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Employment data are from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics and Employment Projections programs. State-level projections data are from Projections Central and State Labor Market Information offices.

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      Employment Concentration of Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Texas

      Rank Region 2023 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
      1 Midland, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 88.01
      2 Odessa, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 60.75
      3 West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 41.60
      4 Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 23.66
      5 Border Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 21.24
      6 Victoria, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 20.55
      7 Longview, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 18.94
      8 San Angelo, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 16.24
      9 Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 10.69
      10 North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 10.62
      11 Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 9.76
      12 Abilene, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 8.07
      13 Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 6.15
      14 Tyler, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 5.44
      15 Texas Above average opportunities 5.13
      16 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 4.83
      17 College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 4.47
      18 Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 3.84
      19 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 2.86
      20 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.77
      21 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Average opportunities 1.18
      22 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Average opportunities 1.17
      23 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.64
      24 Amarillo, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      25 Lubbock, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      26 Laredo, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      27 Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      28 Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      29 Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area No data available No data available
      30 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      31 El Paso, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      32 Waco, TX Metro Area No data available No data available