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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Purchasing Managers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Purchasing Managers 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
Huntsville	260	$104,890	2.6
Mobile	90	$80,120	1
Montgomery	70	$83,450	0.8
Birmingham	220	$96,800	0.8
ALASKA
Anchorage	50	$79,530	0.6
ARIZONA
Tucson	210	$97,550	1.1
Phoenix	1,020	$82,050	1.1
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville	120	$105,820	1.2
Fort Smith	60	$111,470	1.1
Little Rock	140	$80,380	0.8
CALIFORNIA
San Jose	1,040	$116,810	2.2
Santa Barbara	130	$82,710	1.6
Santa Ana	1,130	$96,800	1.5
Oxnard	210	$99,520	1.4
San Diego	880	$97,830	1.3
Oakland	670	$100,380	1.3
San Francisco	630	$99,660	1.2
Santa Rosa	100	$109,470	1.1
Vallejo	60	$105,120	1
Santa Cruz	40	$86,120	1
Sacramento	400	$97,820	0.9
Riverside	490	$89,780	0.8
Modesto	60	$81,260	0.8
Fresno	110	$72,990	0.7
Visalia	40	$84,500	0.6
Stockton	60	$78,560	0.6
Salinas	40	$81,450	0.5
Bakersfield	40	$109,670	0.3
COLORADO
Boulder	80	$110,900	1
Denver	540	$99,570	0.9
Fort Collins	40	$120,090	0.7
Colorado Springs	50	$89,860	0.4
CONNECTICUT
Danbury	70	$93,560	2.2
Hartford	630	$89,800	2.2
Bridgeport	420	$99,490	1.9
Norwich	100	$73,360	1.7
Waterbury	50	$75,430	1.6
New Haven	210	$84,120	1.5
DELAWARE
Wilmington	160	$110,030	1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	2,430	$112,120	2.1
FLORIDA
Palm Bay	100	$107,200	1
West Palm Beach	180	$102,360	0.7
Miami	320	$112,920	0.6
Lakeland	60	$105,930	0.6
Tampa	350	$106,710	0.6
Orlando	300	$98,300	0.6
Sarasota	70	$90,940	0.5
Deltona	40	$81,500	0.5
Cape Coral	50	$112,720	0.5
Jacksonville	140	$106,150	0.5
Fort Lauderdale	160	$89,180	0.4
Tallahassee	30	$84,680	0.4
GEORGIA
Gainesville	40	$74,660	1.3
Athens	40	$96,330	1.2
Savannah	70	$92,310	1
Atlanta	1,110	$94,780	0.9
Augusta	60	$109,690	0.6
HAWAII
Honolulu	160	$74,210	0.7
IDAHO
Boise	310	$80,170	2.3
Idaho Falls	40	$61,570	1.9
ILLINOIS
Rockford	100	$67,170	1.4
Chicago	2,050	$88,180	1.1
Peoria	80	$82,360	1
Springfield	40	$69,900	0.8
Champaign	30	$85,020	0.7
INDIANA
Columbus	90	$90,390	4.9
Elkhart	140	$82,970	2.3
Fort Wayne	140	$89,350	1.4
Lafayette	40	$86,630	1.2
Indianapolis	510	$87,780	1.1
Evansville	90	$75,290	1.1
South Bend	60	$72,350	0.9
Gary	70	$75,790	0.5
IOWA
Cedar Rapids	100	$91,920	1.6
Waterloo	30	$71,710	0.8
Des Moines	80	$73,440	0.5
Davenport	40	$92,250	0.5
KANSAS
Wichita	220	$82,130	1.5
Topeka	60	$73,880	1.2
KENTUCKY
Owensboro	50	$62,710	2.4
Lexington	160	$90,130	1.3
Bowling Green	30	$80,600	1.2
Louisville	350	$90,250	1.1
LOUISIANA
New Orleans	370	$61,530	1.5
Baton Rouge	200	$68,790	1.1
Lafayette	60	$56,940	0.9
Shreveport	70	$55,280	0.8
MAINE
Portland	130	$81,360	1.3
MARYLAND
Bethesda	440	$113,250	1.5
Baltimore	580	$94,290	0.9
MASSACHUSETTS
Framingham	210	$112,290	2.7
Brockton	90	$86,020	2.2
Lowell	110	$109,550	1.9
Lawrence	40	$107,210	1.6
Springfield	230	$78,800	1.6
Boston	1,110	$112,380	1.3
Worcester	120	$90,000	1
MICHIGAN
Niles	130	$99,560	4.7
Battle Creek	60	$97,950	2.8
Holland	130	$77,210	2.7
Muskegon	40	$71,490	1.5
Grand Rapids	280	$88,760	1.5
Jackson	30	$71,810	1.3
Ann Arbor	100	$93,010	1.3
Warren	700	$93,800	1.2
Detroit	390	$106,280	1.1
Kalamazoo	70	$81,650	1.1
Saginaw	30	$98,240	0.9
Lansing	70	$72,220	0.7
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis	1,890	$106,940	2.1
Rochester	60	$96,550	1.4
St. Cloud	40	$82,340	0.8
Duluth	40	$92,540	0.7
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson	110	$65,980	0.9
Gulfport	40	$82,460	0.8
MISSOURI
Joplin	40	$81,190	1.1
St. Louis	630	$95,790	0.9
Kansas City	440	$95,370	0.8
Springfield	60	$96,070	0.6
NEBRASKA
Omaha	240	$90,020	1
Lincoln	60	$74,490	0.8
NEVADA
Reno	70	$77,530	0.7
Las Vegas	290	$80,250	0.6
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Nashua	150	$102,820	2.3
Rochester	30	$91,080	1.2
Manchester	50	$98,620	1
NEW JERSEY
Edison	840	$117,850	1.6
Camden	350	$102,840	1.3
Newark	610	$113,660	1.2
Trenton	60	$119,500	0.6
Atlantic City	40	$103,890	0.6
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	150	$81,580	0.8
NEW YORK
Albany	320	$90,360	1.5
Rochester	270	$104,700	1.1
New York	2,310	$121,660	0.9
Syracuse	130	$81,100	0.8
Buffalo	190	$92,420	0.7
Poughkeepsie	80	$105,270	0.7
Utica	40	$94,320	0.7
Nassau	410	$113,610	0.6
Binghamton	30	$95,740	0.6
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham	290	$106,420	2.2
Charlotte	710	$90,750	1.6
Rocky Mount	40	$75,470	1.5
Winston-Salem	140	$83,740	1.3
Hickory	100	$80,710	1.3
Raleigh	300	$90,560	1.2
Greensboro	210	$85,590	1.1
Asheville	50	$75,520	0.6
Wilmington	40	$77,860	0.6
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo	50	$92,150	0.9
OHIO
Mansfield	40	$77,670	1.8
Akron	190	$79,320	1.1
Cincinnati	590	$93,820	1.1
Cleveland	570	$88,220	1.1
Columbus	440	$87,780	0.9
Dayton	180	$93,310	0.9
Canton	70	$78,940	0.8
Toledo	120	$77,210	0.8
Youngstown	70	$80,380	0.6
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa	270	$76,280	1.2
Oklahoma City	350	$63,510	1.2
OREGON
Portland	750	$86,970	1.4
Salem	100	$60,350	1.4
Eugene	50	$80,740	0.7
PENNSYLVANIA
Reading	100	$102,530	1.3
Erie	70		1.2
Allentown	160	$84,140	1
Pittsburgh	540	$101,360	0.9
Philadelphia	870	$107,240	0.9
York	70	$94,560	0.8
Lancaster	90	$81,180	0.8
Scranton	70	$83,790	0.6
Harrisburg	80	$89,700	0.5
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	280	$100,360	1
SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg	80	$100,740	1.4
Florence	50	$83,310	1.3
Greenville	180	$89,570	1.2
Columbia	180	$73,440	1
Charleston	110	$84,970	0.8
TENNESSEE
Cleveland	30	$58,820	2
Morristown	40	$63,450	2
Knoxville	250	$76,260	1.5
Johnson City	50	$60,920	1.5
Memphis	390	$80,010	1.2
Jackson	30	$60,620	1.2
Chattanooga	130	$63,510	1.1
Kingsport	60	$85,640	1.1
TEXAS
Dallas	1,150	$105,920	1.1
Midland	30	$94,670	1
Houston	1,320	$106,590	1
Fort Worth	430	$91,230	1
Beaumont	70	$92,110	0.9
Austin	280	$125,370	0.7
Killeen	40	$81,990	0.7
San Antonio	270	$99,940	0.6
El Paso	40	$72,770	0.3
UTAH
Salt Lake City	240	$88,490	0.8
Provo	60	$78,240	0.8
Ogden	50	$76,090	0.5
VERMONT
Burlington	90	$86,810	1.7
VIRGINIA
Blacksburg	40	$98,330	1.5
Roanoke	90	$73,060	1.2
Richmond	320	$107,900	1.1
Lynchburg	40	$95,820	0.9
Virginia Beach	210	$95,900	0.6
WASHINGTON
Kennewick	70	$111,240	1.7
Seattle	940	$103,130	1.3
Spokane	80	$82,270	0.8
Tacoma	80	$83,790	0.6
WEST VIRGINIA
Huntington	30	$90,570	0.6
WISCONSIN
Oshkosh	100	$96,770	2.6
Eau Claire	60	$78,210	1.7
Racine	60	$87,330	1.7
Milwaukee	620	$92,170	1.4
Madison	220	$85,610	1.3
Janesville	30	$86,300	1
Green Bay	80	$89,940	1
Wausau	30	$66,680	1
La Crosse	30	$54,330	1
Appleton	50	$82,790	0.9

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Business Management	9,040	13%	$103,910
Government	5,870	8%	$96,170
Electronics And Computer	4,930	7%	$98,350
Durable Goods Wholesale	4,710	7%	$81,890
Automotive And Vehicle Manufacturing	4,230	6%	$88,420
Professional And Technical Services	3,980	5%	$103,370
Non-Durable Goods Wholesale	3,120	4%	$82,770
Machinery	3,090	4%	$82,430
Metal Products	2,400	3%	$75,510
Chemicals	1,910	2%	$94,120
Hospital	1,540	2%	$82,870
Construction	1,400	2%	$91,720
Food	1,160	1%	$82,790
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,160	1%	$85,020
Electrical Appliance	1,120	1%	$87,740
Education	1,080	1%	$82,590
Plastics And Rubber	1,010	1%	$75,660
Online Wholesale	950	1%	$80,420
Office Services And Staffing	950	1%	$90,110
Auto And Auto Parts Dealers	830	1%	$81,990
Hardware And Garden Stores	710	1%	$67,750
Non-Store Retailers	690	1%	$88,420

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AIU Online	Online	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Albertus Magnus College	CT	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
American InterContinental University	FL, GA, TX	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Anthem Career College	TN	Associate	Get Info
Anthem College	AZ	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Argosy University	AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, MN, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA	Bachelor, Doctorate, Master	Get Info
Argosy University Online	Online	Bachelor, Doctorate, Master	Get Info
Averett University	VA	Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Baker College Online	Online	Associate, Bachelor, Doctorate, Master	Get Info
Bauder College	GA	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Berkeley College	NJ, NY	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Berkeley College Online	Online	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Briarcliffe College	NY	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Broadview University	UT	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Brookline College	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
Brown College	MN	Bachelor	Get Info
Brown Mackie College	AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MO, NM, OH, OK, SC, TX	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
California College San Diego	CA	Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Central Pennsylvania College	PA	Bachelor	Get Info
Charter College	AK, CA, WA	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
CollegeAmerica	AZ, CO, WY	Bachelor	Get Info
Colorado Technical University	CO, MO, SD	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Colorado Technical University Online	Online	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Computer Career Center	NM, TX	Associate, Diploma	Get Info
DeVry Institute of Technology	AB	Bachelor	Get Info
DeVry University	AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
DeVry University Online	Online	Bachelor, Master	Get Info
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management	AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, MN, MO, NC, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI	Graduate Certificate, Master	Get Info
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management Online	Online	Graduate Certificate, Master	Get Info
ECPI Online	Online	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma	Get Info
ECPI University	NC, SC, VA	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma	Get Info
Everest College	AZ, CO, MO, NV	Bachelor, Diploma	Get Info
Everest Institute	NY, PA	Diploma	Get Info
Everest University	FL	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Everest University Online	Online	Master	Get Info
Fortis College	FL, OH	Associate	Get Info
Golden Gate University	CA	Bachelor	Get Info
Golden Gate University Online	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
Grand Canyon University	Online	Master	Get Info
Hallmark College	TX	Bachelor	Get Info
Harrison College	IN, OH	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Heald College	CA, HI, OR	Associate	Get Info
Herzing College	MB, ON, QC	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Herzing University Online	Online	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Hesser College	NH	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
ITT Technical Institute	CA, FL, ID, IN, MI, MO, NV, OH, TN, VA, WI	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master	Get Info
Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University Online	Online	Associate	Get Info
Jones International University	Online	Master	Get Info
Kaplan Career Institute	PA	Associate	Get Info
Kaplan College KHE	OH	Associate	Get Info
Kaplan University KHE	IA, MD, ME, NE	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Kaplan University Online	Online	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Keiser University Campus	FL	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Keiser University eCampus Online	Online	Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Lincoln College of Technology	FL, KY, OH	Associate, Bachelor, Coursework	Get Info
Minnesota School of Business	MN	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master	Get Info
Morrison University	NV	Master	Get Info
National American University Campus	CO, KS, MN, MO, NM, SD, TX	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
National College	IN, KY, OH, TN, VA, WV	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma	Get Info
Northwestern College	IL	Associate	Get Info
Norwich University	Online	Master	Get Info
Olivet Nazarene University Graduate and Continuing Studies	IL	Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Pioneer Pacific College	OR	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Pittsburgh Technical Institute	PA	Associate	Get Info
Rasmussen College	FL, IL, MN, ND, WI	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Rutgers Business School	NJ	Master	Get Info
Sanford Brown College	IL, MI, MO, VA, WI	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Sanford Brown Institute	NY	Associate	Get Info
South University	Online	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
South University Campus	AL, FL, GA, SC	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Southern Technical College	FL	Associate	Get Info
Southwest Florida College	FL	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Stevens Henager College	ID, UT	Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Master	Get Info
Stratford Career Institute	Online	Diploma	Get Info
Strayer University	AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, NJ, OH, PA, SC, TN, UT, VA, WV	Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Master	Get Info
Sullivan University	KY	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master	Get Info
The University of Liverpool	Online	Master	Get Info
UEI College	CA	Associate	Get Info
University of Phoenix	AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY	Bachelor, Doctorate, Master	Get Info
University of Phoenix Online	Online	Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Virginia College Online	Online	Bachelor, Master	Get Info
Walden University	Online	Bachelor, Doctorate, Master	Get Info
Western International University	AZ	Bachelor, Master	Get Info

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Purchasing Manager Training 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.

Alabama (44)
Alaska (6)
Arizona (37)
Arkansas (24)
California (194)
Colorado (27)
Connecticut (19)
Delaware (11)
District Of Columbia (10)
Florida (91)
Georgia (54)
Hawaii (10)
Idaho (12)
Illinois (89)
Indiana (56)
Iowa (37)
Kansas (31)
Kentucky (42)
Louisiana (26)
Maine (15)
Maryland (40)
Massachusetts (60)
Michigan (65)
Minnesota (61)
Mississippi (19)
Missouri (60)
Montana (13)
Nebraska (26)
Nevada (15)
New Hampshire (17)
New Jersey (50)
New Mexico (28)
New York (153)
North Carolina (110)
North Dakota (16)
Ohio (89)
Oklahoma (38)
Oregon (31)
Pennsylvania (125)
Rhode Island (8)
South Carolina (46)
South Dakota (14)
Tennessee (57)
Texas (124)
Utah (22)
Vermont (9)
Virginia (50)
Washington (44)
West Virginia (25)
Wisconsin (49)
Wyoming (9)

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:Purchasing Managers

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CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

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MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN

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