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Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virgin_Islands, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Emergency Management Directors	13.18
Sailors and Marine Oilers	13.14
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	9.80
Transportation Security Screeners	7.50
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	7.12
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.84
Tour and Travel Guides	5.42
Crane and Tower Operators	5.26
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	5.07
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	4.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Puerto_Rico, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm and Home Management Educators	11.86
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	11.52
Word Processors and Typists	9.42
Agricultural Engineers	9.21
Pharmacy Aides	8.30
Bailiffs	8.02
Motion Picture Projectionists	6.97
Sewing Machine Operators	6.91
Couriers and Messengers	5.84
Agricultural Inspectors	5.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Guam, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	37.44
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	34.54
Concierges	10.98
Education Administrators, All Other	10.38
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	8.77
Word Processors and Typists	7.39
Transportation Security Screeners	6.18
Chefs and Head Cooks	5.46
Tour and Travel Guides	5.41
Self-Enrichment Teachers	5.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wyoming, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	21.14
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	20.54
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	20.41
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	20.23
Wellhead Pumpers	18.62
Roof Bolters, Mining	17.81
Gas Plant Operators	13.24
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	12.80
Forest and Conservation Technicians	11.31
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	10.75

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wisconsin, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	7.96
Animal Scientists	4.83
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.76
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.29
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	4.14
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.12
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	3.70
Food Batchmakers	3.56
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.39
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West_Virginia, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	60.68
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	51.07
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	18.03
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	12.23
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	12.17
Wellhead Pumpers	8.67
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	8.22
Log Graders and Scalers	7.33
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	6.58
Psychiatric Aides	6.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Washington, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	7.67
Avionics Technicians	7.59
Tapers	5.89
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.90
Ship Engineers	4.89
Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers	4.52
Aerospace Engineers	4.25
Agricultural Workers, All Other	4.24
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	4.09
Gambling Cage Workers	3.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virginia, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	8.59
Ship Engineers	6.39
Mathematicians	6.32
Nuclear Engineers	5.93
Legal Support Workers, All Other	5.73
Nuclear Technicians	5.26
Fallers	5.25
Political Scientists	5.09
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	4.56
Information Security Analysts	4.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vermont, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Bicycle Repairers	7.64
Log Graders and Scalers	6.89
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6.72
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	5.86
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	5.63
Etchers and Engravers	5.35
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.91
Rock Splitters, Quarry	4.88
Commercial Divers	4.62
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	4.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Utah, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	26.40
Sewers, Hand	9.44
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	8.85
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	7.81
Subway and Streetcar Operators	7.11
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	6.53
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	5.93
Etchers and Engravers	5.93
Stonemasons	5.87
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	4.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Texas, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Engineers	6.23
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	5.63
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	5.62
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	5.05
Wellhead Pumpers	4.98
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	4.61
Helpers--Extraction Workers	4.46
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	4.20
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	3.87
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tennessee, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	11.82
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	5.74
Tire Builders	4.77
Production Workers, All Other	4.46
Traffic Technicians	4.03
Cooks, All Other	3.92
Material Moving Workers, All Other	3.55
Commercial Divers	3.42
Cooks, Short Order	3.39
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South_Dakota, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	29.15
Choreographers	15.33
Soil and Plant Scientists	13.12
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	12.75
Animal Scientists	12.49
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	10.23
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	9.53
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	8.24
Residential Advisors	7.61
Correspondence Clerks	7.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South_Carolina, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	12.09
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	8.74
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.48
Nuclear Engineers	6.12
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.72
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.41
Chemical Plant and System Operators	5.01
Archivists	3.48
Logging Equipment Operators	3.10
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	2.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rhode_Island, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	10.38
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	9.58
Therapists, All Other	6.17
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.62
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.37
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	4.33
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	3.95
Museum Technicians and Conservators	3.93
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.63
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	3.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pennsylvania, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	4.20
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	3.46
Word Processors and Typists	3.40
Pourers and Casters, Metal	3.15
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	3.07
Animal Breeders	3.06
Shampooers	2.79
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	2.71
Athletes and Sports Competitors	2.52
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	2.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oregon, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	21.51
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	19.41
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	10.65
Woodworkers, All Other	8.11
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.69
Fallers	6.00
Clergy	5.94
Logging Equipment Operators	5.74
Foresters	5.58
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	5.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oklahoma, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	14.59
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	12.76
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	9.80
Gambling Cage Workers	9.20
Wellhead Pumpers	7.77
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	7.44
Gambling Managers	6.63
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	6.14
Petroleum Engineers	6.03
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ohio, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	6.07
Pourers and Casters, Metal	3.88
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	3.60
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.43
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.91
Occupational Therapy Assistants	2.77
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	2.69
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.63
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.62
Telemarketers	2.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North_Dakota, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	34.55
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	22.68
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	21.64
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	19.29
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	17.93
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	17.36
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	16.43
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	15.96
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	12.64
Gas Plant Operators	12.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North_Carolina, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	7.29
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.93
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.26
Upholsterers	5.63
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	4.49
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	4.42
Pipelayers	3.30
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.15
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	3.13
Log Graders and Scalers	2.99

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_York, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Transit and Railroad Police	6.75
Fashion Designers	6.16
Advertising and Promotions Managers	5.46
Word Processors and Typists	4.62
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	3.73
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3.70
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	3.65
Music Directors and Composers	3.60
Bailiffs	3.53
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	3.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Mexico, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Physicists	21.07
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	14.06
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	14.04
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	11.39
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	10.97
Nuclear Engineers	9.62
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	8.50
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	6.56
Anthropologists and Archeologists	6.32
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Jersey, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5.06
Motion Picture Projectionists	4.39
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	4.39
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	4.18
Shampooers	4.18
Packers and Packagers, Hand	3.51
Food Scientists and Technologists	3.50
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	3.32
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	3.22
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	3.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Hampshire, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	6.02
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	5.51
Air Traffic Controllers	4.68
Cooks, Short Order	4.45
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	4.33
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.29
Materials Scientists	4.07
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.00
Hydrologists	3.51
Motorcycle Mechanics	3.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nevada, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	29.11
Gambling Dealers	23.30
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	21.30
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	20.56
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	20.25
Dentists, All Other Specialists	14.03
Gambling Cage Workers	13.29
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	12.35
Gambling Managers	12.26
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	10.75

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nebraska, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	7.95
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.62
Farm and Home Management Educators	7.61
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.86
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	6.42
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	6.33
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	6.29
Animal Scientists	5.82
Food Scientists and Technologists	5.50
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	5.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Montana, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	20.06
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	13.78
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	9.12
Hydrologists	8.79
Locomotive Engineers	7.54
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	7.36
Conservation Scientists	7.28
Foresters	6.82
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6.69
Rock Splitters, Quarry	6.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Missouri, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	4.56
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	4.54
Family Medicine Physicians	3.94
New Accounts Clerks	3.88
Museum Technicians and Conservators	3.62
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	3.49
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	3.33
Embalmers	3.27
Forest and Conservation Workers	3.14
Etchers and Engravers	3.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mississippi, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Upholsterers	11.79
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	8.01
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.83
Gambling Managers	7.72
Psychiatric Aides	7.57
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7.11
Logging Equipment Operators	6.60
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	6.41
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.13
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Minnesota, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	8.45
Animal Scientists	6.64
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	3.94
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	3.68
Choreographers	3.48
Survey Researchers	3.33
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.13
Desktop Publishers	3.08
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	2.80
Dredge Operators	2.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Michigan, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	6.70
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	6.20
Tool and Die Makers	5.74
Mechanical Engineers	4.86
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.42
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	3.93
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.88
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.85
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	3.79
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Massachusetts, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5.89
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	5.06
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	4.03
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.67
Microbiologists	3.58
Life Scientists, All Other	3.30
Pile Driver Operators	3.21
Fence Erectors	3.10
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	3.00
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	2.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maryland, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Geographers	10.66
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	8.32
Physicists	6.84
Orthodontists	6.09
Biological Scientists, All Other	5.77
Physical Scientists, All Other	5.56
Microbiologists	5.31
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.80
Statisticians	4.61
Shampooers	4.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maine, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	26.02
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	20.11
Logging Equipment Operators	10.14
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	10.01
Floor Sanders and Finishers	6.09
Fish and Game Wardens	5.09
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.88
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	4.66
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	4.55
Foresters	4.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Louisiana, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sailors and Marine Oilers	20.29
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	14.26
Bridge and Lock Tenders	12.72
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	12.47
Plant and System Operators, All Other	11.52
Dredge Operators	10.47
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	10.35
Chemical Plant and System Operators	9.61
Riggers	8.77
Drafters, All Other	8.77

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kentucky, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	13.76
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	8.93
Farm and Home Management Educators	7.28
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	6.43
Pourers and Casters, Metal	5.69
Animal Breeders	5.26
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	4.76
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.95
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.86
Sailors and Marine Oilers	3.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	5.54
Embalmers	5.32
Rock Splitters, Quarry	5.17
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	5.10
Wellhead Pumpers	5.02
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	4.93
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4.36
Furniture Finishers	4.26
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	4.15
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	3.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Iowa, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	7.26
Agricultural Equipment Operators	7.17
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.71
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	6.33
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.04
Soil and Plant Scientists	5.43
Agricultural Engineers	5.39
Animal Scientists	4.75
Pourers and Casters, Metal	4.53
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Indiana, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	5.51
Statistical Assistants	4.94
Furniture Finishers	4.67
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.67
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.54
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.46
Rock Splitters, Quarry	3.44
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	3.27
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.26
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	3.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Illinois, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Occupational Therapy Aides	6.51
Rail Car Repairers	3.08
Survey Researchers	2.60
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	2.59
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	2.53
Actuaries	2.42
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.35
Flight Attendants	2.19
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	2.17
Bridge and Lock Tenders	2.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Idaho, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	13.17
Logging Workers, All Other	9.81
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	9.14
Nuclear Engineers	8.24
Animal Breeders	6.80
Log Graders and Scalers	6.50
Foresters	6.02
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.98
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.62
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	5.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hawaii, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	31.71
Passenger Attendants	11.61
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	8.90
Dancers	8.77
Astronomers	8.21
Tour and Travel Guides	8.18
Cooks, All Other	6.98
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	6.66
Transportation Security Screeners	5.74
Tapers	5.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Georgia, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.36
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.97
Designers, All Other	5.97
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	5.27
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	4.34
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	4.33
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.20
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	3.86
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	2.86
Tire Builders	2.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florida, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ship Engineers	3.29
Motorboat Operators	2.96
Roofers	2.94
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	2.81
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2.78
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	2.77
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	2.76
Travel Agents	2.72
Helpers--Roofers	2.56
Shampooers	2.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in District_of_Columbia, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Political Scientists	112.17
Economists	61.19
Social Science Research Assistants	21.56
Public Relations Specialists	15.74
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	15.72
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	15.18
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	11.92
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	11.88
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	10.54
Legal Support Workers, All Other	10.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Delaware, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.57
Shampooers	7.46
Farm and Home Management Educators	5.17
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	5.02
Chemical Engineers	4.58
Chemists	4.23
Financial Examiners	4.13
Biochemists and Biophysicists	3.64
Private Detectives and Investigators	3.22
Materials Scientists	2.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Connecticut, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Actuaries	4.99
Order Clerks	3.91
Nuclear Engineers	3.64
Survey Researchers	3.26
Insurance Underwriters	2.99
Special Education Teachers, All Other	2.85
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	2.79
Aerospace Engineers	2.71
Medical Appliance Technicians	2.68
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	2.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Colorado, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Real Estate Brokers	4.74
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	4.72
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	4.38
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.21
Wellhead Pumpers	4.21
Bicycle Repairers	3.88
Computer Hardware Engineers	3.63
Physicists	3.35
Hydrologists	3.34
Massage Therapists	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in California, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5.76
Cooks, Private Household	4.82
Marriage and Family Therapists	4.54
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	4.14
Special Effects Artists and Animators	3.67
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	3.57
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	3.52
Sociologists	3.36
Tapers	3.36
Actors	3.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arkansas, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Processing Workers, All Other	7.78
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	7.67
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	6.85
Logging Equipment Operators	5.86
Log Graders and Scalers	5.46
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.41
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.06
Floor Sanders and Finishers	4.68
Helpers--Production Workers	4.44
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	3.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arizona, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	4.75
Athletes and Sports Competitors	4.60
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	4.58
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	4.45
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	4.10
Astronomers	3.74
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	3.53
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	3.38
Gambling Cage Workers	3.22
Anthropologists and Archeologists	3.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alaska, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	19.96
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	19.11
Ship Engineers	14.93
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	13.61
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	11.90
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	10.41
Commercial Pilots	10.14
Petroleum Engineers	9.46
Air Traffic Controllers	9.44
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	8.74

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alabama, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	6.35
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.95
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	5.63
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	5.23
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	4.99
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	4.51
Aerospace Engineers	4.35
Helpers--Production Workers	4.27
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.08
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	4.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	18.73
Agricultural Equipment Operators	16.49
Highway Maintenance Workers	13.92
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	9.43
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	7.44
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	5.37
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.30
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	3.15
Butchers and Meat Cutters	3.08
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	2.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	24.69
Plant and System Operators, All Other	21.46
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	20.97
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	18.52
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	16.55
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	14.19
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	13.98
Fence Erectors	13.58
Anthropologists and Archeologists	12.08
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	11.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	56.22
Roof Bolters, Mining	49.51
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	29.50
Gas Plant Operators	27.36
Wellhead Pumpers	22.42
Forest and Conservation Technicians	22.07
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	21.30
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	17.58
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	13.07
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Bridge and Lock Tenders	13.58
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	9.37
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.60
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	8.27
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	7.98
Food Batchmakers	6.65
Foresters	6.35
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.06
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.06
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	16.18
Motorcycle Mechanics	8.14
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	7.33
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	7.02
Food Batchmakers	6.86
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.84
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	6.26
Food Scientists and Technologists	6.24
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.29
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12.51
Foresters	11.20
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.77
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.45
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	7.94
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.18
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	6.76
Motorcycle Mechanics	6.33
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.69
Forest and Conservation Workers	5.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foresters	31.10
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	28.98
Material Moving Workers, All Other	28.01
Forest and Conservation Workers	23.16
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	19.17
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	18.28
Legislators	17.62
Logging Equipment Operators	16.52
Food Batchmakers	11.34
Conservation Scientists	8.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	64.86
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	31.52
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	30.05
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	27.23
Wellhead Pumpers	26.17
Log Graders and Scalers	15.40
Gas Plant Operators	12.76
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	7.94
Pipelayers	7.05
Surveyors	6.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	130.10
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	113.11
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	47.90
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	18.44
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	15.53
Logging Equipment Operators	13.43
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	13.07
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	9.27
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	7.51
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	6.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Workers, All Other	28.40
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	20.13
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	19.37
Agricultural Equipment Operators	17.08
Forest and Conservation Technicians	15.97
Commercial Pilots	14.21
Soil and Plant Scientists	13.18
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	12.89
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	11.20
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	11.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	126.43
Logging Equipment Operators	25.08
Log Graders and Scalers	23.03
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.22
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	10.90
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	9.37
Gambling Cage Workers	8.85
Foresters	8.26
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6.51
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	6.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	18.25
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.45
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	12.04
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	9.30
Tour and Travel Guides	8.41
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.62
Helpers--Carpenters	6.82
Cooks, All Other	6.28
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	6.04
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer and Information Research Scientists	72.21
Physicists	44.94
Agricultural Inspectors	10.20
Aerospace Engineers	9.43
Computer Hardware Engineers	9.19
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	8.23
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	8.20
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.54
Bailiffs	6.85
Electrical Engineers	6.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	23.45
Logging Equipment Operators	16.49
Log Graders and Scalers	12.61
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	11.44
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	9.83
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.76
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8.24
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	7.83
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	6.82
Foresters	6.64

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	26.75
Telemarketers	13.52
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	13.20
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	10.17
Upholsterers	10.08
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.62
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	8.19
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.88
Furniture Finishers	7.57
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	7.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	14.60
Foresters	7.60
Agricultural Inspectors	7.55
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	7.46
Drafters, All Other	6.58
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	6.14
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.82
Dietetic Technicians	4.83
Conservation Scientists	4.82
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	4.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	14.10
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	8.96
Nuclear Technicians	8.19
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	7.62
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	6.28
Chefs and Head Cooks	5.81
Special Education Teachers, All Other	5.19
Foresters	4.85
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.44
Coaches and Scouts	4.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	46.40
Forest and Conservation Technicians	34.18
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11.73
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	10.78
Counselors, All Other	8.96
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	8.14
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	6.77
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	5.47
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.44
Dental Laboratory Technicians	5.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	41.33
Forest and Conservation Technicians	18.25
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	14.13
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	12.22
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	11.33
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	10.74
Tour and Travel Guides	10.30
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	9.01
Power Plant Operators	8.59
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	8.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	43.33
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	38.40
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	24.07
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	18.80
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	14.39
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	12.79
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	9.36
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	9.03
Chemical Engineers	8.32
Plant and System Operators, All Other	5.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	34.93
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.19
Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other	6.97
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	4.18
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	3.51
Compliance Officers	3.42
Phlebotomists	3.38
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	3.25
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3.19
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	17.02
Craft Artists	9.77
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9.56
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	8.89
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	8.50
Fish and Game Wardens	8.14
Gas Plant Operators	6.80
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.43
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	5.11
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	5.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	28.75
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	18.29
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	9.59
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	8.12
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.84
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	6.13
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.73
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.59
New Accounts Clerks	5.25
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	4.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	14.01
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	7.47
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	6.58
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	6.33
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	6.31
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.32
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.16
Motorcycle Mechanics	4.99
Logging Equipment Operators	4.65
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	44.46
Agricultural Equipment Operators	43.79
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	30.15
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	29.50
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	26.28
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	24.00
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	17.29
Petroleum Engineers	16.63
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	16.06
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	13.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	31.24
Woodworkers, All Other	19.66
Agricultural Workers, All Other	10.64
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.35
Cooks, All Other	9.00
Forest and Conservation Workers	8.56
Pharmacy Aides	7.61
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	7.05
Tour and Travel Guides	6.22
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	6.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	42.89
Rock Splitters, Quarry	15.75
Sewing Machine Operators	10.21
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.93
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	8.48
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	7.21
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.86
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.38
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.20
Production Workers, All Other	4.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	16.02
Woodworkers, All Other	12.09
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	10.74
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	7.89
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	7.39
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	6.75
Production Workers, All Other	6.32
Aerospace Engineers	6.31
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.17
Tool and Die Makers	5.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	44.26
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	16.17
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.05
Production Workers, All Other	7.88
Food Processing Workers, All Other	7.86
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	6.81
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.52
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.90
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.28
Logging Equipment Operators	4.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	37.87
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	26.78
Gambling Cage Workers	23.64
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	22.80
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	19.50
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	14.77
Fish and Game Wardens	14.51
Conservation Scientists	14.34
Soil and Plant Scientists	13.66
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	13.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	62.01
Animal Scientists	31.96
Soil and Plant Scientists	24.32
Choreographers	22.55
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	15.32
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	13.72
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	12.62
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	12.48
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.89
Conservation Scientists	11.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	41.59
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	32.41
Logging Equipment Operators	25.10
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	18.15
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.53
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.49
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.21
Millwrights	5.97
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.45
Pipelayers	4.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14.78
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	9.33
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.27
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	7.83
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.13
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	4.89
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.68
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.31
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	3.89
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	3.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	82.80
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33.72
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	19.59
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.99
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.86
Funeral Attendants	5.81
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.64
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.55
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.06
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.54
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.16
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.14
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	6.76
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.76
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.55
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	5.04
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.74
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.72
Word Processors and Typists	4.64

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	60.12
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	14.71
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.30
Foresters	8.80
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	8.04
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.22
Wellhead Pumpers	7.22
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	7.18
Tool and Die Makers	6.77
Petroleum Engineers	6.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	10.16
Power Plant Operators	8.71
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	6.73
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	6.73
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	6.47
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	6.37
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	6.22
Tool and Die Makers	6.22
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	5.60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	49.42
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	36.86
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	13.59
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	10.28
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	9.76
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.00
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.97
Clergy	8.43
Power Plant Operators	7.83
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	7.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	24.91
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	23.64
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	20.41
Foresters	18.80
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	18.29
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	17.52
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	15.86
Clergy	15.39
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	11.44
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	9.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	243.83
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	39.39
Woodworkers, All Other	27.87
Logging Equipment Operators	25.37
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	23.03
Foresters	20.50
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	19.20
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	14.07
Forest and Conservation Technicians	13.71
Hoist and Winch Operators	13.27

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	55.34
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	33.21
Gambling Cage Workers	26.79
Gambling Managers	14.62
Wellhead Pumpers	14.29
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	11.80
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	11.71
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	9.35
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	8.67
Fallers	7.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	26.63
Agricultural Equipment Operators	20.29
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	17.83
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	12.50
Agricultural Inspectors	12.11
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	8.15
Gambling Cage Workers	7.85
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	7.84
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.64
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	7.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	50.90
Wellhead Pumpers	28.60
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	20.11
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	18.57
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	17.88
Gambling Managers	16.62
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	15.89
Gambling Cage Workers	14.71
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	14.28
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	13.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	44.79
Gambling Cage Workers	35.52
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	27.80
Gambling Managers	19.08
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	16.86
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	14.67
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	10.15
Gambling Dealers	10.11
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	7.15
Agricultural Inspectors	6.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	14.85
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	6.15
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	5.20
Power Plant Operators	4.89
Occupational Therapy Assistants	4.32
Food Batchmakers	4.14
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	3.90
Foresters	3.74
Funeral Attendants	3.59
Logging Equipment Operators	3.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.41
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	11.52
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	8.59
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.50
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.50
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.29
Furniture Finishers	4.89
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.61
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	4.50
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous), May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pourers and Casters, Metal	11.06
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	8.24
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.39
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.15
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.90
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.74
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.61
Boilermakers	5.76
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.31
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pourers and Casters, Metal	10.19
Tool and Die Makers	7.60
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.00
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	6.89
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	6.61
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.59
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.37
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.62
Millwrights	5.48
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	29.99
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	26.78
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	24.70
Soil and Plant Scientists	20.74
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	17.09
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	14.31
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	11.66
Legislators	10.37
Conservation Scientists	9.96
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	8.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	118.38
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	77.00
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	72.98
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	64.48
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	51.67
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	47.34
Gas Plant Operators	42.81
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	41.94
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	33.43
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	20.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.37
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	11.77
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.76
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	6.25
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	5.33
Forest and Conservation Technicians	5.03
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	4.81
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.46
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	4.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	27.80
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	25.00
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	19.11
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.79
Logging Equipment Operators	10.09
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	9.47
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	7.33
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.32
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.44
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	6.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	16.58
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.68
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.22
Pipelayers	8.26
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	8.21
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.61
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	7.50
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.57
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	6.14
Foresters	5.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	34.03
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	24.77
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	14.36
Log Graders and Scalers	13.45
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	11.10
Food Processing Workers, All Other	8.01
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.53
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	6.45
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	6.16
Logging Equipment Operators	4.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Legislators	11.29
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	9.05
Animal Control Workers	7.85
Word Processors and Typists	7.64
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	7.59
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.53
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	7.07
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.98
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.78
Bailiffs	5.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Legislators	11.55
Word Processors and Typists	10.73
Historians	9.82
Animal Control Workers	8.30
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	7.89
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.62
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	6.96
Bailiffs	5.56
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	5.12
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	17.40
Bridge and Lock Tenders	16.67
Legislators	12.50
Fish and Game Wardens	12.03
Word Processors and Typists	10.63
Psychiatric Aides	10.50
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9.15
Highway Maintenance Workers	8.34
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	7.92
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	7.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	56.80
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	48.95
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	42.90
Gas Plant Operators	15.12
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	14.28
Wellhead Pumpers	14.27
Hoist and Winch Operators	12.79
Forest and Conservation Technicians	10.64
Petroleum Engineers	9.36
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	8.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Physicists	160.72
Nuclear Engineers	62.01
Physical Scientists, All Other	31.42
Forest and Conservation Technicians	26.48
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	19.16
Gambling Cage Workers	18.77
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	10.98
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	9.10
Engineers, All Other	7.93
Recreational Therapists	7.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	15.56
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	8.07
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	7.96
Cooks, Short Order	7.11
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	5.37
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	5.30
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.28
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	5.05
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	4.88
Biological Technicians	4.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Hydrologists	12.06
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	5.98
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	5.74
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.32
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	3.98
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.73
Public Safety Telecommunicators	3.56
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.52
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.47
Microbiologists	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	15.66
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.97
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.88
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.96
Legislators	5.58
Power Plant Operators	5.01
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	4.31
Community Health Workers	4.20
New Accounts Clerks	4.11
Postal Service Clerks	3.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nevada nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	271.99
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	136.33
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	82.62
Helpers--Extraction Workers	70.23
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	66.55
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	42.48
Gambling Cage Workers	27.33
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	25.41
Gambling Managers	17.57
Chemical Technicians	14.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	23.93
Soil and Plant Scientists	21.69
Agricultural Equipment Operators	21.28
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.74
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	10.41
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	7.63
New Accounts Clerks	6.55
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	6.04
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.53
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	5.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	30.34
Farm and Home Management Educators	18.89
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	15.81
Soil and Plant Scientists	14.89
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	13.27
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	9.68
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	8.81
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.91
Legislators	6.43
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	26.09
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	17.35
Legislators	12.92
Agricultural Equipment Operators	9.37
Crane and Tower Operators	7.65
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.19
New Accounts Clerks	5.12
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	4.71
Parts Salespersons	3.91
Postal Service Clerks	3.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	48.30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	16.12
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.64
Helpers--Extraction Workers	14.39
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	13.50
Conservation Scientists	13.43
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	12.78
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	11.59
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	11.19
Plant and System Operators, All Other	10.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	44.69
Rock Splitters, Quarry	36.83
Logging Workers, All Other	19.46
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.25
Logging Equipment Operators	10.52
Microbiologists	9.70
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	9.06
Motorcycle Mechanics	7.79
Mechanical Door Repairers	7.76
Biological Scientists, All Other	5.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Hydrologists	19.96
Forest and Conservation Technicians	18.00
Conservation Scientists	9.62
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	7.53
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	7.01
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.32
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.01
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	5.40
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.32
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	19.76
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	9.24
Travel Agents	8.17
Actors	6.19
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.36
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	5.11
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.39
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.11
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.97
Highway Maintenance Workers	3.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	18.18
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	12.19
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	10.15
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	10.11
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	6.18
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	5.35
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	5.31
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	4.75
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	4.40
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	4.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Bridge and Lock Tenders	13.27
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	8.72
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	8.32
New Accounts Clerks	7.01
Fish and Game Wardens	6.76
Legislators	6.17
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.14
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	6.06
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.72
Conservation Scientists	4.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	10.60
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.66
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.58
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	7.37
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.47
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.81
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	4.79
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	4.61
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	4.12
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	3.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	36.85
Logging Equipment Operators	27.37
Log Graders and Scalers	25.42
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.77
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	6.76
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	5.36
Conservation Scientists	4.95
Millwrights	4.46
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.39
Biological Scientists, All Other	4.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	18.82
Psychiatric Aides	13.63
Logging Equipment Operators	13.11
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.35
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.99
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.60
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	8.35
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	7.99
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	7.69
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	12.69
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.73
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	8.09
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.69
Community Health Workers	5.71
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.62
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	5.61
Psychiatric Aides	5.34
Conservation Scientists	4.32
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Upholsterers	54.97
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	35.25
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	17.42
Sewing Machine Operators	11.44
Logging Equipment Operators	10.41
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	9.62
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.49
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	9.40
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.82
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	21.97
Food Scientists and Technologists	11.70
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.43
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	6.23
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.19
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.13
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	5.70
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.49
Prepress Technicians and Workers	4.67
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	4.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	30.07
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	26.82
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	18.56
Agricultural Equipment Operators	16.28
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	10.62
Drafters, All Other	8.04
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.75
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.07
Food Processing Workers, All Other	5.55
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	5.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foresters	28.60
Logging Equipment Operators	16.63
Forest and Conservation Technicians	14.94
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.62
Legislators	8.86
Conservation Scientists	6.51
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.93
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	5.49
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	5.17
Bartenders	4.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	20.99
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	15.23
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	8.66
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	8.25
Fence Erectors	7.01
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.95
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.01
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.83
Hydrologists	5.26
Logging Equipment Operators	4.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	8.12
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	7.48
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	6.95
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.75
Tool and Die Makers	5.67
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.47
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.25
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.13
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.91
Craft Artists	4.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	16.32
Legislators	6.84
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.30
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.46
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	5.04
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.87
Logging Equipment Operators	4.78
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	3.93
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	3.62
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	19.55
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	13.38
Foresters	11.89
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.27
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.62
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.35
Legislators	5.63
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.53
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	5.52
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	19.34
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	16.90
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	14.82
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14.06
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	13.74
Foresters	10.53
Gambling Cage Workers	10.12
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	8.65
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.34
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	7.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Curators	13.17
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	5.36
Lodging Managers	5.15
Community Health Workers	4.59
Fundraisers	4.44
Interior Designers	4.35
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	4.13
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	3.66
Chefs and Head Cooks	3.56
Firefighters	3.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.06
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	9.27
Tour and Travel Guides	7.07
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	5.33
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.02
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	4.87
Funeral Attendants	3.76
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.59
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	3.59
Residential Advisors	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	51.97
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	25.64
Logging Equipment Operators	13.55
Pile Driver Operators	12.01
Fish and Game Wardens	7.38
Foresters	7.26
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	5.15
Riggers	4.87
Lodging Managers	4.60
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	4.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	37.56
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	12.47
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	9.97
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.94
Foresters	8.57
Motorcycle Mechanics	7.13
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	7.10
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.77
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.64
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	5.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	32.76
Sailors and Marine Oilers	30.82
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	27.61
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	18.84
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	15.67
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	11.46
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	9.97
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	9.95
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	9.28
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	8.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plant and System Operators, All Other	50.70
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	21.30
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	14.55
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	9.54
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	8.16
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	8.04
Logging Equipment Operators	7.58
Bailiffs	6.65
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.75
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	5.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	68.15
Logging Equipment Operators	55.96
Plant and System Operators, All Other	38.48
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	30.49
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	14.67
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	12.42
Millwrights	11.02
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	9.41
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	7.61
Procurement Clerks	7.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	9.26
Wellhead Pumpers	8.21
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	8.21
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.99
Helpers--Production Workers	5.29
Community Health Workers	5.12
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.03
Postal Service Clerks	4.80
Therapists, All Other	4.77
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.51

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Bailiffs	8.67
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	7.04
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	6.84
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.18
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	6.16
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.02
Power Plant Operators	5.95
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	4.89
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4.85
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	12.84
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	11.98
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.51
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.42
Funeral Home Managers	9.58
Meter Readers, Utilities	7.34
Sewing Machine Operators	6.41
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.00
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.59
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.99

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sailors and Marine Oilers	21.21
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	16.14
Helpers--Extraction Workers	15.58
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.28
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	6.35
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.70
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	5.03
Power Plant Operators	5.03
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.92
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	15.35
Wellhead Pumpers	14.74
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	13.21
Agricultural Equipment Operators	11.66
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.50
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	9.85
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.26
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	7.70
Rock Splitters, Quarry	7.66
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	7.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	12.41
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	8.89
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.73
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.66
Pourers and Casters, Metal	8.13
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	6.81
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	6.70
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.31
Agricultural Inspectors	5.95
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	20.58
Agricultural Equipment Operators	18.75
Farm and Home Management Educators	14.37
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	11.66
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.34
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.37
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	7.05
Conservation Scientists	6.22
Funeral Attendants	5.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	18.61
Agricultural Equipment Operators	17.21
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	16.68
Soil and Plant Scientists	14.58
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	14.08
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	13.46
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	10.57
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.58
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	8.79
Agricultural Inspectors	7.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	29.71
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	17.68
Agricultural Equipment Operators	13.73
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.45
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	10.67
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	10.21
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.14
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.38
Conservation Scientists	8.86
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Furniture Finishers	33.88
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	11.59
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	11.30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.74
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	9.07
Upholsterers	8.18
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.63
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	7.62
Power Plant Operators	7.32
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	10.87
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.34
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.38
Pourers and Casters, Metal	7.14
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	6.76
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.08
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.98
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	5.97
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.03
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14.05
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	12.30
Furniture Finishers	10.10
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.02
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	9.62
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.36
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	9.27
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.35
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.94
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	108.22
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	45.42
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	24.40
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	18.90
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	16.54
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	15.10
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	9.55
Wellhead Pumpers	8.30
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.50
Psychiatric Technicians	7.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	9.00
Legislators	8.04
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.29
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	6.24
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	5.92
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.90
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.87
Gas Plant Operators	4.55
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.54
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	4.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	12.50
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	10.70
Dietetic Technicians	9.96
Bridge and Lock Tenders	9.11
Agricultural Equipment Operators	8.88
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.13
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.82
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.02
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.92
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	4.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	10.81
Dietetic Technicians	7.13
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	6.17
Machinists	5.19
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.07
Motorcycle Mechanics	4.64
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	4.48
Legislators	4.35
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.34
Food Scientists and Technologists	4.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	29.91
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	28.39
Psychiatric Technicians	11.26
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	10.76
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.05
Agricultural Inspectors	8.87
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	7.77
Conservation Scientists	6.38
Telemarketers	5.35
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	86.36
Forest and Conservation Technicians	58.98
Log Graders and Scalers	56.57
Foresters	43.63
Farm and Home Management Educators	31.22
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	20.12
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	10.30
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	7.26
Soil and Plant Scientists	7.23
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	6.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	72.75
Tour and Travel Guides	21.42
Agricultural Workers, All Other	10.63
Transportation Security Screeners	9.40
Passenger Attendants	9.31
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	9.13
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	9.07
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.26
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	6.09
Musicians and Singers	5.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	25.96
Logging Equipment Operators	17.93
Log Graders and Scalers	12.68
Agricultural Workers, All Other	9.41
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.41
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.31
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	8.46
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.30
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.51
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	6.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	33.24
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	26.10
Log Graders and Scalers	24.61
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	17.88
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	15.53
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.82
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.37
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	6.18
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	5.53
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	20.53
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	18.87
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	16.46
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	15.84
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.43
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	6.71
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.58
Logging Equipment Operators	5.38
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.22
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	82.50
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	27.51
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	25.40
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	21.04
Logging Workers, All Other	18.78
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	15.69
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	12.66
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	11.34
Furniture Finishers	6.79
Food Processing Workers, All Other	6.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Florida nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	19.73
Log Graders and Scalers	16.69
Correctional Officers and Jailers	12.44
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	12.15
Farm and Home Management Educators	7.39
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.66
Property Appraisers and Assessors	5.30
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.21
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Florida nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	12.85
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.15
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	10.45
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	8.49
Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other	8.41
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.67
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5.37
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.89
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.05
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rehabilitation Counselors	8.25
Residential Advisors	6.93
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.92
Funeral Attendants	5.75
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	5.33
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.98
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	4.56
Library Assistants, Clerical	4.46
Community Health Workers	3.92
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	3.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	10.88
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	9.71
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	9.32
Lodging Managers	8.93
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.59
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	8.10
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	7.10
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	7.07
Concierges	6.93
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	5.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	60.85
Forest and Conservation Technicians	17.08
Anthropologists and Archeologists	15.88
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.84
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.72
Tour and Travel Guides	6.47
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.57
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.16
Gas Plant Operators	4.98
Conservation Scientists	4.75

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	38.15
Agricultural Inspectors	15.89
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	14.55
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	12.71
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.63
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	10.03
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.66
Legislators	7.79
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	7.77
Power Plant Operators	7.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	68.18
Logging Equipment Operators	24.63
Foresters	13.64
Agricultural Inspectors	12.54
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	12.02
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	10.52
Hydrologists	9.85
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	6.77
Anthropologists and Archeologists	6.19
Legislators	6.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	44.04
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	11.18
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	9.88
Logging Equipment Operators	9.03
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	7.60
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7.44
Plant and System Operators, All Other	7.24
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	6.77
Firefighters	6.58
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	6.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	51.45
Logging Workers, All Other	47.27
Log Graders and Scalers	25.63
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	22.38
Forest and Conservation Technicians	17.56
Gambling Managers	16.22
Logging Equipment Operators	14.01
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	7.28
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	6.65
Gambling Cage Workers	6.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	29.68
Woodworkers, All Other	28.23
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	24.52
Embalmers	15.53
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.28
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	12.83
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	10.44
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.77
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	8.13
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	43.62
Logging Equipment Operators	31.20
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	20.98
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	18.47
Food Processing Workers, All Other	16.16
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	15.92
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	13.12
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	12.28
Millwrights	7.08
Legislators	6.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	27.44
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	15.95
Crane and Tower Operators	12.13
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.38
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.86
Commercial Pilots	10.70
Chemical Plant and System Operators	8.19
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.30
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	6.05
Materials Engineers	5.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.14
Dental Laboratory Technicians	8.13
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.10
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.97
Legislators	5.54
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	5.39
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.16
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.74
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.27
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arizona nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	59.71
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	36.51
Gambling Cage Workers	22.72
Fish and Game Wardens	13.89
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	12.92
Dentists, All Other Specialists	8.79
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.78
Anthropologists and Archeologists	7.08
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	6.75
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	6.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	47.14
Ship Engineers	41.03
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	27.07
Sailors and Marine Oilers	22.71
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	22.57
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	21.95
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	20.66
Tour and Travel Guides	17.70
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	15.76
Helpers--Extraction Workers	15.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	23.50
Commercial Pilots	23.04
Logging Equipment Operators	19.42
Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other	13.42
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	11.80
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.75
Public Safety Telecommunicators	5.89
Helpers--Production Workers	5.24
Education Administrators, All Other	4.77
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	4.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	65.54
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	36.99
Log Graders and Scalers	30.18
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26.01
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	22.68
Foresters	16.52
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.46
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	11.73
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	10.04
Power Plant Operators	9.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	35.52
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	25.40
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	13.77
Logging Equipment Operators	10.79
Helpers--Production Workers	10.00
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	9.95
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	9.81
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.64
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.41
Pipelayers	6.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	27.95
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	21.00
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	17.03
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	14.83
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	12.77
Agricultural Workers, All Other	11.78
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	9.41
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	9.21
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	8.66
Sewing Machine Operators	8.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Worcester, MA-CT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Epidemiologists	9.41
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	6.21
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6.14
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.80
Hearing Aid Specialists	4.74
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.25
Microbiologists	4.06
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.00
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.96
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waterbury, CT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	17.05
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	6.77
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.40
Rehabilitation Counselors	5.27
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.02
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.60
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	4.53
Residential Advisors	4.12
Cooks, All Other	3.99
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, MA-CT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	10.21
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	6.75
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.65
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.06
Residential Advisors	5.98
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	5.56
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	4.82
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	4.78
Healthcare Social Workers	4.72
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	10.01
Telephone Operators	5.30
Therapists, All Other	5.19
Etchers and Engravers	4.49
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.43
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.00
Computer and Information Research Scientists	3.77
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	3.73
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	3.59
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	3.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portsmouth, NH-ME, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	38.27
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	11.48
Fashion Designers	7.20
Cooks, Short Order	6.33
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	5.16
Engineers, All Other	4.51
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	4.31
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.98
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.61
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portland-South Portland, ME, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mechanical Door Repairers	6.70
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5.00
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.58
Political Scientists	4.30
Order Clerks	4.28
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	4.23
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.09
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.89
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	3.75
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	3.74

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pittsfield, MA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tour and Travel Guides	4.93
Manicurists and Pedicurists	3.91
Healthcare Social Workers	3.74
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.51
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.04
Electrical Engineers	3.00
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	2.92
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	2.85
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2.76
Community Health Workers	2.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	31.92
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	25.90
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	16.11
Sailors and Marine Oilers	5.86
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.41
Drafters, All Other	4.04
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	4.01
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.72
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	3.66
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Haven, CT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Order Clerks	7.61
Psychologists, All Other	4.14
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.46
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.21
Curators	3.13
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	3.01
Biological Scientists, All Other	2.95
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	2.93
Biological Technicians	2.93
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Bedford, MA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Stonemasons	12.60
Healthcare Social Workers	11.91
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	6.18
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	5.61
Dietetic Technicians	5.26
Packers and Packagers, Hand	5.22
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.98
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	4.33
Sewing Machine Operators	3.76
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Manchester, NH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Dental Laboratory Technicians	9.19
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.35
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	5.40
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.85
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	4.22
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	3.95
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.80
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	3.71
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.68
Writers and Authors	3.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.46
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	6.79
Production Workers, All Other	5.60
Order Clerks	4.80
Sewing Machine Operators	4.07
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	3.80
Telemarketers	3.64
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	3.63
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.55
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	3.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Leominster-Gardner, MA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Residential Advisors	8.80
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.64
Furniture Finishers	6.91
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	5.43
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.59
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.26
Healthcare Social Workers	4.22
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.47
Prepress Technicians and Workers	3.38
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Actuaries	11.15
Order Clerks	6.70
Aerospace Engineers	6.20
Insurance Underwriters	5.77
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	5.73
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	5.14
Special Education Teachers, All Other	4.54
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3.80
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	3.58
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	3.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dover-Durham, NH-ME, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	16.31
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.58
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.19
Cooks, Short Order	4.14
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	3.88
Library Technicians	3.54
Computer Programmers	3.48
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3.24
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	3.07
Writers and Authors	2.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Danbury, CT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	6.57
Manicurists and Pedicurists	5.96
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	5.35
General Internal Medicine Physicians	4.56
Chemical Technicians	4.48
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.23
Bakers	4.14
Family Medicine Physicians	2.96
Property Appraisers and Assessors	2.83
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	2.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	8.45
Anthropologists and Archeologists	7.77
Bicycle Repairers	6.56
Compliance Officers	5.46
Parking Enforcement Workers	4.92
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.79
Health Education Specialists	4.76
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.44
Pediatricians, General	4.22
Conservation Scientists	3.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Manicurists and Pedicurists	4.14
Financial Managers	3.71
Special Education Teachers, All Other	3.62
Marketing Managers	3.37
Actuaries	2.98
Producers and Directors	2.85
Computer Hardware Engineers	2.75
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	2.72
Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other	2.69
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	2.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6.88
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	6.29
Life Scientists, All Other	4.18
Microbiologists	3.96
Materials Scientists	3.88
Pile Driver Operators	3.85
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	3.57
Survey Researchers	3.56
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	3.32
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Barnstable Town, MA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.68
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.62
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	6.89
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.20
Special Education Teachers, All Other	4.72
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	4.29
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	4.14
Medical Appliance Technicians	4.02
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	3.68
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bangor, ME, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foresters	10.70
Logging Equipment Operators	9.18
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	8.36
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	7.48
Psychiatric Technicians	5.32
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.25
Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	4.19
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	4.06
Social Workers, All Other	3.90
Medical Equipment Preparers	3.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yuma, AZ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	49.70
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	43.19
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	26.42
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	14.02
Agricultural Equipment Operators	10.34
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	4.20
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	3.99
Cooks, Fast Food	3.52
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	3.06
Compliance Officers	2.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yuba City, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	16.20
Urban and Regional Planners	9.10
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.45
Dietetic Technicians	6.65
Agricultural Equipment Operators	4.92
Surveyors	4.73
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	4.56
Civil Engineers	4.37
Sheet Metal Workers	4.02
Material Moving Workers, All Other	3.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14.98
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.40
Telemarketers	7.85
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	7.04
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.51
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.23
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	4.86
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.84
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.77
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in York-Hanover, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	7.59
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.87
Funeral Attendants	4.01
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.93
Millwrights	3.75
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	3.69
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.41
Procurement Clerks	3.20
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.05
Prepress Technicians and Workers	2.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yakima, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	64.63
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	25.67
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	16.72
Agricultural Equipment Operators	15.22
Agricultural Inspectors	13.70
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	8.32
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	6.81
Packers and Packagers, Hand	5.64
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.46
Pharmacy Aides	4.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Winston-Salem, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.15
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.62
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.16
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	5.12
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	4.75
Medical Appliance Technicians	4.57
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4.18
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	4.01
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	3.78
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Winchester, VA-WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	7.63
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	6.10
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	6.08
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.33
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.13
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.79
Recreation Workers	3.19
Production Workers, All Other	3.13
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	3.06
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wilmington, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	11.15
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.76
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	4.54
Chemists	4.02
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3.98
Helpers--Electricians	3.89
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.64
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.59
Natural Sciences Managers	3.47
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	3.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Williamsport, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	12.89
Wellhead Pumpers	8.51
Funeral Attendants	7.85
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.96
Gas Plant Operators	6.84
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	6.20
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.66
Pharmacy Aides	3.66
Construction and Building Inspectors	3.07
Environmental Engineers	3.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wichita Falls, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	6.41
Petroleum Engineers	5.62
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.52
Dietetic Technicians	4.12
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	4.00
Instructional Coordinators	3.99
General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.33
Funeral Attendants	3.32
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	3.18
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	3.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wichita, KS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Avionics Technicians	11.39
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	7.68
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	5.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.98
Etchers and Engravers	4.25
Upholsterers	4.07
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	4.00
New Accounts Clerks	3.77
Tool and Die Makers	3.68
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wheeling, WV-OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	129.65
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	85.18
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	56.28
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	27.33
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	15.74
Psychiatric Aides	11.79
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	9.79
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	9.24
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	6.80
Funeral Attendants	6.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wenatchee, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	55.55
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	28.57
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	26.04
Forest and Conservation Technicians	22.58
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	13.58
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	11.55
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	5.45
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	5.35
Millwrights	5.27
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	13.06
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	12.31
Millwrights	6.23
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.45
Labor Relations Specialists	5.12
Dietetic Technicians	4.86
Pipelayers	4.66
Legislators	4.35
Library Assistants, Clerical	3.95
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	3.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wausau, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.05
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	14.67
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	9.24
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.49
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.23
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.33
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.94
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.42
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.98
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	4.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	14.81
Legislators	9.72
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.06
Highway Maintenance Workers	8.81
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	7.92
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	7.43
Community Health Workers	4.39
Social Workers, All Other	4.22
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.44
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.64
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.47
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.07
Counselors, All Other	5.07
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.84
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	4.73
Mechanical Drafters	4.58
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.36
Agricultural Inspectors	4.30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Political Scientists	31.31
Economists	17.61
Astronomers	10.17
Geographers	9.91
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	9.57
Legal Support Workers, All Other	9.39
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	8.04
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	7.24
Physical Scientists, All Other	7.10
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	6.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Warner Robins, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	16.40
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.57
Logisticians	15.34
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	8.64
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	8.29
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	7.09
Production Workers, All Other	6.86
Engineers, All Other	5.23
Plant and System Operators, All Other	4.43
Aerospace Engineers	4.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Walla Walla, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	17.88
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.00
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	11.67
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	9.90
Agricultural Equipment Operators	7.26
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.71
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	5.64
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.27
Civil Engineers	3.88
Opticians, Dispensing	3.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waco, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	12.66
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	11.84
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.89
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	5.69
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	4.64
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	4.43
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	4.35
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	3.72
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	3.69
Curators	3.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Visalia-Porterville, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	67.27
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	28.61
Agricultural Equipment Operators	20.06
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	13.35
Agricultural Workers, All Other	10.07
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.89
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	9.56
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	9.36
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.46
Agricultural Inspectors	7.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ship Engineers	32.65
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	30.30
Sailors and Marine Oilers	15.61
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	15.40
Riggers	11.51
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	11.03
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	5.31
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	4.70
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	4.52
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	21.53
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	13.80
Food Scientists and Technologists	11.74
Correctional Officers and Jailers	10.90
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	10.07
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	10.00
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.00
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.53
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.16
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	6.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Victoria, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Riggers	12.66
Crane and Tower Operators	9.69
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.90
New Accounts Clerks	6.50
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	5.43
Respiratory Therapists	4.64
Instructional Coordinators	4.13
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2.74
Driver/Sales Workers	2.70
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	2.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pile Driver Operators	10.67
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	10.32
Rehabilitation Counselors	5.86
Material Moving Workers, All Other	5.17
Manicurists and Pedicurists	4.09
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	3.47
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.32
Dietetic Technicians	3.13
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	2.92
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	2.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Valdosta, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	16.01
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	11.81
Logging Equipment Operators	8.00
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.18
Helpers--Electricians	4.58
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.30
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.14
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	3.71
Pest Control Workers	3.24
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	3.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Utica-Rome, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	9.59
Word Processors and Typists	8.78
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	6.70
Legislators	5.89
Financial Examiners	5.62
Computer and Information Research Scientists	5.40
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.81
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	4.75
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.74
Bailiffs	4.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Urban Honolulu, HI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	8.35
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	7.22
Cooks, All Other	6.18
Anthropologists and Archeologists	6.16
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	5.56
Tapers	5.54
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	5.18
Tour and Travel Guides	5.11
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	5.00
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	4.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tyler, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Helpers--Extraction Workers	11.63
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	9.37
New Accounts Clerks	5.49
Petroleum Engineers	5.34
Crane and Tower Operators	4.51
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	4.48
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	4.07
Surveyors	3.81
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	3.31
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	2.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Twin Falls, ID, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	21.97
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	11.25
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	11.00
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.73
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	7.62
Helpers--Production Workers	6.79
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	6.17
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.10
Cooks, Fast Food	4.44
Construction Laborers	3.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tuscaloosa, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	24.04
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	20.00
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	14.21
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	10.76
Logging Equipment Operators	10.28
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	9.85
Helpers--Production Workers	8.33
Residential Advisors	6.82
Pipelayers	6.39
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tulsa, OK, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Engineers	6.32
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.83
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	5.46
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	5.46
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	4.67
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	4.12
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.04
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.97
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	3.93
Wellhead Pumpers	3.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tucson, AZ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Science Research Assistants	9.96
Anthropologists and Archeologists	7.45
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	7.03
Hydrologists	6.79
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	6.13
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	5.32
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	5.11
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	4.53
Mechanical Door Repairers	4.14
Electrical Engineers	3.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Trenton, NJ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	11.09
Word Processors and Typists	9.95
Epidemiologists	8.56
Survey Researchers	7.78
Packers and Packagers, Hand	7.53
Religious Workers, All Other	7.31
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.10
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	4.94
Life Scientists, All Other	4.89
History Teachers, Postsecondary	4.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Topeka, KS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	35.62
Forensic Science Technicians	6.23
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	5.81
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	5.35
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	4.58
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	4.30
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	4.24
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	4.07
Audiologists	4.02
New Accounts Clerks	3.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Toledo, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Telephone Operators	6.05
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	4.64
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	4.47
Tool and Die Makers	4.34
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.02
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	3.95
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.43
Labor Relations Specialists	3.39
Millwrights	3.22
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in The Villages, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pipelayers	11.06
Fence Erectors	5.93
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	4.64
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	4.58
Helpers--Electricians	4.48
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	4.40
Chefs and Head Cooks	4.10
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.22
Real Estate Sales Agents	3.22
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Texarkana, TX-AR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	9.75
Upholsterers	7.64
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	6.25
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.30
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.56
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.51
Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other	4.36
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	4.11
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.81
Procurement Clerks	3.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Terre Haute, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.35
Power Plant Operators	8.49
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	5.69
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.51
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.70
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.67
Athletic Trainers	3.96
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.63
Funeral Attendants	3.56
Logging Equipment Operators	3.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Traffic Technicians	3.99
Barbers	3.95
Ship Engineers	3.38
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	3.17
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	3.13
Roofers	3.00
Telemarketers	2.81
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	2.77
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	2.69
Chiropractors	2.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tallahassee, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	17.08
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	9.13
Counselors, All Other	8.08
Judicial Law Clerks	7.35
Management Analysts	6.31
Forensic Science Technicians	6.03
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.69
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	5.65
Rehabilitation Counselors	5.48
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Syracuse, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	10.74
Word Processors and Typists	7.55
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	6.51
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	5.24
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	4.97
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	4.13
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	4.01
Legislators	3.97
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.81
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	3.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sumter, SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	10.39
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.97
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	8.96
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.63
Machinists	4.75
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.88
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.86
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.83
Environmental Engineers	3.45
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Stockton-Lodi, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	16.15
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	13.82
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.88
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	6.00
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.84
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.69
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	5.35
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	5.27
Material Moving Workers, All Other	4.44
Food Processing Workers, All Other	4.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Staunton-Waynesboro, VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatrists	5.27
Helpers--Carpenters	4.27
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	3.99
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.51
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.23
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.14
Residential Advisors	2.84
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	2.84
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	2.84
Tool and Die Makers	2.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in State College, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Science Research Assistants	6.14
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.67
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	4.65
Surveyors	3.88
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.61
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	3.43
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	3.19
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	2.88
Veterinarians	2.65
Technical Writers	2.64

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.25
Food Processing Workers, All Other	9.16
Tool and Die Makers	4.88
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	4.43
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.23
Funeral Attendants	4.05
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.98
Occupational Therapy Assistants	3.56
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3.31
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, MO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Real Estate Brokers	5.34
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	5.29
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.83
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	3.65
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	3.31
Telemarketers	3.14
New Accounts Clerks	3.12
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.87
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	2.77
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	2.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nurse Anesthetists	5.70
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.85
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	4.44
Funeral Attendants	3.72
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	3.56
Anesthesiologists	3.54
Labor Relations Specialists	3.43
Psychiatric Technicians	2.99
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	2.87
Data Entry Keyers	2.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Commercial Divers	6.80
Rehabilitation Counselors	5.04
Logging Equipment Operators	4.89
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	4.71
Motorcycle Mechanics	4.02
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	3.87
Commercial Pilots	3.64
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	3.34
Millwrights	3.30
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	3.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Spartanburg, SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	19.60
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	16.51
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.43
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.48
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	9.57
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.91
Chemical Plant and System Operators	8.49
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	8.26
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	4.36
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	16.52
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	8.28
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	4.69
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.64
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.48
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.34
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	4.21
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.06
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.95
Special Education Teachers, All Other	3.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sioux Falls, SD, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Correspondence Clerks	19.34
Choreographers	17.01
Forest and Conservation Workers	9.17
Residential Advisors	7.07
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	6.49
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	6.42
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	5.85
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	5.23
Nurse Anesthetists	4.30
Medical Transcriptionists	4.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	24.95
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	18.07
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	12.04
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	11.81
Farm and Home Management Educators	11.13
Food Batchmakers	10.23
Agricultural Inspectors	8.18
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.85
Food Processing Workers, All Other	5.77
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	5.75

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	37.91
Computer and Information Research Scientists	14.91
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	6.39
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5.88
Computer Occupations, All Other	5.61
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.53
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3.80
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.29
Procurement Clerks	3.26
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	2.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	15.84
Chemical Plant and System Operators	10.46
Gambling Cage Workers	10.06
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	9.28
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	9.05
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.05
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	6.73
Gambling Dealers	6.12
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	5.97
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	4.99

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sherman-Denison, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	6.84
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	4.04
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	3.29
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3.20
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.91
Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	2.81
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	2.80
Tire Repairers and Changers	2.54
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.40
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sheboygan, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	20.92
Tool and Die Makers	12.30
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.03
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.94
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.91
Food Batchmakers	5.37
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.71
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.53
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.20
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sebring, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	7.38
Family Medicine Physicians	4.90
Roofers	4.38
Pest Control Workers	3.99
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	3.50
Driver/Sales Workers	3.11
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	2.89
Food Preparation Workers	2.85
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	2.65
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	2.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	14.33
Roofers	8.39
Dietetic Technicians	6.12
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	5.73
Bill and Account Collectors	5.30
Commercial Pilots	5.25
Upholsterers	5.18
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	5.08
Real Estate Sales Agents	4.51
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	4.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Avionics Technicians	11.51
Ship Engineers	7.47
Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers	6.87
Tapers	6.87
Aerospace Engineers	6.64
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.59
Sailors and Marine Oilers	4.54
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	4.46
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	3.45
Epidemiologists	3.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Funeral Home Managers	6.59
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.13
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.75
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	4.61
Word Processors and Typists	4.16
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3.99
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.47
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.41
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	3.13
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Savannah, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	5.33
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.54
Tour and Travel Guides	4.53
Crane and Tower Operators	3.63
Education Administrators, All Other	3.47
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	3.34
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	3.29
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	3.13
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.12
Helpers--Electricians	3.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Rosa, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	15.67
Tapers	14.13
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.19
Nurse Midwives	9.25
Marriage and Family Therapists	6.91
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	6.73
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.35
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	5.15
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	5.12
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	5.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	24.66
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	16.61
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	10.45
Agricultural Equipment Operators	7.33
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	6.81
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	6.33
Tapers	6.03
Materials Scientists	5.78
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	4.69
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	4.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Fe, NM, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Anthropologists and Archeologists	11.37
Set and Exhibit Designers	11.30
Gambling Cage Workers	7.87
Emergency Management Directors	7.19
Health Education Specialists	7.07
Museum Technicians and Conservators	6.64
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.13
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.97
Tour and Travel Guides	5.92
Urban and Regional Planners	5.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Bicycle Repairers	9.83
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.45
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.86
Pharmacy Aides	5.46
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	5.03
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.13
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	4.10
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	3.99
Education Administrators, All Other	3.81
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	3.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Technicians	14.06
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	12.96
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	12.13
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	11.46
Psychiatrists	9.03
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	8.34
Agricultural Equipment Operators	7.51
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	6.61
Recreational Therapists	5.17
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	10.73
Agricultural Engineers	10.43
Bailiffs	10.26
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	9.87
Word Processors and Typists	9.85
Farm and Home Management Educators	9.80
Motion Picture Projectionists	9.06
Couriers and Messengers	6.55
Telephone Operators	5.54
Statistical Assistants	5.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	15.10
Computer Hardware Engineers	13.61
Astronomers	10.62
Special Effects Artists and Animators	9.43
Sales Engineers	7.86
Computer and Information Research Scientists	6.70
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	6.65
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6.10
Tapers	6.05
Computer Occupations, All Other	5.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San German, PR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sewing Machine Operators	103.87
Pharmacy Aides	13.51
Highway Maintenance Workers	13.02
Butchers and Meat Cutters	7.54
Word Processors and Typists	6.97
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	6.14
Couriers and Messengers	4.61
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3.73
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	3.61
Pharmacy Technicians	3.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sociologists	9.28
Dancers	5.74
Biological Scientists, All Other	4.77
Special Effects Artists and Animators	4.68
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.60
Pile Driver Operators	4.04
Computer Occupations, All Other	3.50
Flight Attendants	3.39
Bicycle Repairers	3.38
Parking Enforcement Workers	3.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	7.03
Marriage and Family Therapists	6.89
Biological Scientists, All Other	6.49
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	4.85
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	4.83
Carpet Installers	3.98
Gambling Cage Workers	3.93
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	3.83
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	3.80
Life Scientists, All Other	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	6.74
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	4.11
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.31
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	3.23
Telemarketers	2.89
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	2.88
Millwrights	2.84
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	2.55
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	2.50
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	2.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Angelo, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	12.76
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	8.23
New Accounts Clerks	7.14
Bill and Account Collectors	6.00
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	5.32
Physical Therapist Aides	4.70
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	3.61
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3.19
Tax Preparers	3.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	2.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salt Lake City, UT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sewers, Hand	15.12
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	13.88
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	12.92
Medical Appliance Technicians	7.52
Sound Engineering Technicians	4.81
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	4.79
Bicycle Repairers	4.42
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	4.35
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	4.31
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	4.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salisbury, MD-DE, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	28.69
Food Processing Workers, All Other	12.55
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	11.75
Farm and Home Management Educators	8.99
Pile Driver Operators	8.15
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6.02
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.37
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	4.43
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	4.33
Fence Erectors	3.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salinas, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	90.92
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	35.48
Agricultural Workers, All Other	18.19
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	15.40
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	10.06
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	7.23
Forest and Conservation Workers	5.83
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	4.95
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.51
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	3.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salem, OR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	29.77
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	10.98
Soil and Plant Scientists	8.90
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	7.54
Clergy	7.33
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	7.18
Foresters	6.45
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.87
Drafters, All Other	5.54
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	5.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Louis, MO-IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Museum Technicians and Conservators	6.58
Etchers and Engravers	5.54
New Accounts Clerks	4.18
Pourers and Casters, Metal	4.04
Family Medicine Physicians	3.77
Airfield Operations Specialists	3.66
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	3.61
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	3.58
Brokerage Clerks	3.45
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	3.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Joseph, MO-KS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.37
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.95
New Accounts Clerks	5.46
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.83
Bill and Account Collectors	4.79
Family Medicine Physicians	4.56
Food Batchmakers	4.29
Sheet Metal Workers	4.11
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.20
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	3.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. George, UT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Stonemasons	32.37
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	9.72
Counselors, All Other	9.17
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	8.78
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	8.62
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	8.35
Tour and Travel Guides	6.47
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	6.08
Tile and Stone Setters	5.31
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	5.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Cloud, MN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	26.74
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	19.42
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.62
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.05
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	5.99
Drafters, All Other	5.66
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.84
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4.68
Radiation Therapists	4.29
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Saginaw, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Phlebotomists	5.38
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.29
New Accounts Clerks	4.49
Funeral Attendants	4.08
Millwrights	3.75
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	3.72
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	3.34
Medical Transcriptionists	2.85
Family Medicine Physicians	2.80
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	2.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	9.55
Sociologists	6.45
Tapers	6.24
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.15
Anthropologists and Archeologists	5.96
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	5.38
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.08
Material Moving Workers, All Other	4.95
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	4.52
Management Analysts	4.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rome, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30.02
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.62
Logging Equipment Operators	4.58
Athletic Trainers	4.56
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.72
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.68
Respiratory Therapists	3.21
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	3.13
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	3.12
Coaches and Scouts	3.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rocky Mount, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Helpers--Electricians	7.34
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	5.73
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.69
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	5.08
Funeral Attendants	4.29
Agricultural Equipment Operators	4.02
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.62
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.35
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rockford, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	14.89
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.78
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.49
Machinists	7.55
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	6.87
Dietetic Technicians	5.42
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.38
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.21
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.76
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.74

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rochester, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	9.98
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	8.31
Historians	6.84
Music Directors and Composers	6.55
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	4.99
Word Processors and Typists	4.03
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3.86
Bailiffs	3.70
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.26
Legislators	3.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rochester, MN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	27.12
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	5.62
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	4.77
Registered Nurses	4.74
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.73
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	4.61
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	4.44
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.98
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	3.98
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Roanoke, VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
General Internal Medicine Physicians	6.82
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.04
Funeral Attendants	5.26
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	4.77
Financial Examiners	4.43
Helpers--Carpenters	4.40
Helpers--Electricians	4.26
Psychologists, All Other	3.35
Tire Repairers and Changers	3.21
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	2.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	5.70
Marriage and Family Therapists	4.75
Gambling Cage Workers	4.65
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	4.50
Tapers	4.22
Sewers, Hand	3.83
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	3.76
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	3.61
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	3.47
Material Moving Workers, All Other	3.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Richmond, VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	6.60
Financial Clerks, All Other	4.81
Operations Research Analysts	4.24
Brokerage Clerks	3.58
Private Detectives and Investigators	3.30
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	3.29
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	3.16
Nuclear Engineers	2.95
Actuaries	2.87
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Reno, NV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Anthropologists and Archeologists	14.57
Carpet Installers	9.23
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	8.59
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	7.63
Gambling Dealers	7.60
Gambling Cage Workers	7.58
Tapers	7.50
Gambling Managers	7.26
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	7.17
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	6.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Redding, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Workers, All Other	13.45
Logging Equipment Operators	12.88
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	11.86
Foresters	10.74
Marriage and Family Therapists	7.59
Commercial Pilots	6.69
Urban and Regional Planners	6.66
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.53
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	5.31
Roofers	4.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Reading, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	22.92
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	8.71
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.47
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.18
Pourers and Casters, Metal	5.62
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	5.05
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	4.66
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.42
Shampooers	3.72
Crane and Tower Operators	3.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rapid City, SD, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Residential Advisors	11.45
Anthropologists and Archeologists	9.56
Forest and Conservation Technicians	9.31
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	9.30
Tour and Travel Guides	7.78
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.17
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	6.83
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	6.49
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	6.30
Helpers--Carpenters	4.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Raleigh, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	12.59
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	7.66
Life Scientists, All Other	4.68
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.38
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	3.55
Nurse Anesthetists	3.25
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	3.24
Construction and Building Inspectors	3.16
Civil Engineers	3.11
Chemists	3.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Racine, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	10.52
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	7.03
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	6.46
Tool and Die Makers	6.39
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.98
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	5.80
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	5.44
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	5.09
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.72
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Punta Gorda, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	6.19
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	4.78
Roofers	4.69
Helpers--Electricians	4.61
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	4.54
Pest Control Workers	4.53
Physical Therapists	4.40
Physical Therapist Assistants	4.21
Real Estate Sales Agents	3.44
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	3.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pueblo, CO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Commercial Pilots	7.02
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	5.95
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.26
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	4.20
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	3.79
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	3.68
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.54
Material Moving Workers, All Other	3.46
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	3.43
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Provo-Orem, UT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	18.19
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	8.70
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	7.24
Psychiatric Technicians	5.53
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	5.47
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	5.33
Telemarketers	5.24
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	5.24
Dental Laboratory Technicians	4.74
Recreational Therapists	4.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Prescott, AZ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lodging Managers	9.83
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	8.47
Tour and Travel Guides	6.91
Tile and Stone Setters	5.90
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.52
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	3.94
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.74
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	3.57
Glaziers	3.44
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Port St. Lucie, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	17.65
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.27
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	4.85
Roofers	4.41
Psychiatric Technicians	3.93
Commercial Pilots	3.80
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	3.17
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	2.90
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	2.70
Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other	2.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	20.53
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	16.88
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	6.39
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	5.10
Life Scientists, All Other	5.01
Anthropologists and Archeologists	4.96
Fashion Designers	4.92
Drafters, All Other	4.89
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.76
Music Directors and Composers	4.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ponce, PR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm and Home Management Educators	15.26
Word Processors and Typists	6.81
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	5.03
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.72
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	4.17
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.14
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	4.14
Couriers and Messengers	4.13
Bakers	4.04
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	3.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pocatello, ID, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Physical Therapist Assistants	5.79
Family Medicine Physicians	5.03
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	4.39
Loan Officers	4.33
Mechanical Drafters	3.86
Cooks, Fast Food	3.57
Dental Assistants	3.23
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2.89
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	2.67
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	2.51

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pittsburgh, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Bridge and Lock Tenders	5.08
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	5.00
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4.58
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	4.56
Pourers and Casters, Metal	4.52
Athletes and Sports Competitors	4.14
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	3.77
Funeral Attendants	3.32
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	3.25
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pine Bluff, AR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Correctional Officers and Jailers	18.31
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	17.01
Logging Equipment Operators	13.30
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.15
Production Workers, All Other	8.59
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	8.34
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.17
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	5.38
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	5.28
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	4.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	7.23
Athletes and Sports Competitors	6.09
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	4.67
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	4.63
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	4.05
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	3.65
Credit Counselors	3.63
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	3.53
Glaziers	2.86
Real Estate Brokers	2.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shampooers	5.58
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	4.76
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	4.51
Biochemists and Biophysicists	3.76
Natural Sciences Managers	2.62
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2.56
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	2.52
Statisticians	2.43
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	2.35
Credit Analysts	2.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Peoria, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	24.25
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	18.62
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.94
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	7.92
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.76
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	4.96
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	4.73
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.58
Legislators	4.20
Religious Workers, All Other	4.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.83
Commercial Pilots	4.42
Athletic Trainers	4.39
Helpers--Electricians	4.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.92
Forensic Science Technicians	3.58
Airfield Operations Specialists	3.46
Psychiatric Technicians	3.40
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	3.22
Nurse Anesthetists	3.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Funeral Attendants	7.58
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.37
Computer Occupations, All Other	5.18
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	4.96
Sheet Metal Workers	3.77
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	3.35
Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other	3.03
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2.70
Parts Salespersons	2.59
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Panama City, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Air Traffic Controllers	16.90
Transportation Security Screeners	7.16
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.25
Helpers--Electricians	5.15
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4.50
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.46
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.36
Roofers	3.92
Pest Control Workers	3.61
Travel Agents	3.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	46.42
Aerospace Engineers	14.31
Avionics Technicians	9.90
Computer Hardware Engineers	9.49
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	8.29
Engineers, All Other	5.70
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.43
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	4.41
Telemarketers	4.39
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	9.19
Marriage and Family Therapists	5.82
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	5.45
Computer and Information Research Scientists	3.71
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	3.52
Social Workers, All Other	3.39
Dietetic Technicians	3.29
Material Moving Workers, All Other	3.26
Physical Therapist Aides	3.24
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Owensboro, KY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	8.48
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.49
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.94
Tool and Die Makers	3.88
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.82
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	3.78
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.70
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	3.37
Food Batchmakers	3.33
Loan Officers	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	20.34
Prepress Technicians and Workers	14.34
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.98
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.39
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	9.62
Printing Press Operators	9.44
Sewing Machine Operators	6.00
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.97
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.69
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	7.17
Concierges	6.11
Travel Agents	4.00
Audio and Video Technicians	3.68
Tour and Travel Guides	3.60
Transportation Security Screeners	3.43
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	3.00
Pipelayers	2.86
Financial Clerks, All Other	2.86
Fallers	2.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Scientists and Technologists	7.97
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	6.30
Correspondence Clerks	5.89
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	5.11
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	3.95
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.61
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	3.36
Actuaries	3.16
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3.08
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	3.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Olympia-Tumwater, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Workers, All Other	33.65
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	21.19
Health Education Specialists	14.02
Conservation Scientists	13.67
Economists	10.66
Hydrologists	10.53
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	8.83
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.80
Manicurists and Pedicurists	5.30
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	5.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oklahoma City, OK, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	13.84
Petroleum Engineers	8.10
Choreographers	7.57
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	6.91
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	6.51
Craft Artists	6.51
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	5.69
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	5.26
Sheet Metal Workers	4.62
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	4.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ogden-Clearfield, UT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	26.28
Computer and Information Research Scientists	10.27
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	8.74
Sewers, Hand	6.42
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.33
Skincare Specialists	5.51
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	5.06
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	4.83
Counselors, All Other	4.74
Stonemasons	4.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Odessa, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	88.45
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	64.76
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	61.09
Helpers--Extraction Workers	47.72
Wellhead Pumpers	32.31
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	29.72
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	26.94
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	13.13
Petroleum Engineers	12.65
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	9.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ocean City, NJ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	16.10
Shampooers	14.42
Sailors and Marine Oilers	12.86
Legislators	7.73
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	6.72
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	6.55
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	4.76
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4.69
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	4.36
Manicurists and Pedicurists	4.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ocala, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Trainers	10.38
Pipelayers	7.05
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.54
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	5.52
Animal Caretakers	5.00
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.68
Roofers	4.25
Forensic Science Technicians	3.83
Helpers--Electricians	3.66
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	6.11
Roofers	5.26
Set and Exhibit Designers	4.49
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.38
Mechanical Door Repairers	3.95
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	3.78
Pest Control Workers	3.71
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.51
Glaziers	3.39
Religious Workers, All Other	3.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Niles-Benton Harbor, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.49
Tool and Die Makers	8.61
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	5.73
Funeral Attendants	4.92
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	4.63
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.56
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.22
Library Technicians	4.05
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.89
Legislators	3.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fashion Designers	6.08
Advertising and Promotions Managers	5.39
Transit and Railroad Police	5.24
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	3.53
Editors	3.44
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	3.38
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	3.30
Art Directors	3.18
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	3.16
Producers and Directors	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sailors and Marine Oilers	29.95
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	20.04
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	14.30
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	13.86
Chemical Plant and System Operators	13.30
Ship Engineers	12.09
Bridge and Lock Tenders	10.55
Petroleum Engineers	10.44
Drafters, All Other	10.10
Designers, All Other	8.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Bern, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	14.08
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.41
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	11.94
Avionics Technicians	11.87
Aerospace Engineers	11.45
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	10.61
Logisticians	8.87
Sheet Metal Workers	7.03
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	6.15
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	7.62
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	5.24
Musicians and Singers	5.09
Designers, All Other	4.79
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	4.36
Judicial Law Clerks	4.26
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.22
Pediatricians, General	4.04
Sound Engineering Technicians	3.89
New Accounts Clerks	3.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tile and Stone Setters	10.77
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	10.16
Stonemasons	6.40
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.68
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	5.36
Interior Designers	5.34
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	4.64
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	4.64
Chefs and Head Cooks	4.08
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Napa, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	59.79
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	50.03
Agricultural Equipment Operators	42.69
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	28.40
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	17.59
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	15.18
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	11.02
Cooks, All Other	10.69
Food Scientists and Technologists	9.26
Helpers--Carpenters	6.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	5.20
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	4.87
Real Estate Sales Agents	4.67
Travel Agents	4.34
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	4.33
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	3.93
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	3.55
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.55
Cooks, Restaurant	3.51
Lodging Managers	3.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Muskegon, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	61.73
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	16.04
Tool and Die Makers	7.14
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.04
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	6.28
Millwrights	5.31
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.98
Machinists	4.76
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.23
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Muncie, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	26.60
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	9.80
Tool and Die Makers	8.86
Physician Assistants	5.03
Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	4.29
Opticians, Dispensing	3.67
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.35
Mechanical Drafters	3.20
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.11
Childcare Workers	2.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	18.07
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	13.77
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	11.13
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.70
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.60
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.78
Conservation Scientists	6.57
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.48
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.41
Logging Equipment Operators	6.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Morristown, TN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	53.00
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	29.24
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	10.04
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	9.23
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	9.22
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	7.22
Production Workers, All Other	6.78
Tool and Die Makers	6.23
Prepress Technicians and Workers	4.92
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Morgantown, WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	5.73
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	5.15
Social Science Research Assistants	4.83
Surgical Technologists	4.26
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	3.98
Health Education Specialists	3.68
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	3.56
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	3.40
Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	3.24
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Montgomery, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Emergency Management Directors	7.73
Archivists	6.95
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.59
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	6.38
Podiatrists	5.03
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	4.05
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.89
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.75
Rail Car Repairers	3.50
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	3.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Monroe, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	13.22
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.31
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.83
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	5.41
Machinists	5.18
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	5.07
Tool and Die Makers	5.04
Mechanical Engineers	4.48
Crane and Tower Operators	4.40
Electrical Engineers	4.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Monroe, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	18.21
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	6.18
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.56
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	4.39
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	4.14
Financial Clerks, All Other	4.04
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	3.98
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	3.95
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	3.74
Food Preparation Workers	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Modesto, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	17.09
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	10.78
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	9.89
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	8.51
Tapers	7.95
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	6.96
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	6.44
Food Scientists and Technologists	5.31
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.16
Agricultural Inspectors	4.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mobile, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Chemical Plant and System Operators	16.81
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	15.65
Commercial Divers	8.13
Crane and Tower Operators	6.67
Riggers	5.98
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	5.48
Chemical Engineers	5.26
Helpers--Electricians	4.81
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.67
Materials Engineers	4.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Missoula, MT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	29.13
Motorcycle Mechanics	11.90
Foresters	11.81
Conservation Scientists	10.00
Broadcast Technicians	6.93
Biological Scientists, All Other	6.36
Logging Equipment Operators	6.12
Physical Scientists, All Other	5.71
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	5.62
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Scientists	7.62
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	6.39
Survey Researchers	4.75
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	4.02
Desktop Publishers	3.97
Choreographers	3.72
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.61
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	3.09
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	2.87
Geographers	2.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	6.37
Tool and Die Makers	4.26
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.44
Printing Press Operators	3.36
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	3.35
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	3.17
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.01
Prepress Technicians and Workers	2.94
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	2.93
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Midland, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	102.66
Wellhead Pumpers	92.64
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	84.41
Petroleum Engineers	70.52
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	69.63
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	60.26
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	43.79
Helpers--Extraction Workers	35.84
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	15.82
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	8.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Midland, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	53.43
Chemists	45.33
Chemical Engineers	29.24
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	15.13
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.06
Coaches and Scouts	6.01
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	3.54
Human Resources Managers	2.62
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2.52
Medical and Health Services Managers	2.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.50
Food Batchmakers	6.58
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.55
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.86
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	3.32
Highway Maintenance Workers	3.27
Tool and Die Makers	3.15
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2.92
Machinists	2.66
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	6.54
Watch and Clock Repairers	5.09
Travel Agents	5.02
Shampooers	4.58
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.33
Flight Attendants	3.83
Parking Attendants	3.40
Commercial Pilots	3.29
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	3.27
Cargo and Freight Agents	3.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Merced, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	39.64
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	31.22
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	16.09
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	12.89
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.94
Food Scientists and Technologists	7.97
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	7.35
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.50
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.07
Social Workers, All Other	4.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	9.39
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	6.54
Ship Engineers	5.66
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	5.35
Production Workers, All Other	3.77
Craft Artists	3.67
Nurse Anesthetists	3.30
Pharmacy Aides	3.19
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3.14
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	3.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Medford, OR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	19.51
Woodworkers, All Other	13.03
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	10.52
Music Directors and Composers	9.35
Logging Equipment Operators	8.81
Clergy	7.83
Forest and Conservation Technicians	7.11
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	6.91
Sound Engineering Technicians	6.79
Food Batchmakers	5.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	8.57
Agricultural Equipment Operators	7.53
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	7.19
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6.53
Occupational Therapy Aides	5.42
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	5.23
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	4.50
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	4.41
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	3.99
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	2.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mayaguez, PR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sewing Machine Operators	30.01
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	11.88
Couriers and Messengers	7.29
Helpers--Electricians	6.27
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	5.09
General Internal Medicine Physicians	4.89
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.61
Orderlies	4.32
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	4.06
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mansfield, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.22
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.40
Tool and Die Makers	6.08
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.91
Materials Engineers	5.10
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.33
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	3.62
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.23
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.22
Social Workers, All Other	3.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mankato-North Mankato, MN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	8.39
Printing Press Operators	7.44
Prepress Technicians and Workers	6.20
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	5.42
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	5.30
Social and Human Service Assistants	5.11
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	5.11
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	4.82
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.60
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	4.07

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Manhattan, KS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	22.77
Soil and Plant Scientists	14.53
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.39
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	5.14
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	4.53
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	4.01
Fundraisers	3.47
Floral Designers	3.11
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	2.94
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Madison, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.80
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	5.81
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	5.68
Psychiatric Technicians	4.31
Broadcast Technicians	4.11
Hydrologists	4.06
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4.01
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.81
Radiation Therapists	3.77
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	3.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Madera, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	70.90
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	39.39
Agricultural Workers, All Other	30.35
Agricultural Equipment Operators	27.40
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	19.44
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	10.87
Pest Control Workers	5.78
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.77
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	5.41
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	5.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Macon, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	5.91
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	5.72
Agricultural Inspectors	4.28
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	4.20
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.15
Millwrights	4.12
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.09
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.99
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	3.84
Cooks, All Other	3.77

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lynchburg, VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	11.36
Logging Equipment Operators	7.44
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	6.85
Helpers--Carpenters	6.43
Production Workers, All Other	5.57
Upholsterers	4.71
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.84
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.63
Sheet Metal Workers	3.61
Prepress Technicians and Workers	3.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lubbock, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	7.10
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6.43
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	5.82
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	4.70
Desktop Publishers	4.66
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	4.08
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	3.94
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	3.67
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	3.51
Orderlies	3.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Statistical Assistants	18.50
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	17.18
Millwrights	3.56
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	3.47
Animal Trainers	3.42
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.39
Cargo and Freight Agents	3.05
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	2.93
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	2.91
Sailors and Marine Oilers	2.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	10.95
Actors	8.23
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	7.99
Film and Video Editors	7.04
Fashion Designers	6.08
Set and Exhibit Designers	5.93
Special Effects Artists and Animators	5.76
Sound Engineering Technicians	5.60
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	5.36
Costume Attendants	5.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Longview, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	66.80
Log Graders and Scalers	65.75
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	32.30
Logging Equipment Operators	29.12
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.20
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.91
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	11.03
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	8.95
Roofers	6.76
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Longview, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	22.61
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	21.49
Helpers--Extraction Workers	16.28
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	8.65
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	5.62
New Accounts Clerks	4.78
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.13
Petroleum Engineers	4.07
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	4.07
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	3.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Logan, UT-ID, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	15.80
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.94
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	8.59
Production Workers, All Other	7.36
Food Batchmakers	6.92
Tapers	6.25
Food Scientists and Technologists	5.99
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.75
Home Appliance Repairers	5.07
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	11.06
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	6.46
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	5.79
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.69
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	3.64
Forensic Science Technicians	3.50
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	3.20
Hoist and Winch Operators	2.94
Psychiatric Technicians	2.89
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	2.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lincoln, NE, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Scientists	25.64
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	11.88
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	5.55
Survey Researchers	4.93
Occupational Therapy Aides	4.85
Soil and Plant Scientists	4.82
Hydrologists	4.52
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.19
Telemarketers	3.98
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	3.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lima, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	13.60
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.27
Chemical Plant and System Operators	12.58
Millwrights	6.74
Food Batchmakers	4.18
Tool and Die Makers	4.16
Home Appliance Repairers	3.97
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	3.64
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	2.84
Labor Relations Specialists	2.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lexington-Fayette, KY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Breeders	35.26
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	19.61
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7.55
Athletes and Sports Competitors	6.81
Animal Trainers	6.59
Physical Scientists, All Other	5.50
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	5.30
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4.13
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	4.10
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	4.07

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lewiston, ID-WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Millwrights	13.77
Logging Equipment Operators	10.91
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	10.90
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	6.25
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	6.10
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.64
Cooks, Fast Food	3.54
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	2.92
Helpers--Production Workers	2.60
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	2.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lebanon, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	10.53
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	7.76
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.64
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	4.94
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.91
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.79
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.74
Food Batchmakers	3.62
Social Workers, All Other	3.20
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lawton, OK, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Cage Workers	12.61
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	9.67
New Accounts Clerks	5.11
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	4.70
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	4.57
Procurement Clerks	4.01
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	3.98
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.97
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	3.10
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	3.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lawrence, KS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Printing Press Operators	11.45
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	9.44
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	5.66
New Accounts Clerks	5.63
Instructional Coordinators	5.15
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	5.10
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	3.94
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	3.81
Prepress Technicians and Workers	3.69
Library Technicians	2.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	34.07
Gambling Dealers	28.86
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	23.55
Dentists, All Other Specialists	18.00
Gambling Cage Workers	13.33
Gambling Managers	12.97
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	12.33
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	10.84
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	8.29
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	8.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Las Cruces, NM, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Anthropologists and Archeologists	14.65
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	10.75
Interpreters and Translators	8.44
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.37
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	4.34
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.33
Credit Counselors	3.95
Aerospace Engineers	3.93
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3.82
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	3.77

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Laredo, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cargo and Freight Agents	17.78
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	16.82
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	6.34
Compliance Officers	6.28
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	4.61
Data Entry Keyers	3.78
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	3.75
Occupational Therapy Assistants	3.57
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3.42
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	3.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lansing-East Lansing, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	11.32
Physicists	8.84
Soil and Plant Scientists	7.63
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	6.29
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	6.12
Actuaries	4.98
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	4.83
Insurance Underwriters	4.64
Medical Appliance Technicians	4.64
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	4.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lancaster, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Chemists	8.56
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.97
Furniture Finishers	5.72
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	4.94
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.57
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	4.52
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	4.29
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	3.98
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	3.48
Printing Press Operators	3.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	4.39
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.23
Roofers	4.18
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.14
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	3.30
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	3.16
Agricultural Inspectors	3.13
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.02
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	2.95
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tile and Stone Setters	6.24
Cooks, Fast Food	4.80
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	4.60
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.48
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.38
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	4.32
Firefighters	3.93
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	3.85
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.83
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	3.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lake Charles, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Boilermakers	28.10
Chemical Plant and System Operators	23.89
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	22.85
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	21.07
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	20.62
Riggers	15.95
Bridge and Lock Tenders	14.21
Millwrights	13.74
Chemical Engineers	13.31
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	13.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	20.41
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.57
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	10.53
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	10.13
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	9.44
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8.73
Food Scientists and Technologists	7.29
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	6.45
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	5.97
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lafayette, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	26.13
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	19.40
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	13.49
Riggers	13.27
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	10.83
Helpers--Extraction Workers	10.73
Drafters, All Other	10.57
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	9.90
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	6.72
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	6.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Batchmakers	5.50
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.37
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5.20
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.17
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	4.24
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.96
Printing Press Operators	3.92
File Clerks	3.91
Athletic Trainers	3.88
Prepress Technicians and Workers	3.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kokomo, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Helpers--Production Workers	8.80
Labor Relations Specialists	7.89
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.71
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.41
Dental Hygienists	2.22
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	2.13
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	2.07
Community Health Workers	2.04
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1.97
Tire Repairers and Changers	1.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Knoxville, TN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Technicians	13.80
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	9.83
Nuclear Engineers	9.15
Woodworkers, All Other	6.62
Physicists	6.38
Funeral Home Managers	4.61
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	4.09
Chemical Engineers	4.07
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.74
Medical Appliance Technicians	3.31

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kingston, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	10.30
Legislators	6.35
Bailiffs	5.99
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.77
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	4.59
Postal Service Clerks	4.21
Library Assistants, Clerical	3.82
Clergy	3.78
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	3.72
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	11.85
Materials Engineers	8.33
Chemical Technicians	7.99
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	6.93
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	6.31
Funeral Attendants	5.20
Production Workers, All Other	4.45
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	4.30
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	4.28
Boilermakers	3.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Killeen-Temple, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
General Internal Medicine Physicians	14.25
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.38
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	5.13
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.88
Avionics Technicians	4.81
New Accounts Clerks	4.37
Radiation Therapists	3.97
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	3.86
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	3.54
Pediatricians, General	3.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kennewick-Richland, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32.64
Agricultural Inspectors	21.27
Nuclear Technicians	20.59
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	16.72
Environmental Engineers	14.36
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	13.67
Tapers	13.44
Chemical Engineers	10.09
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	8.93
Chemists	8.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas City, MO-KS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	6.39
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	4.84
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	4.55
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4.54
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	3.41
Family Medicine Physicians	3.39
Models	3.06
Embalmers	2.89
Mechanical Door Repairers	2.64
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	2.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kankakee, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Technicians	32.34
Food Batchmakers	10.66
Legislators	5.09
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	4.06
Helpers--Production Workers	3.36
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	2.98
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2.71
Library Technicians	2.55
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2.54
Industrial Engineers	2.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.26
Orthotists and Prosthetists	6.14
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.68
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.10
Mechanical Drafters	3.61
Self-Enrichment Teachers	3.51
Pediatricians, General	3.47
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2.96
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	2.92
Special Education Teachers, All Other	2.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	19.00
Dancers	13.14
Concierges	10.82
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	10.39
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	10.14
Lodging Managers	9.81
Tour and Travel Guides	8.89
Transportation Security Screeners	8.55
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	6.70
Musicians and Singers	5.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Joplin, MO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Batchmakers	13.80
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.73
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.69
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.96
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.94
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.32
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	3.98
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	3.97
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	3.67
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jonesboro, AR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	8.39
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.34
Nurse Practitioners	4.83
Residential Advisors	4.38
Food Batchmakers	3.30
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.16
Tire Repairers and Changers	3.03
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2.91
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2.60
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	2.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Johnstown, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	12.78
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.35
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	5.86
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.39
Labor Relations Specialists	4.56
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	4.11
Social and Human Service Assistants	4.11
Residential Advisors	3.67
Occupational Therapy Assistants	3.64
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Johnson City, TN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	8.77
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	7.32
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.84
Production Workers, All Other	6.80
General Internal Medicine Physicians	5.25
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	5.24
Psychiatric Aides	5.13
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	4.84
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	4.25
Residential Advisors	4.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jefferson City, MO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Statisticians	11.01
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	7.28
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.00
Environmental Engineers	5.79
Health Education Specialists	5.71
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	5.38
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	4.83
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4.80
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.77
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	4.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Janesville-Beloit, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.21
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.62
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.16
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	5.07
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.53
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.27
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.14
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	3.95
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.70
Chemical Engineers	3.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jacksonville, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	10.35
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	5.58
Sewing Machine Operators	5.29
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	5.20
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	4.87
Pipelayers	4.62
Driver/Sales Workers	3.80
Procurement Clerks	3.73
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.62
Animal Caretakers	3.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jacksonville, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ship Engineers	21.54
Sailors and Marine Oilers	5.87
Commercial Divers	4.33
Bill and Account Collectors	4.14
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	3.86
Pipelayers	3.77
Air Traffic Controllers	3.77
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.63
Avionics Technicians	3.25
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, TN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	25.79
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	6.68
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.87
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.80
Residential Advisors	5.51
Psychiatric Aides	5.44
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	5.32
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.79
Nurse Anesthetists	4.77
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, MS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Historians	19.75
Psychiatric Aides	15.29
Conservation Scientists	14.24
Medical Appliance Technicians	5.63
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	3.66
Telephone Operators	3.59
Environmental Engineers	3.23
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	2.99
Emergency Management Directors	2.97
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	2.75

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	18.15
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.73
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.79
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.76
Machinists	7.50
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.74
New Accounts Clerks	6.13
Mechanical Engineers	5.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.32
Library Technicians	4.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ithaca, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	21.90
Fundraisers	10.89
Instructional Coordinators	10.76
Word Processors and Typists	6.08
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	5.73
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	5.16
Cooks, All Other	5.06
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	4.65
Legislators	4.23
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	4.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Iowa City, IA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	14.26
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	10.78
Statistical Assistants	8.17
Biological Technicians	7.46
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	7.21
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	6.99
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	6.34
Microbiologists	5.06
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.14
Social Workers, All Other	3.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	5.38
Athletes and Sports Competitors	4.20
Podiatrists	2.95
Medical Equipment Repairers	2.79
Social Science Research Assistants	2.69
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2.47
Chemists	2.44
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2.30
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	2.29
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Idaho Falls, ID, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	78.47
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	12.10
Telemarketers	10.69
Chemical Engineers	8.91
Physicists	8.49
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	8.10
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.10
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	6.91
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.45
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	5.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Huntsville, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineers	29.90
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	20.25
Engineers, All Other	11.90
Logisticians	9.00
Computer Hardware Engineers	8.62
Materials Engineers	8.15
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	7.35
Dental Laboratory Technicians	7.32
Budget Analysts	7.31
Electrical Engineers	6.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	14.04
Psychiatric Aides	7.41
Telemarketers	6.97
Special Education Teachers, All Other	6.80
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.44
Meter Readers, Utilities	3.89
Gas Plant Operators	3.77
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.76
Pipelayers	2.90
Funeral Attendants	2.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Engineers	13.83
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	7.68
Chemical Plant and System Operators	7.50
Gas Plant Operators	7.47
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	6.86
Boilermakers	6.45
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	6.41
Chemical Engineers	5.84
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	5.66
Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other	5.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Houma-Thibodaux, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sailors and Marine Oilers	166.24
Bridge and Lock Tenders	76.14
Riggers	47.59
Ship Engineers	25.50
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	18.08
Crane and Tower Operators	15.26
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	14.48
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	10.80
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	10.40
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	10.31

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hot Springs, AR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	14.08
Lodging Managers	6.43
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.22
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	4.05
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.77
Residential Advisors	3.62
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.32
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	3.20
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.12
Physical Therapist Assistants	2.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Homosassa Springs, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Occupational Therapy Assistants	15.09
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	10.32
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	10.29
Residential Advisors	6.87
Roofers	5.62
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	4.96
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	4.94
Pest Control Workers	4.47
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	4.03
Speech-Language Pathologists	3.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hinesville, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	9.31
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	6.49
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	5.50
Public Safety Telecommunicators	5.38
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	4.68
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.94
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	3.82
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	3.03
Logisticians	2.76
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	30.16
Helpers--Carpenters	11.70
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.45
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.47
Real Estate Sales Agents	5.40
Massage Therapists	4.63
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	4.50
Pest Control Workers	4.20
Concierges	4.04
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	100.93
Upholsterers	100.27
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	45.64
Furniture Finishers	33.18
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	28.61
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26.04
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	21.00
Sewing Machine Operators	19.16
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	18.45
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	12.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hattiesburg, MS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	7.14
Logging Equipment Operators	5.95
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	4.12
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	3.51
Cooks, Fast Food	3.35
Nurse Practitioners	3.23
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	2.99
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	2.74
Pest Control Workers	2.72
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	2.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Harrisonburg, VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Processing Workers, All Other	12.32
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.05
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	7.50
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	7.48
Interpreters and Translators	5.47
Helpers--Production Workers	4.34
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.01
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.78
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	3.52
Athletic Trainers	3.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	8.91
Historians	7.78
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4.86
Economists	4.70
Emergency Management Directors	4.69
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.40
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	3.97
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.53
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	3.21
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	2.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hanford-Corcoran, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	48.72
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	27.88
Agricultural Workers, All Other	21.53
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.50
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.75
Cooks, Fast Food	4.63
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3.10
Procurement Clerks	2.74
Education Administrators, All Other	2.71
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	2.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hammond, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	15.81
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	10.51
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	8.63
Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	8.55
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	8.49
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	7.53
Food Batchmakers	6.40
Couriers and Messengers	5.80
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	5.36
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	4.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	6.72
Mechanical Door Repairers	6.52
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	6.39
Helpers--Roofers	5.97
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	5.75
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	4.49
Psychologists, All Other	4.35
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	4.14
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.11
Social Workers, All Other	3.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Managers	24.56
Gambling Dealers	18.98
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	17.56
Physical Scientists, All Other	14.00
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	13.76
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	13.27
Gambling Cage Workers	13.03
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	9.06
Boilermakers	7.93
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	5.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Guayama, PR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pharmacy Aides	25.84
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	14.77
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	12.25
Chemists	9.78
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.76
Industrial Engineers	4.63
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	3.50
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	3.31
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2.65
Industrial Production Managers	2.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	12.50
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	11.79
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.49
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	6.38
Machinists	4.28
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.14
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.14
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	3.64
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.41
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greenville, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	9.95
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	9.78
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	7.16
Social Science Research Assistants	6.27
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	5.75
Psychiatric Technicians	4.44
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	3.81
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	3.60
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	3.48
Instructional Coordinators	3.27

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greensboro-High Point, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Upholsterers	15.98
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.46
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	15.38
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.38
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.31
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	6.78
Furniture Finishers	6.36
Sewing Machine Operators	6.24
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	5.17
Avionics Technicians	4.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Green Bay, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.02
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8.33
Prepress Technicians and Workers	6.32
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	6.25
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	5.71
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	5.51
Printing Press Operators	5.24
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.74
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	4.41
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	4.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greeley, CO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	42.75
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	31.16
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	28.59
Helpers--Extraction Workers	10.69
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	10.49
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	9.19
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	9.08
Agricultural Inspectors	6.99
Plant and System Operators, All Other	6.71
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Great Falls, MT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Clergy	6.58
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.35
Musicians and Singers	5.22
Social Workers, All Other	4.84
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	4.76
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	4.58
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.00
Bartenders	3.61
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.58
Tire Repairers and Changers	3.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grants Pass, OR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	12.10
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	11.09
Clergy	10.07
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.24
Social Workers, All Other	6.02
New Accounts Clerks	4.59
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.17
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	4.14
Tax Preparers	3.66
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	10.00
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	8.60
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.23
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	7.02
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.42
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	5.01
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.56
Dietetic Technicians	4.42
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	4.26
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	3.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Junction, CO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	16.84
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	6.90
Motorcycle Mechanics	6.62
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	6.32
Family Medicine Physicians	5.24
Tire Repairers and Changers	4.15
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.07
Social Workers, All Other	4.04
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.83
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	3.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Island, NE, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.25
Soil and Plant Scientists	13.60
Tool and Die Makers	7.00
Tire Repairers and Changers	6.13
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	5.12
Mechanical Drafters	4.58
Agricultural Equipment Operators	4.55
Funeral Attendants	3.32
Pharmacy Aides	3.17
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	3.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Forks, ND-MN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	9.37
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	8.97
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	6.55
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.27
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	5.84
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	4.75
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	4.57
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.07
Legislators	3.75
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	3.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Goldsboro, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatrists	9.50
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	5.78
Pipelayers	5.37
Cooks, Fast Food	3.81
Food Batchmakers	3.78
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3.52
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	3.51
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	3.24
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.19
Packers and Packagers, Hand	2.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Glens Falls, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.27
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.75
Legislators	8.15
Word Processors and Typists	7.61
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.74
Highway Maintenance Workers	6.68
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	5.40
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	4.84
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	4.60
New Accounts Clerks	4.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gettysburg, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	14.02
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.25
Food Batchmakers	9.88
Helpers--Production Workers	9.38
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.43
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.66
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.87
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.81
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.91
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gainesville, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	22.32
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	16.38
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	10.89
Dental Laboratory Technicians	9.16
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.46
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	5.92
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.97
Production Workers, All Other	3.98
Pipelayers	3.81
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	3.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gainesville, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	28.81
Biological Scientists, All Other	7.91
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.42
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	4.71
Biological Technicians	4.12
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	4.11
Farm and Home Management Educators	4.08
Social Workers, All Other	3.86
Soil and Plant Scientists	3.45
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gadsden, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Medical Transcriptionists	5.35
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	5.27
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.76
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.63
Physical Therapist Aides	3.53
Public Safety Telecommunicators	3.13
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	2.88
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	2.83
Legislators	2.81
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	2.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fresno, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	30.50
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	13.02
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	9.54
Agricultural Inspectors	8.22
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	6.35
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.95
Agricultural Workers, All Other	5.50
Forest and Conservation Workers	5.49
Marriage and Family Therapists	5.35
Carpet Installers	4.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Wayne, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	10.56
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.01
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	7.62
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	5.57
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.42
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	3.93
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.73
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	3.70
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	3.39
Tool and Die Makers	3.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Smith, AR-OK, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	24.47
Food Processing Workers, All Other	15.47
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15.12
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	5.96
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	5.26
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.79
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	3.42
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.22
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.19
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Collins, CO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Conservation Scientists	24.93
Computer Hardware Engineers	11.47
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.58
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.74
Private Detectives and Investigators	7.48
Foresters	7.31
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	6.74
Bicycle Repairers	5.99
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	5.73
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	5.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fond du Lac, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Workers, All Other	6.58
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.76
Food Batchmakers	5.47
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.41
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.77
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.59
Labor Relations Specialists	3.57
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.54
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	3.37
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.91
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.60
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.04
Motorcycle Mechanics	6.67
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	6.38
Helpers--Production Workers	5.20
Tool and Die Makers	5.19
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.05
Logging Equipment Operators	4.10
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florence, SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	10.07
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	7.32
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.16
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.44
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.80
Logging Equipment Operators	5.60
Funeral Attendants	4.93
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.37
General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.77
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	3.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Flint, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	5.67
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	5.08
General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.80
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3.67
Opticians, Dispensing	3.61
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.31
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	3.28
Healthcare Social Workers	3.12
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	2.69
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	2.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Flagstaff, AZ, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	35.26
Tour and Travel Guides	24.72
Anthropologists and Archeologists	18.04
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	10.25
Lodging Managers	9.71
Commercial Pilots	8.78
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	6.66
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.06
Education Administrators, All Other	5.91
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	5.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	13.96
Food Scientists and Technologists	11.97
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.98
Helpers--Production Workers	6.39
Interior Designers	4.60
Microbiologists	3.73
Logisticians	3.72
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3.70
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	2.93
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	2.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fayetteville, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	10.59
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	7.09
Budget Analysts	4.85
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	4.71
Sewing Machine Operators	4.04
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	3.71
Pipelayers	3.64
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	3.57
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	3.46
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	3.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Farmington, NM, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	46.83
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	40.27
Helpers--Extraction Workers	28.41
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	26.89
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	24.64
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	12.16
Plant and System Operators, All Other	11.17
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	10.95
Petroleum Engineers	8.50
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	8.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fargo, ND-MN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11.50
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.49
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	5.24
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	5.00
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	4.53
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.31
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	4.13
Gambling Dealers	4.00
Psychiatric Technicians	3.82
Interpreters and Translators	3.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fairbanks, AK, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	14.34
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	7.51
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	7.46
Transportation Security Screeners	6.44
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	5.18
Civil Engineers	5.00
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	5.00
Tire Repairers and Changers	4.74
Environmental Engineers	3.93
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Evansville, IN-KY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	9.47
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.93
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.26
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.31
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.16
Tool and Die Makers	4.75
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	4.26
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	4.07
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.75
General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eugene, OR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	13.42
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	10.49
Woodworkers, All Other	10.27
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	9.23
Log Graders and Scalers	9.11
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.39
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	7.13
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	6.79
Music Directors and Composers	6.46
Foresters	6.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Erie, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.42
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	6.29
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.07
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.83
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	5.56
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.36
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.25
Tool and Die Makers	4.89
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	4.70
Word Processors and Typists	4.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Enid, OK, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	35.96
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	11.69
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.27
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.20
Tire Repairers and Changers	4.01
Packers and Packagers, Hand	3.77
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	3.29
Food Preparation Workers	3.08
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	2.82
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in El Paso, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	8.58
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	7.83
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	7.77
Financial Clerks, All Other	6.70
Sewing Machine Operators	6.13
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	4.06
Psychiatric Aides	2.92
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	2.85
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.83
Parking Enforcement Workers	2.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elmira, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	15.12
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8.96
Word Processors and Typists	6.78
Legislators	5.56
Clergy	5.09
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.85
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	4.65
Machinists	4.38
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4.11
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	28.85
Furniture Finishers	23.14
Upholsterers	20.40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	17.90
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	14.93
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	13.47
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	12.22
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	12.01
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	10.54
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	10.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	7.37
Budget Analysts	5.09
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.58
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.19
Computer Occupations, All Other	4.14
Human Resources Specialists	3.79
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.65
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	3.26
Tire Repairers and Changers	2.84
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	2.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in El Centro, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	57.88
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	41.41
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	33.05
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	15.77
Power Plant Operators	10.19
Compliance Officers	5.10
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.49
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.24
School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other	3.23
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eau Claire, WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.02
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	5.05
Logging Equipment Operators	4.69
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4.37
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.09
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.07
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	3.98
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.71
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.07
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	3.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Stroudsburg, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Athletic Trainers	6.46
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.81
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.31
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	3.59
Procurement Clerks	3.09
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	3.08
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3.03
School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other	2.87
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2.87
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	2.87

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	20.38
Statisticians	9.43
Natural Sciences Managers	7.70
Chemists	7.26
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	7.22
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	7.15
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	6.70
Physical Scientists, All Other	6.13
Materials Scientists	4.78
Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	4.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Duluth, MN-WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	37.02
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	9.58
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.90
Forest and Conservation Workers	6.68
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	6.53
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	5.50
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	5.48
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.24
Financial Clerks, All Other	5.08
Conservation Scientists	5.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dubuque, IA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	8.04
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	6.09
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.56
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	4.97
Mechanical Engineers	4.48
Carpet Installers	4.39
Mechanical Door Repairers	4.36
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.40
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	3.34
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dover, DE, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Legal Support Workers, All Other	6.60
Urban and Regional Planners	6.50
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.52
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	4.47
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.37
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	4.28
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	3.88
Pipelayers	3.64
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	3.45
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	3.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dothan, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	8.22
Logging Equipment Operators	4.65
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.12
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	4.07
Pest Control Workers	3.82
Dental Laboratory Technicians	3.66
Tire Repairers and Changers	3.62
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	2.66
Legislators	2.66
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	9.50
Mechanical Engineers	7.40
Commercial and Industrial Designers	6.34
Tool and Die Makers	6.00
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.82
Industrial Engineers	4.47
Engineers, All Other	4.23
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.74
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	3.70
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Actuaries	5.03
Financial Examiners	4.95
Insurance Underwriters	4.73
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4.10
Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4.09
Agricultural Equipment Operators	3.57
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	3.50
Traffic Technicians	3.45
Statistical Assistants	3.20
Credit Analysts	3.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	6.38
Real Estate Brokers	5.32
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	5.09
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.54
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	4.05
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	3.90
Bicycle Repairers	3.80
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	3.75
Geographers	3.68
Massage Therapists	3.64

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Commercial Pilots	7.39
Logging Equipment Operators	4.97
Tile and Stone Setters	4.93
Roofers	4.08
Traffic Technicians	3.86
Motorcycle Mechanics	3.62
Pest Control Workers	3.36
Glaziers	3.17
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2.80
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	2.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Decatur, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Millwrights	17.42
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.94
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	3.67
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.27
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2.94
Machinists	2.38
Legislators	2.30
Industrial Engineers	2.00
Tellers	2.00
Food Service Managers	1.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Decatur, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	22.60
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	14.47
Millwrights	11.61
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	8.74
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	6.57
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.61
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.36
Chemical Technicians	5.36
Chemical Engineers	5.17
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	4.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dayton, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineers	7.68
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	7.31
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	6.97
Materials Engineers	5.01
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.65
Materials Scientists	4.49
Engineers, All Other	4.19
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.92
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.62
Physicists	3.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pourers and Casters, Metal	14.14
Bridge and Lock Tenders	11.97
Hearing Aid Specialists	5.45
Bicycle Repairers	5.12
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	5.09
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.64
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	4.42
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.06
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.70
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	3.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.77
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	4.55
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.21
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	4.16
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	4.03
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	3.97
Lodging Managers	3.84
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	3.61
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.36
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Danville, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Processing Workers, All Other	5.60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.30
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4.48
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.40
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	4.01
Opticians, Dispensing	3.69
Library Technicians	3.63
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	3.48
Highway Maintenance Workers	3.40
Legislators	3.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dalton, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	319.37
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	218.17
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	113.63
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	97.22
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96.76
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	84.22
Sewing Machine Operators	13.03
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.61
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	6.22
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	6.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	3.83
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	3.55
Petroleum Engineers	3.29
Barbers	3.23
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	3.14
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	3.04
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	2.73
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	2.46
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	2.44
Airfield Operations Specialists	2.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cumberland, MD-WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.88
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.90
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	3.70
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	3.62
Residential Advisors	3.60
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.52
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	3.30
Occupational Therapists	3.26
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2.91
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	2.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Technical Writers	8.16
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	7.22
Aerospace Engineers	6.14
Engineers, All Other	5.71
Air Traffic Controllers	5.37
Helpers--Electricians	4.57
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.19
Budget Analysts	4.16
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.08
Avionics Technicians	4.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Corvallis, OR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	40.27
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	26.60
Soil and Plant Scientists	17.45
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	16.24
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	14.87
Logging Equipment Operators	13.90
Biological Scientists, All Other	12.78
Cooks, All Other	11.59
Clergy	8.72
Conservation Scientists	7.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Corpus Christi, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	17.67
Helpers--Extraction Workers	14.84
Pile Driver Operators	10.36
Chemical Plant and System Operators	9.23
Boilermakers	9.06
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	8.51
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.53
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	7.24
Riggers	6.61
Chemical Engineers	6.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Therapists, All Other	4.39
Sociologists	3.89
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	3.64
Hydrologists	3.61
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	3.54
Interpreters and Translators	3.50
Epidemiologists	3.17
Financial Clerks, All Other	3.14
Correspondence Clerks	3.06
Actuaries	2.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	18.05
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13.57
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.88
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.61
Industrial Production Managers	6.83
Machinists	6.68
Industrial Engineers	6.60
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.58
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	5.39
Mechanical Drafters	5.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, GA-AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	7.68
Psychiatric Aides	6.27
Credit Analysts	5.62
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	5.44
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.23
Logging Equipment Operators	4.12
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	4.08
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	3.91
Bailiffs	3.82
Helpers--Electricians	3.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbia, SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	16.16
Hydrologists	5.20
Emergency Management Directors	4.05
Economists	3.97
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	3.03
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.92
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	2.71
Couriers and Messengers	2.65
Nuclear Engineers	2.63
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	2.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbia, MO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Science Research Assistants	14.55
Family Medicine Physicians	10.78
New Accounts Clerks	5.44
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	4.52
Insurance Underwriters	4.48
Medical Equipment Preparers	3.79
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.42
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	3.37
Nurse Anesthetists	3.36
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Colorado Springs, CO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Religious Workers, All Other	10.01
Computer Hardware Engineers	7.21
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	5.32
Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	5.05
Massage Therapists	4.76
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.55
Education Administrators, All Other	4.41
Information Security Analysts	3.92
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	3.61
Driver/Sales Workers	3.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in College Station-Bryan, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Scientists	91.66
Physical Scientists, All Other	61.27
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	29.68
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	29.08
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	24.86
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	16.21
Desktop Publishers	14.88
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	14.49
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	14.06
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	11.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coeur d'Alene, ID, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	6.25
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	5.30
Logging Equipment Operators	5.13
Marriage and Family Therapists	4.97
Carpenters	3.78
Surveyors	3.18
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.16
Dental Laboratory Technicians	3.14
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	2.97
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	2.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	10.01
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.96
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.99
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.66
Orthotists and Prosthetists	4.50
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.49
Telemarketers	3.61
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	3.52
Air Traffic Controllers	3.40
Occupational Therapy Assistants	3.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cleveland, TN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	12.15
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.23
Sewing Machine Operators	5.94
Chemical Technicians	4.57
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.59
Pharmacy Aides	3.40
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.03
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2.81
Cooks, Fast Food	2.67
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	2.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Clarksville, TN-KY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	11.30
Production Workers, All Other	7.59
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.79
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.76
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	3.35
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	3.15
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	3.13
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.03
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2.89
Tire Repairers and Changers	2.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	3.50
Aerospace Engineers	3.19
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	3.17
Prepress Technicians and Workers	3.07
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	3.02
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2.86
Actuaries	2.78
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2.74
Cargo and Freight Agents	2.55
Pourers and Casters, Metal	2.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chico, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	10.24
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	5.26
Medical Transcriptionists	5.23
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4.71
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.23
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.06
Tile and Stone Setters	3.53
Community Health Workers	3.42
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	3.35
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	3.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Occupational Therapy Aides	7.73
Survey Researchers	3.36
Actuaries	2.85
Flight Attendants	2.83
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	2.59
Cargo and Freight Agents	2.32
Marketing Managers	2.32
Religious Workers, All Other	2.30
Shampooers	2.25
Compensation and Benefits Managers	2.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cheyenne, WY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	10.81
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	6.87
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	6.56
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	6.50
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.60
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4.80
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	4.62
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	4.47
New Accounts Clerks	3.47
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chattanooga, TN-GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Correspondence Clerks	7.90
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.69
Cooks, Short Order	6.06
Anesthesiologists	5.37
Woodworkers, All Other	5.08
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.01
Traffic Technicians	4.96
Psychiatric Aides	4.42
Production Workers, All Other	4.32
Food Processing Workers, All Other	3.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charlottesville, VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	20.23
Fallers	15.59
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	9.18
Physical Therapist Aides	6.35
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	5.49
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	5.47
Physical Scientists, All Other	5.06
Hearing Aid Specialists	5.05
Survey Researchers	4.74
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.44
Financial Examiners	7.06
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	5.86
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	5.81
Flight Attendants	3.86
Pipelayers	3.79
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	3.71
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	3.56
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	3.40
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	6.44
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	6.11
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	5.80
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.71
Ship Engineers	5.05
Nurse Anesthetists	4.97
Materials Engineers	4.88
Real Estate Sales Agents	4.60
Athletes and Sports Competitors	4.48
Social Workers, All Other	3.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charleston, WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	13.48
Epidemiologists	11.34
Telephone Operators	10.53
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	9.71
Wellhead Pumpers	7.08
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	7.00
Chemical Plant and System Operators	6.46
Financial Clerks, All Other	6.21
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	5.54
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	5.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Champaign-Urbana, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	9.90
Soil and Plant Scientists	9.67
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	7.25
Materials Scientists	6.40
Pediatricians, General	5.74
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.63
Community Health Workers	4.52
Library Technicians	3.58
Instructional Coordinators	3.36
Residential Advisors	3.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	14.14
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	5.30
Mechanical Drafters	3.80
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.66
Sales Engineers	3.65
Residential Advisors	3.48
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.08
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.06
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	2.91
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cedar Rapids, IA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Statistical Assistants	5.57
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	5.44
Millwrights	5.40
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	4.54
Electrical Engineers	4.02
Food Batchmakers	3.97
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3.49
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.45
Food Scientists and Technologists	3.35
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Casper, WY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	23.39
Petroleum Engineers	23.28
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	20.15
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	20.03
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	18.80
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	17.66
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	12.76
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	5.51
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	4.86
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	4.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Carson City, NV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	21.83
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	15.25
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	7.48
Community Health Workers	7.18
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.92
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.54
Budget Analysts	5.48
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	5.07
Civil Engineers	4.90
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	4.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Carbondale-Marion, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	7.10
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	4.87
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	4.76
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4.50
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	4.37
Nurse Anesthetists	4.03
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	3.77
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	3.52
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	3.34
Legislators	2.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	6.64
Medical Equipment Preparers	5.30
Conservation Scientists	5.12
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.78
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	3.91
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.66
Phlebotomists	3.32
Nurse Anesthetists	3.22
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	2.95
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	2.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roofers	9.56
Motorboat Operators	9.04
Glaziers	6.30
Athletes and Sports Competitors	5.94
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	5.52
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	5.44
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.52
Chefs and Head Cooks	4.24
Helpers--Carpenters	3.88
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Canton-Massillon, OH, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Telemarketers	8.70
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	6.48
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.74
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	5.12
Occupational Therapy Assistants	4.76
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.27
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	3.68
Physical Therapist Aides	3.44
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.35
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in California-Lexington Park, MD, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineers	48.16
Computer and Information Research Scientists	34.97
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	34.42
Logisticians	21.01
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	20.66
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	19.67
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	17.40
Operations Research Analysts	17.12
Engineers, All Other	14.85
Computer Hardware Engineers	14.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Burlington, NC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	64.84
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	42.06
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	29.20
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	19.76
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	11.70
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.00
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.37
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.89
Sewing Machine Operators	4.88
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	3.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	10.86
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	4.62
Clergy	4.51
Bill and Account Collectors	3.97
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	3.56
Music Directors and Composers	3.29
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	3.17
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	3.12
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	3.11
Historians	3.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Brunswick, GA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	11.50
Logging Equipment Operators	10.82
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	7.74
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	6.40
Compliance Officers	6.20
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.90
Pest Control Workers	4.93
Transportation Inspectors	4.65
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4.46
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Music Directors and Composers	8.08
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	7.87
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	7.27
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6.14
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	6.02
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	4.30
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.18
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.71
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.13
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	3.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bremerton-Silverdale, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	115.51
Riggers	44.18
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	31.32
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	13.80
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	6.11
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.66
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.18
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4.11
Engineers, All Other	3.95
Sheet Metal Workers	3.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bowling Green, KY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	7.29
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.19
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.81
Tour and Travel Guides	4.66
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.47
Printing Press Operators	3.88
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.62
Production Workers, All Other	3.54
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.37
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	3.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boulder, CO, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Physicists	42.24
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	12.53
Biochemists and Biophysicists	10.89
Aerospace Engineers	10.26
Chemical Engineers	9.30
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	8.98
Computer Hardware Engineers	8.85
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	8.42
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	7.61
Chemical Plant and System Operators	7.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boise City, ID, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	9.39
Music Directors and Composers	7.47
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.92
Forest and Conservation Technicians	5.65
Fence Erectors	5.45
Hydrologists	4.68
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	4.11
Telemarketers	3.80
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	3.79
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Athletic Trainers	14.54
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.28
Word Processors and Typists	8.93
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	7.03
Physician Assistants	5.30
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	4.92
Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	4.49
Occupational Therapists	3.77
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.68
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	3.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomington, IN, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	33.65
Curators	10.61
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	10.44
Chemists	6.52
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.39
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.85
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4.51
Computer Programmers	3.91
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.27
Computer Occupations, All Other	2.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomington, IL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Insurance Underwriters	25.53
Computer Systems Analysts	12.68
Operations Research Analysts	7.42
Information Security Analysts	7.27
Emergency Management Directors	5.71
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	4.66
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	4.01
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	3.64
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.54
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	3.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	20.48
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	9.03
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	9.00
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	8.58
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	7.66
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	7.18
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	7.17
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.21
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	5.82
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	5.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bismarck, ND, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Anthropologists and Archeologists	15.14
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	10.24
Gambling Dealers	8.73
Legislators	6.72
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.71
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.43
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.42
Conservation Scientists	5.00
Broadcast Technicians	4.45
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	4.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	4.94
Financial Examiners	4.90
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	4.65
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	4.40
Pipelayers	4.26
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.12
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	3.76
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	3.63
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.58
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	3.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Binghamton, NY, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Music Directors and Composers	10.95
Word Processors and Typists	8.63
Legislators	5.37
History Teachers, Postsecondary	4.84
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	4.68
Highway Maintenance Workers	3.96
Clergy	3.95
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	3.94
Animal Control Workers	3.91
File Clerks	3.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Billings, MT, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	17.67
Music Directors and Composers	8.89
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	8.06
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	7.48
Dental Laboratory Technicians	6.32
Petroleum Engineers	5.95
Motorcycle Mechanics	5.94
Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	4.71
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	4.66
Forest and Conservation Technicians	4.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bend-Redmond, OR, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	14.46
Logging Equipment Operators	8.95
Music Directors and Composers	8.20
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	7.94
Real Estate Brokers	7.58
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	6.90
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.44
Commercial Pilots	5.89
Motorcycle Mechanics	5.49
Drafters, All Other	4.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bellingham, WA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	31.93
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	15.52
Tapers	7.41
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.19
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	6.63
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.85
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	5.72
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.90
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	4.46
Food Batchmakers	4.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Beckley, WV, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meter Readers, Utilities	13.86
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	12.33
Helpers--Extraction Workers	10.68
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	4.65
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	4.05
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	4.05
Postal Service Clerks	3.92
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.81
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3.73
Funeral Attendants	3.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	37.37
Boilermakers	37.07
Chemical Plant and System Operators	34.67
Chemical Engineers	19.47
Pile Driver Operators	16.82
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	10.47
Chemical Technicians	7.42
Helpers--Carpenters	7.38
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.81
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	5.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bay City, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	10.16
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	7.31
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	5.56
Tool and Die Makers	5.34
Coaches and Scouts	4.39
Health Education Specialists	3.67
Physical Therapist Assistants	3.51
Library Technicians	2.84
Machinists	2.69
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Battle Creek, MI, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.06
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.01
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.73
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.87
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.52
Tool and Die Makers	3.34
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.10
Industrial Production Managers	2.98
Orderlies	2.92
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.75

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Baton Rouge, LA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Boilermakers	14.33
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	14.27
Chemical Plant and System Operators	14.07
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	13.68
Riggers	13.67
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	12.45
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	11.48
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	10.82
Drafters, All Other	10.53
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	9.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.60
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.19
Shampooers	3.99
Geographers	3.73
Epidemiologists	3.69
Information Security Analysts	3.42
Physical Scientists, All Other	3.35
Therapists, All Other	3.28
Residential Advisors	3.19
Hoist and Winch Operators	3.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bakersfield, CA, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	58.29
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	21.74
Agricultural Workers, All Other	20.99
Petroleum Engineers	17.18
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	15.24
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	12.81
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	12.46
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	11.72
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	11.29
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	9.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Austin-Round Rock, TX, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Geographers	9.00
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	5.91
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	4.04
Rock Splitters, Quarry	3.83
Special Effects Artists and Animators	3.59
Hearing Aid Specialists	3.46
Landscape Architects	3.07
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	2.97
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	2.92
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	2.80

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Occupations with the highest location quotient in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, May 2020
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers