Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Tapers
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 2008) for:
Tapers
Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Tapers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008.
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.
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
(2008) | Relative
Popularity |
|---|
ARIZONA | | | |
| Tucson | 1,050 | $31,730 | 13.1 |
| Phoenix | 2,580 | $31,680 | 6.3 |
ARKANSAS | | | |
| Little Rock | 60 | $29,640 | 0.8 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| Modesto | 180 | $50,650 | 5.2 |
| Sacramento | 820 | $46,850 | 4.2 |
| San Jose | 830 | $56,880 | 4.1 |
| Redding | 50 | $48,070 | 3.8 |
| Bakersfield | 180 | $45,360 | 3.2 |
| Santa Ana | 1,030 | $47,910 | 3.1 |
| Santa Rosa | 110 | $60,170 | 2.8 |
| Oakland | 600 | $62,550 | 2.6 |
| Riverside | 710 | $48,030 | 2.5 |
| Fresno | 180 | $40,980 | 2.5 |
| Oxnard | 150 | $40,060 | 2.3 |
| San Francisco | 430 | $59,980 | 2 |
| San Diego | 390 | $46,870 | 1.3 |
COLORADO | | | |
| Fort Collins | 70 | $39,070 | 2.8 |
| Denver | 600 | $40,660 | 2.2 |
CONNECTICUT | | | |
| New Haven | 60 | $54,480 | 1 |
| Hartford | 120 | $53,300 | 0.9 |
| Bridgeport | 40 | $57,720 | 0.4 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 360 | $43,780 | 0.7 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Tampa | 150 | $35,020 | 0.6 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Atlanta | 80 | $35,120 | 0.2 |
HAWAII | | | |
| Honolulu | 280 | $66,060 | 2.9 |
ILLINOIS | | | |
| Chicago | 1,070 | $69,750 | 1.3 |
IOWA | | | |
| Davenport | 50 | $54,770 | 1.3 |
| Des Moines | 90 | $47,940 | 1.3 |
KANSAS | | | |
| Wichita | 70 | $39,820 | 1.1 |
KENTUCKY | | | |
| Louisville | 60 | $31,270 | 0.4 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Bethesda | 140 | $49,340 | 1.1 |
| Baltimore | 100 | $40,370 | 0.3 |
MASSACHUSETTS | | | |
| Boston | 240 | $70,750 | 0.6 |
MICHIGAN | | | |
| Warren | 190 | $56,780 | 0.7 |
MINNESOTA | | | |
| Minneapolis | 500 | $56,660 | 1.3 |
MISSOURI | | | |
| Jefferson City | 50 | $41,590 | 3.7 |
| St. Louis | 760 | $55,910 | 2.5 |
| Kansas City | 260 | $54,780 | 1.1 |
NEVADA | | | |
| Las Vegas | 1,450 | $41,950 | 7.1 |
| Reno | 240 | $38,890 | 5.4 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Edison | 260 | $64,150 | 1.1 |
NEW MEXICO | | | |
| Albuquerque | 370 | $33,580 | 4.4 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| Syracuse | 120 | $45,730 | 1.8 |
| Nassau | 330 | $68,880 | 1.2 |
| New York | 430 | $63,240 | 0.4 |
NORTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Raleigh | 170 | $28,300 | 1.5 |
OHIO | | | |
| Cincinnati | 360 | $39,520 | 1.6 |
| Akron | 100 | $36,170 | 1.4 |
OREGON | | | |
| Portland | 880 | $47,050 | 3.9 |
| Eugene | 90 | $45,880 | 2.9 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| Lancaster | 90 | $42,950 | 1.8 |
| Pittsburgh | 220 | $50,990 | 0.9 |
| Harrisburg | 50 | $49,150 | 0.7 |
| Philadelphia | 230 | $53,040 | 0.6 |
RHODE ISLAND | | | |
| Providence | 60 | $43,900 | 0.5 |
TEXAS | | | |
| El Paso | 100 | $22,730 | 1.8 |
| Dallas | 200 | $26,720 | 0.4 |
| San Antonio | 30 | $36,030 | 0.2 |
VIRGINIA | | | |
| Richmond | 80 | $29,850 | 0.6 |
WASHINGTON | | | |
| Tacoma | 570 | $44,370 | 9.9 |
| Bremerton | 110 | | 6.6 |
| Bellingham | 100 | $41,470 | 6.3 |
| Mount Vernon | 50 | $56,590 | 6 |
| Seattle | 1,620 | $50,490 | 5.1 |
| Yakima | 80 | $33,180 | 5 |
| Spokane | 110 | $46,920 | 2.5 |
WISCONSIN | | | |
| Milwaukee | 330 | $53,200 | 1.8 |
| Madison | 120 | $49,650 | 1.7 |
