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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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Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Writers 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.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 (2006) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | |||
| Birmingham | 170 | $40,610 | 1.1 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Phoenix | 680 | $38,070 | 1.1 |
| Tucson | 70 | $44,760 | 0.6 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Little Rock | 50 | $41,540 | 0.5 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| San Francisco | 700 | $71,550 | 2.2 |
| Los Angeles | 2,810 | $110,210 | 2.1 |
| Santa Barbara | 80 | $87,590 | 1.5 |
| San Diego | 550 | 1.3 | |
| Santa Ana | 430 | $76,850 | 0.9 |
| Salinas | 40 | $71,060 | 0.8 |
| Oakland | 280 | $82,480 | 0.8 |
| Sacramento | 230 | $50,740 | 0.8 |
| Fresno | 70 | $46,130 | 0.7 |
| San Jose | 190 | $70,950 | 0.7 |
| Riverside | 100 | $64,770 | 0.2 |
COLORADO | |||
| Boulder | 70 | $56,620 | 1.6 |
| Denver | 430 | $65,220 | 1.1 |
| Colorado Springs | 70 | $90,480 | 0.9 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Bridgeport | 260 | $64,420 | 1.9 |
| New Haven | 130 | $88,410 | 1.5 |
| Hartford | 190 | $62,900 | 1.1 |
DELAWARE | |||
| Wilmington | 40 | $51,830 | 0.4 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 3,570 | $60,750 | 4.7 |
FLORIDA | |||
| Sarasota | 130 | $39,720 | 1.4 |
| Port St. Lucie | 50 | $47,980 | 1.4 |
| Miami | 400 | $63,660 | 1.3 |
| Tallahassee | 60 | $44,180 | 1.2 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 170 | $40,750 | 0.7 |
| Orlando | 230 | $39,160 | 0.7 |
| Jacksonville | 130 | $45,750 | 0.7 |
| Palm Bay | 40 | $42,670 | 0.6 |
| West Palm Beach | 100 | $68,540 | 0.6 |
| Tampa | 190 | $42,140 | 0.5 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Columbus | 40 | $46,910 | 1.2 |
| Atlanta | 880 | $52,770 | 1.1 |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 70 | $46,340 | 0.5 |
IDAHO | |||
| Boise | 190 | $63,420 | 2.5 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Chicago | 1,140 | $54,770 | 0.9 |
| Peoria | 40 | $41,930 | 0.8 |
| Rockford | 30 | $31,820 | 0.7 |
INDIANA | |||
| South Bend | 50 | $37,970 | 1.2 |
| Evansville | 30 | $36,820 | 0.6 |
| Indianapolis | 150 | $58,250 | 0.5 |
| Gary | 40 | 0.5 | |
IOWA | |||
| Des Moines | 180 | $48,260 | 1.8 |
| Iowa City | 30 | $28,830 | 1.6 |
| Waterloo | 30 | $35,390 | 1.3 |
| Cedar Rapids | 40 | $39,840 | 1 |
KANSAS | |||
| Topeka | 50 | $35,280 | 1.6 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Lexington | 80 | $48,930 | 1.1 |
| Louisville | 110 | $51,960 | 0.6 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| Shreveport | 40 | $35,270 | 0.8 |
| New Orleans | 90 | $51,150 | 0.6 |
| Baton Rouge | 70 | $42,150 | 0.6 |
MAINE | |||
| Portland | 120 | $50,170 | 2 |
MARYLAND | |||
| Bethesda | 260 | $62,020 | 1.4 |
| Baltimore | 340 | $50,310 | 0.8 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Boston | 760 | $56,590 | 1.4 |
| Springfield | 90 | $44,610 | 1 |
| Worcester | 30 | $49,650 | 0.4 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Niles | 40 | $45,060 | 2.4 |
| Grand Rapids | 180 | $41,480 | 1.5 |
| Warren | 470 | $75,210 | 1.2 |
| Ann Arbor | 40 | $56,730 | 0.8 |
| Detroit | 140 | $64,530 | 0.6 |
| Lansing | 30 | $43,830 | 0.5 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| Minneapolis | 1,570 | $51,670 | 2.7 |
| St. Cloud | 70 | $44,330 | 2.5 |
| Duluth | 50 | $38,790 | 1.3 |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Jackson | 80 | $42,100 | 1 |
MISSOURI | |||
| St. Joseph | 50 | $40,890 | 4.5 |
| Columbia | 70 | $43,870 | 3.5 |
| Springfield | 120 | $44,680 | 2.2 |
| Kansas City | 660 | $54,710 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 680 | $43,800 | 1.6 |
MONTANA | |||
| Missoula | 40 | 2.7 | |
NEBRASKA | |||
| Lincoln | 80 | $42,180 | 1.7 |
| Omaha | 150 | $42,630 | 1 |
NEVADA | |||
| Las Vegas | 170 | $48,370 | 0.6 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Trenton | 110 | $53,430 | 1.6 |
| Newark | 170 | $60,640 | 0.5 |
| Edison | 150 | $55,420 | 0.5 |
| Camden | 50 | $56,880 | 0.3 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Albuquerque | 140 | $39,930 | 1.2 |
NEW YORK | |||
| New York | 3,440 | $68,140 | 2.1 |
| Syracuse | 80 | $41,220 | 0.8 |
| Albany | 110 | $49,620 | 0.8 |
| Nassau | 290 | 0.7 | |
| Buffalo | 110 | $64,700 | 0.6 |
| Poughkeepsie | 40 | 0.5 | |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Greensboro | 180 | $48,290 | 1.6 |
| Charlotte | 240 | $49,840 | 0.9 |
| Asheville | 40 | $49,560 | 0.8 |
| Raleigh | 100 | $55,000 | 0.7 |
OHIO | |||
| Dayton | 130 | $43,130 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 350 | $57,470 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 300 | $39,350 | 0.9 |
| Akron | 60 | $55,730 | 0.6 |
| Columbus | 150 | $45,190 | 0.5 |
| Toledo | 50 | $55,580 | 0.5 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Oklahoma City | 170 | $38,640 | 0.9 |
OREGON | |||
| Corvallis | 40 | $34,720 | 6.2 |
| Portland | 450 | $53,880 | 1.4 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| State College | 40 | $38,860 | 2.6 |
| Philadelphia | 860 | $50,160 | 1.4 |
| Pittsburgh | 480 | $46,830 | 1.3 |
| Lancaster | 40 | $50,130 | 0.6 |
RHODE ISLAND | |||
| Providence | 120 | $51,730 | 0.7 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Greenville | 180 | $34,330 | 1.9 |
| Columbia | 30 | $30,670 | 0.3 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Nashville | 450 | $47,060 | 1.9 |
| Kingsport | 50 | $35,930 | 1.5 |
| Knoxville | 100 | $43,110 | 1 |
| Chattanooga | 60 | $39,480 | 0.8 |
| Memphis | 140 | $58,360 | 0.7 |
TEXAS | |||
| Austin | 420 | $64,180 | 1.8 |
| Dallas | 580 | $59,800 | 0.9 |
| El Paso | 40 | $48,870 | 0.5 |
| Fort Worth | 130 | $43,090 | 0.5 |
| San Antonio | 120 | $47,070 | 0.5 |
| Houston | 350 | $44,810 | 0.5 |
UTAH | |||
| Salt Lake City | 140 | 0.7 | |
VERMONT | |||
| Burlington | 70 | $44,000 | 2.2 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Charlottesville | 80 | $34,970 | 3.4 |
| Richmond | 240 | $59,960 | 1.2 |
| Virginia Beach | 240 | $47,580 | 1 |
| Roanoke | 40 | $37,790 | 0.8 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Seattle | 520 | $63,440 | 1.2 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Green Bay | 130 | $43,390 | 2.6 |
| Madison | 180 | $35,820 | 1.8 |
| Oshkosh | 40 | $43,230 | 1.7 |
| Eau Claire | 30 | $36,500 | 1.4 |
| Milwaukee | 330 | $37,620 | 1.2 |
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