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

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Computer Hardware 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	950	$90,760	10.3
Montgomery	60	$81,980	0.8
Mobile	50	$72,330	0.6
ARKANSAS
Little Rock	80	$87,740	0.5
CALIFORNIA
San Jose	10,350	$122,150	24.4
Oakland	1,850	$111,630	3.9
Santa Cruz	140	$103,120	3.8
Oxnard	470	$95,600	3.5
San Diego	1,610	$80,350	2.6
Santa Ana	1,800	$95,590	2.5
San Francisco	1,060	$115,550	2.3
Santa Barbara	100	$130,910	1.4
Santa Rosa	100	$84,640	1.2
Bakersfield	90	$88,760	0.8
Riverside	90	$85,880	0.2
COLORADO
Boulder	1,850	$112,840	26.2
Colorado Springs	330	$90,540	2.9
Denver	800	$98,770	1.4
CONNECTICUT
New Haven	90	$84,690	0.7
Bridgeport	120	$92,030	0.6
Hartford	130	$63,610	0.5
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	2,630	$107,010	2.5
FLORIDA
Fort Walton Beach	150	$78,930	4.8
Orlando	360	$76,560	0.7
West Palm Beach	120	$100,980	0.5
Tallahassee	30	$60,120	0.4
GEORGIA
Atlanta	1,110	$83,570	1
HAWAII
Honolulu	70	$73,020	0.4
IDAHO
Boise	390	$83,910	3.2
ILLINOIS
Chicago	920	$92,530	0.5
INDIANA
Indianapolis	40	$77,010	0.1
IOWA
Cedar Rapids	40	$72,030	0.7
Des Moines	50	$80,060	0.3
KANSAS
Wichita	40	$86,230	0.3
MARYLAND
Bethesda	600	$103,780	2.3
MASSACHUSETTS
Framingham	1,220	$103,820	17.1
Lowell	650	$114,770	12.4
Boston	2,180	$112,410	2.7
Lawrence	30	$92,500	1.3
Worcester	130	$101,040	1.2
Barnstable	40	$96,550	0.9
MICHIGAN
Holland	80	$77,840	1.8
Detroit	450	$85,700	1.4
Warren	550	$92,390	1
Ann Arbor	60	$95,540	0.8
Grand Rapids	60	$80,870	0.3
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis	960	$90,970	1.2
MISSOURI
St. Louis	230	$119,560	0.4
Kansas City	120	$76,450	0.3
NEBRASKA
Omaha	90	$74,350	0.4
NEVADA
Reno	40	$78,460	0.4
Las Vegas	130	$64,350	0.3
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua	190	$112,580	3.1
Manchester	30	$81,010	0.7
NEW JERSEY
Edison	770	$101,520	1.6
Newark	470	$94,430	1
Camden	90	$107,230	0.4
NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces	70		2.8
Albuquerque	290	$89,760	1.6
NEW YORK
Utica	90	$91,020	1.6
Binghamton	70	$98,300	1.5
Rochester	310	$85,150	1.4
Nassau	700		1.2
Albany	130	$112,300	0.7
New York	1,500	$134,580	0.6
Syracuse	70	$82,710	0.5
Buffalo	50	$60,630	0.2
NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh	150	$80,490	0.6
Charlotte	190	$83,800	0.5
OHIO
Dayton	140	$83,150	0.8
Columbus	190	$85,060	0.4
Cleveland	150	$79,530	0.3
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City	210	$90,450	0.8
Tulsa	110	$72,660	0.6
OREGON
Corvallis	50	$104,940	4.2
Bend	40	$98,940	1.4
PENNSYLVANIA
Erie	110	$61,590	2
Philadelphia	670	$97,230	0.8
Pittsburgh	220	$85,170	0.4
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	260	$91,290	1
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston	270	$72,350	2.1
TEXAS
Austin	2,140	$100,070	6.1
Dallas	910	$96,980	0.9
Houston	910	$95,090	0.8
Fort Worth	180	$92,510	0.5
San Antonio	110	$93,050	0.3
UTAH
Provo	30	$78,150	0.4
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville	80	$82,470	2
Virginia Beach	190	$94,850	0.5
Richmond	110	$84,540	0.4
WASHINGTON
Bremerton	70	$103,290	2
Seattle	910	$106,060	1.4
WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown	40	$70,320	2.2
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee	480	$93,160	1.2
Madison	80	$82,780	0.5

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Electronics And Computer	30,780	43%	$98,980
Professional And Technical Services	24,350	34%	$98,150
Government	4,280	6%	$93,450
Durable Goods Wholesale	4,030	5%	$94,600
Office Services And Staffing	1,770	2%	$83,190
Traditional Publishing	1,000	1%	$100,610
Internet Service Provider	990	1%	$123,950
Business Management	870	1%	$92,720

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

ALABAMA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSOURI

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

TEXAS

UTAH

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN

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Most Popular Industries (as of 2008) for:Computer Hardware Engineers