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 | 810 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,550 | $10.84 | $22,550 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 3,320 | $10.79 | $22,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,700 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 2,290 | $7.98 | $16,600 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,060 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,100 | $9.14 | $19,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,040 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 920 | $9.88 | $20,550 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 920 | $9.44 | $19,630 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 910 | $10.56 | $21,970 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 860 | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 800 | $9.61 | $20,000 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 750 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 740 | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 680 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 660 | $11.40 | $23,700 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 640 | $9.70 | $20,170 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 630 | $11.23 | $23,370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 620 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 610 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 520 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 520 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 500 | $10.00 | $20,810 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 500 | $10.35 | $21,530 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 490 | $8.95 | $18,610 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 480 | $13.64 | $28,380 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 440 | $10.08 | $20,970 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 440 | $10.36 | $21,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 430 | $10.03 | $20,860 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 420 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 420 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 400 | $11.53 | $23,980 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 380 | $10.09 | $20,980 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 370 | $12.89 | $26,800 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 360 | $13.49 | $28,050 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 350 | $10.72 | $22,290 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 350 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 350 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| San Antonio, TX | 340 | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 310 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 310 | $10.37 | $21,580 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 300 | $7.93 | $16,500 |
| Syracuse, NY | 280 | $10.68 | $22,220 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 260 | $9.43 | $19,620 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 260 | $9.26 | $19,260 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 260 | $8.74 | $18,170 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 260 | $11.28 | $23,470 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 260 | $11.85 | $24,640 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 250 | Not available | Not available |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 240 | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Dayton, OH | 240 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 230 | $11.80 | $24,540 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 230 | $9.45 | $19,660 |
| Rochester, NY | 220 | $9.96 | $20,720 |
| Tulsa, OK | 220 | $8.38 | $17,430 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 220 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Columbus, OH | 210 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Ponce, PR | 210 | $7.80 | $16,230 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 210 | $9.62 | $20,010 |
| Toledo, OH | 210 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 210 | $14.28 | $29,690 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 200 | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 200 | $8.44 | $17,560 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 200 | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 190 | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Richmond, VA | 180 | $10.05 | $20,900 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 180 | $9.30 | $19,340 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 180 | $9.61 | $20,000 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 180 | $10.02 | $20,840 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 180 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 170 | $10.92 | $22,710 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 170 | $8.29 | $17,250 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 170 | $10.22 | $21,260 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 170 | $10.77 | $22,390 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 160 | $9.94 | $20,680 |
| Charleston, WV | 160 | $8.56 | $17,790 |
| Fresno, CA | 150 | $9.65 | $20,070 |
| Honolulu, HI | 150 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 150 | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 150 | $11.02 | $22,930 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 150 | $9.20 | $19,130 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 150 | $10.98 | $22,850 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 150 | $11.51 | $23,930 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 140 | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 140 | $8.91 | $18,530 |
| Knoxville, TN | 140 | $8.65 | $17,990 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 140 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 130 | $8.71 | $18,120 |
| Yauco, PR | 130 | $6.96 | $14,490 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 130 | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 130 | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 130 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 120 | $10.39 | $21,620 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 120 | $9.29 | $19,330 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 120 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 110 | $9.64 | $20,050 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 110 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Roanoke, VA | 110 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 110 | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 100 | $10.80 | $22,460 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 100 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 100 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 100 | $6.95 | $14,460 |
| Ocala, FL | 100 | $8.93 | $18,580 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 100 | $10.64 | $22,140 |
| Florence, SC | 100 | $9.39 | $19,520 |
| Johnson City, TN | 90 | $10.03 | $20,860 |
| Madera, CA | 90 | $9.75 | $20,270 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 90 | $7.63 | $15,860 |
| Morristown, TN | 90 | $8.28 | $17,220 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 80 | $9.89 | $20,580 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 80 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Rockford, IL | 80 | $11.29 | $23,480 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 80 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 80 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Redding, CA | 80 | $11.28 | $23,460 |
| Gainesville, FL | 80 | $9.17 | $19,080 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 80 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| Montgomery, AL | 80 | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 70 | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 70 | $9.09 | $18,910 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 70 | $9.31 | $19,370 |
| Bay City, MI | 70 | $10.36 | $21,540 |
| Macon, GA | 70 | $8.23 | $17,120 |
| Peoria, IL | 70 | $9.39 | $19,520 |
| Guayama, PR | 70 | $7.26 | $15,110 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 70 | $8.20 | $17,050 |
| Lubbock, TX | 60 | $9.76 | $20,300 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 60 | $10.48 | $21,810 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 60 | $8.51 | $17,690 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 60 | $8.19 | $17,030 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 60 | $9.19 | $19,110 |
| Chico, CA | 60 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Rochester, MN | 60 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 60 | $11.09 | $23,060 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $10.17 | $21,160 |
| Wichita, KS | 60 | $8.65 | $18,000 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | $10.80 | $22,450 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 60 | $10.30 | $21,410 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 50 | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 50 | $9.03 | $18,770 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 50 | $10.40 | $21,620 |
| Jackson, MS | 50 | $10.37 | $21,560 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | $9.25 | $19,240 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 50 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Morgantown, WV | 50 | $10.12 | $21,060 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 50 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 50 | $9.49 | $19,730 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 50 | $9.79 | $20,360 |
| Bellingham, WA | 50 | $10.76 | $22,370 |
| Durham, NC | 40 | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $11.74 | $24,410 |
| Asheville, NC | 40 | $8.87 | $18,440 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 40 | $10.24 | $21,290 |
| Mobile, AL | 40 | $10.20 | $21,220 |
| Green Bay, WI | 40 | $9.05 | $18,830 |
| Fajardo, PR | 40 | $7.14 | $14,840 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $9.02 | $18,760 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 40 | $11.21 | $23,320 |
| Lancaster, PA | 40 | $10.24 | $21,300 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 40 | $11.01 | $22,910 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 40 | $9.08 | $18,890 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $12.16 | $25,280 |
| Muncie, IN | 30 | $9.36 | $19,460 |
| Lawton, OK | 30 | $9.02 | $18,760 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 30 | $9.58 | $19,930 |
| Columbus, IN | 30 | $10.40 | $21,620 |
| Danbury, CT | 30 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | Not available | $8.67 | $18,040 |
| Yuba City, CA | Not available | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $8.83 | $18,370 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $8.45 | $17,580 |
| Stockton, CA | Not available | $10.55 | $21,950 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | Not available | $11.74 | $24,410 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $8.30 | $17,270 |
| Gainesville, GA | Not available | $9.06 | $18,850 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $10.46 | $21,750 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | Not available | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | Not available | $9.29 | $19,320 |
| Albany, GA | Not available | $7.74 | $16,090 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | Not available | $9.13 | $19,000 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | Not available | $9.14 | $19,010 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Not available | $9.52 | $19,800 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | Not available | $8.74 | $18,180 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $8.64 | $17,960 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.06 | $18,850 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $9.42 | $19,590 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | Not available | $9.79 | $20,370 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $10.43 | $21,700 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $9.76 | $20,310 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $10.46 | $21,750 |
| Flint, MI | Not available | $9.02 | $18,770 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not available | $11.50 | $23,930 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $10.49 | $21,810 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | Not available | $10.26 | $21,340 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $10.17 | $21,160 |
| Lake Charles, LA | Not available | $8.67 | $18,030 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $9.45 | $19,660 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $9.74 | $20,270 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Lafayette, LA | Not available | $9.10 | $18,930 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| Salinas, CA | Not available | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| El Centro, CA | Not available | $14.31 | $29,770 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $9.59 | $19,950 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | Not available | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $8.61 | $17,920 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $9.24 | $19,220 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $8.53 | $17,730 |
| Bloomington, IN | Not available | $9.75 | $20,270 |
| Springfield, IL | Not available | $9.34 | $19,430 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $9.68 | $20,140 |
