Table 7. Location quotients for selected occupations in the South Florida nonmetropolitan area, May 2009
Occupation |
Location Quotient |
Annual Mean Wage |
Employment |
Motorboat mechanics |
8.93 |
$48,000 |
130 |
Tour guides and escorts |
8.79 |
31,780 |
210 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
7.91 |
42,720 |
180 |
Fish and game wardens |
7.17 |
36,650 |
40 |
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
6.60 |
43,600 |
100 |
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
5.53 |
22,190 |
80 |
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
5.11 |
33,190 |
370 |
Agricultural inspectors |
5.09 |
38,510 |
60 |
Counselors, all other |
5.08 |
31,830 |
120 |
Farm and home management advisors |
5.00 |
52,660 |
40 |
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
4.34 |
50,590 |
150 |
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
4.34 |
21,970 |
750 |
Correctional officers and jailers |
4.27 |
35,760 |
1,510 |
Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
3.85 |
45,020 |
50 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
3.64 |
31,820 |
130 |
Bailiffs |
3.08 |
44,480 |
40 |
Bartenders |
2.94 |
19,070 |
1,120 |
Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
2.72 |
42,310 |
140 |
Community and social service specialists, all other |
2.70 |
36,720 |
230 |
Dishwashers |
2.68 |
17,180 |
1,070 |
Last Modified Date: October 27, 2010
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