Clinical Lab Tech Employment Snapshot for the Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Clinical Lab Tech Employment Snapshot: Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas

	Metropolitan Area		# Employed	Mean Annual Wage
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City		18,400	$72,930
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim		10,050	$65,790
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin		9,030	$56,750
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington		7,500	$56,710
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land		5,840	$55,760
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria		6,880	$62,530
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington		4,630	$61,800
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach		7,950	$53,130
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta		5,490	$56,090
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton		9,810	$61,290
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler		6,280	$50,470
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley		4,380	$76,330
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario		1,190	$64,470
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn		3,730	$54,350
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue		3,540	$67,440
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington		4,220	$60,840
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad		2,820	$61,760
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater		4,030	$50,870
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood		2,960	$61,510
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson		4,080	$55,000
21	St. Louis, MO-IL		4,330	$53,330
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford		2,660	$50,230
23	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia		1,970	$52,410
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels		2,380	$52,030
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro		2,070	$68,480
	National		318,780	$56,910

Data includes clinical lab technologists and technicians
Report Period:  May 2021
Top 25 U.S. Metro areas from 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on April 25, 2022

In 2020, more than 24,500 fatalities in the U.S. were attributed to homicide incidents.  The five-state Great Lakes region accounted for over 4,100 homicide deaths in 2020, or about 16.8% of all homicides in the U.S. that year.  The region's homicide rate of 8.8 deaths per 100,000 population was the second highest regionally in the U.S., with only the Southeast recording a higher homicide death rate.  A closer study of state-level data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides the following details about homicide rates in the Great Lakes region:

Homicide Rates in the Great Lakes Region

State	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
IL	1,353	12,587,530	10.7
IN	620	6,754,953	9.2
MI	811	9,966,555	8.1
OH	1,004	11,693,217	8.6
WI	334	5,832,655	5.7
Region	4,122	46,834,910	8.8
U.S.	24,576	329,484,123	7.5

(*) number of homicide deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 25, 2022

Pharmacy Technician Employment Snapshot for the Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Pharmacy Technician Employment Snapshot: Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas

	Metropolitan Area		# Employed	Mean Annual Wage
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City		21,060	$39,970
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim		13,770	$48,010
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin		16,760	$38,100
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington		9,930	$38,880
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land		8,650	$39,990
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria		5,570	$40,910
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington		10,480	$37,020
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach		9,250	$37,470
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta		7,110	$35,390
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton		6,440	$41,430
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler		7,600	$39,350
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley		4,280	$59,340
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario		3,870	$46,580
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn		6,740	$36,650
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue		4,290	$48,850
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington		4,510	$44,150
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad		3,230	$48,960
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater		5,720	$35,710
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood		3,440	$41,840
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson		3,490	$37,450
21	St. Louis, MO-IL		4,810	$35,240
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford		5,160	$35,200
23	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia		3,170	$36,020
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels		3,270	$39,150
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro		2,700	$47,180
	National		436,630	$37,970

Report Period:  May 2021
Top 25 U.S. Metro areas from 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on April 25, 2022

Healthcare Social Worker Employment Snapshot for the Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas

Healthcare Social Worker Employment Snapshot: Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas

	Metropolitan Area		# Employed	Mean Annual Wage
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City		17,750	$65,890
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim		4,320	$81,660
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin		3,710	$62,870
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington		3,240	$67,020
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land		2,690	$65,140
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria		2,010	$70,730
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington		3,210	$64,820
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach		2,860	$62,210
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta		2,460	$58,620
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton		6,150	$66,440
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler		2,640	$61,950
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley		1,920	$98,340
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario		1,260	$75,270
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn		2,390	$58,930
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue		2,360	$77,660
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington		2,360	$63,310
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad		1,070	$76,400
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater		1,570	$56,570
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood		2,000	$60,480
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson		1,880	$64,060
21	St. Louis, MO-IL		2,250	$52,270
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford		880	$56,240
23	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia		710	$62,040
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels		1,020	$64,270
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro		1,260	$80,870
	National		173,860	$62,310

Report Period:  May 2021
Top 25 U.S. Metro areas from 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on April 23, 2022

In 2020, homicides accounted for more than 24,500 deaths in the United States.  The six-state New England region accounted for 413 homicide deaths, or about 1.7% of all 2020 U.S. homicide deaths.  At 2.8 deaths per 100,000 population, New England had the lowest homicide death rate of any U.S. region in 2020.  Further examination of state-level data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics details the following about homicide rates in New England:

Homicide Rates in New England

State	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
CT	152	3,557,006	4.3
MA	183	6,893,574	2.7
ME	21	1,350,141	1.6
NH	14	1,366,275	**
RI	29	1,057,125	2.7
VT	14	623,347	**
Region	413	14,847,468	2.8
U.S.	24,576	329,484,123	7.5

(*) number of homicide deaths per 100,000 population
(**) rates are deemed unreliable when fewer than 20 deaths are recorded

Report Period: 2020

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 23, 2022

Nurse Practitioner Employment Snapshot for the Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas

Nurse Practitioner Employment Snapshot: Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas

	Metropolitan Area		# Employed	Mean Annual Wage
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City		15,060	$141,010
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim		5,490	$144,930
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin		4,960	$122,950
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington		4,960	$115,510
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land		3,810	$123,810
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria		3,290	$122,870
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington		3,800	$121,370
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach		3,710	$105,250
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta		3,680	$113,410
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton		5,610	$132,070
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler		3,550	$120,980
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley		2,550	$177,160
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario		1,300	$145,250
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn		2,500	$109,250
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue		2,210	$137,830
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington		2,340	$125,940
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad		2,110	$130,240
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater		2,920	$97,960
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood		2,010	$115,560
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson		2,120	$113,620
21	St. Louis, MO-IL		3,090	$105,390
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford		1,690	$104,010
23	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia		1,630	$115,010
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels		1,890	$117,640
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro		1,180	$127,990
	National		234,690	$118,040

Report Period:  May 2021
Top 25 U.S. Metro areas from 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on April 23, 2022

Dental Hygienist Employment Snapshot for the Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas

Dental Hygienist Employment Snapshot: Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas

	Metropolitan Area		# Employed	Mean Annual Wage
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City		9,570	$91,530
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim		10,150	$104,840
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin		6,960	$79,540
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington		4,440	$75,660
5	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land		2,340	$78,030
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria		4,360	$88,820
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington		4,790	$83,000
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach		2,160	$73,360
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta		2,410	$79,660
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton		3,980	$87,680
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler		2,370	$84,540
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley		3,270	$119,320
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario		1,040	$107,330
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn		3,360	$66,430
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue		4,260	$111,600
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington		3,310	$81,470
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad		1,870	$102,810
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater		1,910	$74,530
19	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood		1,790	$90,570
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson		1,910	$90,800
21	St. Louis, MO-IL		1,430	$73,280
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford		1,880	$74,440
23	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia		1,780	$78,350
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels		870	$77,520
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro		2,330	$98,180
	National		207,190	$81,360

Report Period:  May 2021
Top 25 U.S. Metro areas from 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on April 23, 2022

In 2020, over 24,500 deaths in the U.S. were attributed to homicide incidents.  The five-state Rocky Mountain region accounted for 563 of all 2020 homicide deaths in the United States.  The region's homicide rate of 4.5 deaths per 100,000 population was the second lowest regionally in the U.S., with only New England recording a lower homicide death rate.  A review of state-level data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides the following details about homicide rates in the Rocky Mountain region:

Homicide Rates in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
CO	336	5,807,719	5.8
ID	42	1,826,913	2.3
MT	65	1,080,577	6.0
UT	95	3,249,879	2.9
WY	25	582,328	4.3
Region	563	12,547,416	4.5
U.S.	24,576	329,484,123	7.5

(*) number of homicide deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 20, 2022