The Top Metro Areas for Probation Officers
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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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2006) for:
Probation Officers
Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Probation Officers 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.
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| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary
(2006) | Relative
Popularity |
|---|
ALABAMA | | | |
| Birmingham | 200 | $41,290 | 1.1 |
| Huntsville | 70 | $42,500 | 1 |
ALASKA | | | |
| Anchorage | 130 | $49,560 | 2.3 |
ARKANSAS | | | |
| Pine Bluff | 100 | $31,550 | 9.8 |
| Little Rock | 180 | $33,050 | 1.5 |
| Fort Smith | 40 | $28,870 | 1 |
| Fayetteville | 50 | $31,040 | 0.8 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| Fresno | 420 | $70,680 | 3.5 |
| Riverside | 1,200 | $74,960 | 2.5 |
| Oakland | 650 | $78,030 | 1.7 |
COLORADO | | | |
| Denver | 760 | $49,660 | 1.7 |
| Colorado Springs | 150 | $48,990 | 1.7 |
| Boulder | 50 | $45,570 | 1 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 1,100 | $47,540 | 1.3 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Pensacola | 320 | $37,960 | 5.8 |
| Panama City | 120 | $34,890 | 5.3 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 120 | $37,040 | 4.5 |
| Port St. Lucie | 140 | $37,640 | 3.3 |
| Tallahassee | 180 | $37,670 | 3.2 |
| Gainesville | 120 | $38,470 | 3 |
| Lakeland | 210 | $37,500 | 2.9 |
| Deltona | 160 | $37,970 | 2.8 |
| Miami | 680 | $36,880 | 1.9 |
| Tampa | 760 | $38,150 | 1.7 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 450 | $38,560 | 1.6 |
| Orlando | 570 | $37,480 | 1.5 |
| Sarasota | 150 | $37,610 | 1.4 |
| Jacksonville | 260 | $38,280 | 1.2 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Albany | 130 | $36,320 | 6.6 |
| Valdosta | 80 | $34,780 | 5.5 |
| Macon | 150 | $35,340 | 4.8 |
| Columbus | 170 | $33,310 | 4.6 |
| Gainesville | 70 | $38,290 | 3.4 |
| Athens | 70 | $37,860 | 3 |
| Augusta | 180 | $35,870 | 2.4 |
| Savannah | 120 | $34,430 | 2.4 |
| Atlanta | 2,020 | $38,120 | 2.3 |
IDAHO | | | |
| Pocatello | 70 | $32,320 | 7.6 |
| Boise | 240 | $36,810 | 2.7 |
ILLINOIS | | | |
| Waukegan | 200 | $38,870 | 1.5 |
INDIANA | | | |
| Evansville | 70 | $38,770 | 1.1 |
| Indianapolis | 350 | $32,600 | 1.1 |
IOWA | | | |
| Davenport | 90 | $48,380 | 1.4 |
KANSAS | | | |
| Wichita | 230 | $35,660 | 2.3 |
LOUISIANA | | | |
| Monroe | 160 | $34,690 | 6.5 |
| New Orleans | 400 | $39,800 | 2.4 |
| Lake Charles | 60 | $40,060 | 2.2 |
| Lafayette | 90 | $35,470 | 2 |
| Shreveport | 90 | $41,600 | 1.6 |
| Baton Rouge | 170 | $39,690 | 1.3 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Baltimore | 1,560 | $48,820 | 3.2 |
MASSACHUSETTS | | | |
| Lawrence | 80 | $60,290 | 4.5 |
| New Bedford | 90 | $54,970 | 4.2 |
| Springfield | 320 | $59,440 | 3 |
| Framingham | 90 | $61,500 | 1.7 |
| Boston | 980 | $60,160 | 1.6 |
| Worcester | 130 | $62,930 | 1.4 |
MINNESOTA | | | |
| Minneapolis | 1,290 | $59,070 | 1.9 |
MISSISSIPPI | | | |
| Jackson | 60 | $25,460 | 0.7 |
MISSOURI | | | |
| St. Joseph | 100 | $33,110 | 7.8 |
| Joplin | 70 | $27,860 | 2.8 |
| Springfield | 110 | $32,550 | 1.7 |
| Kansas City | 650 | $34,120 | 1.7 |
| St. Louis | 760 | $36,180 | 1.6 |
MONTANA | | | |
| Billings | 50 | $36,900 | 1.8 |
NEBRASKA | | | |
| Omaha | 200 | $43,610 | 1.2 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Trenton | 300 | $65,100 | 3.6 |
| Camden | 500 | $54,380 | 2.5 |
| Newark | 720 | $54,670 | 1.9 |
| Edison | 610 | $55,320 | 1.6 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| Glens Falls | 50 | $48,940 | 2.9 |
| Poughkeepsie | 240 | $60,040 | 2.8 |
| Albany | 340 | $49,790 | 2.1 |
| Buffalo | 370 | $50,700 | 1.9 |
| Rochester | 290 | $55,830 | 1.6 |
| New York | 2,360 | $55,320 | 1.3 |
NORTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Fayetteville | 130 | $35,140 | 3.2 |
| Wilmington | 120 | $34,920 | 2.6 |
| Asheville | 110 | $34,720 | 1.8 |
| Winston-Salem | 130 | $35,020 | 1.7 |
| Greensboro | 210 | $34,850 | 1.6 |
| Durham | 130 | $34,970 | 1.5 |
| Raleigh | 260 | $34,190 | 1.5 |
| Charlotte | 400 | $34,500 | 1.3 |
OHIO | | | |
| Toledo | 210 | $38,200 | 1.8 |
| Youngstown | 120 | $44,560 | 1.4 |
| Akron | 150 | $41,190 | 1.2 |
| Canton | 70 | $43,560 | 1.1 |
| Cleveland | 380 | $46,530 | 0.9 |
OKLAHOMA | | | |
| Oklahoma City | 350 | $31,190 | 1.7 |
| Tulsa | 190 | $27,210 | 1.3 |
OREGON | | | |
| Salem | 610 | $42,780 | 12.1 |
| Portland | 790 | $52,730 | 2.1 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| Allentown | 210 | $45,060 | 1.7 |
| Pittsburgh | 470 | $41,640 | 1.1 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Columbia | 170 | $32,730 | 1.4 |
| Charleston | 80 | $35,700 | 0.8 |
| Greenville | 70 | $33,080 | 0.6 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | | | |
| Sioux Falls | 70 | $41,460 | 1.5 |
TENNESSEE | | | |
| Clarksville | 70 | $32,070 | 2.8 |
| Jackson | 40 | $34,780 | 2.4 |
| Nashville | 660 | $35,750 | 2.4 |
| Johnson City | 50 | $30,000 | 2.1 |
| Memphis | 470 | $33,340 | 2.1 |
| Kingsport | 80 | $35,000 | 2.1 |
| Knoxville | 220 | $30,200 | 1.9 |
| Chattanooga | 110 | $34,960 | 1.3 |
TEXAS | | | |
| Beaumont | 160 | $36,770 | 2.9 |
| Texarkana | 40 | $30,970 | 2.3 |
| Dallas | 1,190 | $31,630 | 1.6 |
| Longview | 30 | $31,330 | 1 |
| Fort Worth | 280 | $38,800 | 0.9 |
| Houston | 820 | $36,850 | 0.9 |
| Austin | 110 | $34,670 | 0.4 |
UTAH | | | |
| Salt Lake City | 620 | $37,120 | 2.8 |
VERMONT | | | |
| Burlington | 60 | $48,450 | 1.7 |
VIRGINIA | | | |
| Winchester | 70 | $37,360 | 4.3 |
| Charlottesville | 90 | $39,840 | 3.2 |
| Richmond | 580 | $41,910 | 2.6 |
| Blacksburg | 40 | $42,990 | 2.3 |
| Virginia Beach | 550 | $44,740 | 1.9 |
WASHINGTON | | | |
| Olympia | 250 | $49,570 | 7.9 |
| Tacoma | 490 | $41,650 | 5.2 |
| Spokane | 240 | $48,120 | 3.3 |
| Kennewick | 90 | $45,810 | 3.2 |
| Yakima | 80 | $47,160 | 3 |
| Bremerton | 70 | $50,130 | 2.6 |
| Seattle | 850 | $50,560 | 1.7 |
WEST VIRGINIA | | | |
| Wheeling | 40 | $32,960 | 1.9 |
WISCONSIN | | | |
| Milwaukee | 500 | $41,850 | 1.6 |
