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 | 1,150 | $17.73 | $36,870 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,490 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,160 | $16.31 | $33,930 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,850 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,690 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,400 | $19.54 | $40,640 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,110 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 930 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 900 | $13.02 | $27,070 |
| Richmond, VA | 890 | $12.49 | $25,980 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 840 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 830 | $18.66 | $38,820 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 740 | $17.86 | $37,140 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 680 | $11.09 | $23,060 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 670 | $12.87 | $26,760 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 660 | $14.99 | $31,170 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 500 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 490 | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 480 | $15.44 | $32,100 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 430 | $27.89 | $58,010 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 410 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 400 | $23.70 | $49,290 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 400 | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 370 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Tulsa, OK | 360 | $11.10 | $23,090 |
| Gainesville, FL | 340 | $12.25 | $25,470 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 330 | Not available | Not available |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 320 | $14.74 | $30,650 |
| Columbus, OH | 320 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 320 | $28.12 | $58,500 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 290 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 280 | Not available | Not available |
| Jacksonville, FL | 270 | $11.76 | $24,460 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 270 | $20.91 | $43,490 |
| Lincoln, NE | 270 | Not available | Not available |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 260 | $22.41 | $46,610 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 260 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 260 | $14.78 | $30,750 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 250 | $12.22 | $25,430 |
| Jackson, MS | 250 | $10.84 | $22,540 |
| Alexandria, LA | 220 | $10.25 | $21,320 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 220 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 220 | $15.38 | $32,000 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 210 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 200 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 200 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 190 | $16.34 | $33,990 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 190 | $20.25 | $42,120 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 180 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 180 | $16.20 | $33,700 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 170 | $14.36 | $29,860 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 170 | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 170 | $11.24 | $23,390 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 160 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $15.22 | $31,670 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 140 | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Fresno, CA | 140 | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 140 | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 140 | $17.34 | $36,060 |
| Rochester, NY | 130 | $13.65 | $28,400 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $20.58 | $42,810 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 120 | $13.30 | $27,650 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 120 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 110 | $11.40 | $23,720 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 110 | $27.21 | $56,600 |
| Toledo, OH | 100 | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| Springfield, IL | 90 | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 90 | $13.44 | $27,950 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 80 | $11.12 | $23,140 |
| Tucson, AZ | 80 | $15.98 | $33,230 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 80 | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 80 | $27.59 | $57,380 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 80 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Dothan, AL | 70 | $9.29 | $19,320 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 60 | $15.45 | $32,130 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 60 | $23.86 | $49,630 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 50 | $11.80 | $24,540 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 50 | $18.56 | $38,600 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $21.42 | $44,560 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 30 | $14.55 | $30,260 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 30 | $9.72 | $20,210 |
| Wichita, KS | Not available | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $24.92 | $51,830 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $23.71 | $49,320 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $20.78 | $43,210 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $23.86 | $49,620 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $22.30 | $46,380 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $12.23 | $25,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $23.22 | $48,300 |
| Anchorage, AK | Not available | $14.25 | $29,630 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $16.55 | $34,430 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $13.37 | $27,800 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $18.78 | $39,070 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $14.71 | $30,600 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | Not available | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $11.40 | $23,720 |
