Job Placement Specialists

Median Salary: $46,200

Many job placement specialists across the United States share a few key professional attributes. For example, stress tolerance, integrity, and initiative can be critical for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 198,190 individuals were working as job placement specialists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these traits and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for job placement specialists in the U.S. was $46,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $22.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about job placement specialists, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

Job placement specialists should be skilled in:

Speech Clarity
Near Vision
Written Expression
Flexibility of Closure
Information Ordering

Different individuals go into different careers; job placement specialists are typically:

Enterprising
Social
Conventional

Working as a job placement specialist requires knowledge in subjects like:

Administration and Management
Personnel and Human Resources
English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Clerical

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as job placement specialists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of job placement specialists in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anniston	60	$31,600	$15.20	$40,500	$19.50	-7.7%
Birmingham	530	$39,800	$19.10	$54,700	$26.30	-28.7%
Dothan	NA	$30,100	$14.50	$39,000	$18.70	NA
Florence	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$40,300	$19.40	NA
Gadsden	NA	$36,300	$17.50	$41,500	$20.00	NA
Huntsville	460	$44,200	$21.20	$62,400	$30.00	46.3%
Mobile	220	$36,000	$17.30	$42,400	$20.40	-16.2%
Montgomery	140	$37,200	$17.90	$49,800	$23.90	-43.5%
Tuscaloosa	70	$58,400	$28.10	$73,200	$35.20	-51.4%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	230	$42,300	$20.30	$52,800	$25.40	-8.8%
Fairbanks	40	$51,300	$24.70	$58,500	$28.10	-17.1%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	NA	$54,000	$26.00	$60,500	$29.10	NA
Phoenix	3,590	$45,800	$22.00	$66,300	$31.90	34.1%
Prescott	40	$31,500	$15.10	$39,900	$19.20	-54.1%
Tucson	500	$36,500	$17.60	$46,600	$22.40	-9.6%
Yuma	70	$32,000	$15.40	$44,200	$21.30	-26.2%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	430	$37,400	$18.00	$54,900	$26.40	45.3%
Fort Smith	110	$37,300	$17.90	$45,200	$21.70	-37.8%
Hot Springs	50	$29,200	$14.10	$48,200	$23.20	-1.2%
Jonesboro	40	$32,200	$15.50	$36,400	$17.50	-44.2%
Little Rock	750	$34,700	$16.70	$46,400	$22.30	49.8%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	200	$48,700	$23.40	$69,200	$33.30	-50.6%
Chico	50	$46,800	$22.50	$62,900	$30.20	-53%
El Centro	30	$35,400	$17.00	$56,600	$27.20	-58.1%
Fresno	280	$46,900	$22.50	$57,600	$27.70	-43.3%
Los Angeles (Area)	6,650	$50,600	$24.30	$72,200	$34.70	-21.5%
Modesto	100	$47,700	$22.90	$63,000	$30.30	-59.1%
Napa	70	$37,500	$18.00	$52,800	$25.40	-27.7%
Oakland	980	$57,500	$27.60	$74,500	$35.80	-34.9%
Oxnard	550	$41,000	$19.70	$58,100	$27.90	23.5%
Redding	60	$53,600	$25.80	$67,100	$32.20	-39.4%
Riverside	1,160	$42,100	$20.30	$60,700	$29.20	-36.4%
Sacramento	1,020	$49,800	$23.90	$66,000	$31.70	-21.2%
Salinas	70	$52,300	$25.10	$64,400	$31.00	-70%
San Diego	1,530	$50,100	$24.10	$67,900	$32.60	-21.4%
San Francisco (Area)	3,320	$65,000	$31.30	$94,000	$45.20	11.1%
San Francisco (City)	2,340	$72,500	$34.90	$113,500	$54.50	57%
San Jose	1,430	$64,300	$30.90	$99,900	$48.00	5.8%
San Luis Obispo	30	$43,200	$20.80	$53,500	$25.70	-79.7%
Santa Barbara	230	$47,100	$22.70	$69,800	$33.60	-11.9%
Santa Cruz	70	$48,300	$23.20	$65,100	$31.30	-43.2%
Santa Rosa	100	$55,600	$26.70	$75,800	$36.40	-62.6%
Stockton	240	$45,800	$22.00	$61,100	$29.40	-24.1%
Vallejo	80	$39,300	$18.90	$60,600	$29.10	-58.2%
Visalia	110	$45,700	$22.00	$67,700	$32.60	-44.2%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	140	$60,300	$29.00	$79,100	$38.00	-40.5%
Colorado Springs	350	$46,100	$22.20	$70,900	$34.10	-5.3%
Denver	2,200	$51,700	$24.90	$69,500	$33.40	18.9%
Fort Collins	250	$43,600	$21.00	$51,900	$25.00	29.6%
Grand Junction	80	$53,100	$25.50	$61,400	$29.50	-13.1%
Greeley	80	$51,300	$24.60	$83,600	$40.20	-35.5%
Pueblo	NA	$47,500	$22.80	$59,800	$28.70	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	960	$52,600	$25.30	$70,200	$33.70	4.1%
Hartford	960	$53,200	$25.60	$71,200	$34.20	12.9%
New Haven	320	$49,600	$23.80	$60,900	$29.30	-37.1%
Norwich	210	$42,600	$20.50	$67,500	$32.50	2%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	70	$43,800	$21.00	$47,400	$22.80	-26.5%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	6,310	$54,300	$26.10	$75,400	$36.20	28.1%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	340	$42,700	$20.60	$54,600	$26.30	-8.4%
Cape Coral	170	$44,100	$21.20	$54,000	$26.00	-45.9%
Deltona	170	$30,300	$14.60	$44,900	$21.60	-29.7%
Fort Walton Beach	NA	$66,900	$32.20	$90,400	$43.40	NA
Gainesville	110	$36,900	$17.70	$48,200	$23.20	-41.8%
Jacksonville	930	$39,100	$18.80	$48,300	$23.20	5.4%
Miami (Area)	3,140	$42,800	$20.60	$59,100	$28.40	-3.2%
Naples	50	$44,500	$21.40	$63,400	$30.50	-70.5%
Ocala	90	$49,200	$23.70	$70,400	$33.90	-37.4%
Orlando	1,860	$42,400	$20.40	$57,900	$27.90	24.1%
Palm Bay	200	$47,500	$22.90	$65,200	$31.30	-30.8%
Palm Coast	30	$46,100	$22.20	$68,800	$33.10	29.9%
Panama City	40	$32,800	$15.80	$44,900	$21.60	-57.5%
Pensacola	140	$36,800	$17.70	$46,700	$22.40	-41.3%
Port St. Lucie	70	$41,800	$20.10	$57,500	$27.70	-61.8%
Tallahassee	240	$31,500	$15.10	$45,800	$22.00	-0.9%
Tampa	NA	$39,200	$18.90	$46,100	$22.20	NA

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	50	$30,700	$14.80	$37,100	$17.80	-43%
Athens	80	$37,300	$17.90	$46,600	$22.40	-28.7%
Atlanta	5,040	$46,800	$22.50	$68,200	$32.80	45%
Augusta	210	$33,800	$16.30	$43,700	$21.00	-32.6%
Brunswick	40	$34,300	$16.50	$41,500	$20.00	-42%
Columbus	130	$37,300	$18.00	$48,700	$23.40	-23.2%
Gainesville	110	$44,300	$21.30	$51,300	$24.70	0.3%
Macon	100	$36,400	$17.50	$46,500	$22.40	-30.2%
Rome	40	$29,400	$14.10	$42,200	$20.30	-33.2%
Savannah	150	$41,300	$19.90	$59,500	$28.60	-35.6%
Valdosta	40	$29,700	$14.30	$37,400	$18.00	-52.8%
Warner Robins	50	$38,000	$18.30	$44,100	$21.20	-39.2%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	680	$55,100	$26.50	$71,300	$34.30	4.3%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	220	$41,800	$20.10	$66,400	$31.90	-46.1%
Coeur d'Alene	60	$35,400	$17.00	$57,600	$27.70	-26.2%
Idaho Falls	30	$31,100	$15.00	$42,400	$20.40	-55.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	60	$43,000	$20.70	$62,900	$30.20	-52.9%
Champaign	60	$42,400	$20.40	$55,600	$26.70	-58.9%
Chicago (Area)	8,550	$41,700	$20.10	$62,300	$29.90	3.2%
Decatur	50	$61,400	$29.50	$75,000	$36.10	-42.3%
Kankakee	NA	$42,800	$20.60	$54,200	$26.10	NA
Peoria	120	$42,500	$20.40	$57,600	$27.70	-55%
Rockford	170	$35,200	$16.90	$49,200	$23.60	-23.7%
Springfield	260	$53,100	$25.50	$65,900	$31.70	62.5%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	50	$35,800	$17.20	$49,400	$23.80	-4.8%
Bloomington	NA	$33,300	$16.00	$40,600	$19.50	NA
Columbus	60	$32,600	$15.70	$45,500	$21.90	1.5%
Elkhart	120	$30,200	$14.50	$40,600	$19.50	-21.4%
Evansville	160	$36,500	$17.50	$54,800	$26.30	-38.5%
Fort Wayne	360	$37,200	$17.90	$51,800	$24.90	16.3%
Indianapolis	2,190	$38,600	$18.60	$49,700	$23.90	65.9%
Kokomo	50	$33,500	$16.10	$49,400	$23.80	-16.1%
Lafayette	90	$36,100	$17.30	$48,400	$23.30	-31.4%
Michigan City	30	$30,800	$14.80	$38,900	$18.70	-47.9%
Muncie	50	$36,700	$17.70	$47,600	$22.90	-26.8%
South Bend	180	$44,100	$21.20	$73,800	$35.50	-9.1%
Terre Haute	70	$34,200	$16.40	$50,300	$24.20	-36.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	160	$40,500	$19.50	$51,600	$24.80	-23.9%
Davenport	250	$47,100	$22.70	$61,600	$29.60	-9.6%
Des Moines	560	$48,800	$23.50	$56,900	$27.30	14.3%
Dubuque	40	$51,800	$24.90	$58,300	$28.00	-53.3%
Iowa City	90	$47,400	$22.80	$60,400	$29.00	-29.9%
Sioux City	90	$45,400	$21.90	$54,000	$26.00	-20.6%
Waterloo	80	$48,200	$23.20	$56,900	$27.40	-39.4%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	70	$42,700	$20.50	$59,100	$28.40	-55.5%
Wichita	230	$39,800	$19.10	$50,500	$24.30	-49.4%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	80	$35,800	$17.20	$49,600	$23.90	-10%
Lexington	170	$33,300	$16.00	$43,200	$20.80	-54.8%
Louisville	810	$36,200	$17.40	$49,300	$23.70	-10.5%
Owensboro	30	$26,100	$12.60	$35,700	$17.20	-54.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	250	$36,800	$17.70	$50,300	$24.20	-54.7%
Houma	50	$47,100	$22.60	$61,600	$29.60	-64%
Lafayette	100	$45,300	$21.80	$56,700	$27.30	-54.2%
Lake Charles	40	$38,300	$18.40	$53,600	$25.80	-68.1%
Monroe	60	$32,400	$15.60	$37,100	$17.90	-47.3%
New Orleans	390	$40,800	$19.60	$53,200	$25.60	-50%
Shreveport	110	$39,600	$19.10	$49,400	$23.70	-57.1%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	40	$39,900	$19.20	$87,400	$42.00	-56.2%
Lewiston	30	$45,900	$22.10	$59,100	$28.40	-52.5%
Portland	250	$45,200	$21.70	$57,100	$27.50	-16.3%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,640	$49,100	$23.60	$64,300	$30.90	-14.2%
Hagerstown	50	$48,800	$23.40	$59,600	$28.60	-62.6%
Salisbury	50	$41,300	$19.90	$53,300	$25.60	-39.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	40	$61,300	$29.50	$74,500	$35.80	-70.1%
Boston (Area)	NA	$51,100	$24.60	$68,300	$32.80	NA
Pittsfield	50	$47,700	$22.90	$59,800	$28.80	-0.7%
Springfield	540	$44,400	$21.40	$54,300	$26.10	24.3%
Worcester	400	$48,000	$23.10	$57,300	$27.60	-15.2%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	130	$44,000	$21.20	$54,600	$26.20	-54.5%
Battle Creek	80	$38,300	$18.40	$48,200	$23.20	-3.4%
Detroit (Area)	2,550	$44,200	$21.30	$65,600	$31.60	-5.2%
Flint	70	$44,800	$21.50	$56,500	$27.20	-64.3%
Grand Rapids	500	$48,300	$23.20	$60,800	$29.20	-9%
Holland	40	$41,600	$20.00	$49,400	$23.80	-72.8%
Jackson	70	$56,700	$27.20	$71,200	$34.20	-18.8%
Kalamazoo	170	$41,900	$20.10	$56,300	$27.10	-17.4%
Lansing	260	$57,900	$27.80	$70,100	$33.70	-15.6%
Saginaw	60	$47,900	$23.00	$61,100	$29.40	-50.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	100	$48,500	$23.30	$57,500	$27.70	-47.9%
Minneapolis	2,590	$53,500	$25.70	$65,900	$31.70	-1.3%
Rochester	140	$52,000	$25.00	$64,800	$31.10	-10.3%
St. Cloud	40	$42,800	$20.60	$49,900	$24.00	-71.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	150	$33,700	$16.20	$40,100	$19.30	0%
Hattiesburg	80	$35,000	$16.80	$44,800	$21.50	-9.8%
Jackson	560	$34,600	$16.70	$44,500	$21.40	49.8%
Pascagoula	100	$40,400	$19.40	$46,000	$22.10	13.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	90	$40,800	$19.60	$48,700	$23.40	-29%
Jefferson City	180	$40,200	$19.30	$46,100	$22.10	44.3%
Joplin	100	$29,600	$14.20	$40,900	$19.70	-15.1%
Kansas City	1,540	$40,800	$19.60	$50,300	$24.20	2.8%
Springfield	280	$32,000	$15.40	$40,700	$19.60	-2.8%
St. Joseph	40	$33,600	$16.20	$40,500	$19.50	-48.6%
St. Louis	2,210	$44,500	$21.40	$60,800	$29.20	12.1%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	70	$34,400	$16.50	$41,000	$19.70	-44.1%
Great Falls	50	$36,100	$17.40	$42,700	$20.50	-10.5%
Missoula	90	$34,100	$16.40	$39,200	$18.80	10.4%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	200	$42,500	$20.50	$53,000	$25.50	-16.7%
Omaha	2,040	$65,800	$31.60	$78,500	$37.70	197%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	40	$47,600	$22.90	$56,500	$27.20	-11.9%
Las Vegas	1,120	$40,100	$19.30	$54,800	$26.40	-14.3%
Reno	380	$42,900	$20.60	$55,700	$26.80	24.7%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	180	$45,100	$21.70	$63,500	$30.60	21%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	130	$43,000	$20.70	$52,200	$25.10	-40.2%
Trenton	710	$59,100	$28.40	$79,100	$38.00	117.5%
Vineland	60	$48,500	$23.30	$64,400	$31.00	-39%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	450	$37,600	$18.10	$47,800	$23.00	-22.9%
Santa Fe	80	$42,500	$20.50	$48,100	$23.10	-22.1%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	630	$48,200	$23.20	$60,900	$29.30	-4.7%
Binghamton	140	$39,900	$19.20	$51,500	$24.80	-14.2%
Buffalo	580	$47,100	$22.60	$63,000	$30.30	-28.6%
Ithaca	80	$66,600	$32.00	$75,100	$36.10	2.4%
Kingston	NA	$46,500	$22.30	$62,800	$30.20	NA
New York (Area)	18,010	$56,400	$27.10	$76,500	$36.80	15.6%
Poughkeepsie	180	$41,200	$19.80	$51,900	$25.00	-52.7%
Rochester	970	$42,800	$20.60	$57,900	$27.80	31.3%
Syracuse	310	$47,800	$23.00	$58,300	$28.00	-32.6%
Utica	100	$41,200	$19.80	$50,800	$24.40	-49.4%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	360	$44,000	$21.20	$82,400	$39.60	39.2%
Burlington	50	$36,600	$17.60	$49,500	$23.80	-40.9%
Charlotte	2,130	$48,100	$23.10	$66,100	$31.80	67.6%
Durham	430	$46,500	$22.30	$59,900	$28.80	4%
Fayetteville	120	$39,700	$19.10	$47,200	$22.70	-37.2%
Goldsboro	50	$43,100	$20.70	$48,700	$23.40	-25.4%
Greensboro	430	$41,300	$19.80	$52,600	$25.30	-18.3%
Greenville	70	$37,800	$18.20	$47,300	$22.80	-33.4%
Hickory	160	$41,500	$19.90	$52,400	$25.20	-25.6%
Jacksonville	30	$31,500	$15.20	$38,600	$18.60	-53%
Raleigh	1,630	$46,400	$22.30	$56,700	$27.20	115.7%
Rocky Mount	60	$36,900	$17.70	$42,400	$20.40	-30.9%
Wilmington	140	$39,400	$18.90	$55,800	$26.80	-35.8%
Winston-Salem	340	$38,900	$18.70	$52,900	$25.40	8.4%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	40	$37,600	$18.10	$45,500	$21.90	-56%
Fargo	140	$36,300	$17.40	$46,500	$22.30	-22.7%
Grand Forks	70	$32,600	$15.70	$41,400	$19.90	-8.6%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	500	$43,100	$20.70	$61,000	$29.30	2.4%
Canton	120	$35,300	$17.00	$46,600	$22.40	-53.3%
Cincinnati	1,320	$44,100	$21.20	$67,700	$32.50	-12.5%
Cleveland	1,530	$40,800	$19.60	$54,900	$26.40	0.7%
Columbus	1,640	$42,000	$20.20	$57,400	$27.60	19%
Dayton	390	$46,000	$22.10	$63,700	$30.60	-30.1%
Lima	40	$42,000	$20.20	$51,900	$25.00	-49.6%
Mansfield	40	$38,900	$18.70	$44,500	$21.40	-52.9%
Toledo	280	$40,700	$19.50	$55,800	$26.80	-36.8%
Youngstown	230	NA	NA	NA	NA	-31%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	690	$31,200	$15.00	$42,300	$20.30	-19.1%
Tulsa	660	$40,000	$19.20	$49,200	$23.70	2.4%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	150	$40,600	$19.50	$55,100	$26.50	57.8%
Eugene	200	$38,600	$18.60	$46,800	$22.50	-5.6%
Medford	70	$41,100	$19.80	$49,900	$24.00	-43.4%
Portland	1,480	$46,000	$22.10	$64,400	$30.90	-1.6%
Salem	160	$41,600	$20.00	$47,200	$22.70	-29.6%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	600	$48,300	$23.20	$58,300	$28.00	19.1%
Altoona	80	$41,300	$19.90	$52,100	$25.00	-9.2%
Erie	160	$39,900	$19.20	$55,200	$26.50	-18.1%
Harrisburg	600	$48,300	$23.20	$62,100	$29.90	26.8%
Johnstown	70	$44,700	$21.50	$63,600	$30.60	-22.3%
Lancaster	240	$43,500	$20.90	$52,400	$25.20	-31.5%
Lebanon	30	$41,800	$20.10	$52,900	$25.40	-51.9%
Philadelphia (Area)	5,370	$52,100	$25.00	$72,200	$34.70	20.8%
Pittsburgh	1,900	$46,700	$22.40	$60,900	$29.30	12.5%
Reading	220	$45,000	$21.60	$52,500	$25.20	-10.2%
Scranton	430	$44,300	$21.30	$59,100	$28.40	12.9%
State College	170	$24,700	$11.90	$42,600	$20.50	68.6%
Williamsport	40	$46,000	$22.10	$54,800	$26.30	-44.9%
York	230	$37,100	$17.80	$46,400	$22.30	-13.2%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	900	$49,400	$23.70	$67,700	$32.60	-27.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	380	$38,400	$18.50	$48,900	$23.50	-10.6%
Columbia	420	$36,500	$17.60	$48,700	$23.40	-16.5%
Florence	70	$41,700	$20.00	$67,600	$32.50	-43.6%
Greenville	590	$37,700	$18.10	$44,700	$21.50	31.1%
Myrtle Beach	80	$36,200	$17.40	$44,000	$21.20	-52.3%
Spartanburg	100	$32,000	$15.40	$39,900	$19.20	-43.8%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	80	$41,400	$19.90	$50,200	$24.20	-9.8%
Sioux Falls	280	$40,900	$19.70	$49,700	$23.90	36%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	280	$31,800	$15.30	$43,500	$20.90	-17%
Clarksville	40	$35,000	$16.80	$40,500	$19.50	-64.7%
Jackson	80	$36,300	$17.50	$46,600	$22.40	-13%
Johnson City	90	$30,000	$14.40	$37,400	$18.00	-25.8%
Kingsport	100	$39,900	$19.20	$52,400	$25.20	-40.3%
Knoxville	340	$46,900	$22.50	$55,500	$26.70	-31.4%
Memphis	620	$38,600	$18.60	$50,200	$24.10	-32.9%
Nashville	910	$38,100	$18.30	$51,000	$24.50	-16.7%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	170	$36,100	$17.30	$39,700	$19.10	73%
Amarillo	60	$38,400	$18.40	$46,800	$22.50	-66.2%
Austin	1,370	$44,400	$21.30	$56,000	$26.90	17.7%
Beaumont	100	$41,100	$19.70	$55,600	$26.70	-59.1%
Brownsville	NA	$31,300	$15.00	$38,400	$18.40	NA
College Station	60	$50,900	$24.50	$62,300	$30.00	-58.2%
Corpus Christi	160	$39,000	$18.80	$48,200	$23.20	-39.2%
Dallas (Area)	6,540	NA	NA	NA	NA	30.1%
El Paso	220	$39,100	$18.80	$48,400	$23.30	-45.6%
Houston	4,990	$55,500	$26.70	$68,400	$32.90	28.2%
Killeen	70	$36,400	$17.50	$44,600	$21.40	-60.6%
Laredo	50	$43,100	$20.70	$51,400	$24.70	-61.7%
Longview	90	$47,600	$22.90	$52,900	$25.40	-36.3%
Lubbock	70	$40,400	$19.40	$46,800	$22.50	-64.7%
McAllen	160	$33,200	$16.00	$40,200	$19.40	-51.8%
Midland	30	$53,700	$25.80	$68,300	$32.80	-67.7%
Odessa	80	$32,800	$15.80	$52,200	$25.10	-14.4%
San Angelo	40	$41,100	$19.80	$62,300	$29.90	-35.9%
San Antonio	900	$43,900	$21.10	$61,800	$29.70	-28.9%
Texarkana	40	$33,300	$16.00	$51,500	$24.80	-48.3%
Tyler	120	$43,500	$20.90	$56,500	$27.20	-16.7%
Waco	50	$39,100	$18.80	$51,500	$24.80	-66.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	NA	$22,200	$10.70	$23,700	$11.40	NA
Ogden	210	$41,800	$20.10	$61,100	$29.40	-27.4%
Provo	150	$41,300	$19.90	$51,000	$24.50	-44%
Salt Lake City	730	$41,100	$19.80	$60,800	$29.20	-21.2%
St. George	NA	$39,700	$19.10	$56,700	$27.30	NA

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	140	$36,500	$17.50	$54,900	$26.40	-18.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	40	$41,200	$19.80	$45,600	$21.90	-54.7%
Charlottesville	130	$46,700	$22.40	$57,500	$27.70	-5.9%
Danville	70	$34,300	$16.50	$39,600	$19.00	9.2%
Lynchburg	50	$42,300	$20.30	$50,200	$24.10	-66.4%
Richmond	860	$42,300	$20.30	$58,200	$28.00	-5.1%
Roanoke	150	$41,300	$19.80	$53,100	$25.60	-33.6%
Virginia Beach	1,030	$37,900	$18.20	$51,800	$24.90	-7.9%
Winchester	40	$41,700	$20.00	$68,400	$32.90	-48.8%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	50	$45,200	$21.70	$59,700	$28.70	-56.3%
Bremerton	50	$32,800	$15.80	$48,000	$23.10	-59.3%
Kennewick	70	$52,100	$25.00	$67,400	$32.40	-49.8%
Mount Vernon	40	$44,600	$21.40	$60,800	$29.20	-34.7%
Olympia	50	$44,200	$21.30	$51,200	$24.60	-63.5%
Seattle (Area)	3,180	$49,100	$23.60	$69,100	$33.20	2.4%
Spokane	150	$42,800	$20.60	$55,300	$26.60	-52.7%
Yakima	30	$36,300	$17.50	$49,600	$23.80	-73.6%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	80	$42,400	$20.40	$48,400	$23.30	-64.8%
Huntington	60	$37,100	$17.90	$51,000	$24.50	-61.5%
Morgantown	40	$41,700	$20.10	$53,700	$25.80	-50.2%
Wheeling	50	$39,800	$19.10	$49,600	$23.90	-49.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	100	$48,700	$23.40	$57,700	$27.80	-40.5%
Eau Claire	NA	$49,800	$23.90	$59,600	$28.60	NA
Fond du Lac	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-40.7%
Green Bay	240	$39,300	$18.90	$51,300	$24.70	-5.3%
Janesville	100	$44,500	$21.40	$66,400	$31.90	2.1%
La Crosse	80	$37,300	$18.00	$54,400	$26.10	-26.6%
Madison	500	$40,200	$19.30	$53,100	$25.50	0.5%
Milwaukee	2,300	$48,100	$23.10	$62,800	$30.20	85.4%
Oshkosh	60	$45,100	$21.70	$63,300	$30.40	-55.5%
Racine	120	$59,400	$28.60	$117,500	$56.50	8%
Sheboygan	40	$45,500	$21.90	$58,200	$28.00	-59.4%
Wausau	70	$33,500	$16.10	$51,500	$24.70	-34%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	60	$44,100	$21.20	$49,000	$23.60	-5.5%