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 | 1,250 | $45.84 | $95,350 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 6,960 | $53.97 | $112,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,720 | $42.86 | $89,140 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 5,370 | $48.42 | $100,710 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 4,050 | $49.89 | $103,770 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 3,960 | $48.34 | $100,560 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,090 | $43.83 | $91,170 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,790 | $49.62 | $103,210 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,770 | $47.42 | $98,630 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,630 | $41.71 | $86,760 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,190 | $38.48 | $80,050 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,140 | $48.90 | $101,700 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,120 | $44.22 | $91,970 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,910 | $51.00 | $106,080 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,890 | $47.94 | $99,710 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,760 | $44.97 | $93,540 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,730 | $37.70 | $78,420 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,660 | $46.43 | $96,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,640 | $37.60 | $78,220 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,540 | $45.14 | $93,890 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,390 | $46.78 | $97,290 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,390 | $44.21 | $91,950 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,360 | $46.95 | $97,650 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,340 | $48.08 | $100,010 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,270 | $41.87 | $87,080 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,130 | $44.15 | $91,820 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,120 | $34.50 | $71,750 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,030 | $44.89 | $93,360 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,020 | $40.17 | $83,550 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 960 | Not available | Not available |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 830 | $49.88 | $103,740 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 800 | $37.32 | $77,640 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 760 | $41.06 | $85,400 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 730 | $46.46 | $96,630 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 690 | $37.22 | $77,410 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 660 | $35.86 | $74,590 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 650 | $42.88 | $89,200 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 640 | $42.09 | $87,550 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 640 | $35.26 | $73,340 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 610 | $46.03 | $95,740 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 570 | $35.66 | $74,180 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 570 | $34.10 | $70,920 |
| Richmond, VA | 550 | $34.46 | $71,680 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 520 | $37.56 | $78,130 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 500 | $36.23 | $75,350 |
| Rochester, NY | 490 | $31.25 | $65,000 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 480 | $47.23 | $98,240 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 470 | $38.96 | $81,030 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 420 | $37.76 | $78,540 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 410 | $33.26 | $69,190 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 390 | $41.00 | $85,280 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 370 | $40.62 | $84,480 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 330 | $46.30 | $96,310 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 330 | $35.46 | $73,760 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 320 | $31.99 | $66,540 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 320 | $39.52 | $82,200 |
| Boulder, CO | 310 | $40.51 | $84,270 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 300 | $46.43 | $96,570 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 290 | $42.79 | $89,010 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 290 | $44.47 | $92,490 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 280 | $41.26 | $85,820 |
| Dayton, OH | 280 | $38.55 | $80,180 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 270 | $37.71 | $78,440 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 260 | $33.16 | $68,980 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 250 | $33.64 | $69,970 |
| Tulsa, OK | 250 | Not available | Not available |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 250 | $47.59 | $98,980 |
| San Antonio, TX | 240 | $41.46 | $86,240 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 240 | $43.60 | $90,690 |
| Columbus, OH | 230 | $33.86 | $70,440 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 230 | $36.52 | $75,970 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 210 | $44.36 | $92,260 |
| Durham, NC | 210 | $47.33 | $98,440 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 200 | $46.27 | $96,240 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 200 | $48.70 | $101,290 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 200 | $34.51 | $71,780 |
| Syracuse, NY | 200 | $39.56 | $82,280 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 180 | $55.21 | $114,830 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 180 | $41.67 | $86,680 |
| Spokane, WA | 170 | $41.00 | $85,270 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 170 | $37.65 | $78,310 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 170 | $38.59 | $80,270 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 160 | $33.88 | $70,480 |
| New Haven, CT | 150 | $39.58 | $82,320 |
| Madison, WI | 150 | $38.88 | $80,880 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 130 | $41.75 | $86,840 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 130 | $39.69 | $82,550 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $38.81 | $80,720 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 110 | $40.57 | $84,390 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 110 | $36.61 | $76,140 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 110 | $36.44 | $75,800 |
| Rockford, IL | 110 | $33.00 | $68,640 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 110 | $40.46 | $84,160 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 100 | $32.97 | $68,570 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 100 | $35.97 | $74,820 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 100 | $47.90 | $99,630 |
| Reading, PA | 100 | $38.20 | $79,460 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 100 | $31.08 | $64,640 |
| Toledo, OH | 90 | $32.08 | $66,720 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| York-Hanover, PA | 90 | $38.22 | $79,490 |
| Danbury, CT | 90 | $34.74 | $72,270 |
| Lancaster, PA | 90 | $36.96 | $76,880 |
| Akron, OH | 90 | $39.16 | $81,460 |
| Columbia, SC | 80 | $34.36 | $71,470 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 80 | $43.68 | $90,860 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 80 | $34.67 | $72,120 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 80 | $33.88 | $70,470 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 80 | $37.06 | $77,080 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 80 | $48.37 | $100,620 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 80 | $37.86 | $78,750 |
| Honolulu, HI | 70 | $44.27 | $92,070 |
| Peoria, IL | 70 | $32.35 | $67,300 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 70 | $33.75 | $70,200 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 70 | $32.10 | $66,770 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 70 | $35.15 | $73,120 |
| Appleton, WI | 70 | $36.41 | $75,720 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 70 | $35.06 | $72,930 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 70 | $48.59 | $101,060 |
| Roanoke, VA | 60 | $39.11 | $81,350 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $42.64 | $88,690 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 60 | $41.29 | $85,880 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 60 | $38.47 | $80,010 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 60 | $39.67 | $82,520 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 60 | $44.01 | $91,540 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 60 | $32.81 | $68,250 |
| Erie, PA | 50 | $33.80 | $70,300 |
| Mobile, AL | 50 | $51.89 | $107,930 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 50 | $30.87 | $64,220 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 50 | $34.73 | $72,250 |
| Manchester, NH | 50 | $41.01 | $85,290 |
| Ithaca, NY | 50 | $48.97 | $101,860 |
| Wichita, KS | 50 | $33.43 | $69,520 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 50 | $29.02 | $60,360 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 50 | $45.64 | $94,930 |
| Tucson, AZ | 50 | $24.86 | $51,710 |
| Jackson, MS | 50 | $33.59 | $69,870 |
| Mansfield, OH | 40 | $31.15 | $64,800 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 40 | $37.79 | $78,600 |
| Janesville, WI | 40 | $37.67 | $78,360 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 40 | $39.88 | $82,940 |
| Green Bay, WI | 40 | $35.78 | $74,410 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Lakeland, FL | 40 | $32.56 | $67,730 |
| Modesto, CA | 40 | $46.47 | $96,670 |
| Bay City, MI | 40 | $32.29 | $67,170 |
| Springfield, MO | 40 | $33.54 | $69,770 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 40 | $36.62 | $76,170 |
| New Bedford, MA | 40 | $39.93 | $83,060 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $35.63 | $74,120 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $47.21 | $98,190 |
| Wilmington, NC | 30 | $35.79 | $74,440 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 30 | $36.40 | $75,720 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 30 | $37.58 | $78,180 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 30 | $34.68 | $72,140 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $38.55 | $80,180 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | Not available | $41.12 | $85,520 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $36.36 | $75,620 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $41.10 | $85,500 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | Not available | $38.25 | $79,560 |
| Lubbock, TX | Not available | $37.70 | $78,410 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not available | $36.83 | $76,600 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $47.56 | $98,930 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $40.08 | $83,370 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $46.64 | $97,000 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $36.06 | $75,000 |
| Charleston, WV | Not available | $39.84 | $82,870 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $33.65 | $69,980 |
| Salinas, CA | Not available | $38.28 | $79,610 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $25.30 | $52,630 |
| Napa, CA | Not available | $48.00 | $99,850 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $47.54 | $98,890 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not available | $62.95 | $130,940 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $35.23 | $73,270 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not available | $46.46 | $96,640 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $33.74 | $70,170 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $31.40 | $65,310 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $36.49 | $75,890 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $41.59 | $86,500 |
