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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Life Science Technicians

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Life Science Technicians 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
Montgomery	70	$31,350	1.2
Huntsville	70	$47,420	1
Mobile	50	$54,920	0.8
ALASKA
Fairbanks	140	$41,880	14
Anchorage	170		3
ARIZONA
Tucson	620	$42,050	4.6
Phoenix	180	$42,710	0.3
ARKANSAS
Little Rock	310	$41,050	2.5
CALIFORNIA
San Jose	880	$51,840	2.6
San Diego	1,140	$48,920	2.3
San Francisco	460	$54,900	1.3
Oxnard	110	$54,390	1
Stockton	60	$50,540	0.8
Santa Ana	440	$36,530	0.8
Sacramento	220	$42,350	0.7
Fresno	80	$41,700	0.7
Riverside	180	$41,310	0.4
Bakersfield	30	$48,900	0.3
COLORADO
Pueblo	50	$45,370	2.9
Boulder	120	$52,500	2.1
Colorado Springs	130	$49,080	1.4
Fort Collins	60	$49,140	1.4
Denver	480	$42,610	1
CONNECTICUT
Hartford	120	$53,610	0.6
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	1,030	$51,500	1.2
FLORIDA
Gainesville	520	$37,630	13.2
Tallahassee	130	$34,130	2.3
Panama City	40	$37,720	1.8
Lakeland	110	$31,370	1.6
Tampa	700	$35,400	1.6
Sarasota	130	$26,200	1.4
Ocala	40	$32,160	1.3
Cape Coral	90		1.2
Jacksonville	230	$38,630	1
Pensacola	50	$32,400	1
Deltona	50	$33,930	0.9
Orlando	340	$36,560	0.9
West Palm Beach	170	$33,270	0.9
Miami	290	$37,580	0.8
Fort Lauderdale	170	$42,440	0.6
GEORGIA
Columbus	60	$43,480	1.6
Savannah	40	$43,870	0.8
Atlanta	170	$51,310	0.2
HAWAII
Honolulu	260	$54,040	1.6
ILLINOIS
Champaign	100	$43,100	3.2
Peoria	70	$42,390	1.2
Chicago	1,330	$47,060	0.9
INDIANA
Indianapolis	460	$34,680	1.4
IOWA
Davenport	60	$39,470	0.9
Des Moines	40	$31,400	0.3
KENTUCKY
Lexington	300	$35,760	3.5
Louisville	140	$37,730	0.6
LOUISIANA
Lafayette	190	$33,790	3.8
New Orleans	60	$45,720	0.3
MAINE
Bangor	50	$36,780	2.4
Portland	30	$40,780	0.4
MARYLAND
Bethesda	590	$56,090	2.8
Baltimore	920	$47,420	1.9
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston	610	$53,230	1
Springfield	60	$40,980	0.6
MICHIGAN
Kalamazoo	140	$42,060	3
Lansing	90	$44,360	1.3
Warren	420	$38,110	1
Detroit	250	$42,630	1
Grand Rapids	130	$39,730	0.9
MINNESOTA
Duluth	50	$43,320	1.1
Minneapolis	580	$53,170	0.9
MISSISSIPPI
Gulfport	40	$43,480	1.1
MISSOURI
St. Louis	330	$43,910	0.7
Kansas City	250	$50,960	0.7
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	50	$37,970	0.9
Omaha	100	$53,000	0.6
NEVADA
Reno	170	$34,620	2.3
Las Vegas	120	$61,500	0.4
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth	80	$62,020	4.4
Rochester	60	$43,550	3.3
Manchester	40	$36,140	1.1
NEW JERSEY
Trenton	340	$44,310	4.5
Edison	450	$50,370	1.2
Newark	290	$51,460	0.8
Camden	90	$50,660	0.5
NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces	40	$64,900	2
NEW YORK
Albany	1,170	$40,590	7.4
Rochester	1,010	$39,220	5.5
Buffalo	620	$39,190	3.2
New York	4,100	$41,590	2.2
Binghamton	70	$33,850	1.9
Nassau	740	$51,160	1.6
Utica	50	$34,440	1.1
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham	1,010	$40,260	10.3
Raleigh	250	$37,610	1.3
Charlotte	120	$39,920	0.4
Greensboro	40	$36,020	0.3
OHIO
Akron	90	$43,480	0.7
Cincinnati	200	$45,720	0.5
Cleveland	170	$47,260	0.4
Dayton	60	$46,370	0.4
Columbus	90	$43,540	0.3
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City	210	$67,000	1
OREGON
Eugene	120	$37,790	2.3
Medford	60	$45,110	2.1
Portland	460	$41,750	1.2
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia	610	$50,900	0.9
Pittsburgh	100	$47,440	0.2
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	250	$42,560	1.2
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia	70	$46,100	0.6
TENNESSEE
Knoxville	170	$43,400	1.4
Memphis	100	$33,030	0.4
TEXAS
Odessa	160	$28,250	8.8
Corpus Christi	320	$51,150	5.2
Austin	800	$35,520	2.9
Houston	2,680	$39,060	2.8
San Antonio	490	$32,710	1.6
Dallas	820	$33,270	1.1
Fort Worth	320	$37,620	1
UTAH
Salt Lake City	170	$47,800	0.7
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach	460	$54,760	1.7
Roanoke	40	$41,560	0.7
WASHINGTON
Tacoma	120	$51,250	1.2
Spokane	90	$41,770	1.2
Seattle	610	$42,270	1.2
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston	50	$37,710	1
WISCONSIN
Oshkosh	110	$43,340	3.9
Madison	320	$40,270	2.7
Milwaukee	170	$41,410	0.5

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Education	17,900	31%	$37,760
Professional And Technical Services	15,820	27%	$38,150
Government	11,180	19%	$43,320
Office Services And Staffing	3,240	5%	$38,010
Hospital	2,160	3%	$41,000
Electronics And Computer	1,700	2%	$55,640
Medical Office	1,260	2%	$42,410
Chemicals	940	1%	$46,910
Business Management	630	1%	$51,980

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School	Locations	Degrees	Quick Info
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Life Science Technicians Schools by State

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Numbers in parentheses are counts of relevant campus-based schools in the state; online schools may also be available.

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:Life Science Technicians

ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN

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