Table 2. Oil and gas and water transportation occupations by location quotient for selected metropolitan areas, May 2009
Occupation |
Houston-Sugar Land- Baytown, TX |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
3.91 |
22.22 |
Chemical engineers |
4.64 |
2.40 |
Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
3.97 |
1.50 |
Chemical plant and system operators |
8.89 |
7.43 |
Chemical technicians |
2.20 |
1.40 |
Commercial divers |
3.00 |
|
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
1.56 |
1.47 |
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
6.13 |
3.31 |
Environmental engineers |
0.59 |
0.39 |
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
1.46 |
1.50 |
Extraction workers, all other |
|
2.17 |
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators |
2.33 |
|
Gas plant operators |
3.27 |
|
Geological and petroleum technicians |
10.18 |
10.73 |
Helpers—extraction workers |
|
0.79 |
Petroleum engineers |
16.40 |
12.00 |
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
8.00 |
10.09 |
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
2.40 |
|
Riggers |
3.40 |
10.50 |
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
7.30 |
1.30 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
|
2.17 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
4.17 |
21.63 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
6.68 |
3.25 |
Ship engineers |
3.13 |
9.25 |
Wellhead pumpers |
|
14.75 |
Last Modified Date: October 27, 2010
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