Recently, I was doing some analysis on the occupation data from BLS and found some interesting facts about the best places for software developers/web developers in terms of the abundance of jobs and also average salary. I will keep posting more analysis on what I find but for here is the first cut of data
Location quotient measures the concentration of an occupation in an area as a percentage of all occupations and then compares that to the national average. We interpret a higher location quotient to mean a relatively higher demand for occupations services.
Best Cities for Web Developers
| area_name | occ_title | yearly_average_income | loc_quotient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113710 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward CA | Web Developers | 106940 | 2.54 |
| 118271 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | Web Developers | 98480 | 2.90 |
| 114384 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA | Web Developers | 97880 | 2.78 |
| 64290 | Kansas City MO-KS | Web Developers | 71900 | 2.05 |
| 102704 | Provo-Orem UT | Web Developers | 70400 | 2.85 |
| 19544 | Burlington-South Burlington VT | Web Developers | 60360 | 2.05 |
| 123760 | St. George UT | Web Developers | 57320 | 2.79 |
| 77153 | Madison WI | Web Developers | 52260 | 2.47 |
| 82870 | Missoula MT | Web Developers | 50760 | 2.12 |
Best Cities for Software Developers Applications
| area_name | occ_title | yearly_average_income | loc_quotient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113641 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward CA | Software Developers Applications | 144050 | 2.81 |
| 118207 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | Software Developers Applications | 133590 | 4.11 |
| 114326 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA | Software Developers Applications | 131720 | 7.22 |
| 16741 | Boulder CO | Software Developers Applications | 110510 | 4.72 |
| 8645 | Austin-Round Rock TX | Software Developers Applications | 108040 | 2.11 |
| 28804 | Colorado Springs CO | Software Developers Applications | 107590 | 2.01 |
| 36053 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CO | Software Developers Applications | 106040 | 2.12 |
| 57932 | Huntsville AL | Software Developers Applications | 104190 | 2.24 |
| 103943 | Raleigh NC | Software Developers Applications | 103400 | 2.60 |
| 39152 | Durham-Chapel Hill NC | Software Developers Applications | 103330 | 2.50 |
