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Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virgin_Islands, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Passenger Attendants	25.78
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	20.87
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	13.08
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	9.51
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.00
Helpers--Carpenters	7.34
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	7.03
Budget Analysts	6.51
Dietetic Technicians	6.47
Sailors and Marine Oilers	6.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Puerto_Rico, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	17.66
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	16.46
Bailiffs	9.59
Pharmacy Aides	8.45
Word Processors and Typists	8.38
Farm and Home Management Educators	8.18
Sewing Machine Operators	8.10
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	6.63
Statistical Assistants	5.95
Helpers--Carpenters	5.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Guam, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	36.30
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	10.52
Education Administrators, All Other	10.49
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	9.13
Administrative Services Managers	7.74
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	7.08
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	6.59
Self-Enrichment Teachers	6.13
Concierges	5.88
Lodging Managers	5.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wyoming, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	22.52
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	21.63
Wellhead Pumpers	15.11
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	14.72
Gas Plant Operators	13.46
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	12.73
Forest and Conservation Technicians	11.10
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	10.66
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	10.60
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	8.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wisconsin, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.03
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.92
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	4.74
Taxi Drivers	4.72
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.60
Pourers and Casters, Metal	4.52
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.47
Food Batchmakers	4.42
Food Science Technicians	4.14
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	3.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West_Virginia, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	87.32
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	33.10
Extraction Workers, All Other	31.49
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	31.07
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	15.70
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	11.79
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	9.91
Helpers--Extraction Workers	9.81
Desktop Publishers	9.10
Psychiatric Aides	8.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Washington, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	8.63
Web and Digital Interface Designers	7.85
Tapers	6.89
Logging Workers, All Other	6.32
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.83
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.35
Special Effects Artists and Animators	4.75
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	3.72
Ship Engineers	3.63
Gambling Cage Workers	3.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virginia, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	8.64
Mathematicians	8.41
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	7.70
Ship Engineers	7.65
Legal Support Workers, All Other	5.18
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	4.38
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4.12
Information Security Analysts	4.04
Transit and Railroad Police	3.96
Nuclear Engineers	3.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vermont, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	11.45
Fallers	9.08
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	8.15
Rock Splitters, Quarry	7.70
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7.23
Woodworkers, All Other	7.06
Etchers and Engravers	6.96
Commercial Divers	6.48
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	6.27
Log Graders and Scalers	6.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Utah, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	15.38
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.11
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	6.05
Stonemasons	6.04
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4.55
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	4.40
Etchers and Engravers	4.01
Tile and Stone Setters	3.85
Sewers, Hand	3.79
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Texas, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	7.14
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	6.45
Petroleum Engineers	5.68
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	5.58
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	5.25
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	4.90
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	4.74
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	4.48
Chemical Plant and System Operators	3.57
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	3.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tennessee, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	8.79
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	7.36
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	7.00
Cooks, All Other	6.08
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	5.31
Tire Builders	4.70
Statistical Assistants	4.57
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.37
Surgical Assistants	4.27
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	4.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South_Dakota, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	23.77
Choreographers	23.00
Animal Scientists	14.98
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	10.48
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.26
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	7.18
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.74
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	6.67
Agricultural Technicians	6.63
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	6.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South_Carolina, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tire Builders	16.21
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	10.25
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.13
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.40
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6.91
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.60
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.30
Fallers	5.29
Nuclear Technicians	4.77
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rhode_Island, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	11.76
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.48
School Bus Monitors	7.14
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	6.95
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.51
Physicians, Pathologists	5.23
Radiation Therapists	5.14
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	4.97
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	4.86
Music Directors and Composers	4.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pennsylvania, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shampooers	4.96
Word Processors and Typists	3.06
Pourers and Casters, Metal	2.83
Actors	2.80
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	2.73
Gas Plant Operators	2.67
Actuaries	2.55
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.54
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	2.53
Parking Enforcement Workers	2.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oregon, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	28.99
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	17.37
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	14.49
Computer Hardware Engineers	8.14
Woodworkers, All Other	7.37
Clergy	6.46
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.45
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	5.96
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	5.56
Logging Equipment Operators	5.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oklahoma, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	17.46
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	12.73
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	9.52
Tire Builders	9.16
Gambling Cage Workers	8.89
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	8.54
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	8.31
Petroleum Engineers	7.81
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.89
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	5.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ohio, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	4.72
Sewers, Hand	4.29
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	4.06
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.50
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.31
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.98
Bailiffs	2.83
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.79
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	2.75
Tool and Die Makers	2.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North_Dakota, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	26.64
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	26.55
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	18.97
Gas Plant Operators	17.45
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	14.38
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	13.16
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	12.90
Agricultural Engineers	11.35
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	9.45
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North_Carolina, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	7.38
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.74
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.26
Upholsterers	5.47
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	5.27
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	4.50
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	4.39
Soil and Plant Scientists	3.99
Floor Sanders and Finishers	3.93
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	3.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_York, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fashion Designers	6.44
Advertising and Promotions Managers	5.36
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	5.08
Word Processors and Typists	4.91
School Bus Monitors	4.38
Dancers	4.31
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	4.05
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3.98
Bailiffs	3.92
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Mexico, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	12.79
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	12.61
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	9.45
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.50
Wellhead Pumpers	7.14
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	6.81
Anthropologists and Archeologists	6.23
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	5.90
Forest and Conservation Technicians	5.66
Special Education Teachers, All Other	5.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Jersey, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shampooers	6.21
Cardiologists	5.80
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	5.66
Lighting Technicians	4.67
Packers and Packagers, Hand	4.49
Natural Sciences Managers	4.08
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	3.99
Hoist and Winch Operators	3.87
Physical Therapist Aides	3.60
File Clerks	3.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New_Hampshire, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	5.92
Cooks, Short Order	5.08
Commercial Divers	4.52
Air Traffic Controllers	4.47
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	4.47
Materials Scientists	4.36
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4.12
Credit Counselors	3.99
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.57
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	3.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nevada, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	26.22
Gambling Dealers	22.04
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	21.78
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	21.12
Taxi Drivers	20.44
Gambling Managers	15.08
Gambling Cage Workers	14.56
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	14.38
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	11.40
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	10.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nebraska, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	10.13
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	9.89
Agricultural Engineers	9.65
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	8.07
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	7.45
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	7.02
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.98
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	6.90
Dredge Operators	6.70
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Montana, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	20.22
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	17.78
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	9.80
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	9.29
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	8.89
Conservation Scientists	8.38
Foresters	8.24
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7.76
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	7.56
Hydrologists	7.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Missouri, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.80
New Accounts Clerks	4.60
Transportation Workers, All Other	4.33
Dredge Operators	4.17
Museum Technicians and Conservators	3.82
Rock Splitters, Quarry	3.60
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	3.50
Craft Artists	3.49
Motion Picture Projectionists	3.47
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	3.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mississippi, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Upholsterers	15.05
Fallers	11.28
Psychiatric Aides	8.56
Logging Equipment Operators	8.29
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	8.02
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	7.87
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	7.57
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.76
Log Graders and Scalers	6.49
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Minnesota, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	9.21
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	8.87
Animal Scientists	7.12
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	6.39
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	4.60
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	4.60
Pediatric Surgeons	4.25
Dermatologists	4.17
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	4.09
Food Scientists and Technologists	3.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Michigan, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	11.22
Model Makers, Wood	9.67
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	6.20
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	5.91
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.80
Tool and Die Makers	5.60
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.56
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.49
Watch and Clock Repairers	4.42
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Massachusetts, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	9.70
Microbiologists	5.85
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	4.86
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4.66
Model Makers, Wood	4.32
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	3.93
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	3.53
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	3.51
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	3.16
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	3.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maryland, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Astronomers	12.50
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	12.16
Geographers	9.37
Microbiologists	6.24
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	6.03
Mathematicians	5.97
Statisticians	5.96
Orthodontists	5.86
Biological Scientists, All Other	5.60
Physical Scientists, All Other	5.07

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maine, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	22.31
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	11.06
Logging Equipment Operators	10.04
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	7.47
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	6.36
Riggers	5.68
Motorboat Operators	5.39
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	5.35
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	5.25
Fish and Game Wardens	4.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Louisiana, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	23.50
Sailors and Marine Oilers	21.54
Extraction Workers, All Other	20.02
Dredge Operators	17.17
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	16.75
Plant and System Operators, All Other	11.29
Motorboat Operators	11.10
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	11.05
Chemical Plant and System Operators	10.37
Commercial Divers	10.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kentucky, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	15.67
Embalmers	6.69
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	4.95
Farm and Home Management Educators	4.78
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4.77
Sailors and Marine Oilers	4.41
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	4.30
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.95
Cooks, Fast Food	3.87
Surgical Assistants	3.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	16.58
Rock Splitters, Quarry	12.58
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	6.41
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	5.74
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.82
Furniture Finishers	4.79
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	4.60
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	4.44
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	4.38
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	4.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Iowa, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	7.44
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	7.19
Animal Scientists	6.06
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.04
Soil and Plant Scientists	5.96
Agricultural Technicians	5.44
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	4.80
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.28
Tire Builders	3.92
Dredge Operators	3.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Indiana, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	9.02
Pourers and Casters, Metal	6.33
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	4.80
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.59
Statistical Assistants	4.26
Furniture Finishers	4.21
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	3.92
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.91
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.90
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Illinois, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	3.56
Rail Car Repairers	3.31
Agricultural Technicians	2.54
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	2.40
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.39
Actors	2.29
Hoist and Winch Operators	2.27
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	2.26
Cargo and Freight Agents	2.21
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	2.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Idaho, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	16.01
Forest and Conservation Technicians	12.42
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	11.55
Nuclear Engineers	10.16
Log Graders and Scalers	8.68
Foresters	7.01
Helpers--Extraction Workers	6.26
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6.17
Bicycle Repairers	5.87
Craft Artists	5.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hawaii, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	32.29
Astronomers	15.14
Agricultural Workers, All Other	12.88
Anthropologists and Archeologists	9.15
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	8.05
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	7.12
Forest and Conservation Workers	7.01
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6.57
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	6.34
Passenger Attendants	5.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Georgia, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.56
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.82
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	7.32
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	6.09
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	5.64
Transportation Workers, All Other	5.25
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.03
Transit and Railroad Police	4.55
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	4.54
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	4.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florida, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm and Home Management Educators	5.10
Bridge and Lock Tenders	4.79
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	3.74
Surgical Assistants	3.22
Motion Picture Projectionists	3.20
Commercial Divers	3.01
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	2.96
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	2.94
Roofers	2.88
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in District_of_Columbia, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Political Scientists	131.46
Economists	56.64
Public Relations Managers	20.99
Historians	17.41
Social Science Research Assistants	17.01
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	16.03
Public Relations Specialists	15.57
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	14.69
Survey Researchers	12.15
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	10.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Delaware, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	12.26
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	11.00
Chemical Engineers	6.21
Financial Risk Specialists	6.03
Shampooers	5.59
Materials Scientists	5.24
Chemists	5.20
Financial Specialists, All Other	3.91
Biochemists and Biophysicists	3.86
Farm and Home Management Educators	3.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Connecticut, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.93
Actuaries	4.92
Order Clerks	3.29
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	2.99
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	2.83
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	2.79
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.78
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.74
Bicycle Repairers	2.64
Tool and Die Makers	2.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Colorado, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	6.65
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	5.03
Aircraft Service Attendants	4.80
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.58
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	4.36
Real Estate Brokers	4.10
Hydrologists	3.89
Acupuncturists	3.89
Computer Hardware Engineers	3.84
Geographers	3.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in California, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Labor Contractors	6.24
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5.74
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	4.26
Passenger Attendants	4.26
Personal Service Managers, All Other	4.08
Marriage and Family Therapists	4.02
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	3.81
Forest and Conservation Workers	3.68
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	3.53
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	3.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arkansas, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.19
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6.90
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	6.53
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.27
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.40
Logging Equipment Operators	5.11
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.30
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4.27
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4.24
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	4.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arizona, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	4.63
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	3.81
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	3.43
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	3.37
Credit Counselors	3.27
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	3.21
Geographers	3.14
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	3.13
Hydrologists	3.11
Astronomers	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alaska, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	22.73
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	21.07
Ship Engineers	18.84
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	17.30
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	16.67
Helpers--Extraction Workers	14.90
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	11.38
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	11.37
Commercial Pilots	11.21
Air Traffic Controllers	10.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alabama, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	6.49
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.11
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.93
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	5.80
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.67
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	5.50
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.26
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	5.19
Aerospace Engineers	4.98
Log Graders and Scalers	4.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Highway Maintenance Workers	21.67
Word Processors and Typists	11.64
Pharmacy Aides	10.05
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	7.38
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	6.53
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	6.32
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	6.23
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.98
Coaches and Scouts	4.98
Biological Technicians	4.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	27.06
Wellhead Pumpers	18.34
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	17.59
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	16.56
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	15.84
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	15.55
Farm and Home Management Educators	13.72
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	12.85
Gas Plant Operators	12.13
Anthropologists and Archeologists	11.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	62.42
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	24.69
Gas Plant Operators	23.33
Forest and Conservation Technicians	20.92
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	18.66
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	17.21
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	16.98
Wellhead Pumpers	16.90
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	13.98
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	12.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Science Technicians	10.68
Bridge and Lock Tenders	9.67
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.78
Furniture Finishers	8.05
Material Moving Workers, All Other	7.86
Food Batchmakers	7.73
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.58
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	7.06
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.88
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	6.31

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pourers and Casters, Metal	19.89
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	17.39
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	16.06
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	9.97
Food Science Technicians	9.55
Food Batchmakers	8.77
Taxi Drivers	8.60
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.84
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	6.70
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	5.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	12.95
Foresters	10.92
Pourers and Casters, Metal	10.48
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	8.48
Material Moving Workers, All Other	7.46
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.18
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.96
Log Graders and Scalers	6.84
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.65
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foresters	32.17
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	24.66
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	19.55
Material Moving Workers, All Other	12.49
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	11.54
Forest and Conservation Technicians	11.01
Highway Maintenance Workers	10.05
Legislators	10.04
Food Batchmakers	9.95
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	106.45
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	55.95
Extraction Workers, All Other	48.26
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	39.67
Log Graders and Scalers	16.07
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	13.16
Wellhead Pumpers	12.99
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	10.60
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	10.55
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	8.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	35.16
Log Graders and Scalers	24.73
Helpers--Extraction Workers	24.34
Logging Equipment Operators	21.48
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.32
Judicial Law Clerks	6.57
Postal Service Clerks	6.26
Surgeons, All Other	6.09
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.31
Motorcycle Mechanics	5.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	26.80
Agricultural Technicians	16.53
Soil and Plant Scientists	15.66
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.42
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	13.89
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	13.58
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.56
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	11.56
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	10.84
Foresters	8.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	55.80
Logging Equipment Operators	22.16
Foresters	21.58
Log Graders and Scalers	19.39
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	15.68
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.79
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	10.88
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	10.82
Gambling Cage Workers	7.78
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	10.99
Tour and Travel Guides	10.26
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.17
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	9.89
Foresters	8.63
Bailiffs	6.77
Logging Equipment Operators	6.14
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	5.97
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.91
Helpers--Production Workers	4.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer and Information Research Scientists	73.88
Engineers, All Other	13.76
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	10.59
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	8.02
Agricultural Inspectors	7.29
Computer Hardware Engineers	6.97
Bailiffs	6.62
Logging Equipment Operators	6.54
Electrical Engineers	6.25
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	35.90
Logging Equipment Operators	17.18
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	10.20
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.23
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.00
Foresters	6.99
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.93
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	5.72
Psychiatric Technicians	5.63
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	4.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	32.42
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	28.29
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	24.87
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	16.35
Telemarketers	12.81
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	11.01
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	10.54
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	8.91
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	8.89
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Furniture Finishers	8.82
Agricultural Inspectors	6.32
Food Science Technicians	6.31
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.90
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	5.64
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.58
Food Batchmakers	5.51
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	4.99
Social and Community Service Managers	4.95
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	4.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	12.04
Psychiatric Aides	9.19
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	9.08
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	7.35
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	6.69
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	6.41
Logging Equipment Operators	5.19
Chefs and Head Cooks	5.13
Foresters	5.05
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	4.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	32.69
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.83
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	9.88
Tour and Travel Guides	9.28
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	8.30
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	7.60
Furniture Finishers	6.91
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	6.37
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.26
Counselors, All Other	5.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	52.44
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	30.05
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	19.75
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	16.78
Tour and Travel Guides	16.09
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	14.87
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	13.74
Bicycle Repairers	10.04
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	8.11
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	7.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	36.91
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	26.05
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	18.51
Extraction Workers, All Other	16.47
Wellhead Pumpers	14.19
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	13.96
Petroleum Engineers	10.08
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	7.37
Chemical Engineers	7.28
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	7.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	34.19
Wellhead Pumpers	25.77
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	25.62
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	22.58
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	15.44
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	11.99
Transportation Workers, All Other	10.55
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.82
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.42
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	4.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	14.25
Craft Artists	10.74
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	10.53
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9.84
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	8.90
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	8.66
Fish and Game Wardens	8.13
Plant and System Operators, All Other	7.73
Wellhead Pumpers	7.53
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	19.29
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	12.65
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	11.87
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	7.42
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.91
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.80
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	4.80
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.61
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	3.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	12.34
Wellhead Pumpers	8.77
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	8.73
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.13
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	7.05
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	7.01
Podiatrists	6.64
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.09
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	4.98
Plant and System Operators, All Other	4.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	75.37
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	52.23
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	35.58
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	35.39
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	26.06
Helpers--Extraction Workers	18.30
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	17.62
Agricultural Equipment Operators	17.60
Psychiatric Aides	14.74
Petroleum Engineers	14.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	20.82
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	18.72
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	18.48
Tour and Travel Guides	14.37
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	13.84
Woodworkers, All Other	13.51
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.71
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.55
Cooks, All Other	8.26
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	8.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	29.35
Rock Splitters, Quarry	19.98
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	13.50
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	12.59
Agricultural Workers, All Other	11.73
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	10.89
Fish and Game Wardens	9.37
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.94
Sewing Machine Operators	6.89
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	19.52
Logging Workers, All Other	18.82
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	10.76
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	10.27
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.27
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	7.19
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.93
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.37
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.35
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	5.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	38.93
Woodworkers, All Other	33.99
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	22.98
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	9.29
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	9.13
Fish and Game Wardens	8.84
Psychiatric Aides	8.37
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.91
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	6.18
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	46.16
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	17.58
Fish and Game Wardens	16.95
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	16.28
Conservation Scientists	15.81
Gambling Cage Workers	14.03
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	13.51
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	12.99
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.92
Highway Maintenance Workers	11.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Scientists	30.76
Forest and Conservation Workers	30.57
Choreographers	25.92
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	18.08
Soil and Plant Scientists	14.46
Agricultural Technicians	13.75
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.20
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.68
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	12.05
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	11.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	36.08
Logging Equipment Operators	24.67
Fallers	12.09
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	9.23
Foresters	8.16
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.93
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.88
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.03
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.00
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	24.06
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	16.68
Foresters	11.76
Food Processing Workers, All Other	11.56
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.07
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	9.05
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.83
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.21
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.26
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	54.10
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	44.69
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	19.85
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.67
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.37
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	8.11
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.20
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.72
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.12
Logging Equipment Operators	4.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Furniture Finishers	12.81
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	9.57
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	8.27
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.67
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.60
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.33
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	7.01
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.95
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	6.55
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	26.97
Rock Splitters, Quarry	22.78
Gas Plant Operators	13.79
Log Graders and Scalers	13.26
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	10.18
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.14
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	9.08
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	8.30
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.90
Tool and Die Makers	7.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	11.13
Word Processors and Typists	8.49
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	7.66
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	7.61
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.04
Wellhead Pumpers	6.52
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.50
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	6.25
Gas Plant Operators	6.10
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	45.68
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	34.66
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	22.06
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	15.39
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	15.10
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.62
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	11.47
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	10.21
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	9.13
Logging Equipment Operators	8.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	45.42
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	23.64
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	19.38
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	17.94
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	15.38
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	14.90
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	14.71
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	14.34
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	14.28
Anthropologists and Archeologists	12.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	182.60
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	33.16
Logging Equipment Operators	30.97
Hoist and Winch Operators	30.90
Woodworkers, All Other	24.91
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	19.28
Foresters	16.88
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	16.84
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	13.68
Forest and Conservation Technicians	12.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	78.18
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	59.29
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	32.73
Gambling Cage Workers	30.99
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	22.74
Gambling Managers	17.66
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	14.87
Fallers	14.20
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	10.80
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	10.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	34.25
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	32.77
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	25.79
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	20.63
Agricultural Equipment Operators	16.54
Petroleum Engineers	12.87
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	11.55
Gas Plant Operators	11.54
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	10.25
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	9.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	32.40
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	27.76
Petroleum Engineers	13.73
Gas Plant Operators	12.76
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	12.13
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	11.96
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	11.02
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	10.71
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	10.22
Wellhead Pumpers	10.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	54.82
Gambling Cage Workers	30.68
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	28.24
Gambling Managers	10.89
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	10.13
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	9.25
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	7.05
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	6.95
Gambling Dealers	6.60
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	5.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	12.78
Logging Workers, All Other	9.57
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	6.05
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.48
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.35
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	5.13
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.99
Legislators	4.40
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.07
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	4.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Telephone Operators	11.17
Wellhead Pumpers	9.66
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.58
Pourers and Casters, Metal	8.43
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.43
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.54
Chemical Plant and System Operators	7.16
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.06
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.47
Legislators	5.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous), May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	9.62
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	9.20
Pourers and Casters, Metal	9.09
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	8.49
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	8.37
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	7.86
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.25
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.82
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	6.19
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	13.59
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	11.86
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.83
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.97
Tool and Die Makers	8.50
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.49
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	7.35
Sewers, Hand	7.06
Pourers and Casters, Metal	6.68
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	6.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	21.87
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	15.44
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	14.02
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	12.84
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.83
Conservation Scientists	10.22
Agricultural Equipment Operators	9.34
Bailiffs	9.13
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	8.77
Forest and Conservation Technicians	7.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	97.39
Wellhead Pumpers	94.80
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	67.57
Gas Plant Operators	63.15
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	52.48
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	47.73
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	32.23
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	24.89
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	16.81
Petroleum Engineers	13.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.36
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	9.16
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	8.23
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	8.16
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.00
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.78
Forest and Conservation Technicians	4.73
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	4.33
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	4.28
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	23.11
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	18.48
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.78
Log Graders and Scalers	12.42
Logging Equipment Operators	12.38
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	10.88
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.43
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.26
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.12
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	6.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	17.80
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	10.82
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	10.75
Agricultural Equipment Operators	9.82
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.33
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.15
Emergency Medical Technicians	6.69
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	6.64
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	6.26
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	43.10
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	17.70
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	14.10
Log Graders and Scalers	13.63
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	13.16
Tire Builders	10.55
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	6.88
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	6.18
Logging Equipment Operators	6.05
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.64

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Historians	12.49
Legislators	10.81
Animal Control Workers	9.87
Highway Maintenance Workers	9.46
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	9.02
Word Processors and Typists	8.11
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	6.54
Fish and Game Wardens	6.42
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.26
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	10.73
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	8.80
Highway Maintenance Workers	8.74
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	7.11
Legislators	7.06
Materials Engineers	6.93
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.40
Animal Control Workers	5.73
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.20
Clergy	5.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	21.30
Historians	13.59
Psychiatric Aides	13.40
Fish and Game Wardens	11.17
Word Processors and Typists	11.08
Legislators	11.02
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9.30
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	8.77
Highway Maintenance Workers	7.59
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	6.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	47.31
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	31.65
Wellhead Pumpers	31.00
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	25.50
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	22.63
Hoist and Winch Operators	15.66
Gas Plant Operators	11.96
Forest and Conservation Technicians	10.81
Extraction Workers, All Other	7.49
Petroleum Engineers	7.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	22.21
Recreational Therapists	8.44
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	7.14
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	6.33
Legislators	5.59
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.49
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	5.32
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.32
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.20
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	5.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	16.72
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	10.29
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	6.63
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	6.58
Cooks, Short Order	6.51
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	5.68
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.47
Cardiologists	5.29
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	4.56
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	8.61
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.34
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	6.03
Cooks, Short Order	5.56
Foresters	5.49
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.44
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	4.10
Recreational Therapists	3.72
Surgeons, All Other	3.66
Microbiologists	3.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	10.32
Lodging Managers	8.44
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.60
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.00
Cooks, Short Order	5.95
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.82
Power Plant Operators	5.51
Forest and Conservation Technicians	5.20
Tour and Travel Guides	4.57
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nevada nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	347.41
Extraction Workers, All Other	109.80
Helpers--Extraction Workers	64.02
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	49.71
Gambling Managers	41.72
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	31.56
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	24.17
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	24.11
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	20.85
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	20.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Technicians	17.49
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	17.07
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.47
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	13.28
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	12.22
Soil and Plant Scientists	12.19
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	10.61
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	10.33
Farm and Home Management Educators	10.07
Agricultural Equipment Operators	9.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Processing Workers, All Other	21.11
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	19.12
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	13.06
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.54
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	12.52
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	8.85
Food Science Technicians	8.73
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	8.61
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	7.66
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	20.24
Farm and Home Management Educators	19.06
Rail Car Repairers	10.76
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	10.19
Highway Maintenance Workers	9.13
Conservation Scientists	6.98
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.65
Legislators	6.33
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	5.20
Crane and Tower Operators	4.99

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	83.47
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	51.49
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	24.96
Conservation Scientists	20.72
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	18.00
Forest and Conservation Technicians	15.42
Wellhead Pumpers	14.28
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	14.16
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.81
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	10.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	47.76
Logging Equipment Operators	14.95
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.59
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	8.71
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	7.35
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	6.02
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.97
Fence Erectors	5.81
Conservation Scientists	5.46
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	5.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	19.33
Hydrologists	14.13
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	12.45
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	9.56
Conservation Scientists	9.21
Psychiatric Aides	9.21
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	9.08
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	8.03
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	7.74
Motorcycle Mechanics	7.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Musicians and Singers	16.80
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	14.48
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	13.92
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	9.80
Concierges	8.63
Travel Agents	6.37
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	6.08
Agricultural Technicians	5.84
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.37
Recreation Workers	4.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	26.26
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.22
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	9.09
Agricultural Equipment Operators	8.12
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.92
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.88
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	5.69
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	5.66
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.65
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	11.55
Bridge and Lock Tenders	10.75
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	9.85
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	9.84
Food Batchmakers	6.68
Fish and Game Wardens	6.28
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.50
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	5.50
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	5.07
New Accounts Clerks	4.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.69
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	7.39
New Accounts Clerks	6.09
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.74
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	5.48
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.09
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.79
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.33
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.01
Cooks, Fast Food	3.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	76.34
Log Graders and Scalers	30.25
Logging Equipment Operators	28.71
Sailors and Marine Oilers	21.14
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	20.08
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	15.72
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	8.95
Computer and Information Research Scientists	8.60
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.06
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	7.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	26.72
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	24.91
Logging Equipment Operators	22.67
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	20.84
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	18.81
Psychiatric Aides	18.03
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	15.95
Log Graders and Scalers	15.81
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.39
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	6.74

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	19.28
Logging Equipment Operators	8.82
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	7.96
Psychiatric Aides	6.98
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.82
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.74
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	6.31
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	5.72
Conservation Scientists	5.11
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Upholsterers	69.74
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	29.74
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	27.76
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	21.30
Sewing Machine Operators	15.36
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	14.49
Logging Equipment Operators	9.72
Log Graders and Scalers	9.13
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.89
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	8.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	22.73
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	16.02
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	12.53
Food Science Technicians	11.72
Food Scientists and Technologists	6.87
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	6.70
Food Processing Workers, All Other	6.65
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.65
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	6.24
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	44.77
Animal Scientists	14.38
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	14.36
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	14.01
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	12.63
Agricultural Equipment Operators	11.69
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	10.80
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	10.11
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	9.88
Food Processing Workers, All Other	6.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	33.12
Foresters	32.42
Logging Equipment Operators	17.69
Forest and Conservation Technicians	14.53
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	12.48
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	11.58
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.33
Power Plant Operators	6.78
Conservation Scientists	6.65
Highway Maintenance Workers	6.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	27.62
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	17.60
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.93
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	7.78
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.48
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.37
Foresters	5.05
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.73
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	4.70
Conservation Scientists	4.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	12.23
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.66
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.60
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	9.19
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.22
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.71
Tool and Die Makers	5.69
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.40
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.17
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	12.39
Craft Artists	11.57
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.36
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	5.90
Legislators	5.88
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	5.50
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.78
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.56
Logging Equipment Operators	4.52
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.27

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	15.64
Foresters	12.96
Logging Equipment Operators	12.83
Legislators	10.16
Fish and Game Wardens	9.18
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.11
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.12
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.17
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.29
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	6.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Log Graders and Scalers	14.93
Logging Equipment Operators	13.89
Foresters	11.07
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	10.94
Gambling Cage Workers	9.61
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	9.33
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	9.30
Fish and Game Wardens	7.67
Legislators	6.75
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	6.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Curators	10.37
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.23
Museum Technicians and Conservators	6.95
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	4.17
Conservation Scientists	4.07
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3.89
Property Appraisers and Assessors	3.88
Fundraising Managers	3.82
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.81
Fundraisers	3.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.59
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	8.40
Cooks, All Other	8.28
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.53
Private Detectives and Investigators	6.12
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	6.03
Funeral Attendants	4.93
Tour and Travel Guides	4.72
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	4.49
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	4.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	8.73
Animal Control Workers	5.24
Woodworkers, All Other	4.92
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.89
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.50
Helpers--Carpenters	4.50
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	4.30
Motorcycle Mechanics	4.26
Taxi Drivers	4.26
Statistical Assistants	4.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	44.38
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	13.44
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	9.99
Woodworkers, All Other	9.06
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	7.76
Motorcycle Mechanics	7.56
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.37
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	6.57
Lodging Managers	6.44
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sailors and Marine Oilers	32.06
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	26.95
Bridge and Lock Tenders	23.36
Plant and System Operators, All Other	22.87
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	16.77
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	14.33
Riggers	13.14
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	12.89
Ship Engineers	10.24
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	9.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plant and System Operators, All Other	49.55
Logging Equipment Operators	15.65
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	14.22
Agricultural Equipment Operators	14.20
Counselors, All Other	13.74
Agricultural Workers, All Other	12.25
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	11.55
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	8.91
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	8.07
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	7.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	54.93
Logging Equipment Operators	41.29
Plant and System Operators, All Other	39.66
Log Graders and Scalers	33.19
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	22.08
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	15.53
Extraction Workers, All Other	15.19
Millwrights	7.93
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	7.01
Cooks, All Other	6.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	152.08
Embalmers	19.15
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	18.77
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	13.94
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	12.27
Therapists, All Other	11.51
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	10.18
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	10.16
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	9.72
Funeral Home Managers	8.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	10.05
Embalmers	8.94
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.07
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.70
Therapists, All Other	6.59
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	6.58
Power Plant Operators	6.19
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.78
Bailiffs	5.08
Tool and Die Makers	4.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	13.34
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	12.57
Log Graders and Scalers	9.56
Embalmers	9.51
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.21
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.15
Therapists, All Other	6.30
Surgical Assistants	5.55
Sewing Machine Operators	5.50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sailors and Marine Oilers	40.57
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	30.71
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	30.06
Ship Engineers	22.90
Embalmers	12.25
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.46
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.81
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	5.77
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.73
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	5.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	21.89
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	15.70
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	13.96
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	12.17
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	11.49
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.47
Agricultural Equipment Operators	11.41
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	10.89
Recreational Therapists	7.22
Wellhead Pumpers	6.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	9.83
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	9.10
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.60
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.72
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	7.53
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	7.51
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.48
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.43
Pourers and Casters, Metal	7.10
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	14.56
Agricultural Equipment Operators	12.62
Farm and Home Management Educators	9.63
Conservation Scientists	7.22
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.89
Highway Maintenance Workers	6.16
Agricultural Technicians	6.07
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.02
Food Science Technicians	5.87
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	5.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	23.31
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	17.38
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	17.10
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	15.23
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	11.92
Soil and Plant Scientists	9.80
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	9.07
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	8.29
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7.75
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Equipment Operators	13.55
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	13.35
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	9.79
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	6.83
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.62
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	6.54
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	6.38
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	6.21
Conservation Scientists	6.04
Soil and Plant Scientists	5.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	36.17
Furniture Finishers	21.31
Upholsterers	11.98
Power Plant Operators	11.58
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	10.53
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.40
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	9.55
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	8.14
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.87
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24.61
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	19.47
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	16.57
Pourers and Casters, Metal	14.05
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	10.74
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	8.52
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	7.44
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.77
Tool and Die Makers	6.30
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14.67
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14.44
Pourers and Casters, Metal	13.50
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	12.49
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	12.15
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.81
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.80
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.23
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	7.96
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	7.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	28.01
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	14.16
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.78
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	9.25
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.93
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7.07
Psychiatric Technicians	6.98
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	6.52
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.49
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.87

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	7.90
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.75
Legislators	6.40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	5.56
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.93
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	4.87
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.80
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.62
Wellhead Pumpers	4.60
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	10.52
Bridge and Lock Tenders	7.71
Agricultural Equipment Operators	7.56
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	7.11
Dietetic Technicians	7.05
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	6.59
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.18
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.98
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	5.94
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	41.21
Nuclear Engineers	8.77
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	6.48
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.53
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.30
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.17
Food Scientists and Technologists	5.14
Chemical Plant and System Operators	4.71
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.29
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23.47
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	20.21
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	11.58
Agricultural Inspectors	11.34
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.98
Agricultural Equipment Operators	8.29
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	6.95
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.19
Helpers--Production Workers	5.93
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.83

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	147.31
Log Graders and Scalers	68.66
Forest and Conservation Technicians	57.24
Foresters	42.90
Logging Workers, All Other	39.01
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	17.34
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	16.57
Helpers--Extraction Workers	16.01
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	10.90
Millwrights	8.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	62.44
Agricultural Workers, All Other	32.41
Astronomers	25.98
Forest and Conservation Workers	17.61
Judicial Law Clerks	9.92
Passenger Attendants	9.75
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	8.93
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	7.81
Tour and Travel Guides	7.60
Power Plant Operators	6.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	50.26
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	27.70
Logging Equipment Operators	18.73
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	13.95
Log Graders and Scalers	12.94
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	11.35
Fallers	9.66
Riggers	9.54
Foresters	9.51
Agricultural Equipment Operators	8.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	26.56
Logging Equipment Operators	20.72
Foresters	11.20
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	9.14
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	9.04
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	7.40
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	7.36
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6.20
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	5.98
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	25.81
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	19.37
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	16.90
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	15.72
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	7.57
Logging Equipment Operators	6.72
Foresters	5.69
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.55
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.25
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	5.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	61.36
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33.34
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	19.19
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	16.43
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.40
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	10.74
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	10.37
Agricultural Inspectors	7.37
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.44
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	5.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Florida nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	49.50
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	47.25
Logging Equipment Operators	19.58
Fish and Game Wardens	14.69
Correctional Officers and Jailers	12.52
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	12.00
Farm and Home Management Educators	9.71
Fallers	8.97
Agricultural Inspectors	8.56
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	7.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Florida nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	32.42
Agricultural Equipment Operators	18.44
Fish and Game Wardens	13.81
Lodging Managers	12.02
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	11.93
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	11.86
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	10.62
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	10.12
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.70
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	7.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.14
Residential Advisors	6.28
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.00
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.07
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.32
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	3.84
Emergency Medical Technicians	3.73
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	3.71
Sewing Machine Operators	3.61
Library Assistants, Clerical	3.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	16.43
Aircraft Service Attendants	15.08
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	12.26
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	12.10
Stonemasons	11.89
Tour and Travel Guides	10.66
Forest and Conservation Technicians	10.31
Real Estate Brokers	9.70
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	8.91
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	8.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	17.62
Forest and Conservation Technicians	15.96
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	14.77
Tour and Travel Guides	12.48
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	8.05
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7.40
Plant and System Operators, All Other	6.85
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	6.17
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	6.12
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	6.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	21.20
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	16.90
Agricultural Workers, All Other	15.54
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	15.48
Agricultural Inspectors	14.74
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	12.66
Highway Maintenance Workers	8.22
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	7.54
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	7.28
Conservation Scientists	7.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	60.66
Fallers	25.97
Logging Equipment Operators	16.97
Agricultural Inspectors	12.48
Foresters	11.02
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	10.63
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	10.01
Forest and Conservation Workers	9.34
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	8.90
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	7.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	40.82
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	18.46
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	15.65
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	15.43
Gambling Cage Workers	12.10
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	11.99
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	11.05
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	8.71
Logging Equipment Operators	8.47
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	8.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fallers	41.04
Logging Workers, All Other	20.88
Logging Equipment Operators	19.00
Forest and Conservation Technicians	17.21
Log Graders and Scalers	17.18
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	16.82
Gambling Cage Workers	12.00
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	9.75
Helpers--Roofers	8.01
Foresters	7.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	30.39
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	24.45
Woodworkers, All Other	23.73
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	20.14
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	16.44
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.56
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	12.45
Millwrights	11.31
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	10.37
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	29.25
Log Graders and Scalers	25.25
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	22.58
Logging Equipment Operators	21.34
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	16.21
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	14.92
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	14.29
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.70
Helpers--Production Workers	8.20
Foresters	7.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	38.75
Agricultural Equipment Operators	17.40
Crane and Tower Operators	13.58
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.72
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.57
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.49
Legislators	7.91
Materials Engineers	7.25
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	7.15
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Dental Laboratory Technicians	23.08
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	16.64
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	10.79
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	9.49
Fish and Game Wardens	8.52
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	6.99
Legislators	5.82
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	5.52
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.50
Helpers--Production Workers	5.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Arizona nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	35.56
Forest and Conservation Technicians	26.67
Fish and Game Wardens	13.44
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	12.00
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	10.63
Gambling Cage Workers	8.72
Anthropologists and Archeologists	8.63
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	7.19
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.97
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ship Engineers	49.15
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	43.81
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	38.01
Helpers--Extraction Workers	35.96
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	34.99
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	26.14
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	25.90
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	22.37
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	19.21
Power Plant Operators	19.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	24.52
Aircraft Service Attendants	22.12
Logging Equipment Operators	21.87
Commercial Pilots	18.86
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	13.70
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.21
Helpers--Production Workers	6.21
Foresters	5.84
Education Administrators, All Other	5.56
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	64.69
Log Graders and Scalers	46.30
Hoist and Winch Operators	28.07
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	20.57
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	18.80
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	16.71
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.32
Power Plant Operators	14.93
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	12.89
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	11.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	42.02
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	37.93
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	28.45
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	10.75
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	10.59
Logging Equipment Operators	9.52
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.03
Helpers--Production Workers	8.72
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	8.41
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	8.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	15.57
Logging Equipment Operators	15.13
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	14.33
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	13.63
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	11.32
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	9.64
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	8.19
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	8.05
Helpers--Production Workers	7.82
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Worcester, MA-CT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.63
Epidemiologists	6.46
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6.37
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	4.70
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.07
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	3.81
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	3.75
Microbiologists	3.62
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	3.60
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waterbury, CT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	13.96
Special Education Teachers, All Other	8.44
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.61
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	5.18
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.11
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.63
Residential Advisors	4.59
Funeral Attendants	4.17
Machinists	3.71
Social and Community Service Managers	3.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, MA-CT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	12.31
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	5.85
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	5.14
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.14
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.54
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	4.48
Healthcare Social Workers	4.45
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	4.29
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	4.24
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	4.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	9.58
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	7.65
School Bus Monitors	6.63
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.17
Radiation Therapists	4.55
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.48
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	4.45
Physicians, Pathologists	4.37
Etchers and Engravers	4.12
Music Directors and Composers	4.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portsmouth, NH-ME, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	49.13
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	14.04
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	13.38
Fashion Designers	6.65
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	5.55
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	5.26
Surgical Assistants	4.88
Engineers, All Other	4.62
Cooks, Short Order	4.38
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portland-South Portland, ME, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	7.53
Correspondence Clerks	6.75
Aircraft Service Attendants	5.09
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.66
Political Scientists	4.13
Order Clerks	3.73
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.59
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.12
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	3.05
Medical Equipment Preparers	3.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pittsfield, MA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.99
Residential Advisors	4.82
Healthcare Social Workers	3.91
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.47
Urban and Regional Planners	3.40
Word Processors and Typists	2.95
Rehabilitation Counselors	2.93
Library Assistants, Clerical	2.89
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	2.85
Printing Press Operators	2.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	19.08
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.96
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	5.27
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	4.72
Sailors and Marine Oilers	4.22
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	4.05
Boilermakers	3.87
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.85
Animal Trainers	3.49
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	3.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Haven, CT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	6.97
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	5.26
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	5.10
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	4.64
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	4.61
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	4.34
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.08
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.00
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.96
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Bedford, MA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.20
Healthcare Social Workers	10.96
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	10.72
Stonemasons	9.22
Sewing Machine Operators	6.40
Residential Advisors	5.14
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	4.95
Packers and Packagers, Hand	4.86
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.10
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Manchester, NH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	6.84
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.45
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	4.27
Interpreters and Translators	4.13
Cooks, Short Order	4.05
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.92
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	3.80
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.74
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	3.67
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	12.96
Psychologists, All Other	8.48
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	8.31
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.17
Helpers--Electricians	4.98
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.86
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	4.77
Production Workers, All Other	3.91
Sewing Machine Operators	3.52
Paramedics	3.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Leominster-Gardner, MA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.09
Residential Advisors	5.72
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.06
Prepress Technicians and Workers	4.83
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.86
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	3.65
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.61
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	3.53
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	3.40
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Actuaries	9.85
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	5.95
Insurance Underwriters	5.31
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	5.29
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.89
Statistical Assistants	4.07
Aerospace Engineers	3.77
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.75
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	3.52
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dover-Durham, NH-ME, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Credit Counselors	16.04
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.69
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.97
Cooks, Short Order	5.71
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.69
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.40
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	4.05
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.40
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.02
Family Medicine Physicians	2.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Danbury, CT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	5.72
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.57
General Internal Medicine Physicians	5.15
Cooks, All Other	4.21
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.00
Manicurists and Pedicurists	3.24
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.14
Chemical Technicians	3.10
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	2.92
Purchasing Managers	2.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	8.58
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	8.20
Health Education Specialists	5.66
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	5.41
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	5.31
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	5.21
Compliance Officers	5.10
Pediatricians, General	4.78
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	4.67
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Manicurists and Pedicurists	4.22
Personal Financial Advisors	4.13
Special Effects Artists and Animators	3.98
Brokerage Clerks	3.65
Financial Managers	3.62
Actuaries	3.58
General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.53
Financial and Investment Analysts	3.44
Parking Enforcement Workers	3.16
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	3.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biochemists and Biophysicists	11.87
Microbiologists	6.96
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	5.93
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	4.75
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	3.92
Life Scientists, All Other	3.67
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	3.54
Biological Technicians	3.41
Sales Engineers	3.26
Statistical Assistants	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Barnstable Town, MA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	16.77
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.46
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.00
Ship Engineers	6.46
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	5.25
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	5.19
Environmental Engineers	5.07
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	4.80
Riggers	4.12
Residential Advisors	3.54

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bangor, ME, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plant and System Operators, All Other	10.49
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	10.45
Logging Equipment Operators	8.01
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	7.90
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	5.03
Social Workers, All Other	4.76
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	4.51
Highway Maintenance Workers	3.95
Social and Human Service Assistants	3.51
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yuma, AZ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	22.49
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	19.18
Agricultural Equipment Operators	18.14
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.57
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.47
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	3.62
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	3.57
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.91
Compliance Officers	2.91
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	2.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yuba City, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	11.24
Special Education Teachers, All Other	8.88
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	7.18
Urban and Regional Planners	7.05
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	6.82
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.52
Protective Service Workers, All Other	6.05
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.73
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	5.55
Dietetic Technicians	5.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.15
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	9.20
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.68
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.67
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.81
Bailiffs	4.76
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.29
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.85
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.48
Telemarketers	3.40

Occupations with the highest location quotient in York-Hanover, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	5.17
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.04
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	3.74
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	3.73
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.73
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.48
Procurement Clerks	3.43
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.43
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	3.16
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	3.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Yakima, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	87.27
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	16.06
Agricultural Equipment Operators	15.66
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	15.61
Agricultural Inspectors	15.61
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.53
Packers and Packagers, Hand	7.29
Food Science Technicians	6.90
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	6.64
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	3.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Winston-Salem, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.16
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	8.77
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	7.92
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.07
Upholsterers	6.25
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	5.88
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	4.74
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.54
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.01
Cooks, Fast Food	3.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Winchester, VA-WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Emergency Medicine Physicians	7.11
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	5.22
Radiologists	4.91
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	4.14
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	4.13
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.02
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	3.79
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.32
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	3.25
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	3.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wilmington, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Soil and Plant Scientists	21.11
Chemists	7.20
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	6.34
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.94
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	5.00
Natural Sciences Managers	4.33
Cooks, Fast Food	3.34
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.29
Curators	3.26
Microbiologists	2.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Williamsport, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	13.87
Gas Plant Operators	9.10
Word Processors and Typists	8.42
Physicians, All Other	5.04
Athletic Trainers	4.38
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	4.30
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.01
Funeral Attendants	3.86
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	3.23
Orderlies	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wichita Falls, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	23.17
Wellhead Pumpers	18.23
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	5.99
Petroleum Engineers	4.87
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.69
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.37
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.09
Instructional Coordinators	4.00
Physical Therapist Aides	3.81
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wichita, KS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	70.61
Avionics Technicians	13.22
Aerospace Engineers	13.20
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	6.15
Furniture Finishers	4.18
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	4.15
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	4.13
Commercial Pilots	3.83
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	3.59
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	3.51

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wheeling, WV-OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roof Bolters, Mining	194.73
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	71.51
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	70.55
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	24.94
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	18.89
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	8.67
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	6.69
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.47
Funeral Attendants	5.42
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	3.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wenatchee, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	92.01
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	15.54
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	14.87
Agricultural Inspectors	10.41
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	8.64
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	7.50
Power Plant Operators	6.86
Packers and Packagers, Hand	6.55
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.66
Coaches and Scouts	3.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	17.27
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	14.22
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.58
Legislators	5.50
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.32
Millwrights	5.03
Occupational Therapy Assistants	4.38
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.06
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	4.02
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Wausau, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Science Technicians	13.20
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	12.88
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.37
Food Batchmakers	9.32
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	9.24
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.37
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.07
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	6.51
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	6.31
Mechanical Drafters	6.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Legislators	10.29
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.07
Word Processors and Typists	9.93
Highway Maintenance Workers	8.71
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	7.60
School Bus Monitors	6.22
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	6.10
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.68
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.56
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	13.30
Mechanical Engineers	8.30
Industrial Engineers	5.28
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	5.14
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	5.01
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.85
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	4.66
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.62
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	4.55
New Accounts Clerks	4.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Political Scientists	34.33
Economists	16.96
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	11.29
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	10.03
Geographers	9.69
Astronomers	9.26
Legal Support Workers, All Other	8.46
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	7.89
Statisticians	7.17
Physical Scientists, All Other	6.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Warner Robins, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	18.69
Logisticians	15.67
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	14.19
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	7.87
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	5.62
Financial Specialists, All Other	5.23
Engineers, All Other	4.74
Aerospace Engineers	4.59
Production Workers, All Other	4.59
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	4.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Walla Walla, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	26.37
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.52
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8.61
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	5.24
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.97
Printing Press Operators	4.38
Legislators	3.90
Civil Engineers	3.72
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	3.27
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	3.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Waco, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	5.49
Telemarketers	5.28
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	4.46
Avionics Technicians	3.98
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	3.56
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	3.46
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	3.44
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	3.40
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	3.39
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	3.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Visalia-Porterville, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Labor Contractors	68.88
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	64.84
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	30.00
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23.02
Agricultural Equipment Operators	14.34
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	13.70
Food Science Technicians	11.02
Agricultural Workers, All Other	10.65
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	9.76
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ship Engineers	39.90
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	31.30
Sailors and Marine Oilers	17.35
Nuclear Engineers	11.72
Riggers	9.41
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	6.44
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	5.93
Pile Driver Operators	4.98
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	4.36
Sheet Metal Workers	4.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	14.01
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	13.61
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	13.43
Food Scientists and Technologists	12.79
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	12.55
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	12.44
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	11.70
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9.94
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	9.12
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	8.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Victoria, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	25.82
Wellhead Pumpers	13.31
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	11.42
Petroleum Engineers	9.00
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	6.05
Instructional Coordinators	3.88
Physical Therapist Assistants	3.35
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.31
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.10
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	2.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Material Moving Workers, All Other	4.81
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	4.68
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.63
Food Science Technicians	4.34
Fence Erectors	4.13
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	3.83
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.77
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	3.59
Pharmacy Aides	3.32
Protective Service Workers, All Other	3.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Valdosta, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.97
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	7.25
Logging Equipment Operators	6.44
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	5.52
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.52
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.38
Helpers--Electricians	3.86
Production Workers, All Other	3.62
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	3.38
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.07

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Utica-Rome, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	12.97
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	7.76
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	7.75
Word Processors and Typists	6.87
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.15
Computer and Information Research Scientists	6.07
Financial Examiners	5.84
Legislators	5.52
School Bus Monitors	5.38
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.51

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Urban Honolulu, HI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	13.94
Anthropologists and Archeologists	11.36
Agricultural Workers, All Other	9.46
Acupuncturists	7.78
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	7.06
Tapers	6.69
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6.36
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	6.04
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	5.87
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	5.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tyler, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	6.69
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	6.42
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	4.75
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.63
Petroleum Engineers	3.52
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	3.44
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	3.10
Phlebotomists	2.93
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	2.91
Broadcast Technicians	2.74

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Twin Falls, ID, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	18.35
Agricultural Technicians	13.44
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.95
Agricultural Inspectors	10.53
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	9.96
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.89
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.69
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.64
Material Moving Workers, All Other	4.73
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	3.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tuscaloosa, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	27.84
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	20.17
Log Graders and Scalers	15.15
Logging Equipment Operators	13.28
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	10.55
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	10.09
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	9.73
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.56
Set and Exhibit Designers	8.50
Gas Plant Operators	6.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tulsa, OK, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	10.75
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	9.33
Petroleum Engineers	8.49
Paperhangers	8.46
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	6.13
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	5.91
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	5.79
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	5.67
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	5.32
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	5.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tucson, AZ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Science Research Assistants	8.77
Hydrologists	7.52
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	5.77
Interpreters and Translators	5.42
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	4.99
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	4.98
Gambling Managers	4.20
Avionics Technicians	4.04
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	4.01
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	3.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Trenton, NJ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Natural Sciences Managers	14.95
Sociologists	12.34
Biochemists and Biophysicists	8.49
Packers and Packagers, Hand	8.34
Brokerage Clerks	7.62
Word Processors and Typists	7.44
Financial Specialists, All Other	6.98
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.68
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	6.60
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	6.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Topeka, KS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rock Splitters, Quarry	44.14
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	6.79
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	6.17
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	4.81
Forensic Science Technicians	4.66
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	4.42
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	4.29
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	3.93
Recreational Therapists	3.79
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Toledo, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	14.11
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.77
Millwrights	5.61
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	4.93
Tool and Die Makers	4.53
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.34
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	3.92
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.68
Bailiffs	3.61
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in The Villages, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Real Estate Sales Agents	6.18
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	4.64
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	4.09
Helpers--Electricians	4.08
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	3.82
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	3.82
Construction Laborers	3.48
Chefs and Head Cooks	3.22
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3.10
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Texarkana, TX-AR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	9.13
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.51
Rail Car Repairers	7.26
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	6.86
Transportation Workers, All Other	6.82
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	5.64
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.58
Logging Equipment Operators	5.15
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.93
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Terre Haute, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10.69
Power Plant Operators	6.31
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	5.97
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.31
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5.15
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.70
Psychiatric Technicians	4.28
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.07
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	3.67
Athletic Trainers	3.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	4.85
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	3.97
Athletes and Sports Competitors	3.82
Telemarketers	3.57
Commercial Divers	2.94
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	2.91
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	2.90
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	2.85
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	2.75
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Tallahassee, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm and Home Management Educators	35.88
Psychiatric Aides	15.10
Biological Scientists, All Other	11.63
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	9.65
Judicial Law Clerks	8.50
Management Analysts	7.81
Counselors, All Other	7.57
Rehabilitation Counselors	6.05
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.91
Forensic Science Technicians	5.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Syracuse, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	7.04
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	5.56
Music Directors and Composers	5.53
School Bus Monitors	4.19
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	4.18
Nuclear Engineers	4.11
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	4.11
Clergy	3.58
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3.51
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	3.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sumter, SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	20.26
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	6.00
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4.77
Machinists	4.64
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.43
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.89
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.87
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.79
Budget Analysts	2.91
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Stockton-Lodi, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	11.33
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	10.54
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	8.70
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	7.15
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.12
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7.08
Agricultural Workers, All Other	5.90
Material Moving Workers, All Other	5.43
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.51
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	4.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Staunton-Waynesboro, VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Machinists	5.38
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.91
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.14
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.99
Psychiatrists	3.81
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.80
Tour and Travel Guides	3.59
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.31
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.19
Tool and Die Makers	2.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in State College, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.66
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	4.47
Physicians, All Other	3.45
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.08
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	2.99
Coaches and Scouts	2.63
Highway Maintenance Workers	2.38
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	2.30
Family Medicine Physicians	2.21
Surveyors	2.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	28.46
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.42
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.38
Food Processing Workers, All Other	5.20
Funeral Attendants	5.15
Tool and Die Makers	4.15
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.96
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.17
Occupational Therapy Assistants	3.15
Legislators	2.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, MO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
New Accounts Clerks	6.10
Nurse Anesthetists	5.99
Transportation Workers, All Other	4.93
Telemarketers	3.82
Traffic Technicians	3.50
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	3.45
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	3.37
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	3.30
Cooks, Fast Food	3.18
Medical Appliance Technicians	3.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Springfield, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6.39
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.93
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	5.51
Special Education Teachers, All Other	5.28
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.16
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	4.86
Legislators	4.80
Emergency Management Directors	4.55
Transportation Inspectors	4.25
Power Plant Operators	4.07

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rehabilitation Counselors	6.53
Tapers	5.66
Logging Equipment Operators	3.30
Foresters	3.30
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	3.24
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.19
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	3.02
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	2.86
Community Health Workers	2.83
Materials Scientists	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Spartanburg, SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	24.88
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	14.66
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.87
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	10.43
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.75
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	7.71
Chemical Plant and System Operators	7.66
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.25
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.45
Sewing Machine Operators	5.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	17.42
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	6.02
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.30
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	4.97
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.84
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.80
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.70
Psychiatric Technicians	3.53
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.50
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sioux Falls, SD, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Choreographers	25.97
Forest and Conservation Workers	17.08
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	13.33
Animal Scientists	11.95
Correspondence Clerks	8.74
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	8.09
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	6.97
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.83
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.40
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	4.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	19.71
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	17.27
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	13.05
Food Batchmakers	13.02
Food Science Technicians	10.77
Food Scientists and Technologists	9.37
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.95
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.76
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	8.47
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	32.24
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	9.23
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.27
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.32
Computer Occupations, All Other	4.92
Budget Analysts	4.90
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.48
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.06
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.83
Compliance Officers	3.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extraction Workers, All Other	38.44
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	7.47
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	7.28
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	7.12
Chemical Plant and System Operators	5.59
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	5.40
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	5.17
Cooks, All Other	5.08
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	4.96
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	4.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sherman-Denison, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	44.25
Glaziers	5.39
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	5.19
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.87
Bill and Account Collectors	3.68
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.48
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	2.99
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2.89
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	2.79
Medical Transcriptionists	2.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sheboygan, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	12.01
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	11.89
Food Batchmakers	11.24
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.28
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.65
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	7.49
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.92
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	6.86
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.55
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	5.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sebring, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	7.57
Roofers	2.77
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	2.49
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	2.42
Pest Control Workers	2.34
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	2.27
Physical Therapist Assistants	2.12
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	2.06
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	2.03
Nursing Assistants	2.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	7.96
Roofers	7.44
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	6.81
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.40
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	4.84
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.20
Tile and Stone Setters	3.81
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3.31
Real Estate Sales Agents	3.24
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	3.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Order Clerks	12.64
Web and Digital Interface Designers	12.40
Tapers	8.10
Special Effects Artists and Animators	7.03
Ship Engineers	5.27
Aerospace Engineers	5.05
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.84
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	4.38
Software Developers	3.98
Radiologists	3.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.27
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.18
Word Processors and Typists	4.66
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.50
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	4.32
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	4.18
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.74
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	3.69
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3.15
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	2.93

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Savannah, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	25.02
Transportation Workers, All Other	7.13
Transportation Inspectors	6.51
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	6.50
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	4.67
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.11
Set and Exhibit Designers	3.99
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	3.84
Desktop Publishers	3.37
Tour and Travel Guides	3.31

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Rosa, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	18.26
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.93
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.85
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	6.38
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	6.36
Tapers	6.12
Food Science Technicians	6.09
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	5.26
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	5.25
Agricultural Equipment Operators	4.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	26.13
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	11.87
Agricultural Equipment Operators	8.00
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7.13
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	6.25
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	4.88
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	4.48
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	4.45
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	4.11
Anthropologists and Archeologists	3.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Fe, NM, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Health Education Specialists	15.18
Anthropologists and Archeologists	14.75
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	9.79
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	7.88
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.79
Financial Specialists, All Other	5.04
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.93
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4.87
Forest and Conservation Technicians	4.37
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	3.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Anthropologists and Archeologists	9.63
Social Science Research Assistants	8.31
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	7.07
Bicycle Repairers	5.23
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.19
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	4.30
Special Education Teachers, All Other	4.22
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	4.14
Biological Scientists, All Other	4.14
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	14.83
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	12.25
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.92
Recreational Therapists	7.97
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.43
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7.27
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.36
Marriage and Family Therapists	5.06
Urban and Regional Planners	4.57
Tour and Travel Guides	4.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	22.02
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	15.66
Bailiffs	12.50
Word Processors and Typists	8.84
Statistical Assistants	7.77
Farm and Home Management Educators	7.68
Pharmacy Aides	7.21
Telephone Operators	6.35
Couriers and Messengers	5.89
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	5.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer Hardware Engineers	13.50
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	13.47
Computer and Information Research Scientists	9.77
Sales Engineers	8.68
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6.62
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	6.58
Software Developers	6.55
Computer Occupations, All Other	6.12
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	6.03
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San German, PR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sewing Machine Operators	103.22
Pharmacy Aides	16.92
Highway Maintenance Workers	11.79
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	6.95
Word Processors and Typists	6.84
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	5.05
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	4.41
Bakers	3.77
Paramedics	3.21
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biological Scientists, All Other	6.07
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5.76
Sociologists	5.69
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.92
Acupuncturists	4.81
Special Effects Artists and Animators	4.02
Pile Driver Operators	3.98
Parking Enforcement Workers	3.62
Passenger Attendants	3.55
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	3.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biological Scientists, All Other	7.78
Marriage and Family Therapists	6.64
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6.46
Social Science Research Assistants	5.43
Computer Hardware Engineers	5.32
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	4.74
Real Estate Brokers	3.93
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	3.87
Gambling Cage Workers	3.80
Tapers	3.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Telemarketers	5.13
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.07
Wellhead Pumpers	2.70
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	2.62
Epidemiologists	2.59
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	2.56
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	2.55
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	2.50
Upholsterers	2.46
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in San Angelo, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	16.03
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	15.59
Bill and Account Collectors	7.31
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	6.89
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	5.49
Physical Therapist Aides	5.37
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	4.93
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	4.29
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	2.97
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	2.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salt Lake City, UT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	26.62
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	4.81
Sewers, Hand	4.67
Costume Attendants	4.58
Hearing Aid Specialists	4.44
Sound Engineering Technicians	4.43
Forest and Conservation Workers	4.39
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	4.35
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	4.25
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salisbury, MD-DE, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	24.52
Food Processing Workers, All Other	10.11
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7.08
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	6.52
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	6.45
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.60
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	5.46
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.14
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	4.88
Dermatologists	4.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salinas, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	86.24
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	40.28
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	22.11
Agricultural Equipment Operators	21.37
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	15.87
Agricultural Workers, All Other	13.30
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	11.10
Interpreters and Translators	6.85
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.71
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	6.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Salem, OR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	21.71
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	21.08
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	10.46
Soil and Plant Scientists	8.33
Hydrologists	8.07
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	7.92
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.03
Tapers	6.62
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	6.17
Foresters	5.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Louis, MO-IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Museum Technicians and Conservators	6.69
Craft Artists	5.04
Transportation Workers, All Other	3.88
Pourers and Casters, Metal	3.60
Statistical Assistants	3.59
New Accounts Clerks	3.58
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	3.56
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	3.53
Dredge Operators	3.50
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	3.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Joseph, MO-KS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.37
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.93
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.02
Food Batchmakers	3.97
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3.21
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.10
Mechanical Drafters	2.81
Cooks, Fast Food	2.71
Family Medicine Physicians	2.57
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. George, UT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	20.02
Tile and Stone Setters	10.71
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	9.18
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	7.66
Forest and Conservation Technicians	7.23
Tour and Travel Guides	6.28
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	5.55
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	5.14
Counselors, All Other	4.83
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	4.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in St. Cloud, MN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	21.52
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	11.62
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	7.86
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.64
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.49
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	4.35
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	4.30
Dental Laboratory Technicians	4.19
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	3.95
Sheet Metal Workers	3.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Saginaw, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	6.98
New Accounts Clerks	6.88
Funeral Attendants	5.15
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.57
Medical Transcriptionists	4.26
Phlebotomists	4.04
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.92
Millwrights	3.67
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.54
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	3.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	9.93
Forest and Conservation Workers	8.47
Tapers	6.54
Sociologists	6.51
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.16
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.62
Pile Driver Operators	5.34
Personal Service Managers, All Other	4.69
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	4.55
Counselors, All Other	4.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rome, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	45.71
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	22.75
Athletic Trainers	5.38
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	5.19
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	3.78
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.62
Physical Therapist Aides	3.62
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.30
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	3.09
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	2.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rocky Mount, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Processing Workers, All Other	14.18
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.40
Industrial Engineers	4.46
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	4.44
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.41
Cooks, Fast Food	4.31
Agricultural Equipment Operators	3.42
Pipelayers	3.13
Food Batchmakers	3.02
Helpers--Electricians	3.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rockford, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Machinists	9.15
Tool and Die Makers	8.04
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.06
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.85
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.47
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.33
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.06
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	4.91
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.57
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rochester, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	9.68
Music Directors and Composers	6.51
School Bus Monitors	5.64
Word Processors and Typists	5.57
Materials Scientists	4.85
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	4.71
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	4.65
Musicians and Singers	4.07
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.04
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.86

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rochester, MN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nurse Anesthetists	29.99
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	7.51
Physician Assistants	6.89
Psychiatrists	6.80
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6.66
Physicians, All Other	6.51
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	5.69
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	5.58
Surgical Technologists	5.50
Social Workers, All Other	5.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Roanoke, VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm and Home Management Educators	7.00
General Internal Medicine Physicians	5.09
Funeral Attendants	5.07
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	4.71
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.30
Psychologists, All Other	3.11
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.05
Family Medicine Physicians	2.87
Helpers--Carpenters	2.66
Forensic Science Technicians	2.63

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.13
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	5.70
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	5.29
Tapers	5.04
Material Moving Workers, All Other	4.83
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.46
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	4.12
Paperhangers	4.04
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	4.00
Protective Service Workers, All Other	3.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Richmond, VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Life Scientists, All Other	5.92
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	4.64
Historians	3.61
Operations Research Analysts	3.42
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	3.34
Credit Analysts	3.28
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	3.06
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.97
Financial Clerks, All Other	2.91
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	2.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Reno, NV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	10.66
Gambling Dealers	10.06
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	9.90
Gambling Managers	9.34
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	9.32
Gambling Cage Workers	8.54
Anthropologists and Archeologists	8.22
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.06
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	5.91
Tapers	5.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Redding, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	21.04
Logging Equipment Operators	12.66
Social Workers, All Other	5.54
Dietetic Technicians	5.34
Power Plant Operators	4.48
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	4.32
Urban and Regional Planners	4.20
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	4.08
Roofers	3.90
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	3.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Reading, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	11.88
Pourers and Casters, Metal	11.07
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9.93
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	8.85
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.94
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.33
Crane and Tower Operators	4.09
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	4.02
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	3.90
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.89

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Rapid City, SD, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Workers	10.68
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	10.12
Forest and Conservation Technicians	8.69
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	8.58
Foresters	8.16
Residential Advisors	7.93
Motorcycle Mechanics	7.14
Tour and Travel Guides	6.54
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.78
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	5.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Raleigh, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.07
Floor Sanders and Finishers	7.14
Life Scientists, All Other	5.01
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	3.78
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	3.60
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	3.59
Hydrologic Technicians	3.45
Materials Scientists	3.44
Athletes and Sports Competitors	3.39
Pipelayers	3.31

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Racine, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	8.62
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.43
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	5.21
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	4.92
Food Batchmakers	4.86
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.33
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	4.24
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.23
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.99
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Punta Gorda, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	8.71
Pest Control Workers	4.86
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.77
General Internal Medicine Physicians	4.72
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.63
Tile and Stone Setters	4.54
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	4.25
Real Estate Sales Agents	4.00
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	3.89
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	3.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pueblo, CO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	4.55
Crane and Tower Operators	4.46
Social Workers, All Other	4.43
Psychiatric Technicians	3.85
Material Moving Workers, All Other	3.70
Family Medicine Physicians	3.64
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	3.53
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.49
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	3.35
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	3.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Provo-Orem, UT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Stonemasons	10.87
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	10.54
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	7.89
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	7.82
Telemarketers	6.06
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	5.40
Credit Counselors	5.16
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	4.86
Web Developers	4.52
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	4.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Prescott, AZ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	19.93
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	19.33
Tour and Travel Guides	7.00
Lodging Managers	3.98
Tile and Stone Setters	3.79
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.79
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3.76
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	3.63
Carpet Installers	3.50
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	3.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Port St. Lucie, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	15.11
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.55
Psychiatric Technicians	5.47
Roofers	5.08
Helpers--Carpenters	4.34
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	4.22
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.11
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	3.74
Tile and Stone Setters	3.58
Riggers	3.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	24.26
Computer Hardware Engineers	12.64
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	6.39
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	5.76
Logging Workers, All Other	4.87
Clergy	4.54
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.22
Religious Workers, All Other	4.14
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.98
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	3.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ponce, PR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sewing Machine Operators	17.73
Farm and Home Management Educators	10.96
Pharmacy Aides	9.29
Helpers--Carpenters	6.99
Word Processors and Typists	6.47
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	5.44
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	4.94
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.89
Soil and Plant Scientists	4.64
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pocatello, ID, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	5.12
Family Medicine Physicians	4.31
Loan Officers	3.66
Physical Therapist Aides	3.54
Physical Therapist Assistants	3.06
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2.84
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	2.70
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	2.50
Chief Executives	2.45
Library Assistants, Clerical	2.45

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pittsburgh, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Technicians	7.52
Private Detectives and Investigators	4.80
Pourers and Casters, Metal	4.33
Gas Plant Operators	4.15
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	3.75
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	3.62
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	3.37
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	3.20
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	3.03
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	3.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pine Bluff, AR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Correctional Officers and Jailers	18.35
Production Workers, All Other	12.14
Logging Equipment Operators	11.60
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.10
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	5.89
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4.93
New Accounts Clerks	4.25
Budget Analysts	3.49
Labor Relations Specialists	3.47
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	3.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	6.10
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	3.97
Credit Counselors	3.77
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	3.66
Neurologists	3.44
Radiologists	2.95
Psychiatric Technicians	2.95
Tapers	2.90
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	2.88
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	2.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Shampooers	9.66
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	3.81
Biochemists and Biophysicists	3.69
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	3.31
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	3.11
Natural Sciences Managers	2.98
Biological Technicians	2.96
Materials Scientists	2.91
Chemical Engineers	2.90
Actuaries	2.87

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Peoria, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.21
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	5.65
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.63
Mechanical Engineers	4.46
Legislators	4.42
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.37
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	4.20
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	4.03
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.77
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	3.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	7.29
Commercial Pilots	4.79
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	4.60
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	4.52
Financial Clerks, All Other	4.11
Brokerage Clerks	4.05
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.96
Roofers	3.64
Avionics Technicians	3.57
Forensic Science Technicians	3.56

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	12.05
Financial Specialists, All Other	10.79
Funeral Attendants	6.82
Psychiatric Technicians	5.07
Computer Occupations, All Other	5.07
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	3.78
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.43
Cooks, Fast Food	3.24
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.16
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Panama City, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.46
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.28
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.08
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.83
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.73
Helpers--Electricians	3.57
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	3.56
Crane and Tower Operators	3.44
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	3.41
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	59.65
Aerospace Engineers	13.98
Avionics Technicians	7.84
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	7.49
Commercial Divers	7.47
Computer Hardware Engineers	6.49
Engineers, All Other	6.03
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	5.94
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.55
Electrical Engineers	4.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	8.58
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	7.03
Petroleum Engineers	6.08
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.55
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4.37
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.18
Protective Service Workers, All Other	4.02
Marriage and Family Therapists	3.94
Material Moving Workers, All Other	3.91
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	3.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Owensboro, KY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Science Technicians	10.06
Food Scientists and Technologists	8.48
Surgical Assistants	5.36
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.18
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.12
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.76
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.35
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.96
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.82
Cooks, Fast Food	3.64

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	25.46
Prepress Technicians and Workers	16.65
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	10.72
Psychiatric Technicians	8.12
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.32
Printing Press Operators	6.27
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	6.00
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.19
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.06
Labor Relations Specialists	4.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	14.51
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	8.75
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	7.22
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	5.03
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	3.88
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	3.62
Special Education Teachers, All Other	3.60
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	3.57
Travel Agents	3.50
Medical Transcriptionists	3.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.94
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	6.67
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	6.22
Orthodontists	6.02
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	5.56
Statistical Assistants	5.28
Medical Dosimetrists	4.86
Rock Splitters, Quarry	4.76
Brokerage Clerks	3.71
Agricultural Inspectors	3.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Olympia-Tumwater, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	18.65
Urban and Regional Planners	17.26
Epidemiologists	16.59
Health Education Specialists	14.60
Conservation Scientists	13.82
Economists	11.74
Hydrologists	11.21
Foresters	8.11
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.57
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	5.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Oklahoma City, OK, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	12.45
Petroleum Engineers	8.59
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	6.53
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	5.90
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	5.88
Craft Artists	5.36
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	5.30
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	5.22
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	4.92
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	4.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ogden-Clearfield, UT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer and Information Research Scientists	10.42
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	9.31
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	7.63
Tapers	6.28
Materials Scientists	5.80
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	5.09
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	5.09
Avionics Technicians	5.03
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	4.66
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	4.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Odessa, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	77.31
Wellhead Pumpers	29.56
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	29.06
Helpers--Extraction Workers	24.49
Petroleum Engineers	18.77
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	15.89
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	11.43
Riggers	8.82
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	8.26
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	7.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ocean City, NJ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	13.37
Sailors and Marine Oilers	10.61
Lodging Managers	10.55
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.55
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	9.38
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	9.33
Bicycle Repairers	7.33
Legislators	6.24
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	5.99
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	5.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ocala, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Trainers	9.75
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	8.96
Special Education Teachers, All Other	8.31
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	7.96
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.18
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.02
Animal Caretakers	3.99
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3.79
Forensic Science Technicians	3.73
Roofers	3.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cardiologists	5.72
Roofers	5.69
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.66
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	5.49
Athletes and Sports Competitors	5.01
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	4.73
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.07
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	4.03
Pest Control Workers	3.73
Musicians and Singers	3.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Niles-Benton Harbor, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	14.39
Tool and Die Makers	8.88
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.57
Legislators	6.18
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	5.64
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.40
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.16
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.13
New Accounts Clerks	5.12
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Subway and Streetcar Operators	7.77
Fashion Designers	6.35
Advertising and Promotions Managers	5.32
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	4.84
Concierges	4.08
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	3.63
Dancers	3.50
Word Processors and Typists	3.50
School Bus Monitors	3.49
Financial Examiners	3.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	58.37
Sailors and Marine Oilers	27.32
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	21.79
Transportation Workers, All Other	18.83
Ship Engineers	16.98
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	15.40
Chemical Plant and System Operators	13.70
Commercial Divers	13.59
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	9.60
Designers, All Other	8.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in New Bern, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	12.87
Avionics Technicians	11.52
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.39
Logisticians	9.48
Logging Equipment Operators	9.22
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	7.86
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.86
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	6.20
Sheet Metal Workers	5.81
Engineers, All Other	4.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	7.92
Cooks, All Other	6.62
Statistical Assistants	6.51
Surgical Assistants	6.07
Musicians and Singers	6.02
Athletes and Sports Competitors	5.68
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	5.58
Sound Engineering Technicians	5.36
Music Directors and Composers	5.14
Woodworkers, All Other	4.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	9.12
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	8.72
Tile and Stone Setters	7.70
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	7.65
Interior Designers	5.65
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	5.25
Helpers--Carpenters	5.24
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	5.10
Real Estate Sales Agents	4.81
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	4.60

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Napa, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	60.47
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	43.34
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	27.81
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	25.21
Agricultural Equipment Operators	23.18
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	21.15
Food Science Technicians	15.56
Food Scientists and Technologists	11.63
Helpers--Carpenters	9.67
Counselors, All Other	9.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Travel Agents	7.63
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	5.06
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	4.84
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	3.85
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	3.80
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.72
Real Estate Sales Agents	3.48
Pest Control Workers	3.43
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.20
Recreation Workers	3.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Muskegon, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	112.66
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	23.31
Pourers and Casters, Metal	22.78
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	17.84
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	8.96
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.14
Tool and Die Makers	6.97
Millwrights	4.77
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.76
Machinists	3.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Muncie, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	8.92
Tool and Die Makers	5.18
Telemarketers	4.30
Physicians, All Other	3.13
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.10
Childcare Workers	2.97
Opticians, Dispensing	2.89
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	2.70
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	2.45
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	2.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	14.56
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.36
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	9.80
Conservation Scientists	7.21
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.74
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.42
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	5.00
Millwrights	4.98
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	4.90
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.13

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Morristown, TN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	39.63
Tool and Die Makers	26.98
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	13.15
Cooks, All Other	9.50
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.13
Upholsterers	5.92
Production Workers, All Other	5.92
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.76
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.06
Prepress Technicians and Workers	4.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Morgantown, WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	18.39
Statistical Assistants	11.09
Surgeons, All Other	8.64
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7.75
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	6.83
Physicians, All Other	5.07
New Accounts Clerks	3.68
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	3.59
Meter Readers, Utilities	3.53
Biological Scientists, All Other	3.51

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Montgomery, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	8.75
Archivists	8.09
Emergency Management Directors	8.06
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	6.68
Database Administrators	5.27
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.45
Environmental Engineers	3.38
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	3.33
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.28
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	3.27

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Monroe, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	58.55
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	51.56
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	36.30
Nuclear Technicians	26.22
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.71
Millwrights	7.03
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6.67
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	6.33
Tool and Die Makers	5.10
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Monroe, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	15.86
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	8.96
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	5.95
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.84
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	5.50
Cooks, All Other	4.88
Meter Readers, Utilities	4.79
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	4.75
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.48
Millwrights	4.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Modesto, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	15.77
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	15.68
Food Science Technicians	11.10
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7.97
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	7.70
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.89
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.45
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.06
Material Moving Workers, All Other	5.04
Food Scientists and Technologists	5.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mobile, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	27.19
Chemical Plant and System Operators	23.05
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	13.64
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	13.23
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11.33
Crane and Tower Operators	5.40
Riggers	4.57
Ship Engineers	4.44
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.28
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	3.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Missoula, MT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	26.78
Foresters	17.30
Motorcycle Mechanics	10.54
Conservation Scientists	8.14
Religious Workers, All Other	7.54
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	7.38
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	7.32
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	6.98
Social Workers, All Other	5.46
Physical Scientists, All Other	5.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	8.19
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	6.96
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	6.45
Animal Scientists	6.19
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	4.98
Pediatric Surgeons	4.83
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	4.16
Dermatologists	3.92
Brokerage Clerks	3.23
Genetic Counselors	3.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	7.48
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.91
Taxi Drivers	4.76
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.58
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	3.38
Mechanical Drafters	3.34
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	3.31
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.29
Prepress Technicians and Workers	3.23
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Midland, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	105.92
Wellhead Pumpers	97.56
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	97.11
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	79.17
Petroleum Engineers	41.74
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	41.18
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	32.50
Helpers--Extraction Workers	26.43
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	23.53
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	13.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Midland, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Chemical Engineers	32.84
Chemists	32.81
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	30.68
Chemical Technicians	9.07
Logisticians	6.32
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.45
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	4.34
New Accounts Clerks	4.06
Purchasing Managers	3.97
Industrial Production Managers	3.91

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.10
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.64
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.12
Tool and Die Makers	3.85
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.68
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.46
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.28
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.26
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.25
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	3.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Bridge and Lock Tenders	8.10
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	6.52
Travel Agents	5.01
Flight Attendants	4.46
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	3.93
Ship Engineers	3.83
Cargo and Freight Agents	3.31
Athletes and Sports Competitors	3.28
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.27
Real Estate Sales Agents	3.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Merced, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	35.27
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	18.06
Food Science Technicians	16.19
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	14.41
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	14.26
Agricultural Workers, All Other	13.67
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	12.54
Agricultural Equipment Operators	9.42
Food Processing Workers, All Other	7.17
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Airfield Operations Specialists	11.63
Aircraft Service Attendants	9.09
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	8.94
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.87
Athletes and Sports Competitors	6.76
Cooks, All Other	5.93
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	5.21
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	4.09
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	3.89
Medical Appliance Technicians	3.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Medford, OR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	41.06
Woodworkers, All Other	13.14
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12.65
Logging Equipment Operators	8.71
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	8.05
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	7.75
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	7.62
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	7.18
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	7.00
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	7.20
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6.26
Telemarketers	4.94
Occupational Therapy Aides	4.87
Agricultural Equipment Operators	4.66
Helpers--Extraction Workers	3.78
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	3.71
Cooks, All Other	2.96
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	2.90
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	2.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mayaguez, PR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sewing Machine Operators	27.58
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	12.73
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	8.29
Helpers--Electricians	7.68
Helpers--Carpenters	7.42
Pharmacy Aides	6.53
Couriers and Messengers	5.14
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	4.89
Orderlies	4.25
Word Processors and Typists	4.12

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mansfield, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.20
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.11
Tool and Die Makers	5.83
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.28
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.19
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.61
Crane and Tower Operators	4.48
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	4.18
Social Workers, All Other	4.10
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Mankato-North Mankato, MN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Marriage and Family Therapists	8.88
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	7.13
Printing Press Operators	6.76
Rehabilitation Counselors	5.55
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	5.06
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	4.28
Psychiatric Technicians	4.25
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	4.16
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	4.06
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	4.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Manhattan, KS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Technicians	30.55
Soil and Plant Scientists	11.49
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	4.52
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.38
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	4.00
Biological Technicians	3.49
Coaches and Scouts	3.34
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.28
Fundraisers	3.18
New Accounts Clerks	3.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Madison, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	24.35
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	12.98
Microbiologists	11.73
Agricultural Technicians	6.90
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	6.71
Animal Scientists	6.01
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	5.91
Soil and Plant Scientists	5.81
Taxi Drivers	5.34
Web Developers	5.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Madera, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	71.37
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	32.21
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	22.01
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	21.59
Agricultural Workers, All Other	16.96
Food Science Technicians	9.44
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.43
Protective Service Workers, All Other	5.02
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.01
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	3.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Macon, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9.05
Helpers--Roofers	7.67
Logging Equipment Operators	4.84
Agricultural Inspectors	4.70
Cooks, All Other	4.31
Insurance Underwriters	4.05
Transportation Workers, All Other	3.97
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	3.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.46
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lynchburg, VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	14.39
Logging Equipment Operators	5.92
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.71
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	4.49
Upholsterers	4.06
Funeral Attendants	3.77
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.51
Millwrights	3.30
Family Medicine Physicians	3.18
Machinists	3.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lubbock, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	7.04
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	5.33
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	4.90
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	3.71
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.63
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	3.47
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.45
Physical Scientists, All Other	3.14
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	3.10
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	3.07

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Statistical Assistants	18.38
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	5.30
Community Health Workers	5.07
Embalmers	3.83
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	3.63
Occupational Therapy Aides	3.55
Animal Trainers	3.53
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.48
Cargo and Freight Agents	2.99
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	10.74
Passenger Attendants	9.79
Film and Video Editors	7.80
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	6.84
Producers and Directors	6.57
Sound Engineering Technicians	6.41
Special Effects Artists and Animators	5.89
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	5.45
Costume Attendants	5.20
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	4.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Longview, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	62.45
Log Graders and Scalers	56.19
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	41.84
Logging Equipment Operators	25.72
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	22.82
Foresters	12.65
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	11.48
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	8.88
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	8.57
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	8.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Longview, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	20.55
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	16.66
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	15.87
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	8.01
Petroleum Engineers	6.79
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	6.73
Riggers	6.41
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	4.53
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3.52
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.49

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Logan, UT-ID, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	6.25
Tapers	6.09
Production Workers, All Other	5.98
Food Batchmakers	4.88
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.71
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.63
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.25
Forest and Conservation Technicians	4.07
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4.05
Tour and Travel Guides	4.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	12.81
Agricultural Technicians	5.61
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	5.38
Forensic Science Technicians	3.65
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.20
Audiologists	3.17
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.04
Broadcast Technicians	2.93
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.75
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	2.74

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lincoln, NE, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	14.68
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	10.82
Statistical Assistants	8.83
Agricultural Technicians	8.36
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.86
Soil and Plant Scientists	7.00
Survey Researchers	6.73
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6.59
Transportation Workers, All Other	5.72
Social Science Research Assistants	5.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lima, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	16.85
Chemical Plant and System Operators	12.43
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.52
Nurse Anesthetists	5.04
Occupational Therapy Assistants	4.34
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.17
Tool and Die Makers	3.89
Millwrights	3.86
General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.25
Physical Therapist Assistants	3.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lexington-Fayette, KY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	16.36
Farm and Home Management Educators	10.06
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	9.70
Animal Trainers	8.72
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	5.69
Animal Caretakers	4.18
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	3.70
Cooks, Fast Food	3.67
Physical Scientists, All Other	3.39
Chemical Technicians	3.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lewiston, ID-WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	14.09
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	11.51
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.23
Millwrights	5.81
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.97
Machinists	3.95
Phlebotomists	3.11
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.01
Biological Technicians	2.93
Community Health Workers	2.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lebanon, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Furniture Finishers	7.18
Carpet Installers	5.92
Helpers--Production Workers	5.04
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	4.72
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.69
Food Batchmakers	4.56
Social Workers, All Other	4.04
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.80
Procurement Clerks	3.25
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lawton, OK, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	37.41
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	17.86
Gambling Cage Workers	14.86
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	8.52
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	7.27
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	4.37
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.36
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.27
Procurement Clerks	3.97
New Accounts Clerks	3.88

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lawrence, KS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Prepress Technicians and Workers	12.13
Food Scientists and Technologists	10.43
Printing Press Operators	10.00
Athletic Trainers	5.96
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	5.01
Instructional Coordinators	4.61
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.44
Library Technicians	3.35
Coaches and Scouts	3.34
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.11

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Taxi Drivers	27.99
Gambling Dealers	26.13
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	25.08
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	24.67
Gambling Cage Workers	16.11
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	15.33
Gambling Managers	13.82
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	13.41
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	10.47
Carpet Installers	9.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Las Cruces, NM, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm and Home Management Educators	21.73
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	9.84
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	8.26
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	7.95
Aerospace Engineers	6.22
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	4.64
Psychiatric Aides	4.51
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.39
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.39
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	4.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Laredo, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cargo and Freight Agents	17.92
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	16.07
Compliance Officers	6.10
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	4.26
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	4.20
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3.79
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3.43
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3.16
Data Entry Keyers	3.15
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	2.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lansing-East Lansing, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Scientists	7.91
Physicists	6.67
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	6.66
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	6.56
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.37
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	6.18
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	5.11
Actuaries	4.73
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	4.22
Labor Relations Specialists	4.15

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lancaster, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Furniture Finishers	7.87
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.28
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	5.15
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.95
Carpet Installers	4.15
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	4.08
Mechanical Door Repairers	3.71
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	3.53
Chemical Technicians	3.31
Set and Exhibit Designers	3.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Special Education Teachers, All Other	14.74
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	10.94
Traffic Technicians	4.57
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.80
Roofers	3.27
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	3.15
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	3.10
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	3.09
Agricultural Inspectors	2.78
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	2.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	6.77
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	6.69
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	5.86
Cooks, Fast Food	4.54
Tile and Stone Setters	4.31
Mechanical Door Repairers	4.17
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.14
Fence Erectors	4.09
Dental Laboratory Technicians	3.77
Lodging Managers	3.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lake Charles, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Chemical Plant and System Operators	30.85
Gambling Managers	23.85
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	19.07
Sailors and Marine Oilers	16.13
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	14.46
Bridge and Lock Tenders	13.90
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	13.66
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	13.65
Boilermakers	13.52
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11.07

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	20.00
Agricultural Technicians	15.38
Soil and Plant Scientists	6.21
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.71
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	5.43
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.39
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	5.16
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.67
Food Scientists and Technologists	4.28
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	3.95

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Lafayette, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extraction Workers, All Other	74.42
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	53.10
Riggers	23.65
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	18.83
Choreographers	10.09
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	9.07
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	9.04
Sailors and Marine Oilers	7.99
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	7.89
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	7.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Taxi Drivers	10.36
Food Batchmakers	8.01
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	6.70
Food Science Technicians	6.13
Printing Press Operators	4.27
Prepress Technicians and Workers	3.73
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.69
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	3.65
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	3.35
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kokomo, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Labor Relations Specialists	7.21
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.57
Funeral Attendants	4.61
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	4.36
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	3.85
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.37
Electricians	3.02
Industrial Production Managers	3.01
Opticians, Dispensing	2.29
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Knoxville, TN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	14.63
Pourers and Casters, Metal	12.91
Cooks, All Other	6.55
Statistical Assistants	6.41
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.07
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	5.40
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	5.40
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	5.19
Therapists, All Other	5.01
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kingston, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	10.64
Bailiffs	6.72
Legislators	5.59
School Bus Monitors	5.28
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.78
Postal Service Clerks	4.71
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	4.66
Library Assistants, Clerical	4.23
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	3.91
Tile and Stone Setters	3.48

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	7.83
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	6.45
Production Workers, All Other	4.58
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.55
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	4.41
Funeral Attendants	4.26
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	3.86
Cooks, All Other	3.61
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.26
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Killeen-Temple, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aircraft Service Attendants	7.31
Psychologists, All Other	4.94
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.86
Dermatologists	3.92
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	3.74
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	3.69
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	3.63
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	3.54
Surgeons, All Other	3.34
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	3.32

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kennewick-Richland, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	25.76
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	22.19
Agricultural Inspectors	15.64
Tapers	10.42
Food Science Technicians	9.79
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	9.63
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	8.95
Chemical Engineers	8.91
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	8.46
Environmental Engineers	7.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kansas City, MO-KS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Scientists	7.00
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4.80
New Accounts Clerks	4.60
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	4.07
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	3.56
Furniture Finishers	3.26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	3.26
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	2.96
Dredge Operators	2.94
Telephone Operators	2.81

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kankakee, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Legislators	6.38
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	5.14
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.02
Chemists	4.24
Library Technicians	2.48
Library Assistants, Clerical	2.44
Industrial Production Managers	2.43
Tool and Die Makers	2.31
Food Processing Workers, All Other	2.30
Clergy	2.25

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Medical Appliance Technicians	10.42
Food Scientists and Technologists	7.87
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.40
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.55
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.24
Chemists	3.81
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.79
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.64
Surgical Assistants	3.56
Special Education Teachers, All Other	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	103.74
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	26.04
Passenger Attendants	19.70
Forest and Conservation Workers	17.38
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	7.49
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	6.78
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	6.24
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6.16
Cooks, All Other	5.31
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	5.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Joplin, MO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Batchmakers	13.66
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.91
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.81
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.83
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.31
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.14
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	4.03
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	4.01
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	3.59
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.57

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jonesboro, AR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.90
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.00
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.66
Mechanical Door Repairers	6.04
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	5.75
Residential Advisors	5.17
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	3.44
Nurse Practitioners	3.42
Respiratory Therapists	3.25
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Johnstown, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	6.23
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.74
Labor Relations Specialists	4.54
Occupational Therapy Assistants	4.51
Social and Human Service Assistants	4.44
Emergency Medical Technicians	4.42
Bus Drivers, School	4.39
Rehabilitation Counselors	4.37
Paramedics	3.92
Residential Advisors	3.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Johnson City, TN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Woodworkers, All Other	25.17
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	16.83
Bill and Account Collectors	8.38
Medical Transcriptionists	8.22
Cooks, All Other	7.52
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.45
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.26
Social Workers, All Other	5.06
Materials Engineers	5.06
Psychiatric Aides	4.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jefferson City, MO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Statisticians	17.71
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	10.59
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	9.24
Traffic Technicians	8.00
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	7.09
Health Education Specialists	6.93
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	6.62
Agricultural Inspectors	6.26
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	6.11
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4.59

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Janesville-Beloit, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	7.66
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	5.55
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	5.19
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.06
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.75
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.22
Chemical Engineers	3.45
Legislators	3.30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	3.25
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.16

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jacksonville, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	13.43
Cooks, Fast Food	6.68
Avionics Technicians	6.54
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	6.37
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	5.06
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	4.91
Pipelayers	4.74
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.40
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	3.25
Procurement Clerks	3.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jacksonville, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Avionics Technicians	4.09
Air Traffic Controllers	4.06
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	3.75
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.36
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3.19
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	3.12
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	3.03
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	2.99
Roofers	2.48
Cargo and Freight Agents	2.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, TN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	13.97
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.81
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	8.36
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	8.27
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.71
Nurse Anesthetists	6.50
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.79
Pipelayers	5.47
Residential Advisors	5.25
Production Workers, All Other	4.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, MS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Conservation Scientists	15.32
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	6.40
Emergency Management Directors	4.34
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	3.60
Environmental Engineers	3.33
Forensic Science Technicians	2.96
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	2.83
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	2.80
Nurse Practitioners	2.68
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	2.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Jackson, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.87
Tool and Die Makers	8.73
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.70
Machinists	5.82
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.13
Electrical Engineers	4.61
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.56
Special Education Teachers, All Other	4.54
Production Workers, All Other	4.38
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Ithaca, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	5.94
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	4.78
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	4.36
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	4.12
Legislators	3.73
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	3.55
Public Relations Specialists	3.55
Social Workers, All Other	3.52
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	3.42
Residential Advisors	3.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Iowa City, IA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	14.74
Choreographers	12.91
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	12.41
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	9.72
Biological Technicians	8.66
Bicycle Repairers	7.26
Psychologists, All Other	5.26
Fundraising Managers	4.81
Recreational Therapists	4.12
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Crematory Operators	4.14
Dancers	4.14
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	3.43
Social Science Research Assistants	3.25
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	3.13
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	2.98
Athletes and Sports Competitors	2.93
Avionics Technicians	2.83
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	2.70
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Idaho Falls, ID, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Engineers	100.55
Bicycle Repairers	8.37
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	7.03
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	6.73
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	5.97
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.41
Forest and Conservation Technicians	4.36
Biological Technicians	4.15
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.91
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	3.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Huntsville, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	37.45
Aerospace Engineers	36.13
Engineers, All Other	12.56
Logisticians	10.48
Materials Engineers	9.68
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	7.54
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	7.03
Dental Laboratory Technicians	6.99
Budget Analysts	6.53
Computer Hardware Engineers	5.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Psychiatric Aides	8.33
Surgical Assistants	6.57
Millwrights	4.92
Psychologists, All Other	3.97
Surgeons, All Other	3.90
Therapists, All Other	3.56
Cooks, Fast Food	3.48
Meter Readers, Utilities	3.44
Telemarketers	3.03
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	3.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Engineers	12.88
Wellhead Pumpers	9.67
Chemical Plant and System Operators	8.86
Chemical Engineers	7.83
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	7.26
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	7.12
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	6.27
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	6.27
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	6.25
Hydrologic Technicians	6.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Houma-Thibodaux, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sailors and Marine Oilers	144.33
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	101.73
Bridge and Lock Tenders	57.47
Riggers	42.91
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	42.20
Ship Engineers	25.80
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	15.06
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	13.05
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	12.20
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	12.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hot Springs, AR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Animal Trainers	16.14
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.25
Lodging Managers	4.75
Glaziers	4.26
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.84
Animal Caretakers	3.21
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	3.11
Physical Therapist Assistants	3.05
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.02
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	2.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Homosassa Springs, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Roofers	5.73
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	5.04
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	4.98
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	4.61
Pest Control Workers	4.57
Social Workers, All Other	3.63
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3.00
Glaziers	2.87
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	2.78
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	2.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hinesville, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	17.00
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	15.94
Social Workers, All Other	7.89
Procurement Clerks	5.37
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	4.77
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.42
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.95
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	3.58
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	3.51
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	3.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Dancers	28.52
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.74
Real Estate Sales Agents	4.92
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	4.84
Athletic Trainers	4.58
Recreation Workers	4.29
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	3.83
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	3.55
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	3.55
Audio and Video Technicians	3.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Upholsterers	97.69
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	76.38
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	52.49
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	50.09
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26.64
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	22.50
Furniture Finishers	22.24
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	18.86
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	17.86
Sewing Machine Operators	16.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hattiesburg, MS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Equipment Operators	7.50
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	7.00
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	5.84
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	5.26
Power Plant Operators	3.86
Psychiatric Aides	3.44
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	3.24
Public Safety Telecommunicators	3.20
Nurse Practitioners	3.02
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	3.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Harrisonburg, VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	15.14
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	10.64
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	9.85
Food Processing Workers, All Other	9.42
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	9.37
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	8.71
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	8.53
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	8.49
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.34
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	7.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	9.02
Historians	4.95
Economists	4.60
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	4.52
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	4.45
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.32
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.06
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	3.58
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	3.57
Emergency Management Directors	3.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hanford-Corcoran, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	29.87
Agricultural Equipment Operators	27.96
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	16.14
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.38
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.07
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.53
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	4.89
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.71
Protective Service Workers, All Other	4.13
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	4.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hammond, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	13.16
Cooks, All Other	10.64
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	10.31
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	8.73
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	8.61
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	8.23
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	5.10
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.22
Production Workers, All Other	3.39
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	3.26

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.81
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.35
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.73
Editors	3.69
Light Truck Drivers	3.37
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	3.27
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.26
Social Workers, All Other	3.12
Data Entry Keyers	2.97
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	2.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling Dealers	26.67
Gambling Managers	22.64
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	22.56
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	17.41
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	16.18
Physical Scientists, All Other	13.42
Gambling Cage Workers	11.81
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	10.57
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	9.65
Boilermakers	7.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Guayama, PR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pharmacy Aides	15.59
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	12.14
Chemists	8.51
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	7.02
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	6.72
Industrial Engineers	5.20
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	4.59
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2.91
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	2.90
Coaches and Scouts	2.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	17.36
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	11.90
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	11.20
Fallers	9.08
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.47
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	5.04
Embalmers	4.99
Machinists	4.68
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.07
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	4.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greenville, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	9.54
Social Science Research Assistants	7.30
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	4.97
Cooks, Fast Food	4.11
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.09
Physicians, All Other	3.91
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	3.67
Surgical Assistants	3.58
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	3.34
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greensboro-High Point, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Upholsterers	16.12
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.03
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	12.26
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	11.87
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	11.34
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	10.25
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	9.34
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.99
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	7.19
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	6.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Green Bay, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.20
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	7.79
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	7.24
Prepress Technicians and Workers	6.40
Printing Press Operators	6.13
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5.83
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.53
Food Batchmakers	5.23
Food Science Technicians	5.19
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Greeley, CO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	41.89
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	12.59
Petroleum Engineers	8.29
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	6.42
Plant and System Operators, All Other	5.01
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	4.62
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	4.42
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	4.22
Pipelayers	3.88
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Great Falls, MT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.57
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	4.28
Lodging Managers	3.80
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	3.54
Bartenders	3.41
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.18
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	3.00
Commercial Pilots	2.97
Clergy	2.89
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	2.76

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grants Pass, OR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	11.58
Clergy	10.46
Forest and Conservation Technicians	10.35
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	9.61
Social Workers, All Other	7.64
New Accounts Clerks	7.16
Tour and Travel Guides	5.20
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.19
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3.79
Fundraisers	3.72

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Dietetic Technicians	8.97
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	8.72
Tool and Die Makers	7.84
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	7.01
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.37
Watch and Clock Repairers	5.87
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.58
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.81
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.44
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	4.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Junction, CO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	17.69
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	9.16
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	8.38
Family Medicine Physicians	5.49
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	4.84
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.46
Psychiatric Technicians	4.18
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	3.83
Petroleum Engineers	3.64
Library Technicians	3.24

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Island, NE, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Soil and Plant Scientists	10.88
Agricultural Inspectors	10.68
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.68
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	10.32
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.17
New Accounts Clerks	4.74
Mechanical Drafters	4.60
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	3.68
Tool and Die Makers	3.56
Tire Repairers and Changers	3.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Grand Forks, ND-MN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Airfield Operations Specialists	10.75
Physical Scientists, All Other	8.55
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	7.05
Agricultural Equipment Operators	5.06
Gambling Dealers	4.62
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	4.38
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	3.86
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	3.70
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	3.48
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Goldsboro, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	7.00
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	6.90
Cooks, Fast Food	4.53
Food Batchmakers	4.48
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.92
Nursing Assistants	3.77
Rehabilitation Counselors	3.36
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.34
Production Workers, All Other	3.31
Pipelayers	3.22

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Glens Falls, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	14.06
Word Processors and Typists	8.34
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	8.01
Taxi Drivers	7.89
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6.90
Legislators	6.80
Bailiffs	6.53
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	6.05
Highway Maintenance Workers	5.75
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	5.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gettysburg, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15.35
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	6.39
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.30
Food Batchmakers	6.18
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	6.06
Tour and Travel Guides	5.64
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.49
Helpers--Production Workers	4.25
Printing Press Operators	3.99
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gainesville, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	30.84
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	23.59
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	20.20
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	15.18
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	13.32
Agricultural Inspectors	7.96
Dental Laboratory Technicians	7.28
Food Batchmakers	6.67
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	5.82
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	5.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gainesville, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	7.43
Library Technicians	5.56
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	5.29
Psychiatric Aides	4.93
Social Workers, All Other	4.51
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	4.19
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	3.72
Biological Scientists, All Other	3.60
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	3.41
Medical Transcriptionists	3.23

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Gadsden, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Helpers--Production Workers	18.69
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	5.28
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.11
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	4.20
Physical Therapist Assistants	4.19
Physical Therapist Aides	4.05
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.43
Pharmacy Aides	3.18
Education Administrators, All Other	3.08
Public Safety Telecommunicators	3.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fresno, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	26.98
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	14.19
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	14.04
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	12.10
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	8.27
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	7.24
Agricultural Inspectors	7.11
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6.38
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	6.25
Forest and Conservation Workers	4.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Wayne, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	9.06
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.44
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	6.67
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	4.93
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	4.66
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	4.56
Machinists	4.45
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.31
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.78
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.70

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Smith, AR-OK, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	23.98
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	20.94
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	20.18
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	11.11
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	10.30
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	9.27
Gambling Cage Workers	7.56
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.98
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.46
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.47

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fort Collins, CO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Conservation Scientists	24.84
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	21.87
Computer Hardware Engineers	16.29
Animal Scientists	10.24
Soil and Plant Scientists	9.25
Real Estate Brokers	8.33
Microbiologists	8.14
Foresters	7.10
Acupuncturists	6.58
Exercise Physiologists	6.38

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fond du Lac, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	13.27
Taxi Drivers	11.16
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.80
Food Batchmakers	6.04
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	5.23
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.14
Mechanical Drafters	4.78
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	4.56
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.42
Industrial Engineers	4.20

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	15.41
Motorcycle Mechanics	5.93
Logging Equipment Operators	5.36
Helpers--Production Workers	5.30
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.65
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.28
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	4.16
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.97
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	3.55
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	3.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Florence, SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	9.74
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.25
Logging Equipment Operators	5.64
Helpers--Production Workers	5.26
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.77
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	4.69
Athletic Trainers	4.28
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.22
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.19
Social and Human Service Assistants	3.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Flint, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tool and Die Makers	6.98
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5.64
Special Education Teachers, All Other	5.12
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.30
Funeral Attendants	3.43
Audiologists	3.43
General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.32
School Bus Monitors	3.08
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.05
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.03

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Flagstaff, AZ, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Anthropologists and Archeologists	15.86
Tour and Travel Guides	15.12
Lodging Managers	10.44
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	8.27
Medical Appliance Technicians	7.80
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7.41
Bicycle Repairers	5.92
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.55
Dietetic Technicians	5.14
Physical Scientists, All Other	4.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	15.46
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	12.52
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	9.97
Food Scientists and Technologists	7.69
Food Processing Workers, All Other	5.24
Helpers--Production Workers	4.77
Interior Designers	4.58
Agricultural Technicians	4.28
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3.26
Food Batchmakers	3.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fayetteville, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	10.60
Education Administrators, All Other	9.40
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	6.33
Budget Analysts	4.95
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	4.92
Cooks, Fast Food	4.86
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	4.69
Pipelayers	4.19
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.88
Logisticians	3.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Farmington, NM, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	39.28
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	35.42
Helpers--Extraction Workers	26.00
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	25.30
Wellhead Pumpers	16.97
Plant and System Operators, All Other	7.43
Petroleum Engineers	6.58
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	5.45
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	5.40
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	4.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fargo, ND-MN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	9.99
Agricultural Technicians	9.81
Soil and Plant Scientists	9.73
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6.29
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.14
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	5.87
Bicycle Repairers	5.36
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.15
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	3.83
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	3.43

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Fairbanks, AK, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	29.75
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	18.15
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	9.95
Power Plant Operators	9.70
Conservation Scientists	9.56
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	5.55
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	5.37
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	5.35
Medical Records Specialists	4.78
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.77

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Evansville, IN-KY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8.10
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	8.08
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.05
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	5.64
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	5.53
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	4.67
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.51
Chemical Technicians	4.45
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	4.20
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.85

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eugene, OR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	50.15
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	19.74
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	13.10
Woodworkers, All Other	11.92
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	10.27
Logging Equipment Operators	9.24
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	8.27
Religious Workers, All Other	7.97
Clergy	7.56
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	6.96

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Erie, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pourers and Casters, Metal	9.79
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.35
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.75
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.81
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.80
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.64
Word Processors and Typists	4.37
Tool and Die Makers	4.27
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.17
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Enid, OK, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	30.55
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	21.10
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.82
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	5.80
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	3.40
Cooks, Fast Food	3.01
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	2.18
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	2.17
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2.16
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	2.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in El Paso, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	7.66
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	6.15
Telemarketers	6.00
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	4.13
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	4.06
Community Health Workers	2.92
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	2.79
Psychiatric Aides	2.77
Sewing Machine Operators	2.75
School Bus Monitors	2.75

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elmira, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	7.41
Legislators	5.06
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.95
Machinists	4.92
New Accounts Clerks	4.84
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.79
Sheet Metal Workers	3.49
Clergy	3.34
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.31
Pharmacy Aides	3.18

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	59.90
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	44.67
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	39.14
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	30.60
Furniture Finishers	24.91
Upholsterers	18.12
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	15.75
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	14.65
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13.48
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	11.97

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	9.24
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	7.92
Budget Analysts	5.47
Cooks, Fast Food	5.18
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.25
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.22
Computer Occupations, All Other	4.03
Human Resources Specialists	3.51
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	3.06
Bus Drivers, School	2.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in El Centro, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Workers, All Other	54.06
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	43.74
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	18.31
Agricultural Equipment Operators	18.01
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	16.60
Power Plant Operators	10.86
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8.21
Agricultural Inspectors	7.84
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	6.61
Compliance Officers	5.14

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Eau Claire, WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Judicial Law Clerks	4.52
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.28
Material Moving Workers, All Other	4.00
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.92
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	3.74
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	3.51
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2.99
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	2.92
Labor Relations Specialists	2.92

Occupations with the highest location quotient in East Stroudsburg, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	37.86
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.18
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	6.73
Chemical Engineers	5.28
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	4.41
Lodging Managers	3.44
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.32
Procurement Clerks	2.97
Chemical Technicians	2.89
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Sociologists	18.68
Soil and Plant Scientists	16.28
Natural Sciences Managers	9.76
Statisticians	9.51
Chemists	7.30
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	7.11
Physical Scientists, All Other	6.53
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	6.23
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	6.18
Psychologists, All Other	5.94

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Duluth, MN-WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	129.52
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	15.97
Extraction Workers, All Other	11.49
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.50
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	7.12
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7.07
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6.89
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	5.49
Conservation Scientists	5.00
Labor Relations Specialists	4.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dubuque, IA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	8.02
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	7.69
Mechanical Engineers	6.64
New Accounts Clerks	5.08
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.85
Financial Specialists, All Other	4.15
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.51
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	3.24
Agricultural Equipment Operators	3.17
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dover, DE, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Urban and Regional Planners	6.87
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	5.79
Agricultural Inspectors	4.89
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.74
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	4.62
Residential Advisors	4.33
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	4.33
Animal Trainers	4.28
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.74
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.65

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dothan, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	8.90
Logging Equipment Operators	5.36
Nurse Anesthetists	4.78
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	4.45
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	3.78
Dental Laboratory Technicians	3.77
Helpers--Production Workers	3.71
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	3.54
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	3.19
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.17

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	19.20
Model Makers, Wood	11.90
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	9.62
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	8.59
Commercial and Industrial Designers	7.01
Tool and Die Makers	6.41
Watch and Clock Repairers	6.39
Mechanical Engineers	6.16
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.17
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	5.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Soil and Plant Scientists	7.88
Statistical Assistants	7.21
Actuaries	7.11
Agricultural Technicians	6.71
Financial Risk Specialists	6.69
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	5.91
Animal Scientists	5.15
Agricultural Equipment Operators	4.95
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	4.74
Financial Examiners	4.68

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	6.09
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	5.46
Aircraft Service Attendants	5.23
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	4.71
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	4.60
Geographers	4.58
Epidemiologists	4.31
Real Estate Brokers	3.99
Flight Attendants	3.99
Petroleum Engineers	3.99

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	11.26
Real Estate Brokers	6.52
Commercial Pilots	6.10
Fish and Game Wardens	4.52
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	4.15
Roofers	3.68
Chiropractors	3.39
Fence Erectors	3.18
Air Traffic Controllers	3.16
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	3.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Decatur, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Processing Workers, All Other	8.66
Industrial Production Managers	3.80
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	3.70
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.33
Industrial Engineers	2.91
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	2.78
Construction Managers	2.77
Legislators	2.73
Labor Relations Specialists	2.59
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2.52

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Decatur, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	23.53
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.95
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	8.70
Materials Engineers	6.64
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	6.06
Chemical Technicians	5.88
Crane and Tower Operators	5.35
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	5.17
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	5.10
Chemical Engineers	5.02

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dayton, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	7.84
Aerospace Engineers	7.29
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	7.12
Materials Engineers	5.45
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	4.77
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.73
Engineers, All Other	4.59
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.13
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.81
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	3.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Pourers and Casters, Metal	13.86
Bridge and Lock Tenders	9.76
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	4.55
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	4.09
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	3.48
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	3.20
Logisticians	3.19
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	3.13
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	3.10
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	9.84
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	4.58
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	4.49
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	3.94
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.36
Lodging Managers	3.11
Waiters and Waitresses	3.08
Fence Erectors	2.94
Counter and Rental Clerks	2.94
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	2.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Danville, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	5.25
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	4.86
Legislators	4.27
Bill and Account Collectors	4.15
Food Processing Workers, All Other	3.90
Public Safety Telecommunicators	3.27
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.19
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.93
Highway Maintenance Workers	2.92
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	2.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dalton, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	352.87
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	258.80
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	121.41
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100.07
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	92.23
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	60.04
Sewing Machine Operators	13.97
Production Workers, All Other	7.45
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	6.83
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	6.06

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	4.10
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	3.58
Sales Engineers	3.56
Wellhead Pumpers	3.52
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	3.46
Flight Attendants	3.37
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	3.08
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	3.04
Operations Research Analysts	2.91
Plant and System Operators, All Other	2.79

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cumberland, MD-WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Residential Advisors	7.71
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7.58
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	7.49
Occupational Therapy Assistants	5.32
Funeral Attendants	5.16
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	4.34
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4.18
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	4.02
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.91
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	3.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Motorboat Operators	17.79
Computer and Information Research Scientists	9.59
Aerospace Engineers	8.45
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	7.98
Engineers, All Other	6.15
Technical Writers	5.88
Materials Engineers	5.54
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.16
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	5.03
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	5.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Corvallis, OR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	72.18
Agricultural Technicians	35.35
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	27.78
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	16.52
Soil and Plant Scientists	15.00
Computer Hardware Engineers	14.45
Biological Technicians	14.10
Clergy	10.76
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	10.71
Biological Scientists, All Other	10.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Corpus Christi, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	18.73
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17.47
Helpers--Extraction Workers	12.14
Boilermakers	8.88
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	8.81
Gas Plant Operators	6.82
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	6.46
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	6.07
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.64
Sailors and Marine Oilers	5.28

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Financial Clerks, All Other	4.84
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	3.88
Commercial Pilots	3.79
Sociologists	3.76
Hydrologists	3.21
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	3.09
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	2.90
Bailiffs	2.56
Food Scientists and Technologists	2.54
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	2.53

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	35.00
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	18.12
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	8.29
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.21
Machinists	6.98
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.82
Industrial Engineers	6.60
Industrial Production Managers	6.46
Tool and Die Makers	6.35
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.27

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbus, GA-AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	10.32
Education Administrators, All Other	7.49
Psychiatric Aides	6.43
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	4.45
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.27
Logging Equipment Operators	4.13
Bailiffs	3.95
Recreational Therapists	3.74
Psychologists, All Other	3.65
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	3.51

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbia, SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	16.75
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	15.47
Choreographers	5.15
Hydrologists	5.03
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	4.25
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.16
Chemical Plant and System Operators	3.80
Nuclear Engineers	3.65
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	3.65
Emergency Management Directors	3.41

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Columbia, MO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Science Research Assistants	15.96
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	6.31
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	5.34
Radiation Therapists	5.32
Transportation Workers, All Other	5.23
Loan Officers	5.10
New Accounts Clerks	5.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	4.82
Medical Appliance Technicians	4.54
Financial Examiners	3.35

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Colorado Springs, CO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Religious Workers, All Other	12.80
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	6.52
Computer Hardware Engineers	5.74
Aerospace Engineers	5.18
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	5.04
Massage Therapists	4.54
Aircraft Service Attendants	4.03
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3.88
Education Administrators, All Other	3.82
Computer Network Architects	3.58

Occupations with the highest location quotient in College Station-Bryan, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Physical Scientists, All Other	26.93
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	15.26
Materials Scientists	14.49
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	12.83
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	9.38
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	8.74
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	8.33
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	7.89
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	7.65
Nuclear Engineers	7.50

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Coeur d'Alene, ID, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Foresters	13.20
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	4.79
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.68
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	4.54
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	4.44
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.18
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	3.77
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	3.63
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3.28
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	3.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Orthodontists	8.14
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	6.50
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.94
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.83
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	4.11
Watch and Clock Repairers	4.00
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	3.80
Bailiffs	3.71
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	3.62
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.46

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cleveland, TN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	26.15
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	6.27
Sewing Machine Operators	5.96
Production Workers, All Other	4.89
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	4.64
Food Processing Workers, All Other	3.95
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.86
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	3.68
Tool and Die Makers	3.62
Stockers and Order Fillers	3.61

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Clarksville, TN-KY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Education Administrators, All Other	9.73
Production Workers, All Other	7.63
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.90
Sewing Machine Operators	4.39
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	4.15
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	4.06
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.68
Cooks, Fast Food	3.65
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	3.39
Millwrights	3.37

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.69
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	3.56
Cargo and Freight Agents	3.18
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3.00
Aerospace Engineers	2.74
Bailiffs	2.69
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	2.46
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	2.39
Gambling Cage Workers	2.34
Food Scientists and Technologists	2.33

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chico, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	8.26
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	4.88
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4.71
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	4.07
Marriage and Family Therapists	4.02
Tutors	3.91
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	3.89
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.81
Protective Service Workers, All Other	3.71
Dietetic Technicians	3.67

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	3.47
Pourers and Casters, Metal	3.04
Cargo and Freight Agents	2.80
Flight Attendants	2.78
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	2.45
Materials Scientists	2.33
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	2.31
Actuaries	2.30
Actors	2.27
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	2.27

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cheyenne, WY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	8.00
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	7.38
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	5.92
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	5.86
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.95
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	3.82
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.76
Budget Analysts	3.52
Surgeons, All Other	3.25
New Accounts Clerks	3.09

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chattanooga, TN-GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	12.48
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9.81
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	7.96
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.57
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	6.94
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	5.75
Woodworkers, All Other	5.42
Cooks, All Other	5.14
Traffic Technicians	4.83
Food Processing Workers, All Other	4.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charlottesville, VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	20.36
Fallers	10.19
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	6.86
Social Science Research Assistants	6.79
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	6.38
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	6.06
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	5.99
Special Effects Artists and Animators	5.64
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.63
Landscape Architects	5.44

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	7.56
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	6.75
Financial Risk Specialists	5.06
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	4.57
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	4.11
Archivists	4.02
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	3.98
Credit Analysts	3.85
Pipelayers	3.15
Sociologists	3.01

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	8.78
Ship Engineers	6.88
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	6.76
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.21
Computer and Information Research Scientists	5.13
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.02
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	4.28
Archivists	3.93
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.88
Materials Engineers	3.78

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Charleston, WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	20.85
Epidemiologists	11.55
Farm and Home Management Educators	11.39
Surgeons, All Other	8.89
Statistical Assistants	7.62
Environmental Engineers	7.62
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	6.75
Transportation Inspectors	6.33
Legislators	6.05
Financial Clerks, All Other	5.98

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Champaign-Urbana, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Agricultural Technicians	10.26
Soil and Plant Scientists	8.55
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	8.20
Neurologists	6.35
Physical Scientists, All Other	5.99
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	4.01
Legislators	3.75
Community Health Workers	3.74
Cardiologists	3.70
Physicians, All Other	3.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	7.49
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	4.41
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	3.94
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3.80
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.65
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.24
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.10
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.09
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3.07
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.99

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cedar Rapids, IA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Fence Erectors	5.25
Food Batchmakers	4.77
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	4.52
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.04
Millwrights	3.93
Electrical Engineers	3.62
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3.19
Dental Laboratory Technicians	3.13
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.03
New Accounts Clerks	2.90

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Casper, WY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Wellhead Pumpers	20.74
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	19.85
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	18.48
Petroleum Engineers	15.09
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	14.25
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	8.14
Gas Plant Operators	8.12
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	8.04
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	7.42
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	4.87

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Carson City, NV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	7.92
Budget Analysts	7.08
Community Health Workers	6.42
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.40
Environmental Engineers	5.25
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	5.04
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.91
Production Workers, All Other	4.86
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	4.84
Radiologists	4.84

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Carbondale-Marion, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Legislators	5.02
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.91
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	3.90
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	3.35
Optometrists	3.23
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.17
Opticians, Dispensing	3.15
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	2.85
Highway Maintenance Workers	2.84
Computer Network Support Specialists	2.69

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Conservation Scientists	4.78
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	3.96
New Accounts Clerks	3.60
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.49
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	3.47
Cooks, Fast Food	3.24
Printing Press Operators	3.18
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.07
Dental Laboratory Technicians	2.94
Medical Equipment Preparers	2.77

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	7.42
Athletes and Sports Competitors	7.16
Roofers	7.09
Helpers--Carpenters	5.73
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.54
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	5.36
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	4.05
Mechanical Door Repairers	3.86
Real Estate Sales Agents	3.80
Transportation Security Screeners	3.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Canton-Massillon, OH, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	20.72
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	9.01
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.05
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	5.67
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.50
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.30
Telemarketers	4.76
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.55
Occupational Therapy Assistants	4.07
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.87

Occupations with the highest location quotient in California-Lexington Park, MD, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Aerospace Engineers	60.30
Computer and Information Research Scientists	34.96
Avionics Technicians	22.76
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	21.15
Logisticians	19.65
Financial Specialists, All Other	16.76
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	15.99
Engineers, All Other	15.74
Operations Research Analysts	12.85
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	12.21

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Burlington, NC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	57.15
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	38.72
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	32.03
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	21.42
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	8.72
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	6.83
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	6.81
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.36
Cooks, Fast Food	4.82
Phlebotomists	4.08

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	8.58
School Bus Monitors	4.83
Financial Examiners	4.44
Bill and Account Collectors	4.25
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3.89
Music Directors and Composers	3.77
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	3.57
Cargo and Freight Agents	3.47
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.41
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	3.34

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Brunswick, GA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Transportation Workers, All Other	13.99
Education Administrators, All Other	8.33
Logging Equipment Operators	8.14
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	7.16
Compliance Officers	6.19
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	5.83
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	5.60
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	5.09
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	4.04
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	4.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	7.35
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5.36
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	5.27
Health Education Specialists	4.58
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	4.41
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.21
Compliance Officers	2.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	2.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	2.75
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	2.71

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bremerton-Silverdale, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	116.17
Riggers	52.73
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	39.87
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	22.46
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	12.29
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	10.56
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	8.56
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	7.07
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	6.06
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bowling Green, KY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	8.92
Tour and Travel Guides	4.95
Cooks, Fast Food	4.50
Tool and Die Makers	4.22
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	4.08
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.05
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.97
Food Batchmakers	3.87
Athletic Trainers	3.55
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.39

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boulder, CO, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Physicists	30.94
Aerospace Engineers	16.03
Computer Hardware Engineers	11.94
Rock Splitters, Quarry	10.19
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	9.05
Biochemists and Biophysicists	8.31
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	8.27
Chemical Plant and System Operators	6.55
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	6.48
Chemical Engineers	6.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Boise City, ID, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	11.17
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	8.67
Hydrologists	6.18
Bicycle Repairers	6.00
Craft Artists	5.35
Forest and Conservation Technicians	5.07
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	4.99
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	4.57
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4.48
Exercise Physiologists	3.99

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	5.26
Word Processors and Typists	4.84
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.09
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	3.90
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.35
Residential Advisors	3.24
Dietitians and Nutritionists	3.15
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	3.08
Registered Nurses	3.04
Highway Maintenance Workers	3.00

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomington, IN, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	56.05
Rock Splitters, Quarry	26.35
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	6.85
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.31
Public Relations Managers	6.17
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.78
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	4.67
Computer Programmers	4.27
Industrial Engineers	3.72
Machinists	3.19

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bloomington, IL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Medical Appliance Technicians	11.56
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	8.38
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4.93
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	4.07
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.68
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	3.56
Legislators	3.44
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	3.02
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3.01
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	2.87

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	32.97
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	18.80
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	18.14
Farm and Home Management Educators	11.35
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	11.26
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	9.69
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	9.61
Biological Technicians	9.27
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	8.21
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	7.42

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bismarck, ND, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	19.43
Hydrologists	10.56
Airfield Operations Specialists	10.21
Power Plant Operators	9.13
Agricultural Inspectors	8.98
Gambling Dealers	8.76
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	7.54
Community Health Workers	4.68
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	4.61
Conservation Scientists	4.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Birmingham-Hoover, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	7.33
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	5.34
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	4.77
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	4.11
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.10
Nurse Anesthetists	3.71
Helpers--Production Workers	3.67
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	3.64
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	3.46
Helpers--Extraction Workers	3.30

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Binghamton, NY, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Word Processors and Typists	7.23
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	6.25
Music Directors and Composers	5.95
History Teachers, Postsecondary	4.92
Highway Maintenance Workers	4.02
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	3.81
Legislators	3.75
Clergy	3.64
New Accounts Clerks	3.58
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3.55

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Billings, MT, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	17.49
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	9.06
Religious Workers, All Other	7.48
Petroleum Engineers	5.99
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	5.67
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	5.36
Motorcycle Mechanics	5.32
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	5.22
Commercial Pilots	4.90
Forest and Conservation Technicians	4.73

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bend-Redmond, OR, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Forest and Conservation Technicians	14.03
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	10.02
Clergy	8.84
Music Directors and Composers	8.25
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	7.92
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	6.49
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	6.28
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	5.61
Bicycle Repairers	5.48
Tour and Travel Guides	4.66

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bellingham, WA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Logging Workers, All Other	20.95
Tapers	15.19
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.93
Farm and Home Management Educators	5.89
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	5.24
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	5.24
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	5.13
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	4.26
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	4.15
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.10

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Beckley, WV, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Tour and Travel Guides	14.06
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	6.72
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	6.70
Meter Readers, Utilities	5.04
Postal Service Clerks	4.39
Social Workers, All Other	4.38
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4.07
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.91
Funeral Attendants	3.74
Social and Human Service Assistants	3.62

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	32.32
Boilermakers	28.46
Chemical Engineers	12.10
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	10.96
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	8.91
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	8.47
Choreographers	7.92
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	6.76
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	6.75
Helpers--Carpenters	6.36

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bay City, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Chemists	11.55
Chemical Engineers	5.79
Tool and Die Makers	5.12
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.82
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.28
Funeral Attendants	4.05
Library Assistants, Clerical	3.69
New Accounts Clerks	3.63
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	2.99
Machinists	2.77

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Battle Creek, MI, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	7.95
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.83
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	5.44
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4.98
Food Batchmakers	4.72
Machinists	4.17
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.53
Industrial Engineers	3.34
Industrial Production Managers	3.27
Tool and Die Makers	2.82

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Baton Rouge, LA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	26.48
Motorboat Operators	24.92
Boilermakers	20.32
Sailors and Marine Oilers	20.15
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17.21
Plant and System Operators, All Other	14.94
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	13.14
Hydrologic Technicians	12.21
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	11.76
Transportation Workers, All Other	11.29

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Astronomers	8.07
Transit and Railroad Police	6.47
Therapists, All Other	5.54
Orthodontists	5.54
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	5.47
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	4.75
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	4.55
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	4.42
Life Scientists, All Other	4.31
Biological Technicians	3.80

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Bakersfield, CA, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	70.16
Farm Labor Contractors	49.09
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	18.82
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	18.43
Petroleum Engineers	14.17
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	14.06
Agricultural Workers, All Other	13.94
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	9.79
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	9.51
Agricultural Equipment Operators	9.04

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Austin-Round Rock, TX, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Geographers	10.47
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	5.87
Rock Splitters, Quarry	5.41
Petroleum Engineers	3.64
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	3.43
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	3.29
Operations Research Analysts	3.18
Desktop Publishers	3.17
Choreographers	3.09
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	3.05

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Nuclear Technicians	20.34
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	16.48
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	16.05
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10.86
Surgical Assistants	7.69
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	5.19
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	5.03
Dentists, All Other Specialists	4.78
Judicial Law Clerks	4.59
Nuclear Engineers	4.51

Occupations with the highest location quotient in Auburn-Opelika, AL, May 2021
Occupation	Location Quotient
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6.98
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.93