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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Scientists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Scientists 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
ARIZONA
Tucson	130	$63,790	0.6
Phoenix	280	$58,130	0.2
ARKANSAS
Little Rock	240	$53,390	1.1
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco	4,710	$95,400	7.3
San Diego	4,790	$82,440	5.6
San Jose	2,740	$103,050	4.6
Oakland	2,330	$78,080	3.5
Sacramento	980	$85,350	1.7
Santa Ana	1,630	$84,860	1.7
Bakersfield	220	$82,850	1.3
Vallejo	80	$112,570	1.1
Modesto	90	$86,420	0.9
Riverside	700	$102,940	0.9
Santa Cruz	40	$89,190	0.8
Stockton	80	$101,030	0.6
Santa Rosa	60	$102,430	0.5
Fresno	110	$84,370	0.5
COLORADO
Denver	180	$91,350	0.2
CONNECTICUT
New Haven	470	$95,050	2.7
Hartford	150	$81,320	0.4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	790	$95,270	0.5
FLORIDA
Tampa	490	$67,340	0.6
West Palm Beach	120	$72,970	0.4
Jacksonville	110	$61,350	0.3
Miami	130	$81,090	0.2
Orlando	80	$74,790	0.1
GEORGIA
Atlanta	300	$85,690	0.2
HAWAII
Honolulu	320	$61,350	1.2
ILLINOIS
Chicago	650	$78,500	0.3
IOWA
Iowa City	350	$62,580	8.4
Des Moines	30	$62,370	0.1
MAINE
Portland	90	$80,730	0.7
MARYLAND
Bethesda	1,610	$95,330	4.4
Baltimore	1,010	$88,360	1.2
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston	6,580	$96,690	5.9
Framingham	510	$100,300	5.1
Worcester	310	$74,220	2
Lowell	50	$90,070	0.7
MICHIGAN
Lansing	180	$78,510	1.5
Warren	120	$95,930	0.2
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis	1,580	$70,400	1.4
MISSOURI
Columbia	140	$51,520	2.9
St. Louis	1,770	$68,820	2
Kansas City	650	$62,940	1
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	40		0.4
NEVADA
Las Vegas	70	$65,050	0.1
NEW JERSEY
Newark	2,500	$106,210	3.9
Edison	1,530	$101,590	2.3
Trenton	200	$93,620	1.5
NEW YORK
Albany	840	$65,080	3
Rochester	550	$65,940	1.7
Nassau	850	$92,180	1.1
Buffalo	350	$74,660	1
New York	3,210	$92,430	1
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham	2,210	$88,220	12.9
Raleigh	940	$68,090	2.9
Winston-Salem	260	$55,610	1.9
OHIO
Columbus	760	$52,040	1.3
Cincinnati	320	$70,650	0.5
OREGON
Portland	1,080	$80,270	1.6
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia	6,590	$100,290	5.4
Allentown	50	$91,570	0.2
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	280	$94,530	0.8
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville	80	$50,980	0.4
TENNESSEE
Knoxville	210	$48,400	1
TEXAS
Houston	2,780	$51,440	1.7
Austin	700	$62,690	1.4
San Antonio	260	$91,700	0.5
Fort Worth	170	$66,790	0.3
UTAH
Salt Lake City	740	$57,420	1.8
VERMONT
Burlington	260	$110,610	4
VIRGINIA
Richmond	120	$89,860	0.3
Virginia Beach	70	$58,660	0.1
WASHINGTON
Seattle	3,250	$69,890	3.5
Spokane	120	$51,930	0.9
Olympia	30	$76,350	0.5

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Professional And Technical Services	38,010	38%	$78,990
Education	22,890	22%	$52,910
Chemicals	14,300	14%	$87,600
Hospital	10,290	10%	$70,910
Medical Office	5,150	5%	$67,810
Non-Durable Goods Wholesale	2,440	2%	$90,640
Business Management	2,050	2%	$91,180
Government	1,910	1%	$89,010

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:Medical Scientists

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