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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 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in Texas

      Rank Region 2023 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
      1 Midland, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 119.85
      2 Odessa, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 61.45
      3 West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 32.31
      4 San Angelo, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 21.77
      5 Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 20.89
      6 Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 9.18
      7 Abilene, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 8.03
      8 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 7.51
      9 North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Above average opportunities 7.11
      10 Texas Above average opportunities 6.22
      11 College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 3.83
      12 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.97
      13 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.81
      14 Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      15 Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      16 Laredo, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      17 Lubbock, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      18 Amarillo, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      19 Border Region of Texas Balance of State No data available No data available
      20 Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State No data available No data available
      21 Tyler, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      22 Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area No data available No data available
      23 Longview, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      24 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      25 Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      26 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      27 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      28 El Paso, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      29 Waco, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      30 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      31 Victoria, TX Metro Area No data available No data available
      32 Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area No data available No data available