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 | 2,420 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,880 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,790 | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,590 | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,490 | $14.18 | $29,500 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,250 | Not available | Not available |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,180 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,020 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 910 | $11.83 | $24,620 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 910 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 870 | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 870 | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 820 | $9.64 | $20,040 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 770 | $10.67 | $22,190 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 710 | $10.04 | $20,880 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 710 | $10.74 | $22,340 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 630 | $10.18 | $21,170 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 580 | $10.09 | $20,990 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 550 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 540 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 540 | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 520 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 460 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 460 | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Columbus, OH | 450 | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 380 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 380 | $11.81 | $24,550 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 380 | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| Huntsville, AL | 380 | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Knoxville, TN | 370 | $9.41 | $19,570 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 370 | $10.62 | $22,080 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 360 | $11.85 | $24,660 |
| Bismarck, ND | 340 | $9.61 | $19,980 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 320 | $17.20 | $35,770 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 320 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| New Haven, CT | 320 | $12.29 | $25,560 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 300 | $11.89 | $24,720 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 300 | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 300 | $9.90 | $20,600 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 290 | $14.87 | $30,940 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 290 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| San Antonio, TX | 280 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 280 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 270 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 260 | $12.90 | $26,820 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 260 | $9.72 | $20,210 |
| Greenville, SC | 250 | $10.35 | $21,540 |
| Rapid City, SD | 240 | $10.29 | $21,400 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 240 | $13.96 | $29,050 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 230 | $12.52 | $26,030 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 230 | $10.91 | $22,680 |
| Manchester, NH | 220 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 220 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 220 | $10.81 | $22,490 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 210 | $8.72 | $18,130 |
| Tucson, AZ | 200 | $12.14 | $25,260 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 200 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 190 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 190 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Syracuse, NY | 180 | $12.05 | $25,070 |
| Jackson, MS | 180 | $12.48 | $25,950 |
| Gainesville, FL | 170 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 170 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Rochester, NY | 170 | $14.21 | $29,550 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 160 | $13.08 | $27,220 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 160 | $14.98 | $31,160 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 150 | $14.96 | $31,120 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 150 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 140 | $13.42 | $27,900 |
| Akron, OH | 140 | $14.11 | $29,350 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 140 | $16.66 | $34,660 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 140 | $12.64 | $26,300 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 130 | $11.37 | $23,650 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $13.63 | $28,350 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 130 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Richmond, VA | 130 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Roanoke, VA | 130 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Lakeland, FL | 130 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Wichita, KS | 120 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 120 | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $12.09 | $25,150 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 120 | $10.40 | $21,620 |
| Lubbock, TX | 120 | $9.14 | $19,010 |
| Toledo, OH | 120 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Lancaster, PA | 120 | $12.91 | $26,860 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 110 | $8.58 | $17,850 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 110 | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 110 | $8.76 | $18,210 |
| Honolulu, HI | 110 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Waterbury, CT | 100 | $13.66 | $28,420 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 100 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Dayton, OH | 100 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 100 | $9.93 | $20,660 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 100 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Decatur, AL | 100 | $8.18 | $17,010 |
| Madison, WI | 100 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 100 | $11.17 | $23,230 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 90 | $18.26 | $37,980 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 90 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Greenville, NC | 90 | $10.22 | $21,250 |
| Durham, NC | 90 | $13.77 | $28,650 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 90 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Ithaca, NY | 90 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 90 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 90 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 90 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 90 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Johnstown, PA | 90 | $11.01 | $22,890 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 90 | $13.72 | $28,550 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 80 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 80 | $11.66 | $24,250 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 80 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 80 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 80 | $13.21 | $27,470 |
| Montgomery, AL | 80 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 80 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Rome, GA | 70 | $9.23 | $19,200 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 70 | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 70 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | $9.44 | $19,630 |
| Lafayette, IN | 60 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Salem, OR | 60 | $13.52 | $28,110 |
| Columbia, SC | 60 | $12.86 | $26,760 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 60 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Ames, IA | 60 | $11.18 | $23,240 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 60 | $13.19 | $27,430 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 60 | $13.17 | $27,390 |
| Mobile, AL | 60 | $9.54 | $19,850 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $7.48 | $15,560 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 60 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Florence, SC | 60 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Springfield, IL | 50 | $9.85 | $20,500 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 50 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Columbia, MO | 50 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Springfield, MO | 50 | $10.11 | $21,030 |
| Amarillo, TX | 50 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Savannah, GA | 50 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Bend, OR | 50 | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 50 | $13.34 | $27,740 |
| Green Bay, WI | 50 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 50 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 40 | $8.34 | $17,350 |
| Spokane, WA | 40 | $13.54 | $28,150 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 40 | $9.21 | $19,150 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 40 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Salisbury, MD | 40 | $9.85 | $20,500 |
| Tyler, TX | 40 | $9.31 | $19,360 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 40 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Gainesville, GA | 40 | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $11.77 | $24,470 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 40 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 40 | $10.16 | $21,120 |
| Lawrence, KS | 30 | $12.32 | $25,630 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 30 | $8.53 | $17,740 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $10.33 | $21,480 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $8.16 | $16,970 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Pueblo, CO | Not available | $11.25 | $23,390 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not available | $8.47 | $17,610 |
| Asheville, NC | Not available | $10.47 | $21,790 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Longview, TX | Not available | $8.63 | $17,940 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $11.64 | $24,220 |
| Logan, UT-ID | Not available | $8.98 | $18,690 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $10.88 | $22,620 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $8.90 | $18,500 |
| Charlottesville, VA | Not available | $12.14 | $25,260 |
| Dothan, AL | Not available | $8.14 | $16,920 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $10.37 | $21,570 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $15.72 | $32,690 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | Not available | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $10.63 | $22,110 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.48 | $25,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $14.56 | $30,290 |
| Lincoln, NE | Not available | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $15.56 | $32,370 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $9.63 | $20,040 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not available | $13.89 | $28,900 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $13.66 | $28,400 |
| Macon, GA | Not available | $10.13 | $21,070 |
