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 | 1,220 | $21.98 | $45,720 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,560 | $23.02 | $47,880 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,400 | $24.33 | $50,610 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,820 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,530 | $25.18 | $52,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,410 | $20.16 | $41,920 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,170 | $20.44 | $42,520 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,160 | $23.50 | $48,890 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,130 | $17.64 | $36,700 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,070 | $20.36 | $42,340 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,010 | $20.64 | $42,930 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 950 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 940 | $20.52 | $42,670 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 930 | $22.40 | $46,580 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 830 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 760 | $19.88 | $41,360 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 760 | $24.62 | $51,210 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 750 | $20.47 | $42,580 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 750 | $19.13 | $39,780 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 740 | $24.99 | $51,970 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 730 | $18.47 | $38,430 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 700 | $18.50 | $38,470 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 690 | $32.76 | $68,140 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 620 | $22.30 | $46,390 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 600 | $16.88 | $35,110 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 600 | $20.20 | $42,010 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 590 | $20.23 | $42,070 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 540 | $19.62 | $40,820 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 530 | $18.37 | $38,220 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 520 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 520 | $19.83 | $41,250 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 520 | $21.31 | $44,330 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 480 | $20.98 | $43,630 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 450 | $18.03 | $37,510 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 450 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 410 | $15.38 | $32,000 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $21.35 | $44,420 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 380 | $17.80 | $37,020 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 370 | $15.52 | $32,280 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 360 | Not available | Not available |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 320 | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 310 | $21.53 | $44,770 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 300 | $18.80 | $39,100 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 290 | $20.64 | $42,920 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 290 | $16.78 | $34,890 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 270 | $22.34 | $46,460 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 270 | $15.93 | $33,130 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 270 | $17.40 | $36,190 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 270 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 270 | $19.31 | $40,170 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 250 | $18.18 | $37,810 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 250 | $15.58 | $32,400 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 230 | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 230 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 230 | $17.48 | $36,360 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 220 | $21.83 | $45,400 |
| San Antonio, TX | 220 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 190 | $20.42 | $42,480 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 190 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 180 | $15.44 | $32,120 |
| Columbus, OH | 180 | $15.98 | $33,230 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 170 | $14.72 | $30,620 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 170 | $14.89 | $30,960 |
| Anchorage, AK | 160 | $22.29 | $46,360 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 160 | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 150 | $18.54 | $38,560 |
| New Haven, CT | 150 | $20.87 | $43,420 |
| Honolulu, HI | 150 | $20.30 | $42,220 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 150 | $19.17 | $39,880 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 140 | $15.77 | $32,810 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 140 | $20.42 | $42,480 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 120 | $12.74 | $26,500 |
| Tulsa, OK | 120 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 120 | $21.00 | $43,670 |
| Durham, NC | 110 | $15.78 | $32,810 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 110 | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 110 | $21.05 | $43,780 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 110 | $15.04 | $31,270 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 110 | $26.09 | $54,260 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 100 | $18.61 | $38,710 |
| Tucson, AZ | 90 | $17.35 | $36,080 |
| Madison, WI | 90 | $17.71 | $36,840 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 90 | $16.00 | $33,270 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 90 | $22.56 | $46,930 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 80 | $23.44 | $48,760 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 80 | $18.79 | $39,090 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 80 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Richmond, VA | 80 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Mobile, AL | 70 | $9.45 | $19,650 |
| Fresno, CA | 70 | $20.93 | $43,540 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 70 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 60 | $18.01 | $37,460 |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $18.54 | $38,560 |
| Knoxville, TN | 60 | $16.55 | $34,420 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 50 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 50 | $19.54 | $40,640 |
| Akron, OH | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Jackson, MS | 50 | $15.90 | $33,060 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 50 | $18.80 | $39,110 |
| Stockton, CA | 50 | $18.71 | $38,920 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 40 | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 40 | $11.46 | $23,850 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 40 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 40 | $20.77 | $43,200 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 40 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Springfield, MO | 40 | $14.92 | $31,030 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 40 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Gainesville, FL | 40 | $15.01 | $31,210 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 40 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Lubbock, TX | 40 | $11.63 | $24,200 |
| Montgomery, AL | 40 | $14.77 | $30,710 |
| El Paso, TX | 40 | $13.89 | $28,900 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 40 | $20.54 | $42,720 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 30 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 30 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 30 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 30 | $23.68 | $49,250 |
| State College, PA | 30 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Syracuse, NY | 30 | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Asheville, NC | 30 | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Boulder, CO | 30 | $21.09 | $43,870 |
| Billings, MT | 30 | $13.65 | $28,390 |
| Rochester, MN | 30 | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 30 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $17.47 | $36,350 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $15.76 | $32,790 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | Not available | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Salinas, CA | Not available | $24.90 | $51,800 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $18.04 | $37,530 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $24.64 | $51,260 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $13.59 | $28,270 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $15.26 | $31,750 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $21.57 | $44,860 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $19.92 | $41,430 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not available | $14.53 | $30,210 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Not available | $15.36 | $31,960 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $21.65 | $45,030 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not available | $20.60 | $42,850 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $17.71 | $36,830 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $15.59 | $32,430 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $16.28 | $33,850 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $19.15 | $39,840 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | Not available | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | Not available | $18.32 | $38,110 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $19.39 | $40,340 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $18.54 | $38,560 |
| Lawrence, KS | Not available | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $18.83 | $39,160 |
