Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Physicists
Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physicists 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.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Metro Area |
Jobs |
Salary
(2008) |
Relative
Popularity |
Alabama |
|
|
|
| Huntsville |
160 |
$99,200 |
9.6 |
Arizona |
|
|
|
| Tucson |
70 |
$88,180 |
2.3 |
California |
|
|
|
| San Francisco |
520 |
$113,140 |
6.2 |
| Bakersfield |
110 |
$95,220 |
5.1 |
| San Diego |
270 |
$108,070 |
2.4 |
| Oxnard |
40 |
$93,950 |
1.6 |
| Oakland |
130 |
$98,160 |
1.5 |
| San Jose |
90 |
$132,380 |
1.2 |
| Santa Ana |
110 |
$71,990 |
0.9 |
Colorado |
|
|
|
| Boulder |
320 |
|
25.0 |
| Denver |
120 |
$88,980 |
1.1 |
Connecticut |
|
|
|
| Hartford |
40 |
$106,250 |
0.8 |
District of Columbia |
|
|
|
| Washington |
840 |
$119,930 |
4.3 |
Florida |
|
|
|
| Tampa |
40 |
$113,130 |
0.4 |
| Miami |
30 |
$146,960 |
0.4 |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
| Honolulu |
60 |
$92,760 |
1.7 |
Illinois |
|
|
|
| Chicago |
2,670 |
$118,810 |
8.3 |
Maryland |
|
|
|
| Bethesda |
500 |
$114,640 |
10.5 |
| Baltimore |
140 |
$106,080 |
1.3 |
Massachusetts |
|
|
|
| Boston |
340 |
$113,300 |
2.4 |
Michigan |
|
|
|
| Detroit |
30 |
$109,920 |
0.5 |
Minnesota |
|
|
|
| Minneapolis |
60 |
$97,720 |
0.4 |
Missouri |
|
|
|
| St. Louis |
60 |
$105,780 |
0.5 |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
| Trenton |
60 |
$100,950 |
3.5 |
| Edison |
190 |
$102,580 |
2.2 |
| Newark |
150 |
$117,920 |
1.8 |
New Mexico |
|
|
|
| Las Cruces |
50 |
$97,520 |
11.0 |
New York |
|
|
|
| Nassau |
530 |
$110,710 |
5.0 |
| Buffalo |
40 |
$96,070 |
0.9 |
Ohio |
|
|
|
| Dayton |
140 |
$100,300 |
4.3 |
| Cincinnati |
60 |
$99,420 |
0.7 |
Oregon |
|
|
|
| Portland |
60 |
$108,720 |
0.7 |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
| Philadelphia |
50 |
$115,160 |
0.3 |
Tennessee |
|
|
|
| Knoxville |
80 |
$101,050 |
2.9 |
| Memphis |
40 |
$115,770 |
0.8 |
Texas |
|
|
|
| Austin |
120 |
$53,690 |
1.9 |
| San Antonio |
70 |
$93,570 |
1.0 |
| Fort Worth |
50 |
$81,890 |
0.7 |
| Houston |
120 |
$115,550 |
0.6 |
Virginia |
|
|
|
| Virginia Beach |
250 |
$87,700 |
4.0 |
Washington |
|
|
|
| Seattle |
160 |
$86,890 |
1.3 |
Wisconsin |
|
|
|
| Milwaukee |
60 |
$120,050 |
0.8 |
