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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Art Directors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Art Directors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
ALABAMA
Birmingham	150	$63,040	1.2
ALASKA
Anchorage	30	$59,910	0.8
ARIZONA
Phoenix	360	$57,250	0.8
Tucson	40	$46,170	0.5
ARKANSAS
Little Rock	90	$51,120	1.2
Fayetteville	30	$54,740	0.7
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco	1,330	$105,910	5.7
San Jose	400	$120,810	1.9
Santa Ana	660	$91,540	1.9
Oakland	370	$96,560	1.5
San Diego	470	$87,280	1.5
Salinas	40	$74,220	1.2
Santa Barbara	40	$95,940	1.1
Sacramento	200	$78,030	1
Oxnard	40	$85,890	0.6
Fresno	30	$78,000	0.4
COLORADO
Boulder	90	$62,320	2.5
Fort Collins	40	$49,010	1.5
Denver	320	$74,780	1.1
Colorado Springs	30	$66,490	0.5
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport	280	$84,730	2.8
Hartford	140	$68,970	1
New Haven	40	$76,440	0.6
DELAWARE
Wilmington	50	$70,710	0.7
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	600	$73,220	1.1
FLORIDA
Fort Lauderdale	200	$69,690	1.2
Tampa	230	$66,210	0.8
Miami	160	$59,990	0.7
Orlando	130	$69,620	0.5
West Palm Beach	40	$69,840	0.3
Jacksonville	40	$62,380	0.3
GEORGIA
Atlanta	640	$78,960	1.2
HAWAII
Honolulu	50	$51,800	0.5
IDAHO
Boise	100	$62,850	1.6
INDIANA
Indianapolis	130	$57,620	0.6
IOWA
Des Moines	30	$58,310	0.4
KANSAS
Wichita	40	$48,780	0.6
KENTUCKY
Louisville	70	$68,240	0.5
LOUISIANA
New Orleans	40	$51,180	0.3
MAINE
Portland	60	$64,560	1.3
MARYLAND
Baltimore	190	$71,230	0.6
Bethesda	80	$74,940	0.6
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston	900	$121,180	2.2
Framingham	80	$94,830	2.2
Springfield	50	$94,790	0.7
MICHIGAN
Niles	120	$68,810	9.4
Warren	430	$81,520	1.6
Ann Arbor	50	$87,950	1.4
Detroit	160	$74,010	1
Grand Rapids	50	$65,100	0.6
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis	1,050	$82,830	2.5
St. Cloud	50	$59,310	2.3
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson	60	$67,740	1
MISSOURI
Kansas City	460	$80,340	1.9
Springfield	60	$53,340	1.4
St. Louis	170	$84,640	0.5
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	50	$59,330	1.4
Omaha	80	$64,040	0.7
NEVADA
Las Vegas	240	$61,410	1.1
NEW JERSEY
Edison	400	$77,320	1.7
Newark	290	$89,130	1.2
Trenton	40	$78,740	0.8
Camden	70	$67,240	0.6
NEW YORK
New York	4,660	$118,240	3.9
Nassau	330	$81,310	1.1
Buffalo	140	$70,750	1.1
Poughkeepsie	40		0.7
Rochester	80	$81,390	0.7
Albany	60	$71,230	0.6
Syracuse	40	$86,820	0.6
NORTH CAROLINA
Winston-Salem	70	$89,240	1.4
Greensboro	60	$65,410	0.7
Raleigh	60	$82,470	0.5
Durham	30	$63,600	0.5
Charlotte	60	$80,360	0.3
OHIO
Cincinnati	380	$90,090	1.6
Columbus	320	$96,300	1.5
Dayton	110	$78,520	1.2
Cleveland	200	$72,520	0.8
Akron	60	$54,060	0.8
Toledo	50	$75,110	0.7
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City	100	$60,110	0.8
Tulsa	50	$45,520	0.5
OREGON
Bend	50	$68,890	3.5
Portland	380	$81,450	1.6
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia	780	$71,440	1.8
Pittsburgh	220	$80,220	0.8
Harrisburg	50	$58,990	0.7
Lancaster	30	$81,500	0.6
Scranton	30	$53,140	0.5
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	70	$62,060	0.5
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville	110	$51,200	1.6
Columbia	40	$46,930	0.5
TENNESSEE
Knoxville	60	$55,230	0.8
Memphis	70	$50,040	0.5
TEXAS
Dallas	930	$85,080	1.9
Austin	280	$84,580	1.6
Fort Worth	220	$74,730	1.1
San Antonio	150	$61,740	0.8
Houston	310	$83,290	0.5
UTAH
Salt Lake City	160	$75,070	1.1
VERMONT
Burlington	40	$44,040	1.7
VIRGINIA
Richmond	80	$65,560	0.6
Virginia Beach	90	$67,490	0.5
WASHINGTON
Seattle	520	$90,170	1.6
WISCONSIN
Madison	150	$68,440	2
Green Bay	60	$55,000	1.6
Milwaukee	300	$75,360	1.5

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Professional And Technical Services	16,280	49%	$82,540
Traditional Publishing	6,410	19%	$68,170
Movie And Music	1,910	5%	$89,190
Performing Arts And Sports	1,260	3%	$58,200
Printing	1,200	3%	$53,270
Business Management	1,070	3%	$86,610
Media And Broadcasting	700	2%	$66,270
Education	580	1%	$54,380
Other Information Services	460	1%
Office Services And Staffing	450	1%	$75,300
Non-Store Retailers	410	1%	$73,960
Non-Durable Goods Wholesale	330	1%	$93,640

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