Highest concentration of health and safety engineers

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States with the highest concentration of health and safety engineers
(excluding mining)

State Employment Annual mean wage Employment per
thousand workers
Alaska 160 $89,350 0.503
West Virginia 300 $62,970 0.422
Louisiana 740 $60,100 0.393
New Mexico 310 $78,470 0.388
South Carolina 540 $68,290 0.300

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2009


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of health and safety engineers
(excluding mining)

Metropolitan area Employment Annual mean wage Employment per
thousand workers
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 100 $95,150 1.007
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 140 $73,290 0.875
Evansville, IN-KY 130 $80,700 0.796
Lafayette, LA 110 $43,050 0.781
Baton Rouge, LA 230 $66,940 0.631

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2009

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