Table 8.  States with highest employment and highest employment concentration in selected occupations. May 2009
                                                                                                               
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                     Highest employment                   |             Highest employment concentration          
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                        |           | Employment | Hourly |                     |           | Employment | Hourly 
         State          | Employment| per 1,000  |  mean  |        State        | Employment| per 1,000  |  mean  
                        |           |   jobs (1) |  wage  |                     |           |   jobs (1) |  wage  
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                                                      Cashiers
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                         |          |            |        |                     |           |            |        
California...............|  350,160 |       24.1 | $10.85 |Mississippi..........|    41,660 |       38.0 |  $8.33 
Texas....................|  276,020 |       26.8 |   8.43 |New Hampshire........|    23,040 |       37.2 |   9.15 
Florida..................|  222,710 |       30.3 |   8.83 |Alabama..............|    66,620 |       35.7 |   8.13 
New York ................|  201,030 |       23.7 |   9.47 |Louisiana............|    64,780 |       34.6 |   8.03 
Pennsylvania.............|  152,690 |       27.4 |   8.77 |South Carolina.......|    57,560 |       31.9 |   8.25 
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                            Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
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                         |          |            |        |                     |           |            |        
California ..............|  199,070 |       13.7 | $12.68 |Nevada...............|    28,720 |       24.3 | $12.42 
New York ................|  177,080 |       20.9 |  13.51 |District of Columbia.|    14,600 |       22.9 |  12.06 
Texas....................|  147,670 |       14.4 |   9.79 |Hawaii...............|    12,770 |       21.7 |  12.45 
Florida..................|  112,490 |       15.3 |  10.36 |South Dakota.........|     8,340 |       21.2 |  10.06 
Illinois.................|   96,220 |       16.9 |  12.34 |New York.............|   177,080 |       20.9 |  13.51 
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                                                   Team assemblers
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                         |          |            |        |                     |           |            |        
California ..............|   78,460 |        5.4 | $12.94 |South Carolina.......|    37,460 |       20.8 | $14.93 
Indiana..................|   56,570 |       20.3 |  15.77 |Indiana..............|    56,570 |       20.3 |  15.77 
Illinois.................|   56,340 |        9.9 |  13.40 |Tennessee............|    41,640 |       15.9 |  15.11 
Texas....................|   55,780 |        5.4 |  11.81 |Iowa.................|    22,920 |       15.6 |  14.82 
Ohio.....................|   53,660 |       10.5 |  14.63 |Alabama..............|    29,020 |       15.6 |  16.93 
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                                                 Home health aides
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                         |          |            |        |                     |           |            |        
New York ................|  129,200 |       15.2 | $11.30 |North Carolina.......|    75,990 |       19.5 |  $9.71 
Texas....................|   94,260 |        9.2 |   9.06 |New York.............|   129,200 |       15.2 |  11.30 
North Carolina...........|   75,990 |       19.5 |   9.71 |Minnesota............|    36,760 |       14.0 |  11.22 
Pennsylvania.............|   63,310 |       11.4 |  10.59 |Ohio.................|    61,610 |       12.1 |   9.78 
Ohio.....................|   61,610 |       12.1 |   9.78 |Rhode Island.........|     5,290 |       11.5 |  12.53 
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(1) Represents state employment in selected occupation per 1,000 jobs in state.