The table below provides basic occupation employment figures for the Baltimore-Towson MSA. To view a complete breakdown of the area's occupation statistics, [Download XLS] our Occupation Summary, with all detailed occupations by sector and additional data like median hourly and annual wages.
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Employment by Occupation
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Baltimore Metropolotan Area - May 2010
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Earnings
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Occupation
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Employment
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%Total
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Hourly mean wage
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Annual mean wage
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LQ
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Total, all Occupations
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1,238,860
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100.0%
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Architecture and Engineering
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27,880
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2.3%
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$37.46
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$77,910
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1.24
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Arts Design Entertain Sports and Media
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13,780
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1.1%
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$25.61
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$53,270
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0.82
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Building and Grounds Clean and Maint
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37,830
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3.1%
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$12.45
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$25,890
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0.93
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Business and Financial Operations
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74,190
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6.0%
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$34.67
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$72,110
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1.25
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Community and Social Services
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20,690
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1.7%
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$22.12
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$46,000
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1.12
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Computer and Mathematical Science
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44,650
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3.6%
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$40.42
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$84,080
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1.39
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Construction and Extraction
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54,460
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4.4%
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$21.11
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$43,920
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1.10
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Education Training and Library
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86,340
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7.0%
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$27.48
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$57,160
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1.05
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Farming Fishing and Forestry
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920
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0.1%
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$15.15
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$31,510
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0.23
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Food Preparation and Serving Related
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99,520
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8.0%
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$10.59
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$22,020
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0.93
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Healthcare Practitioner and Technical
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81,900
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6.6%
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$37.13
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$77,230
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1.14
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Healthcare Support
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36,290
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2.9%
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$14.71
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$30,590
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0.94
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Installation Maintenance and Repair
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44,940
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3.6%
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$21.78
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$45,290
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0.94
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Legal
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15,530
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1.3%
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$40.39
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$84,020
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1.61
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Life Physical and Social Science
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13,220
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1.1%
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$35.49
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$73,820
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1.27
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Management
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74,100
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6.0%
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$50.30
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$104,630
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1.26
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Office and Administrative Support
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205,120
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16.6%
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$17.29
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$35,970
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0.98
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Personal Care and Service
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29,540
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2.4%
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$13.06
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$27,160
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0.88
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Production
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45,100
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3.6%
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$17.82
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$37,070
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0.56
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Protective Service
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39,230
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3.2%
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$22.10
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$45,970
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1.26
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Sales and Related
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120,850
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9.8%
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$18.31
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$38,080
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0.92
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Transportation and Material Moving
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72,760
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5.9%
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$17.18
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$35,740
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0.87
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Footnotes: SOC code: Standard Occupational Classification code -- see http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm
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LQ stands for Location Quotient, and measures the concentration of occupations in Baltimore MSA compared to national averages. LQ>1 means higher than average concentration, LQ<1 means lower than average concentration. LQ>1.2 are bolded to show very high concentration in the Baltimore MSA
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Data extracted on June 20, 2011
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