Pharmacists

Total Employed

% of Total U.S.


United States

179,900

100.0%

Chicago, IL PMSA

7,960

4.4%

New York, NY PMSA

6,790

3.8%

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA

5,560

3.1%

Houston, TX PMSA

4,460

2.5%

Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA

4,250

2.4%

Dallas, TX PMSA

3,350

1.9%

Atlanta, GA MSA

3,180

1.8%

Detroit, MI PMSA

3,100

1.7%

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA

2,920

1.6%

Boston, MA-NH PMSA

2,660

1.5%

Baltimore, MD PMSA

2,610

1.5%

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA

2,390

1.3%

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA

2,330

1.3%

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA

2,290

1.3%

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA

2,140

1.2%

St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

2,070

1.2%

Newark, NJ PMSA

2,000

1.1%

Pittsburgh, PA MSA

1,980

1.1%

Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA

1,880

1.0%

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA

1,830

1.0%

Orange County, CA PMSA

1,800

1.0%

San Diego, CA MSA

1,790

1.0%

Columbus, OH MSA

1,770

1.0%

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA

1,760

1.0%

Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

1,690

0.9%


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Survey, 2002