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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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| Occupation | Location Quotient | Annual Mean Wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 9.45 | $27,810 | 190 |
Personal care and service workers, all other | 7.42 | 21,340 | 290 |
Hazardous materials removal workers | 6.07 | (1) | 130 |
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 5.53 | 57,860 | 200 |
Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 4.85 | 65,490 | 40 |
Helpers—pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 4.48 | 26,120 | 160 |
Loan interviewers and clerks | 4.36 | 29,140 | 450 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 4.13 | 46,290 | 70 |
Sailors and marine oilers | 3.58 | 28,140 | 60 |
Pest control workers | 3.39 | 24,350 | 110 |
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 3.28 | 16,930 | 580 |
Logging equipment operators | 3.11 | 28,430 | 40 |
Construction and related workers, all other | 3.08 | 30,930 | 80 |
Real estate brokers | 3.08 | 40,080 | 80 |
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 2.94 | 21,200 | 350 |
Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 2.92 | 42,600 | 100 |
Construction and building inspectors | 2.88 | 50,140 | 140 |
Cooks, restaurant | 2.88 | 20,390 | 1,360 |
Mechanical engineers | 2.80 | 90,210 | 340 |
Dishwashers | 2.73 | 17,210 | 740 |
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Last Modified Date: October 27, 2010