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Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Writers

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:
Writers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Writers 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
ALABAMA
Montgomery	70	$61,270	1.4
Birmingham	140	$46,770	0.9
Mobile	40	$47,060	0.7
ALASKA
Anchorage	30	$75,820	0.6
ARIZONA
Phoenix	380	$70,400	0.7
Tucson	50	$54,930	0.4
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville	40	$74,370	0.7
Little Rock	50	$47,390	0.5
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco	920	$68,370	3
Chico	30	$35,940	1.6
San Diego	510	$104,580	1.2
Santa Rosa	60	$36,040	1.1
Santa Ana	470	$74,920	1
San Jose	260	$72,630	0.9
Oakland	290	$75,100	0.9
Salinas	40		0.9
Riverside	220	$42,170	0.6
Oxnard	50	$70,180	0.6
Sacramento	150	$55,890	0.5
Fresno	40	$40,930	0.4
COLORADO
Boulder	60	$88,720	1.3
Denver	390	$58,890	1
Colorado Springs	70	$44,570	0.9
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport	220	$69,310	1.6
Hartford	270	$63,250	1.5
New Haven	50	$57,570	0.6
DELAWARE
Wilmington	70	$57,030	0.7
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	2,440	$73,320	3.4
FLORIDA
Sarasota	140	$48,970	1.8
Miami	390	$54,080	1.3
Fort Lauderdale	260	$46,640	1.1
Palm Bay	60	$50,150	1
Orlando	300	$49,990	0.9
Deltona	40	$57,460	0.9
West Palm Beach	140	$45,100	0.8
Port St. Lucie	30	$44,270	0.8
Jacksonville	140	$47,030	0.8
Lakeland	40	$53,780	0.7
Tampa	260	$47,210	0.7
GEORGIA
Atlanta	730	$56,620	1
Augusta	40	$35,260	0.7
HAWAII
Honolulu	130	$50,250	1
ILLINOIS
Chicago	1,160	$62,890	1
INDIANA
Bloomington	40	$38,230	2.1
South Bend	60	$33,750	1.5
Indianapolis	290	$49,460	1
Fort Wayne	50	$50,100	0.8
Gary	40	$57,680	0.5
IOWA
Cedar Rapids	40	$43,890	1
Des Moines	90	$49,400	0.9
KANSAS
Wichita	80	$36,600	0.9
KENTUCKY
Lexington	80	$39,690	1.1
Louisville	100	$43,280	0.5
LOUISIANA
New Orleans	170	$49,260	1.1
Baton Rouge	100	$44,470	0.9
Shreveport	40	$33,490	0.8
MARYLAND
Bethesda	260	$71,550	1.5
Baltimore	430	$54,010	1.1
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston	620	$64,910	1.2
Worcester	50	$71,020	0.7
Springfield	50	$55,710	0.5
MICHIGAN
Warren	390	$73,240	1.1
Grand Rapids	120	$46,830	1
Detroit	110	$59,560	0.5
MINNESOTA
Rochester	90	$51,140	3.4
Minneapolis	1,410	$58,970	2.5
St. Cloud	50	$37,520	1.7
Duluth	50	$46,810	1.3
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson	60	$50,150	0.8
MISSOURI
Kansas City	590	$56,940	1.8
St. Louis	640	$51,140	1.5
Springfield	80	$52,520	1.4
Columbia	30	$45,710	1.3
MONTANA
Missoula	70	$55,520	5
NEBRASKA
Lincoln	80	$47,710	1.7
Omaha	190	$56,810	1.3
NEVADA
Las Vegas	300	$53,230	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth	30	$63,600	1.9
NEW JERSEY
Trenton	160	$50,760	2.5
Newark	380	$40,610	1.2
Atlantic City	50	$48,130	1.1
Edison	230		0.7
Camden	100	$52,060	0.6
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	70	$45,630	0.6
NEW YORK
New York	5,190	$80,670	3.2
Syracuse	120		1.3
Albany	120	$59,060	0.9
Nassau	320	$71,000	0.8
Buffalo	130	$64,510	0.8
Poughkeepsie	40	$91,170	0.6
Rochester	70	$61,640	0.5
NORTH CAROLINA
Durham	260	$47,770	3.1
Raleigh	120	$54,060	0.8
Winston-Salem	40	$48,930	0.6
Charlotte	170	$45,570	0.6
Greensboro	50	$32,990	0.4
OHIO
Akron	90	$39,990	0.9
Cleveland	180	$57,830	0.5
Cincinnati	170	$52,240	0.5
Columbus	120	$52,910	0.4
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa	180	$45,850	1.3
Oklahoma City	220	$41,130	1.3
OREGON
Medford	40	$53,150	1.7
Portland	440	$52,360	1.4
Eugene	50	$52,030	1.1
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia	660	$58,540	1.1
Pittsburgh	390	$58,060	1.1
Erie	40	$30,100	1.1
Lancaster	50	$46,220	0.7
York	30	$37,730	0.6
Scranton	40	$29,170	0.5
Allentown	40	$42,030	0.4
RHODE ISLAND
Providence	140	$58,000	0.8
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville	40	$48,140	0.4
Columbia	40	$41,170	0.4
TENNESSEE
Knoxville	160	$45,910	1.6
Memphis	140	$51,360	0.7
TEXAS
Austin	410	$61,690	1.7
Dallas	670	$59,930	1
Houston	530	$47,510	0.7
San Antonio	120	$51,640	0.5
Fort Worth	120	$61,540	0.4
El Paso	30	$51,470	0.4
UTAH
Ogden	60	$40,400	1
Provo	40	$51,340	0.8
Salt Lake City	150	$93,620	0.8
VERMONT
Burlington	60	$50,620	1.9
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville	40	$44,450	1.5
Virginia Beach	270	$50,480	1.2
Richmond	130	$64,530	0.7
WASHINGTON
Seattle	850	$63,870	1.9
WISCONSIN
Madison	280	$46,300	2.8
Milwaukee	500	$44,910	1.9
Green Bay	60	$43,650	1.2

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2008)
Professional And Technical Services	11,050	25%	$60,130
Traditional Publishing	9,310	21%	$44,300
Non-Profit	3,490	7%	$51,600
Media And Broadcasting	3,280	7%	$52,040
Performing Arts And Sports	2,690	6%	$59,720
Movie And Music	2,500	5%	$69,400
Education	1,990	4%	$47,760
Government	1,850	4%	$65,970
Business Management	1,190	2%	$53,600
Office Services And Staffing	1,190	2%	$53,110
Other Information Services	910	2%	$49,470
Social Service	580	1%	$45,480

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Schools for Writers (including online schools)

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School	Locations	Degrees	Quick Info
Ashford University	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
Ashworth College	Online	Diploma	Get Info
Baker College Campus	MI	Bachelor, Coursework	Get Info
Ellis University	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
Grand Canyon University	Online	Bachelor	Get Info
ICS Canada	Online	Diploma	Get Info
Penn Foster Career School	Online	Diploma	Get Info
Stratford Career Institute	Online	Diploma	Get Info

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NEBRASKA

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

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NORTH CAROLINA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

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SOUTH CAROLINA

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TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

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