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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Funeral Directors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Funeral Directors 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
Florence	30		5.6
Dothan	30	$40,630	4.7
Montgomery	40	$55,710	2
Huntsville	30	$39,370	1.2
ARIZONA
Tucson	60	$54,670	1.4
Phoenix	180	$58,250	0.8
CALIFORNIA
Oakland	80	$61,530	0.6
San Francisco	70	$60,990	0.6
Santa Ana	80	$73,910	0.4
San Diego	40	$46,320	0.2
COLORADO
Denver	70	$49,360	0.5
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport	110		2.1
New Haven	50	$104,240	1.5
DELAWARE
Wilmington	70	$75,230	1.8
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	100	$63,340	0.4
FLORIDA
Deltona	40	$43,590	2.2
Tallahassee	40	$57,320	2.1
Sarasota	40	$49,800	1.3
West Palm Beach	70	$48,010	1.1
Tampa	150	$58,160	1
Jacksonville	70	$45,300	1
Miami	110	$39,390	0.9
Orlando	80	$50,780	0.6
GEORGIA
Augusta	30	$57,190	1.3
Atlanta	240	$64,200	0.8
ILLINOIS
Peoria	60	$74,920	3.1
Chicago	680	$70,530	1.5
INDIANA
Muncie	40	$66,730	8.5
Evansville	80	$43,040	4
Indianapolis	160	$48,950	1.5
IOWA
Cedar Rapids	40	$72,930	2.6
Davenport	30	$53,290	1.4
Des Moines	40	$65,380	1
KANSAS
Wichita	50	$42,240	1.4
KENTUCKY
Louisville	210	$42,420	2.8
Lexington	50	$44,960	1.8
LOUISIANA
New Orleans	40	$72,950	0.7
MAINE
Portland	60	$47,680	2.5
MARYLAND
Baltimore	220	$60,170	1.4
MASSACHUSETTS
Brockton	40	$52,620	4.1
Barnstable	40	$57,010	3.6
Boston	280	$91,690	1.3
Springfield	30	$71,310	0.8
MICHIGAN
Saginaw	30	$49,740	3.6
Flint	50	$54,420	3.2
Detroit	160	$63,400	1.9
Warren	140	$78,460	1
MINNESOTA
Duluth	40	$74,260	2.8
Minneapolis	310	$79,200	1.4
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson	60	$43,110	2
MISSOURI
St. Joseph	40	$54,840	7.6
St. Louis	300	$68,600	1.8
NEBRASKA
Omaha	80	$70,980	1.4
NEVADA
Las Vegas	40	$83,820	0.4
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester	30		2.6
NEW JERSEY
Camden	230	$50,980	3.6
Trenton	80	$68,220	3.2
Edison	300	$67,790	2.4
Newark	190	$88,890	1.6
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	40	$49,410	0.9
NEW YORK
Glens Falls	40	$57,010	7.2
Binghamton	70	$63,650	5.9
Syracuse	140	$52,250	3.8
Poughkeepsie	80	$67,090	2.9
Nassau	350	$72,140	2.3
Albany	120	$62,130	2.3
Rochester	120	$66,070	2
New York	760	$68,720	1.2
NORTH CAROLINA
Rocky Mount	50	$32,800	8
Burlington	40		6.4
Greensboro	150	$43,390	3.4
Winston-Salem	80	$54,540	3.2
Asheville	50	$55,980	2.4
Wilmington	30	$60,690	1.8
Charlotte	70	$73,750	0.7
OHIO
Canton	70	$45,720	3.5
Akron	100	$54,300	2.5
Cleveland	260	$65,280	2
Toledo	70	$59,260	1.9
Columbus	200	$45,950	1.8
Cincinnati	200	$56,390	1.6
Youngstown	40	$88,220	1.5
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City	170	$51,910	2.5
Tulsa	60		1.1
OREGON
Portland	70	$54,170	0.6
PENNSYLVANIA
Altoona	40	$44,030	6.3
Allentown	130	$81,160	3.2
Lancaster	70	$54,280	2.5
Pittsburgh	290	$57,740	2.1
Harrisburg	60	$62,260	1.6
Philadelphia	340	$78,000	1.5
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	100	$79,940	1.5
SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg	40	$55,160	2.9
Greenville	40	$57,690	1.1
Charleston	30	$61,220	0.9
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls	30	$52,220	1.9
TENNESSEE
Jackson	40	$35,690	6.6
Johnson City	50	$39,620	6.2
Clarksville	50	$37,170	6.1
Knoxville	220	$41,330	5.5
Chattanooga	140	$51,540	5.1
Kingsport	50	$45,450	3.9
Memphis	70	$53,510	0.9
TEXAS
Beaumont	50	$56,240	2.8
Brownsville	30	$48,230	2.1
Houston	500	$61,220	1.6
San Antonio	140	$46,240	1.4
Fort Worth	140	$37,130	1.3
Austin	100	$61,510	1.1
UTAH
Provo	30		1.6
Salt Lake City	70	$80,140	0.9
VERMONT
Burlington	30	$60,010	2.4
VIRGINIA
Richmond	40	$65,390	0.6
WEST VIRGINIA
Parkersburg	50	$62,180	6.7
Wheeling	40	$44,780	5.9
Huntington	60	$53,810	4.7
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee	250	$53,940	2.4
Madison	40	$56,130	1

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Personal Services	25,180	99%	$51,790

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:Funeral Directors

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COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

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FLORIDA

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