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 | $11.90 | $24,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 5,340 | $10.80 | $22,460 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 4,940 | $10.86 | $22,600 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 3,010 | $11.46 | $23,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,300 | $9.06 | $18,840 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,570 | $9.09 | $18,900 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,450 | $9.70 | $20,170 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,430 | $10.56 | $21,950 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,080 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,030 | $10.36 | $21,560 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,010 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 990 | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 990 | $11.52 | $23,970 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 880 | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 850 | $9.35 | $19,450 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 820 | $9.97 | $20,740 |
| San Antonio, TX | 810 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 730 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 690 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 630 | $9.07 | $18,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 560 | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 550 | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 510 | $11.79 | $24,520 |
| Columbus, OH | 490 | $8.65 | $17,980 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 480 | $9.65 | $20,080 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $11.79 | $24,530 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 450 | $7.42 | $15,440 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 440 | $11.61 | $24,150 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 430 | $8.16 | $16,960 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 430 | $9.94 | $20,670 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 430 | $9.38 | $19,510 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 410 | $14.31 | $29,760 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 400 | $10.40 | $21,640 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $10.01 | $20,820 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 390 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 380 | $9.14 | $19,000 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 370 | $7.86 | $16,340 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 350 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 320 | $13.47 | $28,020 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 320 | $9.79 | $20,350 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 320 | $9.92 | $20,640 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 300 | $11.43 | $23,780 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 290 | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 290 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 280 | $14.08 | $29,290 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 280 | $9.25 | $19,250 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 280 | $9.14 | $19,000 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 280 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 270 | $10.85 | $22,580 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 260 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 260 | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 250 | $10.06 | $20,930 |
| Peoria, IL | 250 | $10.39 | $21,600 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 240 | $9.71 | $20,190 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 210 | $9.07 | $18,860 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 200 | $9.08 | $18,890 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 200 | $9.49 | $19,750 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 190 | $10.91 | $22,700 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 180 | $8.37 | $17,410 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 180 | $10.59 | $22,030 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 170 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Salem, OR | 170 | $11.85 | $24,650 |
| Medford, OR | 150 | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 150 | $8.72 | $18,130 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 140 | $10.29 | $21,410 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 140 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Anchorage, AK | 140 | $13.52 | $28,120 |
| Bloomington, IN | 130 | $11.99 | $24,940 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 120 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Fresno, CA | 120 | $8.92 | $18,540 |
| Akron, OH | 120 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 120 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 120 | $12.84 | $26,710 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 110 | $11.93 | $24,810 |
| Stockton, CA | 110 | $10.52 | $21,870 |
| Iowa City, IA | 110 | $8.77 | $18,250 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 90 | $12.17 | $25,320 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 90 | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 80 | $10.37 | $21,560 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 80 | $13.54 | $28,160 |
| San Angelo, TX | 70 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 70 | $9.55 | $19,860 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 70 | $10.26 | $21,340 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 70 | $8.77 | $18,230 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 70 | $7.82 | $16,270 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 70 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 60 | $6.99 | $14,540 |
| Richmond, VA | 60 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 60 | $9.37 | $19,480 |
| Modesto, CA | 60 | $9.36 | $19,460 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 60 | $11.89 | $24,740 |
| Manchester, NH | 60 | $8.94 | $18,600 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60 | $9.27 | $19,280 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 60 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 50 | $8.67 | $18,030 |
| Redding, CA | 50 | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Carson City, NV | 50 | $8.72 | $18,140 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 40 | $7.39 | $15,360 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 40 | $11.03 | $22,930 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 40 | $10.58 | $22,000 |
| Boulder, CO | 40 | $10.85 | $22,570 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 40 | $8.44 | $17,560 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 40 | $9.45 | $19,660 |
| Lakeland, FL | 40 | $10.57 | $21,980 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 30 | $8.88 | $18,470 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 30 | $11.29 | $23,490 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 30 | $17.48 | $36,360 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 30 | $10.91 | $22,700 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 30 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Lancaster, PA | 30 | $11.73 | $24,400 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Madison, WI | Not available | $8.92 | $18,540 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $7.23 | $15,030 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $8.94 | $18,600 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.09 | $20,990 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | Not available | $8.96 | $18,630 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $10.71 | $22,280 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Not available | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | Not available | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $9.68 | $20,140 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $11.80 | $24,550 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $8.23 | $17,120 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Not available | $10.26 | $21,350 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not available | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | Not available | $9.43 | $19,620 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $8.78 | $18,260 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $10.29 | $21,410 |
| Pocatello, ID | Not available | $8.89 | $18,490 |
| Decatur, IL | Not available | $8.45 | $17,580 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $9.28 | $19,300 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Not available | $7.48 | $15,550 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $8.78 | $18,260 |
