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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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Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Industrial Engineers 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.Clicking on each city's name takes you to a detailed career profile for that city, providing the number of jobs, salaries, amount of training required, and more, for hundreds of job types.
| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2006) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | |||
| Tuscaloosa | 220 | $70,380 | 2.2 |
| Anniston | 110 | $54,070 | 1.9 |
| Auburn | 90 | $58,300 | 1.7 |
| Huntsville | 440 | $70,590 | 1.6 |
| Decatur | 90 | $72,850 | 1.3 |
| Montgomery | 150 | $60,940 | 0.7 |
| Mobile | 110 | $69,070 | 0.5 |
| Birmingham | 300 | $69,180 | 0.4 |
ALASKA | |||
| Anchorage | 60 | $73,900 | 0.3 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Phoenix | 2,530 | $66,180 | 1 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Fayetteville | 290 | $54,510 | 1.2 |
| Jonesboro | 40 | $57,570 | 0.7 |
| Little Rock | 240 | $62,260 | 0.5 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| San Jose | 4,270 | $95,820 | 3.3 |
| Santa Ana | 2,320 | $74,750 | 1.1 |
| Oxnard | 440 | $74,670 | 1 |
| Oakland | 1,510 | $86,960 | 1 |
| San Diego | 1,910 | $77,560 | 1 |
| Santa Barbara | 230 | $77,900 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 4,920 | $75,270 | 0.8 |
| Bakersfield | 290 | $92,630 | 0.8 |
| Santa Cruz | 80 | $78,500 | 0.7 |
| Sacramento | 830 | $71,090 | 0.6 |
| Santa Rosa | 160 | $85,480 | 0.6 |
| Riverside | 910 | $64,570 | 0.5 |
| San Francisco | 590 | $86,980 | 0.4 |
| San Luis Obispo | 50 | $73,710 | 0.4 |
| Stockton | 90 | $70,550 | 0.3 |
| Vallejo | 50 | $72,830 | 0.3 |
| Visalia | 40 | $73,100 | 0.2 |
| Fresno | 100 | $57,230 | 0.2 |
| Modesto | 40 | $74,610 | 0.2 |
COLORADO | |||
| Boulder | 680 | $81,290 | 3.6 |
| Greeley | 220 | $72,490 | 2.5 |
| Fort Collins | 340 | $70,060 | 2.2 |
| Colorado Springs | 580 | $68,610 | 1.7 |
| Denver | 1,420 | $76,230 | 0.8 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Bridgeport | 1,010 | $70,140 | 1.7 |
| Danbury | 130 | $71,050 | 1.5 |
| New Haven | 490 | $68,790 | 1.3 |
| Norwich | 190 | $73,270 | 1.2 |
| Waterbury | 90 | $65,080 | 1 |
DELAWARE | |||
| Dover | 130 | $79,170 | 1.8 |
| Wilmington | 710 | $77,160 | 1.5 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 2,090 | $85,610 | 0.6 |
FLORIDA | |||
| Palm Bay | 990 | $69,390 | 3.6 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 180 | $57,280 | 1.8 |
| Ocala | 170 | $47,180 | 1.4 |
| Lakeland | 260 | $68,950 | 0.9 |
| Deltona | 180 | $66,320 | 0.8 |
| Sarasota | 330 | $60,230 | 0.8 |
| Tampa | 1,290 | $61,000 | 0.7 |
| Panama City | 60 | $70,330 | 0.7 |
| Orlando | 900 | $66,500 | 0.6 |
| Jacksonville | 480 | $58,720 | 0.6 |
| Port St. Lucie | 80 | $55,160 | 0.5 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 510 | $65,220 | 0.5 |
| West Palm Beach | 370 | $61,930 | 0.5 |
| Miami | 570 | $55,850 | 0.4 |
| Gainesville | 50 | $64,530 | 0.3 |
| Pensacola | 60 | $70,650 | 0.3 |
| Cape Coral | 80 | $54,060 | 0.3 |
| Tallahassee | 50 | $69,360 | 0.2 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Warner Robins | 150 | $66,450 | 2.7 |
| Dalton | 240 | $65,840 | 2.5 |
| Augusta | 360 | $70,130 | 1.3 |
| Gainesville | 80 | $75,960 | 1 |
| Columbus | 130 | $60,950 | 0.9 |
| Macon | 100 | $67,670 | 0.8 |
| Atlanta | 1,930 | $70,040 | 0.6 |
| Athens | 50 | $57,610 | 0.6 |
| Albany | 40 | $74,410 | 0.5 |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 60 | $81,330 | 0.1 |
IDAHO | |||
| Idaho Falls | 90 | $85,060 | 1.7 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Danville | 60 | $54,200 | 1.9 |
| Rockford | 220 | $58,830 | 1.1 |
| Chicago | 3,700 | $69,520 | 0.7 |
| Champaign | 60 | $63,610 | 0.5 |
| Springfield | 50 | $59,740 | 0.4 |
INDIANA | |||
| Columbus | 290 | $79,760 | 6.6 |
| Anderson | 120 | $69,550 | 2.8 |
| Elkhart | 470 | $54,280 | 2.6 |
| Lafayette | 180 | $61,990 | 2.1 |
| Michigan City | 100 | $59,100 | 1.9 |
| Muncie | 100 | $67,830 | 1.8 |
| Fort Wayne | 500 | $65,160 | 1.7 |
| Evansville | 290 | $66,130 | 1.2 |
| Terre Haute | 100 | $62,450 | 1.2 |
| South Bend | 210 | $60,060 | 1.2 |
| Indianapolis | 1,300 | $71,960 | 1 |
| Gary | 190 | $73,190 | 0.5 |
IOWA | |||
| Ames | 80 | $58,070 | 2 |
| Waterloo | 190 | $57,790 | 1.8 |
| Cedar Rapids | 290 | $64,150 | 1.7 |
| Iowa City | 100 | $59,290 | 1.2 |
| Davenport | 290 | $66,200 | 1.2 |
| Dubuque | 60 | $52,540 | 0.9 |
| Sioux City | 50 | $75,070 | 0.6 |
| Des Moines | 170 | $57,090 | 0.4 |
KANSAS | |||
| Wichita | 1,690 | $61,540 | 4.5 |
| Lawrence | 50 | $64,470 | 1 |
| Topeka | 30 | $57,030 | 0.2 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Bowling Green | 150 | $63,940 | 2.5 |
| Lexington | 760 | $60,720 | 2.4 |
| Owensboro | 70 | $65,690 | 1.3 |
| Elizabethtown | 40 | $60,540 | 0.8 |
| Louisville | 660 | $61,340 | 0.8 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| Baton Rouge | 570 | $52,170 | 1.2 |
| New Orleans | 450 | $66,430 | 0.7 |
| Lake Charles | 50 | $71,650 | 0.5 |
| Alexandria | 30 | $64,080 | 0.4 |
| Houma | 40 | $58,490 | 0.4 |
| Monroe | 30 | $61,500 | 0.3 |
MAINE | |||
| Portland | 150 | $66,960 | 0.6 |
MARYLAND | |||
| Bethesda | 690 | $69,310 | 0.9 |
| Hagerstown | 90 | $64,750 | 0.7 |
| Baltimore | 1,150 | $74,780 | 0.6 |
| Salisbury | 30 | $56,070 | 0.5 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Framingham | 710 | $84,210 | 3.5 |
| Lowell | 490 | $76,300 | 3.1 |
| Lynn | 270 | $79,510 | 2.3 |
| Lawrence | 120 | $75,210 | 1.8 |
| Leominster | 100 | $68,350 | 1.6 |
| Haverhill | 150 | $88,630 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 3,240 | $81,250 | 1.4 |
| Springfield | 530 | $68,560 | 1.3 |
| Worcester | 370 | $69,170 | 1.1 |
| Brockton | 110 | $70,970 | 1 |
| New Bedford | 60 | $55,580 | 0.7 |
| Barnstable | 40 | $72,640 | 0.3 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Monroe | 340 | $76,050 | 8.3 |
| Holland | 930 | $60,080 | 6.8 |
| Battle Creek | 360 | $65,830 | 5.8 |
| Detroit | 5,530 | $80,640 | 5.5 |
| Warren | 7,580 | $75,950 | 4.5 |
| Ann Arbor | 680 | $75,410 | 2.9 |
| Jackson | 190 | $69,940 | 2.8 |
| Grand Rapids | 1,320 | $63,690 | 2.4 |
| Kalamazoo | 430 | $61,010 | 2.3 |
| Lansing | 560 | $73,030 | 2.2 |
| Muskegon | 120 | $60,360 | 1.6 |
| Niles | 120 | $58,950 | 1.6 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| Minneapolis | 4,980 | $74,970 | 1.9 |
| St. Cloud | 100 | $61,620 | 0.8 |
| Duluth | 50 | $63,230 | 0.3 |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Jackson | 190 | $69,190 | 0.5 |
| Hattiesburg | 30 | $64,400 | 0.4 |
| Gulfport | 30 | $60,360 | 0.2 |
MISSOURI | |||
| Joplin | 160 | $53,920 | 1.7 |
| St. Louis | 1,920 | $75,230 | 1 |
| Columbia | 80 | $59,810 | 0.9 |
| Kansas City | 1,050 | $64,230 | 0.7 |
| Springfield | 60 | $54,990 | 0.3 |
MONTANA | |||
| Billings | 80 | $78,070 | 0.8 |
NEBRASKA | |||
| Lincoln | 290 | $59,990 | 1.4 |
| Omaha | 350 | $69,040 | 0.6 |
NEVADA | |||
| Reno | 60 | $60,740 | 0.2 |
| Las Vegas | 150 | $55,480 | 0.1 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||
| Nashua | 350 | $75,620 | 2 |
| Manchester | 150 | $76,920 | 1.2 |
| Rochester | 40 | $62,630 | 0.6 |
| Portsmouth | 40 | $78,250 | 0.6 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Newark | 910 | $69,400 | 0.6 |
| Edison | 910 | $77,540 | 0.6 |
| Vineland | 40 | $62,600 | 0.5 |
| Camden | 370 | $71,140 | 0.5 |
| Trenton | 150 | $64,670 | 0.5 |
| Atlantic City | 40 | $75,670 | 0.2 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Albuquerque | 620 | $83,820 | 1.2 |
NEW YORK | |||
| Rochester | 2,400 | $64,640 | 3.5 |
| Binghamton | 410 | $73,190 | 3 |
| Elmira | 120 | $56,580 | 2.9 |
| Glens Falls | 120 | $64,990 | 1.9 |
| Poughkeepsie | 550 | $76,450 | 1.7 |
| Syracuse | 720 | $67,950 | 1.6 |
| Buffalo | 1,090 | $69,170 | 1.5 |
| Albany | 670 | $78,890 | 1.1 |
| Utica | 150 | $50,340 | 0.9 |
| Nassau | 1,300 | $74,910 | 0.7 |
| New York | 2,590 | $82,300 | 0.4 |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Winston-Salem | 550 | $69,370 | 1.9 |
| Durham | 460 | $78,380 | 1.4 |
| Hickory | 300 | $56,630 | 1.3 |
| Greensboro | 660 | $65,000 | 1.3 |
| Rocky Mount | 70 | $63,800 | 1 |
| Charlotte | 1,120 | $65,320 | 1 |
| Asheville | 210 | $66,500 | 0.9 |
| Greenville | 70 | $72,800 | 0.9 |
| Raleigh | 530 | $71,420 | 0.8 |
| Burlington | 50 | $75,040 | 0.8 |
| Fayetteville | 60 | $76,170 | 0.4 |
NORTH DAKOTA | |||
| Fargo | 110 | $64,810 | 0.8 |
OHIO | |||
| Springfield | 220 | $57,330 | 3.9 |
| Akron | 1,300 | $77,940 | 2.8 |
| Mansfield | 150 | $59,570 | 2.2 |
| Dayton | 1,240 | $72,980 | 2.2 |
| Toledo | 720 | $61,880 | 1.6 |
| Cleveland | 2,350 | $67,120 | 1.5 |
| Cincinnati | 2,160 | $72,070 | 1.5 |
| Columbus | 1,660 | $69,140 | 1.3 |
| Youngstown | 310 | $68,210 | 1 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Tulsa | 620 | $66,270 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma City | 420 | $66,080 | 0.5 |
OREGON | |||
| Eugene | 180 | $56,310 | 1 |
| Bend | 60 | $70,120 | 0.8 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| Erie | 340 | $63,740 | 2 |
| York | 480 | $69,430 | 2 |
| Reading | 340 | $65,240 | 1.6 |
| Pittsburgh | 2,150 | $72,530 | 1.3 |
| Williamsport | 80 | $63,190 | 1.3 |
| Philadelphia | 2,980 | $77,370 | 1.1 |
| Allentown | 490 | $69,330 | 1.1 |
| Lancaster | 330 | $61,820 | 1 |
| Scranton | 290 | $59,890 | 0.8 |
| Altoona | 60 | $63,460 | 0.8 |
| Harrisburg | 270 | $65,720 | 0.7 |
| State College | 40 | $60,660 | 0.6 |
RHODE ISLAND | |||
| Providence | 790 | $70,780 | 1 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Spartanburg | 800 | $71,360 | 5.4 |
| Greenville | 1,260 | $63,640 | 3.1 |
| Anderson | 150 | $65,500 | 2.3 |
| Sumter | 80 | $55,280 | 2.1 |
| Florence | 200 | $72,790 | 1.9 |
| Charleston | 440 | $65,610 | 1.1 |
| Columbia | 520 | $66,050 | 1.1 |
| Myrtle Beach | 30 | $50,570 | 0.2 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | |||
| Sioux Falls | 100 | $55,280 | 0.6 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Jackson | 110 | $63,060 | 1.7 |
| Clarksville | 140 | $57,840 | 1.5 |
| Morristown | 80 | $59,320 | 1.5 |
| Johnson City | 110 | $62,060 | 1.2 |
| Kingsport | 170 | $54,700 | 1.2 |
| Knoxville | 500 | $75,700 | 1.1 |
| Nashville | 1,030 | $61,740 | 1 |
| Chattanooga | 280 | $63,400 | 0.9 |
| Memphis | 440 | $75,980 | 0.5 |
TEXAS | |||
| Sherman | 100 | $75,000 | 2.1 |
| Austin | 1,740 | $74,990 | 1.7 |
| Fort Worth | 1,300 | $67,310 | 1.1 |
| Dallas | 2,960 | $74,710 | 1 |
| Houston | 3,490 | $83,790 | 1 |
| Beaumont | 210 | $81,000 | 1 |
| Wichita Falls | 70 | $66,730 | 1 |
| Waco | 100 | $64,190 | 0.8 |
| El Paso | 240 | $68,070 | 0.7 |
| Longview | 60 | $58,770 | 0.5 |
| Killeen | 70 | $61,680 | 0.5 |
| Corpus Christi | 100 | $69,910 | 0.4 |
| Tyler | 50 | $72,700 | 0.4 |
| Lubbock | 60 | $62,920 | 0.4 |
| San Antonio | 280 | $62,250 | 0.3 |
| Brownsville | 40 | $60,080 | 0.2 |
| McAllen | 50 | $52,440 | 0.2 |
UTAH | |||
| Logan | 80 | $61,460 | 1.8 |
| Salt Lake City | 970 | $70,840 | 1.2 |
| Ogden | 250 | $67,660 | 1 |
| Provo | 210 | $64,160 | 1 |
VERMONT | |||
| Burlington | 190 | $76,450 | 1.4 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Blacksburg | 220 | $55,280 | 3.3 |
| Winchester | 70 | $68,170 | 1.1 |
| Danville | 40 | $60,170 | 0.9 |
| Roanoke | 170 | $54,750 | 0.8 |
| Virginia Beach | 780 | $62,770 | 0.7 |
| Harrisonburg | 40 | $61,500 | 0.7 |
| Richmond | 480 | $71,310 | 0.6 |
| Charlottesville | 50 | $59,510 | 0.5 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Kennewick | 200 | $79,730 | 1.9 |
| Seattle | 2,360 | $69,890 | 1.2 |
| Bremerton | 60 | $71,870 | 0.6 |
| Spokane | 150 | $68,000 | 0.5 |
| Bellingham | 40 | $60,810 | 0.4 |
| Tacoma | 140 | $75,990 | 0.4 |
| Yakima | 40 | $59,440 | 0.4 |
WEST VIRGINIA | |||
| Weirton | 70 | $61,310 | 1.3 |
| Parkersburg | 70 | $63,870 | 0.8 |
| Huntington | 50 | $59,160 | 0.3 |
| Charleston | 60 | $61,450 | 0.3 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Racine | 270 | $69,620 | 2.9 |
| Oshkosh | 190 | $64,780 | 1.8 |
| Milwaukee | 1,770 | $61,950 | 1.5 |
| Appleton | 210 | $60,960 | 1.4 |
| Wausau | 120 | $61,670 | 1.4 |
| Green Bay | 220 | $65,010 | 1 |
| Madison | 270 | $60,760 | 0.6 |
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