November 03, 2010

Occupations with high geographic concentration, 2009

Selected occupations with high concentrations of employment in 10 areas with highest employment of occupation, May 2009
Occupation	Total employment	Percent of occupational employment
Subway and streetcar operators	6,050	95.9
Political scientists	3,970	89.2
Fashion designers	15,780	78.0
Shuttle car operators	3,520	77.0
Roof bolters, mining	5,470	75.7
Fabric and apparel patternmakers	6,640	68.8
Marine engineers and naval architects	5,270	68.7
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	11,700	68.4
Loading machine operators, underground mining	3,570	68.4
Ship engineers	10,850	66.3

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