The Top Metro Areas for Reporters
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:
Reporters
Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Reporters 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 | 260 | $25,870 | 1.8 |
| Montgomery | 80 | $35,730 | 1.8 |
| Huntsville | 70 | $39,410 | 1.3 |
ALASKA | | | |
| Anchorage | 130 | $43,770 | 3 |
ARIZONA | | | |
| Tucson | 130 | $37,010 | 1.3 |
| Phoenix | 280 | $32,110 | 0.5 |
ARKANSAS | | | |
| Fayetteville | 120 | $28,360 | 2.5 |
| Little Rock | 160 | $33,230 | 1.8 |
| Fort Smith | 40 | $24,950 | 1.3 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| San Francisco | 690 | $57,930 | 2.5 |
| Chico | 40 | $31,790 | 2.1 |
| San Luis Obispo | 50 | $39,680 | 1.8 |
| Santa Barbara | 70 | $48,010 | 1.5 |
| Vallejo | 50 | $24,840 | 1.4 |
| Sacramento | 370 | $44,790 | 1.4 |
| Bakersfield | 100 | $42,490 | 1.4 |
| Los Angeles | 1,560 | $60,030 | 1.3 |
| San Diego | 450 | $46,040 | 1.2 |
| Oakland | 330 | $47,280 | 1.1 |
| Oxnard | 90 | $44,430 | 1.1 |
| Salinas | 40 | $40,640 | 0.9 |
| Riverside | 230 | $47,210 | 0.6 |
| Santa Ana | 160 | $50,650 | 0.4 |
COLORADO | | | |
| Greeley | 50 | $23,690 | 2.8 |
| Denver | 410 | $63,680 | 1.2 |
| Colorado Springs | 70 | $27,240 | 1 |
CONNECTICUT | | | |
| Norwich | 70 | $41,240 | 2.2 |
| Hartford | 290 | $39,680 | 1.9 |
| New Haven | 110 | $36,210 | 1.4 |
| Bridgeport | 170 | $40,750 | 1.4 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 2,410 | $56,720 | 3.6 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Sebastian | 30 | $29,610 | 2.7 |
| Sarasota | 140 | $30,870 | 1.8 |
| Lakeland | 80 | $32,500 | 1.5 |
| Tallahassee | 50 | $29,600 | 1.2 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Athens | 90 | $16,700 | 5.2 |
HAWAII | | | |
| Honolulu | 210 | $58,830 | 1.8 |
IDAHO | | | |
| Boise | 60 | $37,430 | 0.9 |
ILLINOIS | | | |
| Champaign | 50 | $50,420 | 2.3 |
| Rockford | 90 | $40,120 | 2.2 |
| Chicago | 1,210 | $36,040 | 1.1 |
INDIANA | | | |
| Elkhart | 70 | $25,150 | 2 |
| South Bend | 70 | $41,190 | 1.9 |
| Gary | 130 | $36,900 | 1.7 |
| Indianapolis | 300 | $40,720 | 1.2 |
IOWA | | | |
| Iowa City | 60 | $22,230 | 3.8 |
| Cedar Rapids | 80 | $42,780 | 2.3 |
| Des Moines | 140 | $46,200 | 1.6 |
| Davenport | 80 | $32,300 | 1.6 |
KANSAS | | | |
| Topeka | 40 | $36,670 | 1.4 |
KENTUCKY | | | |
| Louisville | 240 | $47,610 | 1.4 |
LOUISIANA | | | |
| Shreveport | 70 | $36,830 | 1.6 |
| Lafayette | 50 | $33,670 | 1.4 |
| Baton Rouge | 110 | $35,730 | 1.1 |
MAINE | | | |
| Bangor | 120 | $33,390 | 7.6 |
| Portland | 70 | $44,590 | 1.3 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Bethesda | 250 | $42,840 | 1.6 |
| Hagerstown | 30 | $30,330 | 1.2 |
| Baltimore | 420 | $56,980 | 1.2 |
MICHIGAN | | | |
| Grand Rapids | 200 | $59,250 | 1.9 |
| Detroit | 250 | $31,740 | 1.3 |
| Warren | 320 | $48,220 | 0.9 |
MINNESOTA | | | |
| Duluth | 60 | $30,590 | 1.8 |
| Minneapolis | 510 | $58,670 | 1 |
MISSISSIPPI | | | |
| Jackson | 100 | $43,040 | 1.4 |
MISSOURI | | | |
| Joplin | 70 | $21,830 | 3.7 |
| Jefferson City | 60 | $29,930 | 3.7 |
| Columbia | 40 | $24,950 | 2.3 |
| Springfield | 100 | $35,850 | 2.1 |
| Kansas City | 470 | $41,320 | 1.7 |
| St. Louis | 410 | $27,370 | 1.1 |
NEBRASKA | | | |
| Lincoln | 150 | $26,700 | 3.6 |
| Omaha | 160 | $37,650 | 1.3 |
NEVADA | | | |
| Las Vegas | 150 | $41,120 | 0.6 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | | | |
| Nashua | 60 | $41,470 | 1.7 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Trenton | 120 | $39,040 | 1.9 |
| Edison | 420 | $42,550 | 1.4 |
| Newark | 400 | $39,630 | 1.4 |
| Camden | 130 | $43,500 | 0.9 |
NEW MEXICO | | | |
| Albuquerque | 190 | $39,890 | 1.8 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| New York | 4,140 | $59,810 | 2.9 |
| Albany | 230 | $40,290 | 1.9 |
| Rochester | 200 | $50,490 | 1.5 |
| Nassau | 450 | | 1.3 |
| Buffalo | 180 | $55,840 | 1.2 |
NORTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Wilmington | 50 | $34,870 | 1.4 |
| Asheville | 60 | $32,640 | 1.3 |
| Charlotte | 270 | $44,930 | 1.2 |
| Greensboro | 100 | $34,170 | 1 |
| Durham | 50 | $32,010 | 0.7 |
OHIO | | | |
| Canton | 120 | $28,880 | 2.5 |
| Toledo | 180 | $31,910 | 2 |
| Dayton | 210 | $41,020 | 1.9 |
| Youngstown | 100 | $34,020 | 1.6 |
| Cleveland | 450 | $43,450 | 1.5 |
| Columbus | 350 | $32,940 | 1.4 |
| Cincinnati | 250 | $51,010 | 0.8 |
OKLAHOMA | | | |
| Oklahoma City | 520 | $28,080 | 3.3 |
| Tulsa | 180 | $30,600 | 1.6 |
OREGON | | | |
| Medford | 50 | $35,110 | 2.5 |
| Portland | 340 | $49,600 | 1.2 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| Erie | 120 | $21,460 | 3.6 |
| Allentown | 190 | $39,120 | 2.1 |
| Pittsburgh | 470 | $41,780 | 1.5 |
| Harrisburg | 110 | $34,990 | 1.4 |
RHODE ISLAND | | | |
| Providence | 240 | $48,390 | 1.5 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | | | |
| Rapid City | 80 | $23,770 | 5.6 |
TENNESSEE | | | |
| Johnson City | 40 | $22,000 | 2.3 |
| Kingsport | 40 | $24,660 | 1.4 |
| Knoxville | 110 | $34,680 | 1.2 |
| Memphis | 160 | $45,050 | 0.9 |
TEXAS | | | |
| Killeen | 60 | $23,950 | 2.1 |
| Amarillo | 50 | $25,920 | 2 |
| Beaumont | 50 | $43,010 | 1.2 |
| Austin | 230 | $50,360 | 1.2 |
| Corpus Christi | 50 | $34,670 | 1.1 |
| Fort Worth | 250 | $41,180 | 1.1 |
| Lubbock | 30 | $34,960 | 1 |
| San Antonio | 200 | $41,560 | 0.9 |
| Houston | 450 | $43,850 | 0.7 |
| Dallas | 360 | $76,550 | 0.6 |
VERMONT | | | |
| Burlington | 70 | $35,970 | 2.6 |
VIRGINIA | | | |
| Virginia Beach | 190 | $36,800 | 0.9 |
| Richmond | 130 | $34,380 | 0.8 |
WASHINGTON | | | |
| Spokane | 120 | $42,130 | 2.2 |
| Yakima | 40 | $33,420 | 2 |
| Seattle | 590 | $53,870 | 1.6 |
WEST VIRGINIA | | | |
| Weirton | 60 | $29,150 | 5.8 |
WISCONSIN | | | |
| Green Bay | 80 | $39,400 | 1.8 |
| Eau Claire | 30 | $23,610 | 1.6 |
| Milwaukee | 260 | $49,360 | 1.1 |
