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 | 3,890 | $13.15 | $27,360 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 16,450 | $14.65 | $30,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 12,660 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9,830 | $13.51 | $28,090 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 9,390 | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 9,370 | $11.74 | $24,410 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 8,890 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 8,290 | $12.89 | $26,800 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 7,830 | $14.46 | $30,080 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 7,730 | $11.53 | $23,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 7,530 | $13.46 | $27,990 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 7,050 | $11.02 | $22,920 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 6,700 | $12.77 | $26,550 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6,460 | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 6,430 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 5,370 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 5,230 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 5,080 | $18.80 | $39,100 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 4,810 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 4,490 | $14.35 | $29,860 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 4,460 | $14.17 | $29,460 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4,390 | $11.29 | $23,480 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,380 | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| Columbus, OH | 4,070 | $10.87 | $22,610 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 3,850 | $10.16 | $21,140 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,810 | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 3,630 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 3,570 | $16.13 | $33,550 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 3,540 | $19.09 | $39,700 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 3,480 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Tucson, AZ | 3,300 | $10.40 | $21,630 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 3,300 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3,180 | $11.22 | $23,330 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 3,150 | $12.32 | $25,630 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 3,060 | $13.16 | $27,360 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3,040 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,990 | $12.41 | $25,820 |
| Dayton, OH | 2,980 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2,890 | $10.78 | $22,430 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,880 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2,860 | $11.21 | $23,330 |
| Akron, OH | 2,580 | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,530 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 2,520 | $14.58 | $30,330 |
| El Paso, TX | 2,460 | $8.95 | $18,610 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2,450 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 2,420 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 2,330 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 2,300 | $10.36 | $21,550 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 2,270 | $11.68 | $24,300 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,270 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2,260 | $8.96 | $18,640 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 2,250 | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,240 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 2,130 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,110 | $16.04 | $33,350 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 2,070 | $10.31 | $21,440 |
| Springfield, MO | 2,020 | $9.53 | $19,830 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,990 | $9.75 | $20,270 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,950 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1,810 | $10.30 | $21,430 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,770 | $10.80 | $22,450 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 1,770 | $10.39 | $21,600 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 1,760 | $14.44 | $30,030 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,720 | $13.22 | $27,490 |
| Madison, WI | 1,670 | $13.60 | $28,280 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,600 | $12.12 | $25,220 |
| Spokane, WA | 1,550 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,460 | $16.27 | $33,840 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 1,440 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 1,430 | $11.71 | $24,360 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1,380 | $10.53 | $21,910 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1,350 | $9.24 | $19,220 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 1,340 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,300 | $11.84 | $24,630 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1,290 | $9.04 | $18,790 |
| New Haven, CT | 1,280 | $13.52 | $28,120 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 1,270 | $9.87 | $20,540 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 1,260 | $11.48 | $23,870 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1,250 | $12.58 | $26,170 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,250 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 1,230 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,190 | $7.97 | $16,570 |
| Lakeland, FL | 1,090 | $12.19 | $25,350 |
| Pueblo, CO | 1,050 | $9.68 | $20,130 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1,030 | $8.29 | $17,240 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,010 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 990 | $10.77 | $22,400 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 980 | $11.56 | $24,050 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 970 | $11.31 | $23,510 |
| Joplin, MO | 950 | $8.83 | $18,380 |
| Stockton, CA | 900 | $12.31 | $25,610 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 900 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Greenville, SC | 860 | $11.67 | $24,280 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 840 | $10.36 | $21,550 |
| Charleston, WV | 840 | $17.60 | $36,600 |
| Lincoln, NE | 840 | $9.18 | $19,090 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 830 | $9.10 | $18,930 |
| Yuma, AZ | 820 | $10.14 | $21,090 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 750 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 740 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 730 | $12.41 | $25,820 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 730 | $9.20 | $19,140 |
| Bloomington, IN | 700 | $9.24 | $19,220 |
| Toledo, OH | 680 | $9.80 | $20,380 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 630 | $13.74 | $28,570 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 610 | $15.31 | $31,840 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 610 | $9.79 | $20,350 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 580 | $10.44 | $21,720 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 580 | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Medford, OR | 580 | $11.01 | $22,900 |
| Lafayette, LA | 560 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 550 | $11.61 | $24,140 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 530 | $9.52 | $19,800 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 530 | $12.16 | $25,290 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 520 | $12.68 | $26,360 |
| Wichita, KS | 500 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 490 | $17.45 | $36,290 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 480 | $9.08 | $18,880 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 470 | $10.18 | $21,170 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 460 | $13.09 | $27,220 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 440 | $9.31 | $19,370 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 420 | $9.24 | $19,230 |
| Honolulu, HI | 410 | $12.07 | $25,110 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 410 | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 400 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 390 | $18.17 | $37,780 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 390 | Not available | Not available |
| Durham, NC | 390 | $11.81 | $24,570 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 380 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Fresno, CA | 370 | $11.82 | $24,580 |
| Lancaster, PA | 370 | $11.99 | $24,940 |
| Ocala, FL | 360 | $9.80 | $20,380 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 360 | $15.73 | $32,710 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 360 | $11.75 | $24,430 |
| Billings, MT | 350 | $9.99 | $20,790 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 340 | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 330 | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 320 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 320 | $11.87 | $24,690 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 310 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 310 | $8.91 | $18,540 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 310 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 300 | $9.80 | $20,380 |
| Knoxville, TN | 300 | $11.02 | $22,920 |
| Boulder, CO | 300 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 290 | $9.38 | $19,510 |
| Columbia, SC | 290 | $11.94 | $24,830 |
| Iowa City, IA | 290 | $10.60 | $22,060 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 290 | Not available | Not available |
| Mobile, AL | 290 | $10.07 | $20,950 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 290 | $11.69 | $24,310 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 280 | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| Syracuse, NY | 280 | $10.47 | $21,770 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 280 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 280 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 270 | $10.01 | $20,830 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 260 | $16.65 | $34,640 |
| Modesto, CA | 260 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Binghamton, NY | 250 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 250 | $7.99 | $16,630 |
| Wilmington, NC | 240 | $10.97 | $22,820 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 240 | $13.51 | $28,100 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 220 | $8.83 | $18,370 |
| Montgomery, AL | 220 | $9.04 | $18,810 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 220 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Salinas, CA | 200 | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Salem, OR | 200 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 200 | $16.21 | $33,710 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 200 | $12.82 | $26,660 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 190 | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 190 | $9.18 | $19,090 |
| Lubbock, TX | 190 | $8.29 | $17,240 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 190 | $7.16 | $14,900 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 170 | $18.38 | $38,230 |
| Bellingham, WA | 170 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 170 | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Reading, PA | 160 | $11.73 | $24,400 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 140 | $12.16 | $25,300 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 140 | $11.08 | $23,050 |
| Peoria, IL | 140 | $11.05 | $22,980 |
| Yakima, WA | 130 | $10.17 | $21,150 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 130 | $11.49 | $23,890 |
| Bend, OR | 130 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 130 | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| St. George, UT | 120 | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Manchester, NH | 120 | $16.33 | $33,970 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 120 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Flint, MI | 110 | $12.37 | $25,720 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 100 | $12.38 | $25,760 |
| Redding, CA | 100 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| Springfield, IL | 100 | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| Longview, TX | 80 | $10.66 | $22,180 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 80 | $7.56 | $15,720 |
| Danbury, CT | 80 | $11.04 | $22,950 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $10.71 | $22,290 |
| Wausau, WI | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 70 | $16.82 | $34,990 |
| Waterbury, CT | 70 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Valdosta, GA | 70 | $8.16 | $16,960 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 60 | $10.15 | $21,110 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 60 | $10.18 | $21,170 |
| Olympia, WA | 60 | $18.66 | $38,810 |
| Savannah, GA | 60 | $9.99 | $20,770 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 60 | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 50 | $12.47 | $25,930 |
| Asheville, NC | 50 | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 50 | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Chico, CA | 50 | $12.19 | $25,360 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 50 | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| Muncie, IN | 50 | $9.25 | $19,250 |
| Gainesville, FL | 50 | $14.71 | $30,600 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $12.07 | $25,110 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 50 | $17.28 | $35,940 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 40 | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 40 | $10.74 | $22,330 |
| Lima, OH | 40 | $8.46 | $17,600 |
| Danville, VA | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Columbia, MO | 30 | $8.04 | $16,720 |
| Prescott, AZ | 30 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Salisbury, MD | 30 | $9.53 | $19,820 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | Not available | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $10.17 | $21,160 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $8.96 | $18,630 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $8.59 | $17,860 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Not available | $9.76 | $20,290 |
| Morgantown, WV | Not available | $11.15 | $23,200 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | Not available | $11.00 | $22,870 |
| Cheyenne, WY | Not available | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| York-Hanover, PA | Not available | $13.04 | $27,120 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $10.23 | $21,290 |
| Grand Junction, CO | Not available | $10.06 | $20,910 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $10.61 | $22,070 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $11.72 | $24,370 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Johnson City, TN | Not available | $6.82 | $14,180 |
| Abilene, TX | Not available | $8.94 | $18,600 |
| Laredo, TX | Not available | $9.65 | $20,060 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $11.69 | $24,320 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $8.71 | $18,130 |
| San Antonio, TX | Not available | $9.27 | $19,280 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $9.83 | $20,450 |
| Napa, CA | Not available | $17.43 | $36,250 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $9.49 | $19,740 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not available | $10.99 | $22,860 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | Not available | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | Not available | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Not available | $8.44 | $17,550 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $11.25 | $23,400 |
| Bismarck, ND | Not available | $10.17 | $21,150 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | Not available | $7.96 | $16,550 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $11.56 | $24,050 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | Not available | $10.74 | $22,350 |
| Elmira, NY | Not available | $9.30 | $19,340 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $10.25 | $21,320 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | Not available | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $12.35 | $25,690 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $10.56 | $21,960 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Not available | $10.08 | $20,960 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $11.72 | $24,390 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $10.10 | $21,000 |
| Ames, IA | Not available | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Johnstown, PA | Not available | $9.55 | $19,860 |
| Macon, GA | Not available | $11.46 | $23,840 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $11.68 | $24,300 |
| State College, PA | Not available | $10.63 | $22,110 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.80 | $22,450 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | Not available | $7.70 | $16,010 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| New Bedford, MA | Not available | $14.27 | $29,690 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $17.94 | $37,310 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not available | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | Not available | $18.02 | $37,480 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.61 | $32,460 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Not available | $14.72 | $30,610 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $10.26 | $21,350 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.53 | $23,990 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $9.25 | $19,250 |
