OSP Fiber Splicer: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. 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
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$108,670	30	1.34	2.28
Barnstable Town, MA	$107,380	60	0.93	1.91
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$107,310	390	0.54	1.28
Glens Falls, NY	$107,210	30	1.1	2.18
Springfield, MA	$105,220	130	1	2.03
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$103,810	580	1.29	1.93
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$103,650	130	0.85	1.63
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$103,500	1,240	0.83	1.39
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$103,090	1,730	1.02	1.55
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,550	7,340	1.23	1.67
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$102,250	70	0.62	2.15
Worcester, MA	$102,070	110	0.48	1.77
Pittsfield, MA	$101,860	40	1.07	1.96
El Centro, CA	$101,650	40	1	2.25
Salinas, CA	$100,970	50	0.39	2.13
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$100,950	100	0.41	1.64
Fairbanks-College, AK	$100,680	60	2.43	1.63
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$100,460	120	0.66	2.05
Modesto, CA	$100,400	120	0.99	1.98
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$99,840	80	0.98	1.97
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$99,560	180	1.42	1.75
Chico, CA	$99,040	50	0.97	2.06
Anchorage, AK	$98,690	260	2.36	1.64
Vallejo, CA	$97,980	120	1.32	1.67
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$96,880	550	0.81	1.62
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$96,780	2,780	0.71	1.73
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$96,600	220	1.04	2.03
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$96,580	660	0.68	1.65
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$96,540	1,760	0.97	1.78
Merced, CA	$96,520	40	0.81	2.04
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$96,280	50	0.68	1.68
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$95,590	140	0.37	1.59
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$95,560	2,860	1.45	1.34
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$95,340	40	0.34	1.84
Portland-South Portland, ME	$95,250	230	1.24	1.67
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$94,510	60	0.55	1.84
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$92,910	740	0.69	1.92
Odessa, TX	$92,750	40	0.74	1.91
State College, PA	$92,440	30	0.8	1.88
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$92,200	270	1.34	1.76
Pittsburgh, PA	$91,500	710	1.01	1.84
Lynchburg, VA	$91,120	40	0.63	1.97
Wheeling, WV-OH	$91,090	50	1.5	2.06
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$90,880	70	2.34	1.83
Dover, DE	$90,720	40	0.87	1.94
Fresno, CA	$90,090	260	0.86	1.92
Beckley, WV	$89,380	70	2.63	2.14
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$89,120	50	1.41	1.86
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$88,850	1,140	1.34	1.50
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$86,450	40	0.47	1.40
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$86,370	140	1.15	1.53
Minot, ND	$85,620	40	2.02	1.75
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$83,960	50	0.77	2.12
Visalia, CA	$83,860	40	0.33	1.86
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$83,740	180	2.08	1.88
Corpus Christi, TX	$82,810	130	1.07	1.83
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$82,340	120	0.55	1.66
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$82,280	40	0.85	1.43
Longview, TX	$82,230	90	1.2	1.82
Reading, PA	$82,190	90	0.85	1.66
Roanoke, VA	$82,180	330	3.39	1.74
Richmond, VA	$82,130	540	1.29	1.60
Midland, TX	$81,620	130	1.75	1.50
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$81,060	360	1.07	1.60
Bangor, ME	$80,900	50	1.1	1.69
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$80,390	250	1.06	1.64
Urban Honolulu, HI	$79,810	540	1.94	1.39
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,750	860	0.66	1.10
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$79,590	1,620	0.57	1.45
Ann Arbor, MI	$79,450	80	0.57	1.43
Williamsport, PA	$79,030	40	1.3	1.72
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$78,990	910	0.76	1.52
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$78,690	220	1.37	1.70
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$78,610	490	1.73	1.34
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$78,580	3,030	1.19	1.53
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$78,370	130	0.71	2.19
Amarillo, TX	$78,230	90	1.18	1.75
Wichita Falls, TX	$77,720	60	1.71	1.80
Kingston, NY	$77,710	90	2.32	1.55
Texarkana, TX-AR	$77,700	40	1.23	1.80
Redding, CA	$77,600	30	0.7	1.59
Traverse City, MI	$77,570	30	0.81	1.63
Peoria, IL	$77,540	110	1.09	1.56
Rochester, NY	$77,530	350	1.14	1.51
Lebanon, PA	$77,390	40	1.32	1.66
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$77,380	790	0.97	1.36
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$77,160	580	0.48	1.30
Flint, MI	$76,990	110	1.24	1.68
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$76,950	2,040	0.99	1.56
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$76,840	880	1.27	1.53
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$76,510	150	0.3	1.50
Syracuse, NY	$76,310	240	1.26	1.44
Salisbury, MD	$76,120	60	1.8	1.56
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$76,070	70	0.64	1.38
Reno, NV	$76,070	180	1.03	1.53
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$76,010	60	0.78	1.57
Madison, WI	$75,640	220	0.85	1.30
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$75,610	790	1.84	1.56
Utica-Rome, NY	$75,600	170	2.32	1.54
Yakima, WA	$75,580	50	0.74	1.58
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$74,840	60	0.84	1.25
Binghamton, NY	$74,420	160	2.68	1.50
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$74,260	910	1.29	1.58
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$73,830	190	2.54	1.63
Topeka, KS	$72,800	60	0.81	1.47
Elmira, NY	$72,390	60	2.66	1.51
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$72,160	30	0.42	1.26
Morgantown, WV	$71,950	80	1.87	1.52
Tyler, TX	$71,590	60	0.89	1.68
Wichita, KS	$71,410	120	0.61	1.50
Mankato, MN	$71,290	40	1.05	1.44
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$70,130	930	0.92	1.13
St. Cloud, MN	$69,820	60	0.87	1.37
Killeen-Temple, TX	$68,450	60	0.62	1.47
Lexington Park, MD	$67,410	40	0.91	1.05
Laredo, TX	$66,700	30	0.48	1.79
Tuscaloosa, AL	$66,410	30	0.49	1.47
Paducah, KY-IL	$66,250	70	2.34	1.44
Fort Wayne, IN	$66,030	190	1.33	1.38
Birmingham, AL	$65,610	340	1.03	1.37
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$65,440	90	0.92	1.35
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$65,260	40	0.65	1.45
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$65,250	60	0.94	1.58
Mobile, AL	$65,210	140	1.27	1.39
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$65,050	160	1.14	1.23
Savannah, GA	$64,970	70	0.54	1.38
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$64,780	100	0.53	1.38
Elizabethtown, KY	$64,710	50	1.57	1.38
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$64,490	580	1.21	1.30
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$64,190	880	1.27	1.27
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$64,120	1,280	0.72	1.32
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$64,100	40	0.37	1.42
Columbus, OH	$64,000	950	1.37	1.25
Bloomington, IN	$63,950	50	1.01	1.34
Pueblo, CO	$63,910	30	0.8	1.31
Huntsville, AL	$63,900	110	0.65	1.24
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$63,640	340	0.87	1.36
Gainesville, FL	$63,540	50	0.57	1.35
Jonesboro, AR	$63,490	80	2.2	1.50
Monroe, LA	$63,250	60	1.01	1.66
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$63,190	490	2.16	1.38
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$63,050	1,290	1.42	1.29
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$62,800	200	1.11	1.29
Altoona, PA	$62,760	80	2.05	1.42
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$62,760	200	0.38	1.14
Decatur, AL	$62,670	90	2.37	1.35
Joplin, MO-KS	$62,640	40	0.67	1.39
Monroe, MI	$62,450	40	1.62	1.35
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,430	250	1.63	1.27
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$62,350	80	0.73	1.29
Cleveland, OH	$62,290	370	0.57	1.24
Jefferson City, MO	$62,180	40	0.81	1.29
Port St. Lucie, FL	$62,180	90	0.79	1.34
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$61,880	60	0.93	1.22
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$61,520	430	0.57	1.01
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,420	620	0.41	1.20
Albuquerque, NM	$61,300	110	0.43	1.28
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,250	180	0.96	1.28
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$61,210	160	1.41	1.26
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,180	630	0.71	1.31
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$61,070	210	1.24	1.32
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$61,060	260	1.23	1.29
St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,990	1,350	1.6	1.22
Akron, OH	$60,910	180	0.89	1.25
Iowa City, IA	$60,890	40	0.64	1.22
Bloomington, IL	$60,810	60	1.17	1.14
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,670	270	0.72	1.28
Corvallis, OR	$60,420	40	1.55	1.05
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$60,380	40	0.5	1.30
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,040	360	0.5	1.29
Knoxville, TN	$59,970	310	1.15	1.27
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$59,790	150	0.61	1.22
Toledo, OH	$59,790	230	1.27	1.24
Billings, MT	$59,760	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.22
Bay City, MI	$59,490	60	3.04	1.30
Wilmington, NC	$59,470	290	2.44	1.30
Jackson, TN	$59,160	120	2.22	1.32
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$59,080	760	0.89	1.18
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$58,950	30	0.52	1.21
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$58,940	50	1.13	1.51
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$58,880	440	0.64	1.19
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$58,870	230	1.37	1.26
Kansas City, MO-KS	$58,560	920	1.34	1.15
Oklahoma City, OK	$58,370	540	1.26	1.24
Bend, OR	$58,200	50	0.7	1.07
Asheville, NC	$58,190	110	0.97	1.24
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,130	2,110	1.16	1.14
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,050	70	0.85	1.21
Boise City, ID	$58,040	120	0.48	1.18
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$57,820	90	1.1	1.22
Salem, OR	$57,750	140	1.18	1.04
Clarksville, TN-KY	$57,610	60	0.88	1.28
Springfield, MO	$57,600	120	0.84	1.26
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,230	90	0.59	1.24
Columbia, MO	$56,820	110	1.56	1.20
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$56,400	70	1.22	1.46
Lubbock, TX	$55,680	130	1.28	1.32
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$55,550	40	0.43	1.12
Jackson, MS	$55,420	110	0.66	1.29
Warner Robins, GA	$55,400	40	0.93	1.14
Tulsa, OK	$55,220	230	0.79	1.18
Idaho Falls, ID	$54,600	50	1	1.17
Terre Haute, IN	$52,690	60	1.41	1.17
Columbus, GA-AL	$52,520	40	0.6	1.21
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$51,670	50	1.13	1.07
Colorado Springs, CO	$51,570	330	1.66	0.98
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$51,340	170	0.72	1.03
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$51,010	40	1.21	1.03
Cedar Rapids, IA	$50,840	160	1.85	1.03
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$50,820	250	1.45	1.09
Fayetteville, NC	$50,710	80	0.93	1.11
Ogden, UT	$50,700	190	1.14	1.04
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$50,700	120	0.98	1.10
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$50,370	550	2.02	1.08
Omaha, NE-IA	$50,070	130	0.43	1.01
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$50,020	360	0.77	0.96
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,800	70	0.34	0.82
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$49,550	40	0.98	1.09
Rapid City, SD	$49,460	110	2.43	1.07
Tallahassee, FL	$48,890	90	0.79	1.05
St. George, UT	$48,660	60	1.01	1.08
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,530	330	1.3	1.00
Winston-Salem, NC	$48,170	140	0.8	1.04
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$48,030	240	2.13	1.00
Lincoln, NE	$47,880	80	0.74	0.96
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$47,880	70	0.6	1.00
Bismarck, ND	$47,840	40	0.82	0.91
Jacksonville, FL	$47,810	350	0.73	0.98
Valdosta, GA	$47,320	30	1	1.21
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,280	50	0.52	0.93
Canton-Massillon, OH	$46,330	120	1.15	1.01
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$41,650	100	1.05	0.96
Lawton, OK	$41,100	40	1.39	0.98
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$34,490	790	1.83	1.17
Aguadilla, PR	$34,370	70	2.13	1.30
Rockford, IL	$31,200	40	0.5	0.66

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
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	2.28	$108,670	1.34
El Centro, CA	2.25	$101,650	1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	2.19	$78,370	0.71
Glens Falls, NY	2.18	$107,210	1.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	2.15	$102,250	0.62
Beckley, WV	2.14	$89,380	2.63
Salinas, CA	2.13	$100,970	0.39
Fort Smith, AR-OK	2.12	$83,960	0.77
Chico, CA	2.06	$99,040	0.97
Wheeling, WV-OH	2.06	$91,090	1.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	2.05	$100,460	0.66
Merced, CA	2.04	$96,520	0.81
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	2.03	$96,600	1.04
Springfield, MA	2.03	$105,220	1
Modesto, CA	1.98	$100,400	0.99
Lynchburg, VA	1.97	$91,120	0.63
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.97	$99,840	0.98
Pittsfield, MA	1.96	$101,860	1.07
Dover, DE	1.94	$90,720	0.87
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.93	$103,810	1.29
Fresno, CA	1.92	$90,090	0.86
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.92	$92,910	0.69
Odessa, TX	1.91	$92,750	0.74
Barnstable Town, MA	1.91	$107,380	0.93
State College, PA	1.88	$92,440	0.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.88	$83,740	2.08
Visalia, CA	1.86	$83,860	0.33
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.86	$89,120	1.41
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.84	$95,340	0.34
Pittsburgh, PA	1.84	$91,500	1.01
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.84	$94,510	0.55
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.83	$90,880	2.34
Corpus Christi, TX	1.83	$82,810	1.07
Longview, TX	1.82	$82,230	1.2
Wichita Falls, TX	1.80	$77,720	1.71
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.80	$77,700	1.23
Laredo, TX	1.79	$66,700	0.48
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.78	$96,540	0.97
Worcester, MA	1.77	$102,070	0.48
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.76	$92,200	1.34
Amarillo, TX	1.75	$78,230	1.18
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.75	$99,560	1.42
Minot, ND	1.75	$85,620	2.02
Roanoke, VA	1.74	$82,180	3.39
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.73	$96,780	0.71
Williamsport, PA	1.72	$79,030	1.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.70	$78,690	1.37
Bangor, ME	1.69	$80,900	1.1
Tyler, TX	1.68	$71,590	0.89
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.68	$96,280	0.68
Flint, MI	1.68	$76,990	1.24
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.67	$95,250	1.24
Vallejo, CA	1.67	$97,980	1.32
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.67	$102,550	1.23
Lebanon, PA	1.66	$77,390	1.32
Reading, PA	1.66	$82,190	0.85
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.66	$82,340	0.55
Monroe, LA	1.66	$63,250	1.01
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.65	$96,580	0.68
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.64	$100,950	0.41
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.64	$80,390	1.06
Anchorage, AK	1.64	$98,690	2.36
Traverse City, MI	1.63	$77,570	0.81
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.63	$103,650	0.85
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.63	$73,830	2.54
Fairbanks-College, AK	1.63	$100,680	2.43
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.62	$96,880	0.81
Richmond, VA	1.60	$82,130	1.29
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.60	$81,060	1.07
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.59	$95,590	0.37
Redding, CA	1.59	$77,600	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.58	$65,250	0.94
Yakima, WA	1.58	$75,580	0.74
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.58	$74,260	1.29
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.57	$76,010	0.78
Peoria, IL	1.56	$77,540	1.09
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.56	$75,610	1.84
Salisbury, MD	1.56	$76,120	1.8
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.56	$76,950	0.99
Kingston, NY	1.55	$77,710	2.32
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.55	$103,090	1.02
Utica-Rome, NY	1.54	$75,600	2.32
Reno, NV	1.53	$76,070	1.03
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.53	$76,840	1.27
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.53	$86,370	1.15
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.53	$78,580	1.19
Morgantown, WV	1.52	$71,950	1.87
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.52	$78,990	0.76
Rochester, NY	1.51	$77,530	1.14
Elmira, NY	1.51	$72,390	2.66
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.51	$58,940	1.13
Binghamton, NY	1.50	$74,420	2.68
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.50	$88,850	1.34
Jonesboro, AR	1.50	$63,490	2.2
Wichita, KS	1.50	$71,410	0.61
Midland, TX	1.50	$81,620	1.75
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.50	$76,510	0.3
Topeka, KS	1.47	$72,800	0.81
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.47	$66,410	0.49
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.47	$68,450	0.62
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.46	$56,400	1.22
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.45	$79,590	0.57
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.45	$65,260	0.65
Paducah, KY-IL	1.44	$66,250	2.34
Syracuse, NY	1.44	$76,310	1.26
Mankato, MN	1.44	$71,290	1.05
Ann Arbor, MI	1.43	$79,450	0.57
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.43	$82,280	0.85
Altoona, PA	1.42	$62,760	2.05
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.42	$64,100	0.37
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.40	$86,450	0.47
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.39	$79,810	1.94
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.39	$103,500	0.83
Joplin, MO-KS	1.39	$62,640	0.67
Mobile, AL	1.39	$65,210	1.27
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.38	$64,780	0.53
Fort Wayne, IN	1.38	$66,030	1.33
Elizabethtown, KY	1.38	$64,710	1.57
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.38	$63,190	2.16
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.38	$76,070	0.64
Savannah, GA	1.38	$64,970	0.54
Birmingham, AL	1.37	$65,610	1.03
St. Cloud, MN	1.37	$69,820	0.87
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.36	$77,380	0.97
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.36	$63,640	0.87
Decatur, AL	1.35	$62,670	2.37
Gainesville, FL	1.35	$63,540	0.57
Monroe, MI	1.35	$62,450	1.62
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.35	$65,440	0.92
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.34	$95,560	1.45
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.34	$78,610	1.73
Bloomington, IN	1.34	$63,950	1.01
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.34	$62,180	0.79
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.32	$61,070	1.24
Lubbock, TX	1.32	$55,680	1.28
Jackson, TN	1.32	$59,160	2.22
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.32	$64,120	0.72
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.31	$61,180	0.71
Pueblo, CO	1.31	$63,910	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.30	$64,490	1.21
Bay City, MI	1.30	$59,490	3.04
Madison, WI	1.30	$75,640	0.85
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.30	$77,160	0.48
Wilmington, NC	1.30	$59,470	2.44
Aguadilla, PR	1.30	$34,370	2.13
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.30	$60,380	0.5
Jefferson City, MO	1.29	$62,180	0.81
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.29	$62,350	0.73
Jackson, MS	1.29	$55,420	0.66
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.29	$62,800	1.11
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.29	$63,050	1.42
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.29	$61,060	1.23
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.29	$60,040	0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.28	$57,610	0.88
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.28	$107,310	0.54
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.28	$61,250	0.96
Albuquerque, NM	1.28	$61,300	0.43
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.28	$60,670	0.72
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.27	$64,190	1.27
Knoxville, TN	1.27	$59,970	1.15
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.27	$62,430	1.63
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.26	$61,210	1.41
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.26	$58,870	1.37
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.26	$72,160	0.42
Springfield, MO	1.26	$57,600	0.84
Akron, OH	1.25	$60,910	0.89
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.25	$74,840	0.84
Columbus, OH	1.25	$64,000	1.37
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.24	$57,230	0.59
Cleveland, OH	1.24	$62,290	0.57
Asheville, NC	1.24	$58,190	0.97
Toledo, OH	1.24	$59,790	1.27
Oklahoma City, OK	1.24	$58,370	1.26
Huntsville, AL	1.24	$63,900	0.65
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.23	$65,050	1.14
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.22	$61,880	0.93
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.22	$60,990	1.6
Billings, MT	1.22	$59,760	Not published by BLS
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.22	$57,820	1.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.22	$59,790	0.61
Iowa City, IA	1.22	$60,890	0.64
Valdosta, GA	1.21	$47,320	1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.21	$58,950	0.52
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.21	$58,050	0.85
Columbus, GA-AL	1.21	$52,520	0.6
Columbia, MO	1.20	$56,820	1.56
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.20	$61,420	0.41
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.19	$58,880	0.64
Tulsa, OK	1.18	$55,220	0.79
Boise City, ID	1.18	$58,040	0.48
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.18	$59,080	0.89
Terre Haute, IN	1.17	$52,690	1.41
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.17	$34,490	1.83
Idaho Falls, ID	1.17	$54,600	1
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.15	$58,560	1.34
Bloomington, IL	1.14	$60,810	1.17
Warner Robins, GA	1.14	$55,400	0.93
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.14	$62,760	0.38
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.14	$58,130	1.16
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.13	$70,130	0.92
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.12	$55,550	0.43
Fayetteville, NC	1.11	$50,710	0.93
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.10	$79,750	0.66
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.10	$50,700	0.98
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.09	$50,820	1.45
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.09	$49,550	0.98
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.08	$50,370	2.02
St. George, UT	1.08	$48,660	1.01
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.07	$51,670	1.13
Rapid City, SD	1.07	$49,460	2.43
Bend, OR	1.07	$58,200	0.7
Lexington Park, MD	1.05	$67,410	0.91
Tallahassee, FL	1.05	$48,890	0.79
Corvallis, OR	1.05	$60,420	1.55
Salem, OR	1.04	$57,750	1.18
Winston-Salem, NC	1.04	$48,170	0.8
Ogden, UT	1.04	$50,700	1.14
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.03	$50,840	1.85
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.03	$51,340	0.72
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.03	$51,010	1.21
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.01	$61,520	0.57
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.01	$46,330	1.15
Omaha, NE-IA	1.01	$50,070	0.43
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.00	$47,880	0.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.00	$48,030	2.13
Baton Rouge, LA	1.00	$48,530	1.3
Jacksonville, FL	0.98	$47,810	0.73
Colorado Springs, CO	0.98	$51,570	1.66
Lawton, OK	0.98	$41,100	1.39
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.96	$50,020	0.77
Lincoln, NE	0.96	$47,880	0.74
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	0.96	$41,650	1.05
Fargo, ND-MN	0.93	$47,280	0.52
Bismarck, ND	0.91	$47,840	0.82
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.82	$49,800	0.34
Rockford, IL	0.66	$31,200	0.5

Broader occupation Our title "OSP Fiber Splicer" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. BLS groups OSP Fiber Splicer within Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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