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