Motor city is the U.S.A.
It's not just about Detroit. The auto industry employs workers in every state - including Alaska and Hawaii. More than 2 million jobs - from manufacturing, to parts, to auto dealers - depend on carmakers for their pay.
Note: As of December 2, 2008
Source: Center for Automotive Research
Source: Center for Automotive Research
| State | Rank | Total jobs | Auto assembly jobs | Auto parts jobs | Auto sales jobs | Average salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1 | 241,883 | 57,997 | 144,413 | 39,473 | $65,119 |
| California | 2 | 189,749 | 7,430 | 42,741 | 139,578 | $17,590 |
| Ohio | 3 | 159,061 | 21,974 | 89,244 | 47,843 | $44,319 |
| Texas | 4 | 137,191 | 9,104 | 28,487 | 99,600 | $17,243 |
| Indiana | 5 | 111,665 | 12,622 | 71,403 | 27,640 | $46,792 |
| Florida | 6 | 99,199 | 915 | 12,083 | 86,201 | $9,189 |
| Illinois | 7 | 93,763 | 7,227 | 35,936 | 50,600 | $26,281 |
| New York | 8 | 82,357 | 607 | 28,792 | 52,958 | $54,826 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 79,424 | 10,636 | 42,415 | 26,373 | $35,744 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 76,759 | 533 | 17,128 | 59,098 | $13,619 |
| Kentucky | 11 | 65,468 | 13,664 | 37,621 | 14,183 | $44,199 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 59,276 | 522 | 20,662 | 38,092 | $18,158 |
| Missouri | 13 | 55,722 | 11,122 | 17,935 | 26,665 | $35,267 |
| Georgia | 14 | 54,954 | 1,966 | 14,960 | 38,028 | $18,266 |
| Alabama | 15 | 49,346 | 10,519 | 20,189 | 18,638 | $35,165 |
| Virginia | 16 | 47,485 | 1,777 | 9,978 | 35,730 | $16,005 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 46,488 | 4,037 | 15,699 | 26,752 | $26,782 |
| New Jersey | 18 | 43,294 | 688 | 7,100 | 35,506 | $15,446 |
| South Carolina | 19 | 41,285 | 4,773 | 18,863 | 17,649 | $30,624 |
| Arizona | 20 | 34,973 | 67 | 5,886 | 29,020 | $10,564 |
| Washington | 21 | 31,343 | 197 | 5,788 | 25,358 | $11,439 |
| Maryland | 22 | 30,688 | 205 | 4,192 | 26,291 | $9,634 |
| Minnesota | 23 | 29,598 | 832 | 6,059 | 22,707 | $18,929 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 28,464 | 178 | 3,839 | 24,447 | $8,995 |
| Iowa | 25 | 24,634 | 57 | 10,611 | 13,966 | $22,512 |
| Colorado | 26 | 23,510 | 55 | 3,408 | 20,047 | $12,626 |
| Oklahoma | 27 | 21,484 | 2,037 | 5,048 | 14,399 | $16,582 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 21,086 | 166 | 5,734 | 15,186 | $16,790 |
| Oregon | 29 | 21,067 | 115 | 4,909 | 16,043 | $14,698 |
| Mississippi | 30 | 20,879 | 3,640 | 7,288 | 9,951 | $26,603 |
| Louisiana | 31 | 19,404 | 82 | 2,139 | 17,183 | $7,279 |
| Kansas | 32 | 19,036 | 2,984 | 4,922 | 11,130 | $23,484 |
| Arkansas | 33 | 17,142 | 0 | 6,981 | 10,161 | $17,316 |
| Utah | 34 | 15,684 | 10 | 5,442 | 10,232 | $18,696 |
| Nebraska | 35 | 13,650 | 15 | 5,303 | 8,332 | $19,583 |
| Nevada | 36 | 13,041 | 65 | 1,511 | 11,465 | $9,232 |
| West Virginia | 37 | 8,966 | 0 | 2,295 | 6,671 | $17,115 |
| New Mexico | 38 | 8,763 | 0 | 842 | 7,921 | $5,604 |
| New Hampshire | 39 | 8,329 | 0 | 797 | 7,532 | $7,048 |
| Idaho | 40 | 7,475 | 61 | 1,049 | 6,365 | $8,396 |
| Maine | 41 | 6,864 | 0 | 636 | 6,228 | $7,081 |
| Delaware | 42 | 6,600 | 946 | 1,036 | 4,618 | $24,380 |
| North Dakota | 43 | 5,539 | 212 | 1,236 | 4,091 | $14,602 |
| Montana | 44 | 5,410 | 0 | 1,020 | 4,390 | $10,730 |
| South Dakota | 45 | 5,194 | 0 | 1,104 | 4,090 | $12,687 |
| Hawaii | 46 | 4,968 | 0 | 393 | 4,575 | $2,837 |
| Vermont | 47 | 4,143 | 0 | 1,145 | 2,998 | $12,138 |
| Rhode Island | 48 | 4,123 | 0 | 476 | 3,647 | $7,040 |
| Wyoming | 49 | 2,817 | 0 | 287 | 2,530 | $6,907 |
| Alaska | 50 | 2,470 | 0 | 133 | 2,337 | $2,536 |
| District of Columbia | 51 | 242 | 0 | 20 | 222 | $48,439 |
