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 | 3,340 | $53.96 | $112,230 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 2,850 | $54.84 | $114,060 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,280 | $30.71 | $63,870 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,610 | $45.16 | $93,940 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,090 | $34.54 | $71,830 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,050 | $31.88 | $66,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,010 | $32.63 | $67,860 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 990 | $49.49 | $102,930 |
| Durham, NC | 980 | $35.33 | $73,480 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 930 | $30.12 | $62,650 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 730 | $42.67 | $88,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 600 | $41.48 | $86,270 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 580 | $36.03 | $74,940 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 490 | $48.80 | $101,500 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 450 | $19.77 | $41,120 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 430 | $23.54 | $48,970 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 420 | $36.45 | $75,820 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 400 | Not available | Not available |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 400 | $35.17 | $73,150 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 390 | $32.98 | $68,590 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 370 | $24.34 | $50,630 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 360 | $27.72 | $57,660 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 350 | $35.54 | $73,920 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 350 | $30.76 | $63,990 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 350 | $28.97 | $60,270 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 340 | $26.91 | $55,970 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 320 | $36.41 | $75,730 |
| Tucson, AZ | 300 | $39.13 | $81,380 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 260 | $36.49 | $75,910 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 250 | $41.71 | $86,760 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 250 | $37.77 | $78,560 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 240 | $28.55 | $59,390 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 240 | $32.17 | $66,920 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 240 | $25.09 | $52,190 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 230 | $32.75 | $68,130 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 220 | $44.34 | $92,220 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $42.51 | $88,410 |
| Gainesville, FL | 210 | $33.35 | $69,360 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 200 | $42.41 | $88,210 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 190 | $30.44 | $63,320 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 190 | $35.15 | $73,100 |
| Honolulu, HI | 180 | $31.86 | $66,270 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 170 | $65.72 | $136,690 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 160 | $41.11 | $85,510 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 160 | $33.01 | $68,650 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 160 | $39.75 | $82,670 |
| Lakeland, FL | 150 | $29.45 | $61,260 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 150 | $27.97 | $58,170 |
| Columbus, OH | 140 | $36.27 | $75,450 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 140 | $34.12 | $70,980 |
| San Antonio, TX | 140 | $36.05 | $74,990 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 130 | $27.50 | $57,210 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 120 | $31.79 | $66,120 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 120 | $33.35 | $69,370 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 120 | $20.84 | $43,350 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 110 | $33.31 | $69,270 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 100 | $41.86 | $87,060 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 100 | $26.29 | $54,680 |
| New Haven, CT | 100 | $38.20 | $79,450 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 100 | $41.21 | $85,720 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 90 | $23.87 | $49,640 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 90 | $46.40 | $96,510 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 80 | $34.95 | $72,690 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Dayton, OH | 70 | $34.53 | $71,830 |
| Flint, MI | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 70 | $41.23 | $85,760 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 70 | $44.05 | $91,620 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 60 | $26.06 | $54,210 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 60 | $27.97 | $58,170 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 60 | $30.49 | $63,430 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 60 | $24.14 | $50,220 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 60 | $33.11 | $68,870 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $25.93 | $53,940 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 50 | $35.40 | $73,640 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 50 | $29.35 | $61,060 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 50 | $24.09 | $50,120 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 50 | $25.33 | $52,680 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 50 | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 50 | $31.55 | $65,620 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 50 | $27.03 | $56,210 |
| Boulder, CO | 50 | $31.85 | $66,250 |
| Columbia, SC | 50 | $28.15 | $58,550 |
| Madison, WI | 50 | $41.19 | $85,680 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 50 | $25.64 | $53,340 |
| Binghamton, NY | 40 | $38.97 | $81,050 |
| Asheville, NC | 40 | $41.51 | $86,340 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 40 | $30.91 | $64,290 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 40 | $30.35 | $63,140 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 40 | $30.33 | $63,090 |
| Syracuse, NY | 40 | $36.47 | $75,850 |
| Janesville, WI | 40 | $34.09 | $70,900 |
| Richmond, VA | 40 | $34.56 | $71,890 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 40 | $45.24 | $94,090 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 30 | $31.23 | $64,970 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 30 | $31.22 | $64,930 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 30 | $32.74 | $68,100 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 30 | $55.66 | $115,770 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $28.44 | $59,150 |
| Toledo, OH | 30 | $47.24 | $98,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $44.61 | $92,790 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | Not available | $34.19 | $71,120 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $29.65 | $61,680 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $29.18 | $60,700 |
| Ocala, FL | Not available | $25.73 | $53,520 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $30.52 | $63,480 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $33.40 | $69,480 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $49.39 | $102,720 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $32.09 | $66,750 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $41.21 | $85,710 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $43.50 | $90,470 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | Not available | $33.23 | $69,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $37.04 | $77,050 |
| Grand Junction, CO | Not available | $40.31 | $83,840 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $30.61 | $63,660 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $49.48 | $102,910 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $43.76 | $91,030 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $42.58 | $88,570 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Not available | $31.45 | $65,430 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | Not available | $17.40 | $36,200 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $33.32 | $69,310 |
