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Rail Car Repairers
$53K
$45K
$42K
Riggers
$51K
$43K
$40K
Refractory Materials Repairers
$47K
$39K
$37K
Finally, if you are on a golden goose chase hunt, the top 10 job-city pairs by purchasing power are shown
in the table below. Location quotient refers to how many such workers are in a given location relative to
that occupation nationally. A number above 1 means a higher concentration of such workers in a city,
and below 1, a lower concentration.
Job
City
State
Gross
pay
Net
pay
Purchasing
power
Location
Electrical Power-Line Installers/Repairers
Kennewick, WA
WA
$88K
$72K
$74K
1.3
Electrical Power-Line Installers/Repairers
Spokane, WA
WA
Electrical Power-Line Installers/Repairers
Wenatchee, WA
WA
$85K
$70K
$72K
0.7
$85K
$70K
$72K
3.5
Millwrights
Kennewick, WA
WA
$84K
$69K
$71K
1.6
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Yakima, WA
WA
$82K
$67K
$71K
0.3
Elevator Installers and Repairers
Peoria, IL
IL
$81K
$63K
$69K
2.4
Electrical Power-Line Installers/Repairers
Bellingham, WA
WA
$83K
$68K
$68K
1.3
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Rockford, IL
IL
$79K
$62K
$67K
0.6
Electrical Power-Line Installers/Repairers
Springfield, IL
IL
$79K
$62K
$67K
0.8
Electricians
Rockford, IL
IL
$76K
$60K
$65K
1.1