New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA: Fashion designers
Number employed: 6,740
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.724
Location quotient: 5.45
Median annual salary: $76,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: Theatrical and performance makeup artists
Number employed: 1,750
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.290
Location quotient: 11.69
Median annual salary: $67,250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI: Occupational therapy aides
Number employed: 2,020
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.440
Location quotient: 8.11
Median annual salary: $26,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: Wellhead pumpers
Number employed: 1,140
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.327
Location quotient: 4.16
Median annual salary: $55,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX: Petroleum engineers
Number employed: 10,950
Employment per 1,000 workers: 3.739
Location quotient: 16.65
Median annual salary: $156,250
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: Political scientists
Number employed: 4,570
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.473
Location quotient: 33.24
Median annual salary: $123,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL: Sailors and marine oilers
Number employed: 2,800
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.092
Location quotient: 5.03
Median annual salary: No estimate given by BLS.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Shampooers
Number employed: 1,350
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.478
Location quotient: 5.11
Median annual salary: $19,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
Number employed: 6,720
Employment per 1,000 workers: 2.566
Location quotient: 4.35
Median annual salary: No estimate given by BLS.
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH: Biochemists and biophysicists
Number employed: 3,820
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.400
Location quotient: 7.29
Median annual salary: $108,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ: Semiconductor processors
Number employed: 1,830
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.925
Location quotient: 5.60
Median annual salary: $34,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: Subway and streetcar operators
Number employed: 2,910
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.227
Location quotient: 14.49
Median annual salary: $61,560
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA: Tapers
Number employed: 1,250
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.872
Location quotient: 6.87
Median annual salary: $55,490
According to the Department of Labor's O*NET occupational database , tapers seal joints between plasterboard or drywall pieces to prepare a wall for painting or papering.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: Metal and plastic model makers
Number employed: 1,110
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.565
Location quotient: 13.85
Median annual salary: $68,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: Tapers
Number employed: 1,300
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.667
Location quotient: 5.26
Median annual salary: $51,310
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: Biomedical engineers
Number employed: 1,240
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.639
Location quotient: 4.53
Median annual salary: $107,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA: Electronics engineers, except computer
Number employed: 6,080
Employment per 1,000 workers: 4.244
Location quotient: 4.48
Median annual salary: $123,130
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: Private detectives and investigators
Number employed: 1,720
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.343
Location quotient: 6.18
Median annual salary: $54,140
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO: Financial clerks, all other
Number employed: 1,670
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.157
Location quotient: 5.11
Median annual salary: $45,940
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: Education administrators, all other
Number employed: 1,550
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.136
Location quotient: 4.48
Median annual salary: $95,920
St. Louis, MO-IL: Financial examiners
Number employed: 1,290
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.953
Location quotient: 2.58
Median annual salary: $70,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
Number employed: 1,640
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.382
Location quotient: 6.37
Median annual salary: $23,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL: Concierges
Number employed: 1,880
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.553
Location quotient: 6.19
Median annual salary: $24,160
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX: Telemarketers
Number employed: 5,720
Employment per 1,000 workers: 5.698
Location quotient: 4.28
Median annual salary: $25,690
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: Semiconductor processors
Number employed: 3,230
Employment per 1,000 workers: 2.789
Location quotient: 16.89
Median annual salary: $35,960
Pittsburgh, PA: Crossing guards
Number employed: 1,630
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.438
Location quotient: 2.68
Median annual salary: $26,690
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA: Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
Number employed: 3,310
Employment per 1,000 workers: 3.449
Location quotient: 8.68
Median annual salary: $50,080
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV: Gaming service workers, all other
Number employed: 2,530
Employment per 1,000 workers: 2.629
Location quotient: 38.80
Median annual salary: $29,600
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: Engine and other machine assemblers
Number employed: 1,180
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.115
Location quotient: 4.21
Median annual salary: $55,570
Kansas City, MO-KS: Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
Number employed: 1,560
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.483
Location quotient: 3.73
Median annual salary: $41,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX: Semiconductor processors
Number employed: 1,090
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.097
Location quotient: 6.65
Median annual salary: $37,620
Columbus, OH: Office machine operators, except computer
Number employed: 1,520
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.469
Location quotient: 3.81
Median annual salary: $26,330
Cleveland-Elyria, OH: Engine and other machine assemblers
Number employed: 1,210
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.173
Location quotient: 4.43
Median annual salary: $56,230
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN: Therapists, all other
Number employed: 1,030
Employment per 1,000 workers: 0.999
Location quotient: 11.85
Median annual salary: $39,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: Computer hardware engineers
Number employed: 9,790
Employment per 1,000 workers: 8.989
Location quotient: 19.19
Median annual salary: $145,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN: Metal and plastic forging machine setters, operators, and tenders
Number employed: 2,110
Employment per 1,000 workers: 2.245
Location quotient: 17.49
Median annual salary: $57,010
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: Ship engineers
Number employed: 1,390
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.871
Location quotient: 33.80
Median annual salary: $59,040
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA: Protective service workers, all other
Number employed: 1,750
Employment per 1,000 workers: 3.077
Location quotient: 3.24
Median annual salary: $32,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI: Print binding and finishing workers
Number employed: 1,500
Employment per 1,000 workers: 1.780
Location quotient: 5.21
Median annual salary: $32,090
Jacksonville, FL: Special education teachers, all other
Number employed: 1,580
Employment per 1,000 workers: 2.367
Location quotient: 8.88
Median annual salary: $55,160
