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 | 3,600 | $24.92 | $51,830 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 20,020 | $28.32 | $58,900 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 7,150 | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 6,350 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5,800 | $23.89 | $49,690 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 5,270 | $20.65 | $42,940 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 5,190 | $24.18 | $50,290 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5,170 | $31.21 | $64,910 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,520 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 4,480 | $26.76 | $55,650 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 4,140 | $31.29 | $65,070 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 3,950 | $15.41 | $32,060 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 3,680 | $13.24 | $27,540 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 3,320 | $26.59 | $55,310 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 3,140 | $29.06 | $60,430 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,100 | $24.90 | $51,800 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 3,050 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3,020 | $15.62 | $32,500 |
| Richmond, VA | 3,010 | $18.22 | $37,890 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,990 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 2,920 | $27.37 | $56,940 |
| San Antonio, TX | 2,890 | $16.03 | $33,340 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2,700 | $22.82 | $47,460 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 2,640 | $13.56 | $28,210 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2,510 | $19.23 | $39,990 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,400 | $29.35 | $61,050 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 2,380 | $14.15 | $29,420 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2,370 | $16.42 | $34,160 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,330 | $23.36 | $48,600 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 2,280 | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 2,140 | $18.41 | $38,290 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,120 | $31.35 | $65,210 |
| Columbia, SC | 2,120 | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,090 | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2,040 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 2,040 | $18.71 | $38,930 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,860 | $28.25 | $58,760 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,850 | Not available | Not available |
| Rochester, NY | 1,770 | $25.60 | $53,250 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,660 | $15.82 | $32,910 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,660 | $21.64 | $45,020 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,650 | $17.86 | $37,140 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 1,560 | $21.47 | $44,670 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,470 | $16.86 | $35,060 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,460 | $23.68 | $49,250 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1,450 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1,430 | $13.87 | $28,850 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 1,390 | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 1,370 | $19.81 | $41,190 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,320 | $33.14 | $68,930 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 1,230 | $15.93 | $33,130 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1,230 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1,220 | $21.54 | $44,810 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 1,140 | $22.87 | $47,560 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1,120 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Jackson, MS | 1,120 | $11.76 | $24,470 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1,100 | $16.99 | $35,340 |
| Honolulu, HI | 1,100 | $22.17 | $46,110 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1,080 | $21.00 | $43,680 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,060 | $18.53 | $38,550 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,060 | $27.47 | $57,140 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,050 | $20.91 | $43,500 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 990 | $13.71 | $28,510 |
| Stockton, CA | 990 | $30.67 | $63,800 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 970 | $21.94 | $45,630 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 900 | $20.82 | $43,290 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 860 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Longview, TX | 810 | $11.40 | $23,720 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 800 | Not available | Not available |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 800 | $15.88 | $33,020 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 800 | Not available | Not available |
| Tulsa, OK | 770 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Topeka, KS | 760 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 720 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 670 | Not available | Not available |
| Macon, GA | 650 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 640 | $23.01 | $47,860 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 630 | $13.89 | $28,880 |
| Alexandria, LA | 590 | $18.22 | $37,890 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 580 | $19.58 | $40,720 |
| Yuma, AZ | 580 | $17.22 | $35,810 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 570 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Racine, WI | 550 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 530 | $17.87 | $37,160 |
| Lubbock, TX | 530 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Albany, GA | 510 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 500 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 500 | Not available | Not available |
| Madison, WI | 500 | $20.15 | $41,920 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 500 | $15.54 | $32,330 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 500 | $17.31 | $36,000 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 460 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 460 | $21.95 | $45,650 |
| Wilmington, NC | 450 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Toledo, OH | 450 | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Green Bay, WI | 440 | $19.76 | $41,110 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 420 | $21.97 | $45,690 |
| Lima, OH | 410 | $20.62 | $42,890 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 400 | $18.85 | $39,200 |
| Asheville, NC | 390 | $14.62 | $30,400 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 380 | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 360 | $23.95 | $49,810 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 340 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Muncie, IN | 330 | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Morgantown, WV | 320 | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Lafayette, LA | 320 | Not available | Not available |
| Roanoke, VA | 310 | Not available | Not available |
| Syracuse, NY | 310 | $20.93 | $43,540 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 310 | $18.32 | $38,100 |
| Durham, NC | 310 | $15.61 | $32,480 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 290 | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 290 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 280 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 270 | $15.31 | $31,840 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 260 | $10.88 | $22,620 |
| Knoxville, TN | 240 | $13.39 | $27,860 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 240 | Not available | Not available |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 230 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| Sumter, SC | 220 | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 180 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 160 | $15.27 | $31,770 |
| Florence, SC | 160 | $13.66 | $28,420 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 150 | $14.96 | $31,120 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 140 | $14.60 | $30,380 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 140 | $18.80 | $39,100 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 130 | $17.64 | $36,690 |
| Lafayette, IN | 120 | $14.38 | $29,900 |
| Appleton, WI | 120 | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 110 | $12.87 | $26,760 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 110 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Brunswick, GA | 110 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 100 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Pocatello, ID | 90 | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Bloomington, IN | 80 | $13.22 | $27,490 |
| Laredo, TX | 80 | $15.51 | $32,250 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 80 | $10.03 | $20,860 |
| Dothan, AL | 80 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Morristown, TN | 60 | $12.11 | $25,200 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 50 | $17.25 | $35,870 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $20.12 | $41,850 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $22.92 | $47,680 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Not available | $15.93 | $33,140 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Decatur, IL | Not available | $22.22 | $46,210 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $14.94 | $31,060 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $27.82 | $57,870 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Not available | $18.08 | $37,610 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $32.73 | $68,070 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | Not available | $13.62 | $28,330 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $25.53 | $53,090 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.56 | $55,240 |
