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 | 1,850 | $17.66 | $36,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 9,540 | $22.58 | $46,970 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 9,310 | $22.67 | $47,160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,450 | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,910 | $24.95 | $51,890 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,210 | $18.59 | $38,660 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,760 | $24.18 | $50,300 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,600 | $18.88 | $39,260 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,180 | $25.81 | $53,690 |
| Corvallis, OR | 2,050 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,610 | $25.08 | $52,170 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,600 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,580 | $19.23 | $39,990 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,560 | $17.82 | $37,060 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,510 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,270 | $25.58 | $53,210 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,240 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,160 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,120 | $15.94 | $33,150 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,100 | $17.27 | $35,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,100 | $19.40 | $40,350 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,040 | $25.08 | $52,170 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $18.33 | $38,130 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 960 | $25.31 | $52,650 |
| Gainesville, FL | 920 | $16.82 | $34,990 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 900 | $24.09 | $50,110 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 890 | $23.04 | $47,930 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 870 | $25.53 | $53,100 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 860 | $22.49 | $46,780 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 850 | $26.21 | $54,520 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 840 | $20.75 | $43,160 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 820 | $20.05 | $41,690 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 810 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Columbus, OH | 790 | $15.61 | $32,460 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 770 | $20.22 | $42,050 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 720 | $18.08 | $37,610 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 690 | $20.78 | $43,210 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 650 | $26.80 | $55,740 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 620 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Toledo, OH | 620 | $13.89 | $28,900 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 570 | $23.51 | $48,910 |
| Honolulu, HI | 570 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Flint, MI | 540 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 520 | $26.23 | $54,550 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 510 | $29.57 | $61,500 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 470 | $25.62 | $53,290 |
| Dayton, OH | 470 | $14.19 | $29,510 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 430 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 400 | $20.55 | $42,730 |
| Durham, NC | 400 | $24.37 | $50,680 |
| Salinas, CA | 380 | $19.77 | $41,130 |
| Akron, OH | 380 | $14.54 | $30,230 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 370 | $21.93 | $45,610 |
| Fresno, CA | 370 | $16.41 | $34,140 |
| Medford, OR | 350 | $11.01 | $22,890 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 340 | $23.23 | $48,320 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 340 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 330 | $17.52 | $36,440 |
| Decatur, IL | 300 | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 290 | $20.97 | $43,620 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 270 | $22.97 | $47,780 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 250 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 230 | $28.37 | $59,010 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 230 | $27.36 | $56,910 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 220 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 220 | $21.07 | $43,830 |
| San Antonio, TX | 210 | $19.93 | $41,460 |
| Lakeland, FL | 210 | Not available | Not available |
| Fayetteville, NC | 200 | $16.60 | $34,520 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 200 | $20.04 | $41,670 |
| Spokane, WA | 200 | $21.31 | $44,330 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 200 | $18.19 | $37,840 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 190 | $19.88 | $41,360 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 190 | $18.21 | $37,870 |
| Rochester, NY | 190 | $16.52 | $34,360 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 180 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 180 | $18.70 | $38,890 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 180 | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 180 | $29.55 | $61,460 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 180 | $25.03 | $52,060 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 180 | $12.65 | $26,310 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 170 | $20.78 | $43,230 |
| Greenville, NC | 170 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Danville, IL | 170 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 160 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 160 | $17.14 | $35,650 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 150 | $14.80 | $30,790 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 150 | $28.00 | $58,230 |
| Wilmington, NC | 150 | $21.92 | $45,600 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 150 | $17.16 | $35,700 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 150 | $13.73 | $28,550 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 140 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Mobile, AL | 140 | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 140 | $12.12 | $25,200 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 140 | $19.46 | $40,470 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 140 | $13.00 | $27,040 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 140 | $22.83 | $47,480 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 130 | $22.44 | $46,670 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 130 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Owensboro, KY | 130 | $23.33 | $48,520 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 130 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 130 | $30.54 | $63,520 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 120 | $17.25 | $35,890 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 120 | $19.31 | $40,170 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 120 | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Stockton, CA | 110 | $19.92 | $41,440 |
| Charleston, WV | 110 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 110 | $8.87 | $18,440 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 110 | $21.82 | $45,380 |
| Knoxville, TN | 100 | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Chico, CA | 100 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Columbia, SC | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Olympia, WA | 100 | $28.09 | $58,430 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 100 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 100 | $14.67 | $30,500 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 100 | $27.15 | $56,470 |
| Springfield, OH | 100 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Lima, OH | 100 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Richmond, VA | 100 | $24.10 | $50,130 |
| Modesto, CA | 90 | $20.72 | $43,100 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | $21.73 | $45,190 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 90 | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| Montgomery, AL | 90 | $19.02 | $39,570 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 90 | $21.87 | $45,490 |
| Tulsa, OK | 90 | $8.49 | $17,660 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 90 | $22.17 | $46,110 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 90 | $18.12 | $37,700 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 90 | $23.58 | $49,050 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 80 | $19.66 | $40,880 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 80 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Yakima, WA | 80 | $20.57 | $42,780 |
| Bellingham, WA | 80 | $21.89 | $45,540 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 80 | $22.46 | $46,710 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 70 | $25.09 | $52,180 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 70 | $32.55 | $67,700 |
| Springfield, IL | 70 | $26.82 | $55,790 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 70 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 70 | $23.09 | $48,030 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 70 | $25.71 | $53,470 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 70 | $15.02 | $31,250 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 60 | $17.17 | $35,710 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 60 | $25.22 | $52,450 |
| Ocala, FL | 60 | $22.92 | $47,670 |
| Mansfield, OH | 60 | $15.06 | $31,320 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 60 | $28.93 | $60,170 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 50 | $18.24 | $37,930 |
| Jackson, MI | 50 | $18.63 | $38,750 |
| Carson City, NV | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 50 | $30.39 | $63,220 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 50 | $21.73 | $45,200 |
| Manchester, NH | 50 | $22.46 | $46,720 |
| El Paso, TX | 40 | $17.08 | $35,520 |
| Bay City, MI | 40 | $11.95 | $24,850 |
| Syracuse, NY | 40 | $19.38 | $40,310 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 40 | $13.89 | $28,890 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 40 | $22.36 | $46,520 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 40 | $20.85 | $43,370 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 40 | $20.92 | $43,520 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 40 | $25.50 | $53,030 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 40 | $20.41 | $42,450 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 30 | $21.03 | $43,740 |
| Jackson, MS | 30 | $16.54 | $34,390 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 30 | $26.50 | $55,120 |
| Iowa City, IA | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 30 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Morgantown, WV | 30 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 30 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Not available | $22.11 | $45,990 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $18.18 | $37,810 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $28.66 | $59,610 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $19.85 | $41,290 |
| Yuba City, CA | Not available | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Burlington, NC | Not available | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $16.26 | $33,820 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $16.13 | $33,550 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | Not available | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not available | $21.70 | $45,130 |
| Bend, OR | Not available | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Salem, OR | Not available | $13.52 | $28,130 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $24.30 | $50,540 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $13.67 | $28,430 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $19.26 | $40,050 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $25.05 | $52,090 |
