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 | 370 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,100 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 790 | $15.50 | $32,230 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 720 | $18.05 | $37,540 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 720 | $18.21 | $37,880 |
| Knoxville, TN | 650 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 630 | $17.65 | $36,720 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 590 | $10.71 | $22,280 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 550 | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 400 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 400 | $17.51 | $36,410 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 390 | Not available | Not available |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 390 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 300 | $21.59 | $44,910 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 300 | $17.80 | $37,030 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 290 | $17.84 | $37,110 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 270 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 250 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 230 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 230 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 230 | $15.99 | $33,260 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 190 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 180 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 170 | $12.67 | $26,360 |
| Honolulu, HI | 160 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 160 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 140 | $12.35 | $25,680 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 140 | $9.91 | $20,620 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 120 | $20.31 | $42,250 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 120 | $12.90 | $26,820 |
| Binghamton, NY | 120 | $19.50 | $40,560 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 90 | $21.31 | $44,330 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 80 | $17.06 | $35,480 |
| Merced, CA | 70 | $17.09 | $35,540 |
| Savannah, GA | 70 | $15.12 | $31,460 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 60 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Yuba City, CA | 60 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 50 | $17.38 | $36,150 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 50 | $21.11 | $43,910 |
| Madison, WI | 50 | $16.09 | $33,460 |
| Kokomo, IN | 40 | $11.84 | $24,620 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 30 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Not available | $20.01 | $41,620 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $19.60 | $40,770 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $19.03 | $39,580 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | Not available | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $15.32 | $31,870 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Not available | $21.66 | $45,060 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.32 | $40,190 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $14.30 | $29,740 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $14.03 | $29,170 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Columbus, OH | Not available | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $10.78 | $22,430 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Not available | $16.87 | $35,080 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Not available | $15.65 | $32,550 |
| State College, PA | Not available | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Topeka, KS | Not available | $15.31 | $31,830 |
| Lafayette, LA | Not available | $9.58 | $19,920 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not available | $20.60 | $42,840 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $27.67 | $57,550 |
| New Bedford, MA | Not available | $18.15 | $37,750 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | Not available | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.22 | $29,570 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $14.04 | $29,210 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Not available | $15.41 | $32,050 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $13.41 | $27,880 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.08 | $43,840 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $14.13 | $29,400 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | Not available | $10.86 | $22,600 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.25 | $40,050 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $18.37 | $38,210 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $9.82 | $20,430 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $18.12 | $37,700 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $19.98 | $41,560 |
| Chico, CA | Not available | $14.17 | $29,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $12.77 | $26,550 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.25 | $40,040 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $14.96 | $31,110 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.51 | $23,950 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $18.17 | $37,790 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Not available | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $17.55 | $36,510 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.84 | $26,710 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Not available | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| San Antonio, TX | Not available | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Charlottesville, VA | Not available | $17.90 | $37,240 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.80 | $41,190 |
| Durham, NC | Not available | $14.37 | $29,890 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Not available | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $17.31 | $36,010 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not available | $17.96 | $37,360 |
