Animal Caretakers in Maryland nonmetropolitan area: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 39-2021 and BLS area 2400006.
Questions, answered
Animal Caretakers pay in Maryland nonmetropolitan area: common questions
What is the median wage for Animal Caretakers in Maryland nonmetropolitan area?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $33,810 per year for Animal Caretakers in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Animal Caretakers pay higher in Maryland nonmetropolitan area than nationally?
Maryland nonmetropolitan area's published median was 4.4% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Maryland nonmetropolitan area?
No. The BLS wage is nominal, and WageScope has no exact current BEA Regional Price Parity row for this BLS area. It does not substitute a nearby place or invent an adjustment.
How many Animal Caretakers jobs does BLS estimate in Maryland nonmetropolitan area?
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$37,300/year
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1.2%
Maryland nonmetropolitan area was 4.4% below the U.S. median for Animal Caretakers. It ranked 39 of 133 nonmetro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Animal Caretakers median says in Maryland nonmetropolitan area
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Animal Caretakers median in Maryland nonmetropolitan area at $33,810 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 39-2021 and BLS area 2400006.
BLS lists 240 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $36,930 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Maryland nonmetropolitan area's Animal Caretakers median is 4.4% below the U.S. Animal Caretakers median of $35,360 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-2021 and area 2400006. SOC 39-2021 names Animal Caretakers. Area 2400006 names Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 39-2021/2400006 row reports 240 wage and salary jobs, 2.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.25 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 39-2021/2400006, the annual median is $33,810 per year, while the matching mean is $36,930 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
39-2021/2400006 10th percentile: $31,200 per year.
39-2021/2400006 25th percentile: $31,200 per year.
39-2021/2400006 median: $33,810 per year.
39-2021/2400006 75th percentile: $36,440 per year.
39-2021/2400006 90th percentile: $46,560 per year.
BLS area 2400006 facts behind this Animal Caretakers page
Area 2400006 reports 113,180 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $59,110. Its annual median is $46,120. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 39-2021 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Maryland nonmetropolitan area runs from $31,750 at the 10th percentile to $99,040 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,920. The median is $46,120. The 75th percentile is $67,490. This is a place check, not a pay range for Animal Caretakers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 2400006. They do not show related skills or a path into Animal Caretakers.
1. Area 2400006, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 3,920 jobs, $34,290 annual median, 34.65 jobs per 1,000, and 1.38 location quotient.
2. Area 2400006, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 3,700 jobs, $87,360 annual median, 32.72 jobs per 1,000, and 1.45 location quotient.
3. Area 2400006, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 3,200 jobs, $32,700 annual median, 28.32 jobs per 1,000, and 1.43 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Maryland nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Animal Caretakers
The 10th percentile is $31,200 per year. The 25th percentile is $31,200 per year. The median is $33,810 per year. The 75th percentile is $36,440 per year. The 90th percentile is $46,560 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $31,200 per year to $36,440 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $15,360. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Maryland nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.
Maryland nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $33,810 per year. Maryland has $36,780 per year. The U.S. row has $35,360 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Maryland nonmetropolitan area is 8.1% below Maryland on the same published median. Maryland nonmetropolitan area is 4.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Maryland nonmetropolitan area sits for Animal Caretakers
Maryland nonmetropolitan area ranks 39 of 133 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Animal Caretakers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 39 of 133 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
36. West Montana nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $33,970 per year, 240 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.66.
37. Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $33,920 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.4.
38. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $33,910 per year, 140 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.96.
40. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $33,780 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.3.
Pay leaders
Where Animal Caretakers medians lead among nonmetro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 39-2021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $52,000 per year. Maryland nonmetropolitan area sits at $33,810 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Animal Caretakers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $52,000 per year, or $18,190 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.47.
2. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $42,110 per year, or $8,300 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.61.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Animal Caretakers jobs
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Animal Caretakers in this same-source set, at 520 jobs. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has 240. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 520 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 280 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,780 per year, or $4,030 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.2.
2. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 510 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 270 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,290 per year, or $5,520 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.72.
Local-share leaders
Where Animal Caretakers takes the largest share of local jobs
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.72. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has 1.25. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Animal Caretakers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.72, a gap of 0.47 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 510 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $28,290 per year, or $5,520 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
2. West Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.66, a gap of 0.41 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 240 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $33,970 per year, or $160 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
Job scale and share
How common Animal Caretakers is in Maryland nonmetropolitan area
BLS lists 240 Animal Caretakers jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 2.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.25. A value of 1 means Animal Caretakers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Animal Caretakers beside other roles in Maryland nonmetropolitan area
The all-occupations median in Maryland nonmetropolitan area is $46,120 per year. The Animal Caretakers median is $33,810 per year. Animal Caretakers is 26.7% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Maryland nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Animal Caretakers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $34,290 per year. BLS lists 3,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.38.
2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $34,740 per year. BLS lists 1,530 jobs and a location quotient of 2.44.
3. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $32,700 per year. BLS lists 3,200 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Maryland nonmetropolitan area
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Maryland nonmetropolitan area table, at 3,920 jobs. Animal Caretakers has 240 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 113,180. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Animal Caretakers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 3,920 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,680 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $34,290 per year, or $480 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.38.
2. General and Operations Managers has 3,700 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,460 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $87,360 per year, or $53,550 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.45.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Maryland nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Maryland nonmetropolitan area role table, at $87,360 per year. Animal Caretakers has $33,810 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $46,120 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $87,360 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $53,550 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 3,700 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.45.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $85,700 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $51,890 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,300 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.94.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Maryland nonmetropolitan area
Food Processing Workers, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Maryland nonmetropolitan area role table, at 23.4. Animal Caretakers has 1.25. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Animal Caretakers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Food Processing Workers, All Other has a location quotient of 23.4 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 22.15 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,110 jobs and a median of $35,870 per year, or $2,060 above Animal Caretakers.
2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 3.29 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.04 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 910 jobs and a median of $64,250 per year, or $30,440 above Animal Caretakers.
Price-level view
What $33,810 may mean after the Maryland nonmetropolitan area price level
WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Maryland nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $33,810 BLS median stays a nominal wage.
No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.
You can still compare Animal Caretakers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.
How much care to use with the Maryland nonmetropolitan area row
The employment RSE for this Animal Caretakers row is 12.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 240 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $36,930 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Use Maryland nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Animal Caretakers. It uses a Maryland nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $33,810 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Animal Caretakers row for Maryland nonmetropolitan area does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 240 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.25 is not a growth score. Rank 39 of 133 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 39-2021 in BLS area 2400006. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 240 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Animal Caretakers
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4. Area 2400006, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 2,880 jobs, $31,960 annual median, 25.48 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
5. Area 2400006, SOC 35-3031, Waiters and Waitresses: 2,700 jobs, $35,620 annual median, 23.82 jobs per 1,000, and 1.63 location quotient.
6. Area 2400006, SOC 43-6014, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: 2,320 jobs, $46,340 annual median, 20.48 jobs per 1,000, and 1.87 location quotient.
41. Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $33,630 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.47.
42. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $33,280 per year, 290 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.01.
3. South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $42,070 per year, or $8,260 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.47.
4. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $38,810 per year, or $5,000 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.17.
5. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $38,550 per year, or $4,740 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.21.
6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $38,000 per year, or $4,190 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.87.
7. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $37,940 per year, or $4,130 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.37.
8. Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a Animal Caretakers median of $37,300 per year, or $3,490 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 240 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.91.
3. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 490 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 250 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $27,440 per year, or $6,370 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.76.
4. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area has 440 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 200 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $26,600 per year, or $7,210 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.2.
5. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 430 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 190 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,590 per year, or $4,220 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.95.
6. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 420 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,760 per year, or $5,050 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.24.
7. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has 420 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,630 per year, or $4,180 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.16.
8. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has 420 estimated Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,600 per year, or $790 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.27.
3. Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.40 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 180 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $29,600 per year, or $4,210 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
4. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.47, a gap of 0.22 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $52,000 per year, or $18,190 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
5. East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.20 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 350 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $28,240 per year, or $5,570 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
6. Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.20 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $29,990 per year, or $3,820 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
7. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.44, a gap of 0.19 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 320 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,240 per year, or $3,430 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
8. Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.4, a gap of 0.15 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $33,920 per year, or $110 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
4. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $35,620 per year. BLS lists 2,700 jobs and a location quotient of 1.63.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $31,960 per year. BLS lists 2,880 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
6. Bartenders, SOC 35-3011, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $35,710 per year. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a location quotient of 2.2.
7. Food Processing Workers, All Other, SOC 51-3099, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $35,870 per year. BLS lists 1,110 jobs and a location quotient of 23.4.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $36,320 per year. BLS lists 1,480 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
3. Cashiers has 3,200 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,960 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $32,700 per year, or $1,110 below Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.43.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,880 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,640 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $31,960 per year, or $1,850 below Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.03.
5. Waiters and Waitresses has 2,700 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,460 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $35,620 per year, or $1,810 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.63.
6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 2,320 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,080 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $46,340 per year, or $12,530 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.87.
7. Registered Nurses has 2,300 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,060 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $85,700 per year, or $51,890 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.94.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,160 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,920 from Animal Caretakers. Its median is $36,610 per year, or $2,800 above Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.05.
3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $78,160 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $44,350 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 970 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $72,390 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $38,580 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 960 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $64,250 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $30,440 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 910 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 3.29.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $62,970 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $29,160 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,110 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.06.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $56,330 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $22,520 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,210 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.81.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $48,880 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $15,070 above Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,140 jobs, compared with 240 for Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 2.44 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.19 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,530 jobs and a median of $34,740 per year, or $930 above Animal Caretakers.
4. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.2 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.95 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a median of $35,710 per year, or $1,900 above Animal Caretakers.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.87 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.62 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,320 jobs and a median of $46,340 per year, or $12,530 above Animal Caretakers.
6. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.65 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.40 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a median of $37,490 per year, or $3,680 above Animal Caretakers.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.64 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.39 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,340 jobs and a median of $43,930 per year, or $10,120 above Animal Caretakers.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.63 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.38 from Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,700 jobs and a median of $35,620 per year, or $1,810 above Animal Caretakers.
