Job Numbers and Growth Nationally, there are 502,000 pipefitters and plumbers. The occupation is characterized by a high joblessness level. The unemployment rate for employees was 5% in 2006. Area Job Conditions Looking at pipefitters and plumbers per capita, Pascagoula (Mississippi), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), and Kokomo (Indiana) rise to the top of the list. Hickory (North Carolina), Erie (Pennsylvania), and Utica (New York) have the fewest per capita. The highest salaries for workers are in and around Trenton (New Jersey), Kokomo (Indiana), and Atlantic City (New Jersey). The lowest-paying areas are Wheeling (West Virginia), Brownsville (Texas), and Montgomery (Alabama). Training and Education Successful employees find it useful to have long-term on-the-job training. According to recent surveys, 4% of pipefitters and plumbers had received a degree. Workers with some schooling beyond high school, but not a college degree, total about 29%. A high school degree was all that was needed for 68% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment Pipefitters and plumbers working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 3% of the total. If you have this occupation and work on your own rather than for another company, you are part of the 12% of workers who do so.
Pipefitters And Plumbers by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anniston | $37,000 | 70 | -49% | | Auburn | $34,000 | 100 | -23% | | Birmingham | $37,000 | 1,750 | +0% | | Decatur | $42,000 | 230 | +44% | | Dothan | $43,000 | 90 | -50% | | Florence | $51,000 | 170 | +14% | | Gadsden | $32,000 | 120 | +26% | | Huntsville | $38,000 | 580 | -14% | | Mobile | $36,000 | 1,250 | +111% | | Montgomery | $39,000 | 410 | -26% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $67,000 | 710 | +37% | | Fairbanks | $60,000 | 260 | +183% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Flagstaff | $37,000 | 160 | -2% | | Kingman | $41,000 | 190 | +26% | | Phoenix | $41,000 | 7,410 | +18% | | Prescott | $40,000 | 360 | +94% | | Tucson | $40,000 | 1,250 | +2% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $37,000 | 590 | -8% | | Fort Smith | $33,000 | 380 | +2% | | Jonesboro | $37,000 | 100 | -31% | | Little Rock | $39,000 | 1,150 | +2% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $49,000 | 900 | +3% | | Chico | $47,000 | 150 | -28% | | El Centro | $48,000 | 90 | -40% | | Fresno | $48,000 | 840 | -24% | | Hanford | $56,000 | 90 | +12% | | Madera | $35,000 | 90 | -13% | | Merced | $40,000 | 200 | +18% | | Modesto | $54,000 | 520 | -2% | | Napa | $47,000 | 120 | -38% | | Oakland | $66,000 | 3,690 | +6% | | Oxnard | $45,000 | 1,390 | +41% | | Riverside | $42,000 | 4,350 | +1% | | Sacramento | $51,000 | 3,320 | +11% | | Salinas | | 190 | -62% | | San Diego | $53,000 | 5,060 | +12% | | San Francisco | $65,000 | 3,170 | -6% | | San Jose | $73,000 | 2,730 | -12% | | San Luis Obispo | $51,000 | 260 | -16% | | Santa Ana | $49,000 | 5,040 | -2% | | Santa Barbara | $50,000 | 650 | +20% | | Santa Cruz | $55,000 | 480 | +78% | | Santa Rosa | $67,000 | 740 | +24% | | Stockton | $48,000 | 460 | -34% | | Vallejo | $56,000 | 480 | +24% | | Visalia | $41,000 | 440 | +3% | | Yuba City | $63,000 | 260 | +134% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Colorado Springs | $45,000 | 990 | +20% | | Denver | $47,000 | 4,690 | +11% | | Fort Collins | $49,000 | 730 | +91% | | Grand Junction | $42,000 | 460 | +174% | | Greeley | $46,000 | 530 | +133% | | Pueblo | $44,000 | 130 | -18% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $57,000 | 1,270 | -13% | | Danbury | $53,000 | 130 | -40% | | Hartford | $59,000 | 1,630 | -16% | | New Haven | $61,000 | 1,190 | +29% | | Norwich | $51,000 | 620 | +58% | | Waterbury | $49,000 | 160 | -22% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Dover | $50,000 | 130 | -20% | | Wilmington | $53,000 | 1,240 | +14% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $52,000 | 8,530 | +9% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cape Coral | $39,000 | 1,530 | +124% | | Deltona | $32,000 | 850 | +71% | | Fort Lauderdale | $42,000 | 2,170 | -12% | | Fort Walton Beach | $37,000 | 200 | -13% | | Gainesville | $34,000 | 320 | -11% | | Jacksonville | $37,000 | 2,270 | +12% | | Lakeland | $38,000 | 290 | -54% | | Miami | $42,000 | 2,600 | -22% | | Naples | $44,000 | 880 | +132% | | Ocala | $36,000 | 390 | +33% | | Orlando | $35,000 | 3,560 | +1% | | Palm Bay | $40,000 | 550 | -14% | | Panama City | $34,000 | 350 | +68% | | Pensacola | $34,000 | 550 | +15% | | Port St Lucie | $37,000 | 580 | +45% | | Punta Gorda | $42,000 | 100 | -12% | | Sarasota | $39,000 | 1,160 | +35% | | Sebastian | $39,000 | 110 | -22% | | Tallahassee | $36,000 | 350 | -33% | | Tampa | $35,000 | 2,650 | -35% | | West Palm Beach | $38,000 | 1,880 | +5% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $30,000 | 170 | -7% | | Athens | $35,000 | 180 | -21% | | Atlanta | $43,000 | 6,230 | -22% | | Augusta | $33,000 | 840 | +26% | | Brunswick | $33,000 | 130 | +7% | | Columbus | $34,000 | 270 | -21% | | Dalton | $33,000 | 110 | -53% | | Gainesville | $39,000 | 250 | +18% | | Hinesville | $33,000 | 70 | +112% | | Macon | $44,000 | 170 | -45% | | Rome | $45,000 | 40 | -61% | | Savannah | $36,000 | 440 | -8% | | Valdosta | $36,000 | 190 | +15% | | Warner Robins | $39,000 | 160 | +10% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $53,000 | 1,700 | +17% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $43,000 | 640 | -28% | | Lewiston | $46,000 | 110 | +78% | | Pocatello | $37,000 | 40 | -52% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $43,000 | 210 | -1% | | Champaign | $70,000 | 300 | +3% | | Chicago | $75,000 | 12,450 | -4% | | Decatur | $60,000 | 460 | +237% | | Kankakee | $67,000 | 60 | -44% | | Peoria | $65,000 | 670 | +22% | | Rockford | $66,000 | 490 | +1% | | Springfield | $60,000 | 160 | -50% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anderson | $50,000 | 200 | +76% | | Bloomington | $54,000 | 350 | +69% | | Columbus | | 70 | -43% | | Elkhart | $50,000 | 580 | +42% | | Evansville | $51,000 | 1,990 | +254% | | Fort Wayne | $53,000 | 1,170 | +69% | | Gary | $68,000 | 1,680 | +83% | | Indianapolis | $48,000 | 3,830 | +27% | | Lafayette | $40,000 | 100 | -57% | | Michigan City | $51,000 | 240 | +94% | | Muncie | $48,000 | 70 | -47% | | South Bend | $53,000 | 410 | -5% | | Terre Haute | | 230 | +9% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cedar Rapids | $43,000 | 640 | +50% | | Davenport | $47,000 | 760 | +28% | | Des Moines | $46,000 | 1,100 | +1% | | Iowa City | $59,000 | 150 | -31% | | Sioux City | $46,000 | 540 | +150% | | Waterloo | $42,000 | 270 | +3% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawrence | $44,000 | 90 | -31% | | Topeka | $53,000 | 350 | +1% | | Wichita | $44,000 | 900 | -11% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bowling Green | $51,000 | 100 | -41% | | Lexington | $42,000 | 850 | +7% | | Louisville | $51,000 | 2,720 | +31% | | Owensboro | $43,000 | 250 | +78% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Alexandria | $45,000 | 170 | -4% | | Baton Rouge | $47,000 | 4,410 | +260% | | Houma | $37,000 | 800 | +172% | | Lafayette | $38,000 | 490 | +6% | | Lake Charles | $45,000 | 660 | +147% | | Monroe | $41,000 | 270 | +13% | | New Orleans | $40,000 | 2,650 | +55% | | Shreveport | $45,000 | 530 | -7% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bangor | $39,000 | 240 | +25% | | Lewiston | $36,000 | 140 | -3% | | Portland | $39,000 | 720 | +9% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $49,000 | 5,280 | +20% | | Bethesda | $49,000 | 2,640 | +38% | | Cumberland | $32,000 | 40 | -60% | | Hagerstown | $36,000 | 320 | +4% | | Salisbury | $35,000 | 180 | +17% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $55,000 | 460 | +47% | | Boston | $64,000 | 5,610 | -4% | | Brockton | $39,000 | 310 | +13% | | Framingham | $57,000 | 350 | -33% | | Haverhill | $48,000 | 400 | +70% | | Lawrence | $53,000 | 90 | -47% | | Leominster | $52,000 | 90 | -38% | | Lowell | $51,000 | 400 | +5% | | Pittsfield | $51,000 | 100 | +8% | | Springfield | $53,000 | 910 | -8% | | Taunton | $56,000 | 150 | +12% | | Worcester | $50,000 | 730 | -10% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $65,000 | 550 | +3% | | Bay City | $50,000 | 60 | -39% | | Detroit | $67,000 | 1,860 | -22% | | Flint | $55,000 | 540 | +24% | | Grand Rapids | $50,000 | 1,100 | -13% | | Jackson | $57,000 | 120 | -21% | | Kalamazoo | $62,000 | 920 | +113% | | Lansing | $55,000 | 600 | -4% | | Monroe | $60,000 | 210 | +86% | | Niles | $41,000 | 150 | -19% | | Warren | $60,000 | 3,030 | -22% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $51,000 | 420 | +4% | | Minneapolis | $67,000 | 5,140 | -15% | | St Cloud | $45,000 | 380 | +19% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $33,000 | 450 | +32% | | Hattiesburg | $31,000 | 300 | +78% | | Jackson | $31,000 | 1,090 | +31% | | Pascagoula | $49,000 | 700 | +412% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $37,000 | 330 | +31% | | Jefferson City | $47,000 | 350 | +69% | | Joplin | $46,000 | 260 | +6% | | Kansas City | $56,000 | 2,830 | -19% | | Springfield | $46,000 | 690 | +9% | | St Joseph | $49,000 | 210 | +43% | | St Louis | $63,000 | 4,690 | +3% |
Montana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Billings | $46,000 | 380 | +54% | | Great Falls | $44,000 | 110 | +14% | | Missoula | $53,000 | 270 | +77% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $43,000 | 340 | -35% | | Omaha | $54,000 | 2,150 | +39% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Las Vegas | $56,000 | 4,970 | +59% | | Reno | $64,000 | 660 | -2% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $49,000 | 510 | +56% | | Nashua | $48,000 | 370 | -16% | | Portsmouth | $46,000 | 270 | +61% | | Rochester | $44,000 | 80 | -53% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlantic City | $67,000 | 300 | -37% | | Camden | $63,000 | 1,800 | +1% | | Edison | $65,000 | 1,720 | -51% | | Newark | $56,000 | 2,620 | -23% | | Ocean City | $55,000 | 220 | +85% | | Trenton | $72,000 | 440 | -37% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $43,000 | 1,760 | +36% | | Farmington | $40,000 | 210 | +36% | | Las Cruces | $36,000 | 160 | -13% | | Santa Fe | $33,000 | 190 | +0% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $55,000 | 1,620 | +11% | | Binghamton | $52,000 | 150 | -55% | | Buffalo | $48,000 | 1,430 | -21% | | Elmira | $51,000 | 70 | -30% | | Glens Falls | $50,000 | 150 | -3% | | Ithaca | $53,000 | 140 | +15% | | Kingston | $50,000 | 220 | +24% | | Nassau | $64,000 | 5,350 | +26% | | New York | $61,000 | 13,630 | -21% | | Poughkeepsie | $53,000 | 660 | -16% | | Rochester | $49,000 | 1,380 | -18% | | Syracuse | $41,000 | 1,000 | -2% | | Utica | $40,000 | 130 | -68% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $38,000 | 500 | -13% | | Burlington | $31,000 | 320 | +83% | | Charlotte | $37,000 | 2,610 | -13% | | Durham | $40,000 | 510 | -43% | | Fayetteville | $39,000 | 430 | +12% | | Goldsboro | $34,000 | 90 | -16% | | Greensboro | $38,000 | 920 | -26% | | Greenville | $38,000 | 70 | -68% | | Hickory | $35,000 | 210 | -60% | | Raleigh | $41,000 | 1,470 | -14% | | Rocky Mount | $31,000 | 200 | +15% | | Wilmington | $35,000 | 710 | +54% | | Winston Salem | $38,000 | 450 | -36% |
North Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bismarck | $38,000 | 140 | -16% | | Fargo | $44,000 | 380 | +4% | | Grand Forks | $43,000 | 100 | -29% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $47,000 | 720 | -36% | | Canton | $42,000 | 610 | +9% | | Cincinnati | $47,000 | 3,290 | -6% | | Cleveland | $56,000 | 2,440 | -32% | | Columbus | $46,000 | 2,070 | -34% | | Dayton | $48,000 | 1,000 | -23% | | Mansfield | $58,000 | 160 | +5% | | Sandusky | $59,000 | 100 | +1% | | Springfield | $48,000 | 120 | -12% | | Toledo | $60,000 | 1,120 | +8% | | Youngstown | $48,000 | 810 | +6% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawton | $39,000 | 150 | +43% | | Tulsa | $38,000 | 1,720 | +18% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bend | $47,000 | 350 | +69% | | Corvallis | $55,000 | 90 | +5% | | Eugene | $58,000 | 340 | -29% | | Medford | $58,000 | 210 | -19% | | Portland | $63,000 | 3,520 | +1% | | Salem | $42,000 | 570 | +19% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $64,000 | 680 | -39% | | Altoona | $49,000 | 100 | -44% | | Erie | $44,000 | 230 | -42% | | Harrisburg | $49,000 | 770 | -26% | | Lancaster | $42,000 | 690 | -11% | | Lebanon | $54,000 | 120 | -10% | | Philadelphia | $60,000 | 4,790 | -25% | | Pittsburgh | $55,000 | 3,780 | -2% | | Reading | $56,000 | 380 | -28% | | Scranton | $45,000 | 250 | -70% | | State College | $40,000 | 190 | +14% | | Williamsport | $35,000 | 170 | +14% | | York | $41,000 | 560 | -4% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $54,000 | 2,170 | +14% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anderson | $33,000 | 240 | +34% | | Charleston | $35,000 | 980 | +2% | | Columbia | $37,000 | 1,490 | +28% | | Florence | $35,000 | 240 | -7% | | Greenville | $36,000 | 940 | -7% | | Myrtle Beach | $33,000 | 430 | +15% | | Spartanburg | $40,000 | 520 | +34% | | Sumter | $31,000 | 160 | +63% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Rapid City | $36,000 | 320 | +71% | | Sioux Falls | $39,000 | 460 | +5% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $40,000 | 770 | +1% | | Johnson City | $30,000 | 220 | -3% | | Kingsport | $30,000 | 170 | -53% | | Knoxville | $34,000 | 870 | -22% | | Memphis | $39,000 | 1,940 | -7% | | Nashville | $39,000 | 2,310 | -10% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Abilene | $39,000 | 90 | -51% | | Amarillo | $38,000 | 240 | -23% | | Austin | $47,000 | 2,350 | -8% | | Beaumont | $40,000 | 1,060 | +110% | | Brownsville | $27,000 | 220 | -44% | | College Station | $35,000 | 270 | +15% | | Corpus Christi | $39,000 | 1,150 | +102% | | Dallas | $45,000 | 5,290 | -26% | | El Paso | $33,000 | 640 | -26% | | Fort Worth | $43,000 | 2,010 | -31% | | Houston | $45,000 | 10,250 | +17% | | Killeen | $36,000 | 370 | -2% | | Laredo | $35,000 | 230 | -9% | | Longview | $46,000 | 200 | -31% | | Lubbock | $32,000 | 320 | -16% | | Mcallen | $27,000 | 340 | -52% | | Midland | $34,000 | 150 | -24% | | Odessa | $40,000 | 410 | +146% | | San Angelo | $39,000 | 140 | +21% | | San Antonio | $40,000 | 2,790 | -2% | | Sherman | $36,000 | 100 | -11% | | Texarkana | $35,000 | 50 | -69% | | Tyler | $38,000 | 110 | -61% | | Wichita Falls | $41,000 | 170 | 0% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Logan | $39,000 | 180 | +35% | | Ogden | $44,000 | 960 | +48% | | Provo | $50,000 | 900 | +69% | | Salt Lake City | $42,000 | 2,580 | +23% | | St George | $42,000 | 250 | +77% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $43,000 | 460 | +34% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Blacksburg | $36,000 | 200 | +10% | | Charlottesville | $41,000 | 320 | +11% | | Danville | $36,000 | 260 | +167% | | Harrisonburg | $38,000 | 470 | +196% | | Lynchburg | $30,000 | 340 | +9% | | Richmond | $41,000 | 2,540 | +26% | | Roanoke | $36,000 | 430 | -15% | | Virginia Beach | $40,000 | 4,960 | +95% | | Winchester | $44,000 | 170 | +11% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bellingham | $53,000 | 710 | +192% | | Bremerton | $56,000 | 720 | +183% | | Kennewick | $58,000 | 670 | +143% | | Mount Vernon | $53,000 | 250 | +94% | | Seattle | $58,000 | 5,290 | +9% | | Spokane | $49,000 | 540 | -21% | | Tacoma | $57,000 | 1,250 | +41% | | Wenatchee | $40,000 | 190 | +67% | | Yakima | $47,000 | 280 | +15% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $51,000 | 790 | +71% | | Huntington | $44,000 | 480 | +35% | | Morgantown | $38,000 | 90 | -33% | | Weirton | $41,000 | 60 | -50% | | Wheeling | $33,000 | 160 | -15% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Appleton | $57,000 | 850 | +137% | | Eau Claire | $59,000 | 160 | -31% | | Fond | $61,000 | 360 | +186% | | Green Bay | $55,000 | 570 | +6% | | Janesville | $62,000 | 210 | +8% | | La Crosse | $53,000 | 230 | +11% | | Madison | $64,000 | 1,070 | -3% | | Milwaukee | $62,000 | 2,220 | -22% | | Oshkosh | $63,000 | 240 | -7% | | Racine | $64,000 | 140 | -40% | | Sheboygan | $56,000 | 150 | -11% | | Wausau | $56,000 | 360 | +78% |
Wyoming | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Casper | $46,000 | 180 | +67% | | Cheyenne | $34,000 | 280 | +126% |
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