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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Chemical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Chemical Engineers 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
Huntsville	350	$83,770	8.6
Mobile	100	$94,010	2.8
ARIZONA
Tucson	70	$77,450	0.9
Phoenix	180	$78,780	0.5
CALIFORNIA
Santa Barbara	50	$105,000	1.5
Oxnard	90	$106,160	1.5
Bakersfield	60	$84,450	1.1
Oakland	210	$95,040	1
San Diego	240	$89,810	0.9
Santa Ana	110	$84,860	0.4
San Francisco	50	$92,690	0.2
COLORADO
Boulder	220	$79,510	7
Denver	270	$85,210	1.1
CONNECTICUT
Waterbury	40	$82,300	3.2
Bridgeport	70	$82,440	0.8
DELAWARE
Wilmington	490	$97,130	7.4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	350	$89,260	0.7
FLORIDA
Lakeland	40	$73,090	1.1
Jacksonville	30	$64,100	0.2
Tampa	40	$75,510	0.2
GEORGIA
Augusta	60	$81,220	1.5
Atlanta	140	$63,470	0.3
ILLINOIS
Chicago	740	$83,310	0.9
INDIANA
Evansville	110	$87,220	3.2
Indianapolis	240	$85,600	1.3
Gary	50	$87,300	0.9
KENTUCKY
Lexington	150	$86,660	3.1
Louisville	250	$83,350	2
LOUISIANA
Lake Charles	170	$86,360	10.5
Baton Rouge	500	$96,360	6.8
New Orleans	320	$91,850	3.1
MAINE
Portland	100	$95,230	2.5
MARYLAND
Baltimore	440	$98,120	1.7
Bethesda	130	$92,280	1.1
MASSACHUSETTS
Lowell	190	$85,730	8.2
Framingham	200	$93,190	6.3
Lawrence	40	$67,580	3.9
Haverhill	40	$96,540	2.8
Boston	780	$90,420	2.2
Worcester	100	$82,740	2
MICHIGAN
Warren	240	$80,290	1
Ann Arbor	30	$89,140	0.9
Detroit	120	$79,940	0.8
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis	330	$74,270	0.9
MISSISSIPPI
Gulfport	70	$88,000	3.4
MISSOURI
Kansas City	330	$74,940	1.6
St. Louis	350	$103,430	1.3
NEBRASKA
Omaha	50	$67,600	0.5
NEW JERSEY
Newark	690	$98,210	3.4
Edison	570	$91,520	2.7
Camden	250	$104,120	2.3
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	140	$94,270	1.8
NEW YORK
Albany	350	$91,480	4
Rochester	290	$78,460	2.9
Buffalo	180	$90,190	1.7
Syracuse	70	$99,090	1.1
New York	340	$89,290	0.3
NORTH CAROLINA
Fayetteville	60	$93,080	2.6
Durham	90	$82,600	1.7
Raleigh	150	$80,990	1.5
Greensboro	80	$74,290	1.1
Charlotte	150	$78,060	0.8
OHIO
Lima	40	$91,530	4.3
Cincinnati	600	$82,640	2.8
Toledo	130	$72,570	2.1
Akron	120	$69,630	1.8
Cleveland	370	$89,980	1.7
Columbus	220	$77,220	1.2
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa	50	$79,870	0.6
OREGON
Bend	80	$94,140	6.4
Portland	160	$81,130	0.8
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia	480	$72,190	1.2
Lancaster	50	$65,090	1.1
Allentown	70	$76,960	1
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	50	$79,310	0.4
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville	480	$82,490	7.9
Spartanburg	110	$85,540	4.7
Florence	40	$92,350	2.6
Columbia	160	$79,190	2.3
TENNESSEE
Knoxville	170	$93,990	2.5
Memphis	90	$83,710	0.7
Chattanooga	30	$95,310	0.7
TEXAS
Victoria	150	$81,970	18.4
Beaumont	490	$96,420	16.1
College Station	100	$46,510	7
Houston	2,780	$106,030	5.3
Austin	560	$58,630	3.6
Dallas	400	$81,980	0.9
UTAH
Ogden	50	$80,840	1.3
Salt Lake City	90	$89,390	0.7
VIRGINIA
Blacksburg	50	$94,490	4.6
Richmond	170	$87,460	1.4
Virginia Beach	70	$76,270	0.5
WASHINGTON
Kennewick	230	$100,860	13.8
Tacoma	50	$90,240	0.9
Seattle	270	$88,560	0.9
WEST VIRGINIA
Parkersburg	70	$91,660	5.5
Charleston	120	$95,380	4.3
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee	130		0.8

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Chemicals	9,720	32%	$86,030
Professional And Technical Services	9,390	31%	$85,670
Oil And Coal Products	1,690	5%	$88,230
Electronics And Computer	1,550	5%	$89,890
Government	1,350	4%	$87,950
Plastics And Rubber	990	3%	$77,010
Non-Durable Goods Wholesale	770	2%	$81,900
Education	720	2%	$43,240
Business Management	540	1%	$87,240
Machinery	510	1%	$72,810
Office Services And Staffing	470	1%	$78,890
Metal Products	440	1%	$82,540
Utilities	330	1%	$83,600
Automotive And Vehicle Manufacturing	310	1%	$84,870

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