States with the highest location quotients and highest employment, selected engineering occupations, May 2011

Table 1. States with the highest location quotients and highest employment, selected engineering occupations, May 2011
Occupation	State with highest location quotient	Location quotient in state with highest location quotient	Employment in state with highest location quotient	State with highest employment	Employment in state with highest employment	Location quotient in state with highest employment
Aerospace engineers	Washington	4.6	7,770	California	19,990	2.3
Agricultural engineers	North Dakota	6.8	50	Virginia	260	3.5
Biomedical engineers	Massachusetts	3.8	1,550	California	3,900	2.2
Chemical engineers	Louisiana	3.8	1,530	Texas	4,880	2.2
Civil engineers	Alaska	2.5	1,570	California	36,040	1.3
Computer hardware engineers	District of Columbia	3.5	1,270	California	19,510	2.5
Electrical engineers	Idaho	2.6	1,830	California	20,620	1.2
Electronics engineers, except computer	Rhode Island	2.3	1,080	California	30,840	2.1
Environmental engineers	Alaska	2.9	360	California	6,000	1.1
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	Alaska	3.3	190	California	2,420	1.0
Industrial engineers	Michigan	3.8	23,760	Michigan	23,760	3.8
Marine engineers and naval architects	District of Columbia	13.7	380	Texas	750	1.7
Materials engineers	Connecticut	2.5	690	California	2,880	1.2
Mechanical engineers	Michigan	4.4	31,330	Michigan	31,330	4.4
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	Wyoming	16.0	230	California	660	0.9
Nuclear engineers	Virginia	3.8	1,930	Virginia	1,930	3.8
Petroleum engineers	Oklahoma	8.6	3,090	Texas	18,060	7.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics