2010 Bureau Of Labor Statistics Salary And Employment Data For Veterinary Technicians In South Carolina
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Area Cross State Estimates South Carolina Major Metropolitan Estimates Charleston – North Charleston – Summerville Columbia Greenville – Mauldin – Easley Myrtle Beach – North Myrtle Beach – Conway Spartanburg
Total Employment
Employment Per 1000 **
Location Quotient **
Average Hourly Wage
Average Annual Wage
1,170
0.67
1.06
$14.23
$29,600
290 230 230 40 **
1.07 0.7 0.79 0.33 **
1.7 1.12 1.26 0.53 **
$16.24 $13.48 $15.36 $12.41 $12.20
$33,780 $28,050 $31,950 $25,820 $27,460
** Employment Per 1000 ** Location Quotient
The number of jobs (employment) in the given occupation per 1000 jobs in the given area A Location Quotient for an industry is the simple ratio of the percentage of local employment in the industry divided by the percentage of national employment in the industry. For an industry to be highly specialized, the location quotient should be higher than 1.4. A location quotient between 0.7 and 1.4 is considered medium concentration, whilst a location quotient below 0.7 is considered to have a low concentration.