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Table A: Occupations in each Gulf Coast area with the highest location quotients
Area/Occupation Title |
Location Quotient |
Annual Mean |
Employment |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
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Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
35.09 |
$60,850 |
1,960 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
15.67 |
28,890 |
600 |
Chemical plant and system operators |
15.14 |
66,290 |
850 |
Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
11.97 |
50,780 |
710 |
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
9.62 |
50,620 |
120 |
Chemical engineers |
9.50 |
103,750 |
330 |
Chemical technicians |
8.10 |
53,500 |
630 |
Boilermakers |
8.00 |
47,180 |
220 |
Gas plant operators |
7.64 |
45,850 |
130 |
Petroleum engineers |
7.50 |
101,900 |
240 |
Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
6.34 |
38,890 |
750 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
5.82 |
56,600 |
260 |
Crane and tower operators |
5.03 |
50,430 |
250 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
5.00 |
45,600 |
2,190 |
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
4.83 |
73,290 |
140 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
4.23 |
30,220 |
320 |
Occupational health and safety specialists |
4.20 |
66,760 |
270 |
Riggers |
4.20 |
46,280 |
70 |
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
4.17 |
21,600 |
80 |
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
4.12 |
44,960 |
210 |
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
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Personal and home care aides |
12.33 |
$15,750 |
7,320 |
Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
11.64 |
22,010 |
160 |
Detectives and criminal investigators |
8.21 |
57,100 |
850 |
Home health aides |
5.07 |
15,930 |
4,550 |
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
3.90 |
54,230 |
910 |
Vocational education teachers, middle school |
3.82 |
50,940 |
50 |
Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
3.57 |
28,620 |
330 |
Counselors, all other |
3.33 |
66,420 |
100 |
Automotive glass installers and repairers |
3.25 |
23,890 |
50 |
Physical therapist aides |
2.91 |
22,410 |
120 |
Demonstrators and product promoters |
2.58 |
22,150 |
200 |
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2.53 |
50,470 |
1,580 |
Special education teachers, middle school |
2.44 |
47,290 |
230 |
Helpers--electricians |
2.33 |
18,000 |
200 |
Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
2.29 |
54,990 |
540 |
Pediatricians, general |
2.22 |
200,280 |
60 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
2.20 |
24,530 |
740 |
Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
2.19 |
49,850 |
380 |
Family and general practitioners |
2.17 |
145,280 |
200 |
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
1.95 |
71,820 |
180 |
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Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
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|
|
Mechanical door repairers |
12.92 |
$32,780 |
310 |
Athletes and sports competitors |
9.10 |
|
180 |
Plasterers and stucco masons |
6.15 |
41,370 |
320 |
Real estate brokers |
5.65 |
86,530 |
420 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
5.00 |
36,340 |
360 |
Helpers--roofers |
4.75 |
26,000 |
110 |
Helpers, construction trades, all other |
4.38 |
25,300 |
140 |
Pest control workers |
4.35 |
26,110 |
430 |
Motor vehicle operators, all other |
3.93 |
27,800 |
440 |
Drafters, all other |
3.79 |
37,970 |
110 |
Brickmasons and blockmasons |
3.31 |
32,350 |
450 |
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
3.21 |
30,580 |
120 |
Helpers--electricians |
3.17 |
28,800 |
450 |
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
3.17 |
30,270 |
110 |
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
3.16 |
26,680 |
120 |
Etchers and engravers |
3.00 |
30,160 |
40 |
Nuclear medicine technologists |
2.94 |
71,190 |
100 |
Commercial pilots |
2.86 |
65,370 |
130 |
Fire inspectors and investigators |
2.78 |
65,750 |
50 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
2.68 |
28,090 |
520 |
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Corpus Christi, TX |
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|
|
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
12.25 |
$40,760 |
350 |
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
12.15 |
58,730 |
430 |
Riggers |
9.20 |
33,840 |
160 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
8.49 |
30,010 |
710 |
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
7.73 |
52,310 |
1,180 |
Petroleum engineers |
7.00 |
131,600 |
250 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
6.71 |
39,370 |
330 |
Psychiatric technicians |
5.54 |
17,840 |
530 |
Structural iron and steel workers |
4.96 |
33,150 |
440 |
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
4.83 |
25,160 |
100 |
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
4.72 |
54,060 |
390 |
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
4.34 |
49,790 |
250 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
4.10 |
36,150 |
2,000 |
Recreational vehicle service technicians |
4.00 |
26,880 |
60 |
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
3.70 |
17,520 |
300 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
3.61 |
66,950 |
150 |
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
3.58 |
29,960 |
540 |
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
3.44 |
25,840 |
320 |
Helpers--electricians |
3.40 |
29,070 |
420 |
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
3.19 |
40,970 |
150 |
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Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL |
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Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
19.55 |
$40,710 |
460 |
Engineers, all other |
7.21 |
89,640 |
670 |
Computer and information scientists, research |
6.90 |
81,880 |
110 |
Animal trainers |
6.75 |
18,480 |
40 |
Avionics technicians |
6.07 |
51,790 |
70 |
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
5.72 |
48,330 |
380 |
Helpers--electricians |
5.56 |
28,550 |
300 |
Aerospace engineers |
4.94 |
92,800 |
200 |
Technical writers |
4.91 |
53,210 |
130 |
Budget analysts |
4.75 |
65,400 |
170 |
Social scientists and related workers, all other |
4.64 |
69,130 |
80 |
Physical scientists, all other |
4.47 |
78,690 |
60 |
Electronics engineers, except computer |
4.01 |
89,210 |
320 |
All other information and record clerks |
3.75 |
31,730 |
470 |
Electrical engineers |
3.72 |
83,160 |
330 |
Computer hardware engineers |
3.70 |
78,920 |
140 |
Property, real estate, and community association managers |
3.37 |
36,280 |
300 |
Motorboat mechanics |
3.36 |
30,340 |
40 |
Pest control workers |
3.29 |
33,190 |
120 |
Operations research analysts |
3.28 |
77,820 |
120 |
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Gulf Coast Texas non-metropolitan area |
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|
|
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
40.71 |
$36,730 |
1,390 |
Shoe and leather workers and repairers |
25.00 |
20,780 |
180 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
19.87 |
25,610 |
1,140 |
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
17.19 |
37,820 |
330 |
Gas plant operators |
12.54 |
56,680 |
170 |
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary |
12.50 |
70,010 |
120 |
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
12.43 |
40,450 |
530 |
Petroleum engineers |
9.55 |
116,210 |
230 |
Helpers--extraction workers |
8.95 |
23,020 |
210 |
Correctional officers and jailers |
8.54 |
32,870 |
3,630 |
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
7.15 |
18,110 |
240 |
Detectives and criminal investigators |
6.81 |
48,610 |
700 |
Graduate teaching assistants |
6.72 |
29,010 |
760 |
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
5.76 |
20,180 |
530 |
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
5.41 |
31,780 |
210 |
Farm equipment mechanics |
5.17 |
35,730 |
140 |
Personal and home care aides |
4.82 |
15,720 |
2,840 |
Civil engineering technicians |
4.62 |
35,470 |
350 |
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
4.42 |
33,080 |
60 |
Postmasters and mail superintendents |
3.95 |
53,650 |
90 |
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Gulfport-Biloxi, MS |
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|
|
Slot key persons |
42.91 |
$29,100 |
480 |
Gaming cage workers |
31.50 |
25,640 |
390 |
Gaming managers |
31.00 |
74,290 |
90 |
Gaming supervisors |
27.79 |
48,190 |
540 |
Gaming dealers |
27.05 |
23,040 |
1,850 |
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators |
22.00 |
34,340 |
130 |
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers |
21.80 |
23,440 |
330 |
Bridge and lock tenders |
16.33 |
22,610 |
50 |
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
13.07 |
15,720 |
190 |
Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
11.91 |
20,040 |
130 |
Computer and information scientists, research |
7.35 |
76,820 |
150 |
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
4.69 |
32,740 |
140 |
Emergency management specialists |
4.50 |
36,980 |
50 |
Logging equipment operators |
4.28 |
31,940 |
80 |
Surveyors |
4.18 |
40,120 |
170 |
Baggage porters and bellhops |
3.92 |
18,900 |
150 |
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
3.83 |
21,390 |
50 |
Concierges |
3.69 |
20,580 |
60 |
Conservation scientists |
3.46 |
50,860 |
50 |
Lodging managers |
3.46 |
48,810 |
80 |
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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA |
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Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
149.70 |
$75,130 |
3,260 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
113.71 |
41,060 |
2,580 |
Ship engineers |
91.00 |
62,240 |
690 |
Riggers |
70.10 |
33,460 |
660 |
Commercial divers |
35.00 |
60,910 |
70 |
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
17.62 |
37,740 |
130 |
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
17.50 |
49,360 |
260 |
Cooks, all other |
14.67 |
24,660 |
210 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
14.40 |
38,930 |
640 |
Crane and tower operators |
13.81 |
54,360 |
400 |
Commercial pilots |
10.54 |
70,050 |
220 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
10.29 |
39,850 |
2,660 |
Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
8.47 |
45,190 |
590 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
8.39 |
47,350 |
220 |
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
7.46 |
48,030 |
250 |
Drafters, all other |
7.14 |
40,240 |
90 |
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
6.73 |
42,590 |
590 |
Painters, transportation equipment |
5.50 |
35,390 |
190 |
Maintenance workers, machinery |
5.47 |
36,580 |
260 |
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
4.83 |
24,880 |
50 |
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
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Petroleum engineers |
16.40 |
$132,690 |
8,400 |
Geological and petroleum technicians |
10.18 |
72,500 |
2,860 |
Chemical plant and system operators |
8.89 |
62,070 |
7,960 |
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
8.54 |
138,370 |
5,240 |
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
8.00 |
52,610 |
7,190 |
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
7.30 |
|
3,730 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
6.68 |
43,950 |
4,790 |
Material moving workers, all other |
6.56 |
30,910 |
4,210 |
Marine engineers and naval architects |
6.25 |
|
650 |
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
6.12 |
42,110 |
2,520 |
Chemical engineers |
4.64 |
101,270 |
2,610 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
4.17 |
43,010 |
2,560 |
Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
3.97 |
49,050 |
3,760 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
3.91 |
89,280 |
2,320 |
Boilermakers |
3.77 |
57,360 |
1,640 |
Aerospace engineers |
3.48 |
95,960 |
4,820 |
Riggers |
3.40 |
40,060 |
880 |
Gas plant operators |
3.27 |
51,760 |
920 |
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
3.22 |
38,700 |
740 |
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
3.19 |
28,640 |
4,250 |
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Lake Charles, LA |
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|
|
Chemical plant and system operators |
34.29 |
$62,380 |
1,080 |
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
29.46 |
61,190 |
930 |
Gaming managers |
21.00 |
53,540 |
60 |
Gaming cage workers |
18.00 |
23,350 |
190 |
Gaming supervisors |
16.74 |
47,060 |
290 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
14.96 |
38,850 |
320 |
Gaming dealers |
14.48 |
15,890 |
870 |
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators |
13.33 |
33,640 |
70 |
Riggers |
12.20 |
30,240 |
110 |
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers |
10.80 |
21,260 |
150 |
Crane and tower operators |
7.97 |
42,150 |
220 |
Chemical engineers |
7.91 |
87,460 |
160 |
Helpers, construction trades, all other |
6.88 |
30,470 |
100 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
6.07 |
41,690 |
150 |
Avionics technicians |
6.00 |
50,460 |
80 |
Insulation workers, mechanical |
5.43 |
32,890 |
110 |
Chemical technicians |
5.43 |
62,120 |
240 |
Plant and system operators, all other |
5.38 |
55,940 |
40 |
Psychiatric aides |
5.35 |
21,450 |
230 |
Helpers--carpenters |
4.96 |
23,840 |
210 |
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
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|
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Personal and home care aides |
13.99 |
$15,920 |
14,870 |
Audio-visual collections specialists |
10.00 |
26,240 |
110 |
Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
7.16 |
15,550 |
490 |
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
6.47 |
17,180 |
210 |
Agricultural equipment operators |
6.29 |
21,940 |
240 |
Shoe and leather workers and repairers |
5.33 |
22,360 |
70 |
Counselors, all other |
5.04 |
61,820 |
270 |
Detectives and criminal investigators |
4.20 |
55,660 |
780 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
4.11 |
36,960 |
250 |
Physical therapist aides |
3.68 |
20,090 |
280 |
Fire inspectors and investigators |
3.67 |
40,690 |
70 |
Helpers--extraction workers |
3.58 |
28,170 |
150 |
Vocational education teachers, middle school |
3.46 |
54,260 |
80 |
Home health aides |
3.19 |
16,480 |
5,130 |
Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
3.14 |
54,450 |
490 |
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3.02 |
52,090 |
3,380 |
History teachers, postsecondary |
2.59 |
|
100 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
2.57 |
50,680 |
6,680 |
Insulation workers, mechanical |
2.52 |
24,900 |
130 |
Agricultural inspectors |
2.46 |
27,260 |
60 |
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Mobile, AL |
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|
|
Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
30.75 |
$75,290 |
430 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
15.12 |
32,890 |
630 |
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
11.38 |
37,040 |
630 |
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
9.00 |
36,740 |
310 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
7.96 |
78,350 |
320 |
Choreographers |
7.64 |
46,250 |
150 |
Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
6.95 |
50,310 |
440 |
Marine engineers and naval architects |
6.25 |
54,380 |
40 |
Respiratory therapy technicians |
5.25 |
40,390 |
110 |
Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
4.84 |
33,120 |
620 |
Crane and tower operators |
4.32 |
44,330 |
230 |
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
4.12 |
61,740 |
110 |
Painters, transportation equipment |
3.75 |
34,480 |
230 |
Helpers--electricians |
3.71 |
26,170 |
450 |
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
3.60 |
27,590 |
320 |
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
3.40 |
22,060 |
610 |
Power plant operators |
3.36 |
58,320 |
160 |
Motorboat mechanics |
3.21 |
30,490 |
80 |
Chemical engineers |
3.04 |
92,950 |
120 |
Pest control workers |
2.92 |
21,210 |
250 |
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Naples-Marco Island, FL |
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|
|
Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
16.10 |
$16,930 |
570 |
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
7.21 |
30,490 |
120 |
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
6.58 |
22,950 |
90 |
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
6.45 |
36,870 |
150 |
Real estate brokers |
5.54 |
82,590 |
230 |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
5.12 |
25,020 |
3,850 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
4.94 |
38,380 |
200 |
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
4.76 |
46,500 |
430 |
Amusement and recreation attendants |
4.42 |
19,390 |
1,000 |
Plasterers and stucco masons |
4.04 |
39,180 |
120 |
Tile and marble setters |
4.00 |
38,950 |
140 |
Musicians and singers |
3.81 |
|
160 |
Motorcycle mechanics |
3.67 |
42,150 |
50 |
Manicurists and pedicurists |
3.66 |
27,700 |
170 |
Concierges |
3.62 |
29,770 |
70 |
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
3.50 |
18,810 |
720 |
Roofers |
3.46 |
30,870 |
330 |
Baggage porters and bellhops |
3.29 |
25,210 |
140 |
Fire inspectors and investigators |
3.22 |
66,810 |
30 |
Helpers--carpenters |
3.17 |
21,840 |
170 |
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New Iberia non-metropolitan area |
|
|
|
Commercial divers |
124.00 |
$52,630 |
340 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
41.83 |
73,860 |
1,330 |
Ship engineers |
37.00 |
58,650 |
410 |
Riggers |
31.10 |
32,470 |
430 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
29.50 |
35,070 |
980 |
Extraction workers, all other |
24.50 |
46,650 |
200 |
Motorboat operators |
22.50 |
36,680 |
60 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
20.96 |
49,710 |
820 |
Bridge and lock tenders |
20.00 |
33,120 |
80 |
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
12.89 |
66,940 |
630 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
11.30 |
26,600 |
740 |
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
10.75 |
48,680 |
240 |
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
10.54 |
36,570 |
160 |
Crane and tower operators |
10.13 |
43,860 |
440 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
7.87 |
37,330 |
2,990 |
Geological and petroleum technicians |
7.09 |
58,380 |
110 |
Maintenance workers, machinery |
6.57 |
33,190 |
460 |
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
6.33 |
24,850 |
110 |
Petroleum engineers |
6.30 |
84,960 |
180 |
Helpers, construction trades, all other |
6.19 |
22,430 |
140 |
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New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA |
|
|
|
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
22.22 |
$72,780 |
2,600 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
21.62 |
37,570 |
2,650 |
Wellhead pumpers |
14.75 |
37,140 |
900 |
Petroleum engineers |
12.00 |
102,070 |
1,220 |
Geological and petroleum technicians |
10.73 |
62,560 |
600 |
Riggers |
10.50 |
35,200 |
530 |
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
10.09 |
59,970 |
1,800 |
Ship engineers |
9.25 |
81,870 |
380 |
Pile-driver operators |
8.67 |
37,320 |
130 |
Chemical plant and system operators |
7.43 |
56,510 |
1,320 |
Drafters, all other |
6.21 |
54,950 |
440 |
Material moving workers, all other |
5.84 |
38,760 |
740 |
Marine engineers and naval architects |
5.50 |
78,730 |
110 |
Insulation workers, mechanical |
4.09 |
39,370 |
480 |
Crane and tower operators |
3.74 |
40,860 |
590 |
Plant and system operators, all other |
3.62 |
47,050 |
150 |
Food preparation workers |
3.56 |
17,600 |
11,780 |
Embalmers |
3.50 |
44,010 |
110 |
Maintenance workers, machinery |
3.41 |
39,790 |
890 |
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
3.31 |
43,480 |
270 |
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|
|
|
Northeast Florida non-metropolitan area |
|
|
|
Correctional officers and jailers |
14.76 |
$36,160 |
7,150 |
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
10.41 |
25,140 |
250 |
Farm and home management advisors |
9.50 |
50,050 |
110 |
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
9.31 |
51,790 |
450 |
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
7.03 |
30,330 |
310 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
6.78 |
30,400 |
340 |
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
5.41 |
47,220 |
220 |
Fish and game wardens |
5.33 |
38,290 |
40 |
Helpers, construction trades, all other |
5.31 |
21,770 |
120 |
Pharmacy aides |
5.30 |
19,160 |
290 |
Tile and marble setters |
4.97 |
20,780 |
210 |
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
4.53 |
27,670 |
120 |
Foresters |
4.25 |
44,430 |
50 |
Counselors, all other |
4.21 |
28,480 |
140 |
Pest control workers |
4.06 |
19,280 |
280 |
Bailiffs |
4.00 |
40,680 |
70 |
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
3.93 |
38,760 |
390 |
Court, municipal, and license clerks |
3.36 |
27,980 |
430 |
Plasterers and stucco masons |
3.27 |
27,070 |
120 |
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
2.95 |
63,860 |
260 |
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|
|
|
Northwest Florida non-metropolitan area |
|
|
|
Fallers |
28.00 |
$39,270 |
80 |
Correctional officers and jailers |
18.51 |
35,530 |
3,590 |
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
13.00 |
21,770 |
230 |
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
11.80 |
49,900 |
230 |
Residential advisors |
11.04 |
23,830 |
270 |
Fish and game wardens |
10.17 |
40,510 |
30 |
Logging equipment operators |
8.89 |
31,080 |
90 |
Pharmacy aides |
8.55 |
19,280 |
190 |
Farm and home management advisors |
8.38 |
46,260 |
40 |
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
6.09 |
28,250 |
140 |
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
4.71 |
19,820 |
40 |
Environmental engineers |
4.51 |
48,010 |
100 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
3.92 |
26,500 |
80 |
Court, municipal, and license clerks |
3.87 |
27,550 |
200 |
Surveying and mapping technicians |
3.77 |
31,040 |
100 |
Teachers and instructors, all other |
3.65 |
28,800 |
930 |
Real estate sales agents |
3.54 |
42,120 |
230 |
Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
3.15 |
41,120 |
120 |
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
3.04 |
26,810 |
130 |
Helpers--carpenters |
2.96 |
27,740 |
80 |
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|
|
|
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
Pascagoula, MS |
|
|
|
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
39.00 |
$27,130 |
200 |
Ship engineers |
10.00 |
57,440 |
40 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
9.70 |
69,650 |
120 |
Structural iron and steel workers |
8.40 |
36,210 |
230 |
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
6.84 |
40,340 |
1,170 |
Hazardous materials removal workers |
5.10 |
38,300 |
90 |
Sailors and marine oilers |
5.08 |
30,900 |
70 |
Pipelayers |
4.87 |
30,030 |
100 |
Surveyors |
4.49 |
35,850 |
100 |
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
4.18 |
62,780 |
270 |
Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
3.98 |
37,310 |
270 |
Commercial and industrial designers |
3.73 |
|
50 |
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
3.70 |
28,170 |
50 |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
3.29 |
62,580 |
740 |
Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
3.11 |
52,600 |
140 |
Court, municipal, and license clerks |
2.98 |
20,530 |
150 |
Cooks, fast food |
2.74 |
16,320 |
630 |
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
2.69 |
29,040 |
80 |
Nonfarm animal caretakers |
2.63 |
16,540 |
150 |
Physical therapist aides |
2.62 |
23,050 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
|
|
|
Orthodontists |
7.25 |
|
40 |
Embalmers |
4.67 |
$27,810 |
40 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
4.08 |
29,430 |
220 |
Dental laboratory technicians |
4.07 |
30,770 |
190 |
Glaziers |
4.00 |
32,370 |
220 |
Medical equipment preparers |
4.00 |
23,520 |
220 |
Elevator installers and repairers |
3.89 |
56,610 |
110 |
Telemarketers |
3.88 |
21,710 |
1,390 |
New accounts clerks |
3.74 |
26,790 |
350 |
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
3.69 |
32,960 |
70 |
Helpers--electricians |
3.66 |
24,050 |
390 |
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
3.50 |
35,470 |
40 |
Psychologists, all other |
3.12 |
72,450 |
40 |
Correctional officers and jailers |
2.93 |
36,070 |
1,550 |
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
2.92 |
35,220 |
160 |
Motorcycle mechanics |
2.83 |
31,800 |
50 |
Helpers, construction trades, all other |
2.75 |
29,480 |
70 |
Community and social service specialists, all other |
2.65 |
39,510 |
340 |
Pest control workers |
2.63 |
29,070 |
200 |
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
2.60 |
26,520 |
170 |
|
|
|
|
South Florida non-metropolitan area |
|
|
|
Farm labor contractors |
115.00 |
$39,920 |
120 |
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
43.20 |
17,840 |
7,820 |
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 |
|
|
|
|
Southwest Alabama non-metropolitan area |
|
|
|
Logging equipment operators |
31.33 |
$33,700 |
740 |
Fallers |
19.80 |
30,780 |
130 |
Chemical plant and system operators |
12.14 |
57,590 |
560 |
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
7.27 |
40,390 |
140 |
Foresters |
7.12 |
64,780 |
70 |
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
7.12 |
23,140 |
300 |
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
6.78 |
23,590 |
80 |
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
6.77 |
45,590 |
500 |
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
4.92 |
31,220 |
80 |
Power plant operators |
4.75 |
53,850 |
170 |
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
4.40 |
50,010 |
90 |
Choreographers |
4.27 |
|
60 |
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
4.26 |
34,480 |
400 |
Industrial machinery mechanics |
4.19 |
54,920 |
1,160 |
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
4.13 |
27,990 |
120 |
Cutters and trimmers, hand |
3.93 |
19,890 |
80 |
Postmasters and mail superintendents |
3.84 |
55,340 |
100 |
Gas plant operators |
3.82 |
51,290 |
50 |
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
3.68 |
30,080 |
90 |
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
3.66 |
32,010 |
150 |
|
|
|
|
Tallahassee, FL |
|
|
|
Psychiatric aides |
20.52 |
$25,610 |
1,590 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
7.56 |
30,950 |
440 |
Operations research analysts |
7.51 |
45,730 |
570 |
Management analysts |
6.92 |
55,090 |
4,720 |
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
6.39 |
48,710 |
660 |
Postsecondary teachers, all other |
5.47 |
86,010 |
1,390 |
Therapists, all other |
5.30 |
48,870 |
90 |
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
4.56 |
36,270 |
1,400 |
Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
4.31 |
52,220 |
90 |
Psychiatric technicians |
4.07 |
26,520 |
350 |
Counselors, all other |
3.96 |
32,520 |
150 |
Network systems and data communications analysts |
3.83 |
52,670 |
1,070 |
Atmospheric and space scientists |
3.67 |
73,910 |
30 |
Education, training, and library workers, all other |
3.60 |
46,340 |
460 |
Instructional coordinators |
3.22 |
48,220 |
490 |
Law clerks |
3.20 |
37,570 |
130 |
Farm and home management advisors |
3.12 |
42,670 |
40 |
Surveying and mapping technicians |
3.10 |
34,730 |
240 |
Couriers and messengers |
3.03 |
20,210 |
350 |
Community and social service specialists, all other |
3.02 |
40,000 |
410 |
|
|
|
|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
|
|
|
Travel guides |
6.67 |
$22,380 |
230 |
Construction and related workers, all other |
5.58 |
35,340 |
2,270 |
Hydrologists |
4.40 |
73,500 |
250 |
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
4.13 |
26,440 |
1,070 |
Pest control workers |
3.43 |
29,090 |
1,900 |
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
3.40 |
63,890 |
960 |
Ship engineers |
3.38 |
66,020 |
310 |
Helpers--roofers |
3.17 |
22,810 |
430 |
Court reporters |
3.07 |
26,160 |
490 |
Security and fire alarm systems installers |
3.04 |
35,440 |
1,690 |
Medical appliance technicians |
2.91 |
37,620 |
360 |
Correspondence clerks |
2.75 |
30,580 |
250 |
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
2.70 |
64,370 |
700 |
Surveying and mapping technicians |
2.56 |
33,760 |
1,390 |
Elevator installers and repairers |
2.56 |
44,020 |
520 |
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
2.50 |
29,800 |
730 |
Operations research analysts |
2.49 |
55,110 |
1,320 |
Insurance sales agents |
2.49 |
59,030 |
7,000 |
Sales representatives, services, all other |
2.45 |
52,380 |
11,540 |
Forensic science technicians |
2.40 |
48,100 |
270 |
|
|
|
|
Victoria, TX |
|
|
|
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
27.83 |
$28,040 |
620 |
Chemical plant and system operators |
27.46 |
63,710 |
460 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
20.14 |
38,870 |
270 |
Chemical technicians |
17.65 |
61,020 |
410 |
Chemical engineers |
14.04 |
88,110 |
150 |
Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
9.05 |
44,580 |
160 |
Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
7.28 |
38,380 |
290 |
Helpers--extraction workers |
6.74 |
34,980 |
60 |
Industrial machinery mechanics |
5.85 |
50,800 |
590 |
Counselors, all other |
4.71 |
48,620 |
50 |
Helpers--electricians |
4.13 |
25,350 |
140 |
Maintenance workers, machinery |
3.90 |
41,780 |
90 |
Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
3.76 |
57,760 |
50 |
Petroleum engineers |
3.30 |
123,230 |
30 |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
3.04 |
34,350 |
810 |
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
3.00 |
17,120 |
50 |
Mechanical engineering technicians |
2.94 |
40,880 |
50 |
Surveyors |
2.67 |
39,180 |
50 |
Occupational health and safety specialists |
2.65 |
72,010 |
50 |
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
2.61 |
23,430 |
40 |
Last Modified Date: October 27, 2010
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