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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:
Construction Equipment Operators

Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Construction Equipment Operators 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
Tuscaloosa	720	$34,250	3.8
Birmingham	2,560	$33,170	1.9
Gadsden	120	$27,200	1.8
Auburn	170	$29,950	1.7
Florence	180	$32,050	1.5
Mobile	660	$27,450	1.5
Decatur	190	$33,830	1.5
Montgomery	530	$27,300	1.3
Dothan	140	$32,110	1.1
Huntsville	490	$31,280	1
Anniston	100	$27,910	0.9
ALASKA
Fairbanks	380	$56,360	5.3
Anchorage	990	$60,390	2.4
ARIZONA
Prescott	670	$37,420	4.6
Yuma	270	$30,660	2.1
Flagstaff	220	$38,540	1.9
Tucson	1,590	$36,160	1.7
Phoenix	7,460	$40,680	1.5
ARKANSAS
Fort Smith	530	$28,370	1.8
Pine Bluff	120	$31,400	1.7
Jonesboro	160	$27,520	1.5
Fayetteville	420	$27,820	0.9
Little Rock	700	$31,320	0.8
Hot Springs	60	$27,450	0.8
CALIFORNIA
Hanford	200	$38,070	2.9
Redding	340	$51,590	2.1
Oxnard	1,430	$58,550	1.8
Napa	270	$57,780	1.8
Madera	130	$44,260	1.8
Bakersfield	1,180	$47,800	1.8
El Centro	170	$41,150	1.5
Merced	180	$36,840	1.5
San Luis Obispo	360	$42,670	1.4
Oakland	3,810	$61,590	1.4
Stockton	710	$52,180	1.3
Riverside	4,220	$55,910	1.2
Vallejo	390	$50,580	1.2
Santa Cruz	230	$59,910	1.1
San Diego	3,820	$56,280	1.1
Visalia	350	$36,420	1.1
Chico	180	$45,050	1
Santa Barbara	420	$55,360	1
Sacramento	2,290	$56,890	0.9
Fresno	720	$48,690	0.8
Santa Rosa	420	$60,410	0.8
Santa Ana	2,070	$59,690	0.5
Salinas	190	$55,880	0.5
San Jose	990	$63,810	0.4
Los Angeles	4,270	$60,660	0.4
Modesto	150	$59,920	0.3
San Francisco	540	$65,290	0.2
COLORADO
Greeley	720	$38,660	4.4
Grand Junction	390	$32,910	3.4
Pueblo	190	$34,060	1.8
Colorado Springs	1,060	$37,790	1.7
Fort Collins	370	$41,280	1.3
Denver	3,500	$41,300	1.1
Boulder	190	$41,200	0.5
CONNECTICUT
Danbury	160	$43,900	1
Norwich	260	$43,610	0.9
Hartford	1,180	$49,400	0.8
New Haven	530	$54,610	0.7
Bridgeport	540	$62,950	0.5
DELAWARE
Dover	270	$35,820	2
Wilmington	1,140	$43,830	1.3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	5,340	$41,450	0.9
FLORIDA
Panama City	460	$27,010	2.9
Ocala	550	$30,170	2.4
Lakeland	1,040	$29,880	2
Port St. Lucie	570	$30,930	1.9
Naples	550	$39,910	1.8
Punta Gorda	160	$30,470	1.7
Cape Coral	930	$32,990	1.7
Sebastian	170	$32,630	1.6
Pensacola	620	$30,910	1.6
Sarasota	1,050	$30,180	1.4
Deltona	560	$31,570	1.4
Palm Bay	690	$31,730	1.4
Orlando	3,370	$31,010	1.2
West Palm Beach	1,560	$31,500	1.1
Jacksonville	1,620	$33,150	1
Gainesville	250	$26,150	0.9
Tampa	2,910	$29,440	0.9
Fort Lauderdale	1,720	$33,000	0.9
Miami	2,120	$35,960	0.8
Tallahassee	330	$28,520	0.8
Fort Walton Beach	120	$37,140	0.6
GEORGIA
Gainesville	470	$30,060	3.2
Hinesville	50	$36,210	2.4
Brunswick	120	$32,730	1.5
Rome	120	$28,580	1.5
Columbus	350	$29,420	1.3
Albany	180	$32,940	1.3
Warner Robins	120	$32,730	1.2
Atlanta	7,100	$33,190	1.1
Augusta	550	$33,980	1
Macon	230	$28,090	1
Athens	140	$28,260	0.9
Savannah	270	$33,120	0.8
HAWAII
Honolulu	1,220	$61,450	1.1
IDAHO
Coeur d'Alene	260	$30,910	2.3
Idaho Falls	160	$45,880	1.6
Lewiston	70	$37,190	1.5
Boise	890	$33,380	1.4
Pocatello	70	$39,740	1.1
ILLINOIS
Peoria	490	$49,080	1.2
Champaign	200	$42,170	1
Rockford	350	$64,950	0.9
Springfield	230	$55,760	0.9
Danville	50	$35,420	0.9
Kankakee	70	$66,040	0.8
Waukegan	650	$64,190	0.7
Bloomington	100	$51,220	0.6
Chicago	5,200	$66,990	0.5
INDIANA
Bloomington	670	$39,040	4.4
Evansville	1,460	$38,670	3.3
Michigan City	190	$54,890	1.9
Gary	1,170	$55,590	1.6
Lafayette	230	$39,630	1.4
Muncie	130	$36,340	1.2
Terre Haute	190	$45,590	1.2
Fort Wayne	560	$47,610	1
Elkhart	340	$52,340	1
Indianapolis	2,260	$46,130	1
South Bend	170	$53,590	0.5
Columbus	40	$37,800	0.5
IOWA
Sioux City	340	$33,220	2.1
Waterloo	380	$37,100	2
Cedar Rapids	360	$37,830	1.1
Ames	80	$39,430	1.1
Des Moines	860	$41,350	1.1
Dubuque	120	$42,050	1
Davenport	470	$53,670	1
Iowa City	130	$35,980	0.9
KANSAS
Topeka	580	$35,790	2.2
Wichita	970	$33,020	1.4
Lawrence	120	$33,070	1.2
KENTUCKY
Bowling Green	310	$36,210	2.7
Owensboro	180	$32,820	1.8
Lexington	910	$36,640	1.5
Elizabethtown	130	$46,760	1.4
Louisville	1,840	$39,390	1.2
LOUISIANA
Alexandria	570	$25,160	4.1
Lake Charles	650	$37,000	3.3
Baton Rouge	1,740	$32,330	1.9
New Orleans	1,960	$34,990	1.7
Shreveport	460	$29,100	1.1
Lafayette	370	$30,070	1.1
Monroe	170	$26,800	1
MAINE
Bangor	290	$28,440	1.9
Lewiston	140	$29,440	1.3
Portland	480	$33,420	1
MARYLAND
Hagerstown	450	$34,020	2
Cumberland	150	$34,090	1.9
Baltimore	3,350	$41,570	1
Bethesda	1,030	$40,100	0.7
Salisbury	70	$35,870	0.6
MASSACHUSETTS
Pittsfield	120	$48,010	1.6
Haverhill	230	$47,690	1.2
New Bedford	180	$49,530	1.2
Lawrence	110	$54,320	0.9
Brockton	180	$58,350	0.8
Worcester	490	$50,230	0.8
Lowell	210	$52,090	0.7
Taunton	60	$55,500	0.7
Barnstable	150	$48,160	0.6
Springfield	440	$51,060	0.6
Lynn	120	$47,040	0.5
Boston	2,310	$58,630	0.5
Leominster	60	$45,250	0.5
Framingham	190	$48,360	0.5
MICHIGAN
Battle Creek	220	$45,100	1.9
Monroe	110	$49,280	1.4
Lansing	530	$43,750	1.1
Bay City	80	$36,210	1.1
Holland	260	$38,820	1
Niles	130	$41,330	0.9
Flint	300	$55,220	0.9
Saginaw	170	$41,490	0.9
Jackson	110	$43,420	0.9
Ann Arbor	360	$45,980	0.8
Grand Rapids	660	$46,300	0.7
Detroit	1,080	$48,390	0.6
Warren	1,790	$49,940	0.6
Muskegon	60	$36,970	0.4
Kalamazoo	150	$42,330	0.4
MINNESOTA
Duluth	980	$45,900	3
Rochester	400	$46,980	2.2
St. Cloud	440	$41,540	1.9
Minneapolis	5,370	$54,420	1.1
MISSISSIPPI
Gulfport	520	$28,740	2.3
Jackson	1,230	$25,810	1.9
Hattiesburg	130	$27,740	1
MISSOURI
Columbia	470	$35,050	2.8
Jefferson City	420	$39,660	2.8
St. Joseph	220	$44,230	2.4
Kansas City	3,860	$42,840	1.4
St. Louis	3,590	$48,510	1
Springfield	310	$37,510	0.7
Joplin	80	$40,440	0.5
MONTANA
Great Falls	140	$34,470	2
Billings	210	$40,240	1.1
Missoula	110	$38,530	0.9
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	760	$33,220	1.9
Omaha	1,540	$36,810	1.3
NEVADA
Reno	1,400	$47,160	2.6
Carson City	110	$47,150	1.7
Las Vegas	2,990	$50,520	1.2
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rochester	160	$48,240	1.4
Manchester	170	$37,740	0.7
Nashua	200	$41,120	0.6
Portsmouth	70	$48,900	0.6
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City	530	$55,680	1.6
Ocean City	130	$50,330	1.3
Vineland	140	$47,660	1
Camden	980	$56,490	0.7
Newark	1,760	$56,870	0.7
Edison	1,630	$56,860	0.6
Trenton	300	$52,730	0.5
NEW MEXICO
Farmington	250	$35,530	2.2
Las Cruces	230	$29,430	1.6
Albuquerque	1,360	$33,640	1.4
Santa Fe	130	$34,070	0.9
NEW YORK
Ithaca	140	$33,970	2
Glens Falls	190	$38,850	1.6
Poughkeepsie	860	$46,060	1.4
Elmira	90	$45,910	1.2
Binghamton	290	$54,670	1.1
Kingston	150	$44,250	1.1
Nassau	2,600	$62,220	0.8
Syracuse	630	$47,130	0.8
Utica	240	$48,220	0.8
Albany	800	$46,730	0.7
Buffalo	900	$49,290	0.6
Rochester	800	$45,280	0.6
New York	5,450	$71,040	0.4
NORTH CAROLINA
Winston-Salem	790	$29,050	1.5
Raleigh	1,810	$31,160	1.4
Charlotte	2,890	$30,520	1.3
Greensboro	1,230	$32,720	1.3
Asheville	550	$28,590	1.3
Burlington	150	$29,420	1.2
Goldsboro	100	$28,810	1.2
Greenville	160	$31,020	1.1
Jacksonville	90	$29,680	1.1
Fayetteville	300	$29,540	1
Hickory	400	$28,810	0.9
Durham	550	$31,550	0.9
Wilmington	290	$31,070	0.9
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck	360	$33,860	2.7
Grand Forks	270	$36,200	2.4
Fargo	330	$37,070	1.2
OHIO
Springfield	120	$46,760	1.1
Toledo	930	$47,520	1.1
Canton	470	$42,260	1.1
Lima	130	$43,300	1
Mansfield	120	$39,170	0.9
Cincinnati	2,410	$42,010	0.9
Columbus	2,000	$42,980	0.8
Youngstown	460	$48,050	0.8
Akron	640	$42,730	0.7
Cleveland	2,000	$51,620	0.7
Sandusky	50	$45,810	0.7
Dayton	450	$45,310	0.4
OKLAHOMA
Lawton	110	$24,960	1.5
Oklahoma City	1,570	$30,330	1.1
Tulsa	860	$31,180	0.8
OREGON
Medford	260	$35,310	1.4
Salem	390	$45,180	1.1
Eugene	280	$38,210	0.8
Portland	2,060	$48,760	0.8
Corvallis	40	$36,760	0.7
PENNSYLVANIA
State College	440	$41,090	3.5
Johnstown	220	$41,520	1.7
Lancaster	990	$40,410	1.7
York	720	$39,180	1.6
Lebanon	120	$48,170	1.3
Reading	490	$41,030	1.2
Erie	330	$32,700	1.1
Pittsburgh	3,150	$43,320	1.1
Allentown	850	$40,950	1
Scranton	620	$44,350	0.9
Williamsport	90	$38,980	0.8
Philadelphia	3,970	$50,430	0.8
Harrisburg	590	$41,600	0.8
Altoona	100	$44,930	0.7
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	980	$54,560	0.7
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sumter	190	$26,970	2.7
Myrtle Beach	500	$30,410	1.8
Greenville	990	$28,350	1.3
Columbia	1,140	$29,030	1.3
Charleston	830	$32,170	1.1
Florence	230	$28,340	1.1
Spartanburg	270	$32,580	1
Anderson	100	$35,920	0.8
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City	340	$32,520	2.5
Sioux Falls	320	$33,510	1
TENNESSEE
Clarksville	350	$33,040	2
Knoxville	1,440	$30,660	1.7
Johnson City	250	$26,180	1.5
Nashville	2,110	$30,810	1.1
Kingsport	290	$25,850	1.1
Chattanooga	470	$31,820	0.8
Memphis	1,230	$31,450	0.8
Jackson	90	$31,000	0.8
Cleveland	40	$27,540	0.5
TEXAS
College Station	420	$40,150	2.5
Longview	470	$28,460	2.2
Sherman	190	$34,980	2.1
Corpus Christi	860	$27,020	2
Odessa	230	$31,750	2
San Angelo	140	$26,300	1.7
Killeen	420	$26,840	1.5
Abilene	200	$27,730	1.4
Beaumont	550	$29,780	1.4
Houston	8,870	$30,450	1.4
Midland	170	$28,990	1.4
Amarillo	320	$30,650	1.4
San Antonio	2,780	$27,770	1.3
McAllen	700	$22,250	1.3
Texarkana	150	$29,030	1.2
Brownsville	350	$23,010	1.2
Austin	2,100	$29,730	1.1
Fort Worth	2,320	$30,420	1.1
Laredo	180	$25,470	1.1
Tyler	220	$27,310	1
El Paso	620	$25,160	1
Waco	220	$28,670	0.9
Lubbock	240	$29,100	0.9
Dallas	4,460	$31,070	0.8
UTAH
St. George	480	$35,310	4.6
Ogden	830	$36,020	1.8
Provo	510	$33,490	1.3
Salt Lake City	1,200	$37,490	0.8
VERMONT
Burlington	390	$32,420	1.5
VIRGINIA
Winchester	230	$31,150	2
Danville	120	$28,980	1.5
Blacksburg	160	$27,460	1.3
Richmond	1,950	$33,400	1.2
Harrisonburg	130	$31,390	1.2
Virginia Beach	2,290	$32,190	1.1
Roanoke	400	$32,170	1
Lynchburg	210	$29,920	0.9
WASHINGTON
Wenatchee	260	$45,090	3
Longview	170	$47,090	2.5
Bellingham	400	$55,070	2.2
Tacoma	1,090	$59,080	1.6
Yakima	280	$42,590	1.5
Mount Vernon	140	$56,040	1.4
Olympia	320	$49,940	1.4
Seattle	3,930	$53,710	1.1
Spokane	420	$44,730	0.8
Kennewick	150	$49,110	0.7
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston	1,790	$39,020	4.9
Wheeling	460	$32,990	3.1
Morgantown	310	$32,810	2.8
Parkersburg	310	$34,420	1.8
Huntington	490	$37,200	1.8
Weirton	160	$32,860	1.6
WISCONSIN
Racine	380	$49,390	2.1
Janesville	300	$49,550	1.9
Eau Claire	310	$50,100	1.7
Appleton	370	$52,160	1.4
Wausau	180	$40,800	1.1
Green Bay	450	$48,870	1.1
Milwaukee	1,720	$49,720	0.8
Sheboygan	90	$45,710	0.7
Madison	580	$46,280	0.7
La Crosse	110	$46,410	0.7
WYOMING
Cheyenne	280	$31,960	3.1
Casper	150	$35,900	1.9

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