Jobs with Buffalo location quotients over two times the national average – Buffalo Business First – Buffalo Business First
Word processors and typists are employed in the Buffalo area more than 10 times the national rate.
That’s according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest location quotient data for the Buffalo, Cheektowaga and Niagara Falls region.
Location quotients show how the local concentration of jobs compares to the national average. For example, a location quotient of 0.5 indicates an area’s level of employment in a given occupation is half of the national share. A location quotient of 2 means that the local employment share of that job is two times the national average.
Location quotients can show what areas have high concentrations of what occupations, which can in turn impact wage levels and related jobs and industries.
Business First has broken down the 35 local jobs that have location quotients of 2 and above, meaning that in Buffalo they’re found at least two times the national average.
It’s important to note that a high location quotient doesn’t necessarily mean employment in that occupation is high. It just means the job’s local employment level is higher than the national average employment level.
We’ve previously broken down the area’s 10 jobs with the highest employment numbers and highest-paying jobs, among other occupation criteria.
Word processors and typists had the highest local location quotient by far, with 10.86, followed by postsecondary social science teachers, with a 4.62 location quotient.
The roles with location quotients of 2 and above showed the importance of education jobs in the region. Eleven of the 31 jobs with the highest location quotients were teaching occupations, and 7 of the 11 were postsecondary, also known as higher education, positions.
In the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data, location quotient estimates for some occupations were not released.
Explore data for all of the region’s occupations here.
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