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 | 4,590 | $41.94 | $87,230 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 5,590 | $31.53 | $65,580 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 4,490 | $41.95 | $87,250 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,510 | $30.23 | $62,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,270 | $35.71 | $74,270 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,180 | $35.46 | $73,750 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,050 | $27.15 | $56,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,980 | $36.50 | $75,930 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,580 | $34.90 | $72,600 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,530 | $32.72 | $68,050 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,500 | $30.41 | $63,260 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1,370 | $33.00 | $68,630 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,300 | $35.52 | $73,890 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,280 | $28.23 | $58,720 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,160 | $36.27 | $75,450 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,140 | $34.34 | $71,420 |
| Laredo, TX | 1,130 | Not available | Not available |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,110 | $36.04 | $74,950 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,100 | $29.32 | $60,980 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,090 | $30.42 | $63,270 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,070 | $31.47 | $65,450 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,060 | $39.46 | $82,080 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 850 | $35.22 | $73,260 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 850 | $34.18 | $71,100 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 830 | $27.56 | $57,320 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 810 | $40.43 | $84,100 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 800 | $32.24 | $67,060 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 780 | $26.40 | $54,920 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 770 | $24.54 | $51,050 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 770 | $29.08 | $60,500 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 760 | $33.20 | $69,060 |
| Yuma, AZ | 760 | $24.97 | $51,940 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 750 | $33.89 | $70,490 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 740 | $34.34 | $71,430 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 710 | $30.24 | $62,900 |
| Columbus, OH | 680 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 680 | $26.74 | $55,610 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 660 | $32.09 | $66,750 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 660 | $31.71 | $65,950 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 620 | $43.43 | $90,340 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 610 | $34.91 | $72,610 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 550 | Not available | Not available |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 530 | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 520 | $28.18 | $58,610 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 480 | $26.66 | $55,440 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 470 | $29.69 | $61,750 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $43.86 | $91,230 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 450 | $27.74 | $57,700 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 440 | $36.83 | $76,600 |
| Jackson, MS | 430 | $27.82 | $57,860 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 430 | $31.44 | $65,400 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 430 | $27.77 | $57,770 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 400 | $33.34 | $69,340 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 400 | $33.55 | $69,780 |
| Honolulu, HI | 390 | $36.21 | $75,320 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 390 | $31.36 | $65,230 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 390 | $28.16 | $58,570 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 380 | $33.58 | $69,850 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 360 | $31.29 | $65,070 |
| Brunswick, GA | 350 | $35.65 | $74,150 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 340 | $15.28 | $31,780 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 330 | $28.74 | $59,770 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 330 | $25.38 | $52,790 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 310 | $42.37 | $88,130 |
| Rochester, NY | 290 | $29.32 | $60,990 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 290 | $31.71 | $65,950 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 270 | $24.20 | $50,330 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 260 | $29.47 | $61,290 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 260 | $24.49 | $50,940 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 260 | $28.30 | $58,860 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 260 | $24.09 | $50,100 |
| Columbia, SC | 250 | $25.92 | $53,920 |
| Tulsa, OK | 240 | $23.23 | $48,310 |
| Lakeland, FL | 240 | $23.65 | $49,190 |
| Madison, WI | 220 | $31.26 | $65,020 |
| Montgomery, AL | 220 | $25.83 | $53,730 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 220 | $33.31 | $69,290 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 210 | $19.27 | $40,090 |
| Bellingham, WA | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| New Haven, CT | 200 | $38.20 | $79,450 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 190 | $30.59 | $63,630 |
| Savannah, GA | 190 | $25.91 | $53,900 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 190 | $23.55 | $48,990 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 190 | $31.60 | $65,730 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 190 | $31.28 | $65,070 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 180 | $23.20 | $48,260 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $35.79 | $74,450 |
| Macon, GA | 180 | $24.31 | $50,570 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 180 | $29.09 | $60,510 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 180 | $33.72 | $70,130 |
| Syracuse, NY | 170 | $32.46 | $67,520 |
| Wilmington, NC | 170 | $24.30 | $50,550 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 170 | $26.22 | $54,540 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 170 | $20.20 | $42,020 |
| Roanoke, VA | 160 | $34.75 | $72,280 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 160 | $30.20 | $62,820 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 160 | $37.20 | $77,370 |
| Topeka, KS | 160 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 150 | $27.90 | $58,020 |
| Knoxville, TN | 150 | $29.55 | $61,470 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 150 | $28.02 | $58,280 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 150 | $27.73 | $57,670 |
| Huntsville, AL | 140 | $29.90 | $62,180 |
| Greenville, SC | 140 | $25.52 | $53,090 |
| Fresno, CA | 140 | $34.87 | $72,520 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 140 | $34.16 | $71,050 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 140 | $25.73 | $53,520 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 140 | $32.90 | $68,440 |
| Springfield, IL | 130 | $32.20 | $66,990 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $22.36 | $46,510 |
| Charleston, WV | 130 | $24.47 | $50,890 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 130 | $30.46 | $63,350 |
| Durham, NC | 130 | $21.97 | $45,690 |
| Rockford, IL | 130 | $34.22 | $71,170 |
| Dayton, OH | 130 | $34.41 | $71,570 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 120 | $28.50 | $59,280 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 120 | $23.63 | $49,150 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 110 | $22.62 | $47,040 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 110 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 110 | $33.63 | $69,950 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 110 | $24.60 | $51,170 |
| Salem, OR | 110 | $26.46 | $55,040 |
| Albany, GA | 110 | $21.04 | $43,770 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 110 | $33.35 | $69,370 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 110 | $26.96 | $56,070 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 110 | $22.91 | $47,660 |
| Springfield, MO | 110 | $25.32 | $52,660 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 100 | $41.51 | $86,340 |
| Tyler, TX | 100 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 100 | $35.06 | $72,930 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 100 | $33.65 | $69,990 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 100 | $19.49 | $40,550 |
| Lancaster, PA | 90 | $29.29 | $60,930 |
| San Angelo, TX | 90 | $32.78 | $68,170 |
| Lubbock, TX | 90 | $24.37 | $50,690 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 90 | $34.61 | $71,990 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 90 | $28.21 | $58,680 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 90 | $27.72 | $57,660 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 90 | $21.55 | $44,830 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 90 | $30.57 | $63,580 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 80 | $30.28 | $62,990 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 80 | $31.78 | $66,100 |
| Longview, TX | 80 | $21.13 | $43,960 |
| Monroe, LA | 80 | $17.22 | $35,820 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 80 | $27.42 | $57,030 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 80 | $34.29 | $71,330 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 70 | $33.35 | $69,370 |
| Reading, PA | 70 | $29.43 | $61,220 |
| Erie, PA | 70 | $27.48 | $57,160 |
| Jackson, TN | 70 | $24.90 | $51,780 |
| Greenville, NC | 70 | $25.17 | $52,360 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 70 | $24.30 | $50,540 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 70 | $27.38 | $56,950 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 70 | $33.42 | $69,510 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 70 | $29.25 | $60,850 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 60 | $35.79 | $74,440 |
| Rapid City, SD | 60 | $25.43 | $52,880 |
| Flint, MI | 60 | $31.46 | $65,430 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 60 | $29.87 | $62,120 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 60 | $32.98 | $68,590 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $23.05 | $47,940 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 60 | $31.21 | $64,920 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 60 | $31.15 | $64,800 |
| Green Bay, WI | 60 | $32.31 | $67,190 |
| Johnson City, TN | 60 | $27.01 | $56,180 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 60 | $37.87 | $78,760 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 60 | $24.67 | $51,320 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 50 | $21.58 | $44,880 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 50 | $31.28 | $65,060 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 50 | $38.95 | $81,020 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $31.88 | $66,310 |
| Joplin, MO | 50 | $18.76 | $39,020 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 50 | $28.07 | $58,390 |
| Billings, MT | 50 | $32.23 | $67,050 |
| Farmington, NM | 50 | $23.94 | $49,800 |
| Manchester, NH | 50 | $39.91 | $83,010 |
| Lincoln, NE | 50 | $28.09 | $58,430 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 50 | $24.44 | $50,830 |
| Olympia, WA | 50 | $29.27 | $60,890 |
| Valdosta, GA | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 50 | $32.63 | $67,870 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 50 | $26.43 | $54,970 |
| Lawton, OK | 50 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 50 | $25.23 | $52,470 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 50 | $23.32 | $48,510 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 50 | $30.33 | $63,080 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 50 | $34.65 | $72,080 |
| Boulder, CO | 50 | $32.18 | $66,940 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 50 | $31.71 | $65,950 |
| Greeley, CO | 50 | $27.90 | $58,020 |
| Peoria, IL | 40 | $31.78 | $66,110 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 40 | $36.84 | $76,630 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 40 | $23.10 | $48,050 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | $22.12 | $46,000 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 40 | $32.98 | $68,600 |
| Kingston, NY | 40 | $26.49 | $55,100 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 40 | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 40 | $24.93 | $51,850 |
| Victoria, TX | 40 | $21.01 | $43,700 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 40 | $19.54 | $40,640 |
| Bangor, ME | 40 | $23.60 | $49,090 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 30 | $21.84 | $45,420 |
| Pocatello, ID | 30 | $27.40 | $56,990 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 30 | $18.06 | $37,560 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $28.67 | $59,630 |
| Morristown, TN | 30 | $20.13 | $41,870 |
| Missoula, MT | 30 | $30.84 | $64,140 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 30 | $30.58 | $63,600 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 30 | $26.32 | $54,750 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 30 | $23.87 | $49,650 |
| Cleveland, TN | 30 | $21.08 | $43,850 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 30 | $21.24 | $44,190 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $40.69 | $84,640 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $30.30 | $63,010 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $42.97 | $89,380 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $41.13 | $85,550 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $24.62 | $51,220 |
| Pueblo, CO | Not available | $34.12 | $70,960 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $33.95 | $70,620 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $37.26 | $77,490 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | Not available | $35.30 | $73,420 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $19.43 | $40,410 |
