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Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Educational Counselors

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 2008) for:
Educational Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Educational Counselors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008.

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 (2008)	Relative Popularity
ALABAMA
Auburn	150	$46,020	2.2
Gadsden	70	$52,360	1.4
Florence	90	$51,750	1.1
Anniston	80	$42,980	1.1
Montgomery	310	$48,520	1.1
Tuscaloosa	120	$38,820	0.8
Decatur	60	$56,630	0.7
Huntsville	240	$54,950	0.7
Mobile	200	$43,560	0.6
Birmingham	560	$54,180	0.6
Dothan	50	$51,190	0.5
ALASKA
Anchorage	320	$54,000	1.2
ARIZONA
Flagstaff	190	$35,950	2.2
Tucson	1,240	$46,030	1.9
Prescott	150	$37,860	1.5
Yuma	120	$47,830	1.2
Phoenix	3,540	$44,130	1.1
Kingman	70	$44,930	0.9
ARKANSAS
Hot Springs	90	$45,940	1.6
Pine Bluff	70	$50,660	1.4
Jonesboro	90	$46,300	1.2
Fayetteville	370	$47,980	1.1
Little Rock	610	$55,850	1
Fort Smith	160	$52,200	0.8
CALIFORNIA
Yuba City	210	$56,790	3.6
Madera	120	$47,000	2.2
Chico	240	$61,040	2.2
El Centro	160	$57,080	2
Merced	170	$58,890	1.9
Visalia	410	$60,780	1.8
San Diego	3,620	$53,170	1.5
Stockton	530	$58,480	1.4
Vallejo	270	$50,110	1.3
San Francisco	2,350	$62,180	1.3
Riverside	2,990	$60,750	1.3
Santa Barbara	360	$58,150	1.3
Fresno	720	$47,610	1.2
Sacramento	1,820	$56,430	1.1
Redding	120	$46,680	1.1
San Luis Obispo	180	$62,510	1.1
Napa	110	$56,030	1.1
Modesto	290	$69,510	1
Oxnard	520	$65,820	1
Santa Ana	2,610	$63,770	0.9
Hanford	40	$51,540	0.9
San Jose	1,490	$68,580	0.9
Oakland	1,580	$59,570	0.9
Bakersfield	350	$62,710	0.8
Santa Rosa	220	$62,840	0.7
COLORADO
Pueblo	140	$54,140	1.7
Fort Collins	230	$46,320	1.1
Colorado Springs	450	$46,700	1
Boulder	250	$47,420	0.9
Greeley	110	$47,940	0.9
Denver	1,600	$50,750	0.7
CONNECTICUT
New Haven	710	$58,830	1.4
Waterbury	120	$62,860	1.1
Hartford	1,040	$51,480	1
Norwich	210	$56,670	1
Bridgeport	720	$63,740	0.9
DELAWARE
Dover	200	$53,780	2.3
Wilmington	700	$53,980	1.2
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	4,510	$63,720	1.1
FLORIDA
Tallahassee	550	$55,540	2
Fort Walton Beach	160	$43,290	1.3
Gainesville	240		1.2
Miami	2,210	$49,740	1.2
Pensacola	270	$52,940	1.1
Port St. Lucie	220	$66,190	1
Jacksonville	1,020	$43,780	0.9
Deltona	250		0.9
Ocala	140		0.9
Fort Lauderdale	1,160	$52,490	0.9
Palm Bay	290		0.9
West Palm Beach	780	$52,060	0.8
Cape Coral	290	$72,880	0.8
Naples	140		0.7
Tampa	1,500	$55,410	0.7
Sarasota	290	$52,510	0.6
Orlando	1,120	$59,840	0.6
Sebastian	30	$65,000	0.4
GEORGIA
Athens	230	$43,490	1.9
Hinesville	30	$63,290	1.7
Rome	80	$46,550	1.5
Valdosta	110	$44,610	1.3
Warner Robins	90	$64,150	1.2
Albany	110	$50,950	1.1
Brunswick	70	$52,920	1.1
Macon	170	$47,650	1
Savannah	260	$46,250	1
Augusta	340	$58,980	1
Columbus	160	$58,390	0.9
Atlanta	3,380	$56,250	0.8
Gainesville	80	$49,010	0.7
Dalton	70	$62,440	0.6
HAWAII
Honolulu	1,130	$53,750	1.5
IDAHO
Pocatello	90	$53,190	2
Boise	600	$46,480	1.3
Lewiston	40	$51,130	1.2
Idaho Falls	70	$48,390	1
Coeur d'Alene	50	$61,090	0.6
ILLINOIS
Bloomington	200	$52,840	1.8
Rockford	340	$50,560	1.3
Champaign	190	$54,660	1.2
Decatur	80	$50,090	1.1
Peoria	270	$47,090	0.9
Kankakee	50	$66,530	0.9
Chicago	5,370	$70,420	0.8
INDIANA
Muncie	150	$36,300	2.1
Indianapolis	3,370	$39,710	2.1
Anderson	80	$39,120	1.3
Terre Haute	130	$43,780	1.2
South Bend	250	$46,610	1.1
Michigan City	70	$46,220	1.1
Fort Wayne	290	$50,850	0.8
Kokomo	40	$52,180	0.7
Evansville	210	$45,580	0.7
Gary	340	$49,810	0.7
Elkhart	120	$45,920	0.6
IOWA
Ames	90	$42,620	1.6
Iowa City	110	$44,790	1
Dubuque	70	$42,120	0.9
Cedar Rapids	180	$44,140	0.8
Davenport	240	$49,100	0.8
Des Moines	420	$44,950	0.7
Sioux City	80	$41,980	0.7
Waterloo	80	$43,300	0.6
KANSAS
Lawrence	120	$47,910	1.7
Wichita	400	$52,100	0.7
Topeka	110	$51,020	0.6
KENTUCKY
Bowling Green	110	$44,940	1.2
Elizabethtown	70	$63,950	1
Owensboro	70	$51,180	0.9
Lexington	290	$51,320	0.7
Louisville	680	$61,790	0.6
LOUISIANA
Monroe	370	$50,220	2.9
Baton Rouge	1,530	$48,200	2.3
Alexandria	160		1.7
Houma	250	$45,100	1.6
Shreveport	450	$51,900	1.5
New Orleans	1,290	$44,720	1.4
Lafayette	280	$49,750	1.1
MAINE
Lewiston	140	$41,820	1.8
Bangor	130	$42,970	1.3
Portland	330	$47,730	0.9
MARYLAND
Salisbury	130	$59,720	1.6
Cumberland	80	$52,450	1.5
Bethesda	1,260	$66,350	1.2
Baltimore	2,560	$55,550	1.1
Hagerstown	150	$49,110	0.9
MASSACHUSETTS
Taunton	150	$55,760	2.1
Pittsfield	90	$56,730	1.8
Leominster	140	$45,980	1.8
Brockton	230	$49,060	1.6
Springfield	720	$53,150	1.4
Worcester	570	$53,510	1.3
Haverhill	160	$55,970	1.3
Boston	3,180	$53,100	1
Framingham	280	$65,180	1
Barnstable	160	$54,330	1
Lowell	190	$65,520	0.9
Lawrence	80	$58,380	0.9
New Bedford	70	$64,040	0.7
MICHIGAN
Bay City	90	$51,030	1.7
Jackson	110	$45,030	1.4
Battle Creek	70	$58,050	0.9
Kalamazoo	200	$49,380	0.9
Detroit	1,100	$50,870	0.9
Muskegon	80	$50,890	0.8
Monroe	50	$60,490	0.8
Flint	190	$57,560	0.8
Lansing	260	$50,260	0.8
Niles	70	$52,000	0.7
Ann Arbor	200	$67,430	0.7
Grand Rapids	440	$51,330	0.7
Holland	110	$47,590	0.7
Saginaw	80	$58,260	0.6
Warren	1,150	$65,180	0.6
MINNESOTA
Rochester	200	$40,010	1.3
Duluth	240	$43,950	1.1
Minneapolis	2,190	$49,550	0.7
St. Cloud	90	$51,070	0.5
MISSISSIPPI
Pascagoula	80	$54,180	1.1
Jackson	480	$46,450	1.1
Hattiesburg	90	$44,840	1
Gulfport	110	$52,940	0.6
MISSOURI
Columbia	280	$40,880	2.1
St. Joseph	120	$37,480	1.5
Jefferson City	130	$40,810	1.2
Joplin	150	$42,050	1.1
St. Louis	2,400	$51,000	1
Springfield	330	$45,890	1
Kansas City	1,540	$51,540	0.8
MONTANA
Great Falls	130	$36,470	2.5
Billings	140	$42,600	1.1
Missoula	60	$43,830	0.7
NEBRASKA
Omaha	780	$43,770	0.9
Lincoln	250	$43,380	0.9
NEVADA
Reno	320	$52,270	0.9
Las Vegas	900	$53,800	0.5
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rochester	100	$52,510	1.1
Manchester	150	$54,410	0.9
Nashua	200	$54,660	0.9
Portsmouth	50	$51,870	0.6
NEW JERSEY
Vineland	130	$63,550	1.4
Newark	1,690	$72,410	0.9
Trenton	340	$62,630	0.9
Camden	860	$67,800	0.9
Edison	1,430	$66,900	0.8
Atlantic City	170	$64,190	0.7
Ocean City	40	$70,630	0.6
NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces	130	$69,450	1.3
Farmington	100	$47,700	1.2
Santa Fe	110	$44,920	1.1
Albuquerque	520	$57,970	0.8
NEW YORK
Ithaca	190	$55,180	2.9
Elmira	120	$48,590	2.3
Glens Falls	170	$49,050	2.1
Syracuse	930	$48,990	1.7
Kingston	160	$62,010	1.7
Poughkeepsie	680	$60,210	1.6
Utica	320	$50,200	1.5
Binghamton	260	$54,220	1.5
Rochester	1,290	$51,290	1.4
Albany	1,070	$51,770	1.4
Buffalo	1,270	$53,610	1.3
New York	11,270	$62,830	1.2
Nassau	2,340	$73,950	1
NORTH CAROLINA
Goldsboro	100	$47,490	1.8
Fayetteville	250	$44,560	1.2
Greenville	140	$46,460	1.2
Rocky Mount	110	$44,590	1.2
Wilmington	240	$45,250	1
Burlington	90	$44,860	1
Asheville	250	$43,860	0.8
Hickory	210	$46,350	0.8
Charlotte	1,140	$46,950	0.7
Raleigh	640	$48,690	0.7
Greensboro	450	$45,950	0.7
Winston-Salem	250	$45,280	0.7
Durham	280	$47,850	0.6
NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks	210	$42,590	2.8
Bismarck	80	$51,710	0.9
Fargo	160	$49,930	0.8
OHIO
Mansfield	120	$56,780	1.5
Springfield	100	$45,460	1.4
Youngstown	450	$49,260	1.1
Toledo	550	$51,690	1
Dayton	680	$59,240	1
Lima	80	$50,330	1
Columbus	1,470	$59,960	0.9
Akron	510	$61,720	0.9
Cincinnati	1,600	$62,370	0.9
Canton	250	$56,090	0.8
Cleveland	1,480	$65,760	0.8
Sandusky	40	$61,760	0.8
OKLAHOMA
Lawton	100	$48,190	1.8
Tulsa	700	$44,250	0.9
Oklahoma City	900	$43,110	0.9
OREGON
Corvallis	50		1.1
Salem	240	$51,600	0.9
Portland	1,510	$50,970	0.8
Medford	110	$53,540	0.8
Eugene	200	$47,280	0.8
Bend	80	$49,860	0.7
PENNSYLVANIA
Reading	740	$51,080	2.6
Erie	500	$46,150	2.4
Johnstown	110	$49,880	1.2
Philadelphia	4,150	$52,690	1.2
Harrisburg	640	$47,720	1.1
Allentown	660	$51,720	1.1
Pittsburgh	2,080	$50,610	1
Lebanon	70	$46,910	1
Altoona	90	$44,990	1
Scranton	420	$48,300	0.9
Williamsport	70	$63,000	0.9
York	270	$55,340	0.9
Lancaster	280	$52,020	0.7
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	900	$57,060	0.9
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sumter	110	$41,340	2.1
Columbia	880	$45,420	1.4
Florence	160	$40,900	1.2
Spartanburg	240	$44,720	1.2
Anderson	110	$56,950	1.2
Greenville	480	$56,650	0.9
Charleston	430	$47,390	0.8
Myrtle Beach	40	$44,060	0.2
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City	110	$42,310	1.1
Sioux Falls	120	$42,310	0.5
TENNESSEE
Clarksville	240	$45,450	2
Cleveland	90	$41,000	1.7
Morristown	100	$40,720	1.4
Johnson City	150	$40,840	1.2
Jackson	100	$44,470	1.1
Kingsport	180	$43,860	0.9
Memphis	920	$43,920	0.8
Chattanooga	310	$45,440	0.8
Knoxville	430	$44,710	0.7
TEXAS
Brownsville	510	$53,190	2.5
Lubbock	490	$40,140	2.4
McAllen	770	$53,040	2
Laredo	270	$56,230	2
El Paso	920	$52,550	2
Odessa	150		1.7
Wichita Falls	150	$51,960	1.7
Corpus Christi	480	$45,320	1.6
Abilene	140	$43,210	1.4
Waco	220	$47,330	1.4
Killeen	270	$49,400	1.4
Amarillo	220	$50,620	1.3
Sherman	70	$48,870	1.2
San Angelo	70	$48,640	1.1
San Antonio	1,620	$53,050	1.1
Fort Worth	1,640	$56,110	1.1
Tyler	150	$44,730	1
Austin	1,370	$50,370	1
College Station	120	$48,940	1
Houston	4,290	$53,570	0.9
Longview	130	$49,240	0.8
Beaumont	220	$49,950	0.8
Dallas	3,100	$53,500	0.8
Texarkana	60	$51,910	0.7
Midland	70	$50,320	0.7
UTAH
Provo	630	$49,780	2.2
Logan	140	$41,400	2
Ogden	570	$41,360	1.7
St. George	90	$45,190	1.2
Salt Lake City	660	$53,300	0.6
VERMONT
Burlington	190	$54,630	1
VIRGINIA
Danville	100	$62,580	1.9
Harrisonburg	160	$57,670	1.9
Blacksburg	140	$47,090	1.4
Winchester	110	$48,400	1.3
Virginia Beach	1,470	$52,800	1.1
Lynchburg	180	$42,860	1.1
Charlottesville	160	$54,290	1
Richmond	930	$54,170	0.9
Roanoke	180	$54,480	0.7
WASHINGTON
Wenatchee	110	$43,700	1.8
Mount Vernon	120	$53,610	1.8
Yakima	210	$53,930	1.6
Longview	70	$51,870	1.4
Olympia	180	$57,970	1.2
Tacoma	540	$56,500	1.1
Bremerton	150	$54,090	1.1
Kennewick	160	$57,170	1.1
Bellingham	140	$52,870	1.1
Spokane	380	$50,200	1
Seattle	1,780	$56,060	0.7
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston	440	$43,150	1.8
Huntington	260	$38,020	1.4
Morgantown	90	$36,290	1.3
Wheeling	110	$43,030	1.1
Weirton	60	$50,570	0.9
Parkersburg	90	$45,350	0.8
WISCONSIN
Fond du Lac	60	$52,110	0.9
Sheboygan	80	$55,310	0.9
Appleton	160	$61,010	0.8
La Crosse	90	$51,090	0.8
Eau Claire	100	$51,040	0.8
Green Bay	230	$52,370	0.8
Oshkosh	110	$40,090	0.8
Janesville	80	$57,500	0.8
Madison	430	$52,790	0.7
Racine	90	$52,530	0.7
Milwaukee	800	$47,830	0.5
Wausau	40	$54,390	0.4
WYOMING
Cheyenne	90	$51,890	1.4
Casper	40	$49,750	0.7

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Social Service	23,930	9%	$34,850
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Nursing And Residential Care	5,840	2%	$28,470
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