Graders and Scalers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	9.05
Arkansas	7.11
Vermont	6.82
Idaho	6.56
New Hampshire	5.45
Maine	4.56
Kentucky	4.07
Washington	4.03
Montana	3.54
Alabama	3.26

States with the highest location quotients for Logging Equipment Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	8.14
Mississippi	7.31
Alabama	5.99
Arkansas	5.88
Oregon	5.64
Idaho	5.45
South Carolina	3.43
West Virginia	3.41
Montana	3.36
Louisiana	3.22

States with the highest location quotients for Fallers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	9.27
West Virginia	5.08
Tennessee	4.43
Virginia	2.35
Arkansas	2.29
Alabama	1.74
Missouri	1.73
North Carolina	1.57
Georgia	1.21
Indiana	1.08

States with the highest location quotients for Forest and Conservation Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	26.32
Hawaii	3.98
Montana	3.43
California	2.43
West Virginia	2.31
South Carolina	2.28
Washington	2.26
Louisiana	2.13
Tennessee	1.96
Iowa	1.88

States with the highest location quotients for Agricultural Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	6.15
Louisiana	4.20
Hawaii	3.72
Alabama	3.71
Idaho	3.60
Washington	3.39
Montana	3.02
California	2.31
Arkansas	1.66
Tennessee	1.62

States with the highest location quotients for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	5.32
Nebraska	4.93
Montana	4.93
Wyoming	4.29
Kentucky	4.01
Arkansas	2.92
Iowa	2.88
Oklahoma	2.73
Kansas	2.60
Vermont	2.41

States with the highest location quotients for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	5.77
Arizona	1.86
Washington	1.72
Idaho	1.68
Oregon	1.54
New Mexico	1.03
Vermont	0.88
Colorado	0.74
Florida	0.62
Puerto Rico	0.52

States with the highest location quotients for Agricultural Equipment Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	5.71
Nebraska	4.92
Kansas	4.56
Idaho	2.79
Arkansas	2.30
North Dakota	1.98
California	1.87
New Mexico	1.61
Washington	1.60
Indiana	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	4.89
Arkansas	4.60
Oregon	3.55
South Dakota	3.10
North Dakota	2.98
Washington	2.86
Vermont	2.65
Georgia	2.18
California	2.16
Mississippi	1.84

States with the highest location quotients for Animal Breeders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	11.05
Iowa	7.11
Wisconsin	6.61
Washington	1.58
Kentucky	1.28
New York	1.21
Ohio	1.17
California	0.98
Missouri	0.89
Texas	0.38

States with the highest location quotients for Agricultural Inspectors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	6.42
Nebraska	4.65
Wyoming	4.23
Kansas	3.72
Delaware	3.56
Mississippi	3.07
Idaho	2.63
Iowa	2.60
Arkansas	2.47
North Dakota	2.44

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	2.81
Vermont	2.65
California	2.65
Montana	2.46
Washington	2.06
Mississippi	2.06
New Mexico	2.03
Arkansas	1.74
Idaho	1.72
South Carolina	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	4.03
Idaho	2.73
Oregon	2.11
Washington	1.88
Arkansas	1.56
Vermont	1.39
Arizona	1.31
Mississippi	1.29
Montana	1.24
South Dakota	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	3.28
Connecticut	2.73
Alaska	2.61
Oregon	2.55
District of Columbia	2.17
Hawaii	2.16
California	1.95
Washington	1.40
Virgin Islands	1.35
New York	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Statistical Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	6.33
Nevada	4.61
Puerto Rico	3.90
Indiana	3.18
Massachusetts	2.52
West Virginia	2.18
Nebraska	2.02
Pennsylvania	1.92
Iowa	1.63
Maine	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Proofreaders and Copy Markers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	2.93
New York	2.40
Vermont	2.15
District of Columbia	2.05
Nebraska	1.93
Massachusetts	1.50
Minnesota	1.44
Virginia	1.38
Michigan	1.24
Pennsylvania	1.12

States with the highest location quotients for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	1.86
New Hampshire	1.80
Minnesota	1.59
Ohio	1.58
Wisconsin	1.40
New York	1.30
Connecticut	1.26
Texas	1.21
District of Columbia	1.20
Arizona	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Office Clerks, General, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	1.40
Wyoming	1.35
Pennsylvania	1.35
Illinois	1.35
West Virginia	1.34
Texas	1.33
Puerto Rico	1.20
New Hampshire	1.17
Rhode Island	1.15
Idaho	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.71
District of Columbia	1.93
Connecticut	1.88
Illinois	1.86
Virginia	1.78
Minnesota	1.71
Iowa	1.69
New York	1.61
Delaware	1.49
Pennsylvania	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	1.69
Connecticut	1.58
Wisconsin	1.45
Texas	1.42
South Dakota	1.36
Georgia	1.36
Ohio	1.32
Arizona	1.30
Iowa	1.27
Wyoming	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Desktop Publishers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.63
New Hampshire	2.29
Maine	2.27
Vermont	2.24
Oregon	2.17
Maryland	1.90
Pennsylvania	1.89
Illinois	1.84
Minnesota	1.80
Kansas	1.78

States with the highest location quotients for Word Processors and Typists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	8.89
Guam	7.84
New York	4.98
Pennsylvania	2.89
New Jersey	2.62
Hawaii	2.21
Rhode Island	1.63
California	1.25
Connecticut	1.06
District of Columbia	0.93

States with the highest location quotients for Data Entry Keyers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	3.22
Puerto Rico	2.14
Utah	2.03
New Jersey	1.71
New Hampshire	1.57
Texas	1.43
Missouri	1.39
Florida	1.24
Oklahoma	1.20
Nebraska	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	5.75
Puerto Rico	3.74
Nebraska	2.23
New Jersey	2.19
Rhode Island	2.15
Tennessee	1.85
Hawaii	1.61
New York	1.51
Alabama	1.38
Kansas	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	2.29
Missouri	1.66
Alabama	1.59
Virgin Islands	1.53
Puerto Rico	1.51
Kansas	1.44
Alaska	1.43
Maryland	1.41
District of Columbia	1.38
Mississippi	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Secretaries, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	2.45
Texas	1.90
Montana	1.83
Puerto Rico	1.80
Oregon	1.78
Massachusetts	1.78
Oklahoma	1.55
Michigan	1.53
Vermont	1.50
New Mexico	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Legal Secretaries, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.07
Puerto Rico	3.46
Rhode Island	1.90
Delaware	1.84
New Mexico	1.83
New Jersey	1.82
West Virginia	1.68
Alabama	1.65
Louisiana	1.42
Nevada	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.51
New York	2.49
Louisiana	2.04
District of Columbia	2.00
South Dakota	1.69
Massachusetts	1.60
Oklahoma	1.44
Guam	1.36
Vermont	1.36
Nebraska	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	2.17
Alabama	1.97
West Virginia	1.89
Kansas	1.81
Arkansas	1.80
Hawaii	1.69
California	1.62
New Jersey	1.60
Utah	1.51
South Carolina	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Stock Clerks and Order Fillers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	1.56
New Hampshire	1.51
Puerto Rico	1.48
Virgin Islands	1.39
Tennessee	1.36
Illinois	1.22
New Jersey	1.18
Florida	1.16
Maryland	1.15
Kansas	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Ohio	1.59
Indiana	1.50
Mississippi	1.48
Utah	1.32
Michigan	1.21
Illinois	1.21
Tennessee	1.19
Georgia	1.19
Minnesota	1.16
Delaware	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	1.67
New York	1.67
Guam	1.62
Washington	1.52
Ohio	1.40
California	1.26
Tennessee	1.22
Kansas	1.18
Arkansas	1.15
Arizona	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	1.69
New Jersey	1.67
New Hampshire	1.40
Maryland	1.34
Illinois	1.33
New York	1.32
Missouri	1.30
Delaware	1.25
Pennsylvania	1.24
Massachusetts	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Postal Service Mail Carriers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	1.25
Mississippi	1.24
Michigan	1.24
Connecticut	1.22
Missouri	1.19
Vermont	1.16
Maine	1.15
Arkansas	1.14
Rhode Island	1.13
Maryland	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Postal Service Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	4.49
Vermont	2.62
West Virginia	2.39
Alaska	2.38
Maine	2.14
Montana	2.01
Wyoming	1.87
South Dakota	1.79
Kansas	1.66
Iowa	1.66

States with the highest location quotients for Meter Readers, Utilities, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	3.14
Indiana	3.13
West Virginia	2.72
Arkansas	2.61
Mississippi	2.45
Kentucky	1.89
Georgia	1.78
Kansas	1.75
Oklahoma	1.64
Missouri	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	1.68
Nebraska	1.67
Guam	1.58
Louisiana	1.41
Alaska	1.40
Maine	1.38
Texas	1.33
Nevada	1.26
Tennessee	1.25
Connecticut	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	2.16
Mississippi	1.87
Montana	1.71
New Mexico	1.70
Maine	1.65
Nebraska	1.62
Wyoming	1.61
New Hampshire	1.59
West Virginia	1.58
Oklahoma	1.51

States with the highest location quotients for Couriers and Messengers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	5.39
Virgin Islands	4.84
Guam	3.70
Alaska	2.41
New York	1.96
Louisiana	1.93
Wisconsin	1.76
Nevada	1.49
South Carolina	1.35
Massachusetts	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Cargo and Freight Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	8.00
Virgin Islands	3.39
Hawaii	2.70
Kentucky	2.46
Alaska	1.89
Georgia	1.70
Nebraska	1.33
Virginia	1.27
New Jersey	1.27
Missouri	1.27

States with the highest location quotients for Information and Record Clerks, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	4.25
Oregon	3.40
District of Columbia	3.02
Alaska	2.59
Montana	2.14
Puerto Rico	1.90
Guam	1.63
Louisiana	1.54
Maryland	1.53
Hawaii	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	4.98
Virgin Islands	4.77
Guam	4.66
Utah	3.75
Alaska	2.54
Nevada	2.21
Florida	1.88
Minnesota	1.77
Texas	1.70
Arizona	1.50

States with the highest location quotients for Receptionists and Information Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	1.87
South Dakota	1.75
New York	1.41
Idaho	1.33
Florida	1.32
Kentucky	1.24
Alaska	1.23
Connecticut	1.20
Vermont	1.19
Rhode Island	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.09
Maryland	1.85
Minnesota	1.73
Puerto Rico	1.66
Hawaii	1.47
Guam	1.43
Alaska	1.42
South Carolina	1.39
New Jersey	1.38
Rhode Island	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Order Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	2.90
Washington	2.25
Wisconsin	1.75
Vermont	1.75
California	1.74
Kansas	1.47
Colorado	1.43
Tennessee	1.42
Ohio	1.40
Texas	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for New Accounts Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	5.32
Oklahoma	3.49
North Dakota	3.16
New Hampshire	2.91
Missouri	2.89
Kansas	2.87
Iowa	2.70
Wyoming	2.49
Wisconsin	2.38
Nebraska	2.24

States with the highest location quotients for Loan Interviewers and Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.00
Iowa	1.96
Missouri	1.93
Arizona	1.74
Oklahoma	1.73
Virginia	1.37
Texas	1.37
Ohio	1.37
Nevada	1.37
Rhode Island	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Library Assistants, Clerical, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	2.23
Rhode Island	2.06
Wyoming	1.85
Delaware	1.79
Iowa	1.74
Connecticut	1.63
Kansas	1.61
Illinois	1.61
Michigan	1.58
Ohio	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	2.32
Missouri	1.99
Nevada	1.93
New Hampshire	1.92
Tennessee	1.77
West Virginia	1.71
Montana	1.69
Oregon	1.57
Kansas	1.49
North Carolina	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	3.15
Virgin Islands	2.99
Guam	2.75
South Dakota	2.67
Hawaii	2.54
Montana	2.40
Nevada	2.10
North Dakota	1.98
Maine	1.73
Alaska	1.67

States with the highest location quotients for File Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	2.62
Florida	1.81
Delaware	1.74
New Hampshire	1.52
Utah	1.42
Nevada	1.34
Guam	1.32
Hawaii	1.31
Montana	1.30
Alaska	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.11
Alaska	1.66
Puerto Rico	1.64
North Carolina	1.64
Alabama	1.57
Pennsylvania	1.54
Utah	1.48
Missouri	1.48
Arkansas	1.48
California	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Customer Service Representatives, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arizona	1.83
Utah	1.76
Florida	1.47
South Carolina	1.32
Guam	1.29
Wisconsin	1.28
New Mexico	1.27
Georgia	1.26
Kansas	1.24
Idaho	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	2.78
Mississippi	2.50
Tennessee	2.42
North Dakota	2.38
New Jersey	1.98
Puerto Rico	1.97
South Dakota	1.84
Nevada	1.81
Alabama	1.42
Missouri	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.49
Wyoming	2.48
Missouri	2.18
Colorado	2.06
Mississippi	2.05
South Dakota	1.95
Alaska	1.94
Montana	1.79
Maine	1.79
Ohio	1.75

States with the highest location quotients for Correspondence Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	12.49
New Hampshire	5.44
Indiana	3.83
Maryland	3.32
Maine	2.24
Missouri	2.22
Massachusetts	2.01
Tennessee	2.00
Hawaii	1.69
Oklahoma	1.66

States with the highest location quotients for Brokerage Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Minnesota	2.27
New Hampshire	1.96
New Jersey	1.82
Missouri	1.68
Pennsylvania	1.50
New York	1.44
Arizona	1.36
Rhode Island	1.33
Nebraska	1.24
Ohio	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Financial Clerks, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	3.74
Alaska	3.42
West Virginia	2.57
Minnesota	2.22
Delaware	2.22
California	1.96
New Jersey	1.71
Nevada	1.61
Ohio	1.52
Connecticut	1.51

States with the highest location quotients for Tellers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	1.73
Guam	1.56
West Virginia	1.54
Alabama	1.53
South Dakota	1.44
North Dakota	1.39
Kansas	1.36
Iowa	1.36
Oklahoma	1.35
Louisiana	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Procurement Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	3.03
Maine	2.00
New Jersey	1.78
Mississippi	1.76
Oklahoma	1.67
Arizona	1.64
Alaska	1.63
Arkansas	1.44
West Virginia	1.40
Puerto Rico	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	1.45
Alaska	1.42
Virgin Islands	1.41
California	1.34
Louisiana	1.29
Kansas	1.20
Montana	1.17
New Hampshire	1.13
Delaware	1.12
Texas	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Gaming Cage Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	19.00
Oklahoma	7.39
Mississippi	4.39
South Dakota	3.69
Louisiana	3.59
Washington	2.96
California	2.01
Iowa	1.53
New Mexico	1.49
North Dakota	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.17
Montana	1.58
Vermont	1.57
Delaware	1.54
Guam	1.32
Alaska	1.31
Oklahoma	1.29
Wisconsin	1.24
Rhode Island	1.21
Massachusetts	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Billing and Posting Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	1.53
New Jersey	1.42
Puerto Rico	1.41
Rhode Island	1.36
Kentucky	1.28
Tennessee	1.26
Ohio	1.21
Arizona	1.21
Pennsylvania	1.18
Nebraska	1.16

States with the highest location quotients for Bill and Account Collectors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.79
Kansas	1.93
Utah	1.86
South Carolina	1.85
Puerto Rico	1.72
Arizona	1.68
Oklahoma	1.50
Tennessee	1.37
Texas	1.35
Missouri	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Communications Equipment Operators, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	12.29
Kentucky	4.80
West Virginia	3.60
Tennessee	3.15
Utah	3.05
New York	2.32
Nebraska	2.23
Louisiana	1.97
Connecticut	1.77
Maryland	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Telephone Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Minnesota	6.05
Puerto Rico	3.32
Louisiana	2.51
New York	2.50
District of Columbia	2.46
Georgia	1.49
Maryland	1.46
Iowa	1.42
Ohio	1.21
Massachusetts	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	4.06
Nevada	2.40
Louisiana	1.98
Rhode Island	1.83
South Carolina	1.56
Hawaii	1.49
Georgia	1.49
New Mexico	1.35
Ohio	1.23
Nebraska	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	1.78
Connecticut	1.51
Virgin Islands	1.47
Maryland	1.41
Oklahoma	1.33
Guam	1.32
Arizona	1.27
West Virginia	1.24
Florida	1.22
South Carolina	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Office and Administrative Support Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	1.21
Guam	1.20
Virgin Islands	1.12
Florida	1.12
Arizona	1.12
Utah	1.09
Texas	1.09
New Hampshire	1.09
Alaska	1.09
Oklahoma	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Sales and Related Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	2.39
New Jersey	2.25
California	1.96
Nevada	1.59
Maryland	1.53
Wisconsin	1.33
Missouri	1.25
Nebraska	1.16
Tennessee	1.15
Minnesota	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Texas	2.08
Michigan	2.08
Puerto Rico	2.00
California	1.77
Colorado	1.20
Hawaii	1.03
Florida	0.98
Arizona	0.82
Oklahoma	0.81
Oregon	0.80

States with the highest location quotients for Telemarketers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	3.10
Arizona	2.84
Ohio	2.29
Florida	2.22
Nevada	1.92
Maine	1.82
Arkansas	1.76
Utah	1.51
Colorado	1.47
Texas	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Sales Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	2.68
Massachusetts	2.55
Texas	1.65
New Hampshire	1.42
California	1.40
Arizona	1.32
North Carolina	1.30
Ohio	1.21
Pennsylvania	1.17
Georgia	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Real Estate Sales Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	2.40
Washington	2.32
Georgia	2.19
Oklahoma	2.12
Florida	1.98
Virginia	1.81
Nevada	1.61
Colorado	1.40
Arizona	1.40
Texas	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Real Estate Brokers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	3.97
North Carolina	3.03
Oregon	2.86
Missouri	2.25
Arizona	2.23
South Carolina	1.91
Virginia	1.42
Hawaii	1.39
Florida	1.25
Montana	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Models, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	1.63
Utah	1.39
New York	1.35
Illinois	0.69
California	0.69
Virginia	0.68
Pennsylvania	0.40
Ohio	0.37

States with the highest location quotients for Demonstrators and Product Promoters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.46
Oregon	2.28
Washington	2.08
California	1.91
Hawaii	1.90
Nevada	1.85
Tennessee	1.61
Utah	1.23
Iowa	1.23
Idaho	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	1.39
South Dakota	1.35
Illinois	1.26
Minnesota	1.24
Alabama	1.24
Georgia	1.23
Utah	1.21
Michigan	1.19
Nebraska	1.18
Louisiana	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.30
Oklahoma	1.92
New Hampshire	1.91
Tennessee	1.81
South Dakota	1.72
North Carolina	1.32
Maryland	1.25
North Dakota	1.24
Arizona	1.24
Ohio	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Sales Representatives, Services, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	1.59
Florida	1.35
Texas	1.33
Maryland	1.33
New Jersey	1.22
Georgia	1.17
Virginia	1.16
Illinois	1.13
Nevada	1.12
California	1.11

States with the highest location quotients for Travel Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Florida	2.35
Guam	2.33
Arizona	1.92
Hawaii	1.89
South Carolina	1.52
North Dakota	1.47
Nevada	1.36
New York	1.33
Alaska	1.32
Illinois	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	2.53
Delaware	1.71
Colorado	1.56
Connecticut	1.35
Rhode Island	1.34
New Jersey	1.33
Illinois	1.28
Texas	1.24
Massachusetts	1.18
Minnesota	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Insurance Sales Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	1.57
Iowa	1.56
Florida	1.51
Nebraska	1.40
Connecticut	1.37
North Dakota	1.32
Montana	1.29
Colorado	1.29
Missouri	1.22
Maine	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Advertising Sales Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	2.40
North Dakota	1.56
Illinois	1.52
South Dakota	1.34
Kansas	1.26
Nebraska	1.25
Florida	1.19
District of Columbia	1.19
Montana	1.15
Iowa	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Retail Salespersons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Florida	1.27
Virgin Islands	1.25
Hawaii	1.25
Puerto Rico	1.23
South Dakota	1.23
New Hampshire	1.23
Idaho	1.14
South Carolina	1.12
Nevada	1.12
Michigan	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Parts Salespersons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	2.22
South Dakota	2.14
Wyoming	1.90
Montana	1.72
Arkansas	1.68
Oregon	1.53
Puerto Rico	1.46
West Virginia	1.41
Idaho	1.41
New Mexico	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Counter and Rental Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	1.73
California	1.71
Nevada	1.36
Texas	1.26
Maryland	1.22
Iowa	1.22
Alabama	1.22
Arkansas	1.21
Vermont	1.19
Wyoming	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	8.55
Oklahoma	6.87
West Virginia	6.36
New Mexico	4.44
Mississippi	4.19
Louisiana	3.96
South Dakota	3.42
Arizona	3.41
Maryland	1.75
Michigan	1.68

States with the highest location quotients for Cashiers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	1.49
Louisiana	1.47
Puerto Rico	1.42
New Hampshire	1.37
Alabama	1.34
South Carolina	1.29
Virginia	1.28
Montana	1.27
South Dakota	1.23
Delaware	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	1.43
New York	1.39
Puerto Rico	1.38
Rhode Island	1.33
Colorado	1.31
Arkansas	1.29
Virginia	1.26
Nebraska	1.25
Florida	1.25
Wisconsin	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	1.54
Mississippi	1.42
Hawaii	1.42
South Carolina	1.35
Tennessee	1.34
Alabama	1.33
Arkansas	1.31
New Mexico	1.29
Montana	1.29
Oklahoma	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Sales and Related Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Florida	1.22
New Hampshire	1.17
Puerto Rico	1.15
Colorado	1.11
South Dakota	1.10
South Carolina	1.10
Louisiana	1.08
Alabama	1.08
North Carolina	1.07
Georgia	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	23.20
Nevada	4.34
Hawaii	3.85
Washington	2.11
Louisiana	1.83
New Jersey	1.62
Florida	1.54
Maryland	1.22
Maine	1.07
Minnesota	1.00

States with the highest location quotients for Residential Advisors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	7.41
Tennessee	3.31
Kentucky	3.12
North Dakota	2.74
Maryland	2.68
Rhode Island	2.29
Massachusetts	2.29
Utah	2.06
Alabama	1.91
District of Columbia	1.74

States with the highest location quotients for Recreation Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	1.79
Vermont	1.64
West Virginia	1.58
Montana	1.37
Connecticut	1.36
Maryland	1.35
New Hampshire	1.34
New Mexico	1.28
Illinois	1.28
New York	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	1.97
Colorado	1.62
Virginia	1.56
Massachusetts	1.56
Vermont	1.37
New Hampshire	1.33
Maryland	1.32
Connecticut	1.32
New Jersey	1.31
Idaho	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Personal Care Aides, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	2.20
California	2.15
Minnesota	1.73
Maine	1.61
Wisconsin	1.45
Vermont	1.44
Missouri	1.41
Massachusetts	1.41
New York	1.39
Pennsylvania	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Childcare Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	3.91
Nebraska	2.38
North Dakota	1.77
Wyoming	1.71
South Dakota	1.61
Kentucky	1.54
Alaska	1.53
Montana	1.50
Mississippi	1.49
Connecticut	1.47

States with the highest location quotients for Tour and Travel Guides, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	9.11
Guam	8.74
Alaska	8.05
Virgin Islands	4.42
South Dakota	3.26
Wyoming	2.89
Utah	2.64
Montana	2.22
Colorado	1.86
Delaware	1.73

States with the highest location quotients for Concierges, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	11.59
Hawaii	6.96
District of Columbia	5.52
Nevada	3.38
Florida	2.80
New York	2.51
Massachusetts	1.67
Arizona	1.35
New Jersey	1.12
Colorado	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Baggage Porters and Bellhops, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	7.90
Nevada	5.73
Guam	4.29
District of Columbia	3.51
Florida	2.83
New York	1.45
Puerto Rico	1.44
Illinois	1.30
Colorado	1.27
Mississippi	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Skincare Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	1.94
Arizona	1.87
Oregon	1.64
New York	1.62
New Jersey	1.60
North Dakota	1.34
Florida	1.31
Colorado	1.31
Connecticut	1.18
Washington	1.14

States with the highest location quotients for Shampooers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	6.44
New Jersey	4.86
Maryland	4.62
Pennsylvania	3.27
Virginia	2.56
Florida	1.63
District of Columbia	1.57
Massachusetts	1.50
Georgia	1.47
Illinois	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Manicurists and Pedicurists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	3.39
Connecticut	2.86
New Jersey	2.34
Rhode Island	2.28
California	1.85
Massachusetts	1.71
Oregon	1.44
Washington	1.28
Virginia	1.27
Delaware	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	4.12
Georgia	3.87
District of Columbia	2.98
New York	2.49
Puerto Rico	1.89
Nevada	1.38
Texas	0.35

States with the highest location quotients for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	1.65
Delaware	1.64
New Hampshire	1.63
Pennsylvania	1.60
Maryland	1.36
Minnesota	1.33
Washington	1.25
Wisconsin	1.23
Arizona	1.21
Ohio	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Barbers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Texas	2.25
Colorado	1.98
North Carolina	1.63
Pennsylvania	1.51
Kentucky	1.13
Massachusetts	1.10
Minnesota	0.98
Missouri	0.97
Maryland	0.97
Louisiana	0.97

States with the highest location quotients for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.39
Kentucky	2.15
Iowa	1.87
Arkansas	1.83
Missouri	1.77
Kansas	1.75
Nebraska	1.66
Rhode Island	1.62
South Dakota	1.56
Mississippi	1.56

States with the highest location quotients for Funeral Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	3.74
Iowa	2.18
South Carolina	2.11
Indiana	1.95
Ohio	1.89
Delaware	1.72
Pennsylvania	1.69
North Dakota	1.66
Virginia	1.61
Georgia	1.58

States with the highest location quotients for Embalmers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	4.68
Arkansas	4.13
Alabama	3.42
Louisiana	3.37
Missouri	3.22
Oklahoma	2.80
Kansas	2.58
Tennessee	2.36
South Carolina	2.18
Kentucky	2.03

States with the highest location quotients for Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	7.59
Nevada	6.65
Oregon	4.68
Utah	2.05
Maryland	2.01
Georgia	1.61
Tennessee	1.50
California	1.38
New York	1.30
New Mexico	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	6.61
Missouri	4.18
Hawaii	3.90
Connecticut	1.81
Oklahoma	1.78
Pennsylvania	1.54
Florida	1.53
Arizona	1.49
New York	1.45
Rhode Island	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Costume Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.80
New York	2.86
District of Columbia	2.07
Georgia	2.02
California	1.95
Utah	1.88
Hawaii	1.79
Louisiana	1.31
Minnesota	1.13
New Mexico	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Amusement and Recreation Attendants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	2.04
Florida	1.92
North Carolina	1.64
Nevada	1.62
Colorado	1.58
South Dakota	1.50
South Carolina	1.40
Maryland	1.40
Delaware	1.40
Guam	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	2.12
Guam	2.01
Idaho	1.64
Utah	1.57
Hawaii	1.48
Georgia	1.46
New York	1.44
Tennessee	1.36
Washington	1.29
Minnesota	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Motion Picture Projectionists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	6.60
Puerto Rico	3.40
New Jersey	3.13
Florida	2.44
Hawaii	2.19
Oklahoma	2.13
Iowa	1.85
Utah	1.57
Pennsylvania	1.44
Ohio	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Gaming Service Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	35.21
North Dakota	4.78
Louisiana	4.45
New Mexico	2.12
Minnesota	2.07
Texas	1.77
Arizona	1.49
California	1.46
Colorado	1.30
Mississippi	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	19.60
Montana	19.11
Nevada	14.28
South Dakota	5.69
Nebraska	3.72
Kentucky	3.11
Minnesota	2.32
New Mexico	1.90
North Dakota	1.79
Delaware	1.77

States with the highest location quotients for Gaming Dealers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	24.93
Mississippi	4.89
North Dakota	3.63
Washington	2.94
West Virginia	2.40
Louisiana	2.33
Oklahoma	1.88
Delaware	1.82
Maryland	1.65
Arizona	1.51

States with the highest location quotients for Nonfarm Animal Caretakers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	1.39
Colorado	1.36
Montana	1.34
New Hampshire	1.25
Kansas	1.24
Rhode Island	1.22
Virginia	1.21
North Carolina	1.21
Missouri	1.20
Vermont	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Animal Trainers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Kansas	2.54
Kentucky	2.46
West Virginia	1.64
Florida	1.62
Maryland	1.47
South Carolina	1.46
Connecticut	1.40
New York	1.38
New Mexico	1.38
California	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	1.58
New York	1.46
Pennsylvania	1.44
Connecticut	1.44
New Mexico	1.39
Hawaii	1.32
Arizona	1.30
Rhode Island	1.27
Maryland	1.27
North Dakota	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	26.05
Mississippi	5.46
Oklahoma	2.80
Louisiana	2.67
West Virginia	2.59
New Mexico	2.45
Iowa	2.10
Montana	1.96
Washington	1.91
Delaware	1.75

States with the highest location quotients for Personal Care and Service Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	1.59
California	1.49
New Mexico	1.41
Minnesota	1.33
New York	1.28
Pennsylvania	1.21
Massachusetts	1.20
Vermont	1.19
Oregon	1.19
Maine	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	11.47
Tennessee	5.03
New York	3.33
Louisiana	2.94
Maryland	2.38
Alaska	2.29
Idaho	2.16
Wyoming	2.10
Alabama	1.67
Colorado	1.66

States with the highest location quotients for Tree Trimmers and Pruners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	4.10
New Hampshire	3.68
Alaska	3.07
South Dakota	2.26
Pennsylvania	1.77
West Virginia	1.76
Kentucky	1.70
Oklahoma	1.69
Maine	1.62
Maryland	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	7.44
South Dakota	7.18
Montana	5.92
Wyoming	5.63
Iowa	4.86
Idaho	4.85
Kansas	2.54
Florida	2.13
Indiana	2.03
Arkansas	1.71

States with the highest location quotients for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	2.03
Florida	1.56
Montana	1.48
Rhode Island	1.45
Idaho	1.39
Colorado	1.34
Nevada	1.30
Maine	1.30
Guam	1.29
New Hampshire	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Pest Control Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Florida	2.25
Alabama	2.06
South Carolina	1.98
Georgia	1.90
Arizona	1.73
Louisiana	1.66
Tennessee	1.62
Hawaii	1.56
Arkansas	1.56
Mississippi	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Building Cleaning Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	4.32
Florida	2.67
South Carolina	1.58
Wisconsin	0.72
Nevada	0.68
Connecticut	0.63
Tennessee	0.51
West Virginia	0.49
Iowa	0.38

States with the highest location quotients for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	3.28
Guam	3.18
Nevada	2.98
Montana	2.20
Wyoming	1.96
Virgin Islands	1.89
South Dakota	1.55
Florida	1.47
North Dakota	1.45
Alaska	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.30
Nevada	1.46
District of Columbia	1.42
Virgin Islands	1.41
New York	1.36
Hawaii	1.34
South Dakota	1.32
Delaware	1.30
Guam	1.29
Maine	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	1.91
Guam	1.81
New Hampshire	1.76
Maryland	1.63
Arkansas	1.50
Arizona	1.49
Florida	1.47
Hawaii	1.43
Rhode Island	1.41
Kansas	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.75
Virgin Islands	2.57
Hawaii	2.36
District of Columbia	2.13
Nevada	1.98
Wyoming	1.67
Maryland	1.59
Delaware	1.58
West Virginia	1.53
Vermont	1.45

States with the highest location quotients for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	1.92
Guam	1.73
Nevada	1.72
Virgin Islands	1.54
Puerto Rico	1.53
Montana	1.41
Wyoming	1.35
South Dakota	1.30
Florida	1.25
Maine	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	5.01
Maryland	2.80
Virgin Islands	2.46
California	1.99
Colorado	1.83
Louisiana	1.78
Mississippi	1.51
Oregon	1.48
Guam	1.45
New Jersey	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	1.98
Hawaii	1.84
Nevada	1.42
Colorado	1.42
Florida	1.32
Delaware	1.26
Tennessee	1.21
North Carolina	1.21
Oklahoma	1.16
Michigan	1.16

States with the highest location quotients for Dishwashers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	2.00
Hawaii	2.00
Guam	1.73
District of Columbia	1.69
Rhode Island	1.60
Montana	1.40
California	1.38
South Dakota	1.35
Florida	1.31
Oregon	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	3.16
Hawaii	2.58
District of Columbia	2.18
South Dakota	2.04
California	1.49
Rhode Island	1.48
Florida	1.43
Maryland	1.35
Alaska	1.33
New York	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	1.96
Mississippi	1.78
New Jersey	1.60
Minnesota	1.52
Colorado	1.52
Connecticut	1.49
North Dakota	1.42
Ohio	1.40
Oregon	1.37
Illinois	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Waiters and Waitresses, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	1.67
Guam	1.60
Nevada	1.56
Florida	1.38
Virgin Islands	1.27
Montana	1.24
Maine	1.19
Rhode Island	1.16
New Mexico	1.15
Louisiana	1.14

States with the highest location quotients for Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.90
Guam	2.88
New Jersey	2.67
Rhode Island	2.40
Maine	2.32
Hawaii	2.13
Oregon	1.94
Alaska	1.84
Massachusetts	1.82
Vermont	1.63

States with the highest location quotients for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Carolina	1.36
Kentucky	1.36
North Carolina	1.32
Texas	1.27
Alabama	1.26
Arkansas	1.25
West Virginia	1.24
Indiana	1.22
Georgia	1.22
Utah	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Bartenders, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	2.56
Montana	2.27
North Dakota	2.26
Wisconsin	2.12
Wyoming	1.95
Rhode Island	1.92
South Dakota	1.82
District of Columbia	1.65
Virgin Islands	1.56
Vermont	1.56

States with the highest location quotients for Food Preparation Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	3.33
Alaska	2.62
Maine	2.32
Hawaii	2.13
Virgin Islands	2.02
Puerto Rico	1.65
Guam	1.47
New Jersey	1.45
Georgia	1.43
Oregon	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Cooks, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	5.67
Tennessee	3.52
Louisiana	3.10
Alaska	2.77
Illinois	2.51
California	2.11
Oregon	1.67
Maryland	1.40
New Mexico	1.19
Florida	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Cooks, Short Order, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.31
New Hampshire	2.66
Oklahoma	2.61
New Jersey	2.47
Maine	2.23
Louisiana	2.22
Nebraska	2.07
Guam	2.02
Tennessee	1.79
Rhode Island	1.73

States with the highest location quotients for Cooks, Restaurant, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	1.79
Hawaii	1.79
Guam	1.65
Virgin Islands	1.52
Florida	1.39
Colorado	1.36
Montana	1.33
Oregon	1.29
South Carolina	1.28
New Mexico	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Cooks, Private Household, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	3.08

States with the highest location quotients for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.01
West Virginia	2.64
Mississippi	2.31
South Dakota	2.20
Oklahoma	2.20
Delaware	2.13
Kentucky	2.06
Alabama	2.06
Montana	1.90
Arkansas	1.89

States with the highest location quotients for Cooks, Fast Food, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	3.70
Mississippi	3.33
Idaho	3.17
Oklahoma	2.79
Nevada	2.20
California	1.94
Arizona	1.86
Puerto Rico	1.70
Tennessee	1.69
Montana	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	1.51
Oklahoma	1.46
Hawaii	1.37
New Mexico	1.36
Alabama	1.33
South Carolina	1.28
Wyoming	1.27
Mississippi	1.27
Louisiana	1.26
North Carolina	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Chefs and Head Cooks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	6.78
Vermont	3.15
Virgin Islands	2.98
Nevada	2.88
South Carolina	1.98
Hawaii	1.89
New York	1.86
Connecticut	1.79
District of Columbia	1.66
Massachusetts	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	1.51
Hawaii	1.45
Guam	1.22
Montana	1.19
Florida	1.17
Rhode Island	1.11
New Mexico	1.11
South Carolina	1.10
Oklahoma	1.08
South Dakota	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Protective Service Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	3.74
Wyoming	3.17
New York	2.58
Alaska	2.35
New Mexico	1.78
Montana	1.56
New Jersey	1.51
Colorado	1.44
Maryland	1.39
Washington	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Transportation Security Screeners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	12.33
Virgin Islands	10.60
Hawaii	5.18
Alaska	4.22
Nevada	2.87
Puerto Rico	1.90
Florida	1.84
Virginia	1.50
Montana	1.44
New York	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	1.76
Colorado	1.70
Utah	1.58
Nebraska	1.53
Wyoming	1.51
Kansas	1.48
Hawaii	1.40
Wisconsin	1.34
Ohio	1.31
Minnesota	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Crossing Guards, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.89
New Jersey	2.57
Oregon	2.13
Pennsylvania	2.12
Utah	2.03
New York	1.90
Maine	1.88
Delaware	1.75
Idaho	1.63
Rhode Island	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Security Guards, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	4.54
Puerto Rico	4.34
District of Columbia	2.44
Nevada	2.10
Hawaii	1.91
Guam	1.87
New York	1.64
Maryland	1.30
Florida	1.29
New Jersey	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	13.42
Nevada	8.85
New Mexico	4.22
Mississippi	3.94
South Dakota	3.68
North Dakota	3.52
Michigan	3.01
Idaho	2.33
Louisiana	2.05
Oregon	2.02

States with the highest location quotients for Private Detectives and Investigators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Pennsylvania	2.47
Alaska	1.65
Nevada	1.58
Florida	1.55
Louisiana	1.26
District of Columbia	1.21
New Hampshire	1.20
Georgia	1.15
Ohio	1.10
California	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Animal Control Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	3.50
Alaska	2.73
Wyoming	2.60
Oklahoma	2.18
New Mexico	2.16
Kentucky	1.56
Arkansas	1.56
Mississippi	1.49
Texas	1.46
Rhode Island	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Transit and Railroad Police, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	5.58
New Jersey	3.69
Maryland	1.75
Illinois	1.74
Texas	0.90
Michigan	0.63
California	0.58

States with the highest location quotients for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.58
District of Columbia	1.67
Mississippi	1.46
Louisiana	1.35
Alabama	1.28
New York	1.25
South Carolina	1.19
New Mexico	1.16
North Carolina	1.12
Georgia	1.12

States with the highest location quotients for Parking Enforcement Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	6.46
Vermont	2.44
New Hampshire	2.33
Delaware	2.20
Massachusetts	1.96
New Jersey	1.95
Pennsylvania	1.56
California	1.36
Illinois	1.31
Washington	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Fish and Game Wardens, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	7.48
South Dakota	6.12
Montana	5.18
Maine	5.15
North Dakota	4.23
West Virginia	3.85
Vermont	3.22
Wisconsin	2.86
Oklahoma	2.36
Iowa	2.03

States with the highest location quotients for Detectives and Criminal Investigators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	5.98
Arizona	2.91
New Mexico	2.77
Texas	1.84
New York	1.32
Montana	1.31
Louisiana	1.30
Maine	1.29
Georgia	1.17
Virginia	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Correctional Officers and Jailers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	1.81
Arizona	1.73
Arkansas	1.59
Mississippi	1.53
West Virginia	1.52
Louisiana	1.44
Virginia	1.36
Florida	1.34
New York	1.32
North Carolina	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Bailiffs, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	7.93
New York	3.27
Kentucky	3.07
North Dakota	2.95
Ohio	1.99
Illinois	1.99
Maine	1.72
Maryland	1.64
Georgia	1.62
Delaware	1.47

States with the highest location quotients for Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	11.20
Mississippi	10.30
Colorado	2.20
Oregon	1.72
California	1.36
Alabama	1.29
Texas	0.58

States with the highest location quotients for Fire Inspectors and Investigators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	3.40
Delaware	2.21
Texas	2.02
Connecticut	1.73
Alaska	1.69
Vermont	1.54
Utah	1.47
Rhode Island	1.46
Mississippi	1.44
Illinois	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Firefighters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Ohio	1.60
North Carolina	1.53
Maine	1.50
Wisconsin	1.49
New Hampshire	1.47
Massachusetts	1.47
Louisiana	1.46
New Mexico	1.33
Alabama	1.32
Illinois	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.98
Guam	2.66
District of Columbia	2.54
Nevada	2.39
Hawaii	2.09
Maryland	1.79
Puerto Rico	1.72
Alaska	1.72
New York	1.70
New Mexico	1.55

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.93
New Mexico	2.35
Louisiana	2.17
Mississippi	2.16
Kansas	2.13
Alaska	2.05
Arkansas	1.86
Massachusetts	1.85
Washington	1.69
Arizona	1.69

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	4.32
District of Columbia	2.17
Rhode Island	1.98
Maryland	1.89
Oklahoma	1.83
Arkansas	1.80
New Jersey	1.73
Kansas	1.71
Tennessee	1.68
New York	1.67

States with the highest location quotients for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	2.60
Maryland	2.41
Louisiana	2.25
Virginia	2.09
Arizona	1.92
Kansas	1.75
Idaho	1.74
Georgia	1.69
Arkansas	1.38
New York	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Protective Service Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.97
Puerto Rico	2.82
Guam	1.69
District of Columbia	1.62
New York	1.41
Hawaii	1.34
New Mexico	1.33
Nevada	1.33
Louisiana	1.26
Mississippi	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	2.44
Louisiana	2.19
Maryland	2.13
Nevada	1.91
Hawaii	1.77
Alaska	1.74
Oregon	1.66
New Mexico	1.64
North Carolina	1.55
Rhode Island	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Phlebotomists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.41
West Virginia	1.80
North Carolina	1.66
New Hampshire	1.41
New Jersey	1.40
Louisiana	1.37
Kentucky	1.36
Delaware	1.27
Alabama	1.27
Maine	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	2.00
Washington	1.81
Kentucky	1.67
Virginia	1.63
Montana	1.61
Arizona	1.61
Oklahoma	1.49
Oregon	1.47
West Virginia	1.42
New Mexico	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Pharmacy Aides, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	7.81
Tennessee	2.93
Kansas	2.21
West Virginia	2.19
Oklahoma	2.18
California	2.18
Louisiana	1.96
North Dakota	1.85
Nebraska	1.76
Alabama	1.56

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Transcriptionists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.40
Virginia	1.98
Idaho	1.91
West Virginia	1.86
Kansas	1.67
Florida	1.65
Nevada	1.64
Oregon	1.63
Wisconsin	1.50
Missouri	1.50

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Equipment Preparers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	2.18
Alabama	1.99
Alaska	1.91
New Jersey	1.80
North Dakota	1.59
Montana	1.57
Oregon	1.51
South Dakota	1.46
West Virginia	1.44
Missouri	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	1.58
Oregon	1.48
Maine	1.48
Arizona	1.41
Florida	1.38
Alaska	1.24
Delaware	1.23
Hawaii	1.21
Georgia	1.20
Michigan	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Dental Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	1.49
Utah	1.48
New Mexico	1.39
Washington	1.37
Idaho	1.34
California	1.33
Guam	1.30
Colorado	1.28
Montana	1.20
New Jersey	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Massage Therapists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	3.00
Hawaii	2.84
Colorado	2.77
Alaska	2.34
Washington	2.04
Nevada	1.89
Vermont	1.69
Oregon	1.67
Florida	1.54
Connecticut	1.47

States with the highest location quotients for Physical Therapist Aides, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	2.41
Louisiana	2.34
Utah	1.82
Alabama	1.65
Nebraska	1.62
Delaware	1.61
Kentucky	1.59
Maryland	1.46
Michigan	1.40
Tennessee	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Physical Therapist Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Tennessee	1.72
Ohio	1.70
West Virginia	1.45
Alabama	1.45
Louisiana	1.40
Pennsylvania	1.39
Arkansas	1.38
Oklahoma	1.37
Arizona	1.36
Michigan	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Occupational Therapy Aides, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Illinois	8.02
Nebraska	4.04
Louisiana	3.12
Utah	2.05
North Dakota	1.83
West Virginia	1.46
Pennsylvania	1.18
Connecticut	1.18
Oklahoma	1.17
Maryland	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Occupational Therapy Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Ohio	2.31
Wisconsin	2.28
Wyoming	1.95
Pennsylvania	1.51
Indiana	1.50
Oklahoma	1.37
Kansas	1.37
Massachusetts	1.34
Connecticut	1.29
Louisiana	1.27

States with the highest location quotients for Orderlies, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	2.30
Puerto Rico	2.15
New Jersey	1.99
Massachusetts	1.87
Louisiana	1.64
Indiana	1.50
Missouri	1.47
South Carolina	1.45
Illinois	1.41
Maryland	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Nursing Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.11
North Dakota	1.70
Kansas	1.62
Maine	1.58
Nebraska	1.49
Arkansas	1.49
North Carolina	1.43
South Dakota	1.42
New Jersey	1.39
Missouri	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Psychiatric Aides, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	7.56
West Virginia	5.96
Montana	5.18
Rhode Island	3.46
Oregon	2.42
Maine	2.35
Alabama	2.29
Connecticut	1.89
Michigan	1.78
Oklahoma	1.76

States with the highest location quotients for Home Health Aides, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	3.71
Ohio	1.86
New Jersey	1.84
District of Columbia	1.64
Minnesota	1.42
Hawaii	1.39
Massachusetts	1.28
New Mexico	1.27
North Carolina	1.24
Pennsylvania	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Healthcare Support Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	1.41
New Jersey	1.37
Rhode Island	1.32
Ohio	1.23
Maine	1.22
North Carolina	1.18
Pennsylvania	1.12
Michigan	1.11
West Virginia	1.09
New Mexico	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	4.46
Maryland	3.19
Tennessee	2.83
Indiana	2.18
Arkansas	2.06
Connecticut	1.82
New Hampshire	1.64
Oregon	1.56
Washington	1.53
Wisconsin	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Genetic Counselors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.70
Massachusetts	2.57
California	1.59
North Carolina	1.55
Ohio	1.29
Washington	1.24
Virginia	1.23
Pennsylvania	1.23
Wisconsin	1.18
Utah	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Athletic Trainers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	1.81
South Dakota	1.64
Wisconsin	1.62
Pennsylvania	1.56
North Dakota	1.54
West Virginia	1.50
Alabama	1.50
Minnesota	1.38
Maine	1.38
Vermont	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	7.72
North Dakota	3.48
Louisiana	2.79
Alaska	2.38
West Virginia	1.94
Texas	1.85
Nevada	1.81
New Mexico	1.77
Montana	1.65
Kansas	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	3.17
Wyoming	2.57
Alaska	2.52
Montana	2.04
New Mexico	1.89
North Dakota	1.88
West Virginia	1.87
Puerto Rico	1.80
South Carolina	1.70
Delaware	1.70

States with the highest location quotients for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Carolina	1.67
Louisiana	1.58
California	1.53
Wisconsin	1.38
Nevada	1.34
Florida	1.29
West Virginia	1.21
Washington	1.18
Ohio	1.16
Illinois	1.16

States with the highest location quotients for Hearing Aid Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	6.44
Hawaii	4.29
Oregon	2.07
Michigan	1.93
Utah	1.67
Florida	1.62
Indiana	1.52
Iowa	1.50
Georgia	1.49
Missouri	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Orthotists and Prosthetists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	2.80
North Dakota	2.10
Idaho	2.10
Montana	2.09
Alaska	1.77
South Carolina	1.66
Louisiana	1.62
Massachusetts	1.56
Georgia	1.49
Illinois	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Opticians, Dispensing, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.46
North Dakota	2.10
Wyoming	1.92
Delaware	1.90
Puerto Rico	1.83
New Hampshire	1.68
Michigan	1.66
Minnesota	1.54
Idaho	1.52
Montana	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	1.71
West Virginia	1.63
Arizona	1.59
Alaska	1.53
Montana	1.52
Oklahoma	1.45
Vermont	1.42
Mississippi	1.36
Kentucky	1.30
Missouri	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	2.10
Arkansas	2.06
Mississippi	1.75
West Virginia	1.74
Tennessee	1.70
Ohio	1.55
Oklahoma	1.52
Pennsylvania	1.35
Alabama	1.29
Texas	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Ophthalmic Medical Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	1.82
Vermont	1.60
North Carolina	1.59
New Mexico	1.54
Washington	1.43
Kansas	1.41
Hawaii	1.39
New Hampshire	1.38
Wisconsin	1.36
Colorado	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	2.07
Vermont	2.06
New Hampshire	1.82
Maryland	1.55
Maine	1.49
Rhode Island	1.45
Texas	1.33
Oregon	1.33
Florida	1.32
South Carolina	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Surgical Technologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.04
South Dakota	1.87
Puerto Rico	1.69
Mississippi	1.58
Alabama	1.50
Idaho	1.40
Indiana	1.37
Tennessee	1.35
Georgia	1.32
Michigan	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Respiratory Therapy Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	6.87
Missouri	5.22
Mississippi	4.53
Arkansas	4.18
Arizona	2.51
Maryland	1.96
Louisiana	1.87
Illinois	1.72
Iowa	1.64
Georgia	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Psychiatric Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	4.14
New Mexico	2.97
Wisconsin	2.72
Florida	2.00
Montana	1.97
Vermont	1.94
Arizona	1.88
Louisiana	1.68
Virginia	1.51
Indiana	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Pharmacy Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.04
Kentucky	1.55
West Virginia	1.48
Rhode Island	1.29
Arkansas	1.28
Tennessee	1.27
Alabama	1.27
South Carolina	1.26
Michigan	1.25
Maine	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Dietetic Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Illinois	3.20
North Dakota	2.54
Utah	2.40
Massachusetts	2.21
West Virginia	2.16
Arizona	2.08
Oklahoma	1.91
Missouri	1.65
Vermont	1.42
South Carolina	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	1.88
Maine	1.79
Wyoming	1.61
Delaware	1.59
South Carolina	1.43
Missouri	1.39
North Carolina	1.38
District of Columbia	1.31
Tennessee	1.30
Wisconsin	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Tennessee	1.69
Rhode Island	1.63
Wisconsin	1.54
Louisiana	1.54
Florida	1.50
New Hampshire	1.47
Delaware	1.42
Massachusetts	1.40
Nevada	1.38
Indiana	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Radiologic Technologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	1.69
South Dakota	1.52
Arkansas	1.44
Kentucky	1.43
Mississippi	1.42
Rhode Island	1.36
Alabama	1.31
Maine	1.29
South Carolina	1.27
Pennsylvania	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Nuclear Medicine Technologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.97
Louisiana	1.95
West Virginia	1.88
Mississippi	1.82
Alabama	1.66
Tennessee	1.64
Wyoming	1.60
Florida	1.53
Massachusetts	1.30
Kentucky	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	1.51
West Virginia	1.49
New Jersey	1.42
Arizona	1.40
Louisiana	1.29
New Mexico	1.28
Florida	1.27
Michigan	1.26
Alabama	1.25
Maryland	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.00
West Virginia	1.77
Delaware	1.70
Michigan	1.49
Kentucky	1.49
Puerto Rico	1.47
Florida	1.39
Guam	1.37
Pennsylvania	1.34
Texas	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Dental Hygienists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	1.77
Idaho	1.62
Connecticut	1.62
Vermont	1.49
Michigan	1.48
New Hampshire	1.40
Utah	1.32
Oregon	1.29
Nevada	1.27
Alaska	1.27

States with the highest location quotients for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	1.73
Tennessee	1.57
Missouri	1.56
Virgin Islands	1.45
Massachusetts	1.43
Michigan	1.35
Utah	1.33
South Dakota	1.33
Maryland	1.27
Mississippi	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	8.01
Alaska	2.48
District of Columbia	2.47
Georgia	2.30
Indiana	2.16
Montana	2.04
Rhode Island	1.90
Maine	1.59
Illinois	1.47
Vermont	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Audiologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	1.92
District of Columbia	1.91
Delaware	1.75
Tennessee	1.66
Virginia	1.45
Maryland	1.45
Iowa	1.39
Massachusetts	1.27
North Dakota	1.20
New York	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Nurse Practitioners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Mississippi	2.10
Tennessee	1.91
Maine	1.65
Alabama	1.52
New Hampshire	1.40
Massachusetts	1.40
Delaware	1.37
Vermont	1.36
Kentucky	1.34
Kansas	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Nurse Midwives, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	5.32
New Mexico	3.13
Vermont	2.73
Rhode Island	2.38
Oregon	2.28
Minnesota	2.19
New Hampshire	2.18
Georgia	1.96
Massachusetts	1.65
District of Columbia	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Nurse Anesthetists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.05
Idaho	2.90
Tennessee	2.47
North Carolina	2.31
Minnesota	2.22
Alabama	2.12
Kentucky	2.04
Michigan	1.73
Texas	1.69
Maine	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Registered Nurses, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	1.48
West Virginia	1.40
Mississippi	1.30
Rhode Island	1.29
Delaware	1.29
Pennsylvania	1.25
Missouri	1.25
Alabama	1.25
Kentucky	1.20
Minnesota	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Veterinarians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	1.72
Colorado	1.67
Oregon	1.58
Maine	1.55
Wyoming	1.53
Vermont	1.50
New Hampshire	1.44
Iowa	1.42
Alaska	1.35
Oklahoma	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Therapists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	7.04
Alaska	5.93
Indiana	5.35
Maryland	4.83
Louisiana	4.30
Wisconsin	3.25
New Mexico	2.67
Kentucky	2.32
Massachusetts	1.61
Connecticut	1.55

States with the highest location quotients for Exercise Physiologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.37
West Virginia	3.11
Michigan	2.24
Delaware	2.19
Minnesota	2.04
Virginia	2.02
Wisconsin	1.94
Pennsylvania	1.53
Illinois	1.46
Indiana	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Speech-Language Pathologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	1.68
New Jersey	1.54
Mississippi	1.44
Maine	1.40
New York	1.34
Colorado	1.33
Delaware	1.27
Missouri	1.19
Texas	1.17
West Virginia	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Respiratory Therapists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	1.63
Mississippi	1.49
Indiana	1.47
Kentucky	1.46
Alabama	1.41
Louisiana	1.39
Tennessee	1.33
Ohio	1.28
Missouri	1.28
Michigan	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Recreational Therapists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arizona	2.08
Kansas	2.06
Utah	2.02
Delaware	1.93
Massachusetts	1.89
Nebraska	1.83
Wisconsin	1.80
Connecticut	1.74
Missouri	1.72
Pennsylvania	1.65

States with the highest location quotients for Radiation Therapists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wisconsin	2.54
Alabama	1.84
Arkansas	1.61
Oklahoma	1.55
Texas	1.44
New Hampshire	1.44
District of Columbia	1.44
Mississippi	1.34
Virginia	1.24
Missouri	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Physical Therapists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	1.53
Massachusetts	1.48
Maine	1.44
Connecticut	1.44
Montana	1.42
New Hampshire	1.32
South Dakota	1.31
Idaho	1.30
Rhode Island	1.29
Alaska	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Occupational Therapists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	1.88
New Hampshire	1.57
Massachusetts	1.54
New Jersey	1.52
Connecticut	1.48
Pennsylvania	1.45
Maryland	1.43
Wisconsin	1.37
Colorado	1.36
Wyoming	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Podiatrists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	2.80
Montana	2.05
New York	1.86
Maryland	1.62
Pennsylvania	1.57
New Jersey	1.54
Florida	1.52
Illinois	1.44
Michigan	1.36
New Mexico	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Physician Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	2.09
Connecticut	1.75
Montana	1.72
New York	1.62
South Dakota	1.60
Nebraska	1.53
Colorado	1.53
Maine	1.49
Pennsylvania	1.44
North Carolina	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Physicians and Surgeons, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	1.78
Rhode Island	1.77
Massachusetts	1.72
Maryland	1.69
Connecticut	1.56
Virgin Islands	1.50
West Virginia	1.44
Michigan	1.42
New Jersey	1.41
Delaware	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Surgeons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.35
New Hampshire	2.94
Massachusetts	2.35
District of Columbia	1.87
Missouri	1.86
Ohio	1.57
Minnesota	1.54
New Mexico	1.53
Delaware	1.51
Utah	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Psychiatrists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	3.01
Vermont	2.40
New York	2.16
Connecticut	1.77
District of Columbia	1.73
Arizona	1.63
Delaware	1.57
Massachusetts	1.46
New Jersey	1.41
Maryland	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Pediatricians, General, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	2.63
Vermont	2.25
Massachusetts	2.21
Rhode Island	2.14
New Hampshire	1.92
Ohio	1.91
Arizona	1.79
Tennessee	1.62
New Jersey	1.61
Hawaii	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Connecticut	2.78
Hawaii	2.60
Vermont	2.25
Colorado	2.24
District of Columbia	1.85
Delaware	1.75
Wyoming	1.68
Minnesota	1.57
South Dakota	1.52
Virginia	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Internists, General, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	7.43
Massachusetts	2.87
Puerto Rico	2.71
Michigan	2.70
South Dakota	2.18
Georgia	1.72
Hawaii	1.62
Minnesota	1.58
Texas	1.47
Ohio	1.47

States with the highest location quotients for Family and General Practitioners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.40
Missouri	2.18
Oklahoma	2.14
Nebraska	2.04
Alaska	1.93
Florida	1.90
New Hampshire	1.89
Idaho	1.77
Illinois	1.69
South Carolina	1.67

States with the highest location quotients for Anesthesiologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	3.59
West Virginia	2.04
South Carolina	2.04
Idaho	1.65
Montana	1.62
Texas	1.49
Oregon	1.47
Connecticut	1.45
Utah	1.44
Kentucky	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Pharmacists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	1.62
West Virginia	1.46
Montana	1.37
South Dakota	1.27
Arkansas	1.26
Hawaii	1.25
Kentucky	1.24
Arizona	1.24
Nebraska	1.22
Puerto Rico	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Optometrists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	2.12
Oklahoma	1.53
Illinois	1.49
Kansas	1.48
North Dakota	1.45
Michigan	1.43
Indiana	1.38
New Mexico	1.36
South Dakota	1.35
Massachusetts	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Dietitians and Nutritionists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	1.64
North Dakota	1.54
Nebraska	1.42
Vermont	1.31
Pennsylvania	1.27
District of Columbia	1.26
West Virginia	1.24
Guam	1.21
Iowa	1.21
Massachusetts	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Dentists, All Other Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.43
New Mexico	1.99
Louisiana	1.84
New Jersey	1.71
Wisconsin	1.45
West Virginia	1.45
Arizona	1.23
Massachusetts	1.17
Maryland	1.11
Oklahoma	1.04

States with the highest location quotients for Orthodontists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	3.34
Massachusetts	3.29
Oklahoma	2.15
Idaho	1.66
Texas	1.37
New Jersey	1.21
Kentucky	1.20
North Carolina	1.19
Florida	1.15
Ohio	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	2.78
Massachusetts	1.71
New York	1.57
Pennsylvania	1.24
Texas	1.13
Michigan	1.10
Tennessee	1.01
Kentucky	0.98
California	0.97
Virginia	0.82

States with the highest location quotients for Dentists, General, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	1.46
Oregon	1.35
Montana	1.34
Maryland	1.30
California	1.30
Hawaii	1.29
Wyoming	1.26
New York	1.19
New Jersey	1.16
Nevada	1.16

States with the highest location quotients for Chiropractors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	2.39
North Dakota	2.03
Iowa	2.00
Nebraska	1.86
Alaska	1.80
Oregon	1.67
Wisconsin	1.64
Minnesota	1.60
Colorado	1.54
Wyoming	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	1.42
South Dakota	1.24
Mississippi	1.19
Delaware	1.18
Pennsylvania	1.17
Rhode Island	1.15
Louisiana	1.15
Missouri	1.14
Massachusetts	1.14
Maine	1.14

States with the highest location quotients for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	4.21
North Dakota	4.10
District of Columbia	3.43
Hawaii	2.72
Colorado	2.24
New Mexico	1.99
Maryland	1.60
Georgia	1.56
Oregon	1.30
Nevada	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Film and Video Editors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	3.44
New York	2.52
District of Columbia	1.70
Georgia	1.55
Montana	1.17
Utah	1.08
Connecticut	0.95
New Hampshire	0.92
Oregon	0.85
Florida	0.85

States with the highest location quotients for Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.00
Nevada	2.95
Georgia	2.32
Vermont	2.31
Puerto Rico	2.01
California	1.83
New York	1.66
Connecticut	1.49
Hawaii	1.39
New Hampshire	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Photographers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	2.06
District of Columbia	1.74
Nevada	1.67
Rhode Island	1.52
Florida	1.52
New York	1.27
Missouri	1.27
Illinois	1.27
Georgia	1.23
Wisconsin	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Sound Engineering Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	2.78
Oregon	2.27
New York	2.02
Nevada	1.83
Utah	1.78
Louisiana	1.30
Tennessee	1.29
Georgia	1.29
New Jersey	1.14
Maryland	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Radio Operators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	44.83
Louisiana	5.96
Minnesota	3.48
Ohio	2.74
Missouri	2.08
Illinois	1.42
Texas	0.67
New York	0.66
Florida	0.60

States with the highest location quotients for Broadcast Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.23
New York	2.73
Wyoming	2.58
South Carolina	1.65
Montana	1.38
Georgia	1.24
South Dakota	1.20
California	1.20
Vermont	1.15
New Mexico	1.14

States with the highest location quotients for Audio and Video Equipment Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.04
District of Columbia	2.39
Utah	2.13
California	1.60
New York	1.58
Hawaii	1.27
Missouri	1.17
Massachusetts	1.10
Tennessee	1.09
Florida	1.08

States with the highest location quotients for Media and Communication Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	3.33
California	3.14
Nevada	3.13
Ohio	2.47
Alaska	2.36
District of Columbia	1.97
Louisiana	1.88
Oregon	1.56
Minnesota	1.51
Florida	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Interpreters and Translators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	2.72
Arizona	2.67
Nebraska	2.04
District of Columbia	1.74
Oregon	1.62
New Mexico	1.60
Massachusetts	1.52
South Dakota	1.45
Colorado	1.39
California	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Writers and Authors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	5.62
New York	2.53
Vermont	1.83
New Hampshire	1.68
California	1.49
Utah	1.44
Washington	1.37
North Dakota	1.36
Massachusetts	1.34
Minnesota	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Technical Writers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.64
Maryland	2.15
Virginia	2.13
Massachusetts	1.95
Rhode Island	1.74
Utah	1.47
New Mexico	1.45
Colorado	1.36
Oklahoma	1.31
New Jersey	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Editors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	7.06
New York	3.08
Minnesota	1.43
Virginia	1.36
Massachusetts	1.34
Maryland	1.28
Vermont	1.27
New Jersey	1.17
Colorado	1.16
Utah	1.00

States with the highest location quotients for Public Relations Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	14.71
Vermont	1.85
New York	1.58
Rhode Island	1.44
Texas	1.42
Maine	1.39
Colorado	1.20
Massachusetts	1.19
Hawaii	1.19
Minnesota	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Reporters and Correspondents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	8.79
Montana	2.41
North Dakota	2.33
Wyoming	2.26
South Dakota	2.05
New York	1.89
Vermont	1.79
Alaska	1.72
Maine	1.65
Nebraska	1.56

States with the highest location quotients for Broadcast News Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	2.31
New York	2.30
New Jersey	2.06
Louisiana	1.95
Mississippi	1.72
Missouri	1.65
Idaho	1.53
Arizona	1.53
Oklahoma	1.51
Colorado	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Public Address System and Other Announcers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.79
North Dakota	3.28
Oregon	1.83
California	1.53
Indiana	1.38
Texas	1.34
Illinois	1.33
Louisiana	1.20
Pennsylvania	1.08
New York	1.00

States with the highest location quotients for Radio and Television Announcers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.98
District of Columbia	2.36
Montana	2.26
North Dakota	2.13
Kansas	2.01
Maine	1.89
Iowa	1.80
Vermont	1.75
Nebraska	1.74
Alaska	1.66

States with the highest location quotients for Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	5.90
Georgia	5.89
Utah	1.91
District of Columbia	1.88
California	1.79
Colorado	1.61
Rhode Island	1.27
New Jersey	1.16
Missouri	1.16
Maryland	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Musicians and Singers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	3.39
New York	2.90
Oregon	2.68
Tennessee	2.66
Rhode Island	1.76
Connecticut	1.50
Montana	1.33
Michigan	1.29
California	1.25
Nevada	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Music Directors and Composers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	5.25
Montana	4.11
New York	3.53
Hawaii	2.92
Idaho	1.76
Vermont	1.67
District of Columbia	1.46
Tennessee	1.38
New Jersey	1.21
Michigan	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Choreographers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	13.16
South Dakota	12.78
Connecticut	4.69
District of Columbia	4.27
Louisiana	4.04
Minnesota	4.00
Virginia	3.21
Kansas	3.13
Texas	2.02
Nevada	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Dancers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	10.28
Nevada	7.44
New York	2.86
Utah	2.26
Louisiana	2.06
District of Columbia	2.00
Minnesota	1.92
Massachusetts	1.70
Colorado	1.46
New Jersey	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	6.17
Kansas	4.73
Alaska	4.10
Missouri	3.24
Colorado	2.74
North Dakota	2.72
Idaho	2.03
Vermont	1.87
Wisconsin	1.73
Michigan	1.65

States with the highest location quotients for Coaches and Scouts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.91
Washington	2.35
Colorado	1.85
Maine	1.82
Iowa	1.82
Montana	1.81
Kansas	1.67
North Dakota	1.53
Oregon	1.43
Ohio	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Athletes and Sports Competitors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arizona	2.79
Missouri	2.62
Indiana	2.29
Connecticut	2.24
Oklahoma	2.23
Florida	2.06
Colorado	1.91
Pennsylvania	1.84
Utah	1.61
Louisiana	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Producers and Directors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.04
New York	3.39
California	1.82
Georgia	1.36
Connecticut	1.32
Vermont	1.16
Massachusetts	1.11
Florida	0.94
Puerto Rico	0.91
Washington	0.90

States with the highest location quotients for Actors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	3.25
California	2.55
Georgia	2.35
New York	2.22
Illinois	1.62
District of Columbia	1.55
Connecticut	1.25
Missouri	1.11
Pennsylvania	1.08
Maryland	0.98

States with the highest location quotients for Designers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	3.66
Tennessee	2.45
California	2.20
Rhode Island	2.16
Georgia	2.00
Montana	1.72
Colorado	1.69
Minnesota	1.43
Washington	1.41
Oregon	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Set and Exhibit Designers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.13
New York	2.90
California	2.13
New Mexico	2.10
Hawaii	1.95
Georgia	1.87
Maryland	1.16
Nebraska	1.15
Oregon	0.98
Ohio	0.95

States with the highest location quotients for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	1.93
Guam	1.91
Hawaii	1.79
Texas	1.55
Delaware	1.54
Michigan	1.51
Georgia	1.42
Idaho	1.19
Maine	1.14
California	1.11

States with the highest location quotients for Interior Designers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.07
Colorado	1.87
Rhode Island	1.75
North Dakota	1.63
Connecticut	1.47
Minnesota	1.37
New York	1.29
Georgia	1.27
California	1.26
Florida	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Graphic Designers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	1.58
Utah	1.54
New York	1.51
Minnesota	1.44
Wisconsin	1.35
Illinois	1.30
Nebraska	1.27
Oregon	1.24
Colorado	1.20
South Dakota	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Floral Designers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Missouri	2.68
South Dakota	2.07
Wyoming	1.71
Oregon	1.67
Maine	1.55
Louisiana	1.49
Iowa	1.44
Montana	1.35
West Virginia	1.33
Utah	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Fashion Designers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	5.89
California	2.79
Oregon	1.96
Maine	1.15
Washington	1.11
Massachusetts	0.95
New Hampshire	0.93
Georgia	0.76
Hawaii	0.57
New Jersey	0.53

States with the highest location quotients for Commercial and Industrial Designers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	5.11
Rhode Island	3.51
Vermont	2.50
Utah	1.97
Iowa	1.84
Oregon	1.48
Maine	1.29
Massachusetts	1.21
Colorado	1.12
New Jersey	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Artists and Related Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	4.41
Alaska	3.35
Colorado	1.96
Oregon	1.83
Georgia	1.69
Virginia	1.52
New Jersey	1.26
Connecticut	0.90
Wisconsin	0.75
California	0.69

States with the highest location quotients for Multimedia Artists and Animators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	3.21
Oregon	1.95
Connecticut	1.30
Georgia	1.26
New York	1.11
Utah	1.07
Texas	1.04
New Mexico	0.88
Nevada	0.88
Massachusetts	0.86

States with the highest location quotients for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.60
Utah	1.97
Connecticut	1.97
New York	1.88
Oregon	1.61
Michigan	1.51
California	1.51
Ohio	1.50
Florida	1.30
Washington	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Craft Artists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	5.99
Wyoming	4.86
Utah	2.97
North Dakota	2.80
New Hampshire	2.56
Kentucky	2.51
Alabama	1.91
Colorado	1.90
Nebraska	1.84
Texas	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Art Directors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.86
New York	3.19
Oregon	1.82
California	1.61
Maine	1.48
Massachusetts	1.32
Illinois	1.25
Utah	1.24
Connecticut	1.23
Minnesota	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.90
New York	1.64
Vermont	1.45
California	1.34
Oregon	1.21
Utah	1.17
Colorado	1.15
Washington	1.10
Rhode Island	1.08
Massachusetts	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	3.85
North Carolina	3.07
Rhode Island	2.59
Nevada	1.85
California	1.85
Kentucky	1.66
Guam	1.52
Wyoming	1.43
District of Columbia	1.23
Colorado	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Teacher Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	1.72
New Hampshire	1.56
Kansas	1.53
Alaska	1.53
Maine	1.50
Connecticut	1.50
New Jersey	1.48
Wyoming	1.46
Guam	1.45
New York	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Instructional Coordinators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.51
Georgia	2.11
Utah	1.95
Delaware	1.79
District of Columbia	1.70
Rhode Island	1.58
Louisiana	1.51
Vermont	1.35
Arkansas	1.34
New York	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Farm and Home Management Advisors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	12.59
Kentucky	10.41
Wyoming	10.03
Nebraska	8.74
North Dakota	8.13
Mississippi	5.08
West Virginia	3.55
Delaware	3.53
Kansas	3.49
Arkansas	3.37

States with the highest location quotients for Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	4.75
Georgia	3.78
Minnesota	3.49
Mississippi	2.41
Connecticut	2.11
Maryland	2.04
Iowa	1.76
Ohio	1.63
Delaware	1.62
District of Columbia	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Library Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	2.68
South Dakota	2.54
Maine	2.11
Colorado	1.76
Wisconsin	1.68
Louisiana	1.60
New Hampshire	1.55
Montana	1.53
Oregon	1.49
Illinois	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Librarians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.56
Virgin Islands	1.85
District of Columbia	1.81
Rhode Island	1.80
New Hampshire	1.70
Puerto Rico	1.66
New York	1.56
Connecticut	1.56
South Dakota	1.54
Maine	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Museum Technicians and Conservators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	7.16
Missouri	3.70
Wyoming	2.62
South Dakota	2.52
Alaska	2.32
Connecticut	1.94
Massachusetts	1.80
Maryland	1.77
New York	1.76
Illinois	1.74

States with the highest location quotients for Curators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	4.45
District of Columbia	2.96
Alaska	2.25
Montana	2.10
New York	1.97
South Dakota	1.84
Idaho	1.83
Maine	1.79
New Mexico	1.73
Massachusetts	1.72

States with the highest location quotients for Archivists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	6.95
Maryland	3.60
Rhode Island	3.59
New York	2.83
Vermont	2.35
Delaware	2.08
Utah	1.88
Montana	1.57
Massachusetts	1.45
Maine	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Substitute Teachers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	2.58
Wyoming	2.19
Guam	2.17
Vermont	2.07
Idaho	2.05
West Virginia	2.00
Kansas	1.86
Virginia	1.78
Mississippi	1.64
Texas	1.58

States with the highest location quotients for Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	4.72
Puerto Rico	3.57
Rhode Island	2.13
Maryland	1.87
California	1.68
New Mexico	1.40
Louisiana	1.38
Tennessee	1.32
Vermont	1.28
Alaska	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	2.02
Utah	1.87
Hawaii	1.61
Massachusetts	1.58
Minnesota	1.57
Maine	1.48
Nebraska	1.42
Wyoming	1.41
Washington	1.41
New Hampshire	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.17
Alaska	1.92
Washington	1.81
Mississippi	1.80
Vermont	1.76
Idaho	1.69
North Carolina	1.64
Hawaii	1.54
California	1.51
New Mexico	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Special Education Teachers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	5.66
New Mexico	3.87
Florida	3.34
Puerto Rico	3.16
Oregon	2.58
New Jersey	2.28
Virginia	2.27
Michigan	1.71
Connecticut	1.56
Louisiana	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	1.89
Minnesota	1.74
New Jersey	1.58
Vermont	1.54
Louisiana	1.51
Pennsylvania	1.48
Maine	1.43
Illinois	1.43
Alaska	1.40
Wyoming	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Special Education Teachers, Middle School, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	2.79
West Virginia	2.48
Maryland	2.01
New York	1.93
Massachusetts	1.60
Wyoming	1.59
Georgia	1.52
New Hampshire	1.47
Maine	1.44
Alaska	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.38
New Jersey	2.34
Hawaii	2.16
West Virginia	2.15
Delaware	1.90
Vermont	1.86
Wyoming	1.74
Louisiana	1.63
Mississippi	1.60
Alaska	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Special Education Teachers, Preschool, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Minnesota	3.21
New York	3.19
Arkansas	2.27
Vermont	2.16
Colorado	2.08
Massachusetts	1.83
Wyoming	1.79
Kansas	1.76
Louisiana	1.72
Alaska	1.69

States with the highest location quotients for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.60
North Dakota	2.30
Arkansas	2.09
North Carolina	2.05
Connecticut	1.88
Ohio	1.85
Wyoming	1.69
Texas	1.69
Mississippi	1.65
Washington	1.63

States with the highest location quotients for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.04
Guam	1.37
Missouri	1.37
Ohio	1.33
Maine	1.32
Arkansas	1.31
Connecticut	1.28
Rhode Island	1.26
Texas	1.25
Pennsylvania	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Carolina	3.45
Alaska	3.00
Wyoming	2.47
Georgia	2.23
Nebraska	1.96
Washington	1.83
New York	1.76
Texas	1.68
Oklahoma	1.60
South Dakota	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.07
West Virginia	1.60
New Jersey	1.46
Ohio	1.41
Delaware	1.40
Maine	1.33
Georgia	1.32
Texas	1.30
Iowa	1.22
Alabama	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	1.95
Guam	1.54
Puerto Rico	1.35
Vermont	1.30
Louisiana	1.29
Iowa	1.27
Georgia	1.26
Alaska	1.26
Alabama	1.26
Mississippi	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Washington	2.66
Maine	2.04
Guam	1.79
Wyoming	1.77
South Dakota	1.68
New Mexico	1.57
Colorado	1.53
Kentucky	1.46
West Virginia	1.45
Oklahoma	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	1.63
Massachusetts	1.56
New Hampshire	1.54
Virgin Islands	1.44
Illinois	1.37
Puerto Rico	1.35
Vermont	1.34
New Jersey	1.33
Oregon	1.28
Oklahoma	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	1.83
Florida	1.49
District of Columbia	1.32
Alabama	1.29
Iowa	1.15
Puerto Rico	1.12
Wyoming	1.07
North Carolina	0.94
North Dakota	0.83
Wisconsin	0.77

States with the highest location quotients for Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.25
Utah	2.58
Oklahoma	2.26
North Carolina	2.21
Rhode Island	1.99
Washington	1.79
West Virginia	1.68
Hawaii	1.65
Kansas	1.64
Idaho	1.45

States with the highest location quotients for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	3.54
South Dakota	3.18
West Virginia	2.93
North Carolina	2.07
Virginia	1.86
Oregon	1.80
Idaho	1.70
Pennsylvania	1.56
Iowa	1.54
North Dakota	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	5.35
Mississippi	3.60
Alabama	3.34
Oklahoma	2.93
Washington	2.34
Utah	2.18
Ohio	2.14
Arizona	2.11
Missouri	2.02
Kentucky	1.91

States with the highest location quotients for Graduate Teaching Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	3.16
Arkansas	2.88
Maryland	2.33
New Mexico	2.28
Indiana	1.74
Connecticut	1.71
Florida	1.68
Utah	1.61
Montana	1.54
California	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.69
New York	2.36
Connecticut	1.77
Rhode Island	1.67
Iowa	1.46
Virginia	1.35
Kansas	1.35
Oklahoma	1.29
Massachusetts	1.22
Ohio	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for History Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.93
West Virginia	2.74
Massachusetts	2.04
Virginia	1.90
Maine	1.69
New York	1.54
Connecticut	1.37
Hawaii	1.33
New Jersey	1.31
Alabama	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	5.92
Massachusetts	2.49
Puerto Rico	1.99
New York	1.89
Rhode Island	1.77
Pennsylvania	1.54
Oregon	1.40
Virginia	1.38
Idaho	1.37
Minnesota	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	1.76
New York	1.74
Massachusetts	1.65
Rhode Island	1.46
Hawaii	1.46
Pennsylvania	1.40
Maine	1.38
North Carolina	1.31
Virginia	1.28
New Jersey	1.27

States with the highest location quotients for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.33
District of Columbia	2.05
Indiana	1.74
New York	1.63
Iowa	1.56
Illinois	1.50
Utah	1.47
Montana	1.30
Ohio	1.29
Rhode Island	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.66
Rhode Island	2.27
New York	1.89
West Virginia	1.45
Utah	1.35
Pennsylvania	1.33
Virginia	1.26
Ohio	1.17
Oregon	1.10
Iowa	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	3.38
Oregon	2.15
Minnesota	1.98
South Dakota	1.62
Illinois	1.60
New Jersey	1.59
Maine	1.48
North Carolina	1.47
Massachusetts	1.42
Pennsylvania	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Law Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	18.88
New York	3.12
Oregon	1.48
Connecticut	1.48
Massachusetts	1.46
Virginia	1.37
Illinois	1.35
Ohio	1.14
Oklahoma	1.12
Tennessee	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Carolina	4.25
Utah	3.11
Idaho	2.07
Colorado	1.59
New York	1.50
Wyoming	1.47
Rhode Island	1.34
Pennsylvania	1.26
District of Columbia	1.23
Virginia	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.89
Montana	2.30
Illinois	2.03
Oklahoma	2.01
Pennsylvania	1.84
Alabama	1.73
Mississippi	1.72
Minnesota	1.64
Tennessee	1.54
New York	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Education Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	6.18
Puerto Rico	2.30
Illinois	1.79
West Virginia	1.70
Hawaii	1.69
North Dakota	1.50
South Carolina	1.47
New York	1.42
Maine	1.41
Utah	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.23
District of Columbia	2.05
Pennsylvania	1.78
Alabama	1.77
Delaware	1.52
South Dakota	1.51
West Virginia	1.48
Rhode Island	1.46
Nebraska	1.44
Arkansas	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	1.71
North Carolina	1.67
Colorado	1.61
Pennsylvania	1.54
Oregon	1.41
Tennessee	1.40
Ohio	1.38
Puerto Rico	1.35
Wisconsin	1.32
Nebraska	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.85
New Mexico	3.58
Florida	2.69
New York	2.24
Maine	2.00
Arkansas	1.73
Illinois	1.70
Oklahoma	1.64
North Carolina	1.55
Massachusetts	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.32
Massachusetts	2.14
Delaware	2.08
District of Columbia	2.07
Utah	1.92
Kansas	1.87
Tennessee	1.59
West Virginia	1.53
Iowa	1.50
Pennsylvania	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.03
New York	1.98
Connecticut	1.78
New Hampshire	1.76
Massachusetts	1.60
Pennsylvania	1.40
Kentucky	1.28
Virginia	1.21
Colorado	1.18
Rhode Island	1.14

States with the highest location quotients for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	14.88
Massachusetts	2.61
Rhode Island	2.03
Virginia	2.00
New York	1.63
New Jersey	1.45
Texas	1.44
Connecticut	1.44
New Hampshire	1.28
Wyoming	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Geography Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.35
Virginia	2.09
Wisconsin	2.05
Colorado	2.05
Maryland	1.92
Ohio	1.50
Utah	1.42
Oklahoma	1.30
Minnesota	1.29
Nevada	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.65
Massachusetts	2.77
Rhode Island	2.45
New York	2.00
Maine	1.64
Connecticut	1.63
South Dakota	1.62
Idaho	1.55
North Carolina	1.49
New Hampshire	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	9.50
Hawaii	4.67
Montana	2.86
Puerto Rico	2.55
New York	2.37
Massachusetts	1.94
New Hampshire	1.88
Connecticut	1.78
Arizona	1.38
Minnesota	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	2.83
Washington	2.02
Montana	1.92
Colorado	1.69
District of Columbia	1.64
Kansas	1.58
Massachusetts	1.54
Oregon	1.49
Maine	1.38
Connecticut	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	1.71
Massachusetts	1.61
New York	1.60
Washington	1.42
New Hampshire	1.40
Pennsylvania	1.39
Connecticut	1.32
Colorado	1.30
Maryland	1.27
Utah	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	6.46
West Virginia	3.92
Massachusetts	2.52
New York	2.09
Maine	2.01
Indiana	1.83
Washington	1.71
Puerto Rico	1.68
Montana	1.67
Utah	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.67
Pennsylvania	1.65
New York	1.64
Massachusetts	1.64
North Carolina	1.48
Connecticut	1.48
West Virginia	1.46
Virginia	1.45
Maine	1.40
New Jersey	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	4.25
Arizona	3.21
Wyoming	2.01
Pennsylvania	2.00
New Hampshire	1.91
Colorado	1.88
Virginia	1.72
Utah	1.61
Massachusetts	1.55
North Dakota	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	14.95
Colorado	3.35
Oregon	2.89
Georgia	1.88
Alabama	1.86
Washington	1.62
Wisconsin	1.47
North Carolina	1.38
Missouri	1.30
New York	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Connecticut	1.95
Massachusetts	1.74
Vermont	1.57
Pennsylvania	1.55
District of Columbia	1.53
New York	1.37
Virginia	1.36
Iowa	1.33
Indiana	1.29
North Carolina	1.27

States with the highest location quotients for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	5.02
Arkansas	4.37
North Dakota	4.33
Nebraska	3.49
Wyoming	3.13
South Dakota	2.57
Iowa	2.41
Kansas	2.36
Virginia	2.35
North Carolina	2.32

States with the highest location quotients for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	2.37
Massachusetts	2.03
Delaware	1.98
Pennsylvania	1.95
Rhode Island	1.70
Puerto Rico	1.67
Wyoming	1.60
Colorado	1.52
Michigan	1.47
Iowa	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	8.36
Massachusetts	3.48
New York	2.18
Kansas	2.16
Idaho	2.12
Puerto Rico	1.95
Pennsylvania	1.54
District of Columbia	1.32
Texas	1.21
Michigan	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	1.71
Virginia	1.50
New York	1.42
Rhode Island	1.38
Massachusetts	1.35
Utah	1.23
Montana	1.21
Maine	1.21
North Carolina	1.20
Pennsylvania	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.29
Virginia	1.77
South Dakota	1.69
North Carolina	1.67
New Jersey	1.53
Delaware	1.49
New York	1.44
Rhode Island	1.42
Indiana	1.35
District of Columbia	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Business Teachers, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	2.63
Puerto Rico	2.04
Massachusetts	1.95
West Virginia	1.84
Delaware	1.83
New York	1.63
Pennsylvania	1.61
District of Columbia	1.54
Indiana	1.52
New Hampshire	1.51

States with the highest location quotients for Education, Training, and Library Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	1.40
Puerto Rico	1.27
Guam	1.24
New York	1.21
Connecticut	1.20
Wyoming	1.19
New Jersey	1.19
Rhode Island	1.14
Maine	1.14
Iowa	1.14

States with the highest location quotients for Legal Support Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	11.67
Virginia	6.17
Delaware	5.05
Maryland	2.43
Colorado	2.19
Iowa	1.75
California	1.39
Alaska	1.32
Hawaii	1.21
Oregon	1.00

States with the highest location quotients for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oklahoma	3.16
Wyoming	2.61
Montana	2.22
Utah	1.91
Minnesota	1.73
Idaho	1.71
New Mexico	1.62
Florida	1.55
Louisiana	1.47
Texas	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Court Reporters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Indiana	2.37
Montana	2.05
Kansas	1.99
Iowa	1.75
North Dakota	1.69
Rhode Island	1.65
Puerto Rico	1.55
Florida	1.55
Pennsylvania	1.53
New York	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Paralegals and Legal Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.49
Florida	1.64
South Carolina	1.37
Connecticut	1.34
New York	1.27
Delaware	1.26
Maryland	1.23
Arizona	1.22
West Virginia	1.21
Virginia	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	2.80
Oklahoma	2.80
Ohio	2.35
West Virginia	2.17
New Mexico	2.02
Alaska	1.99
New York	1.72
South Carolina	1.71
Georgia	1.55
Alabama	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.79
Montana	2.45
Delaware	2.36
Puerto Rico	1.95
Utah	1.81
Connecticut	1.53
Arizona	1.50
Oklahoma	1.45
Massachusetts	1.42
Wisconsin	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arkansas	2.55
Oregon	2.33
Maine	2.01
West Virginia	1.86
Kentucky	1.82
New Mexico	1.75
Delaware	1.73
New Hampshire	1.72
Vermont	1.50
New York	1.50

States with the highest location quotients for Judicial Law Clerks, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	2.90
California	1.78
Pennsylvania	1.61
Montana	1.60
Washington	1.54
Georgia	1.48
West Virginia	1.44
Minnesota	1.23
New Jersey	1.20
Connecticut	1.08

States with the highest location quotients for Lawyers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	10.01
Virgin Islands	1.90
New York	1.84
Florida	1.24
Delaware	1.20
New Jersey	1.17
Illinois	1.17
Massachusetts	1.16
Colorado	1.11
California	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Legal Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	7.21
Virgin Islands	1.91
New York	1.56
Delaware	1.36
Florida	1.32
Maryland	1.21
Virginia	1.19
Colorado	1.10
Montana	1.09
New Jersey	1.07

States with the highest location quotients for Religious Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	8.94
Oregon	6.29
Colorado	2.92
Florida	1.95
Pennsylvania	1.88
Maryland	1.56
North Carolina	1.52
Rhode Island	1.45
New York	1.44
New Jersey	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Directors, Religious Activities and Education, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	6.54
Oregon	6.20
New York	3.52
District of Columbia	2.69
Michigan	2.07
Illinois	1.84
Pennsylvania	1.70
Alaska	1.43
Rhode Island	1.38
California	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Clergy, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	6.67
Montana	4.32
New York	2.21
Hawaii	2.16
Rhode Island	1.80
Michigan	1.77
West Virginia	1.71
Minnesota	1.29
Alaska	1.19
Pennsylvania	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	3.87
Louisiana	3.46
Virgin Islands	3.36
Florida	2.61
New York	2.44
Hawaii	2.01
Colorado	1.81
District of Columbia	1.64
Montana	1.60
Minnesota	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Community Health Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	4.22
Vermont	3.04
District of Columbia	2.93
West Virginia	2.75
Massachusetts	2.65
Hawaii	2.13
New York	1.81
Oklahoma	1.79
Washington	1.76
Kentucky	1.66

States with the highest location quotients for Social and Human Service Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.80
New Jersey	2.48
Puerto Rico	2.02
Maine	1.97
Minnesota	1.93
Rhode Island	1.85
Connecticut	1.84
Utah	1.58
Massachusetts	1.57
New Mexico	1.55

States with the highest location quotients for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.10
New Mexico	1.62
Alaska	1.61
South Dakota	1.47
Idaho	1.47
Oregon	1.45
Missouri	1.45
Colorado	1.42
Arizona	1.38
California	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Health Educators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	2.26
District of Columbia	2.18
Puerto Rico	2.17
New Mexico	2.10
Maine	2.10
Maryland	2.07
Montana	1.52
West Virginia	1.51
Nebraska	1.51
Georgia	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Social Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Puerto Rico	3.65
Montana	3.33
South Carolina	3.25
Oregon	3.03
Illinois	2.10
Maine	1.96
Guam	1.81
Minnesota	1.61
California	1.58
New York	1.55

States with the highest location quotients for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	4.43
Massachusetts	2.39
Maine	2.14
Alaska	2.04
Pennsylvania	1.67
Virginia	1.53
New York	1.52
Ohio	1.38
Connecticut	1.38
Oregon	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Healthcare Social Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.42
Missouri	1.74
Maryland	1.63
Indiana	1.50
Vermont	1.37
New Mexico	1.27
New York	1.22
Alabama	1.22
Minnesota	1.16
South Dakota	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Child, Family, and School Social Workers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	2.12
South Dakota	1.87
Vermont	1.85
Kentucky	1.85
Puerto Rico	1.84
Oklahoma	1.80
Rhode Island	1.66
Pennsylvania	1.56
Massachusetts	1.56
Connecticut	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Counselors, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	6.23
North Dakota	3.42
West Virginia	2.38
District of Columbia	2.29
Utah	1.88
Illinois	1.85
New Jersey	1.77
Connecticut	1.74
Alaska	1.65
Florida	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.90
Massachusetts	2.40
Pennsylvania	1.93
Virginia	1.78
Colorado	1.60
Montana	1.57
Alaska	1.57
South Dakota	1.54
New Hampshire	1.43
Minnesota	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Rehabilitation Counselors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	2.89
Massachusetts	2.39
Vermont	1.97
Connecticut	1.86
Minnesota	1.76
Iowa	1.67
Pennsylvania	1.65
Oklahoma	1.61
Rhode Island	1.59
West Virginia	1.57

States with the highest location quotients for Marriage and Family Therapists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	3.84
New Jersey	3.06
Maryland	1.51
West Virginia	1.50
Arizona	1.50
Delaware	1.43
Iowa	1.32
South Dakota	1.10
Minnesota	1.08
Utah	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	1.60
Connecticut	1.44
Arizona	1.43
New Hampshire	1.40
Virgin Islands	1.37
New York	1.35
Louisiana	1.32
Guam	1.26
Hawaii	1.25
District of Columbia	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Community and Social Service Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.17
Massachusetts	1.57
Alaska	1.51
Connecticut	1.37
New York	1.36
Oregon	1.35
Minnesota	1.34
Montana	1.32
Rhode Island	1.24
Pennsylvania	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	2.47
Alaska	2.35
Oklahoma	1.80
New York	1.64
Oregon	1.50
Michigan	1.50
Wyoming	1.43
Louisiana	1.42
Indiana	1.37
Maryland	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Forest and Conservation Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	22.13
Idaho	14.51
Wyoming	11.63
Oregon	6.55
Alaska	6.38
New Mexico	6.19
Utah	4.43
South Dakota	4.40
Arizona	2.27
Colorado	2.06

States with the highest location quotients for Forensic Science Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	2.85
Arizona	2.26
Kansas	2.19
Florida	1.80
West Virginia	1.73
Nevada	1.72
Tennessee	1.59
Washington	1.52
Wyoming	1.50
Maryland	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	4.34
New Mexico	2.86
Alaska	2.79
Delaware	2.06
Wyoming	1.88
Idaho	1.85
Montana	1.83
Washington	1.74
New Hampshire	1.53
Nevada	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Social Science Research Assistants, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	17.04
Arizona	3.01
New York	2.81
Massachusetts	2.39
Georgia	2.11
Indiana	1.50
Maryland	1.48
Nebraska	1.43
North Carolina	1.31
Virginia	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Nuclear Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	8.71
South Carolina	7.49
Illinois	3.22
Louisiana	3.17
North Carolina	1.82
Ohio	1.75
Pennsylvania	1.66
Tennessee	1.40
Mississippi	0.83
Michigan	0.76

States with the highest location quotients for Geological and Petroleum Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	10.58
Oklahoma	7.54
Wyoming	5.38
Montana	5.17
Texas	4.76
West Virginia	4.23
Louisiana	3.54
Colorado	2.63
Utah	1.40
Arizona	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Chemical Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	3.49
Delaware	3.10
Wyoming	3.00
West Virginia	2.56
Puerto Rico	2.37
Nevada	2.01
New Jersey	1.92
Utah	1.51
Tennessee	1.48
Pennsylvania	1.47

States with the highest location quotients for Biological Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.91
Oregon	2.72
Guam	2.46
Maryland	2.45
Montana	2.34
Alaska	2.24
Colorado	2.03
Idaho	1.90
Washington	1.83
Hawaii	1.63

States with the highest location quotients for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	9.21
Virgin Islands	6.82
Arkansas	3.63
South Dakota	3.44
Idaho	3.36
Nebraska	2.87
Wisconsin	2.51
North Dakota	2.29
Vermont	2.19
Kansas	1.99

States with the highest location quotients for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	15.38
Virginia	4.30
Maryland	3.18
Alaska	2.14
Georgia	1.91
Hawaii	1.90
Ohio	1.25
California	1.18
Colorado	1.14
West Virginia	1.12

States with the highest location quotients for Political Scientists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	115.55
Virginia	6.87
Maine	1.82
Washington	0.86
Maryland	0.85
Texas	0.46
Pennsylvania	0.45
Massachusetts	0.35
Michigan	0.33
New York	0.25

States with the highest location quotients for Historians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	14.13
Utah	7.73
Mississippi	4.65
New Mexico	3.18
New York	2.01
Maryland	1.95
Virginia	1.86
Oklahoma	1.68
Missouri	1.36
Pennsylvania	1.14

States with the highest location quotients for Geographers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	11.97
Colorado	2.81
Minnesota	2.03
Oregon	1.86
Louisiana	1.77
Missouri	1.40
Texas	1.28
Arizona	1.26
Washington	1.25
California	0.71

States with the highest location quotients for Anthropologists and Archeologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	8.24
Wyoming	6.58
Hawaii	4.72
Arizona	4.17
North Dakota	3.60
Oregon	3.38
South Dakota	3.08
Nevada	2.97
Montana	2.84
California	2.01

States with the highest location quotients for Urban and Regional Planners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	3.24
Hawaii	2.82
New Mexico	2.63
Washington	2.48
South Dakota	2.11
Vermont	2.08
Alaska	1.98
Oregon	1.85
California	1.79
Delaware	1.76

States with the highest location quotients for Sociologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	3.85
California	3.37
Illinois	3.13
Utah	2.23
Massachusetts	1.80
Michigan	1.40
Washington	1.24
Maryland	1.22
New York	1.08
Ohio	0.89

States with the highest location quotients for Psychologists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.08
Massachusetts	2.95
Maryland	2.52
Rhode Island	2.04
Montana	2.02
Hawaii	2.00
West Virginia	1.98
Florida	1.66
Minnesota	1.63
California	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	9.48
Massachusetts	5.27
New Jersey	1.38
California	0.40

States with the highest location quotients for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.39
Vermont	1.93
Montana	1.63
New York	1.59
New Mexico	1.51
Massachusetts	1.49
Wyoming	1.48
Minnesota	1.47
Wisconsin	1.41
Delaware	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Survey Researchers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Illinois	3.29
Nebraska	3.25
District of Columbia	3.05
Alaska	2.75
Louisiana	2.72
Maryland	2.71
Wyoming	2.59
Massachusetts	2.54
Hawaii	2.48
Connecticut	2.34

States with the highest location quotients for Economists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	69.45
Massachusetts	2.51
Virginia	2.48
Alaska	2.37
Maryland	2.03
Hawaii	1.94
Vermont	1.81
Montana	1.34
Washington	0.94
Oregon	0.91

States with the highest location quotients for Physical Scientists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	8.23
New Mexico	6.35
Maryland	5.25
Virginia	3.47
Idaho	3.47
Alaska	3.40
Mississippi	2.39
Montana	2.06
Colorado	1.78
North Dakota	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Hydrologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	9.30
Montana	8.65
New Mexico	4.77
Colorado	4.41
Alaska	3.78
Oregon	3.55
Wyoming	3.37
New Hampshire	3.07
North Dakota	2.96
Nevada	2.92

States with the highest location quotients for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	6.79
Colorado	3.80
Oklahoma	3.53
Texas	3.19
Wyoming	2.93
Louisiana	2.36
Montana	2.25
Nevada	1.99
New Mexico	1.63
Mississippi	1.53

States with the highest location quotients for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.04
Alaska	3.81
Wyoming	3.16
New Mexico	2.62
Virgin Islands	2.40
Vermont	2.26
Colorado	2.01
Hawaii	1.83
Maryland	1.71
Montana	1.60

States with the highest location quotients for Materials Scientists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	3.26
Massachusetts	3.08
New Mexico	2.44
New Hampshire	2.22
Ohio	2.19
Maryland	2.04
Tennessee	1.55
Maine	1.55
Michigan	1.45
Virginia	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Chemists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	5.40
New Jersey	3.15
Puerto Rico	2.26
Maryland	1.98
North Carolina	1.71
Pennsylvania	1.60
Indiana	1.59
Michigan	1.44
Connecticut	1.44
Massachusetts	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Atmospheric and Space Scientists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	8.52
Colorado	6.85
Wyoming	4.33
Oklahoma	3.34
Utah	3.12
Maryland	2.90
North Dakota	2.66
Montana	2.64
South Dakota	2.33
New Mexico	1.94

States with the highest location quotients for Physicists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	17.96
District of Columbia	7.67
Maryland	5.97
Colorado	2.92
Virginia	1.60
California	1.55
New Hampshire	1.34
Washington	1.25
Tennessee	1.23
Illinois	1.11

States with the highest location quotients for Astronomers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	8.88
District of Columbia	6.18
Arizona	5.52
New Mexico	2.90
Texas	1.16
California	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Life Scientists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	9.96
North Dakota	5.67
Rhode Island	4.53
Minnesota	2.99
Maryland	2.87
Massachusetts	2.56
Hawaii	2.33
New Mexico	2.24
Louisiana	2.15
California	2.01

States with the highest location quotients for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	4.52
Maryland	2.24
Washington	2.05
California	1.84
Pennsylvania	1.64
North Carolina	1.23
New York	1.22
Minnesota	1.22
Oregon	1.10
Delaware	1.06

States with the highest location quotients for Epidemiologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	2.73
New Mexico	2.54
Maryland	2.40
West Virginia	2.35
Washington	2.32
Georgia	1.95
Minnesota	1.66
Tennessee	1.62
Puerto Rico	1.39
Massachusetts	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Foresters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	7.42
Idaho	6.51
Oregon	5.30
South Dakota	4.65
Vermont	4.38
Alaska	3.82
Wyoming	3.58
Maine	3.26
New Hampshire	2.96
Wisconsin	2.77

States with the highest location quotients for Conservation Scientists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Montana	7.96
South Dakota	4.87
Mississippi	4.45
Wyoming	4.16
North Dakota	3.71
Alaska	3.63
Colorado	3.29
District of Columbia	2.82
Idaho	2.70
Iowa	2.48

States with the highest location quotients for Biological Scientists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	5.19
Alaska	4.38
Massachusetts	4.24
Montana	3.44
District of Columbia	2.47
California	2.20
Wyoming	2.02
New Mexico	1.71
Hawaii	1.57
Idaho	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	17.25
Wyoming	9.19
Montana	6.38
Washington	5.89
Idaho	5.63
Oregon	4.09
South Dakota	3.67
Maine	3.37
Hawaii	2.48
Vermont	2.35

States with the highest location quotients for Microbiologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	4.91
Delaware	2.99
Puerto Rico	2.16
California	1.96
Montana	1.76
Vermont	1.65
Massachusetts	1.34
Nebraska	1.32
Colorado	1.29
Georgia	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Biochemists and Biophysicists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Jersey	7.96
Massachusetts	6.61
Delaware	2.75
Maine	1.90
Maryland	1.83
California	1.54
Minnesota	1.20
Colorado	1.16
Tennessee	1.14
Pennsylvania	0.95

States with the highest location quotients for Soil and Plant Scientists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	12.99
North Dakota	9.22
Iowa	7.70
Nebraska	5.72
Montana	3.42
Oregon	3.00
Minnesota	2.97
Kansas	2.60
Idaho	2.60
North Carolina	2.10

States with the highest location quotients for Food Scientists and Technologists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nebraska	3.35
New Jersey	3.17
Iowa	2.28
South Dakota	2.26
Kansas	2.23
Maryland	2.21
Vermont	2.07
Minnesota	1.95
Wisconsin	1.89
Arkansas	1.70

States with the highest location quotients for Animal Scientists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	8.40
Wisconsin	5.58
Minnesota	4.28
Iowa	4.19
Missouri	2.58
Nebraska	2.55
Michigan	1.84
North Carolina	1.79
Oklahoma	1.68
Maryland	1.68

States with the highest location quotients for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.98
Alaska	2.34
Montana	2.14
Maryland	1.90
Wyoming	1.85
Massachusetts	1.85
New Mexico	1.76
Idaho	1.70
Delaware	1.43
Colorado	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Surveying and Mapping Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	2.48
New Mexico	2.17
North Carolina	2.12
West Virginia	1.91
Louisiana	1.77
South Carolina	1.72
Texas	1.63
Florida	1.60
Maine	1.57
Alaska	1.57

States with the highest location quotients for Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	4.15
North Dakota	3.23
Alaska	2.64
Guam	2.24
Maine	2.23
Louisiana	2.10
Illinois	1.83
Virginia	1.62
Pennsylvania	1.50
Oklahoma	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Mechanical Engineering Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	3.74
New Hampshire	2.94
Wisconsin	2.57
Utah	2.31
Minnesota	1.66
Ohio	1.57
Pennsylvania	1.55
South Carolina	1.52
South Dakota	1.28
Tennessee	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Industrial Engineering Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	9.96
Puerto Rico	4.90
Minnesota	2.54
Tennessee	2.31
Michigan	2.23
Indiana	2.04
New Hampshire	1.91
Arizona	1.80
Massachusetts	1.71
Maine	1.55

States with the highest location quotients for Environmental Engineering Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	3.94
Montana	2.56
Oklahoma	2.27
Puerto Rico	2.17
Minnesota	2.13
Tennessee	1.96
Maryland	1.74
West Virginia	1.70
Massachusetts	1.65
North Dakota	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Electro-Mechanical Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	3.26
Massachusetts	3.16
Louisiana	2.97
Oklahoma	2.22
Minnesota	1.95
Maryland	1.84
New Hampshire	1.83
Virginia	1.74
Tennessee	1.71
California	1.58

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	2.09
Puerto Rico	1.80
Virginia	1.72
New Mexico	1.72
Alaska	1.72
Idaho	1.65
California	1.54
New Hampshire	1.50
Maryland	1.44
Alabama	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Civil Engineering Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	3.69
Kentucky	2.31
Wyoming	2.25
North Dakota	2.25
New Mexico	2.21
West Virginia	1.88
South Dakota	1.85
Vermont	1.79
Texas	1.72
Mississippi	1.70

States with the highest location quotients for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Kansas	4.75
Arizona	3.84
New Mexico	3.48
Alabama	3.08
California	2.24
Ohio	2.18
Colorado	1.86
Maryland	1.82
Washington	1.70
Utah	1.61

States with the highest location quotients for Drafters, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Louisiana	7.81
Oregon	4.36
Montana	2.76
Vermont	2.34
Iowa	2.00
Connecticut	1.96
Minnesota	1.90
Ohio	1.82
Puerto Rico	1.56
Texas	1.49

States with the highest location quotients for Mechanical Drafters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maine	3.86
Kansas	2.12
Minnesota	1.83
Wisconsin	1.79
Oklahoma	1.78
Nebraska	1.69
Washington	1.62
Michigan	1.51
Iowa	1.50
Pennsylvania	1.42

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical and Electronics Drafters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Colorado	1.82
New Mexico	1.71
Hawaii	1.71
Montana	1.63
New Hampshire	1.55
Massachusetts	1.51
Texas	1.48
District of Columbia	1.47
Washington	1.44
Missouri	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Architectural and Civil Drafters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.29
Idaho	1.88
Utah	1.74
New Hampshire	1.65
District of Columbia	1.63
Montana	1.55
Colorado	1.49
Texas	1.37
Wyoming	1.36
West Virginia	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Engineers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.77
Louisiana	2.87
New Mexico	2.52
Alaska	2.46
Alabama	1.95
Maryland	1.72
Oregon	1.49
Tennessee	1.47
Ohio	1.34
Iowa	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Petroleum Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	9.25
Wyoming	7.54
Texas	7.08
Oklahoma	5.54
Louisiana	3.36
West Virginia	2.94
North Dakota	2.60
Colorado	2.11
Montana	2.01
New Mexico	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Nuclear Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	8.47
Idaho	5.71
Virginia	5.56
South Carolina	4.43
Connecticut	3.86
Tennessee	1.86
Maryland	1.68
Pennsylvania	1.49
Nebraska	1.31
District of Columbia	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	14.33
Alaska	10.06
New Mexico	7.33
Nevada	6.47
Utah	5.86
Montana	5.47
Oklahoma	4.18
Colorado	4.16
West Virginia	4.00
Arizona	3.64

States with the highest location quotients for Mechanical Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	4.85
Wisconsin	1.89
New Hampshire	1.76
South Carolina	1.39
Minnesota	1.39
Illinois	1.38
Pennsylvania	1.35
Ohio	1.35
Rhode Island	1.31
Massachusetts	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Materials Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Mexico	2.22
Arizona	2.08
Ohio	1.98
Alabama	1.97
Maryland	1.85
Michigan	1.71
Oregon	1.58
Utah	1.55
Pennsylvania	1.55
Alaska	1.54

States with the highest location quotients for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	8.53
Maryland	2.38
Alaska	2.08
Hawaii	1.98
Washington	1.73
Louisiana	1.48
Massachusetts	1.06
Texas	0.71
South Carolina	0.53
New Jersey	0.45

States with the highest location quotients for Industrial Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	3.78
Puerto Rico	1.91
Indiana	1.84
Connecticut	1.82
South Carolina	1.79
Minnesota	1.74
Wisconsin	1.69
Massachusetts	1.55
Alabama	1.50
Ohio	1.48

States with the highest location quotients for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	3.94
Guam	3.70
Oklahoma	2.13
New Mexico	1.90
Georgia	1.77
South Carolina	1.74
Texas	1.66
Tennessee	1.62
West Virginia	1.60
Wisconsin	1.56

States with the highest location quotients for Environmental Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	3.41
Montana	2.72
Wyoming	2.36
Massachusetts	2.15
Idaho	1.66
Washington	1.56
Maryland	1.56
Oklahoma	1.47
California	1.41
New Mexico	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Oregon	3.14
Rhode Island	2.53
Colorado	2.32
Arizona	1.94
California	1.85
Maryland	1.68
Virginia	1.39
Kansas	1.23
Georgia	1.23
Oklahoma	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Electrical Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New Hampshire	2.34
Alabama	1.81
Michigan	1.65
Massachusetts	1.63
Vermont	1.62
New Mexico	1.41
Virginia	1.39
Maryland	1.38
Arizona	1.35
Washington	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Hardware Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	3.93
Colorado	3.53
Maryland	3.37
California	2.90
Oregon	1.61
Alabama	1.42
Arizona	1.31
District of Columbia	1.26
Idaho	1.16
Minnesota	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Civil Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.19
Colorado	1.93
Alaska	1.90
Washington	1.66
North Dakota	1.52
Wyoming	1.49
Hawaii	1.49
Maryland	1.42
Montana	1.38
Idaho	1.38

States with the highest location quotients for Chemical Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	5.59
Louisiana	4.03
Texas	2.93
West Virginia	1.92
South Carolina	1.84
New Jersey	1.59
Idaho	1.54
Ohio	1.37
Connecticut	1.31
Colorado	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Biomedical Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	4.32
Minnesota	3.34
Utah	3.10
Maryland	1.91
Illinois	1.91
Pennsylvania	1.75
Colorado	1.65
California	1.59
Indiana	1.42
Washington	1.13

States with the highest location quotients for Agricultural Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	11.03
South Dakota	8.41
Kentucky	3.94
Indiana	2.73
Kansas	2.00
Ohio	1.60
California	1.40
Illinois	1.10
Florida	0.69
Texas	0.66

States with the highest location quotients for Aerospace Engineers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	4.74
Kansas	3.64
Maryland	2.44
New Mexico	1.94
Arizona	1.81
Colorado	1.63
Ohio	1.62
Oklahoma	1.57
Connecticut	1.54
California	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Surveyors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	3.48
West Virginia	2.85
Wyoming	2.77
North Dakota	2.74
Montana	2.54
Colorado	1.89
Louisiana	1.82
Oklahoma	1.58
Florida	1.35
Idaho	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	7.12
Wyoming	5.21
Colorado	4.38
South Dakota	4.36
Oregon	2.96
Idaho	2.76
Montana	2.45
New Hampshire	2.39
South Carolina	2.35
Maryland	2.22

States with the highest location quotients for Landscape Architects, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Connecticut	2.29
Colorado	2.01
South Dakota	1.75
Arizona	1.71
Washington	1.67
Virginia	1.61
South Carolina	1.53
Florida	1.53
Kansas	1.49
Massachusetts	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	3.70
Colorado	2.01
Montana	1.82
Washington	1.77
New York	1.72
Hawaii	1.63
Oregon	1.41
Vermont	1.37
Maryland	1.31
Massachusetts	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Architecture and Engineering Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	1.83
Alaska	1.42
New Mexico	1.39
Colorado	1.34
Washington	1.30
Maryland	1.28
Oregon	1.27
Alabama	1.27
New Hampshire	1.21
Massachusetts	1.19

States with the highest location quotients for Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	5.94
Minnesota	3.32
Oregon	3.10
New Jersey	2.66
Utah	2.34
Mississippi	2.12
Virginia	1.79
Connecticut	1.54
Colorado	1.31
Texas	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Statisticians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	6.32
Maryland	3.98
Massachusetts	3.14
Pennsylvania	2.30
Colorado	1.50
Washington	1.42
Arizona	1.40
North Carolina	1.24
California	1.20
Oregon	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Operations Research Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	3.30
Delaware	2.96
Maryland	2.23
Arizona	1.72
District of Columbia	1.69
Minnesota	1.51
Utah	1.34
Rhode Island	1.32
Nebraska	1.30
Texas	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Mathematicians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	7.90
Virginia	6.40
New Mexico	5.04
District of Columbia	4.28
Maryland	3.79
New Jersey	3.72
Nevada	1.78
California	1.74
Colorado	1.69
Texas	0.71

States with the highest location quotients for Actuaries, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Connecticut	4.13
Nebraska	2.81
Massachusetts	2.46
Iowa	2.40
Illinois	2.27
Ohio	2.00
Vermont	1.92
Pennsylvania	1.92
Rhode Island	1.74
New York	1.72

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Occupations, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	9.61
Colorado	2.38
Maryland	1.94
Georgia	1.86
Utah	1.69
California	1.67
Washington	1.53
Virginia	1.44
West Virginia	1.30
Arizona	1.24

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Network Support Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	2.42
Rhode Island	1.82
Nebraska	1.75
Arizona	1.68
Missouri	1.63
Virginia	1.45
Guam	1.44
New Mexico	1.43
South Dakota	1.42
North Dakota	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Computer User Support Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	1.49
Arizona	1.37
Montana	1.34
District of Columbia	1.32
Washington	1.31
Connecticut	1.26
Colorado	1.26
Massachusetts	1.24
Kansas	1.24
North Carolina	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Network Architects, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	2.40
Colorado	2.19
Maryland	1.88
Washington	1.69
Massachusetts	1.59
District of Columbia	1.35
Delaware	1.33
New Jersey	1.21
Nebraska	1.21
Georgia	1.16

States with the highest location quotients for Network and Computer Systems Administrators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	2.39
Virginia	1.91
Colorado	1.75
Vermont	1.67
Kansas	1.67
South Dakota	1.65
Rhode Island	1.47
New Hampshire	1.44
New Jersey	1.21
Delaware	1.21

States with the highest location quotients for Database Administrators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	2.50
Virginia	1.89
Maryland	1.83
District of Columbia	1.57
Colorado	1.36
New Jersey	1.34
Missouri	1.30
Georgia	1.28
Alabama	1.27
Oklahoma	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Web Developers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Washington	2.05
District of Columbia	1.94
Utah	1.55
New York	1.46
Vermont	1.38
California	1.35
Missouri	1.34
Massachusetts	1.34
Maryland	1.32
Montana	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Software Developers, Systems Software, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	2.59
Massachusetts	2.55
Maryland	2.05
California	1.87
Washington	1.77
Colorado	1.52
Arizona	1.47
Utah	1.40
District of Columbia	1.35
Vermont	1.05

States with the highest location quotients for Software Developers, Applications, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Washington	2.65
New Jersey	1.86
Colorado	1.86
Delaware	1.71
New Hampshire	1.61
Virginia	1.59
California	1.40
Oregon	1.33
Massachusetts	1.31
Utah	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Programmers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alabama	2.50
Washington	1.86
Nebraska	1.56
Connecticut	1.56
Delaware	1.55
New Jersey	1.54
Utah	1.46
Rhode Island	1.43
New Hampshire	1.30
Missouri	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Information Security Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	4.96
District of Columbia	3.13
Maryland	2.49
Colorado	1.83
Delaware	1.74
Missouri	1.36
New Mexico	1.35
Minnesota	1.25
Arizona	1.23
Massachusetts	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Computer Systems Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	1.72
Maryland	1.68
Minnesota	1.61
North Carolina	1.47
Delaware	1.39
Washington	1.36
Ohio	1.32
Wisconsin	1.31
District of Columbia	1.26
Iowa	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Computer and Information Research Scientists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Maryland	5.20
New Mexico	4.55
Rhode Island	4.10
Virginia	3.44
District of Columbia	3.23
Utah	2.56
Washington	2.18
California	2.07
Oklahoma	1.55
Mississippi	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Computer and Mathematical Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	1.95
Virginia	1.78
Washington	1.67
Maryland	1.58
Colorado	1.47
Massachusetts	1.31
Delaware	1.26
California	1.20
Utah	1.19
New Jersey	1.18

States with the highest location quotients for Financial Specialists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.85
Maryland	2.20
Delaware	1.77
Colorado	1.57
New Jersey	1.49
Rhode Island	1.33
Virginia	1.32
Hawaii	1.32
West Virginia	1.30
Minnesota	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Tax Preparers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.40
Puerto Rico	2.17
Oklahoma	1.95
South Dakota	1.91
Alaska	1.76
Tennessee	1.72
Louisiana	1.59
Vermont	1.58
Kentucky	1.57
Georgia	1.31

States with the highest location quotients for Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Utah	3.36
Kentucky	2.21
Puerto Rico	1.86
Rhode Island	1.82
Missouri	1.73
Pennsylvania	1.52
Connecticut	1.47
Alabama	1.44
New York	1.36
California	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Loan Officers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	1.80
South Dakota	1.79
Utah	1.70
North Dakota	1.58
Idaho	1.57
Nebraska	1.56
Arizona	1.53
North Carolina	1.51
Iowa	1.40
Wyoming	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Credit Counselors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arizona	3.22
Tennessee	2.40
New Hampshire	2.39
New Mexico	2.22
Massachusetts	1.54
Rhode Island	1.50
Oklahoma	1.46
Utah	1.43
Maine	1.40
Connecticut	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Financial Examiners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	3.63
Puerto Rico	2.44
New York	2.38
North Carolina	2.29
District of Columbia	2.12
Missouri	2.09
Iowa	2.09
Rhode Island	1.94
Minnesota	1.48
Alabama	1.44

States with the highest location quotients for Insurance Underwriters, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Connecticut	2.67
Nebraska	2.36
Georgia	2.07
Iowa	1.81
Puerto Rico	1.70
Rhode Island	1.58
Kansas	1.55
Illinois	1.45
New York	1.35
Guam	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Personal Financial Advisors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	2.06
Connecticut	1.95
Massachusetts	1.83
Missouri	1.30
Rhode Island	1.28
Wisconsin	1.20
Florida	1.18
North Carolina	1.16
Maryland	1.15
Colorado	1.11

States with the highest location quotients for Financial Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	3.62
New York	2.68
District of Columbia	2.55
Connecticut	1.78
Massachusetts	1.77
New Jersey	1.23
Illinois	1.17
Virginia	1.05
Texas	1.05
California	1.05

States with the highest location quotients for Credit Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Delaware	5.30
Rhode Island	2.98
South Dakota	1.72
Minnesota	1.55
New York	1.53
Puerto Rico	1.50
Iowa	1.42
Missouri	1.35
Connecticut	1.30
New Jersey	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Budget Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	7.14
Alaska	2.71
Virginia	2.66
Guam	2.44
Maryland	2.35
New Mexico	2.00
Connecticut	1.74
Puerto Rico	1.61
New Jersey	1.46
Montana	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	2.55
Wyoming	2.15
South Dakota	1.99
New Mexico	1.88
Idaho	1.82
Kansas	1.76
Montana	1.74
Rhode Island	1.66
Georgia	1.64
Nebraska	1.52

States with the highest location quotients for Accountants and Auditors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	1.71
Colorado	1.59
Delaware	1.43
New York	1.36
Virginia	1.24
South Dakota	1.22
Virgin Islands	1.21
Washington	1.16
Massachusetts	1.14
Texas	1.09

States with the highest location quotients for Business Operations Specialists, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	6.23
Colorado	2.28
Washington	1.56
New Jersey	1.46
California	1.44
Louisiana	1.36
Oregon	1.21
New Mexico	1.20
Georgia	1.18
Minnesota	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.21
Colorado	1.63
New York	1.53
Washington	1.48
California	1.31
Massachusetts	1.27
Utah	1.22
Virginia	1.19
Minnesota	1.17
Vermont	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Training and Development Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	1.65
Utah	1.63
Arizona	1.56
Oklahoma	1.46
Maryland	1.43
Nebraska	1.33
District of Columbia	1.31
New Mexico	1.25
New York	1.24
Alaska	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
South Dakota	2.81
New York	1.63
Maryland	1.31
District of Columbia	1.31
Arizona	1.30
Florida	1.29
Louisiana	1.15
Connecticut	1.14
Georgia	1.11
Tennessee	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Fundraisers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	6.92
Rhode Island	3.40
Vermont	3.08
Montana	2.57
Massachusetts	2.15
New Hampshire	1.64
Colorado	1.59
Virginia	1.45
New York	1.45
Connecticut	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.64
Hawaii	1.62
Colorado	1.52
New York	1.45
Maryland	1.40
Montana	1.37
Virginia	1.33
California	1.25
Nevada	1.18
Minnesota	1.16

States with the highest location quotients for Management Analysts, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	5.46
Virginia	2.73
Maryland	1.46
Washington	1.42
Illinois	1.40
Rhode Island	1.37
South Dakota	1.35
Massachusetts	1.34
California	1.29
Delaware	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Logisticians, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	1.74
Maryland	1.73
Washington	1.64
Alabama	1.63
Michigan	1.60
New Jersey	1.58
Utah	1.47
Oklahoma	1.47
District of Columbia	1.44
Georgia	1.40

States with the highest location quotients for Labor Relations Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Rhode Island	2.27
Wisconsin	2.01
Connecticut	1.99
Ohio	1.93
West Virginia	1.85
New Jersey	1.69
Illinois	1.69
Delaware	1.68
Hawaii	1.66
Minnesota	1.63

States with the highest location quotients for Farm Labor Contractors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
California	6.56

States with the highest location quotients for Human Resources Specialists, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.49
Virginia	1.32
Washington	1.29
Wisconsin	1.21
Delaware	1.20
Nebraska	1.18
Massachusetts	1.17
Georgia	1.17
Colorado	1.17
Maryland	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Cost Estimators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virginia	1.65
Montana	1.58
Delaware	1.48
Colorado	1.44
South Dakota	1.38
Ohio	1.29
Utah	1.26
North Dakota	1.20
Washington	1.15
Massachusetts	1.15

States with the highest location quotients for Compliance Officers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	3.28
District of Columbia	2.87
Puerto Rico	2.21
Virgin Islands	2.13
Nebraska	1.68
Guam	1.58
Washington	1.47
New Jersey	1.47
Arizona	1.36
Maryland	1.35

States with the highest location quotients for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	4.68
Puerto Rico	3.56
Arizona	2.54
Alabama	1.81
Massachusetts	1.80
New Jersey	1.69
California	1.67
Maryland	1.43
Texas	1.34
Florida	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Arizona	1.78
Maine	1.47
Montana	1.41
New Jersey	1.34
Missouri	1.30
Connecticut	1.29
Rhode Island	1.26
Florida	1.25
Oklahoma	1.21
Puerto Rico	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Washington	1.72
Puerto Rico	1.69
Virginia	1.34
Kansas	1.32
New Hampshire	1.28
Wisconsin	1.24
Connecticut	1.24
Minnesota	1.23
Colorado	1.18
Ohio	1.17

States with the highest location quotients for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	3.60
California	3.17
Tennessee	2.37
Nevada	1.60
Florida	0.91
North Carolina	0.78
Georgia	0.75
Maryland	0.64
Oregon	0.51
Michigan	0.49

States with the highest location quotients for Business and Financial Operations Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.76
Colorado	1.36
Virginia	1.34
Washington	1.25
Maryland	1.17
Delaware	1.17
New York	1.14
California	1.13
Rhode Island	1.10
New Jersey	1.10

States with the highest location quotients for Managers, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	8.74
Puerto Rico	2.16
Maryland	1.68
Nevada	1.65
Louisiana	1.60
Tennessee	1.53
New Jersey	1.42
Virginia	1.41
Alaska	1.40
Wisconsin	1.36

States with the highest location quotients for Emergency Management Directors, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	5.70
District of Columbia	4.55
South Dakota	3.40
North Dakota	2.94
Oklahoma	2.40
Vermont	2.22
Puerto Rico	2.21
Maine	2.02
Wyoming	1.98
Kansas	1.93

States with the highest location quotients for Social and Community Service Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.73
Virgin Islands	2.50
Oregon	2.02
Massachusetts	2.01
Connecticut	1.77
Alaska	1.75
Maine	1.65
North Dakota	1.58
Delaware	1.53
Iowa	1.45

States with the highest location quotients for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Hawaii	2.91
Virgin Islands	2.69
Florida	1.87
Idaho	1.84
District of Columbia	1.78
North Dakota	1.57
Nevada	1.52
Montana	1.48
California	1.48
South Dakota	1.45

States with the highest location quotients for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	5.10
Vermont	3.99
Montana	3.97
Maine	3.28
Wyoming	3.00
West Virginia	2.67
South Dakota	2.59
New Hampshire	2.59
North Dakota	2.35
New Mexico	1.94

States with the highest location quotients for Natural Sciences Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.03
Alaska	3.19
Maryland	3.02
Massachusetts	2.72
Utah	1.98
Delaware	1.87
Pennsylvania	1.84
North Carolina	1.62
Montana	1.60
Oregon	1.59

States with the highest location quotients for Medical and Health Services Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Iowa	1.68
Massachusetts	1.67
Maryland	1.62
Oklahoma	1.57
Arkansas	1.57
Virgin Islands	1.46
Tennessee	1.36
Alaska	1.36
Vermont	1.35
Rhode Island	1.34

States with the highest location quotients for Lodging Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Wyoming	4.63
Guam	3.60
North Dakota	3.49
Maine	3.46
Hawaii	2.74
Montana	2.67
Alaska	2.49
South Dakota	2.25
Oregon	2.22
Vermont	2.11

States with the highest location quotients for Gaming Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Nevada	14.42
Oklahoma	8.78
Mississippi	7.33
Louisiana	3.46
Iowa	3.07
New Mexico	2.79
North Dakota	2.78
Puerto Rico	2.17
Washington	1.40
California	1.22

States with the highest location quotients for Funeral Service Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
West Virginia	3.82
Indiana	2.58
Mississippi	2.16
Pennsylvania	2.03
Kentucky	1.99
Georgia	1.81
Oklahoma	1.76
Arkansas	1.74
South Carolina	1.72
Tennessee	1.70

States with the highest location quotients for Food Service Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	2.58
Tennessee	2.24
Virgin Islands	1.72
Puerto Rico	1.66
District of Columbia	1.49
Nevada	1.48
California	1.44
North Dakota	1.43
West Virginia	1.42
Hawaii	1.39

States with the highest location quotients for Architectural and Engineering Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	1.86
Massachusetts	1.76
New Hampshire	1.66
Connecticut	1.65
New Mexico	1.50
Idaho	1.50
Oregon	1.46
District of Columbia	1.46
Maryland	1.44
California	1.43

States with the highest location quotients for Education Administrators, All Other, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	13.89
District of Columbia	4.67
Maryland	3.70
Alaska	1.69
California	1.58
Tennessee	1.57
Arkansas	1.57
Minnesota	1.40
North Dakota	1.33
Maine	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Education Administrators, Postsecondary, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	3.15
District of Columbia	2.11
Puerto Rico	1.70
Rhode Island	1.65
Iowa	1.54
Mississippi	1.49
Illinois	1.40
Arizona	1.36
West Virginia	1.34
Tennessee	1.27

States with the highest location quotients for Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	1.71
Vermont	1.47
Mississippi	1.36
Louisiana	1.34
Connecticut	1.31
Texas	1.29
Maine	1.29
Alaska	1.27
Kentucky	1.25
New Jersey	1.23

States with the highest location quotients for Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Vermont	2.29
New Hampshire	1.80
Massachusetts	1.51
Iowa	1.51
Delaware	1.46
North Dakota	1.40
Arkansas	1.36
Pennsylvania	1.33
Washington	1.27
California	1.26

States with the highest location quotients for Construction Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.88
Guam	2.08
Alaska	1.89
Colorado	1.72
North Dakota	1.69
Nevada	1.65
Oregon	1.54
Hawaii	1.54
Nebraska	1.44
Washington	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Idaho	9.65
North Dakota	8.31
Nebraska	3.81
Wyoming	3.64
Iowa	2.69
Arkansas	2.64
California	2.61
Oklahoma	2.06
Nevada	1.44
Washington	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Training and Development Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.12
Maryland	1.90
Connecticut	1.90
District of Columbia	1.73
Nebraska	1.67
Illinois	1.66
Tennessee	1.52
Arizona	1.50
Minnesota	1.47
Utah	1.46

States with the highest location quotients for Human Resources Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.17
Virgin Islands	1.80
Massachusetts	1.78
Guam	1.69
Illinois	1.68
Connecticut	1.65
Minnesota	1.53
Puerto Rico	1.34
Oregon	1.22
Georgia	1.20

States with the highest location quotients for Compensation and Benefits Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.20
Connecticut	2.06
Illinois	1.70
Utah	1.60
Maryland	1.57
Nebraska	1.54
New York	1.49
District of Columbia	1.40
Minnesota	1.36
Tennessee	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Alaska	2.96
Guam	2.31
Nebraska	2.27
Virgin Islands	2.04
Illinois	1.81
New Jersey	1.58
Tennessee	1.53
North Dakota	1.49
Utah	1.37
Oregon	1.37

States with the highest location quotients for Purchasing Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	4.35
Connecticut	2.10
Massachusetts	1.64
Guam	1.55
Minnesota	1.55
Virginia	1.54
Illinois	1.53
New Hampshire	1.48
Oregon	1.36
Maryland	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Industrial Production Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Michigan	2.42
Wisconsin	1.84
Iowa	1.81
Ohio	1.68
Kentucky	1.60
Indiana	1.50
Minnesota	1.46
Alabama	1.45
New Hampshire	1.42
Illinois	1.41

States with the highest location quotients for Financial Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.31
Massachusetts	2.26
Connecticut	2.26
Illinois	1.59
Virgin Islands	1.36
Iowa	1.33
Guam	1.31
New Hampshire	1.30
Minnesota	1.30
Tennessee	1.28

States with the highest location quotients for Computer and Information Systems Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.09
Connecticut	1.88
Massachusetts	1.85
Washington	1.55
Maryland	1.46
New Hampshire	1.39
Utah	1.38
California	1.38
Virginia	1.30
New Jersey	1.30

States with the highest location quotients for Administrative Services Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Guam	5.87
Virgin Islands	2.48
Oklahoma	2.18
Massachusetts	1.82
Puerto Rico	1.74
Arizona	1.50
Illinois	1.44
New Jersey	1.38
Alaska	1.36
Wisconsin	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Public Relations and Fundraising Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	15.10
Massachusetts	2.84
Maine	1.77
Vermont	1.72
Illinois	1.72
Rhode Island	1.54
New Hampshire	1.47
Oregon	1.41
Hawaii	1.39
Washington	1.33

States with the highest location quotients for Sales Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	1.77
California	1.73
Illinois	1.58
Connecticut	1.58
Virgin Islands	1.56
Guam	1.49
Minnesota	1.48
Arizona	1.47
New Jersey	1.31
Georgia	1.29

States with the highest location quotients for Marketing Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Massachusetts	2.42
Connecticut	2.14
Illinois	2.09
Minnesota	1.76
New Jersey	1.69
District of Columbia	1.68
Oregon	1.44
Delaware	1.37
Arizona	1.33
California	1.32

States with the highest location quotients for Advertising and Promotions Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
New York	4.02
Massachusetts	1.54
Tennessee	1.25
Maryland	1.14
District of Columbia	1.09
Idaho	1.08
Maine	1.01
Hawaii	1.00
Oregon	0.99
Minnesota	0.98

States with the highest location quotients for Legislators, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
North Dakota	4.50
Nebraska	3.96
West Virginia	2.70
Arkansas	2.65
Montana	1.93
New York	1.90
Kansas	1.86
New Jersey	1.85
Idaho	1.80
New Mexico	1.69

States with the highest location quotients for General and Operations Managers, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	2.30
District of Columbia	2.30
Utah	1.94
Guam	1.58
Massachusetts	1.37
Alaska	1.36
Mississippi	1.34
Maine	1.31
Illinois	1.30
New Hampshire	1.25

States with the highest location quotients for Chief Executives, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
Virgin Islands	3.77
Guam	3.35
Utah	2.46
Puerto Rico	2.10
Kansas	2.04
District of Columbia	1.95
Vermont	1.83
Florida	1.79
Arizona	1.76
Tennessee	1.67

States with the highest location quotients for Management Occupations, May 2018
State	Location Quotient
District of Columbia	2.31
Virgin Islands	1.81
Massachusetts	1.57
Guam	1.56
Illinois	1.44
Utah	1.35
Connecticut	1.34
Alaska	1.19
Maryland	1.16
Oregon	1.15