The Top Metro Areas for Computer And Information Scientists
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:
Computer And Information Scientists
Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Computer And Information Scientists 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 | | | |
| Huntsville | 380 | $90,730 | 12.2 |
ARIZONA | | | |
| Phoenix | 100 | $80,140 | 0.3 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| San Francisco | 1,530 | $126,820 | 9.6 |
| San Jose | 1,130 | $133,510 | 7.6 |
| Bakersfield | 220 | $86,560 | 5.3 |
| San Diego | 660 | $92,820 | 3 |
| Santa Ana | 380 | $105,730 | 1.5 |
| Oxnard | 60 | $95,560 | 1.2 |
| Oakland | 130 | $123,270 | 0.8 |
| Los Angeles | 460 | $111,900 | 0.7 |
COLORADO | | | |
| Colorado Springs | 100 | $90,870 | 2.5 |
| Denver | 190 | $87,970 | 0.9 |
DELAWARE | | | |
| Wilmington | 100 | $103,180 | 1.9 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 2,470 | $100,770 | 6.4 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Fort Walton Beach | 110 | $75,790 | 9.3 |
| Palm Bay | 120 | $79,810 | 3.8 |
| Orlando | 240 | $96,450 | 1.4 |
| Tampa | 50 | $77,140 | 0.2 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Warner Robins | 90 | $69,100 | 13.9 |
| Atlanta | 400 | $90,620 | 1 |
ILLINOIS | | | |
| Chicago | 1,030 | $91,580 | 1.6 |
INDIANA | | | |
| Indianapolis | 30 | $100,560 | 0.2 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Bethesda | 670 | $101,680 | 7.3 |
| Baltimore | 460 | $86,650 | 2.2 |
MASSACHUSETTS | | | |
| Boston | 1,190 | $118,870 | 4.3 |
| Worcester | 40 | $119,380 | 1 |
MISSISSIPPI | | | |
| Gulfport | 130 | $72,260 | 9.1 |
MISSOURI | | | |
| St. Louis | 100 | $93,700 | 0.5 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | | | |
| Nashua | 110 | $102,610 | 5.3 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Atlantic City | 120 | $108,820 | 5.7 |
| Trenton | 160 | $69,320 | 4.4 |
| Edison | 460 | $102,930 | 2.7 |
| Newark | 160 | $83,010 | 1 |
NEW MEXICO | | | |
| Las Cruces | 60 | $65,790 | 6.9 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| Utica | 90 | $81,830 | 4.6 |
| New York | 1,210 | $112,210 | 1.5 |
| Nassau | 110 | $87,910 | 0.5 |
OHIO | | | |
| Dayton | 140 | $94,100 | 2.1 |
| Cincinnati | 110 | $97,890 | 0.6 |
OKLAHOMA | | | |
| Oklahoma City | 80 | $71,820 | 0.9 |
| Tulsa | 40 | $81,640 | 0.6 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| Philadelphia | 440 | $96,800 | 1.4 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Charleston | 120 | $75,650 | 2.7 |
TENNESSEE | | | |
| Knoxville | 140 | $79,290 | 2.7 |
| Nashville | 50 | $105,880 | 0.4 |
| Memphis | 30 | $76,100 | 0.3 |
TEXAS | | | |
| San Antonio | 460 | $82,680 | 3.6 |
| Houston | 450 | $78,020 | 1.1 |
| Dallas | 230 | $80,410 | 0.7 |
UTAH | | | |
| Ogden | 40 | $74,340 | 1.4 |
VIRGINIA | | | |
| Virginia Beach | 260 | $80,420 | 2.1 |
WASHINGTON | | | |
| Seattle | 570 | $118,770 | 2.6 |