Groundman (Line Apprentice): metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Wheeling, WV-OH	$64,620	40	1.1	1.46
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$55,100	430	0.62	0.66
Twin Falls, ID	$51,490	70	2.12	1.13
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$51,000	70	0.92	0.82
Longview-Kelso, WA	$50,230	30	1.22	0.87
Madison, WI	$50,170	230	0.93	0.86
Napa, CA	$50,150	30	0.68	0.91
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$48,580	660	0.67	0.78
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$48,000	50	0.76	0.88
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$47,460	1,010	0.69	0.64
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$47,350	90	0.75	0.83
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,020	1,150	0.98	0.90
Chambersburg, PA	$46,950	40	1.18	0.99
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$46,840	150	1.53	0.91
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$46,820	50	1.18	1.02
Vallejo, CA	$46,730	90	0.97	0.80
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$46,320	110	2.37	0.80
Merced, CA	$46,220	60	1.31	0.98
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$46,200	40	0.49	0.91
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,190	490	0.38	0.64
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,060	1,030	0.71	0.90
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$46,010	80	0.73	0.83
Enid, OK	$45,940	60	4.14	1.13
Anchorage, AK	$45,810	300	2.77	0.76
Urban Honolulu, HI	$45,790	430	1.58	0.80
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$45,760	850	0.51	0.69
Pittsfield, MA	$45,750	40	1.12	0.88
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$45,680	290	1.15	0.74
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$45,600	660	0.55	0.77
Bellingham, WA	$45,560	60	1.05	0.79
Syracuse, NY	$45,270	160	0.86	0.85
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$45,260	740	0.78	0.77
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$45,260	1,670	0.86	0.64
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$45,240	220	0.5	0.84
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$45,190	2,770	0.72	0.81
Spartanburg, SC	$45,110	290	2.82	0.95
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$45,080	80	1.91	0.97
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$45,070	40	0.62	0.71
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$44,920	580	0.78	0.74
Reading, PA	$44,800	80	0.78	0.91
Appleton, WI	$44,790	90	1.24	0.90
Fairbanks-College, AK	$44,760	100	4.42	0.72
Salem, OR	$44,730	130	1.1	0.81
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$44,530	100	0.49	0.90
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$44,360	210	0.41	0.80
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$44,340	50	0.6	0.92
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$44,340	80	0.68	0.92
Fresno, CA	$44,320	230	0.79	0.94
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$44,140	30	0.96	0.90
Salinas, CA	$44,130	110	0.99	0.93
Columbus, OH	$44,050	360	0.53	0.86
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$44,050	30	0.4	0.77
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$43,950	40	0.49	0.94
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$43,900	40	0.24	0.91
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$43,870	5,700	0.98	0.71
Portland-South Portland, ME	$43,710	100	0.58	0.77
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$43,580	100	0.74	0.83
Albany, OR	$43,470	60	2.19	0.87
Bend, OR	$43,390	110	1.6	0.80
Modesto, CA	$43,360	140	1.15	0.86
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$43,320	210	0.58	0.91
Niles, MI	$43,320	30	0.92	0.94
Bozeman, MT	$43,190	40	0.82	0.79
Ogden, UT	$43,180	60	0.36	0.88
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$42,930	140	1.11	0.76
Duluth, MN-WI	$42,860	40	0.46	0.86
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$42,800	130	0.72	0.87
Glens Falls, NY	$42,790	40	1.14	0.87
Peoria, IL	$42,690	60	0.55	0.86
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$42,680	100	0.8	0.83
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$42,670	60	1.22	0.88
New Haven, CT	$42,630	120	0.67	0.71
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$42,630	40	0.72	0.79
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$42,630	1,440	0.81	0.78
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$42,470	200	0.98	0.89
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$42,430	550	0.83	0.71
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$42,420	230	0.91	0.82
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$42,370	780	0.93	0.72
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$42,360	260	0.95	0.72
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$42,230	390	1.05	0.70
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$42,230	50	0.71	0.87
Rochester, NY	$42,120	360	1.18	0.82
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$42,080	1,590	1.51	0.87
Greeley, CO	$41,930	70	0.97	0.76
Utica-Rome, NY	$41,930	50	0.72	0.86
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$41,850	160	1.67	0.84
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$41,770	40	0.51	0.73
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$41,740	180	0.92	0.79
Cleveland, OH	$41,680	300	0.47	0.83
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$41,630	1,170	1.41	0.83
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$41,630	90	0.41	0.83
Lexington Park, MD	$41,630	60	1.35	0.65
Grand Junction, CO	$41,600	70	1.7	0.86
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$41,600	570	1.13	0.81
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$41,590	820	1.21	0.83
Colorado Springs, CO	$41,510	100	0.51	0.79
Farmington, NM	$41,470	80	2.68	0.91
Fargo, ND-MN	$41,430	30	0.38	0.81
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$41,060	190	1.12	0.81
Midland, TX	$41,040	250	3.34	0.75
Visalia, CA	$41,040	80	0.77	0.91
Kingston, NY	$41,010	50	1.36	0.82
Morristown, TN	$40,960	30	1.13	0.93
Kansas City, MO-KS	$40,850	260	0.39	0.80
St. Louis, MO-IL	$40,840	280	0.34	0.82
Chico, CA	$40,820	30	0.71	0.85
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$40,560	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.74
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$40,490	240	0.35	0.81
Ann Arbor, MI	$40,470	60	0.45	0.73
Harrisonburg, VA	$40,470	60	1.37	0.88
Wichita, KS	$40,440	60	0.34	0.85
Asheville, NC	$40,420	130	1.17	0.86
Rockford, IL	$40,340	30	0.39	0.86
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$40,290	40	0.8	0.86
Canton-Massillon, OH	$40,110	60	0.58	0.88
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$40,040	280	1.52	0.86
Odessa, TX	$39,970	180	3.66	0.82
Jackson, TN	$39,920	80	1.47	0.89
Salisbury, MD	$39,880	50	1.39	0.82
Yakima, WA	$39,840	40	0.72	0.83
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$39,720	180	1.72	0.83
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$39,700	500	1.33	0.85
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$39,670	40	0.83	0.82
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$39,580	260	0.79	0.78
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$39,560	60	0.73	0.83
Gainesville, FL	$39,550	60	0.59	0.84
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$39,550	170	1.45	0.86
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$39,510	1,130	1.42	0.69
Billings, MT	$39,430	90	1.48	0.80
Jacksonville, FL	$39,430	490	1.04	0.81
Medford, OR	$39,360	60	1.05	0.79
Pueblo, CO	$39,350	30	0.86	0.80
Winston-Salem, NC	$39,350	200	1.18	0.85
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$39,310	100	1	0.83
Dover, DE	$39,310	60	1.33	0.84
Redding, CA	$39,270	60	1.38	0.80
Kenosha, WI	$39,260	40	0.97	0.81
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$39,200	120	0.81	0.62
Columbia, SC	$39,170	350	1.42	0.84
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$39,130	1,510	0.85	0.76
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$39,120	40	0.57	0.80
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$39,080	340	0.5	0.79
Richmond, VA	$39,050	550	1.36	0.76
Erie, PA	$39,040	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.88
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$39,010	60	0.51	0.80
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$38,990	1,460	0.84	0.80
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$38,830	230	0.55	0.80
Boise City, ID	$38,800	180	0.75	0.79
Burlington, NC	$38,760	130	3.09	0.88
Homosassa Springs, FL	$38,760	30	1.5	0.94
Punta Gorda, FL	$38,760	50	1.52	0.85
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$38,730	1,430	0.52	0.71
Lancaster, PA	$38,720	110	0.68	0.80
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$38,680	710	1.55	0.74
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$38,670	100	1.9	0.88
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,670	260	1.25	0.82
Santa Fe, NM	$38,650	30	0.9	0.79
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$38,620	280	2.77	0.79
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$38,620	90	1.95	0.80
Tucson, AZ	$38,610	280	1.18	0.81
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$38,610	40	0.42	0.88
Vineland, NJ	$38,590	70	1.83	0.80
Akron, OH	$38,560	90	0.46	0.79
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$38,470	100	0.43	0.79
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$38,470	670	0.75	0.79
Green Bay, WI	$38,430	80	0.78	0.77
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$38,380	30	0.63	0.81
Williamsport, PA	$38,380	30	1.02	0.83
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$38,370	50	0.78	0.81
Springfield, MA	$38,370	110	0.9	0.74
Mobile, AL	$38,280	230	2.16	0.81
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,250	4,150	1.67	0.74
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$38,210	60	1.89	0.80
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$38,190	280	2.78	0.85
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38,160	100	1.16	0.77
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$38,050	70	0.43	0.82
Huntsville, AL	$38,040	140	0.88	0.74
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$38,030	340	1.28	0.82
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$38,030	70	0.76	0.85
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$38,030	110	0.6	0.78
Binghamton, NY	$38,010	90	1.5	0.77
Sheboygan, WI	$37,910	60	1.54	0.73
Baton Rouge, LA	$37,840	740	2.95	0.78
Florence, SC	$37,840	60	1.15	0.87
Savannah, GA	$37,830	110	0.93	0.80
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$37,810	720	1.53	0.76
Greenville, NC	$37,780	60	1.3	0.81
Port St. Lucie, FL	$37,750	90	0.9	0.81
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$37,700	120	1.26	0.83
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$37,640	140	0.86	0.82
Barnstable Town, MA	$37,620	90	1.49	0.67
Worcester, MA	$37,550	240	1.14	0.65
Pittsburgh, PA	$37,540	440	0.64	0.76
Birmingham, AL	$37,470	400	1.25	0.78
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$37,470	4,440	2.19	0.76
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,470	730	0.84	0.80
Albuquerque, NM	$37,410	260	1.05	0.78
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$37,370	220	1.05	0.62
Winchester, VA-WV	$37,360	50	1.22	0.79
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$37,340	370	1.64	0.80
Fayetteville, NC	$37,330	120	1.48	0.82
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$37,310	160	1.03	0.76
Decatur, AL	$37,300	40	1.07	0.81
Wilmington, NC	$37,200	210	1.8	0.81
Knoxville, TN	$37,190	370	1.43	0.79
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$37,130	340	1.42	0.76
Tallahassee, FL	$37,130	90	0.75	0.80
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$37,100	170	1.9	0.98
Montgomery, AL	$37,070	110	1.06	0.82
Dalton, GA	$37,050	40	0.92	0.88
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$37,050	50	0.91	0.82
Idaho Falls, ID	$37,030	40	0.89	0.79
Fond du Lac, WI	$36,980	40	1.31	0.73
Evansville, IN	$36,950	50	0.65	0.79
Lake Charles, LA	$36,950	160	2.63	0.81
Missoula, MT	$36,950	30	0.77	0.77
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$36,950	50	0.97	0.76
Omaha, NE-IA	$36,920	120	0.39	0.74
Jackson, MS	$36,850	280	1.68	0.86
Toledo, OH	$36,850	60	0.35	0.76
Gainesville, GA	$36,830	90	1.4	0.80
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,830	1,440	2.08	0.78
Eau Claire, WI	$36,800	40	0.75	0.77
Topeka, KS	$36,680	40	0.55	0.74
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$36,670	130	0.94	0.82
Reno, NV	$36,610	200	1.17	0.74
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$36,600	130	1.38	0.84
Tuscaloosa, AL	$36,590	70	1.12	0.81
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$36,520	70	2.09	0.83
Bowling Green, KY	$36,500	60	1.13	0.81
Fort Wayne, IN	$36,500	110	0.76	0.77
Charlottesville, VA	$36,480	60	0.79	0.66
Clarksville, TN-KY	$36,480	80	1.26	0.81
Lincoln, NE	$36,420	60	0.5	0.73
Lynchburg, VA	$36,400	130	2.13	0.79
Yuma, AZ	$36,390	70	1.67	0.82
Roanoke, VA	$36,380	140	1.49	0.77
Victoria, TX	$36,240	50	2.13	0.84
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$36,210	170	2.78	0.83
Sherman-Denison, TX	$36,160	60	1.92	0.81
Killeen-Temple, TX	$36,140	200	2.12	0.77
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$36,120	180	1.07	0.77
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$36,080	670	2.44	0.76
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$35,940	30	0.74	0.92
Bangor, ME	$35,870	30	0.78	0.75
Oklahoma City, OK	$35,770	510	1.23	0.76
Jacksonville, NC	$35,740	70	2.18	0.89
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$35,700	700	1	0.76
Lubbock, TX	$35,660	210	2.09	0.85
Ocala, FL	$35,650	70	0.91	0.81
Flint, MI	$35,630	50	0.65	0.78
Corpus Christi, TX	$35,620	350	2.95	0.79
San Angelo, TX	$35,560	60	1.92	0.82
Alexandria, LA	$35,550	80	2.09	0.88
Monroe, LA	$35,540	80	1.57	0.93
Longview, TX	$35,410	210	2.92	0.78
Lafayette, LA	$35,390	520	4.68	0.85
Hammond, LA	$35,360	80	2.59	0.92
Terre Haute, IN	$35,320	40	0.91	0.79
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$35,240	100	1.32	0.78
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$35,230	220	1.3	0.76
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$35,150	170	1.18	0.76
Elizabethtown, KY	$35,070	30	1.04	0.75
Johnson City, TN	$34,990	70	1.42	0.80
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$34,970	40	1.02	0.77
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$34,740	30	1.27	0.81
Warner Robins, GA	$34,730	50	1.1	0.71
Wichita Falls, TX	$34,730	150	4.46	0.80
Iowa City, IA	$34,650	50	0.83	0.69
Tyler, TX	$34,610	110	1.57	0.81
Hattiesburg, MS	$34,530	50	1.19	0.91
Tulsa, OK	$34,490	520	1.85	0.74
Amarillo, TX	$34,320	180	2.33	0.77
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$34,320	50	1.86	0.82
Owensboro, KY	$34,290	40	1.22	0.76
Las Cruces, NM	$34,200	50	0.97	0.81
Waco, TX	$34,030	180	2.27	0.74
Abilene, TX	$33,780	110	2.31	0.76
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$33,720	330	1.52	0.74
Texarkana, TX-AR	$33,520	80	2.26	0.78
Jonesboro, AR	$33,350	80	2.06	0.79
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$33,320	210	1.17	0.93
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$33,300	30	1.07	0.67
Columbus, GA-AL	$32,770	70	0.98	0.75
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$32,620	60	0.99	0.82
Albany, GA	$32,600	50	1.35	0.75
El Paso, TX	$32,530	380	1.83	0.82
Springfield, MO	$31,980	80	0.6	0.70
College Station-Bryan, TX	$31,970	170	2.08	0.72
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$31,870	90	1.59	0.83
Altoona, PA	$31,820	40	1	0.72
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$31,640	280	5.49	0.69
Casper, WY	$31,260	40	1.64	0.64
Valdosta, GA	$31,240	50	1.47	0.80
Cleveland, TN	$30,840	30	1.2	0.77
Dothan, AL	$30,500	50	1.4	0.80
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$30,460	30	1.24	0.71
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$29,560	190	3.16	0.72
Laredo, TX	$29,080	130	2	0.78
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$29,070	110	1.12	0.80
Hot Springs, AR	$27,870	30	1.45	0.76
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$27,420	50	1.35	0.69
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$25,200	1,790	4.21	0.86
Arecibo, PR	$22,880	50	2.57	0.88
Aguadilla, PR	$21,840	90	3.13	0.82
Mayaguez, PR	$21,840	100	3.03	0.86
Ponce, PR	$21,840	110	2.78	0.81

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.46	$64,620	1.1
Enid, OK	1.13	$45,940	4.14
Twin Falls, ID	1.13	$51,490	2.12
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.02	$46,820	1.18
Chambersburg, PA	0.99	$46,950	1.18
Merced, CA	0.98	$46,220	1.31
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	0.98	$37,100	1.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	0.97	$45,080	1.91
Spartanburg, SC	0.95	$45,110	2.82
Fresno, CA	0.94	$44,320	0.79
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.94	$43,950	0.49
Niles, MI	0.94	$43,320	0.92
Homosassa Springs, FL	0.94	$38,760	1.5
Monroe, LA	0.93	$35,540	1.57
Salinas, CA	0.93	$44,130	0.99
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	0.93	$33,320	1.17
Morristown, TN	0.93	$40,960	1.13
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.92	$44,340	0.6
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	0.92	$44,340	0.68
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.92	$35,940	0.74
Hammond, LA	0.92	$35,360	2.59
Hattiesburg, MS	0.91	$34,530	1.19
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.91	$43,900	0.24
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.91	$43,320	0.58
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	0.91	$46,840	1.53
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	0.91	$46,200	0.49
Visalia, CA	0.91	$41,040	0.77
Napa, CA	0.91	$50,150	0.68
Reading, PA	0.91	$44,800	0.78
Farmington, NM	0.91	$41,470	2.68
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.90	$47,020	0.98
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.90	$44,530	0.49
Appleton, WI	0.90	$44,790	1.24
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.90	$46,060	0.71
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	0.90	$44,140	0.96
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	0.89	$42,470	0.98
Jackson, TN	0.89	$39,920	1.47
Jacksonville, NC	0.89	$35,740	2.18
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.88	$42,670	1.22
Ogden, UT	0.88	$43,180	0.36
Pittsfield, MA	0.88	$45,750	1.12
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	0.88	$38,670	1.9
Youngstown-Warren, OH	0.88	$38,610	0.42
Burlington, NC	0.88	$38,760	3.09
Erie, PA	0.88	$39,040	Not published by BLS
Dalton, GA	0.88	$37,050	0.92
Harrisonburg, VA	0.88	$40,470	1.37
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.88	$48,000	0.76
Arecibo, PR	0.88	$22,880	2.57
Alexandria, LA	0.88	$35,550	2.09
Canton-Massillon, OH	0.88	$40,110	0.58
Longview-Kelso, WA	0.87	$50,230	1.22
Albany, OR	0.87	$43,470	2.19
Stockton-Lodi, CA	0.87	$42,800	0.72
Glens Falls, NY	0.87	$42,790	1.14
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.87	$42,230	0.71
Florence, SC	0.87	$37,840	1.15
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.87	$42,080	1.51
Mayaguez, PR	0.86	$21,840	3.03
Madison, WI	0.86	$50,170	0.93
Asheville, NC	0.86	$40,420	1.17
Peoria, IL	0.86	$42,690	0.55
Jackson, MS	0.86	$36,850	1.68
Columbus, OH	0.86	$44,050	0.53
Grand Junction, CO	0.86	$41,600	1.7
Duluth, MN-WI	0.86	$42,860	0.46
Modesto, CA	0.86	$43,360	1.15
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	0.86	$40,290	0.8
Utica-Rome, NY	0.86	$41,930	0.72
Rockford, IL	0.86	$40,340	0.39
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	0.86	$25,200	4.21
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.86	$40,040	1.52
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.86	$39,550	1.45
Syracuse, NY	0.85	$45,270	0.86
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.85	$38,030	0.76
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.85	$38,190	2.78
Punta Gorda, FL	0.85	$38,760	1.52
Chico, CA	0.85	$40,820	0.71
Wichita, KS	0.85	$40,440	0.34
Winston-Salem, NC	0.85	$39,350	1.18
Lafayette, LA	0.85	$35,390	4.68
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.85	$39,700	1.33
Lubbock, TX	0.85	$35,660	2.09
Columbia, SC	0.84	$39,170	1.42
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.84	$45,240	0.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.84	$41,850	1.67
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	0.84	$36,600	1.38
Dover, DE	0.84	$39,310	1.33
Victoria, TX	0.84	$36,240	2.13
Gainesville, FL	0.84	$39,550	0.59
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.83	$37,700	1.26
Williamsport, PA	0.83	$38,380	1.02
Yakima, WA	0.83	$39,840	0.72
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.83	$41,630	0.41
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	0.83	$47,350	0.75
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.83	$41,630	1.41
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.83	$39,560	0.73
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.83	$46,010	0.73
Cleveland, OH	0.83	$41,680	0.47
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.83	$39,720	1.72
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	0.83	$36,210	2.78
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	0.83	$31,870	1.59
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	0.83	$39,310	1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.83	$42,680	0.8
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	0.83	$36,520	2.09
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.83	$43,580	0.74
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.83	$41,590	1.21
Aguadilla, PR	0.82	$21,840	3.13
Montgomery, AL	0.82	$37,070	1.06
Fort Smith, AR-OK	0.82	$32,620	0.99
Yuma, AZ	0.82	$36,390	1.67
El Paso, TX	0.82	$32,530	1.83
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.82	$51,000	0.92
Odessa, TX	0.82	$39,970	3.66
Rochester, NY	0.82	$42,120	1.18
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.82	$38,050	0.43
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.82	$37,050	0.91
Kingston, NY	0.82	$41,010	1.36
Janesville-Beloit, WI	0.82	$39,670	0.83
Salisbury, MD	0.82	$39,880	1.39
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.82	$42,420	0.91
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	0.82	$34,320	1.86
Fayetteville, NC	0.82	$37,330	1.48
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.82	$40,840	0.34
San Angelo, TX	0.82	$35,560	1.92
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	0.82	$38,030	1.28
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.82	$36,670	0.94
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.82	$37,640	0.86
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.82	$38,670	1.25
Mobile, AL	0.81	$38,280	2.16
Clarksville, TN-KY	0.81	$36,480	1.26
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.81	$41,600	1.13
Las Cruces, NM	0.81	$34,200	0.97
Kenosha, WI	0.81	$39,260	0.97
Wilmington, NC	0.81	$37,200	1.8
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.81	$37,750	0.9
Fargo, ND-MN	0.81	$41,430	0.38
Tyler, TX	0.81	$34,610	1.57
Greenville, NC	0.81	$37,780	1.3
Ponce, PR	0.81	$21,840	2.78
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.81	$36,160	1.92
Ocala, FL	0.81	$35,650	0.91
Bowling Green, KY	0.81	$36,500	1.13
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	0.81	$34,740	1.27
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	0.81	$38,380	0.63
Tuscaloosa, AL	0.81	$36,590	1.12
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.81	$45,190	0.72
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.81	$38,370	0.78
Salem, OR	0.81	$44,730	1.1
Lake Charles, LA	0.81	$36,950	2.63
Tucson, AZ	0.81	$38,610	1.18
Jacksonville, FL	0.81	$39,430	1.04
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.81	$40,490	0.35
Decatur, AL	0.81	$37,300	1.07
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.81	$41,060	1.12
Johnson City, TN	0.80	$34,990	1.42
Pueblo, CO	0.80	$39,350	0.86
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.80	$40,850	0.39
Wichita Falls, TX	0.80	$34,730	4.46
Billings, MT	0.80	$39,430	1.48
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	0.80	$46,320	2.37
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.80	$37,470	0.84
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	0.80	$39,010	0.51
Lancaster, PA	0.80	$38,720	0.68
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.80	$44,360	0.41
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.80	$38,830	0.55
Redding, CA	0.80	$39,270	1.38
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	0.80	$38,620	1.95
Gainesville, GA	0.80	$36,830	1.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	0.80	$39,120	0.57
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.80	$37,340	1.64
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.80	$38,990	0.84
Savannah, GA	0.80	$37,830	0.93
Vineland, NJ	0.80	$38,590	1.83
Urban Honolulu, HI	0.80	$45,790	1.58
Dothan, AL	0.80	$30,500	1.4
Valdosta, GA	0.80	$31,240	1.47
Tallahassee, FL	0.80	$37,130	0.75
Vallejo, CA	0.80	$46,730	0.97
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	0.80	$29,070	1.12
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	0.80	$38,210	1.89
Bend, OR	0.80	$43,390	1.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.79	$41,740	0.92
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.79	$38,620	2.77
Evansville, IN	0.79	$36,950	0.65
Winchester, VA-WV	0.79	$37,360	1.22
Santa Fe, NM	0.79	$38,650	0.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.79	$39,080	0.5
Idaho Falls, ID	0.79	$37,030	0.89
Boise City, ID	0.79	$38,800	0.75
Knoxville, TN	0.79	$37,190	1.43
Jonesboro, AR	0.79	$33,350	2.06
Akron, OH	0.79	$38,560	0.46
Medford, OR	0.79	$39,360	1.05
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.79	$42,630	0.72
Lynchburg, VA	0.79	$36,400	2.13
Bellingham, WA	0.79	$45,560	1.05
Bozeman, MT	0.79	$43,190	0.82
Colorado Springs, CO	0.79	$41,510	0.51
Terre Haute, IN	0.79	$35,320	0.91
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.79	$38,470	0.75
Corpus Christi, TX	0.79	$35,620	2.95
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.79	$38,470	0.43
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.78	$42,630	0.81
Birmingham, AL	0.78	$37,470	1.25
Longview, TX	0.78	$35,410	2.92
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.78	$36,830	2.08
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.78	$38,030	0.6
Laredo, TX	0.78	$29,080	2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.78	$48,580	0.67
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.78	$39,580	0.79
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.78	$35,240	1.32
Albuquerque, NM	0.78	$37,410	1.05
Baton Rouge, LA	0.78	$37,840	2.95
Flint, MI	0.78	$35,630	0.65
Texarkana, TX-AR	0.78	$33,520	2.26
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.77	$36,140	2.12
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.77	$36,120	1.07
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.77	$38,160	1.16
Missoula, MT	0.77	$36,950	0.77
Roanoke, VA	0.77	$36,380	1.49
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.77	$45,260	0.78
Amarillo, TX	0.77	$34,320	2.33
Green Bay, WI	0.77	$38,430	0.78
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	0.77	$34,970	1.02
Kennewick-Richland, WA	0.77	$44,050	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.77	$45,600	0.55
Binghamton, NY	0.77	$38,010	1.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.77	$43,710	0.58
Cleveland, TN	0.77	$30,840	1.2
Fort Wayne, IN	0.77	$36,500	0.76
Eau Claire, WI	0.77	$36,800	0.75
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.76	$35,700	1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.76	$37,810	1.53
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.76	$39,130	0.85
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.76	$35,150	1.18
Toledo, OH	0.76	$36,850	0.35
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.76	$36,080	2.44
Hot Springs, AR	0.76	$27,870	1.45
Owensboro, KY	0.76	$34,290	1.22
Abilene, TX	0.76	$33,780	2.31
Greeley, CO	0.76	$41,930	0.97
Anchorage, AK	0.76	$45,810	2.77
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.76	$37,310	1.03
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.76	$42,930	1.11
Richmond, VA	0.76	$39,050	1.36
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.76	$37,470	2.19
Oklahoma City, OK	0.76	$35,770	1.23
Pittsburgh, PA	0.76	$37,540	0.64
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	0.76	$36,950	0.97
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.76	$35,230	1.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.76	$37,130	1.42
Midland, TX	0.75	$41,040	3.34
Columbus, GA-AL	0.75	$32,770	0.98
Elizabethtown, KY	0.75	$35,070	1.04
Bangor, ME	0.75	$35,870	0.78
Albany, GA	0.75	$32,600	1.35
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.74	$38,680	1.55
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.74	$38,250	1.67
Omaha, NE-IA	0.74	$36,920	0.39
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.74	$45,680	1.15
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.74	$40,560	Not published by BLS
Topeka, KS	0.74	$36,680	0.55
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.74	$44,920	0.78
Waco, TX	0.74	$34,030	2.27
Tulsa, OK	0.74	$34,490	1.85
Springfield, MA	0.74	$38,370	0.9
Reno, NV	0.74	$36,610	1.17
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.74	$33,720	1.52
Huntsville, AL	0.74	$38,040	0.88
Fond du Lac, WI	0.73	$36,980	1.31
Lincoln, NE	0.73	$36,420	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	0.73	$40,470	0.45
Sheboygan, WI	0.73	$37,910	1.54
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.73	$41,770	0.51
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.72	$42,360	0.95
Fairbanks-College, AK	0.72	$44,760	4.42
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.72	$31,970	2.08
Altoona, PA	0.72	$31,820	1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.72	$42,370	0.93
Athens-Clarke County, GA	0.72	$29,560	3.16
Warner Robins, GA	0.71	$34,730	1.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.71	$43,870	0.98
Anniston-Oxford, AL	0.71	$30,460	1.24
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	0.71	$45,070	0.62
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.71	$42,430	0.83
New Haven, CT	0.71	$42,630	0.67
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.71	$38,730	0.52
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.70	$42,230	1.05
Springfield, MO	0.70	$31,980	0.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.69	$39,510	1.42
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	0.69	$31,640	5.49
Iowa City, IA	0.69	$34,650	0.83
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	0.69	$27,420	1.35
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.69	$45,760	0.51
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	0.67	$33,300	1.07
Barnstable Town, MA	0.67	$37,620	1.49
Charlottesville, VA	0.66	$36,480	0.79
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.66	$55,100	0.62
Lexington Park, MD	0.65	$41,630	1.35
Worcester, MA	0.65	$37,550	1.14
Casper, WY	0.64	$31,260	1.64
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.64	$47,460	0.69
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.64	$45,260	0.86
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.64	$46,190	0.38
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.62	$39,200	0.81
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.62	$37,370	1.05

Closest proxy Our title "Groundman (Line Apprentice)" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Closest proxy: Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. This published occupation covers only part of Groundman (Line Apprentice); do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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