Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1,030 | Not available | $36,910 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 4,480 | Not available | $32,060 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,260 | Not available | $32,490 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 4,150 | Not available | $30,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,070 | Not available | $32,380 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,990 | Not available | $30,570 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,820 | Not available | $27,070 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 2,790 | Not available | $36,200 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,630 | Not available | $27,560 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,480 | Not available | $32,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,950 | Not available | $46,320 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,920 | Not available | $46,440 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,750 | Not available | $29,710 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,570 | Not available | $34,660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,270 | Not available | $29,590 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,090 | Not available | $42,390 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 910 | Not available | $27,990 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 880 | Not available | Not available |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 820 | Not available | $36,400 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 660 | Not available | $31,930 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 580 | Not available | $31,280 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 540 | Not available | $26,290 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 530 | Not available | $33,630 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 410 | Not available | $36,360 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 340 | Not available | $26,390 |
| Syracuse, NY | 270 | Not available | $30,690 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 260 | Not available | $30,310 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 230 | Not available | $40,960 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 210 | Not available | $19,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 160 | Not available | $21,870 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 150 | Not available | $30,900 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 120 | Not available | $37,070 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 120 | Not available | $31,040 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 50 | Not available | $49,320 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 30 | Not available | $22,880 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 30 | Not available | $37,400 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | Not available | Not available | $33,030 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | Not available | $27,750 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Not available | Not available | $33,890 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | Not available | Not available | $36,170 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | Not available | $32,990 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | Not available | $24,930 |
| Jackson, MS | Not available | Not available | $22,210 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | Not available | $23,090 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | Not available | $34,480 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Not available | Not available | $24,910 |
