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 | 610 | $13.04 | $27,120 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 3,970 | $10.08 | $20,960 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,850 | $11.41 | $23,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,730 | $11.45 | $23,810 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,210 | $12.79 | $26,590 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 3,040 | $11.44 | $23,790 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,890 | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,660 | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,650 | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,490 | $11.89 | $24,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,460 | $14.24 | $29,630 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,370 | $10.07 | $20,950 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,240 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Salem, OR | 1,190 | $11.10 | $23,080 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,190 | Not available | Not available |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1,080 | $10.84 | $22,550 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,040 | $11.27 | $23,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,010 | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 960 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 900 | $15.52 | $32,290 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 730 | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 710 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 690 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 660 | $9.64 | $20,060 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 620 | $11.27 | $23,440 |
| Honolulu, HI | 620 | $10.56 | $21,970 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 610 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Richmond, VA | 600 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Columbus, OH | 590 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 580 | $18.39 | $38,250 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 580 | $12.01 | $24,990 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 580 | $8.01 | $16,670 |
| Medford, OR | 560 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 550 | $11.78 | $24,490 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 530 | $11.85 | $24,640 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 520 | $10.47 | $21,780 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 520 | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 460 | $9.18 | $19,100 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 460 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 450 | $11.45 | $23,810 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 430 | $12.35 | $25,680 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 390 | $10.70 | $22,260 |
| Rochester, MN | 360 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 360 | $8.63 | $17,940 |
| Corvallis, OR | 350 | Not available | Not available |
| Toledo, OH | 340 | $8.79 | $18,290 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 330 | $12.87 | $26,770 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 330 | $9.97 | $20,740 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 330 | $9.97 | $20,730 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 330 | $9.51 | $19,780 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 330 | $10.33 | $21,490 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 330 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 320 | $9.29 | $19,330 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 320 | $10.37 | $21,560 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 280 | $11.98 | $24,910 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 280 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| Gainesville, FL | 260 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 260 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 260 | $11.06 | $23,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 250 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 250 | $10.84 | $22,540 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 240 | $8.08 | $16,810 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 240 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Alexandria, LA | 230 | $8.34 | $17,350 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 220 | $11.49 | $23,900 |
| Lakeland, FL | 220 | $9.12 | $18,960 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $15.74 | $32,740 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 200 | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 200 | $8.36 | $17,390 |
| Tucson, AZ | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Ocean City, NJ | 190 | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Lafayette, LA | 180 | $8.39 | $17,460 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 180 | $10.81 | $22,490 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 170 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 170 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 170 | $9.06 | $18,850 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 170 | $9.96 | $20,710 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 170 | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 170 | Not available | Not available |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 160 | $10.79 | $22,440 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 150 | $7.84 | $16,300 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 150 | $9.76 | $20,290 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 150 | $9.76 | $20,300 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 150 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 140 | $10.00 | $20,810 |
| Greeley, CO | 140 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 130 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 130 | $11.84 | $24,630 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 130 | $7.92 | $16,470 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 130 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Springfield, IL | 130 | $9.46 | $19,670 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 120 | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| Ocala, FL | 120 | $9.77 | $20,330 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 120 | $9.26 | $19,270 |
| Columbia, MO | 110 | $7.27 | $15,110 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 110 | $9.30 | $19,350 |
| Peoria, IL | 110 | $8.40 | $17,480 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 110 | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 100 | $11.48 | $23,870 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 100 | $11.80 | $24,540 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 90 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Rochester, NY | 80 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 80 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Missoula, MT | 80 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 80 | $7.76 | $16,140 |
| Roanoke, VA | 80 | $7.57 | $15,740 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 80 | $8.16 | $16,980 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 80 | $12.35 | $25,700 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 70 | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Green Bay, WI | 70 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 70 | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Mobile, AL | 70 | $10.78 | $22,410 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 70 | $11.74 | $24,410 |
| Boulder, CO | 60 | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 60 | $12.77 | $26,550 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 60 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $15.17 | $31,540 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 60 | $7.40 | $15,380 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 60 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 60 | $9.48 | $19,710 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 50 | $17.98 | $37,400 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 50 | $19.42 | $40,400 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 50 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 40 | $7.47 | $15,540 |
| Stockton, CA | 40 | $9.92 | $20,630 |
| Springfield, MO | 40 | $8.61 | $17,920 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 30 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 30 | $9.86 | $20,520 |
| Durham, NC | 30 | $8.90 | $18,500 |
| Wichita, KS | 30 | $7.62 | $15,850 |
| San Antonio, TX | Not available | $8.48 | $17,630 |
| Madison, WI | Not available | $10.16 | $21,130 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not available | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $9.87 | $20,540 |
| Monroe, MI | Not available | $13.73 | $28,560 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.58 | $22,020 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $8.67 | $18,040 |
| Sandusky, OH | Not available | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $9.34 | $19,420 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $8.37 | $17,410 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Bend, OR | Not available | $10.81 | $22,480 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $7.79 | $16,200 |
| Anchorage, AK | Not available | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Not available | $10.99 | $22,850 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $11.05 | $22,980 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $11.79 | $24,530 |
| Prescott, AZ | Not available | $11.97 | $24,890 |
| Terre Haute, IN | Not available | $8.94 | $18,600 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Not available | $8.46 | $17,590 |
| Monroe, LA | Not available | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $9.28 | $19,290 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $8.91 | $18,530 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $8.61 | $17,910 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | Not available | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $7.92 | $16,480 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $9.60 | $19,970 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $8.00 | $16,650 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $8.75 | $18,200 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $7.69 | $15,990 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $10.13 | $21,080 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $13.96 | $29,040 |
| Lubbock, TX | Not available | $7.41 | $15,410 |
| Dothan, AL | Not available | $10.23 | $21,280 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | Not available | $9.83 | $20,450 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | Not available | $8.90 | $18,510 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.11 | $18,950 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | Not available | $8.32 | $17,310 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.28 | $19,310 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | Not available | $7.25 | $15,090 |
| Greenville, NC | Not available | $7.51 | $15,620 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Not available | $8.91 | $18,540 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Manchester, NH | Not available | $9.92 | $20,630 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | Not available | $10.04 | $20,880 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | Not available | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| Asheville, NC | Not available | $7.30 | $15,170 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $17.62 | $36,660 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Not available | $7.70 | $16,020 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $16.96 | $35,270 |
