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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 Personal Financial Advisors 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 | |||
| Birmingham | 670 | $94,050 | 1.4 |
| Dothan | 30 | $85,480 | 0.6 |
| Montgomery | 80 | $127,670 | 0.5 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Tucson | 460 | $52,260 | 1.4 |
| Phoenix | 2,020 | $82,370 | 1.1 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Little Rock | 350 | $60,300 | 1.2 |
| Hot Springs | 30 | $33,520 | 1.1 |
| Fayetteville | 70 | $75,230 | 0.4 |
| Fort Smith | 30 | $66,560 | 0.3 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| San Francisco | 2,540 | $117,310 | 2.8 |
| Oxnard | 510 | $99,160 | 1.8 |
| Santa Rosa | 280 | $92,340 | 1.6 |
| Sacramento | 1,140 | $52,440 | 1.3 |
| Santa Cruz | 90 | $128,630 | 1.2 |
| Santa Barbara | 190 | $72,070 | 1.2 |
| Santa Ana | 1,480 | $109,460 | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo | 90 | $86,340 | 1 |
| Oakland | 910 | $74,100 | 0.9 |
| Los Angeles | 3,400 | $90,710 | 0.9 |
| San Diego | 1,080 | $84,090 | 0.9 |
| Salinas | 120 | $95,840 | 0.9 |
| San Jose | 520 | $115,510 | 0.6 |
| Modesto | 60 | $89,750 | 0.4 |
| Bakersfield | 90 | $41,280 | 0.4 |
| Fresno | 110 | $104,500 | 0.4 |
| Riverside | 320 | $82,330 | 0.3 |
| Stockton | 30 | $61,000 | 0.2 |
COLORADO | |||
| Grand Junction | 60 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 1,340 | 1.2 | |
| Colorado Springs | 260 | $77,300 | 1.1 |
| Fort Collins | 110 | $89,980 | 1.1 |
| Boulder | 90 | $79,580 | 0.7 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Bridgeport | 1,240 | $97,710 | 3 |
| Hartford | 780 | $82,590 | 1.5 |
| New Haven | 210 | $92,790 | 0.8 |
| Norwich | 60 | $63,440 | 0.6 |
DELAWARE | |||
| Wilmington | 630 | $86,470 | 2.1 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 1,750 | $78,080 | 0.8 |
FLORIDA | |||
| Naples | 400 | $82,800 | 3.6 |
| West Palm Beach | 1,790 | $67,950 | 3.5 |
| Sebastian | 110 | $90,920 | 2.9 |
| Punta Gorda | 80 | $93,270 | 2.4 |
| Miami | 2,050 | $64,860 | 2.2 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 1,390 | $99,110 | 2 |
| Sarasota | 410 | $69,110 | 1.5 |
| Tampa | 1,700 | $80,840 | 1.5 |
| Cape Coral | 280 | $67,110 | 1.4 |
| Orlando | 1,310 | $70,360 | 1.3 |
| Tallahassee | 180 | $80,770 | 1.3 |
| Port St. Lucie | 110 | $48,670 | 1 |
| Pensacola | 140 | $45,000 | 1 |
| Palm Bay | 180 | $46,430 | 1 |
| Ocala | 80 | $43,400 | 1 |
| Jacksonville | 540 | $88,900 | 1 |
| Panama City | 50 | $50,210 | 0.9 |
| Deltona | 100 | $43,570 | 0.7 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Atlanta | 3,060 | $76,740 | 1.4 |
| Columbus | 110 | $56,750 | 1.2 |
| Augusta | 130 | $66,280 | 0.7 |
| Savannah | 60 | 0.5 | |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 440 | $87,110 | 1.1 |
IDAHO | |||
| Boise | 100 | $48,930 | 0.4 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Chicago | 2,740 | $93,770 | 0.8 |
| Springfield | 50 | $97,740 | 0.5 |
| Peoria | 80 | $55,620 | 0.5 |
| Champaign | 30 | $80,240 | 0.4 |
| Waukegan | 130 | 0.4 | |
INDIANA | |||
| Indianapolis | 740 | $92,250 | 0.9 |
| Lafayette | 50 | $48,060 | 0.9 |
| Muncie | 30 | $50,260 | 0.8 |
| Fort Wayne | 130 | $69,190 | 0.7 |
| Evansville | 100 | $70,040 | 0.6 |
| Bloomington | 30 | 0.6 | |
| South Bend | 60 | $66,840 | 0.5 |
| Gary | 30 | $43,610 | 0.1 |
IOWA | |||
| Dubuque | 60 | $51,940 | 1.4 |
| Des Moines | 400 | $80,350 | 1.4 |
| Waterloo | 40 | $66,690 | 0.6 |
| Davenport | 90 | $48,330 | 0.5 |
| Cedar Rapids | 50 | $117,360 | 0.4 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Louisville | 300 | $58,010 | 0.5 |
| Lexington | 70 | $80,800 | 0.3 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| New Orleans | 270 | $93,740 | 0.6 |
| Baton Rouge | 180 | $59,140 | 0.5 |
| Lake Charles | 30 | $42,850 | 0.4 |
MAINE | |||
| Portland | 350 | $113,410 | 2 |
MARYLAND | |||
| Baltimore | 1,550 | $82,250 | 1.3 |
| Bethesda | 630 | $75,380 | 1.2 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Boston | 3,740 | $110,420 | 2.4 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Lansing | 190 | $125,820 | 1.1 |
| Ann Arbor | 100 | $73,540 | 0.7 |
| Flint | 70 | $56,650 | 0.6 |
| Detroit | 370 | $86,190 | 0.6 |
| Grand Rapids | 140 | $89,280 | 0.4 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| Minneapolis | 1,000 | $76,950 | 0.6 |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Jackson | 240 | $70,720 | 1 |
MISSOURI | |||
| Springfield | 160 | $59,670 | 1 |
| St. Joseph | 30 | $49,820 | 0.9 |
| Kansas City | 860 | $77,620 | 0.9 |
| Columbia | 40 | $66,840 | 0.7 |
| St. Louis | 750 | $71,240 | 0.6 |
| Jefferson City | 30 | $86,790 | 0.6 |
| Joplin | 30 | $69,480 | 0.5 |
MONTANA | |||
| Great Falls | 130 | $67,590 | 5.3 |
| Billings | 150 | $69,380 | 2.1 |
NEBRASKA | |||
| Omaha | 260 | $49,040 | 0.6 |
| Lincoln | 40 | $53,550 | 0.3 |
NEVADA | |||
| Reno | 420 | $70,910 | 2.2 |
| Las Vegas | 800 | $63,220 | 0.9 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||
| Manchester | 110 | $64,220 | 1.3 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Trenton | 620 | $106,960 | 3 |
| Edison | 1,160 | $89,270 | 1.2 |
| Camden | 600 | $66,300 | 1.2 |
| Newark | 960 | $101,950 | 1 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Santa Fe | 100 | $98,550 | 2 |
| Albuquerque | 80 | $57,710 | 0.2 |
NEW YORK | |||
| New York | 16,050 | $114,670 | 3.4 |
| Ithaca | 40 | 1.6 | |
| Buffalo | 680 | 1.4 | |
| Nassau | 1,420 | $89,530 | 1.2 |
| Rochester | 540 | $87,410 | 1.2 |
| Syracuse | 210 | $74,290 | 0.7 |
| Albany | 130 | $118,250 | 0.3 |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Charlotte | 1,710 | $69,240 | 2.2 |
| Winston-Salem | 260 | $65,960 | 1.4 |
| Greensboro | 360 | $59,560 | 1.1 |
| Raleigh | 440 | $55,860 | 1 |
| Asheville | 140 | $66,960 | 0.9 |
| Durham | 200 | $62,610 | 0.9 |
| Greenville | 40 | $67,760 | 0.8 |
| Fayetteville | 50 | $45,100 | 0.5 |
| Hickory | 60 | $64,950 | 0.4 |
NORTH DAKOTA | |||
| Fargo | 50 | $70,120 | 0.5 |
OHIO | |||
| Akron | 390 | $76,120 | 1.3 |
| Columbus | 880 | $82,630 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 940 | $84,790 | 0.9 |
| Cleveland | 620 | $97,520 | 0.6 |
| Toledo | 130 | $78,790 | 0.4 |
| Youngstown | 40 | $77,460 | 0.2 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Tulsa | 320 | 0.8 | |
| Oklahoma City | 350 | $47,860 | 0.7 |
OREGON | |||
| Portland | 650 | $70,560 | 0.7 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| Philadelphia | 3,250 | $81,710 | 1.8 |
| Allentown | 360 | $69,420 | 1.2 |
| Reading | 170 | $82,750 | 1.2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1,230 | $97,960 | 1.2 |
| State College | 50 | $75,500 | 1.1 |
| Lancaster | 230 | $63,830 | 1.1 |
| Scranton | 250 | $72,880 | 1.1 |
| Williamsport | 40 | $107,290 | 1 |
| Harrisburg | 200 | $56,660 | 0.7 |
| York | 70 | $67,580 | 0.4 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Greenville | 280 | $48,020 | 1 |
| Myrtle Beach | 80 | $41,560 | 0.8 |
| Columbia | 230 | $73,060 | 0.7 |
| Spartanburg | 40 | $103,470 | 0.4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | |||
| Sioux Falls | 70 | $62,670 | 0.6 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Johnson City | 40 | $53,180 | 0.7 |
| Nashville | 390 | $66,540 | 0.6 |
| Knoxville | 120 | $72,430 | 0.4 |
| Memphis | 210 | $70,520 | 0.4 |
TEXAS | |||
| Dallas | 2,080 | $86,090 | 1.1 |
| Odessa | 40 | $73,750 | 1 |
| Tyler | 70 | $47,540 | 0.9 |
| Austin | 570 | $84,300 | 0.9 |
| Fort Worth | 600 | $71,510 | 0.8 |
| Houston | 1,640 | $84,480 | 0.7 |
| San Antonio | 510 | $83,580 | 0.7 |
| Amarillo | 50 | $59,930 | 0.6 |
| El Paso | 40 | $100,980 | 0.2 |
VERMONT | |||
| Burlington | 150 | $83,200 | 1.6 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Charlottesville | 170 | $84,060 | 2.4 |
| Richmond | 710 | $99,980 | 1.2 |
| Roanoke | 160 | $86,610 | 1.1 |
| Lynchburg | 60 | $104,220 | 0.7 |
| Virginia Beach | 380 | $63,800 | 0.5 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Seattle | 1,310 | $71,660 | 1 |
| Bremerton | 70 | $69,070 | 1 |
| Olympia | 60 | $80,690 | 0.8 |
| Spokane | 110 | $57,410 | 0.6 |
| Kennewick | 30 | $117,420 | 0.4 |
WEST VIRGINIA | |||
| Charleston | 110 | $50,720 | 0.9 |
| Huntington | 80 | $70,280 | 0.8 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Madison | 410 | $70,620 | 1.4 |
| Milwaukee | 940 | $79,630 | 1.2 |
| Green Bay | 170 | $72,020 | 1.1 |
| Oshkosh | 80 | $91,890 | 1.1 |
| Appleton | 100 | $71,780 | 1 |
| La Crosse | 40 | $67,100 | 0.7 |
| Racine | 40 | $113,570 | 0.6 |
WYOMING | |||
| Casper | 50 | 1.8 |
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