Data tables for OES area charts
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virgin_Islands, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
18.74 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
9.04 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
8.49 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
6.90 |
Couriers and Messengers |
6.14 |
Budget Analysts |
5.31 |
Security Guards |
5.03 |
Construction Managers |
4.69 |
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service |
4.43 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks |
4.24 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Puerto_Rico, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other |
11.15 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
10.15 |
Word Processors and Typists |
9.24 |
Bailiffs |
7.19 |
Pharmacy Aides |
6.89 |
Agricultural Engineers |
5.99 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
5.97 |
Couriers and Messengers |
5.77 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.19 |
Telephone Operators |
4.40 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Guam, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers |
15.28 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
11.87 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
10.96 |
Religious Workers, All Other |
10.41 |
Concierges |
9.62 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
7.96 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
7.86 |
Word Processors and Typists |
7.62 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
7.28 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
6.37 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wyoming, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
20.21 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
19.44 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
17.17 |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
17.10 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
16.99 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
15.89 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
15.58 |
Gas Plant Operators |
15.14 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
14.13 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
13.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wisconsin, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Animal Breeders |
8.20 |
Animal Scientists |
7.58 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
6.60 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
5.17 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.73 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
4.62 |
Floor Sanders and Finishers |
4.47 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
4.34 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
3.86 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
3.66 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West_Virginia, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
68.35 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
61.57 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
15.32 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
11.69 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
10.93 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
8.08 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
7.77 |
Psychiatric Aides |
6.45 |
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other |
5.81 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
5.16 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Washington, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
7.12 |
Avionics Technicians |
6.46 |
Ship Engineers |
6.15 |
Tapers |
5.60 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
5.48 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
4.96 |
Aerospace Engineers |
4.68 |
Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers |
4.01 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
3.87 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
3.82 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virginia, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
8.42 |
Political Scientists |
7.18 |
Ship Engineers |
5.96 |
Mathematicians |
5.89 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other |
5.87 |
Nuclear Engineers |
5.60 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
5.08 |
Information Security Analysts |
4.53 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
3.95 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
3.92 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vermont, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Bicycle Repairers |
6.95 |
Commercial Divers |
5.38 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
5.32 |
Fallers |
5.29 |
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.01 |
Special Education Teachers, All Other |
4.69 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
4.67 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
4.52 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
4.08 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
4.02 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Utah, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
9.33 |
Historians |
6.96 |
Artists and Related Workers, All Other |
6.26 |
Etchers and Engravers |
6.12 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
5.79 |
Sewers, Hand |
5.76 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
5.63 |
Stonemasons |
4.91 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
4.26 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
3.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Texas, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Petroleum Engineers |
6.78 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.00 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
5.58 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
5.30 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
5.02 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
4.98 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
4.62 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
4.46 |
Boilermakers |
3.43 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
3.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tennessee, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworkers, All Other |
8.62 |
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters |
6.70 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
5.77 |
Tire Builders |
4.40 |
Production Workers, All Other |
4.17 |
Traffic Technicians |
4.07 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
3.69 |
Cooks, All Other |
3.51 |
Pharmacy Aides |
3.35 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.34 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South_Dakota, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
27.43 |
Choreographers |
16.85 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
14.08 |
Animal Breeders |
13.41 |
Animal Scientists |
11.77 |
Correspondence Clerks |
11.69 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
11.39 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
10.50 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
10.26 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
8.45 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South_Carolina, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tire Builders |
13.31 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
10.92 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.67 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
9.33 |
Nuclear Engineers |
6.92 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.94 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.16 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
3.65 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.31 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
3.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rhode_Island, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
9.99 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
7.03 |
Watch and Clock Repairers |
6.45 |
Therapists, All Other |
5.54 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
4.77 |
Pile Driver Operators |
4.45 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
4.41 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
4.31 |
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.22 |
Archivists |
4.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pennsylvania, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
3.94 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
3.80 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
3.37 |
Word Processors and Typists |
3.26 |
Shampooers |
3.12 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
3.07 |
Motion Picture Projectionists |
2.48 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
2.44 |
Private Detectives and Investigators |
2.37 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
2.27 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oregon, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
24.91 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
19.18 |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
11.29 |
Woodworkers, All Other |
9.66 |
Fallers |
7.47 |
Clergy |
6.06 |
Music Directors and Composers |
6.02 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.69 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
5.36 |
Religious Workers, All Other |
5.17 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oklahoma, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
15.04 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
13.32 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
10.50 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
9.83 |
Tire Builders |
8.45 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
8.22 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
7.81 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
7.40 |
Gambling Managers |
7.21 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.12 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ohio, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
4.60 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
4.59 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.77 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.08 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.62 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
2.59 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.56 |
Tool and Die Makers |
2.54 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
2.52 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North_Dakota, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wellhead Pumpers |
29.72 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
27.13 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
23.72 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
22.33 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
21.13 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
20.57 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
17.09 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
14.45 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
9.20 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
8.46 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North_Carolina, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
7.64 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
7.13 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
7.04 |
Upholsterers |
6.81 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
4.82 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
4.33 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.66 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
3.13 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
3.02 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
2.98 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_York, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fashion Designers |
5.93 |
Transit and Railroad Police |
5.69 |
Word Processors and Typists |
4.85 |
Advertising and Promotions Managers |
4.82 |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool |
4.09 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
3.70 |
Music Directors and Composers |
3.63 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
3.53 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
3.33 |
Editors |
3.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Mexico, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Physicists |
18.52 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
15.79 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
12.84 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
8.85 |
Nuclear Engineers |
8.25 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
8.22 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
7.57 |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
7.31 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
6.70 |
Nuclear Technicians |
6.36 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Jersey, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
8.34 |
Shampooers |
5.44 |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
4.16 |
Mathematicians |
3.99 |
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other |
3.86 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
3.57 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
3.43 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
3.41 |
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers |
3.34 |
Transit and Railroad Police |
3.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Hampshire, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Commercial Divers |
5.96 |
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers |
5.52 |
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.99 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
4.92 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
4.66 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
4.39 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
3.98 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.73 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.62 |
Hydrologists |
3.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nevada, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
33.33 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
24.33 |
Gambling Dealers |
24.08 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
18.25 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
17.71 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
14.82 |
Gambling Managers |
13.80 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
11.66 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
8.92 |
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other |
8.91 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nebraska, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
8.94 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
8.01 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
7.91 |
Animal Scientists |
6.26 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
5.94 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
5.55 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
5.54 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
5.54 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
5.05 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
4.93 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Montana, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
17.59 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
14.12 |
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
13.03 |
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers |
9.39 |
Hydrologists |
9.07 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
8.99 |
Conservation Scientists |
7.45 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
7.43 |
Foresters |
6.71 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
6.60 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Missouri, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers |
4.39 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
3.73 |
Dredge Operators |
3.38 |
Museum Technicians and Conservators |
3.36 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
3.31 |
New Accounts Clerks |
3.23 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
3.19 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
3.13 |
Embalmers |
2.86 |
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles |
2.82 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mississippi, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Upholsterers |
14.16 |
Fallers |
10.58 |
Gambling Managers |
8.15 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
7.89 |
Psychiatric Aides |
7.34 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
7.02 |
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.17 |
Conservation Scientists |
4.96 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
4.86 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
4.62 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Minnesota, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
4.79 |
Choreographers |
4.68 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
4.25 |
Animal Scientists |
3.77 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
3.63 |
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |
3.37 |
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators |
3.15 |
Dredge Operators |
3.06 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
2.93 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
2.78 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Michigan, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
8.69 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
7.05 |
Tool and Die Makers |
6.36 |
Patternmakers, Wood |
5.90 |
Mechanical Engineers |
4.83 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
4.66 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
4.29 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.15 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
4.09 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Massachusetts, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
5.49 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
5.38 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
3.38 |
Orthodontists |
3.24 |
Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
3.22 |
Biological Technicians |
3.21 |
Statisticians |
3.19 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
3.05 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
2.89 |
Etchers and Engravers |
2.89 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maryland, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Geographers |
10.98 |
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other |
8.14 |
Physicists |
6.11 |
Microbiologists |
5.70 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
5.67 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
5.53 |
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers |
5.01 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
4.93 |
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other |
4.80 |
Shampooers |
4.64 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maine, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
23.79 |
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders |
18.74 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
9.50 |
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
7.41 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
7.34 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
6.01 |
Floor Sanders and Finishers |
5.55 |
Nuclear Engineers |
5.36 |
Foresters |
4.79 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
4.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Louisiana, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
17.93 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
13.35 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
13.23 |
Riggers |
11.75 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
10.82 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
10.60 |
Dredge Operators |
9.27 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
8.64 |
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other |
8.46 |
Drafters, All Other |
8.46 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kentucky, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
15.05 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
9.47 |
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors |
6.43 |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
6.43 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
5.82 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
4.52 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.30 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
4.29 |
Agricultural Engineers |
3.90 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
3.85 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
21.77 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
7.29 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
4.99 |
Rail Car Repairers |
4.82 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
4.79 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
4.76 |
Avionics Technicians |
4.72 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
4.45 |
Aerospace Engineers |
4.08 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Iowa, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Engineers |
9.20 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
7.58 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
6.47 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
6.28 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
6.02 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.98 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
5.54 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
5.54 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
4.84 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
4.53 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Indiana, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
8.31 |
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons |
6.59 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
6.17 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.16 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.09 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.93 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.80 |
Statistical Assistants |
3.70 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
3.65 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
3.65 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Illinois, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Occupational Therapy Aides |
7.76 |
Rail Car Repairers |
2.93 |
Dietetic Technicians |
2.82 |
Survey Researchers |
2.59 |
Nuclear Technicians |
2.47 |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
2.41 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.37 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
2.30 |
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers |
2.28 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Idaho, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
10.76 |
Nuclear Technicians |
10.51 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
9.22 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
7.89 |
Nuclear Engineers |
6.76 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
6.46 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
6.25 |
Foresters |
5.98 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.59 |
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hawaii, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Passenger Attendants |
14.13 |
Astronomers |
10.72 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
8.77 |
Dancers |
8.48 |
Cooks, All Other |
8.39 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
7.93 |
Baggage Porters and Bellhops |
7.58 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
7.28 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.69 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
5.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Georgia, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
12.71 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.29 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
5.88 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.33 |
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers |
4.90 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
4.43 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.08 |
Designers, All Other |
3.81 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
2.63 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
2.49 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florida, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Helpers--Roofers |
3.43 |
Ship Engineers |
3.02 |
Roofers |
2.94 |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
2.79 |
Concierges |
2.64 |
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other |
2.56 |
Passenger Attendants |
2.55 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
2.46 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
2.43 |
Motorboat Operators |
2.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in District_of_Columbia, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Political Scientists |
106.69 |
Economists |
69.23 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
20.81 |
Law Teachers, Postsecondary |
18.68 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
15.82 |
Public Relations Specialists |
15.43 |
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers |
15.37 |
Historians |
13.63 |
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
13.07 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other |
10.94 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Delaware, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
11.72 |
Shampooers |
7.23 |
Chemists |
5.26 |
Chemical Engineers |
5.05 |
Financial Examiners |
4.18 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
4.02 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
3.83 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
3.79 |
Chemical Technicians |
3.17 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
2.97 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Connecticut, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Actuaries |
5.37 |
Survey Researchers |
3.78 |
Nuclear Engineers |
3.20 |
Manicurists and Pedicurists |
3.16 |
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other |
2.74 |
Insurance Underwriters |
2.74 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
2.44 |
Financial Managers |
2.40 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
2.39 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
2.38 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Colorado, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
5.72 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
5.50 |
Real Estate Brokers |
5.06 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
4.31 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
4.08 |
Hydrologists |
3.88 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
3.87 |
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.87 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
3.80 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
3.59 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in California, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm Labor Contractors |
6.89 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
5.76 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
4.54 |
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance |
4.28 |
Cooks, Private Household |
3.94 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
3.79 |
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other |
3.73 |
Material Moving Workers, All Other |
3.56 |
Special Effects Artists and Animators |
3.43 |
Sociologists |
3.27 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arkansas, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
18.19 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
11.49 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
10.95 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
8.36 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
6.59 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.38 |
Floor Sanders and Finishers |
5.33 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
4.34 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.31 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
3.77 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arizona, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
4.38 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
4.22 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
4.13 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
4.08 |
Astronomers |
4.00 |
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
3.88 |
Credit Counselors |
3.32 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
3.11 |
Real Estate Brokers |
3.02 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
2.76 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alaska, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
17.92 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
15.48 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
15.03 |
Ship Engineers |
13.71 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
12.62 |
Commercial Pilots |
12.15 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
11.62 |
Petroleum Engineers |
11.25 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
10.87 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
10.73 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alabama, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.06 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.14 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
6.04 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.93 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
5.60 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
5.28 |
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.12 |
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons |
4.95 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
4.88 |
Aerospace Engineers |
4.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Puerto_Rico nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Word Processors and Typists |
15.88 |
Pharmacy Aides |
13.13 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
9.52 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
8.16 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
7.95 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
4.83 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.02 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters |
3.93 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
3.75 |
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
3.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
31.55 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
23.13 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
19.21 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
18.31 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
15.40 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
15.25 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
14.65 |
Fence Erectors |
12.91 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
12.67 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
11.02 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
46.85 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
38.73 |
Gas Plant Operators |
33.56 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
31.00 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
24.49 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
23.99 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
20.62 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
20.17 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
18.16 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
12.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
17.30 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
11.74 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
11.59 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
9.98 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
7.89 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.16 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
6.60 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.39 |
Furniture Finishers |
6.34 |
Food Batchmakers |
6.32 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
7.43 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
7.16 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
7.09 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.07 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
6.06 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
6.05 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
5.94 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
5.85 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
5.72 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
5.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Animal Scientists |
34.04 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
15.76 |
Foresters |
11.18 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
10.36 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
10.35 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
9.37 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
8.08 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
6.91 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
6.64 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
6.49 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
29.63 |
Foresters |
28.24 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
25.48 |
Material Moving Workers, All Other |
22.79 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
19.93 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
14.22 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
14.17 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
13.71 |
Legislators |
13.49 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
11.44 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern West_Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
86.15 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
70.24 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
29.60 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
19.84 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
18.21 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
15.41 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
13.63 |
Gas Plant Operators |
11.17 |
Pipelayers |
11.01 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
10.17 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern West_Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
164.76 |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
158.54 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
61.62 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
32.66 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
16.75 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
16.43 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
13.21 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
9.79 |
Foresters |
8.35 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
8.15 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
19.24 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
18.17 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
16.26 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
13.95 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
13.26 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
11.63 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
11.61 |
Conservation Scientists |
10.50 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
10.29 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
9.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
99.96 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
23.69 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
19.45 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
17.76 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
11.90 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
11.62 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
10.07 |
Foresters |
9.27 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
8.90 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
8.46 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in NorthWest_Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
31.90 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
17.04 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
10.98 |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
8.49 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
8.39 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
7.67 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.64 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.24 |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.94 |
History Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.82 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
68.40 |
Physicists |
45.33 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
23.64 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
12.97 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
10.18 |
Engineers, All Other |
9.81 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
9.12 |
Aerospace Engineers |
8.93 |
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
8.33 |
Bailiffs |
8.23 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
21.17 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
13.06 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
11.43 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
8.56 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.45 |
Foresters |
7.35 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
7.22 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
7.15 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
5.82 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
5.78 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in SouthWest_Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
125.46 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
48.10 |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
39.71 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
20.09 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
10.45 |
Upholsterers |
9.58 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
9.36 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.82 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
8.59 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
8.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
10.66 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
8.21 |
Drafters, All Other |
6.23 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
5.33 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
5.17 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
4.96 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.79 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
4.57 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.54 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
4.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Bicycle Repairers |
14.59 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
9.71 |
Craft Artists |
9.68 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
8.22 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
6.60 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
6.03 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
5.84 |
Dietetic Technicians |
5.08 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
4.57 |
Foresters |
4.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
55.49 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
29.75 |
Power Plant Operators |
10.21 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
9.75 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
9.04 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
8.70 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
8.49 |
Conservation Scientists |
6.12 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.03 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
5.88 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
38.72 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
14.65 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
13.50 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
10.31 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
8.41 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
7.08 |
Power Plant Operators |
6.51 |
Petroleum Engineers |
6.48 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
5.92 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
5.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
46.83 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
44.44 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
33.58 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
23.59 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
23.37 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
16.88 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
13.80 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
12.12 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
9.70 |
Petroleum Engineers |
8.11 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wellhead Pumpers |
32.91 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
30.89 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
9.07 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
7.99 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
5.47 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
3.97 |
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
3.71 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides |
3.33 |
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers |
3.24 |
Compliance Officers |
3.08 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
14.93 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
10.66 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
9.46 |
Craft Artists |
9.45 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
8.80 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
5.18 |
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
5.11 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
4.93 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.85 |
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
24.08 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
14.75 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
10.02 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.62 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
7.17 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
6.88 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
6.62 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
6.12 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
5.32 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
5.13 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
13.02 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
7.66 |
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers |
7.59 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
7.24 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.89 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.21 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.07 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
6.01 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
6.01 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
5.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wellhead Pumpers |
39.79 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
37.35 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
31.38 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
30.66 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
30.62 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
25.68 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
21.46 |
Petroleum Engineers |
20.55 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
17.35 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
14.13 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
39.82 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
23.27 |
Woodworkers, All Other |
21.88 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
16.74 |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
11.65 |
Lodging Managers |
8.46 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
8.24 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
7.56 |
Production Workers, All Other |
5.50 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
5.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworkers, All Other |
38.61 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
8.50 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
8.05 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
7.30 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
6.27 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
6.20 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.73 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
4.93 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.80 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.76 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
18.06 |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers |
16.03 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
11.71 |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
7.13 |
Aerospace Engineers |
6.25 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
6.20 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.11 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
5.89 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.85 |
Tool and Die Makers |
5.80 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworkers, All Other |
35.39 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
9.48 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
8.55 |
Pharmacy Aides |
8.30 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
7.41 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
6.92 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.66 |
Production Workers, All Other |
6.05 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.72 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
5.60 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West South_Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
38.24 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
18.64 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
18.25 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
17.75 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
17.28 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
17.20 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
16.48 |
Conservation Scientists |
13.85 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
13.65 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
10.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East South_Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
55.90 |
Animal Scientists |
32.84 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
26.68 |
Choreographers |
22.20 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
15.06 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
14.68 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
13.12 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
11.78 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
11.48 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
11.15 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast South_Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
44.88 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
33.19 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
22.03 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
13.20 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.84 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
8.78 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
8.21 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.20 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.15 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
6.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lower Savannah South_Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
25.85 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
13.08 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
9.40 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.51 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
8.36 |
Millwrights |
6.86 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
5.80 |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.94 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.72 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Upper Savannah South_Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
77.99 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
41.96 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
25.03 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.82 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.35 |
Machinists |
4.95 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
4.71 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
4.59 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
4.22 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.84 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Furniture Finishers |
10.17 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
9.10 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.15 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.59 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.58 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
6.41 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
6.29 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
5.62 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
5.14 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
5.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
76.91 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
62.30 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
18.14 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
16.30 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
13.30 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
10.27 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
9.41 |
Foresters |
7.66 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
6.89 |
Tool and Die Makers |
6.47 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wellhead Pumpers |
14.89 |
Word Processors and Typists |
8.99 |
Power Plant Operators |
8.41 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
7.72 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.59 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.15 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
5.95 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
5.88 |
Tool and Die Makers |
5.66 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
5.66 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
37.75 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
32.96 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
28.11 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
16.43 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
14.89 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
13.37 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
12.94 |
Clergy |
11.16 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
10.21 |
Conservation Scientists |
10.00 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
19.37 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
18.98 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
18.05 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
15.78 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
15.69 |
Clergy |
15.17 |
Foresters |
14.97 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
12.35 |
Lodging Managers |
10.85 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
8.56 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
258.43 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
39.81 |
Woodworkers, All Other |
34.51 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
27.49 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
20.79 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
19.31 |
Foresters |
15.91 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
14.52 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
12.87 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
12.24 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tire Builders |
42.99 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
40.82 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
21.52 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
20.60 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
15.07 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
11.18 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
10.93 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
10.39 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
8.62 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
7.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
77.52 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
38.37 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
22.16 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
15.21 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
12.45 |
Gas Plant Operators |
11.28 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
10.21 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
10.10 |
Petroleum Engineers |
7.81 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
7.25 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
57.09 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
34.62 |
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
32.78 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
26.12 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
26.08 |
Animal Scientists |
23.46 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
23.29 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
20.14 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
15.51 |
Gambling Managers |
15.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
45.46 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
28.90 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
20.43 |
Gambling Managers |
18.34 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
12.16 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
11.85 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
8.34 |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
7.86 |
Gambling Dealers |
7.78 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.65 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Log Graders and Scalers |
23.42 |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
11.97 |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.09 |
Power Plant Operators |
5.26 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.56 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
4.43 |
Food Batchmakers |
4.22 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.18 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.16 |
Meter Readers, Utilities |
4.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
14.50 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
13.76 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
10.64 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
8.14 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.76 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.37 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
6.30 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
5.68 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.62 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
5.25 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous), May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
13.43 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
11.54 |
Furniture Finishers |
8.15 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.02 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
7.69 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.61 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.59 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.66 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.45 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
5.56 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
12.13 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
11.05 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.95 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
8.53 |
Tool and Die Makers |
7.39 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.24 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.69 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.08 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
6.04 |
Millwrights |
6.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East North_Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
41.00 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
22.81 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
18.59 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
18.03 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
15.18 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
14.71 |
Conservation Scientists |
10.67 |
Legislators |
9.99 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
9.32 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West North_Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wellhead Pumpers |
98.61 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
88.62 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
74.31 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
68.35 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
55.49 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
47.08 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
36.19 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
15.15 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
12.37 |
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers |
10.84 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mountain North_Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
12.57 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
8.70 |
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.97 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.79 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
6.66 |
Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.48 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.89 |
History Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.77 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.72 |
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.45 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Piedmont North_Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
29.64 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
17.07 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
14.24 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
14.13 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
8.69 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
8.25 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.21 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.28 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
5.91 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.85 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Coastal North_Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
18.50 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
17.87 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
11.52 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.64 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
8.52 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
8.00 |
Pipelayers |
7.62 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
7.08 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.04 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
5.64 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Coastal North_Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
39.55 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
26.87 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
15.69 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
10.17 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
9.31 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
8.43 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
7.68 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
7.37 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
6.43 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.29 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central East New_York nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Historians |
11.76 |
Legislators |
11.64 |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
10.35 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
8.78 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
7.97 |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
7.96 |
Animal Control Workers |
7.35 |
Word Processors and Typists |
7.17 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
5.71 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
5.70 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest New_York nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Legislators |
11.59 |
Historians |
11.54 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
9.22 |
Word Processors and Typists |
8.83 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
7.61 |
Animal Control Workers |
7.47 |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
7.10 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
6.00 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
5.65 |
Bailiffs |
5.61 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Capital/Northern New_York nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
17.10 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
13.48 |
Legislators |
12.74 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
12.35 |
Historians |
11.30 |
Psychiatric Aides |
10.46 |
Word Processors and Typists |
10.40 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
8.36 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
8.20 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
8.02 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern New_Mexico nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
56.80 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
53.06 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
38.37 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
29.86 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
15.83 |
Gas Plant Operators |
14.95 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
11.99 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
11.54 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
9.92 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
9.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern New_Mexico nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nuclear Engineers |
58.03 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
24.33 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
13.41 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
11.97 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
8.34 |
Engineers, All Other |
7.82 |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
6.82 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
6.63 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
6.46 |
Conservation Scientists |
6.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Central-Southwest New_Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
18.11 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
9.79 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
8.28 |
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
7.27 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
5.69 |
Cooks, Short Order |
5.40 |
Biological Technicians |
4.89 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.84 |
Microbiologists |
4.71 |
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.58 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central New_Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Hydrologists |
11.90 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.69 |
Foresters |
6.07 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.32 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
4.92 |
New Accounts Clerks |
4.83 |
Property Appraisers and Assessors |
3.91 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.81 |
Microbiologists |
3.74 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
3.73 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern New_Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
15.72 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
7.10 |
Power Plant Operators |
6.94 |
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors |
5.99 |
Community Health Workers |
4.73 |
Lodging Managers |
4.65 |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
4.15 |
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
3.72 |
New Accounts Clerks |
3.66 |
Postal Service Clerks |
3.47 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nevada nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
255.93 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
68.64 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
67.46 |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
55.89 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
47.65 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
43.40 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
26.26 |
Gambling Managers |
25.16 |
Gambling Dealers |
20.77 |
Chemical Technicians |
14.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
24.19 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
23.04 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
18.02 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
11.69 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
10.41 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
10.30 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
8.06 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
7.98 |
New Accounts Clerks |
6.32 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
4.99 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
25.60 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
16.87 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
16.75 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
11.66 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
10.79 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
10.54 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
9.26 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
8.65 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.44 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
23.85 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
22.32 |
Legislators |
14.15 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
9.88 |
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys |
7.80 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
7.32 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
4.78 |
Parts Salespersons |
4.05 |
Postal Service Clerks |
3.63 |
Pharmacy Aides |
3.37 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wellhead Pumpers |
34.64 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
28.30 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
26.13 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
15.40 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
14.70 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
13.80 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
13.72 |
Conservation Scientists |
12.87 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
12.54 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
11.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
45.86 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
30.23 |
Foresters |
17.09 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
13.98 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
11.78 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
10.69 |
Microbiologists |
9.47 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
8.36 |
Tapers |
7.64 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
6.83 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Hydrologists |
20.61 |
Conservation Scientists |
11.82 |
Psychiatric Aides |
11.28 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
10.82 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
8.82 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
6.88 |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.95 |
Music Directors and Composers |
5.84 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
5.41 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
5.38 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
17.54 |
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers |
17.16 |
Travel Agents |
15.35 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
15.31 |
Musicians and Singers |
8.45 |
Actors |
6.44 |
Lodging Managers |
6.14 |
Real Estate Brokers |
5.00 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.97 |
New Accounts Clerks |
4.65 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
12.99 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
9.74 |
Foresters |
8.49 |
Psychiatric Aides |
7.98 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.17 |
New Accounts Clerks |
6.02 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
5.63 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
5.53 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.96 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.57 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
12.80 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
11.40 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters |
9.02 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
8.47 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.18 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
8.05 |
Legislators |
6.45 |
Dietetic Technicians |
5.73 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
5.72 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
4.83 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
16.64 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
8.36 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.28 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
6.37 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.53 |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.30 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
4.81 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.13 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
4.12 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
3.93 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
37.32 |
Gambling Managers |
16.99 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
10.06 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
8.14 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
7.09 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
6.56 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
6.26 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
5.67 |
Conservation Scientists |
5.41 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.21 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fallers |
58.61 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
25.31 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
17.72 |
Psychiatric Aides |
13.38 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
10.08 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
9.19 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
8.06 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
6.83 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
6.79 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.32 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
12.77 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
10.88 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
7.59 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
7.27 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
6.91 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
6.90 |
Psychiatric Aides |
6.12 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
5.91 |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
4.75 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
4.69 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Upholsterers |
65.62 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
35.18 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
16.81 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
15.32 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
12.35 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
12.19 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
11.41 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
11.37 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
8.26 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
7.36 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
22.16 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
11.87 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
9.28 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
6.59 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
5.49 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
5.36 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
5.19 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
4.65 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
4.55 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.43 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
35.48 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
33.68 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
20.21 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
17.78 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
11.37 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
9.56 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
8.34 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.97 |
Drafters, All Other |
6.12 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
5.13 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Foresters |
24.22 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
17.10 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
13.66 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
10.00 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
5.85 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
5.74 |
Conservation Scientists |
5.21 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
5.20 |
Bartenders |
4.28 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
4.18 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
7.45 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.20 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
6.66 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
6.56 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
5.64 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
5.57 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.35 |
Hydrologists |
5.10 |
Foresters |
4.98 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.76 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
16.02 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
8.09 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.48 |
Tool and Die Makers |
6.37 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.20 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.06 |
Tree Trimmers and Pruners |
5.97 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.88 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.82 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
5.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Audiologists |
14.40 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
7.27 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.22 |
Legislators |
5.55 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.54 |
Bicycle Repairers |
5.32 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.91 |
Stonemasons |
4.83 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
4.29 |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers |
3.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
17.89 |
Foresters |
9.90 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
9.59 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
6.92 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.81 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
5.00 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
4.78 |
Legislators |
4.78 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.73 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.69 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
23.03 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
15.33 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
13.34 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
11.58 |
Foresters |
11.41 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
8.00 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
7.85 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.42 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
6.49 |
Millwrights |
6.15 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Curators |
12.06 |
Fundraisers |
5.00 |
Landscape Architects |
4.73 |
Community Health Workers |
4.72 |
History Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.51 |
Chefs and Head Cooks |
4.45 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
4.33 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
4.14 |
Property Appraisers and Assessors |
4.09 |
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.07 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
22.60 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
16.17 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
8.81 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
8.54 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
8.18 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
4.90 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
4.52 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.78 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
3.56 |
Legislators |
3.43 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
13.50 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
9.60 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.65 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
4.50 |
Emergency Management Directors |
4.41 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.37 |
Riggers |
4.29 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
4.22 |
Power Plant Operators |
4.20 |
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment |
3.76 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
31.84 |
Foresters |
17.13 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
11.18 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
7.67 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
7.37 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
7.22 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.17 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
5.77 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
5.54 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
5.53 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
29.83 |
Ship Engineers |
28.47 |
Commercial Divers |
27.11 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
26.68 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
24.26 |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
23.37 |
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service |
22.21 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
20.12 |
Counselors, All Other |
15.71 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
11.37 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
24.38 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
24.02 |
Counselors, All Other |
22.56 |
Therapists, All Other |
15.52 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
12.34 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
10.62 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
10.57 |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
9.26 |
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks |
7.61 |
Meter Readers, Utilities |
7.31 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
54.34 |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
33.69 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
28.64 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
25.76 |
Choreographers |
22.75 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
12.71 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
12.54 |
Millwrights |
11.55 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
10.40 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
7.53 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
152.02 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
73.56 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
43.03 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
10.60 |
Gas Plant Operators |
10.25 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
9.94 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
7.38 |
Bailiffs |
6.36 |
Residential Advisors |
6.27 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
6.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
8.29 |
Bailiffs |
8.20 |
Budget Analysts |
6.80 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
6.08 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.52 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.46 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
4.64 |
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.49 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.25 |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.11 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
13.16 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
12.59 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
9.66 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
8.44 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
7.61 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
7.47 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.24 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
7.22 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.50 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
5.91 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
67.87 |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
46.22 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
26.14 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
25.87 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
16.88 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
15.38 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
15.11 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
7.73 |
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers |
5.75 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
5.70 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
18.89 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
13.85 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
12.72 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
12.24 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
12.08 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
10.39 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
9.83 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
8.16 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
7.96 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
7.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
12.19 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
9.72 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
9.48 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
9.46 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
9.30 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
8.55 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
6.89 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
6.19 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
6.10 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.71 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
21.52 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
17.54 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
11.50 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
11.46 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
9.93 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.75 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
7.59 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
6.36 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
6.08 |
Funeral Attendants |
5.90 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
16.96 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
16.91 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
15.98 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
15.56 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
13.07 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
12.67 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
10.28 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
9.98 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
9.07 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
7.08 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
36.22 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
16.68 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
13.76 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
13.05 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
11.35 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
10.97 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
8.70 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.53 |
Conservation Scientists |
8.13 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
59.49 |
Furniture Finishers |
24.97 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
16.86 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
12.29 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
10.95 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
10.90 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
9.33 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
8.51 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
8.27 |
Fallers |
8.24 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
25.89 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
21.86 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
15.28 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
13.45 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
12.54 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
8.08 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.49 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.31 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
5.72 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
5.65 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
14.04 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
13.72 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
13.19 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
12.30 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
11.45 |
Furniture Finishers |
10.52 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.95 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
9.62 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.58 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
9.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
63.95 |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
53.03 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
25.08 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
16.66 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
12.68 |
Riggers |
9.60 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
7.05 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
6.74 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
6.74 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
6.21 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
8.67 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
6.98 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
6.51 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
6.09 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.67 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.49 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |
5.49 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.96 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
4.52 |
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
4.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
12.86 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
10.06 |
Dietetic Technicians |
9.24 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
8.43 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
8.35 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
6.83 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
5.78 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.61 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.76 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
3.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
26.66 |
Nuclear Engineers |
10.81 |
Dietetic Technicians |
10.06 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.19 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.75 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
4.54 |
Legislators |
4.27 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
4.09 |
Machinists |
4.00 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.99 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
37.87 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
22.53 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
12.10 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
11.95 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
10.33 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
9.72 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
9.21 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
8.47 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
8.05 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
7.21 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
97.75 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
56.47 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
46.95 |
Foresters |
41.34 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
39.53 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
24.46 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
19.90 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
11.48 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
11.02 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
8.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Astronomers |
36.92 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
17.14 |
Passenger Attendants |
12.28 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
9.69 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
9.59 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
8.86 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
8.32 |
Baggage Porters and Bellhops |
7.52 |
Musicians and Singers |
6.58 |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles |
6.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
36.26 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
18.01 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
11.94 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
9.49 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
8.92 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
8.16 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
8.13 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
7.64 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.88 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
6.40 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
34.83 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
29.16 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
25.44 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
19.43 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
15.92 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
15.60 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
11.99 |
Foresters |
9.84 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
8.82 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
8.56 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
28.42 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
25.62 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
23.17 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
19.76 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
8.07 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
7.28 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.68 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
6.01 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |
5.59 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
5.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
88.21 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
30.43 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
30.26 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
29.37 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
19.30 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
15.49 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
14.47 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
11.34 |
Furniture Finishers |
6.20 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Florida nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers |
65.19 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
25.83 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
21.47 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
19.08 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
13.09 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
12.26 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.89 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
7.48 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
6.66 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Florida nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
11.53 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
7.11 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
6.15 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
5.66 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
5.20 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
5.00 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
4.93 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
4.65 |
Pipelayers |
4.33 |
Lodging Managers |
4.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.23 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.06 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
5.69 |
Library Assistants, Clerical |
4.36 |
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary |
4.20 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
3.86 |
Social and Community Service Managers |
3.72 |
Postal Service Clerks |
3.56 |
Social and Human Service Assistants |
3.36 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
3.20 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Stonemasons |
27.07 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
17.01 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
11.01 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
9.76 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
9.42 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
9.31 |
Lodging Managers |
8.06 |
Baggage Porters and Bellhops |
7.41 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
7.14 |
Concierges |
7.09 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
24.82 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
24.56 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
8.49 |
Gas Plant Operators |
8.28 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
7.30 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
7.08 |
Hydrologists |
6.93 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
6.59 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
6.31 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
6.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
38.44 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
33.17 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
15.58 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
15.08 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
14.69 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
13.09 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
10.04 |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
8.93 |
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers |
8.75 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
8.08 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
61.93 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
21.29 |
Foresters |
13.86 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
11.60 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
11.42 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
10.25 |
Hydrologists |
9.75 |
Conservation Scientists |
6.61 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
5.59 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
5.59 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
40.85 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
28.39 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
12.89 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
10.95 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
9.16 |
Lodging Managers |
8.32 |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters |
7.84 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
7.33 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
6.93 |
Firefighters |
6.75 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
52.77 |
Fallers |
39.88 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
26.41 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
24.27 |
Logging Workers, All Other |
23.09 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
19.87 |
Gambling Managers |
15.76 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
13.12 |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
8.65 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
8.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
105.79 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
52.12 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
44.56 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
38.94 |
Embalmers |
13.72 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
12.18 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
12.03 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
11.96 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
11.28 |
Millwrights |
10.44 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Log Graders and Scalers |
44.57 |
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
32.46 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
31.04 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
20.75 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
19.53 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
17.89 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
15.89 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
12.93 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
12.65 |
Legislators |
6.89 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
29.17 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
15.89 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
15.67 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
11.27 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
11.06 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
10.03 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
8.93 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
5.78 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
5.57 |
Materials Engineers |
5.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
10.90 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
9.72 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
9.13 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
8.37 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
6.66 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
6.32 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
5.74 |
Legislators |
5.51 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
5.38 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
4.95 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arizona nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
61.60 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
39.26 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
20.77 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
15.81 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
15.49 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
13.48 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
6.79 |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
6.10 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
5.64 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
5.64 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Ship Engineers |
36.43 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
33.94 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
31.45 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
27.71 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
25.65 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
25.22 |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
24.93 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
24.55 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
19.43 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
19.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
31.68 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
30.81 |
Avionics Technicians |
25.50 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
16.93 |
Transportation Inspectors |
15.43 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
13.02 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
12.52 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
8.31 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
7.49 |
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
5.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
70.88 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
36.67 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
25.40 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
20.78 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
18.32 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
17.37 |
Foresters |
13.81 |
Power Plant Operators |
11.72 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
11.65 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
10.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
36.37 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
33.48 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
24.62 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
14.71 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
13.48 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
12.69 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
12.49 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
11.08 |
Furniture Finishers |
9.52 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
8.89 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
17.39 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
17.14 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
16.35 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
10.17 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
8.89 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
8.70 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
8.24 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.94 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
7.32 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
6.98 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Worcester, MA-CT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage |
6.68 |
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.93 |
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.73 |
Hearing Aid Specialists |
5.01 |
Microbiologists |
4.30 |
Pediatricians, General |
4.12 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.02 |
Epidemiologists |
3.90 |
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.81 |
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors |
3.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waterbury, CT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tool and Die Makers |
18.19 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.78 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.60 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.53 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.03 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
3.89 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.88 |
Social and Human Service Assistants |
3.64 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
3.52 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
3.03 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, MA-CT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.66 |
Residential Advisors |
6.46 |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.62 |
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.62 |
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.55 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.09 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.96 |
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.68 |
Healthcare Social Workers |
4.53 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
4.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
9.02 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
6.34 |
Watch and Clock Repairers |
5.38 |
Therapists, All Other |
5.35 |
Etchers and Engravers |
4.68 |
Telephone Operators |
4.45 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
4.25 |
Pile Driver Operators |
3.72 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
3.68 |
School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other |
3.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portsmouth, NH-ME, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nuclear Engineers |
35.22 |
Commercial Divers |
16.04 |
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
9.55 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.41 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
5.11 |
Engineers, All Other |
4.87 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
4.72 |
Cooks, Short Order |
4.57 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.92 |
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer |
3.86 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portland-South Portland, ME, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Floor Sanders and Finishers |
15.78 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
11.78 |
Mechanical Door Repairers |
6.72 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
5.34 |
Political Scientists |
4.89 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
4.69 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.71 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.63 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
3.60 |
Insurance Underwriters |
3.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pittsfield, MA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tour and Travel Guides |
4.73 |
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors |
4.19 |
Healthcare Social Workers |
3.99 |
Printing Press Operators |
3.86 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
3.34 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.30 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.19 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.02 |
Massage Therapists |
2.93 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
2.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
29.56 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
21.78 |
Gambling Managers |
7.83 |
Riggers |
7.23 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
6.83 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.32 |
Mechanical Drafters |
4.16 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
3.98 |
Technical Writers |
3.96 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
3.57 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Haven, CT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Museum Technicians and Conservators |
5.72 |
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other |
4.81 |
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other |
3.94 |
Manicurists and Pedicurists |
3.53 |
Psychologists, All Other |
3.05 |
Curators |
2.93 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.80 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
2.79 |
Biological Technicians |
2.72 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
2.62 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Bedford, MA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Healthcare Social Workers |
11.37 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
7.04 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |
6.22 |
Dietetic Technicians |
6.13 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
5.41 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
5.34 |
Packers and Packagers, Hand |
4.97 |
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors |
4.84 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.47 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Manchester, NH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
7.50 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
7.48 |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
6.79 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
4.81 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.79 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.64 |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists |
4.47 |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers |
4.32 |
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists |
4.21 |
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
3.97 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
39.22 |
Psychologists, All Other |
7.33 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
6.24 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
5.98 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.88 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.63 |
Production Workers, All Other |
4.44 |
Psychiatric Aides |
4.32 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
4.19 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
4.12 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Leominster-Gardner, MA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Furniture Finishers |
8.90 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.64 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
6.00 |
Residential Advisors |
5.59 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.28 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
4.99 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.80 |
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors |
3.77 |
Healthcare Social Workers |
3.49 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
3.35 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Actuaries |
12.47 |
Insurance Underwriters |
5.50 |
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary |
4.70 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
4.54 |
Aerospace Engineers |
4.29 |
Special Education Teachers, All Other |
3.89 |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service |
3.76 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.21 |
Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other |
2.90 |
Financial Managers |
2.87 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dover-Durham, NH-ME, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
6.74 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.14 |
Cooks, Short Order |
4.08 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
4.01 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
3.93 |
Library Technicians |
3.33 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
3.31 |
Computer Programmers |
3.00 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
2.99 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
2.93 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Danbury, CT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Manicurists and Pedicurists |
6.19 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
5.11 |
Chemical Technicians |
4.96 |
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other |
4.92 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School |
4.72 |
Bakers |
4.37 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.21 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
2.98 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
2.75 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
2.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
14.76 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
5.59 |
Compliance Officers |
5.58 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
4.43 |
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |
4.12 |
Microbiologists |
3.72 |
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film |
3.55 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
3.53 |
Media and Communication Workers, All Other |
3.39 |
Fundraisers |
3.37 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Survey Researchers |
6.72 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
6.10 |
Manicurists and Pedicurists |
5.53 |
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
4.84 |
Personal Financial Advisors |
4.78 |
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators |
4.02 |
Special Effects Artists and Animators |
4.00 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
3.73 |
Financial Managers |
3.61 |
Marketing Managers |
3.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
6.90 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
6.66 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
3.88 |
Biological Technicians |
3.73 |
Statisticians |
3.58 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
3.53 |
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |
3.49 |
Survey Researchers |
3.45 |
Orthodontists |
3.44 |
Materials Scientists |
3.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Barnstable Town, MA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
16.93 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
12.17 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
6.36 |
Riggers |
5.88 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
4.89 |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers |
3.84 |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
3.24 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
2.76 |
Residential Advisors |
2.75 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
2.69 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bangor, ME, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
9.26 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
7.49 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
7.28 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
6.16 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.62 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
4.19 |
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.74 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.62 |
Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.49 |
Social and Human Service Assistants |
3.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yuma, AZ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
51.17 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
34.00 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
17.41 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
15.20 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
12.20 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
8.33 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
7.33 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
5.88 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
4.79 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yuba City, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
19.64 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
9.75 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
6.51 |
Sheet Metal Workers |
6.15 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
6.03 |
Social Workers, All Other |
5.61 |
Dietetic Technicians |
5.23 |
Surveyors |
4.49 |
Civil Engineers |
4.40 |
Material Moving Workers, All Other |
3.91 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
11.69 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
8.01 |
Telemarketers |
6.84 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
5.62 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
5.56 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
5.31 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.25 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.32 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.01 |
Bailiffs |
3.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in York-Hanover, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers |
8.60 |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
5.93 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.80 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
4.17 |
Millwrights |
3.83 |
Mechanical Engineers |
3.59 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
3.38 |
Mechanical Drafters |
3.31 |
Procurement Clerks |
3.16 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
2.95 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yakima, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
46.77 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
21.01 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
15.15 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
12.45 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
10.69 |
Fence Erectors |
6.93 |
Packers and Packagers, Hand |
5.29 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.12 |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles |
5.01 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
4.84 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Winston-Salem, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.78 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.73 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.74 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.60 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
5.23 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.99 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
3.64 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
3.59 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.39 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Winchester, VA-WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
10.23 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
6.97 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
5.44 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.45 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.82 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.62 |
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists |
3.39 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.31 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
3.14 |
Recreation Workers |
3.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wilmington, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.56 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
3.87 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.50 |
Natural Sciences Managers |
3.49 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
3.21 |
Helpers--Electricians |
3.18 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.13 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
3.10 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
2.83 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
2.72 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Williamsport, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
17.10 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
10.63 |
Funeral Attendants |
8.23 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
5.69 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
4.73 |
Petroleum Engineers |
4.07 |
Residential Advisors |
3.55 |
Pharmacy Aides |
3.37 |
Construction and Building Inspectors |
3.35 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
3.07 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wichita Falls, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
8.65 |
Petroleum Engineers |
5.35 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
4.57 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.43 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
4.10 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians |
4.09 |
Physical Therapist Aides |
3.68 |
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other |
3.61 |
Instructional Coordinators |
3.54 |
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists |
3.49 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wichita, KS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
33.14 |
Avionics Technicians |
18.16 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
15.40 |
Aerospace Engineers |
15.14 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
6.95 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
4.48 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.36 |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.03 |
Upholsterers |
3.84 |
New Accounts Clerks |
3.38 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wheeling, WV-OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
106.97 |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
61.89 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
53.78 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
37.04 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
30.36 |
Psychiatric Aides |
14.67 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
13.00 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
12.15 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
11.08 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
9.62 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wenatchee, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
38.15 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
36.34 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
21.08 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
18.43 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
13.58 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
9.76 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
9.26 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
8.55 |
Packers and Packagers, Hand |
7.14 |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters |
5.68 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
10.81 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.39 |
Legislators |
5.36 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
5.10 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
4.41 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.29 |
Meter Readers, Utilities |
4.20 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.69 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians |
3.15 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
3.13 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wausau, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
15.60 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
13.10 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
10.36 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
10.30 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
9.76 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
6.75 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.23 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.97 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.93 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.91 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Word Processors and Typists |
12.55 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
12.08 |
Legislators |
9.82 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
8.40 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
6.70 |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
6.63 |
Community Health Workers |
6.06 |
Social Workers, All Other |
4.23 |
Clergy |
3.35 |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School |
3.15 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators |
8.72 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
8.70 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
5.88 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.82 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.42 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
4.24 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.85 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
3.33 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
3.28 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
3.18 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Political Scientists |
32.82 |
Economists |
19.59 |
Geographers |
10.48 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other |
9.84 |
Artists and Related Workers, All Other |
9.63 |
Astronomers |
9.33 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
8.26 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
7.82 |
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other |
7.17 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
7.00 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Warner Robins, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
31.59 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
17.14 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
16.88 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
15.97 |
Logisticians |
15.25 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
8.61 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
8.12 |
Procurement Clerks |
5.71 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
4.81 |
Production Workers, All Other |
4.62 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Walla Walla, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters |
19.27 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
12.65 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
11.68 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
9.26 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
8.74 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
6.30 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.42 |
Civil Engineers |
4.77 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
4.42 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
3.23 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waco, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
14.60 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
11.72 |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
5.30 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
4.80 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.18 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
3.89 |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
3.78 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
3.56 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.52 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |
3.39 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Visalia-Porterville, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
78.70 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
32.00 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
15.64 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
14.49 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
10.83 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
10.52 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
10.13 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
8.83 |
Judicial Law Clerks |
7.77 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
7.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Ship Engineers |
30.31 |
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
25.96 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
15.05 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
11.77 |
Riggers |
10.50 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
8.78 |
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment |
6.15 |
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
5.57 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
4.79 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
4.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
15.84 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
13.45 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
12.83 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
11.97 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
10.78 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
9.65 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.09 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
7.85 |
Shampooers |
7.73 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
5.72 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Victoria, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
24.05 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
18.21 |
Petroleum Engineers |
7.40 |
New Accounts Clerks |
6.85 |
Respiratory Therapists |
4.35 |
Instructional Coordinators |
3.99 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
3.71 |
Opticians, Dispensing |
3.62 |
Skincare Specialists |
2.92 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
2.82 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pile Driver Operators |
11.98 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
5.06 |
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |
4.97 |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers |
4.21 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
4.09 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.89 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
3.56 |
Microbiologists |
3.38 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
3.33 |
Roofers |
3.25 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Valdosta, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
12.57 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
8.26 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.41 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.14 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
6.02 |
Helpers--Electricians |
5.97 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
3.76 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
3.70 |
Instructional Coordinators |
3.08 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
3.05 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Utica-Rome, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Psychiatric Aides |
8.69 |
Word Processors and Typists |
7.68 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
6.79 |
Legislators |
6.37 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
5.12 |
Funeral Attendants |
4.95 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
4.94 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.72 |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
4.71 |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.65 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Urban Honolulu, HI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Dancers |
8.62 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
7.03 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
6.22 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
6.19 |
Baggage Porters and Bellhops |
6.19 |
Passenger Attendants |
5.97 |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers |
5.33 |
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.33 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
5.12 |
Hearing Aid Specialists |
5.09 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tyler, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
25.52 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
16.22 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
10.63 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
6.82 |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.42 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
4.15 |
Surveyors |
4.04 |
General Internal Medicine Physicians |
3.92 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians |
3.81 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
3.40 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Twin Falls, ID, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
27.78 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
18.77 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
9.71 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
6.63 |
Construction Laborers |
3.74 |
Chemical Technicians |
3.69 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
3.68 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.68 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.26 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
2.66 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tuscaloosa, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Log Graders and Scalers |
24.54 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
16.70 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
12.27 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
9.62 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
7.88 |
Residential Advisors |
6.72 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
5.01 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.85 |
Pipelayers |
4.85 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
4.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tulsa, OK, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
8.03 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
6.26 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
5.88 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
5.84 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.70 |
Transportation Inspectors |
4.62 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
4.60 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
4.55 |
Petroleum Engineers |
4.38 |
Pipelayers |
4.29 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tucson, AZ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Astronomers |
27.82 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
10.07 |
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
7.55 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
7.29 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
6.33 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
5.54 |
Mechanical Door Repairers |
3.81 |
Avionics Technicians |
3.73 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.66 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
3.64 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Trenton, NJ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Survey Researchers |
15.21 |
Word Processors and Typists |
8.40 |
Mathematicians |
7.67 |
Epidemiologists |
7.49 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
7.12 |
Chemists |
6.93 |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
6.67 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
6.34 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
5.69 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
5.40 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Topeka, KS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
6.86 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
6.15 |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service |
5.63 |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
5.38 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
5.00 |
Millwrights |
4.39 |
Actuaries |
4.06 |
Animal Trainers |
4.03 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.80 |
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan |
3.70 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Toledo, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tool and Die Makers |
6.23 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
5.78 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.04 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
4.78 |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers |
4.75 |
Millwrights |
4.65 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
4.61 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.06 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.81 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
3.66 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in The Villages, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
12.24 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
7.67 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
5.15 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
4.49 |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
4.17 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
3.75 |
Construction Laborers |
3.60 |
Helpers--Electricians |
3.22 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants |
3.19 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
3.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Texarkana, TX-AR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
10.17 |
Upholsterers |
6.96 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
5.81 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
5.29 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.91 |
Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other |
4.28 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.16 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.06 |
Millwrights |
4.04 |
Procurement Clerks |
3.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Terre Haute, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
16.03 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
6.42 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.52 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
5.28 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.28 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.64 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
4.31 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.16 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.94 |
Legislators |
3.90 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Hearing Aid Specialists |
4.93 |
Traffic Technicians |
4.17 |
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage |
3.78 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.44 |
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers |
3.36 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
3.30 |
Ship Engineers |
3.06 |
Roofers |
3.06 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
2.80 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
2.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tallahassee, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary |
17.33 |
Psychiatric Aides |
14.65 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
10.45 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
8.55 |
Management Analysts |
6.29 |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
5.86 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
5.84 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
5.83 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
5.78 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
4.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Syracuse, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
8.88 |
Word Processors and Typists |
7.05 |
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.82 |
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.24 |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.63 |
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.54 |
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.15 |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.06 |
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.93 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
3.90 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sumter, SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.84 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
6.90 |
Machinists |
5.64 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
3.64 |
Social and Human Service Assistants |
3.47 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.07 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.94 |
Helpers--Electricians |
2.77 |
Environmental Engineers |
2.73 |
Chemical Technicians |
2.68 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Stockton-Lodi, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
13.80 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
10.96 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
7.22 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
6.80 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.07 |
Material Moving Workers, All Other |
4.97 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
4.77 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.42 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
4.35 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
4.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Staunton-Waynesboro, VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
32.70 |
Food Batchmakers |
21.08 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
13.60 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.51 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
4.91 |
Psychiatrists |
4.70 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
4.44 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.36 |
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan |
4.18 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.03 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in State College, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Social Science Research Assistants |
5.47 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.49 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
4.13 |
Computer Programmers |
3.90 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
3.81 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
3.31 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.09 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
2.80 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
2.79 |
Broadcast Technicians |
2.56 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.87 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.83 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.71 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.38 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
3.07 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
3.03 |
Health Education Specialists |
2.96 |
Funeral Attendants |
2.94 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
2.62 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.36 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, MO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
8.60 |
Real Estate Brokers |
7.13 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
5.05 |
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.64 |
Floral Designers |
3.38 |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers |
3.15 |
Public Safety Telecommunicators |
3.05 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
2.91 |
Telemarketers |
2.91 |
Medical Equipment Preparers |
2.88 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
10.97 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.14 |
Bicycle Repairers |
4.29 |
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
3.95 |
Floral Designers |
3.91 |
Transportation Inspectors |
3.88 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
3.49 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
3.29 |
Data Entry Keyers |
3.28 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.23 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Commercial Divers |
9.76 |
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators |
5.79 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.14 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
4.76 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
4.65 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
4.53 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.46 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
4.27 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
3.95 |
Coaches and Scouts |
3.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Spartanburg, SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
18.33 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
15.60 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
15.30 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
14.79 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.88 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
8.83 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
7.51 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
5.67 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
5.25 |
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
4.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary |
8.99 |
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.85 |
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.83 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.68 |
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.20 |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.16 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.95 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.14 |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.95 |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.95 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sioux Falls, SD, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Correspondence Clerks |
29.64 |
Choreographers |
15.80 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
9.05 |
Residential Advisors |
7.66 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
5.90 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
5.83 |
Bill and Account Collectors |
5.47 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
5.13 |
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks |
4.74 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
30.49 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
14.26 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
12.19 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
12.05 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
11.75 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
9.57 |
Food Batchmakers |
7.03 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
6.82 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
6.60 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
5.16 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
37.98 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
8.89 |
Computer Occupations, All Other |
6.24 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
5.77 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.95 |
Training and Development Specialists |
4.58 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
4.54 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
3.66 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
3.62 |
Procurement Clerks |
3.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Cage Workers |
12.96 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
11.85 |
Riggers |
9.57 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
9.04 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
8.26 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.98 |
Gambling Dealers |
5.43 |
Helpers--Roofers |
4.63 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
4.38 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
4.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sherman-Denison, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
6.67 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
3.36 |
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
2.99 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides |
2.95 |
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
2.87 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.73 |
New Accounts Clerks |
2.63 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.61 |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment |
2.51 |
Helpers--Electricians |
2.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sheboygan, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
17.47 |
Tool and Die Makers |
10.85 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
7.16 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.51 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.71 |
Industrial Engineers |
3.92 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.83 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
3.33 |
Legislators |
3.30 |
Packers and Packagers, Hand |
3.29 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sebring, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Physical Therapist Aides |
6.04 |
Roofers |
4.68 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
4.11 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
2.90 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education |
2.90 |
Automotive Body and Related Repairers |
2.81 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
2.73 |
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
2.67 |
Food Preparation Workers |
2.64 |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers |
2.26 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
18.67 |
Commercial Pilots |
8.69 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
8.65 |
Roofers |
8.12 |
Dietetic Technicians |
6.62 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
6.44 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
5.93 |
Upholsterers |
5.71 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
5.23 |
Bill and Account Collectors |
4.44 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Avionics Technicians |
9.98 |
Ship Engineers |
9.52 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
7.48 |
Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers |
6.13 |
Tapers |
6.07 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
4.14 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
4.12 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
3.93 |
Religious Workers, All Other |
3.87 |
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers |
3.72 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.45 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.20 |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
3.83 |
Word Processors and Typists |
3.80 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
3.77 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
3.48 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.27 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.23 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.11 |
Podiatrists |
2.73 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Savannah, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Commercial Pilots |
5.73 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
5.10 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
4.71 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.01 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
3.59 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
3.57 |
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
3.46 |
Interior Designers |
3.24 |
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
2.99 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
2.98 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Rosa, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
15.40 |
Tapers |
13.17 |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters |
12.65 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
7.61 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
7.42 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
7.41 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
6.62 |
Cooks, All Other |
5.94 |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers |
5.31 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
4.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
22.91 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
15.86 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
7.22 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
6.86 |
Aerospace Engineers |
6.74 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
6.26 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
5.92 |
Materials Scientists |
5.10 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
4.77 |
Tapers |
4.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Fe, NM, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
14.93 |
Set and Exhibit Designers |
14.42 |
Landscape Architects |
7.32 |
Museum Technicians and Conservators |
6.34 |
Health Education Specialists |
6.23 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
5.90 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
5.76 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.67 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
5.37 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
5.29 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sociologists |
29.60 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
7.94 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
6.41 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
6.02 |
Pharmacy Aides |
5.87 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
5.06 |
Conservation Scientists |
4.58 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
4.38 |
Cooks, All Other |
4.26 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
4.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Psychiatric Technicians |
15.49 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
13.60 |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters |
12.80 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
11.38 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
9.69 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.57 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
9.00 |
Psychiatrists |
8.80 |
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
7.88 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
7.58 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other |
10.76 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
9.99 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
9.86 |
Word Processors and Typists |
9.64 |
Bailiffs |
9.17 |
Couriers and Messengers |
6.51 |
Statistical Assistants |
5.50 |
Telephone Operators |
5.42 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.16 |
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
4.64 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
16.43 |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
12.02 |
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers |
7.50 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
6.93 |
Special Effects Artists and Animators |
6.60 |
Tapers |
6.49 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
6.19 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.49 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
4.53 |
Computer Occupations, All Other |
4.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San German, PR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sewing Machine Operators |
73.96 |
Pharmacy Aides |
16.20 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
13.64 |
Word Processors and Typists |
7.25 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters |
5.60 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
5.41 |
Couriers and Messengers |
3.99 |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
3.74 |
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
3.53 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians |
3.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Cooks, Private Household |
7.00 |
Sociologists |
6.87 |
Special Effects Artists and Animators |
5.85 |
Bicycle Repairers |
5.82 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
4.98 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
4.10 |
Dancers |
3.72 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
3.70 |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles |
3.59 |
Pile Driver Operators |
3.38 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
6.72 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
6.07 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
5.61 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
4.40 |
Carpet Installers |
4.32 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
4.29 |
Tapers |
4.06 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
3.82 |
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other |
3.58 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
3.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
7.04 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.23 |
Petroleum Engineers |
3.75 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
3.59 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
3.16 |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
3.11 |
Telemarketers |
2.86 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
2.85 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
2.63 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
2.59 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Angelo, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
14.82 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
8.24 |
Bill and Account Collectors |
5.27 |
Physical Therapist Aides |
4.59 |
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys |
4.04 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
3.21 |
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
3.09 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
3.00 |
Tax Preparers |
2.85 |
Community Health Workers |
2.70 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salt Lake City, UT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Artists and Related Workers, All Other |
12.48 |
Sewers, Hand |
8.20 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks |
6.01 |
Medical Appliance Technicians |
5.74 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
5.46 |
Sound Engineering Technicians |
4.30 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
4.20 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other |
4.07 |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |
3.97 |
Passenger Attendants |
3.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salisbury, MD-DE, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
28.06 |
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other |
14.79 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
13.44 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
5.77 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
5.51 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
5.05 |
Judicial Law Clerks |
4.96 |
Shampooers |
4.88 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.07 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
4.05 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salinas, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
83.89 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
33.51 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
23.66 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
14.09 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
14.07 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
7.07 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
4.65 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.61 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
4.39 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
4.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salem, OR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
28.23 |
Logging Workers, All Other |
19.65 |
Psychiatric Aides |
18.17 |
Religious Workers, All Other |
9.20 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
7.66 |
Foresters |
7.25 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
6.15 |
Desktop Publishers |
6.09 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
6.00 |
Clergy |
5.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Louis, MO-IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Museum Technicians and Conservators |
5.97 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
4.86 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
4.28 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
3.61 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other |
3.42 |
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.13 |
Meter Readers, Utilities |
3.02 |
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors |
2.74 |
Floral Designers |
2.69 |
Fence Erectors |
2.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Joseph, MO-KS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
9.75 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.32 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.53 |
Sheet Metal Workers |
4.86 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.52 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.20 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
3.94 |
Food Batchmakers |
3.82 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
3.54 |
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers |
3.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. George, UT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Stonemasons |
28.19 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
13.18 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
12.36 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
9.36 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
8.87 |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers |
7.70 |
Residential Advisors |
5.18 |
Roofers |
4.69 |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
4.56 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
4.36 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Cloud, MN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
25.34 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
7.25 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
5.19 |
Interpreters and Translators |
4.80 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.67 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.51 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.47 |
Library Assistants, Clerical |
4.41 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
4.39 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
4.26 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Saginaw, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Millwrights |
10.53 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.69 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
5.57 |
Phlebotomists |
4.10 |
Machinists |
3.32 |
Funeral Attendants |
2.99 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
2.88 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
2.81 |
Home Appliance Repairers |
2.76 |
New Accounts Clerks |
2.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
9.57 |
Sociologists |
6.24 |
Tapers |
6.21 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
6.11 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
5.30 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
5.04 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
4.91 |
Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other |
4.83 |
Management Analysts |
4.80 |
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers |
4.71 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rome, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
5.13 |
Athletic Trainers |
4.69 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.58 |
Respiratory Therapists |
3.27 |
Phlebotomists |
3.25 |
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.05 |
Surgical Technologists |
3.00 |
Physician Assistants |
2.87 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
2.83 |
Coaches and Scouts |
2.76 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rocky Mount, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
17.06 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
8.12 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
5.79 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.79 |
Helpers--Electricians |
5.38 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
4.60 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
3.40 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.26 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
3.04 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
2.92 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rockford, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Hearing Aid Specialists |
17.01 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
11.21 |
Tool and Die Makers |
10.87 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.70 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.47 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
6.85 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.66 |
Machinists |
5.50 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
5.35 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.83 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rochester, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
8.25 |
Music Directors and Composers |
5.57 |
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.35 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.76 |
Historians |
4.45 |
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.43 |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.39 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
3.95 |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.64 |
Legislators |
3.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rochester, MN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.36 |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics |
4.22 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.45 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
3.15 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians |
2.96 |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
2.91 |
Dietitians and Nutritionists |
2.64 |
Healthcare Social Workers |
2.55 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
2.36 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
2.31 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Roanoke, VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
General Internal Medicine Physicians |
7.46 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
6.46 |
Podiatrists |
6.39 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
4.56 |
Financial Examiners |
4.33 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.22 |
Exercise Physiologists |
4.15 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.73 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
3.71 |
Helpers--Electricians |
3.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tapers |
5.78 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
5.70 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
4.35 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
4.18 |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers |
4.00 |
Material Moving Workers, All Other |
3.86 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
3.85 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
3.81 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
3.80 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
3.72 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Richmond, VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
8.78 |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
5.76 |
Helpers--Roofers |
5.30 |
Financial Clerks, All Other |
4.83 |
Operations Research Analysts |
3.45 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
3.37 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators |
3.18 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
3.05 |
Nuclear Engineers |
3.01 |
Private Detectives and Investigators |
2.98 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Reno, NV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
15.05 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
12.48 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
12.26 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
11.30 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
10.95 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
10.82 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
9.84 |
Gambling Dealers |
9.45 |
Gambling Managers |
8.51 |
Carpet Installers |
6.93 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Redding, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
11.49 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
7.31 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
7.10 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
6.74 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
5.10 |
Tree Trimmers and Pruners |
4.84 |
Social Workers, All Other |
4.84 |
Commercial Pilots |
4.28 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
3.43 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
3.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Reading, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
20.31 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.38 |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service |
5.40 |
Nurse Midwives |
4.94 |
Shampooers |
4.36 |
Electrical and Electronics Drafters |
4.35 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
4.34 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.20 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
4.16 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
3.83 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rapid City, SD, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
11.15 |
Residential Advisors |
10.99 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
9.87 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
7.64 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
7.38 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
6.03 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
5.74 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
5.44 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
5.36 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
5.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Raleigh, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Barbers |
4.57 |
Animal Trainers |
4.44 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
4.33 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
3.43 |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians |
3.36 |
Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other |
3.34 |
Craft Artists |
3.33 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
3.13 |
Construction and Building Inspectors |
3.06 |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products |
3.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Racine, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
10.03 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
8.10 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
6.79 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
5.39 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.65 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
4.64 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
4.52 |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.45 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.37 |
Carpet Installers |
4.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Punta Gorda, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
12.23 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
7.73 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
6.58 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
4.77 |
Helpers--Electricians |
4.49 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.30 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
4.03 |
Pest Control Workers |
4.03 |
Roofers |
3.87 |
Pipelayers |
3.70 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pueblo, CO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Psychiatric Aides |
12.01 |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
11.94 |
Commercial Pilots |
8.84 |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
6.31 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.00 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
4.95 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
4.78 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
4.23 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
4.04 |
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors |
3.93 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Provo-Orem, UT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
18.19 |
Etchers and Engravers |
16.64 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
7.59 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
5.76 |
Motion Picture Projectionists |
5.70 |
Dancers |
5.46 |
Telemarketers |
5.30 |
Craft Artists |
5.29 |
Correspondence Clerks |
5.27 |
Passenger Attendants |
4.95 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Prescott, AZ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tour and Travel Guides |
11.12 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
9.94 |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers |
9.17 |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |
7.03 |
Lodging Managers |
6.31 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
5.13 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
4.41 |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
4.38 |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
3.66 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Port St. Lucie, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
14.65 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
10.42 |
Roofers |
5.75 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
5.29 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
3.46 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
3.13 |
Pest Control Workers |
3.10 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
3.05 |
Fence Erectors |
2.90 |
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education |
2.85 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
19.83 |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
17.23 |
Music Directors and Composers |
6.36 |
Life Scientists, All Other |
5.12 |
Drafters, All Other |
5.12 |
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other |
4.75 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
4.62 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
4.60 |
Woodworkers, All Other |
4.55 |
Logging Workers, All Other |
4.21 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ponce, PR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
17.06 |
Pharmacy Aides |
12.56 |
Word Processors and Typists |
6.97 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
5.63 |
Production Workers, All Other |
5.55 |
General Internal Medicine Physicians |
5.50 |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.71 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
4.61 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.54 |
Couriers and Messengers |
4.35 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pocatello, ID, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers |
4.70 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
4.05 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
3.88 |
Loan Officers |
3.57 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
3.50 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.35 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.22 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
2.60 |
Dental Assistants |
2.52 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
2.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pittsburgh, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Private Detectives and Investigators |
5.52 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
5.27 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
4.85 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
4.34 |
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
4.02 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
3.89 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
3.30 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
3.17 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
3.04 |
Materials Scientists |
3.02 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pine Bluff, AR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
17.01 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
16.26 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
16.11 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
8.38 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
6.74 |
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists |
4.89 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.43 |
New Accounts Clerks |
4.40 |
Legislators |
3.69 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
3.34 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
5.27 |
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage |
4.72 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
4.28 |
Credit Counselors |
4.07 |
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
3.68 |
Real Estate Brokers |
3.52 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
3.51 |
Telemarketers |
3.23 |
Electrical and Electronics Drafters |
3.13 |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
2.84 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Shampooers |
6.72 |
Motion Picture Projectionists |
4.86 |
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks |
4.55 |
Statisticians |
3.08 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
2.95 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
2.88 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
2.72 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
2.53 |
Natural Sciences Managers |
2.50 |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
2.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Peoria, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
9.54 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
6.14 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
4.94 |
Religious Workers, All Other |
4.79 |
Dietetic Technicians |
4.40 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
3.91 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
3.68 |
Industrial Engineers |
3.55 |
Millwrights |
3.52 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Helpers--Electricians |
4.73 |
Commercial Pilots |
4.58 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
3.78 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.64 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
3.31 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
3.23 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
2.93 |
Tax Preparers |
2.79 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
2.70 |
Roofers |
2.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sheet Metal Workers |
8.22 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
7.04 |
Chemical Technicians |
6.89 |
Meter Readers, Utilities |
4.80 |
Financial Clerks, All Other |
4.63 |
Computer Occupations, All Other |
4.00 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
3.15 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
3.14 |
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping |
3.04 |
New Accounts Clerks |
2.75 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Panama City, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
5.04 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
4.78 |
Roofers |
4.36 |
Pipelayers |
4.27 |
Helpers--Electricians |
4.23 |
Glaziers |
3.51 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
3.26 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
3.05 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
3.00 |
Pest Control Workers |
2.92 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
53.97 |
Aerospace Engineers |
10.27 |
Avionics Technicians |
9.39 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
9.10 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
5.64 |
Engineers, All Other |
5.50 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
5.15 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
5.00 |
Electrical Engineers |
4.56 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
4.05 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
8.29 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
8.21 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
5.88 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
5.43 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
4.38 |
Dietetic Technicians |
4.18 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
3.68 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.65 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
3.58 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
3.53 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Owensboro, KY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
13.08 |
Residential Advisors |
6.00 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
4.78 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
4.17 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.06 |
Loan Officers |
3.77 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.71 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.69 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
3.46 |
Surgical Technologists |
3.36 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
22.20 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
11.57 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
11.33 |
Printing Press Operators |
8.51 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.34 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.60 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.94 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.78 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
4.37 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
4.20 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Concierges |
8.04 |
Baggage Porters and Bellhops |
7.29 |
Pile Driver Operators |
4.41 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
4.32 |
Travel Agents |
4.08 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
3.60 |
Audio and Video Technicians |
3.34 |
Photographers |
3.33 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks |
3.29 |
Pipelayers |
3.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
5.93 |
Actuaries |
5.00 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
4.52 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
4.38 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
3.69 |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers |
3.65 |
Insurance Underwriters |
3.43 |
Motion Picture Projectionists |
3.40 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
3.19 |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
2.62 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Olympia-Tumwater, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19.87 |
Conservation Scientists |
15.25 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
14.37 |
Health Education Specialists |
13.18 |
Foresters |
12.10 |
Hydrologists |
11.57 |
Computer Network Architects |
8.73 |
Economists |
8.72 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
6.08 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
5.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oklahoma City, OK, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
19.83 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
11.31 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
10.69 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
8.55 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
7.39 |
Petroleum Engineers |
7.19 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
6.50 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
5.90 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
5.21 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
5.00 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ogden-Clearfield, UT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
27.58 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
18.73 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
8.81 |
Tapers |
7.18 |
Materials Scientists |
6.40 |
Sewers, Hand |
5.33 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
5.25 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
5.20 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
5.07 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
4.73 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Odessa, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
110.35 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
54.87 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
53.87 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
51.19 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
37.44 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
30.85 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
30.09 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
26.37 |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door |
13.49 |
Petroleum Engineers |
11.36 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ocean City, NJ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Shampooers |
15.49 |
Word Processors and Typists |
10.99 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
10.88 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
10.11 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
5.92 |
Legislators |
5.87 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
5.18 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
4.56 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
4.54 |
Library Assistants, Clerical |
4.34 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ocala, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
7.95 |
Pipelayers |
4.88 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
4.65 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
4.16 |
Veterinarians |
4.12 |
Animal Caretakers |
4.04 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
3.95 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers |
3.84 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.61 |
Pest Control Workers |
3.61 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tree Trimmers and Pruners |
6.77 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
5.81 |
Roofers |
5.62 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
5.34 |
Set and Exhibit Designers |
4.46 |
Pest Control Workers |
3.85 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
3.57 |
Glaziers |
3.28 |
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators |
3.28 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
3.20 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Niles-Benton Harbor, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
10.23 |
Tool and Die Makers |
9.18 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.53 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.51 |
General Internal Medicine Physicians |
4.46 |
Legislators |
4.28 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
4.18 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.97 |
Cooks, Short Order |
3.84 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.66 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fashion Designers |
5.92 |
Subway and Streetcar Operators |
5.15 |
Transit and Railroad Police |
4.94 |
Advertising and Promotions Managers |
4.75 |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool |
3.56 |
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
3.51 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
3.47 |
Manicurists and Pedicurists |
3.45 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
3.40 |
Word Processors and Typists |
3.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
28.52 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
18.82 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
16.01 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
11.76 |
Ship Engineers |
10.94 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
10.28 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
9.94 |
Drafters, All Other |
9.53 |
Petroleum Engineers |
6.74 |
Riggers |
6.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Bern, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
16.10 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
14.37 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
11.94 |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door |
11.44 |
Avionics Technicians |
11.17 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
10.24 |
Logisticians |
9.24 |
Sheet Metal Workers |
6.90 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
5.29 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes |
6.62 |
Musicians and Singers |
6.34 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
5.62 |
New Accounts Clerks |
4.52 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
4.45 |
Designers, All Other |
4.22 |
Woodworkers, All Other |
4.05 |
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.05 |
Residential Advisors |
3.85 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tile and Stone Setters |
10.46 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
7.18 |
Interior Designers |
5.63 |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance |
5.41 |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers |
4.77 |
Stonemasons |
4.65 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
4.50 |
Concierges |
4.27 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
4.12 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
4.02 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Napa, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
67.31 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
41.11 |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters |
39.84 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
27.95 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
27.35 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
18.60 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
17.96 |
Cooks, All Other |
12.13 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
9.99 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
9.43 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nuclear Engineers |
6.60 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
5.76 |
Real Estate Sales Agents |
5.03 |
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School |
4.59 |
Lodging Managers |
4.29 |
Ship Engineers |
4.24 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
4.17 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
3.92 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants |
3.89 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
3.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Muskegon, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
24.66 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
22.71 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
17.01 |
Tool and Die Makers |
7.72 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
7.16 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
6.66 |
Machinists |
6.66 |
Materials Engineers |
6.32 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.31 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.98 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Muncie, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
10.93 |
Tool and Die Makers |
8.92 |
Physician Assistants |
4.68 |
Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric |
3.73 |
Opticians, Dispensing |
3.38 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.19 |
Community Health Workers |
2.91 |
Machinists |
2.83 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
2.80 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
2.71 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
16.76 |
Millwrights |
7.31 |
Conservation Scientists |
7.03 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.63 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.03 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
5.83 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
4.80 |
Construction and Building Inspectors |
4.66 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
4.37 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
4.34 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Morristown, TN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworkers, All Other |
61.04 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
24.23 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
21.52 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
17.08 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
13.15 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
9.25 |
Upholsterers |
9.22 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
7.97 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.83 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Morgantown, WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nurse Anesthetists |
11.52 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
8.97 |
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists |
7.74 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
5.65 |
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians |
5.55 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
5.49 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
5.41 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
5.12 |
Meter Readers, Utilities |
4.52 |
Health Education Specialists |
4.25 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Montgomery, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworkers, All Other |
11.99 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
5.77 |
Archivists |
5.49 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.79 |
Telemarketers |
3.84 |
Database Administrators and Architects |
3.80 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
3.66 |
Pipelayers |
3.61 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
3.53 |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers |
3.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Monroe, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
6.56 |
Tool and Die Makers |
5.73 |
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers |
5.05 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
4.77 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
4.67 |
Machinists |
4.39 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.20 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
4.16 |
Electrical Engineers |
3.36 |
Mechanical Engineers |
3.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Monroe, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Financial Clerks, All Other |
7.29 |
Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
6.27 |
Drafters, All Other |
6.19 |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
5.71 |
Helpers--Electricians |
5.00 |
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers |
4.88 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
4.60 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
4.31 |
Food Preparation Workers |
4.07 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
3.87 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Modesto, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
17.82 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
10.72 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
10.68 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
10.63 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
8.80 |
Material Moving Workers, All Other |
5.82 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
5.43 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.35 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
5.15 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
5.08 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mobile, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
29.38 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
18.90 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
10.25 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
6.17 |
Riggers |
5.65 |
Chemical Engineers |
4.40 |
Materials Engineers |
4.23 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
3.91 |
Pipelayers |
3.78 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
3.49 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Missoula, MT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
25.60 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
12.43 |
Foresters |
10.66 |
Conservation Scientists |
7.99 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
6.55 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
5.86 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.83 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
5.66 |
Fundraisers |
4.97 |
Broadcast Technicians |
4.89 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Choreographers |
5.80 |
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |
4.87 |
Animal Scientists |
4.74 |
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators |
4.13 |
Survey Researchers |
3.62 |
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers |
3.09 |
Desktop Publishers |
3.04 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
3.00 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
2.93 |
Brokerage Clerks |
2.90 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
6.50 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
5.91 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
5.44 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
4.37 |
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles |
4.29 |
Tool and Die Makers |
3.75 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
3.64 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.34 |
New Accounts Clerks |
3.28 |
Printing Press Operators |
3.20 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Midland, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
90.48 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
84.35 |
Petroleum Engineers |
82.29 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
56.05 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
54.61 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
48.39 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
38.76 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
38.56 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
19.17 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
11.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Midland, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
59.54 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |
16.80 |
Computer Occupations, All Other |
3.29 |
Legislators |
3.21 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.17 |
Industrial Engineers |
3.02 |
Coaches and Scouts |
3.00 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
2.56 |
Medical and Health Services Managers |
2.40 |
Dental Hygienists |
2.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
33.53 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
10.03 |
Food Batchmakers |
6.74 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.93 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
5.24 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.66 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.00 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
3.23 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.18 |
Tool and Die Makers |
2.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other |
8.04 |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
6.60 |
Travel Agents |
4.05 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.72 |
Flight Attendants |
3.34 |
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors |
3.30 |
Parking Attendants |
3.20 |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers |
3.10 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
2.97 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
2.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Merced, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
34.36 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
28.87 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
21.00 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
13.01 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
12.26 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
9.78 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
8.11 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
8.01 |
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
6.38 |
Social Workers, All Other |
5.27 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
9.46 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
7.37 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
6.45 |
Pediatricians, General |
4.79 |
Craft Artists |
3.93 |
Production Workers, All Other |
3.81 |
Epidemiologists |
3.61 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
3.42 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
3.08 |
Pharmacy Aides |
3.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Medford, OR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworkers, All Other |
20.49 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
17.37 |
Sound Engineering Technicians |
11.44 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
10.64 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
10.03 |
Clergy |
7.81 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
7.57 |
Music Directors and Composers |
7.26 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians |
5.62 |
Actors |
4.99 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
6.45 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides |
6.38 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
5.01 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School |
4.55 |
Music Directors and Composers |
4.01 |
Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
3.68 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
3.00 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
2.94 |
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
2.91 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
2.77 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mayaguez, PR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sewing Machine Operators |
17.03 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
8.92 |
Couriers and Messengers |
6.16 |
General Internal Medicine Physicians |
5.75 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
5.64 |
Helpers--Electricians |
5.13 |
Surgical Technologists |
4.45 |
Orderlies |
4.02 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
3.96 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
3.94 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mansfield, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
9.47 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.29 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.88 |
Materials Engineers |
5.16 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
3.93 |
Tool and Die Makers |
3.88 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
3.76 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.34 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.03 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
2.97 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mankato-North Mankato, MN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
9.21 |
Printing Press Operators |
6.49 |
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.54 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
4.84 |
Social and Human Service Assistants |
4.18 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.86 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators |
3.75 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
3.62 |
Coaches and Scouts |
3.26 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
3.08 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Manhattan, KS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
17.08 |
Power Plant Operators |
14.55 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
14.34 |
Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
5.58 |
Physical Therapist Aides |
4.23 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.73 |
Residential Advisors |
3.64 |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers |
3.05 |
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners |
2.68 |
Recreation Workers |
2.66 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Madison, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
6.98 |
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary |
5.76 |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.26 |
Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers |
4.80 |
Epidemiologists |
4.39 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
4.19 |
Actuaries |
4.12 |
Hydrologists |
4.04 |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
3.92 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
3.92 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Madera, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
67.50 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
40.86 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
33.22 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
8.74 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
7.20 |
Packers and Packagers, Hand |
5.00 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
4.70 |
Pest Control Workers |
4.64 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.80 |
Power Plant Operators |
3.56 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Macon, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
5.27 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
4.59 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
4.41 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.23 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators |
4.04 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
3.95 |
Broadcast Technicians |
3.52 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
3.35 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
3.29 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
3.27 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lynchburg, VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nuclear Engineers |
11.37 |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service |
8.10 |
Audiologists |
7.57 |
Production Workers, All Other |
7.18 |
Helpers--Roofers |
6.19 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.60 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
5.59 |
Furniture Finishers |
5.43 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
5.06 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
4.80 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lubbock, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
5.93 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
5.66 |
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other |
5.54 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
4.58 |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers |
4.17 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
4.15 |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.81 |
Orderlies |
3.80 |
Desktop Publishers |
3.70 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
3.29 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors |
16.84 |
Statistical Assistants |
12.74 |
Agricultural Engineers |
7.48 |
Millwrights |
3.89 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.23 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
3.20 |
Animal Trainers |
3.06 |
Cargo and Freight Agents |
2.96 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.89 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
2.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance |
11.36 |
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other |
8.35 |
Actors |
7.81 |
Film and Video Editors |
7.58 |
Fashion Designers |
6.42 |
Sound Engineering Technicians |
6.22 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
5.88 |
Costume Attendants |
5.73 |
Media and Communication Workers, All Other |
5.55 |
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
5.53 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Longview, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Log Graders and Scalers |
80.31 |
Logging Workers, All Other |
66.67 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
37.37 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
13.08 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
10.31 |
Roofers |
6.88 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
6.04 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
5.05 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
4.85 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
4.25 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Longview, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
26.79 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
20.08 |
Rail Car Repairers |
17.21 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
17.12 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
16.44 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
11.60 |
Petroleum Engineers |
6.50 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
6.48 |
Gas Plant Operators |
5.70 |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
5.63 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Logan, UT-ID, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
22.36 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
13.30 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
10.32 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
9.29 |
Food Batchmakers |
6.70 |
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators |
6.70 |
Production Workers, All Other |
6.22 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.86 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
5.49 |
Conservation Scientists |
5.40 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
10.58 |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers |
5.78 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
5.28 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
3.42 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
3.40 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.00 |
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other |
2.88 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
2.63 |
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers |
2.59 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
2.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lincoln, NE, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Animal Scientists |
25.89 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
12.95 |
Occupational Therapy Aides |
5.46 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
5.33 |
Hydrologists |
4.90 |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.71 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.40 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
4.17 |
Insurance Underwriters |
3.68 |
Compliance Officers |
3.64 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lima, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Woodworkers, All Other |
19.80 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
16.38 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
15.39 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
12.18 |
Millwrights |
9.20 |
Materials Engineers |
4.98 |
Funeral Attendants |
4.80 |
Couriers and Messengers |
4.13 |
Machinists |
4.11 |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.05 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lexington-Fayette, KY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
37.37 |
Animal Breeders |
21.45 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
18.39 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
16.12 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
7.68 |
Animal Trainers |
5.93 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
4.47 |
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.96 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
3.55 |
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers |
3.25 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lewiston, ID-WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Millwrights |
12.15 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
10.74 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
9.83 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
8.85 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
5.83 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
3.58 |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
3.20 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
2.64 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
2.55 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
2.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lebanon, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Carpet Installers |
12.44 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.66 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
6.52 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.14 |
Food Batchmakers |
4.74 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
4.39 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.10 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
3.99 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.66 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lawton, OK, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
37.07 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
17.19 |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
7.83 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
6.41 |
New Accounts Clerks |
5.67 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
4.69 |
Gambling Dealers |
3.96 |
Procurement Clerks |
3.61 |
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other |
3.19 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
3.13 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lawrence, KS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Printing Press Operators |
8.81 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
7.80 |
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.05 |
Library Technicians |
4.95 |
Library Assistants, Clerical |
4.29 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
4.25 |
Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
3.90 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
3.61 |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
3.58 |
Coaches and Scouts |
3.43 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Service Workers, All Other |
36.12 |
Gambling Dealers |
28.52 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
28.17 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
16.98 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
16.38 |
Gambling Managers |
13.98 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
11.81 |
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other |
11.56 |
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other |
10.57 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
9.75 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Las Cruces, NM, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
15.13 |
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
11.86 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
11.28 |
Helpers--Roofers |
7.25 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
6.82 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
6.32 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
5.98 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
5.60 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.51 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
4.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Laredo, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
17.18 |
Cargo and Freight Agents |
14.70 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
11.47 |
Compliance Officers |
5.48 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
4.13 |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
4.09 |
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers |
3.75 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
3.63 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides |
3.50 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
3.44 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lansing-East Lansing, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary |
16.68 |
Physicists |
10.78 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
6.85 |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers |
6.32 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
5.29 |
Medical Appliance Technicians |
4.93 |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.50 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
4.26 |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.13 |
Insurance Underwriters |
4.12 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lancaster, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
13.84 |
Furniture Finishers |
6.63 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
6.21 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.95 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
4.77 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.46 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
4.44 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
4.09 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
3.74 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers |
5.08 |
Boilermakers |
3.65 |
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers |
3.64 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
3.62 |
Roofers |
3.36 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
3.27 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
3.13 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
3.04 |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
2.99 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
2.95 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
7.61 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
5.59 |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
4.79 |
Upholsterers |
4.28 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
4.12 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.06 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
4.06 |
Firefighters |
3.72 |
Pest Control Workers |
3.67 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
3.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lake Charles, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
53.40 |
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons |
37.59 |
Designers, All Other |
27.01 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
25.03 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
24.48 |
Boilermakers |
22.76 |
Riggers |
20.15 |
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other |
17.18 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
17.08 |
Gambling Managers |
16.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
30.40 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
6.24 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
6.06 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
5.44 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.04 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.94 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
4.65 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
3.64 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
3.44 |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary |
2.87 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lafayette, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Riggers |
22.63 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
17.02 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
14.41 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
10.06 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
10.05 |
Desktop Publishers |
9.76 |
Drafters, All Other |
9.62 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
8.15 |
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons |
7.69 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
7.21 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Radiation Therapists |
5.17 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
5.14 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
5.12 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.11 |
Food Batchmakers |
4.69 |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
4.56 |
Recreational Therapists |
4.40 |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
4.26 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.04 |
Athletic Trainers |
3.83 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kokomo, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Helpers--Production Workers |
7.76 |
Funeral Attendants |
6.58 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.46 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
5.21 |
Counselors, All Other |
5.08 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
3.60 |
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other |
2.93 |
Industrial Engineers |
2.92 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
2.46 |
Engineers, All Other |
2.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Knoxville, TN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
8.07 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
7.08 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
6.56 |
Models |
6.19 |
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
6.10 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
4.39 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
3.98 |
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.72 |
Funeral Home Managers |
3.58 |
Traffic Technicians |
3.31 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kingston, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Word Processors and Typists |
9.43 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
6.04 |
Legislators |
6.02 |
Bailiffs |
5.91 |
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer |
4.82 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.73 |
Postal Service Clerks |
4.36 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.28 |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
4.14 |
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.85 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
21.80 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
9.51 |
Chemical Technicians |
8.79 |
Materials Engineers |
7.70 |
Power Plant Operators |
5.82 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
4.53 |
Funeral Attendants |
4.09 |
Production Workers, All Other |
3.92 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.73 |
Chemists |
3.39 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Killeen-Temple, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
7.39 |
Avionics Technicians |
5.46 |
Fence Erectors |
5.29 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.84 |
New Accounts Clerks |
4.45 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
4.16 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
4.15 |
Sales and Related Workers, All Other |
4.04 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
3.70 |
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other |
3.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kennewick-Richland, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Inspectors |
30.56 |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
30.47 |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
16.85 |
Tapers |
13.42 |
Chemical Engineers |
13.00 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
12.54 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
11.49 |
Environmental Engineers |
11.26 |
Chemists |
8.98 |
Hydrologists |
6.87 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas City, MO-KS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers |
6.93 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
4.12 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
4.05 |
Carpet Installers |
3.69 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
3.65 |
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles |
2.96 |
Mechanical Door Repairers |
2.88 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
2.60 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
2.54 |
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers |
2.49 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kankakee, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Psychiatric Technicians |
32.74 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
18.25 |
Chemical Technicians |
14.56 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
11.23 |
Food Batchmakers |
10.11 |
Production Workers, All Other |
5.57 |
Legislators |
5.10 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
4.95 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
3.40 |
Library Assistants, Clerical |
3.39 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Orthotists and Prosthetists |
8.21 |
Private Detectives and Investigators |
7.44 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.45 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.72 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.75 |
Medical Appliance Technicians |
4.66 |
Natural Sciences Managers |
3.89 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.47 |
Pediatricians, General |
3.11 |
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists |
3.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Concierges |
18.01 |
Baggage Porters and Bellhops |
15.98 |
Dancers |
12.39 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
10.40 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
9.44 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
7.91 |
Lodging Managers |
7.04 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
6.68 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
6.10 |
Musicians and Singers |
4.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Joplin, MO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Log Graders and Scalers |
24.50 |
Food Batchmakers |
15.00 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
9.90 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.94 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
6.09 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
5.53 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
5.27 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.19 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.67 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
4.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jonesboro, AR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
6.89 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
6.44 |
Production Workers, All Other |
6.07 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.53 |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool |
5.22 |
Nurse Practitioners |
5.11 |
Residential Advisors |
4.03 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
3.73 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
3.52 |
Commercial Pilots |
3.28 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Johnstown, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Word Processors and Typists |
12.74 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.54 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.29 |
Residential Advisors |
4.46 |
Social and Human Service Assistants |
4.45 |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics |
3.71 |
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
3.60 |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.53 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.46 |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists |
3.24 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Johnson City, TN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
8.59 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
8.44 |
Bill and Account Collectors |
6.49 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
6.29 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.22 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
6.05 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.36 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators |
5.10 |
Residential Advisors |
5.02 |
Cooks, Short Order |
4.91 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jefferson City, MO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Statisticians |
9.90 |
Environmental Engineers |
6.72 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
6.09 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
6.08 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other |
5.38 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
4.82 |
Health Education Specialists |
4.79 |
Computer Network Support Specialists |
4.61 |
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists |
4.54 |
Conservation Scientists |
4.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Janesville-Beloit, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
7.86 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.25 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
4.77 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
4.46 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
4.27 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.22 |
Chemical Engineers |
4.19 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.16 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.94 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.73 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jacksonville, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Education Administrators, All Other |
15.54 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
7.48 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
6.96 |
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers |
5.73 |
Pipelayers |
4.61 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
3.87 |
Procurement Clerks |
3.37 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
3.34 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
3.30 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
3.07 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jacksonville, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Ship Engineers |
23.36 |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
6.36 |
Commercial Divers |
6.24 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
4.21 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
4.09 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
3.87 |
Avionics Technicians |
3.25 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
3.16 |
Bill and Account Collectors |
2.79 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
2.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, TN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.24 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
6.11 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators |
4.83 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
4.63 |
Pipelayers |
4.23 |
Machinists |
4.17 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
3.81 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
3.72 |
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.47 |
History Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, MS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Historians |
16.24 |
Psychiatric Aides |
14.58 |
Conservation Scientists |
13.03 |
Medical Appliance Technicians |
5.93 |
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
5.20 |
Telephone Operators |
4.09 |
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors |
4.09 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
3.72 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
3.65 |
Emergency Management Directors |
3.24 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tool and Die Makers |
15.24 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
12.05 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
11.28 |
Machinists |
7.69 |
Mechanical Engineers |
6.53 |
New Accounts Clerks |
6.43 |
Physical Therapist Aides |
5.37 |
Library Technicians |
4.75 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.48 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ithaca, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Animal Scientists |
139.89 |
Instructional Coordinators |
11.14 |
Fundraisers |
9.17 |
Budget Analysts |
7.82 |
Landscape Architects |
7.47 |
Library Technicians |
6.37 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other |
5.62 |
Word Processors and Typists |
4.97 |
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians |
4.95 |
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
4.62 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Iowa City, IA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
13.89 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
10.72 |
Statistical Assistants |
8.39 |
Biological Technicians |
7.01 |
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other |
6.39 |
Psychologists, All Other |
5.00 |
Psychiatrists |
4.32 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.22 |
Social Workers, All Other |
4.02 |
Fundraisers |
3.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other |
5.62 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
4.77 |
Correspondence Clerks |
3.77 |
Boilermakers |
3.60 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
3.42 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
2.79 |
Podiatrists |
2.79 |
Chemists |
2.37 |
Cargo and Freight Agents |
2.33 |
Medical Equipment Repairers |
2.24 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Idaho Falls, ID, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nuclear Technicians |
114.01 |
Nuclear Engineers |
64.52 |
Chemical Engineers |
19.94 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
17.58 |
Physicists |
14.07 |
Emergency Management Directors |
11.10 |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
10.59 |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |
9.47 |
Telemarketers |
6.55 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
6.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Huntsville, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aerospace Engineers |
32.94 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
22.79 |
Engineers, All Other |
12.86 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
10.31 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
9.62 |
Logisticians |
9.45 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
9.43 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
8.48 |
Materials Engineers |
8.01 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
7.78 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Psychiatric Aides |
8.15 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.05 |
Gas Plant Operators |
5.33 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.73 |
Special Education Teachers, All Other |
4.56 |
Power Plant Operators |
4.37 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
4.35 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
4.33 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
4.26 |
Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
4.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Petroleum Engineers |
15.06 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
7.64 |
Gas Plant Operators |
7.54 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
7.43 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
7.20 |
Boilermakers |
6.86 |
Chemical Engineers |
6.76 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
6.55 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
6.01 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
4.32 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Houma-Thibodaux, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sailors and Marine Oilers |
126.40 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
100.92 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
74.74 |
Riggers |
46.85 |
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons |
17.04 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
14.40 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
14.33 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
13.27 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
11.28 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
10.80 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hot Springs, AR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
16.31 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
9.42 |
Lodging Managers |
5.36 |
Residential Advisors |
4.85 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
4.55 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
4.48 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.27 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
3.25 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
3.14 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
3.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Homosassa Springs, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
14.15 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
12.36 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
11.66 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
8.71 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
7.96 |
Residential Advisors |
6.05 |
Roofers |
5.08 |
Pest Control Workers |
4.86 |
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity |
4.37 |
Speech-Language Pathologists |
3.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hinesville, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
7.20 |
Public Safety Telecommunicators |
5.85 |
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
5.53 |
Legislators |
4.80 |
Logisticians |
3.24 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
3.15 |
Packers and Packagers, Hand |
3.05 |
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary |
2.88 |
Computer Occupations, All Other |
2.83 |
Animal Caretakers |
2.57 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Helpers--Carpenters |
10.70 |
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants |
6.60 |
Real Estate Sales Agents |
6.50 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
4.81 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.68 |
Massage Therapists |
4.39 |
Pest Control Workers |
4.35 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants |
3.98 |
Pipelayers |
3.55 |
Concierges |
3.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Upholsterers |
106.78 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
94.82 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
71.95 |
Furniture Finishers |
33.31 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
27.71 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
22.52 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
22.38 |
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
20.72 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
18.92 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
17.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hattiesburg, MS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.97 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators |
3.86 |
Psychiatric Aides |
3.37 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
3.30 |
Nurse Practitioners |
3.17 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
2.95 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
2.76 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
2.67 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians |
2.67 |
Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
2.53 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Harrisonburg, VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
18.26 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
9.53 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
8.48 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
5.81 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
5.65 |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.52 |
Interpreters and Translators |
5.26 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.36 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
4.15 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.84 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Word Processors and Typists |
8.23 |
Historians |
7.51 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
5.22 |
Economists |
5.03 |
Emergency Management Directors |
4.52 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.38 |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers |
4.32 |
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators |
3.31 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.05 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
2.83 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hanford-Corcoran, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
65.36 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
54.40 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
24.38 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
23.38 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
12.00 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
11.91 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.69 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
4.59 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
4.43 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.40 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hammond, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Counselors, All Other |
13.37 |
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other |
11.29 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
8.16 |
Couriers and Messengers |
7.27 |
Food Batchmakers |
5.44 |
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
4.77 |
Helpers--Electricians |
3.99 |
Commercial Pilots |
3.93 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
3.29 |
Firefighters |
3.25 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Stonemasons |
9.54 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
7.31 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
5.16 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
4.45 |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service |
4.17 |
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer |
3.97 |
Avionics Technicians |
3.93 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.66 |
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other |
3.62 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
3.26 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Managers |
28.12 |
Gambling Dealers |
18.67 |
Gambling Cage Workers |
17.26 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
16.72 |
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
16.05 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
15.03 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
13.79 |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
13.78 |
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other |
11.58 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
8.95 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Guayama, PR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pharmacy Aides |
28.69 |
Security Guards |
16.91 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
15.46 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
15.15 |
Chemists |
10.38 |
Word Processors and Typists |
8.12 |
Industrial Engineers |
6.63 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.72 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
4.92 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
3.44 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
20.01 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
12.97 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
11.61 |
Machinists |
4.67 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
4.22 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
3.96 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.61 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.16 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.10 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.09 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greenville, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
11.33 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
7.53 |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.64 |
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other |
3.82 |
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other |
3.45 |
Instructional Coordinators |
3.30 |
Medical Equipment Preparers |
3.15 |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
3.13 |
Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
3.06 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
2.95 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greensboro-High Point, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Upholsterers |
21.75 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
17.52 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
14.01 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
12.13 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.12 |
Furniture Finishers |
6.98 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
6.49 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.75 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
5.04 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.00 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Green Bay, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
14.85 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
7.38 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
6.84 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
6.11 |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
5.96 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.40 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
5.30 |
Material Moving Workers, All Other |
4.92 |
Printing Press Operators |
4.81 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.80 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greeley, CO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
37.04 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
31.83 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
30.44 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
24.26 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
10.24 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
8.66 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
8.27 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
7.64 |
Petroleum Engineers |
7.49 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
7.22 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Great Falls, MT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Musicians and Singers |
5.86 |
Clergy |
5.41 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.28 |
Fence Erectors |
5.00 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.60 |
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
4.57 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
4.31 |
Social Workers, All Other |
4.21 |
Medical Equipment Preparers |
3.88 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
3.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grants Pass, OR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Drafters, All Other |
12.63 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
9.84 |
Clergy |
9.84 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
8.78 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
7.76 |
New Accounts Clerks |
5.49 |
Glaziers |
5.43 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.82 |
Medical Equipment Preparers |
4.55 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
3.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Tool and Die Makers |
9.67 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
6.44 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.29 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
6.19 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
6.15 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
5.65 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.49 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
4.88 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
4.42 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.26 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Junction, CO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
41.04 |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
34.58 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
14.54 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
10.78 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
7.09 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
6.46 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
4.31 |
Conservation Scientists |
4.01 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
3.73 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
3.73 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Island, NE, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
12.49 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
10.25 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
8.76 |
Tool and Die Makers |
6.44 |
Physical Therapist Aides |
4.02 |
Home Appliance Repairers |
3.87 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
3.77 |
Pharmacy Aides |
3.16 |
Legislators |
2.88 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
2.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Forks, ND-MN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
9.86 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
8.26 |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
7.56 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
7.39 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.61 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
4.54 |
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys |
4.17 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
4.12 |
Legislators |
3.57 |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
3.37 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Goldsboro, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Psychiatrists |
7.20 |
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors |
6.44 |
Pipelayers |
6.01 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.51 |
Nursing Assistants |
4.49 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
3.94 |
Food Batchmakers |
3.12 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.03 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
2.72 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
2.50 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Glens Falls, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
10.42 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.77 |
Word Processors and Typists |
7.64 |
Legislators |
7.26 |
Editors |
6.64 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.57 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
6.37 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
6.31 |
Dietetic Technicians |
4.52 |
Bailiffs |
4.46 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gettysburg, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
10.69 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
10.21 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
8.76 |
Food Batchmakers |
6.55 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.82 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.79 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
5.50 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.91 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
4.72 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
3.92 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gainesville, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
31.12 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
25.72 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
22.47 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
8.36 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.34 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |
4.80 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.25 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
3.80 |
Cargo and Freight Agents |
3.41 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
3.00 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gainesville, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary |
30.17 |
Psychiatric Aides |
14.48 |
Biological Scientists, All Other |
8.46 |
Hearing Aid Specialists |
6.74 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
6.70 |
Curators |
5.09 |
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other |
4.62 |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
4.08 |
Mechanical Door Repairers |
3.19 |
Radiation Therapists |
3.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gadsden, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Helpers--Production Workers |
22.31 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.80 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
7.78 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
5.08 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
4.93 |
Medical Transcriptionists |
4.16 |
Physical Therapist Aides |
4.08 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.90 |
Public Safety Telecommunicators |
3.70 |
Medical Equipment Preparers |
2.86 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fresno, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
32.65 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
11.03 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
10.68 |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
10.23 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
8.38 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
8.33 |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
6.60 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
6.12 |
Judicial Law Clerks |
5.74 |
Telephone Operators |
5.12 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Wayne, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.27 |
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
5.96 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
5.23 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.32 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.06 |
Tool and Die Makers |
3.97 |
Millwrights |
3.74 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
3.71 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
3.61 |
Machinists |
3.58 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Smith, AR-OK, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
16.63 |
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
12.17 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
8.33 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
7.21 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
5.16 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.90 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.80 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.57 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
3.38 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
3.07 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Collins, CO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Conservation Scientists |
26.91 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
23.25 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
10.56 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
10.35 |
Microbiologists |
9.66 |
Foresters |
7.83 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
7.59 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
6.30 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.42 |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool |
5.13 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fond du Lac, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Food Batchmakers |
5.61 |
Carpet Installers |
5.53 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.14 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.06 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.03 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
4.84 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.55 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
4.48 |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
4.04 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
3.63 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
13.10 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
11.14 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
8.97 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.93 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
7.56 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.13 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.75 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
5.33 |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists |
4.79 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
4.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florence, SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
22.86 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
9.94 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
7.25 |
Foresters |
7.18 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
6.73 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
5.55 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.55 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.79 |
Library Technicians |
4.26 |
Surgical Technologists |
4.00 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Flint, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.82 |
General Internal Medicine Physicians |
4.25 |
History Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.12 |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers |
3.73 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.68 |
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists |
3.56 |
Opticians, Dispensing |
3.50 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
3.48 |
Legislators |
2.61 |
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
2.38 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Flagstaff, AZ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
27.02 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
21.68 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
13.69 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
8.75 |
Lodging Managers |
8.34 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
7.38 |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
7.30 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
5.59 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
5.58 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.69 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
13.88 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
8.66 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
5.45 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.96 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
4.70 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
4.00 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
3.79 |
Logisticians |
3.24 |
Microbiologists |
3.13 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators |
2.90 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fayetteville, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Education Administrators, All Other |
10.60 |
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other |
4.95 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.82 |
Budget Analysts |
4.17 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.02 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
3.62 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
3.61 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
3.44 |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
3.27 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Farmington, NM, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
69.21 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
34.29 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
30.72 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
23.33 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
16.27 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
14.76 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
11.23 |
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other |
10.39 |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door |
8.01 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
6.49 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fargo, ND-MN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farm and Home Management Educators |
19.59 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
12.23 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
5.23 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
4.97 |
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks |
4.90 |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.59 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.47 |
Medical Equipment Preparers |
3.97 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
3.70 |
Residential Advisors |
3.46 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fairbanks, AK, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
37.71 |
Airfield Operations Specialists |
19.18 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
12.03 |
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
10.50 |
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers |
7.31 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
7.10 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
6.45 |
Transportation Security Screeners |
6.01 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.99 |
Environmental Engineers |
5.32 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Evansville, IN-KY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
9.01 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
8.65 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.58 |
Chemists |
3.69 |
Tool and Die Makers |
3.63 |
Funeral Home Managers |
3.54 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
3.41 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
3.28 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
3.27 |
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists |
3.17 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eugene, OR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
23.08 |
Log Graders and Scalers |
13.56 |
Woodworkers, All Other |
13.21 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
11.22 |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
10.25 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
8.58 |
Cooks, All Other |
7.17 |
Religious Workers, All Other |
6.85 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.73 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
6.69 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Erie, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
9.11 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.36 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
6.68 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.78 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.13 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.03 |
Word Processors and Typists |
4.42 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.35 |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.22 |
Physical Therapist Aides |
3.76 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Enid, OK, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
42.22 |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
31.87 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
9.91 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
8.87 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
7.33 |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |
6.99 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
4.45 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
3.34 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.33 |
Phlebotomists |
3.26 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in El Paso, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fire Inspectors and Investigators |
8.36 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
8.18 |
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
8.03 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
7.47 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
5.32 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |
4.13 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.77 |
Parking Enforcement Workers |
2.87 |
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
2.76 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
2.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elmira, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
15.05 |
Word Processors and Typists |
6.89 |
Legislators |
5.13 |
Clergy |
4.83 |
Machinists |
4.58 |
General Internal Medicine Physicians |
3.84 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
3.35 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
2.95 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
2.88 |
Occupational Therapists |
2.86 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
92.78 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
24.75 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
23.83 |
Upholsterers |
22.39 |
Furniture Finishers |
16.13 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
15.75 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
12.36 |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
11.76 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
11.24 |
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
11.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Education Administrators, All Other |
9.77 |
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping |
6.84 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
5.19 |
Budget Analysts |
4.14 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
4.10 |
Computer Occupations, All Other |
3.73 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
3.67 |
Human Resources Specialists |
3.64 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
2.93 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
2.87 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in El Centro, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Equipment Operators |
56.12 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
39.14 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
27.96 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
25.27 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
14.63 |
Power Plant Operators |
9.11 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
7.36 |
Social Workers, All Other |
5.16 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.74 |
Compliance Officers |
4.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eau Claire, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.25 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.23 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.05 |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
4.03 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.60 |
Millwrights |
3.28 |
Chiropractors |
2.96 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
2.94 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.79 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
2.78 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Stroudsburg, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
40.25 |
Concierges |
6.66 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.54 |
Lodging Managers |
3.49 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
3.48 |
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers |
3.32 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
3.21 |
School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other |
3.20 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants |
2.86 |
Procurement Clerks |
2.82 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
23.03 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
19.77 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
18.04 |
Natural Sciences Managers |
10.01 |
Statisticians |
8.92 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
8.64 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
8.16 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
8.13 |
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.86 |
Chemists |
6.61 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Duluth, MN-WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
7.22 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
6.22 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
5.51 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.36 |
Financial Clerks, All Other |
5.28 |
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.25 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
5.23 |
Conservation Scientists |
4.85 |
Funeral Home Managers |
4.12 |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool |
3.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dubuque, IA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
10.05 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
7.81 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
7.43 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
6.72 |
Mechanical Door Repairers |
5.28 |
Mechanical Engineers |
4.97 |
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
4.58 |
Tool and Die Makers |
3.41 |
Carpet Installers |
3.07 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
2.94 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dover, DE, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Legal Support Workers, All Other |
6.37 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
5.84 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
5.76 |
Pipelayers |
4.15 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
3.99 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.86 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
3.68 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
3.65 |
Legislators |
3.23 |
Meter Readers, Utilities |
3.15 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dothan, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
8.09 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.41 |
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers |
4.25 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
4.09 |
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
3.81 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
3.78 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.35 |
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service |
3.13 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
3.12 |
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks |
3.09 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
12.25 |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
12.14 |
Mechanical Engineers |
7.45 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
6.63 |
Tool and Die Makers |
6.26 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.30 |
Industrial Engineers |
5.00 |
Engineers, All Other |
4.64 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.99 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.91 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Financial Examiners |
5.64 |
Actuaries |
5.32 |
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners |
5.22 |
Insurance Underwriters |
4.67 |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
4.51 |
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators |
3.37 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
3.30 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
3.13 |
Desktop Publishers |
3.01 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
2.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
6.98 |
Real Estate Brokers |
5.47 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
4.74 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
4.62 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
4.51 |
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers |
3.98 |
Geographers |
3.87 |
Epidemiologists |
3.81 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
3.76 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
3.44 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Commercial Pilots |
5.82 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
5.32 |
Roofers |
4.42 |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School |
4.41 |
Real Estate Brokers |
3.24 |
Pest Control Workers |
3.11 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
2.78 |
Animal Trainers |
2.61 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
2.58 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
2.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Decatur, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Conveyor Operators and Tenders |
27.34 |
Millwrights |
26.00 |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
3.78 |
Labor Relations Specialists |
3.44 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
3.17 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
2.90 |
Legislators |
2.78 |
Data Entry Keyers |
2.28 |
Machinists |
2.21 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
2.21 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Decatur, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
18.17 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
11.25 |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |
7.52 |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
7.21 |
Millwrights |
6.90 |
Materials Engineers |
5.50 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.44 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
5.14 |
Chemical Technicians |
4.88 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
4.55 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dayton, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
9.58 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
8.00 |
Aerospace Engineers |
7.33 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
6.44 |
Materials Scientists |
6.17 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.42 |
Materials Engineers |
5.17 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
4.31 |
Engineers, All Other |
4.28 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
3.99 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pourers and Casters, Metal |
18.94 |
Bridge and Lock Tenders |
9.96 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.85 |
Drafters, All Other |
4.64 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.96 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.58 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
3.15 |
Library Assistants, Clerical |
3.04 |
Tool and Die Makers |
3.02 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
2.99 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
16.70 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.28 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
4.27 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
3.96 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.64 |
Lodging Managers |
3.37 |
Pest Control Workers |
3.26 |
Bartenders |
3.16 |
Property Appraisers and Assessors |
3.13 |
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
3.04 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Danville, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
5.98 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.40 |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
4.36 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
3.41 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
3.37 |
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
2.82 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
2.77 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
2.63 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
2.56 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters |
2.38 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dalton, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
331.14 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
103.55 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
97.55 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
79.38 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
75.66 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
69.25 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
42.93 |
Carpet Installers |
13.37 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
13.14 |
Printing Press Operators |
10.21 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
2.91 |
Choreographers |
2.88 |
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers |
2.83 |
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage |
2.75 |
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
2.55 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks |
2.49 |
Correspondence Clerks |
2.46 |
Airfield Operations Specialists |
2.42 |
Commercial Pilots |
2.39 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
2.26 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cumberland, MD-WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
15.76 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
10.35 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
6.91 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
6.45 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
5.80 |
Occupational Therapists |
5.51 |
Residential Advisors |
5.41 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
5.17 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.81 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
3.14 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
7.52 |
Aerospace Engineers |
6.03 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
4.89 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
4.63 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.56 |
Avionics Technicians |
4.21 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
3.90 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.64 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
3.62 |
Budget Analysts |
3.57 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Corvallis, OR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
56.83 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
20.84 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
19.68 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
17.64 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
15.18 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
13.67 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
13.36 |
Conservation Scientists |
10.29 |
Biological Technicians |
10.14 |
Clergy |
8.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Corpus Christi, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Boilermakers |
18.81 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
16.91 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
13.86 |
Pile Driver Operators |
13.50 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
7.66 |
Chemical Engineers |
7.23 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
7.05 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
7.02 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
6.27 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
5.90 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Animal Breeders |
6.10 |
Sociologists |
4.13 |
Hydrologists |
3.76 |
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer |
3.51 |
Actuaries |
3.51 |
Telephone Operators |
3.38 |
Epidemiologists |
3.32 |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers |
3.25 |
Therapists, All Other |
3.14 |
Agricultural Engineers |
2.89 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
33.28 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
19.37 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
16.89 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
11.79 |
Mechanical Engineers |
9.66 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
9.05 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
7.91 |
Industrial Production Managers |
6.98 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
6.90 |
Industrial Engineers |
6.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, GA-AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
7.57 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
7.05 |
Psychiatric Aides |
6.31 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
5.46 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
5.07 |
Procurement Clerks |
4.77 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.38 |
Dietitians and Nutritionists |
4.02 |
Chemical Technicians |
3.33 |
Recreational Therapists |
3.31 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbia, SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
15.27 |
Social Workers, All Other |
6.12 |
Broadcast Technicians |
5.87 |
Hydrologists |
5.80 |
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
4.64 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
4.08 |
Gas Plant Operators |
3.50 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.38 |
Real Estate Brokers |
3.22 |
Emergency Management Directors |
3.19 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbia, MO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Social Science Research Assistants |
14.50 |
New Accounts Clerks |
9.73 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
8.65 |
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage |
7.75 |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.10 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
5.01 |
Insurance Underwriters |
4.92 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
3.70 |
Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
3.48 |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists |
3.37 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Colorado Springs, CO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Religious Workers, All Other |
15.36 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
7.91 |
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other |
5.17 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
4.72 |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers |
4.49 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
4.48 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
4.24 |
Information Security Analysts |
4.01 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
3.41 |
Financial Clerks, All Other |
3.41 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in College Station-Bryan, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Animal Scientists |
88.84 |
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
40.66 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
39.58 |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary |
33.16 |
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary |
26.96 |
Materials Scientists |
25.86 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
16.20 |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
15.81 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
14.25 |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary |
11.58 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coeur d'Alene, ID, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Foresters |
8.12 |
Crossing Guards and Flaggers |
6.18 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
5.63 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
5.43 |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers |
4.92 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.82 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
4.65 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
4.38 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
4.01 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
3.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
8.60 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.75 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.55 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
4.50 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.43 |
Orthotists and Prosthetists |
4.09 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.82 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
3.34 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
3.25 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.06 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cleveland, TN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
15.97 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
8.61 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
6.99 |
Production Workers, All Other |
5.20 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
4.41 |
Pharmacy Aides |
4.10 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
3.51 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
3.24 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
2.99 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
2.80 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Clarksville, TN-KY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
5.22 |
Pharmacy Aides |
4.61 |
Fence Erectors |
4.41 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.14 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
3.95 |
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other |
3.70 |
Residential Advisors |
3.12 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
3.02 |
Cooks, Fast Food |
2.82 |
Social Workers, All Other |
2.67 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.08 |
Airfield Operations Specialists |
3.54 |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
3.38 |
Cargo and Freight Agents |
3.27 |
Prepress Technicians and Workers |
3.24 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
3.24 |
Aerospace Engineers |
3.03 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
2.89 |
Actuaries |
2.87 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
2.73 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chico, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
15.51 |
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
9.93 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
5.00 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
4.30 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
4.17 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
4.04 |
Pharmacy Aides |
3.59 |
Medical Transcriptionists |
3.55 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
3.52 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons |
3.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Occupational Therapy Aides |
9.44 |
Survey Researchers |
3.34 |
Flight Attendants |
2.79 |
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers |
2.69 |
Shampooers |
2.62 |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
2.59 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
2.57 |
Actuaries |
2.45 |
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |
2.38 |
Marketing Managers |
2.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cheyenne, WY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Correspondence Clerks |
18.37 |
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers |
9.00 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
8.64 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
6.16 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
5.85 |
Glaziers |
5.23 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers |
5.06 |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
4.31 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
3.77 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
3.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chattanooga, TN-GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
16.45 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
12.59 |
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers |
5.41 |
Cooks, Short Order |
5.30 |
Traffic Technicians |
5.18 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
5.14 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
4.53 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.04 |
Nuclear Engineers |
4.00 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
3.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charlottesville, VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
13.99 |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary |
10.50 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
5.64 |
Biological Technicians |
5.54 |
Editors |
5.24 |
Museum Technicians and Conservators |
5.24 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
5.16 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.81 |
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.75 |
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
4.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
7.47 |
Financial Examiners |
6.15 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
5.49 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.67 |
Flight Attendants |
3.81 |
Pipelayers |
3.47 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
3.25 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
3.23 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
3.22 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
3.20 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.99 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
6.11 |
Real Estate Sales Agents |
5.04 |
Materials Engineers |
4.62 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
4.07 |
Social Workers, All Other |
4.00 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
3.88 |
Real Estate Brokers |
3.70 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
3.61 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
3.61 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charleston, WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roof Bolters, Mining |
67.22 |
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
16.02 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
11.37 |
Epidemiologists |
10.01 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
8.47 |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers |
7.76 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
7.64 |
Financial Clerks, All Other |
6.77 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
6.20 |
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists |
5.64 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Champaign-Urbana, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
14.70 |
Materials Scientists |
12.82 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
8.79 |
Nurse Midwives |
7.85 |
Physicists |
6.48 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
5.43 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
5.35 |
Library Technicians |
4.56 |
Counselors, All Other |
4.55 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
4.42 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
11.38 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
5.95 |
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
5.41 |
Residential Advisors |
4.71 |
Production Workers, All Other |
3.81 |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
3.65 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.55 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.40 |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
3.09 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.07 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cedar Rapids, IA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Millwrights |
8.48 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
6.29 |
Statistical Assistants |
5.29 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
5.27 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.14 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
5.13 |
Electrical Engineers |
3.94 |
Food Batchmakers |
3.44 |
Architectural and Engineering Managers |
3.41 |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
3.40 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Casper, WY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
33.68 |
Choreographers |
28.52 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
20.93 |
Petroleum Engineers |
20.28 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
18.68 |
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
17.31 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
14.02 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
10.84 |
Riggers |
7.97 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
7.76 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Carson City, NV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
19.69 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
17.98 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
10.56 |
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other |
6.81 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
6.25 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
5.87 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.37 |
Budget Analysts |
4.91 |
Machinists |
4.59 |
Environmental Engineers |
4.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Carbondale-Marion, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
6.86 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.35 |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School |
4.74 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
4.18 |
Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
4.00 |
Family Medicine Physicians |
3.90 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.65 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers |
3.31 |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
2.95 |
Phlebotomists |
2.58 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
8.49 |
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys |
6.30 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
4.97 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.34 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
4.22 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
4.08 |
Phlebotomists |
3.79 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.25 |
Dietitians and Nutritionists |
2.97 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
2.96 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Roofers |
9.59 |
Mechanical Door Repairers |
8.73 |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters |
7.63 |
Athletes and Sports Competitors |
5.35 |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers |
4.76 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.70 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
4.42 |
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers |
4.36 |
Glaziers |
4.33 |
Avionics Technicians |
3.77 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Canton-Massillon, OH, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
10.49 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
7.97 |
Telemarketers |
6.91 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
5.75 |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
4.82 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
4.09 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.89 |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.67 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.51 |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.32 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in California-Lexington Park, MD, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Aerospace Engineers |
45.79 |
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
41.27 |
Mathematicians |
39.48 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
33.13 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
22.77 |
Operations Research Analysts |
22.66 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
20.94 |
Logisticians |
20.87 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
20.71 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
19.54 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Burlington, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
52.98 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
42.88 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
28.56 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
20.24 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians |
15.30 |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other |
8.08 |
Phlebotomists |
7.54 |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
6.39 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |
4.91 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers |
4.83 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Word Processors and Typists |
9.12 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
6.01 |
Music Directors and Composers |
4.39 |
Clergy |
3.94 |
Bill and Account Collectors |
3.92 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
3.56 |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
3.39 |
Musicians and Singers |
3.26 |
Historians |
3.20 |
Helpers--Roofers |
3.03 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Brunswick, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Equipment Operators |
14.24 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
11.49 |
Lodging Managers |
7.27 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
6.65 |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
5.75 |
Compliance Officers |
5.65 |
Pest Control Workers |
3.96 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
3.55 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians |
3.08 |
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives |
2.74 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
9.07 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
8.00 |
Music Directors and Composers |
7.54 |
Home Health and Personal Care Aides |
6.53 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
5.00 |
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders |
4.49 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School |
4.04 |
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners |
3.95 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.40 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians |
2.92 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bremerton-Silverdale, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
103.92 |
Riggers |
42.90 |
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |
23.97 |
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
18.02 |
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
13.10 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
11.79 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
9.07 |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance |
6.27 |
Sheet Metal Workers |
5.20 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
4.47 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bowling Green, KY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.53 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.37 |
Tool and Die Makers |
4.35 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
4.27 |
Industrial Engineers |
4.11 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
3.69 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.43 |
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys |
3.43 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
3.13 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
3.10 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boulder, CO, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Physicists |
35.58 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
10.83 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
10.50 |
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |
10.46 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
9.71 |
Aerospace Engineers |
9.55 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
7.99 |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary |
7.52 |
Chemical Engineers |
7.35 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
7.09 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boise City, ID, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
8.17 |
Music Directors and Composers |
5.42 |
Hydrologists |
4.92 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
4.73 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
4.24 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
3.93 |
Glaziers |
3.38 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
3.30 |
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
3.23 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
3.01 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Athletic Trainers |
14.54 |
Word Processors and Typists |
8.70 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
6.82 |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
5.39 |
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service |
5.22 |
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
3.66 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.59 |
Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other |
3.43 |
Occupational Therapists |
3.28 |
Registered Nurses |
3.20 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomington, IN, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Chemists |
6.78 |
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners |
5.75 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
4.36 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.20 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
3.74 |
Library Assistants, Clerical |
3.59 |
Computer Programmers |
3.20 |
Psychiatric Technicians |
2.68 |
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
2.33 |
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists |
2.29 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomington, IL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Computer Systems Analysts |
11.23 |
Information Security Analysts |
7.58 |
Operations Research Analysts |
6.76 |
Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.07 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
5.90 |
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
4.89 |
Actuaries |
4.59 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers |
4.35 |
Opticians, Dispensing |
3.55 |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School |
2.78 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
12.25 |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
9.01 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
6.35 |
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.13 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
4.97 |
Athletic Trainers |
4.30 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
3.99 |
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.89 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.59 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bismarck, ND, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
16.38 |
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
6.74 |
Power Plant Operators |
6.51 |
Legislators |
6.44 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.51 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
5.48 |
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
5.34 |
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
5.12 |
Gambling Dealers |
5.06 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
4.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
9.08 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
8.77 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
8.11 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
5.08 |
Pipelayers |
4.99 |
Financial Examiners |
4.68 |
Craft Artists |
4.61 |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
4.40 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
4.08 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.88 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Binghamton, NY, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool |
9.46 |
Word Processors and Typists |
7.11 |
Legislators |
5.99 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
5.48 |
Music Directors and Composers |
5.20 |
History Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.83 |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
4.35 |
Animal Control Workers |
4.31 |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates |
3.89 |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
3.66 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Billings, MT, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
17.84 |
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians |
9.12 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals |
7.25 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
6.50 |
Electrical and Electronics Drafters |
6.00 |
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other |
5.67 |
Petroleum Engineers |
5.05 |
Commercial Pilots |
5.02 |
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
4.53 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation |
4.51 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bend-Redmond, OR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
11.35 |
Real Estate Brokers |
8.69 |
Conservation Scientists |
8.14 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
7.34 |
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other |
6.60 |
Chemical Engineers |
6.59 |
Tile and Stone Setters |
6.43 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
6.22 |
Music Directors and Composers |
5.82 |
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
5.43 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bellingham, WA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Logging Workers, All Other |
21.09 |
Tapers |
7.70 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
6.98 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.52 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
5.36 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
5.09 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
4.41 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
4.29 |
Community Health Workers |
4.10 |
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
3.99 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Beckley, WV, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
48.15 |
Plant and System Operators, All Other |
8.44 |
Motorcycle Mechanics |
6.96 |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
4.85 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
4.23 |
Postal Service Clerks |
4.03 |
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
3.91 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers |
3.91 |
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists |
3.75 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.39 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
37.23 |
Boilermakers |
35.93 |
Chemical Engineers |
13.44 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
13.30 |
Chemical Technicians |
10.05 |
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
8.19 |
Helpers--Carpenters |
7.29 |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
6.52 |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
6.39 |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |
4.81 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bay City, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
8.88 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
5.57 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
3.71 |
Health Education Specialists |
3.63 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
3.38 |
Machinists |
3.32 |
Coaches and Scouts |
3.29 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
3.14 |
Opticians, Dispensing |
3.08 |
Tool and Die Makers |
2.79 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Battle Creek, MI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
5.62 |
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
5.57 |
Machinists |
5.26 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
4.26 |
Millwrights |
4.04 |
Community Health Workers |
3.71 |
Athletic Trainers |
3.66 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
3.39 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.20 |
Social Workers, All Other |
3.09 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Baton Rouge, LA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other |
22.65 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
21.43 |
Chemical Plant and System Operators |
18.80 |
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers |
17.12 |
Boilermakers |
14.63 |
Riggers |
12.98 |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
12.32 |
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons |
11.40 |
Pile Driver Operators |
10.56 |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
9.48 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Therapists, All Other |
5.09 |
Correspondence Clerks |
4.40 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
4.17 |
Shampooers |
3.77 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
3.66 |
Geographers |
3.57 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
3.49 |
Residential Advisors |
3.40 |
Physical Scientists, All Other |
3.35 |
Education Administrators, All Other |
3.33 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bakersfield, CA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
61.22 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
23.56 |
Agricultural Workers, All Other |
22.60 |
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
21.84 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
16.75 |
Petroleum Engineers |
14.75 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
14.27 |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
13.96 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
13.00 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
8.07 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Austin-Round Rock, TX, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Geographers |
10.02 |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
7.10 |
Special Effects Artists and Animators |
6.65 |
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents |
5.55 |
Barbers |
5.02 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
4.26 |
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers |
3.18 |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products |
3.01 |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
2.96 |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians |
2.89 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Nuclear Engineers |
34.37 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |
20.13 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
8.07 |
Chemists |
5.56 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
5.28 |
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
4.89 |
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians |
4.35 |
Fallers |
4.17 |
Environmental Engineers |
4.04 |
Special Education Teachers, All Other |
3.99 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Auburn-Opelika, AL, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
16.60 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
7.28 |
Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
5.83 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
4.27 |
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians |
4.07 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
3.68 |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
3.57 |
Veterinarians |
2.88 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
2.80 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
2.78 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Gambling Dealers |
48.92 |
Gambling Managers |
44.67 |
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
33.54 |
Media and Communication Workers, All Other |
15.04 |
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators |
14.50 |
Audio and Video Technicians |
13.26 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
8.99 |
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other |
5.83 |
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
5.46 |
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
4.85 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers |
7.32 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
3.72 |
Designers, All Other |
3.69 |
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other |
3.48 |
Insurance Underwriters |
3.20 |
Tire Builders |
3.17 |
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film |
2.95 |
Film and Video Editors |
2.58 |
Mechanical Door Repairers |
2.54 |
Instructional Coordinators |
2.53 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Athens-Clarke County, GA, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
28.23 |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians |
23.01 |
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other |
10.06 |
Foresters |
10.04 |
Biological Technicians |
9.67 |
Microbiologists |
8.44 |
Food Processing Workers, All Other |
5.57 |
Database Administrators and Architects |
4.40 |
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
4.35 |
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers |
3.30 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Asheville, NC, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
9.41 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
5.07 |
Tour and Travel Guides |
4.95 |
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors |
4.94 |
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators |
3.87 |
Funeral Attendants |
3.81 |
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.75 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
3.72 |
Pediatricians, General |
3.57 |
Physician Assistants |
3.57 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arecibo, PR, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Sewing Machine Operators |
22.23 |
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors |
8.88 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
8.82 |
Word Processors and Typists |
8.38 |
Tool and Die Makers |
5.46 |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary |
4.95 |
Pharmacy Technicians |
4.91 |
Parts Salespersons |
4.25 |
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other |
4.25 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians |
3.52 |
Occupations with the highest location quotient in Appleton, WI, May 2019
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
16.72 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
9.60 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
9.38 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
8.36 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
5.87 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians |
5.64 |
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
5.35 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials |
5.35 |
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