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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:
Heavy Truck Drivers

Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Heavy Truck Drivers 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
Decatur	1,590	$37,340	2.9
Gadsden	780	$35,400	2.6
Dothan	1,390	$35,430	2.4
Anniston	920	$35,060	2
Tuscaloosa	1,640	$26,580	2
Mobile	3,020	$35,970	1.6
Birmingham	8,230	$36,810	1.4
Florence	680	$29,870	1.3
Montgomery	2,370	$35,170	1.3
Auburn	510	$29,420	1.2
Huntsville	1,790	$35,250	0.8
ALASKA
Fairbanks	530	$46,470	1.7
Anchorage	1,900	$42,790	1.1
ARIZONA
Phoenix	18,490	$39,190	0.8
Prescott	530	$36,080	0.8
Flagstaff	410	$30,340	0.8
Tucson	2,360	$36,930	0.6
ARKANSAS
Fort Smith	5,510	$38,280	4.2
Jonesboro	860	$28,370	1.8
Little Rock	6,660	$34,100	1.8
Pine Bluff	470	$28,600	1.5
Hot Springs	300	$24,680	0.9
CALIFORNIA
Merced	1,180	$35,410	2.2
Stockton	4,690	$38,060	2
Redding	1,270	$32,950	1.8
Hanford	550	$34,750	1.8
Visalia	2,410	$37,850	1.7
Modesto	3,050	$37,080	1.6
Riverside	23,090	$41,210	1.5
Bakersfield	4,150	$36,060	1.4
El Centro	620	$31,840	1.3
Yuba City	480	$33,430	1.2
Madera	370	$36,010	1.2
Fresno	4,310	$33,940	1.2
Vallejo	1,400	$38,630	1
San Luis Obispo	930	$38,250	0.8
Santa Cruz	720	$38,130	0.8
Oakland	9,590	$41,460	0.8
Santa Rosa	1,710	$41,300	0.8
Salinas	1,320	$36,780	0.8
Sacramento	7,660	$39,030	0.7
Los Angeles	31,800	$37,230	0.7
Oxnard	1,930	$39,000	0.6
Chico	420	$34,680	0.5
Santa Barbara	930	$37,080	0.5
Santa Ana	8,450	$37,930	0.5
San Diego	6,570	$39,790	0.4
San Jose	3,630	$41,620	0.3
San Francisco	3,410	$38,500	0.3
COLORADO
Greeley	1,870	$36,570	2.6
Grand Junction	1,020	$33,690	2
Denver	12,760	$38,560	0.9
Pueblo	410	$31,890	0.9
Fort Collins	1,040	$44,000	0.8
Colorado Springs	1,780	$35,010	0.6
Boulder	530	$34,660	0.3
CONNECTICUT
Danbury	750	$37,950	1.1
New Haven	2,550	$40,020	0.8
Norwich	990	$33,530	0.7
Waterbury	450	$36,160	0.6
Hartford	3,650	$40,820	0.6
Bridgeport	2,330	$39,750	0.5
DELAWARE
Dover	940	$31,460	1.6
Wilmington	3,490	$37,100	0.9
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	12,180	$36,720	0.4
FLORIDA
Lakeland	6,160	$33,290	2.7
Ocala	1,500	$31,040	1.5
Jacksonville	7,570	$35,300	1.1
Sarasota	3,530	$32,470	1.1
Pensacola	1,710	$30,490	1
Panama City	700	$25,720	1
Punta Gorda	390	$32,160	0.9
Orlando	11,180	$32,400	0.9
Cape Coral	2,050	$31,190	0.8
Tampa	11,930	$33,940	0.8
Port St. Lucie	1,070	$31,640	0.8
Naples	1,070	$30,550	0.8
Deltona	1,270	$34,480	0.7
Tallahassee	1,250	$28,000	0.7
Palm Bay	1,570	$31,850	0.7
Gainesville	830	$31,570	0.7
Miami	7,310	$33,260	0.6
Fort Lauderdale	4,860	$33,730	0.6
Sebastian	240	$32,150	0.5
West Palm Beach	3,210	$32,830	0.5
Fort Walton Beach	310	$28,050	0.4
GEORGIA
Dalton	1,800	$32,110	2.3
Gainesville	1,450	$38,010	2.2
Albany	1,370	$35,450	2.2
Brunswick	680	$31,250	1.9
Valdosta	750	$32,250	1.7
Hinesville	150	$27,310	1.6
Savannah	2,200	$36,460	1.4
Macon	1,130	$34,350	1.1
Athens	800	$31,750	1.1
Atlanta	30,100	$38,350	1.1
Rome	360	$30,740	1
Augusta	2,050	$31,720	0.9
Columbus	860	$28,970	0.7
Warner Robins	260	$36,100	0.6
HAWAII
Honolulu	2,010	$38,730	0.4
IDAHO
Idaho Falls	1,310	$25,770	3
Pocatello	550	$30,320	1.9
Lewiston	380	$35,170	1.8
Boise	4,030	$31,390	1.5
Coeur d'Alene	550	$32,270	1.1
ILLINOIS
Danville	700	$33,730	2.7
Kankakee	650	$39,850	1.7
Decatur	780	$37,890	1.7
Bloomington	1,190	$41,460	1.6
Peoria	2,580	$29,500	1.4
Rockford	1,810	$37,960	1.1
Chicago	44,700	$42,550	1
Champaign	810	$32,040	0.9
Waukegan	3,570	$40,190	0.9
Springfield	810	$31,940	0.7
INDIANA
Columbus	1,240	$37,680	3.4
Anderson	960	$38,190	2.8
Gary	6,190	$39,960	2
Lafayette	1,400	$38,060	2
Evansville	3,230	$32,640	1.6
Fort Wayne	3,870	$42,290	1.6
Kokomo	550	$36,630	1.5
Michigan City	630	$40,310	1.4
Indianapolis	14,690	$40,600	1.4
Elkhart	1,950	$38,210	1.3
South Bend	1,870	$36,530	1.2
Terre Haute	860	$34,860	1.2
Muncie	560	$28,600	1.2
Bloomington	820	$38,190	1.2
IOWA
Cedar Rapids	5,420	$27,260	3.8
Sioux City	1,380	$31,460	1.9
Dubuque	970	$34,960	1.8
Des Moines	5,920	$37,420	1.6
Waterloo	1,410	$34,490	1.6
Davenport	3,060	$35,550	1.5
Ames	300	$30,070	0.9
KANSAS
Wichita	2,960	$34,980	0.9
Topeka	880	$31,550	0.8
Lawrence	280	$35,960	0.7
KENTUCKY
Bowling Green	910	$33,210	1.8
Louisville	12,100	$35,800	1.8
Elizabethtown	670	$31,460	1.7
Owensboro	650	$30,990	1.5
Lexington	3,530	$37,320	1.3
LOUISIANA
Shreveport	2,770	$34,700	1.6
Alexandria	910	$30,040	1.5
Houma	1,270	$27,430	1.5
Lake Charles	1,250	$32,710	1.4
Lafayette	1,900	$29,920	1.3
Monroe	880	$30,250	1.1
New Orleans	4,680	$32,570	0.9
Baton Rouge	3,460	$31,470	0.8
MAINE
Bangor	1,750	$34,930	2.7
Lewiston	850	$37,240	1.8
Portland	2,690	$34,430	1.2
MARYLAND
Hagerstown	1,970	$37,870	1.9
Cumberland	560	$30,430	1.7
Salisbury	840	$35,450	1.6
Baltimore	12,570	$38,830	0.8
Bethesda	2,660	$37,500	0.4
MASSACHUSETTS
Taunton	1,110	$47,130	2.8
Brockton	1,450	$38,360	1.5
Pittsfield	390	$35,970	1.2
Lowell	1,500	$47,230	1.1
Springfield	3,620	$38,930	1.1
Leominster	530	$35,300	1
Haverhill	790	$37,320	1
New Bedford	610	$36,870	0.9
Worcester	2,600	$42,860	0.9
Barnstable	880	$39,280	0.8
Framingham	1,090	$41,050	0.6
Lynn	590	$37,690	0.6
Lawrence	320	$48,820	0.6
Boston	9,420	$42,470	0.5
MICHIGAN
Monroe	900	$37,090	2.7
Holland	2,240	$39,910	2
Bay City	590	$35,060	1.8
Detroit	10,230	$42,310	1.2
Jackson	670	$36,940	1.2
Grand Rapids	4,910	$37,080	1.1
Saginaw	900	$40,620	1
Kalamazoo	1,550	$32,960	1
Battle Creek	490	$32,830	1
Niles	570	$33,040	0.9
Warren	12,570	$40,710	0.9
Lansing	1,680	$36,420	0.8
Flint	1,080	$37,860	0.7
Ann Arbor	1,250	$39,240	0.7
Muskegon	350	$36,310	0.6
MINNESOTA
St. Cloud	1,720	$34,170	1.7
Duluth	2,120	$39,080	1.5
Rochester	1,080	$37,530	1.4
Minneapolis	17,690	$40,240	0.8
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson	5,280	$38,030	1.8
Hattiesburg	740	$32,290	1.3
Gulfport	930	$30,310	0.9
Pascagoula	290	$30,260	0.7
MISSOURI
Joplin	4,330	$32,410	5.6
Springfield	4,730	$39,250	2.4
St. Joseph	820	$34,260	2.1
Kansas City	14,760	$38,540	1.3
St. Louis	16,750	$38,750	1.1
Jefferson City	720	$30,310	1.1
Columbia	640	$32,170	0.9
MONTANA
Missoula	930	$37,910	1.7
Billings	1,470	$35,710	1.7
Great Falls	380	$30,360	1.3
NEBRASKA
Omaha	15,960	$37,840	3.1
NEVADA
Reno	3,660	$40,140	1.6
Carson City	250	$35,660	0.9
Las Vegas	8,160	$36,590	0.8
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rochester	590	$34,710	1.1
Manchester	1,110	$36,710	1
Nashua	1,490	$40,510	1
Portsmouth	520	$39,880	0.9
NEW JERSEY
Vineland	1,260	$37,890	2
Camden	7,410	$42,800	1.2
Newark	11,120	$40,220	0.9
Edison	11,040	$38,830	0.9
Atlantic City	810	$37,500	0.5
Ocean City	200	$37,080	0.5
Trenton	1,070	$39,040	0.4
NEW MEXICO
Farmington	1,270	$33,660	2.6
Albuquerque	4,460	$36,400	1
Las Cruces	320	$25,600	0.5
Santa Fe	260	$33,100	0.4
NEW YORK
Elmira	410	$31,680	1.2
Binghamton	1,270	$33,900	1.1
Syracuse	3,760	$37,520	1
Poughkeepsie	2,710	$42,570	1
Buffalo	5,950	$35,270	1
Utica	1,260	$37,840	0.9
Albany	4,220	$40,390	0.8
Kingston	500	$34,590	0.8
Glens Falls	430	$32,530	0.8
Rochester	3,980	$30,990	0.7
Ithaca	210	$32,910	0.7
Nassau	9,020	$44,330	0.6
New York	23,970	$42,400	0.4
NORTH CAROLINA
Hickory	3,590	$38,860	1.9
Rocky Mount	950	$42,780	1.6
Goldsboro	540	$27,100	1.4
Greensboro	5,690	$35,150	1.4
Burlington	690	$33,930	1.3
Winston-Salem	2,840	$37,190	1.2
Asheville	2,220	$33,180	1.2
Charlotte	10,710	$38,260	1.1
Fayetteville	1,130	$36,960	0.9
Wilmington	1,230	$37,620	0.8
Raleigh	4,100	$33,750	0.7
Greenville	360	$27,670	0.6
Jacksonville	180	$29,570	0.5
Durham	1,290	$36,120	0.5
NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks	860	$33,160	1.7
Fargo	1,740	$34,860	1.4
Bismarck	850	$30,780	1.4
OHIO
Springfield	920	$31,900	2
Youngstown	4,270	$39,300	1.6
Sandusky	530	$35,410	1.6
Lima	870	$38,100	1.6
Toledo	5,750	$38,840	1.6
Canton	2,170	$34,510	1.1
Dayton	4,830	$37,240	1
Akron	3,860	$36,740	1
Columbus	10,340	$37,870	1
Cincinnati	11,970	$36,900	1
Mansfield	540	$38,160	1
Cleveland	10,150	$39,110	0.8
OKLAHOMA
Lawton	520	$31,140	1.7
Oklahoma City	7,810	$33,180	1.2
Tulsa	5,030	$34,730	1.1
OREGON
Medford	1,470	$34,070	1.7
Eugene	2,020	$31,520	1.3
Salem	1,810	$34,170	1.2
Portland	13,260	$36,730	1.1
Bend	680	$35,790	1.1
Corvallis	220	$34,980	0.9
PENNSYLVANIA
Altoona	1,520	$29,420	2.5
Lebanon	830	$38,360	2
Harrisburg	6,500	$42,080	2
York	3,510	$37,430	1.8
Johnstown	910	$33,090	1.6
Reading	2,780	$34,610	1.5
Lancaster	3,830	$37,600	1.5
Scranton	4,180	$35,360	1.4
Allentown	4,480	$37,790	1.2
Williamsport	570	$32,980	1.2
State College	620	$29,460	1.1
Pittsburgh	13,010	$34,990	1
Erie	1,340	$32,430	1
Philadelphia	14,170	$39,230	0.6
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	4,560	$37,180	0.7
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sumter	560	$32,550	1.8
Spartanburg	2,110	$37,100	1.7
Greenville	4,890	$40,230	1.5
Florence	1,240	$36,190	1.4
Anderson	590	$30,930	1.1
Charleston	3,220	$32,070	1
Columbia	3,490	$36,720	0.9
Myrtle Beach	940	$30,250	0.8
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls	2,730	$33,180	1.9
Rapid City	1,130	$31,400	1.9
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga	13,000	$33,640	5
Morristown	1,340	$38,560	3
Jackson	1,500	$31,680	2.9
Memphis	16,110	$37,470	2.3
Cleveland	770	$35,450	2.2
Nashville	14,920	$38,400	1.7
Kingsport	2,000	$31,430	1.6
Knoxville	5,970	$33,500	1.6
Clarksville	980	$28,310	1.3
Johnson City	750	$33,570	1
TEXAS
Laredo	3,270	$30,010	4.4
Odessa	1,420	$31,590	2.7
El Paso	5,500	$36,280	2
Texarkana	980	$31,620	1.8
Longview	1,610	$28,380	1.7
Midland	880	$29,200	1.6
Abilene	940	$32,520	1.5
Amarillo	1,570	$34,140	1.5
Victoria	630	$29,550	1.5
McAllen	3,490	$29,530	1.5
Waco	1,440	$34,140	1.4
Lubbock	1,690	$33,100	1.4
Tyler	1,320	$34,850	1.4
Dallas	29,460	$38,930	1.2
Sherman	480	$32,350	1.2
Wichita Falls	710	$33,900	1.2
Killeen	1,420	$26,780	1.2
Beaumont	2,020	$28,050	1.2
Brownsville	1,490	$29,090	1.1
Fort Worth	10,360	$35,650	1.1
College Station	770	$29,880	1
Corpus Christi	1,870	$30,320	1
San Antonio	9,000	$30,860	1
Houston	27,820	$33,540	1
San Angelo	200	$31,500	0.5
Austin	4,370	$31,420	0.5
UTAH
St. George	840	$32,460	1.8
Salt Lake City	10,450	$38,940	1.5
Ogden	2,820	$47,320	1.4
Logan	510	$32,120	1.4
Provo	1,450	$38,280	0.8
VERMONT
Burlington	1,110	$33,410	1
VIRGINIA
Harrisonburg	1,300	$36,500	2.7
Winchester	1,160	$36,730	2.3
Danville	540	$28,390	1.5
Lynchburg	1,430	$28,760	1.4
Roanoke	2,220	$33,820	1.3
Blacksburg	660	$36,910	1.2
Richmond	7,220	$37,020	1
Virginia Beach	6,080	$32,780	0.7
Charlottesville	560	$29,660	0.6
WASHINGTON
Longview	710	$38,390	2.3
Yakima	1,420	$31,940	1.7
Wenatchee	580	$34,290	1.5
Tacoma	4,390	$38,550	1.5
Spokane	3,000	$34,600	1.3
Bellingham	990	$36,480	1.2
Mount Vernon	520	$37,090	1.2
Kennewick	1,050	$38,050	1.2
Olympia	970	$39,430	1
Seattle	12,420	$39,870	0.8
Bremerton	510	$37,370	0.6
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston	2,660	$30,230	1.7
Wheeling	990	$34,740	1.5
Parkersburg	1,030	$28,810	1.4
Morgantown	620	$32,150	1.3
Weirton	550	$31,540	1.3
Huntington	1,500	$29,360	1.2
WISCONSIN
Green Bay	5,590	$41,660	3
Oshkosh	2,180	$38,690	2.5
Wausau	1,760	$40,940	2.5
Janesville	1,520	$34,350	2.2
Fond du Lac	790	$36,950	2.1
La Crosse	1,390	$33,610	1.9
Sheboygan	770	$37,020	1.4
Appleton	1,610	$37,860	1.3
Eau Claire	1,040	$33,100	1.3
Racine	1,000	$37,990	1.3
Milwaukee	9,560	$37,920	1
Madison	2,960	$39,320	0.8
WYOMING
Casper	930	$39,760	2.7
Cheyenne	500	$31,420	1.3

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