Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Construction And Related Workers
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 2007) for:
Construction And Related Workers
Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Construction And Related Workers relative to the population of the city, as of 2007.
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.
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| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary
(2007) | Relative
Popularity |
|---|
ALABAMA | | | |
| Birmingham | 630 | $36,170 | 4.6 |
| Mobile | 150 | $28,640 | 3.3 |
ALASKA | | | |
| Anchorage | 210 | $51,820 | 5.3 |
ARIZONA | | | |
| Phoenix | 780 | $33,200 | 1.5 |
| Tucson | 30 | $30,590 | 0.3 |
ARKANSAS | | | |
| Little Rock | 220 | $29,100 | 2.6 |
| Fort Smith | 50 | $27,410 | 1.8 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| San Diego | 760 | $40,360 | 2.2 |
| Riverside | 730 | $31,840 | 2.1 |
| Oakland | 510 | $42,420 | 1.9 |
| Santa Ana | 530 | $39,470 | 1.3 |
| Los Angeles | 1,120 | $37,020 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 260 | $48,860 | 1 |
| Bakersfield | 60 | | 0.9 |
| San Jose | 180 | $45,280 | 0.7 |
CONNECTICUT | | | |
| Bridgeport | 130 | $40,040 | 1.1 |
| Hartford | 100 | $30,080 | 0.7 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 120 | $39,190 | 0.2 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Sebastian | 180 | $42,940 | 16.4 |
| Cape Coral | 650 | $32,940 | 11.8 |
| Sarasota | 730 | $25,860 | 10 |
| Deltona | 390 | $34,210 | 9.7 |
| Jacksonville | 1,500 | $30,280 | 9.3 |
| Naples | 290 | $37,020 | 9 |
| Orlando | 2,210 | $33,640 | 7.8 |
| West Palm Beach | 1,060 | $28,970 | 7.1 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 120 | $29,750 | 6.3 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 1,230 | $37,460 | 6.2 |
| Port St. Lucie | 200 | $33,520 | 6.1 |
| Miami | 1,510 | $31,850 | 5.7 |
| Punta Gorda | 50 | $37,340 | 5.5 |
| Panama City | 90 | $32,470 | 5.4 |
| Ocala | 120 | $31,010 | 5.1 |
| Gainesville | 130 | $35,300 | 4.8 |
| Palm Bay | 210 | $34,240 | 4.2 |
| Tallahassee | 160 | $30,410 | 3.9 |
| Pensacola | 100 | $27,590 | 2.6 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Atlanta | 260 | $31,790 | 0.4 |
INDIANA | | | |
| Bloomington | 40 | $26,940 | 2.4 |
| South Bend | 40 | $47,730 | 1.2 |
| Evansville | 40 | $26,160 | 0.9 |
IOWA | | | |
| Des Moines | 110 | $30,980 | 1.3 |
KANSAS | | | |
| Wichita | 140 | $22,300 | 1.8 |
KENTUCKY | | | |
| Louisville | 210 | $28,950 | 1.3 |
LOUISIANA | | | |
| New Orleans | 150 | $36,700 | 1.1 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Baltimore | 280 | $32,740 | 0.8 |
| Bethesda | 50 | $39,960 | 0.3 |
MASSACHUSETTS | | | |
| Framingham | 60 | $45,420 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 290 | $62,770 | 0.6 |
MICHIGAN | | | |
| Grand Rapids | 510 | $45,610 | 5.1 |
| Saginaw | 100 | $28,110 | 5.1 |
| Battle Creek | 30 | $37,360 | 2.6 |
| Jackson | 30 | $40,020 | 2.4 |
| Warren | 540 | $42,790 | 1.7 |
| Ann Arbor | 40 | $45,140 | 0.9 |
| Lansing | 40 | | 0.8 |
MINNESOTA | | | |
| Minneapolis | 440 | $34,850 | 0.9 |
MISSOURI | | | |
| Kansas City | 280 | $33,470 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 300 | $38,940 | 0.8 |
NEBRASKA | | | |
| Omaha | 150 | $27,540 | 1.3 |
NEVADA | | | |
| Las Vegas | 700 | $37,070 | 2.8 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | | | |
| Portsmouth | 40 | $47,020 | 3 |
| Nashua | 50 | $34,640 | 1.5 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Edison | 470 | $41,250 | 1.7 |
| Trenton | 80 | $32,140 | 1.4 |
| Newark | 290 | $37,420 | 1.1 |
| Camden | 50 | $31,030 | 0.4 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| New York | 640 | $41,980 | 0.5 |
NORTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Charlotte | 310 | $34,010 | 1.3 |
| Asheville | 30 | $28,820 | 0.7 |
OHIO | | | |
| Akron | 320 | $46,860 | 3.7 |
| Columbus | 620 | $33,320 | 2.6 |
| Canton | 80 | $27,110 | 1.9 |
| Cincinnati | 380 | $31,270 | 1.4 |
| Cleveland | 230 | $39,570 | 0.8 |
| Dayton | 80 | $37,570 | 0.8 |
OREGON | | | |
| Salem | 110 | $37,950 | 3 |
| Portland | 530 | $38,790 | 1.9 |
| Eugene | 60 | $52,850 | 1.6 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| Philadelphia | 230 | $43,920 | 0.5 |
RHODE ISLAND | | | |
| Providence | 260 | $31,140 | 1.7 |
TENNESSEE | | | |
| Memphis | 120 | $28,010 | 0.7 |
TEXAS | | | |
| Dallas | 780 | $24,300 | 1.4 |
| Houston | 590 | $31,120 | 0.9 |
WASHINGTON | | | |
| Wenatchee | 30 | $37,540 | 3.3 |
| Bremerton | 50 | $43,890 | 2.6 |
| Yakima | 40 | $37,780 | 2.1 |
| Kennewick | 40 | $48,300 | 1.9 |
| Seattle | 520 | $36,900 | 1.4 |
| Olympia | 30 | $43,660 | 1.3 |
WISCONSIN | | | |
| Madison | 70 | $30,220 | 0.8 |
| Milwaukee | 120 | $36,450 | 0.5 |
