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The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2006) for:
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Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Carpenters relative to the population of the city, as of 2006.

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

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Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2006)	Relative Popularity
ALABAMA
Dothan	380	$30,910	1
Tuscaloosa	520	$27,880	1
Mobile	1,110	$30,660	0.9
Auburn	250	$26,470	0.9
Gadsden	170	$26,670	0.9
Florence	280	$31,630	0.9
Decatur	270	$30,300	0.8
Birmingham	2,640	$32,190	0.7
Anniston	170	$32,320	0.6
Huntsville	740	$28,560	0.5
Montgomery	610	$29,610	0.5
ALASKA
Fairbanks	450	$56,730	2.2
Anchorage	1,630	$55,460	1.4
ARIZONA
Prescott	1,000	$36,020	2.4
Phoenix	28,230	$35,150	2
Flagstaff	540	$39,910	1.6
Tucson	3,780	$33,040	1.4
Yuma	500	$32,430	1.4
ARKANSAS
Little Rock	2,380	$31,350	1
Fayetteville	950	$34,410	0.8
Hot Springs	170	$28,270	0.8
Fort Smith	470	$25,490	0.6
Jonesboro	140	$27,600	0.5
Pine Bluff	80	$30,510	0.4
CALIFORNIA
Vallejo	3,540	$53,790	3.8
Napa	1,380	$48,440	3.3
Madera	520	$46,130	2.6
Riverside	24,600	$44,470	2.5
Redding	1,110	$38,930	2.5
Santa Rosa	2,490	$55,060	1.8
Santa Cruz	1,010	$46,340	1.7
Oakland	13,090	$54,450	1.7
Sacramento	11,090	$49,850	1.6
Modesto	1,980	$43,560	1.6
San Luis Obispo	1,140	$43,940	1.6
San Francisco	11,040	$53,980	1.5
San Diego	14,960	$45,510	1.5
Santa Barbara	1,630	$53,370	1.3
Fresno	3,120	$39,600	1.3
Stockton	1,840	$46,110	1.2
Santa Ana	14,050	$48,360	1.2
Salinas	1,180	$49,680	1.1
Oxnard	2,340	$43,200	1.1
Bakersfield	1,900	$42,680	1
Chico	480	$44,520	0.9
Merced	310	$46,840	0.9
Visalia	760	$37,280	0.8
San Jose	5,370	$56,990	0.8
Hanford	140	$37,550	0.7
Yuba City	170	$41,700	0.7
Los Angeles	18,080	$47,680	0.6
El Centro	100	$46,040	0.3
COLORADO
Grand Junction	440	$32,130	1.3
Greeley	620	$37,500	1.3
Fort Collins	1,070	$33,980	1.3
Pueblo	370	$33,170	1.2
Colorado Springs	1,820	$38,480	1
Denver	7,800	$39,890	0.9
Boulder	660	$38,060	0.7
CONNECTICUT
Norwich	880	$42,440	1
Danbury	450	$50,150	1
New Haven	1,920	$47,200	1
Bridgeport	2,170	$49,400	0.7
Waterbury	310	$49,510	0.7
Hartford	2,170	$45,720	0.5
DELAWARE
Dover	440	$52,600	1.2
Wilmington	2,380	$46,060	1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	14,370	$42,780	0.8
FLORIDA
Punta Gorda	570	$30,070	2.2
Cape Coral	3,310	$32,180	2.1
Panama City	930	$28,150	2
Port St. Lucie	1,650	$35,190	1.9
Naples	1,600	$35,320	1.8
West Palm Beach	5,920	$35,130	1.4
Sarasota	3,020	$31,750	1.4
Fort Lauderdale	7,560	$32,110	1.4
Lakeland	1,950	$29,900	1.3
Sebastian	370	$35,160	1.2
Palm Bay	1,720	$34,880	1.2
Fort Walton Beach	610	$30,870	1.1
Deltona	1,240	$31,340	1.1
Tampa	9,700	$30,640	1
Pensacola	1,150	$28,080	1
Jacksonville	4,490	$33,080	1
Ocala	640	$31,450	1
Orlando	7,590	$32,720	1
Tallahassee	1,040	$29,620	0.9
Miami	5,170	$30,710	0.7
Gainesville	380	$32,730	0.5
GEORGIA
Brunswick	480	$32,550	2.1
Rome	250	$28,640	1.1
Valdosta	250	$24,740	0.9
Gainesville	340	$32,570	0.8
Atlanta	11,570	$33,790	0.6
Savannah	630	$30,620	0.6
Augusta	930	$32,710	0.6
Warner Robins	180	$30,500	0.6
Athens	280	$32,480	0.6
Columbus	420	$29,370	0.6
Dalton	240	$27,660	0.5
Albany	170	$29,220	0.4
Macon	230	$31,650	0.4
HAWAII
Honolulu	3,880	$56,090	1.2
IDAHO
Boise	4,170	$29,440	2.3
Pocatello	410	$39,380	2.2
Coeur d'Alene	540	$33,380	1.7
Idaho Falls	310	$32,290	1.1
Lewiston	80	$46,280	0.6
ILLINOIS
Rockford	2,100	$39,700	2
Decatur	470	$42,880	1.6
Waukegan	3,350	$59,110	1.2
Peoria	1,400	$45,600	1.2
Champaign	630	$41,900	1.1
Springfield	740	$42,440	1
Kankakee	240	$51,190	1
Chicago	27,090	$55,820	0.9
Bloomington	400	$45,600	0.9
Danville	80	$30,850	0.5
INDIANA
Elkhart	2,190	$35,090	2.3
Anderson	330	$32,730	1.5
Gary	2,830	$41,000	1.4
Michigan City	380	$39,660	1.3
Lafayette	610	$37,670	1.3
Bloomington	520	$31,910	1.2
Columbus	250	$38,690	1.1
South Bend	1,000	$41,180	1
Terre Haute	440	$35,610	1
Fort Wayne	1,480	$38,250	1
Indianapolis	6,330	$38,720	1
Muncie	280	$35,250	0.9
Evansville	1,160	$35,730	0.9
Kokomo	130	$34,610	0.6
IOWA
Iowa City	760	$37,430	1.8
Dubuque	560	$34,560	1.7
Ames	330	$33,580	1.6
Cedar Rapids	1,130	$31,840	1.2
Des Moines	2,610	$38,160	1.1
Waterloo	610	$32,280	1.1
Sioux City	480	$31,550	1
Davenport	1,120	$41,160	0.8
KANSAS
Lawrence	470	$37,490	1.7
Wichita	1,810	$33,760	0.9
Topeka	610	$33,850	0.8
KENTUCKY
Bowling Green	300	$33,160	0.9
Louisville	3,740	$35,050	0.8
Owensboro	230	$29,980	0.8
Elizabethtown	190	$28,370	0.7
Lexington	1,040	$33,110	0.6
LOUISIANA
Lake Charles	1,080	$30,550	2
Baton Rouge	3,180	$34,000	1.2
New Orleans	3,570	$32,210	1.1
Houma	590	$29,530	1.1
Shreveport	1,050	$29,180	0.9
Alexandria	340	$28,450	0.9
Monroe	340	$30,520	0.7
Lafayette	410	$29,550	0.4
MAINE
Portland	2,080	$36,080	1.5
Bangor	410	$32,330	1
Lewiston	210	$32,020	0.7
MARYLAND
Cumberland	430	$27,220	2
Salisbury	590	$33,930	1.7
Hagerstown	1,100	$32,970	1.7
Bethesda	4,130	$44,250	1
Baltimore	9,200	$39,580	1
MASSACHUSETTS
Taunton	530	$45,140	2.1
New Bedford	840	$44,080	2
Barnstable	1,340	$44,980	1.9
Haverhill	980	$40,790	1.9
Lynn	690	$41,710	1.1
Leominster	340	$40,990	1
Brockton	620	$55,920	1
Framingham	1,000	$49,760	0.9
Lowell	770	$50,650	0.9
Lawrence	320	$43,770	0.9
Boston	8,760	$53,730	0.7
Worcester	1,220	$44,630	0.7
Pittsfield	140	$39,010	0.7
Springfield	1,450	$41,040	0.7
MICHIGAN
Holland	1,070	$42,740	1.5
Monroe	310	$41,310	1.4
Saginaw	710	$35,640	1.3
Lansing	1,120	$42,100	0.8
Warren	7,310	$49,170	0.8
Niles	320	$35,970	0.8
Grand Rapids	2,200	$36,710	0.8
Battle Creek	250	$42,830	0.8
Flint	660	$41,710	0.7
Kalamazoo	600	$38,150	0.6
Detroit	3,250	$45,940	0.6
Ann Arbor	750	$48,970	0.6
Jackson	170	$39,370	0.5
Muskegon	170	$37,160	0.4
MINNESOTA
Rochester	680	$42,690	1.3
St. Cloud	840	$33,200	1.3
Minneapolis	13,930	$46,590	1
Duluth	920	$39,440	1
MISSISSIPPI
Gulfport	810	$30,310	1.2
Hattiesburg	380	$28,200	1
Jackson	1,320	$28,610	0.7
MISSOURI
Jefferson City	1,090	$35,010	2.5
Columbia	1,010	$33,180	2.1
St. Joseph	410	$34,390	1.6
Springfield	1,850	$30,000	1.5
St. Louis	13,860	$48,800	1.4
Joplin	500	$27,460	1
Kansas City	7,150	$44,820	1
MONTANA
Billings	1,040	$29,260	1.9
Great Falls	340	$30,480	1.8
Missoula	510	$34,990	1.5
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	1,690	$38,320	1.5
Omaha	4,130	$33,490	1.2
NEVADA
Reno	4,600	$43,780	3.1
Las Vegas	16,950	$42,350	2.4
Carson City	130	$39,420	0.7
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua	1,020	$39,300	1.1
Portsmouth	370	$37,630	1
Rochester	300	$34,700	0.9
Manchester	490	$42,100	0.7
NEW JERSEY
Ocean City	530	$41,350	1.9
Atlantic City	1,150	$57,860	1.2
Vineland	340	$47,970	0.9
Newark	5,630	$54,410	0.7
Camden	3,000	$47,220	0.7
Trenton	920	$53,850	0.6
Edison	4,040	$51,080	0.5
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe	850	$32,140	2.1
Albuquerque	4,370	$29,910	1.6
Farmington	360	$30,890	1.1
Las Cruces	390	$25,260	1
NEW YORK
Ithaca	260	$39,730	1.3
Kingston	510	$41,650	1.3
Glens Falls	440	$36,820	1.3
Elmira	250	$35,860	1.1
Poughkeepsie	1,980	$44,750	1.1
Nassau	10,180	$51,760	1.1
Binghamton	720	$30,780	1
Syracuse	2,120	$36,500	0.9
Rochester	3,030	$36,170	0.8
Albany	2,560	$39,310	0.8
Buffalo	2,820	$38,870	0.7
Utica	610	$36,870	0.7
New York	25,410	$54,540	0.7
NORTH CAROLINA
Wilmington	1,750	$29,700	1.9
Jacksonville	400	$27,580	1.7
Rocky Mount	480	$27,440	1.3
Goldsboro	280	$28,680	1.2
Greenville	470	$27,760	1.1
Asheville	1,280	$28,640	1.1
Burlington	290	$33,200	0.8
Greensboro	2,130	$29,820	0.8
Raleigh	2,650	$31,720	0.7
Winston-Salem	1,050	$25,980	0.7
Charlotte	4,130	$32,930	0.7
Durham	1,060	$28,030	0.6
Fayetteville	440	$30,380	0.5
Hickory	590	$28,570	0.5
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck	650	$27,970	1.7
Fargo	1,010	$30,280	1.3
Grand Forks	290	$31,460	0.9
OHIO
Lima	450	$30,910	1.3
Mansfield	350	$42,950	1
Canton	1,090	$35,610	0.9
Springfield	250	$33,320	0.8
Youngstown	1,340	$34,200	0.8
Toledo	1,760	$38,050	0.7
Columbus	4,780	$36,300	0.7
Akron	1,720	$42,470	0.7
Cleveland	5,530	$38,810	0.7
Cincinnati	5,360	$38,020	0.7
Sandusky	140	$41,070	0.7
Dayton	1,620	$40,090	0.5
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City	2,660	$30,780	0.6
Lawton	120	$31,610	0.6
Tulsa	1,690	$29,860	0.6
OREGON
Salem	1,880	$31,700	1.9
Corvallis	270	$42,030	1.8
Bend	680	$32,060	1.8
Eugene	1,450	$39,800	1.5
Portland	10,500	$42,460	1.4
Medford	620	$36,340	1.1
PENNSYLVANIA
Lancaster	3,450	$36,630	2
Altoona	580	$27,130	1.5
State College	480	$34,780	1.4
York	1,690	$32,880	1.3
Johnstown	470	$32,580	1.3
Allentown	2,910	$43,620	1.2
Williamsport	370	$33,460	1.2
Lebanon	270	$34,890	1
Harrisburg	2,090	$38,230	1
Pittsburgh	8,110	$38,550	1
Erie	820	$32,020	0.9
Scranton	1,680	$37,720	0.9
Philadelphia	12,940	$45,410	0.9
Reading	1,010	$37,290	0.9
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	6,370	$41,750	1.5
SOUTH CAROLINA
Myrtle Beach	1,200	$29,140	1.5
Charleston	2,830	$32,010	1.4
Greenville	2,390	$30,630	1.1
Spartanburg	780	$29,210	1
Sumter	180	$44,710	0.9
Columbia	1,810	$31,610	0.7
Florence	390	$30,850	0.7
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City	870	$25,940	2.3
Sioux Falls	1,460	$29,050	1.6
TENNESSEE
Kingsport	970	$27,290	1.2
Knoxville	2,240	$31,410	0.9
Nashville	4,120	$29,810	0.7
Johnson City	340	$26,770	0.7
Memphis	2,630	$31,260	0.6
Clarksville	250	$29,450	0.5
Chattanooga	820	$33,760	0.5
Cleveland	110	$28,620	0.5
Jackson	160	$29,970	0.5
TEXAS
Victoria	320	$26,620	1.2
Amarillo	530	$31,160	0.8
College Station	360	$29,740	0.7
Midland	240	$27,410	0.7
El Paso	1,130	$22,530	0.6
San Antonio	3,520	$28,750	0.6
San Angelo	140	$24,370	0.6
Austin	3,030	$34,020	0.6
Houston	9,810	$30,600	0.5
Killeen	420	$30,390	0.5
Tyler	330	$30,630	0.5
Beaumont	590	$32,060	0.5
Waco	330	$31,330	0.5
Odessa	160	$25,520	0.5
Texarkana	150	$28,380	0.4
Fort Worth	2,480	$29,380	0.4
Abilene	160	$26,720	0.4
Dallas	6,050	$30,920	0.4
Lubbock	310	$27,600	0.4
Brownsville	330	$22,340	0.4
Laredo	160	$27,710	0.3
McAllen	480	$21,440	0.3
Wichita Falls	120	$31,040	0.3
Sherman	60	$27,970	0.2
UTAH
St. George	990	$27,620	3.4
Logan	470	$30,850	2
Ogden	1,870	$33,940	1.5
Salt Lake City	6,220	$33,180	1.4
Provo	1,410	$33,190	1.3
VERMONT
Burlington	1,080	$36,180	1.5
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville	1,550	$35,830	2.8
Blacksburg	830	$29,640	2.4
Winchester	770	$33,610	2.4
Harrisonburg	680	$34,270	2.2
Lynchburg	980	$30,660	1.5
Roanoke	1,630	$30,100	1.5
Danville	270	$27,190	1.2
Richmond	5,210	$37,120	1.1
Virginia Beach	5,790	$34,430	1
WASHINGTON
Bremerton	1,260	$46,080	2.3
Bellingham	1,050	$39,860	2
Wenatchee	480	$29,480	2
Mount Vernon	540	$47,640	2
Tacoma	2,970	$43,000	1.6
Kennewick	790	$43,280	1.4
Spokane	1,770	$36,930	1.2
Seattle	11,480	$50,320	1.1
Olympia	700	$40,460	1.1
Longview	190	$53,110	1
Yakima	370	$37,260	0.7
WEST VIRGINIA
Weirton	400	$34,590	1.4
Charleston	1,220	$35,620	1.2
Parkersburg	560	$34,490	1.2
Wheeling	480	$36,500	1.1
Morgantown	340	$31,720	1.1
Huntington	520	$36,290	0.7
WISCONSIN
Fond du Lac	540	$42,340	2.2
Sheboygan	540	$36,970	1.5
Janesville	650	$35,950	1.4
Green Bay	1,570	$37,800	1.3
La Crosse	580	$32,650	1.3
Wausau	570	$36,980	1.2
Eau Claire	620	$37,550	1.2
Madison	2,830	$40,800	1.2
Racine	490	$38,390	1
Appleton	740	$35,640	1
Milwaukee	4,850	$45,690	0.8
Oshkosh	340	$43,260	0.6
WYOMING
Cheyenne	480	$33,510	1.9
Casper	270	$30,900	1.2

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