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 | 1,360 | $10.93 | $22,740 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 3,080 | $10.82 | $22,510 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,290 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,860 | $9.44 | $19,630 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,860 | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,720 | $11.76 | $24,450 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,620 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,600 | $9.14 | $19,010 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,560 | $10.99 | $22,860 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,480 | $16.62 | $34,570 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,380 | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,360 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,330 | $10.89 | $22,650 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,220 | $13.78 | $28,670 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 830 | $14.14 | $29,420 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 830 | $14.14 | $29,420 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 830 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 830 | $10.11 | $21,040 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 810 | $13.34 | $27,740 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 800 | $9.75 | $20,280 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 800 | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 790 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 780 | $8.87 | $18,450 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 750 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 730 | $9.87 | $20,530 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 710 | $12.53 | $26,050 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 640 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Honolulu, HI | 590 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 570 | $10.01 | $20,830 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 540 | $8.96 | $18,640 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 520 | $8.62 | $17,930 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 470 | $8.38 | $17,440 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 470 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 460 | $10.93 | $22,740 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 400 | $10.61 | $22,070 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 390 | $10.25 | $21,330 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 350 | $8.27 | $17,190 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 340 | $9.25 | $19,230 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 320 | $9.01 | $18,740 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 300 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 270 | $8.24 | $17,140 |
| San Antonio, TX | 270 | $9.14 | $19,010 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 270 | $8.27 | $17,190 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 260 | $10.22 | $21,250 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 260 | $10.40 | $21,620 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 260 | $9.35 | $19,460 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 250 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 240 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 230 | $8.45 | $17,570 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 230 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Anchorage, AK | 230 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 210 | $9.99 | $20,780 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 190 | $9.49 | $19,730 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 190 | $9.59 | $19,950 |
| Syracuse, NY | 180 | $10.28 | $21,380 |
| Tucson, AZ | 170 | $9.89 | $20,570 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 170 | $14.65 | $30,470 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 170 | $9.10 | $18,920 |
| Salinas, CA | 160 | $10.72 | $22,290 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 160 | $7.84 | $16,320 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Jacksonville, FL | 160 | $8.84 | $18,390 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 150 | $8.11 | $16,870 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 150 | $8.77 | $18,250 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 150 | $9.83 | $20,440 |
| Columbus, OH | 140 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 140 | $10.00 | $20,800 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 140 | $9.24 | $19,230 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 130 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 120 | $7.85 | $16,320 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 110 | $8.77 | $18,240 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 110 | $7.46 | $15,510 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 110 | $8.44 | $17,550 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 110 | $8.23 | $17,120 |
| Savannah, GA | 110 | $8.39 | $17,440 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 100 | $14.21 | $29,570 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 100 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Richmond, VA | 100 | $8.84 | $18,390 |
| Napa, CA | 90 | $9.48 | $19,710 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 90 | $10.81 | $22,480 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 90 | $8.59 | $17,880 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 90 | $8.40 | $17,470 |
| Rochester, NY | 80 | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 80 | $8.90 | $18,500 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 80 | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 70 | $9.85 | $20,490 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 70 | $7.28 | $15,150 |
| Kingston, NY | 70 | $9.73 | $20,230 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 60 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| Mobile, AL | 60 | $7.22 | $15,010 |
| Prescott, AZ | 60 | $9.34 | $19,420 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 60 | $8.78 | $18,260 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 60 | $8.60 | $17,880 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 60 | $7.56 | $15,730 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 60 | $8.30 | $17,270 |
| Asheville, NC | 50 | $9.83 | $20,450 |
| Durham, NC | 50 | $8.20 | $17,060 |
| Spokane, WA | 50 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 50 | $7.85 | $16,330 |
| Tulsa, OK | 50 | $10.10 | $21,020 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 50 | $9.52 | $19,800 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 50 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 50 | $13.34 | $27,740 |
| Madison, WI | 50 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 40 | $7.81 | $16,240 |
| New Haven, CT | 40 | $9.77 | $20,330 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 40 | $7.96 | $16,560 |
| El Paso, TX | 40 | $7.31 | $15,210 |
| Knoxville, TN | 40 | $8.42 | $17,520 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 40 | $10.71 | $22,270 |
| Columbia, SC | 40 | $9.13 | $18,990 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 40 | $9.20 | $19,140 |
| Rapid City, SD | 30 | $9.48 | $19,710 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 30 | $8.02 | $16,680 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 30 | $8.16 | $16,980 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 30 | $9.91 | $20,610 |
| Lafayette, LA | 30 | $9.32 | $19,380 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 30 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 30 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | Not available | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Jackson, MS | Not available | $7.12 | $14,810 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $7.81 | $16,240 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | Not available | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $8.09 | $16,830 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Not available | $8.07 | $16,780 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $8.19 | $17,030 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $8.72 | $18,140 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.37 | $27,820 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | Not available | $9.62 | $20,020 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $8.89 | $18,480 |
