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 | 510 | $18.47 | $38,410 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 5,120 | $16.16 | $33,620 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 4,360 | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,240 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| Jackson, MS | 2,960 | $9.15 | $19,020 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,380 | $15.73 | $32,720 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,980 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 1,180 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,180 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1,090 | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,050 | $14.86 | $30,910 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 860 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 740 | $17.06 | $35,480 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 610 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 610 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 580 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 560 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 560 | Not available | Not available |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 510 | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 500 | $11.53 | $23,980 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 500 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 480 | $18.95 | $39,420 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 470 | $17.57 | $36,550 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 450 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 450 | $12.46 | $25,930 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 400 | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 360 | $10.03 | $20,870 |
| Alexandria, LA | 340 | $9.27 | $19,290 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 320 | $9.82 | $20,420 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 320 | $12.42 | $25,820 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 300 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Binghamton, NY | 300 | $16.41 | $34,120 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 300 | $13.30 | $27,660 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 290 | $13.60 | $28,280 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 290 | $14.80 | $30,780 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 270 | $9.21 | $19,150 |
| Gainesville, FL | 270 | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 260 | $9.70 | $20,170 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 250 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 250 | $12.18 | $25,330 |
| Salem, OR | 230 | Not available | Not available |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 230 | $14.49 | $30,140 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 220 | $12.49 | $25,980 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 210 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 200 | $12.99 | $27,010 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 180 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 180 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 180 | $11.72 | $24,390 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 170 | $12.63 | $26,280 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 170 | $11.67 | $24,280 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 170 | $11.58 | $24,090 |
| Tucson, AZ | 160 | $12.64 | $26,300 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 160 | $12.00 | $24,950 |
| Tulsa, OK | 150 | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 140 | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 140 | $11.99 | $24,940 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 130 | $10.01 | $20,830 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 130 | $10.96 | $22,790 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 130 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Anchorage, AK | 110 | $17.67 | $36,750 |
| Columbus, OH | 110 | $13.58 | $28,240 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 110 | $19.02 | $39,570 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 110 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 100 | $15.41 | $32,040 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Monroe, LA | 90 | $10.41 | $21,650 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 90 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 90 | $11.69 | $24,310 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 80 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Toledo, OH | 70 | $14.96 | $31,110 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 60 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Rome, GA | 40 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Lawton, OK | 30 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $9.06 | $18,840 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Not available | $12.84 | $26,700 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Lake Charles, LA | Not available | $10.47 | $21,770 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $11.18 | $23,240 |
| Bangor, ME | Not available | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Not available | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $12.81 | $26,630 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Not available | $15.60 | $32,450 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $12.52 | $26,030 |
