Fairbanks, AK is the best city for Auto Technicians & Mechanics

NEW YORK - July 23, 2019 - PRLog -- AdvisorSmith, a leading information resource for small business owners, released a study today ranking 388 cities in the United States based on their attractiveness for automotive service technicians and mechanics.

The study ranked cities based on the following factors:
• The location quotient, which measures the concentration of jobs on a per capita basis
• The cost of living in each city
• Average salaries for automotive service technicians and mechanics in each of the cities

Key Findings

• The #1 city for automotive service technicians and mechanics is Fairbanks, Alaska, which offers an average salary of $61,250, exceeding the national average by 41%. The city also has a 130% higher concentration of jobs for service techs compared with the average American city.

• The best cities for service techs are small and midsize cities, with 9 of the top 10, and 43 of the top 50 cities having populations under 500,000. Smaller cities have, on average, a more geographically spread out footprint compared to high-density big cities, fueling higher demand for cars and more miles driven, meaning more job opportunities for service techs.

• The top large cities for pharmacists are Memphis, TN; Augusta, GA; and St. Louis, MO. The top midsize cities are Amarillo, TX; Longview, TX; and Auburn, AL. The top small cities are Fairbanks, AK; Sierra Vista, AZ; and Homosassa Springs, FL.

Top 50 Cities for Auto Technicians & Mechanics

Fairbanks, AK
Rank: 1
Annual Salary: $61,250
Cost of Living: 120
Location Quotient: 2.3

Sierra Vista, AZ
Rank: 2
Annual Salary: $53,220
Cost of Living: 91
Location Quotient: 1.45

Memphis, TN
Rank: 3
Annual Salary: $50,450
Cost of Living: 81
Location Quotient: 1.08

Homosassa Springs, FL
Rank: 4
Annual Salary: $38,390
Cost of Living: 91
Location Quotient: 2.66

Waterbury, CT
Rank: 5
Annual Salary: $50,640
Cost of Living: 100
Location Quotient: 1.88

Amarillo, TX
Rank: 6
Annual Salary: $49,270
Cost of Living: 84
Location Quotient: 1.02

Longview, TX
Rank: 7
Annual Salary: $53,170
Cost of Living: 89
Location Quotient: 0.91

Auburn, AL
Rank: 8
Annual Salary: $50,340
Cost of Living: 94
Location Quotient: 1.27

Jacksonville, NC
Rank: 9
Annual Salary: $41,080
Cost of Living: 92
Location Quotient: 1.98

Kankakee, IL
Rank: 10
Annual Salary: $45,300
Cost of Living: 88
Location Quotient: 1.41

Kalamazoo, MI
Rank: 11
Annual Salary: $45,440
Cost of Living: 87
Location Quotient: 1.33

San Angelo, TX
Rank: 12
Annual Salary: $43,000
Cost of Living: 85
Location Quotient: 1.46

Odessa, TX
Rank: 13
Annual Salary: $45,180
Cost of Living: 87
Location Quotient: 1.35

Savannah, GA
Rank: 14
Annual Salary: $48,680
Cost of Living: 94
Location Quotient: 1.34

Prescott, AZ
Rank: 15
Annual Salary: $46,030
Cost of Living: 108
Location Quotient: 2.07

Terre Haute, IN
Rank: 16
Annual Salary: $41,180
Cost of Living: 80
Location Quotient: 1.34

Beaumont, TX
Rank: 17
Annual Salary: $44,920
Cost of Living: 82
Location Quotient: 1.07

To view the original report and the rest of the top 50, visit: https://advisorsmith.com/data/best-cities-for-auto-techni...

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