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 | 940 | $18.80 | $39,100 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 8,570 | $23.25 | $48,360 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 4,610 | $25.54 | $53,110 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,700 | $19.82 | $41,210 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 3,180 | $19.52 | $40,610 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,700 | $17.43 | $36,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,740 | $16.13 | $33,540 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,730 | $16.65 | $34,630 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,630 | $18.39 | $38,250 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,600 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,560 | $15.62 | $32,480 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,540 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,520 | $19.23 | $40,000 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,440 | $18.60 | $38,680 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,420 | $17.17 | $35,710 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,210 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,160 | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,140 | $19.91 | $41,420 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,080 | $17.19 | $35,740 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,000 | $25.49 | $53,020 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 940 | $18.22 | $37,890 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 910 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 880 | $18.90 | $39,320 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 860 | $14.75 | $30,670 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 840 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 840 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 790 | $14.23 | $29,590 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 780 | $15.73 | $32,720 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 760 | $14.77 | $30,720 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 760 | $15.19 | $31,600 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 740 | $22.11 | $45,990 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 720 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 700 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 670 | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 660 | $17.20 | $35,790 |
| Columbus, OH | 650 | $17.93 | $37,300 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 640 | $21.14 | $43,970 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 630 | $15.75 | $32,770 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 610 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| San Antonio, TX | 570 | $14.00 | $29,120 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 560 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Richmond, VA | 550 | $16.28 | $33,870 |
| Tucson, AZ | 540 | $15.66 | $32,570 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 520 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 520 | $21.61 | $44,940 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 510 | $17.52 | $36,440 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 500 | $16.46 | $34,240 |
| Toledo, OH | 490 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 480 | $12.11 | $25,200 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 480 | $16.17 | $33,630 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 480 | $19.74 | $41,070 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 470 | $19.31 | $40,160 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 460 | $14.92 | $31,030 |
| Spokane, WA | 440 | $17.52 | $36,450 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 430 | $16.85 | $35,050 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 430 | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 410 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 390 | $22.27 | $46,320 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 380 | $24.34 | $50,630 |
| Tulsa, OK | 380 | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 360 | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 350 | $15.92 | $33,100 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 350 | $15.17 | $31,540 |
| Akron, OH | 340 | $15.64 | $32,530 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 340 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 340 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 340 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 330 | $21.71 | $45,150 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 320 | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 320 | $17.37 | $36,140 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 310 | $20.21 | $42,040 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 310 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 300 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Salem, OR | 300 | $16.95 | $35,260 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 300 | $21.41 | $44,540 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 290 | $16.60 | $34,530 |
| Greeley, CO | 290 | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 290 | $11.76 | $24,470 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 280 | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 280 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Syracuse, NY | 270 | $17.55 | $36,500 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 260 | $14.32 | $29,790 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 260 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 240 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 240 | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Salinas, CA | 230 | $20.32 | $42,260 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 230 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 230 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 230 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Bellingham, WA | 230 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 230 | $14.87 | $30,930 |
| Flint, MI | 220 | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 220 | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 210 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Knoxville, TN | 210 | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 210 | $20.91 | $43,490 |
| New Haven, CT | 210 | $20.27 | $42,160 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 210 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 200 | $21.60 | $44,940 |
| Jackson, MS | 190 | $13.39 | $27,840 |
| Wichita, KS | 190 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 190 | $18.57 | $38,630 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 190 | $18.04 | $37,520 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 180 | $17.28 | $35,940 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 180 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Yuma, AZ | 180 | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 180 | $17.31 | $36,010 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 170 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 170 | $15.26 | $31,750 |
| Lakeland, FL | 170 | $14.37 | $29,880 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 170 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 160 | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Savannah, GA | 160 | $14.18 | $29,480 |
| Montgomery, AL | 160 | $13.79 | $28,680 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 160 | $15.94 | $33,150 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 160 | $15.83 | $32,930 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 150 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 150 | $9.71 | $20,190 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 150 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Roanoke, VA | 150 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 150 | $13.76 | $28,610 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 150 | $13.16 | $27,360 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 150 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Dayton, OH | 140 | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 140 | $14.74 | $30,650 |
| Columbia, SC | 140 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 140 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Longview, WA | 140 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 130 | $16.59 | $34,520 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 130 | $16.17 | $33,640 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 130 | $14.63 | $30,420 |
| Green Bay, WI | 130 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 130 | $13.41 | $27,900 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 130 | $15.34 | $31,920 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 120 | $15.73 | $32,720 |
| Medford, OR | 120 | $17.27 | $35,920 |
| Bangor, ME | 120 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Macon, GA | 120 | $14.18 | $29,500 |
| Danville, IL | 120 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Huntsville, AL | 120 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 110 | $18.20 | $37,850 |
| Madison, WI | 110 | $17.44 | $36,280 |
| Boulder, CO | 110 | $19.58 | $40,720 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 110 | $20.98 | $43,630 |
| Prescott, AZ | 110 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 110 | $20.05 | $41,700 |
| Yakima, WA | 110 | $18.33 | $38,130 |
| Billings, MT | 110 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Decatur, AL | 110 | $12.38 | $25,760 |
| Anchorage, AK | 110 | $17.68 | $36,770 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 110 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 100 | $19.17 | $39,870 |
| Binghamton, NY | 100 | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 100 | $19.43 | $40,410 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 100 | $18.89 | $39,280 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 100 | $23.75 | $49,410 |
| Topeka, KS | 100 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Charleston, WV | 100 | $13.36 | $27,780 |
| Greenville, SC | 100 | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 100 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Jackson, MI | 100 | $16.35 | $34,000 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 100 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 90 | $15.11 | $31,420 |
| Springfield, MO | 90 | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 90 | $12.43 | $25,850 |
| Farmington, NM | 90 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 90 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 90 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Napa, CA | 90 | $23.18 | $48,210 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 90 | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Lawton, OK | 80 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 80 | $13.12 | $27,290 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 80 | $13.64 | $28,360 |
| Bismarck, ND | 80 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 80 | $15.50 | $32,230 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 80 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Kingston, NY | 80 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 80 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Rapid City, SD | 80 | $12.88 | $26,790 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 80 | $11.55 | $24,010 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 80 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Longview, TX | 80 | $12.08 | $25,140 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 80 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| St. George, UT | 80 | $14.71 | $30,600 |
| Muncie, IN | 70 | $13.56 | $28,210 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 70 | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| Asheville, NC | 70 | $15.24 | $31,700 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 70 | $12.99 | $27,020 |
| Gainesville, GA | 70 | $16.18 | $33,650 |
| Wilmington, NC | 70 | $15.63 | $32,520 |
| Erie, PA | 70 | $18.85 | $39,210 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 70 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 70 | $14.49 | $30,130 |
| Durham, NC | 70 | $17.33 | $36,050 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 70 | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 70 | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 70 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Rochester, MN | 70 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 60 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 60 | $18.48 | $38,440 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 60 | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| Joplin, MO | 60 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Danville, VA | 60 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Brunswick, GA | 60 | $13.37 | $27,800 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 60 | $15.63 | $32,510 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 60 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Janesville, WI | 60 | $16.47 | $34,250 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 60 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 60 | $14.13 | $29,380 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 60 | $14.72 | $30,630 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $18.28 | $38,030 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 60 | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Waco, TX | 60 | $13.89 | $28,900 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 60 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| Pocatello, ID | 60 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Dubuque, IA | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Racine, WI | 50 | $18.85 | $39,220 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 50 | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Valdosta, GA | 50 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 50 | $15.33 | $31,880 |
| Palm Coast, FL | 50 | $15.08 | $31,370 |
| Lafayette, IN | 50 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Tyler, TX | 50 | $14.02 | $29,170 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 50 | $16.34 | $33,990 |
| Dothan, AL | 50 | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 50 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 50 | $9.98 | $20,760 |
| Casper, WY | 50 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 50 | $22.60 | $47,000 |
| Mansfield, OH | 50 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Corvallis, OR | 50 | $17.19 | $35,750 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 40 | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Iowa City, IA | 40 | $16.37 | $34,050 |
| Ithaca, NY | 40 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| Wausau, WI | 40 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 40 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Albany, GA | 40 | $12.46 | $25,910 |
| Great Falls, MT | 40 | $11.84 | $24,630 |
| Gadsden, AL | 40 | $11.73 | $24,410 |
| Burlington, NC | 40 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 40 | $13.65 | $28,400 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 40 | $13.89 | $28,900 |
| Lima, OH | 40 | $16.99 | $35,330 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 40 | $16.37 | $34,060 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 40 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 30 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 30 | $14.26 | $29,670 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 30 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Abilene, TX | 30 | $11.39 | $23,680 |
| Columbia, MO | 30 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Springfield, OH | 30 | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 30 | $19.73 | $41,050 |
| Morristown, TN | 30 | $12.98 | $27,000 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $17.45 | $36,290 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $22.65 | $47,100 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $18.29 | $38,030 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Not available | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Not available | $17.76 | $36,950 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | Not available | $13.45 | $27,980 |
| Cleveland, TN | Not available | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Not available | $15.22 | $31,650 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | Not available | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $15.28 | $31,790 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Not available | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | Not available | $15.33 | $31,880 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $17.28 | $35,940 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Not available | $21.60 | $44,930 |
| San Angelo, TX | Not available | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $18.63 | $38,750 |
| Pueblo, CO | Not available | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Lancaster, PA | Not available | $13.77 | $28,650 |
| Altoona, PA | Not available | $12.52 | $26,050 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $13.86 | $28,840 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $22.92 | $47,670 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Not available | $13.41 | $27,900 |
| Morgantown, WV | Not available | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $22.26 | $46,290 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $21.64 | $45,010 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $12.19 | $25,350 |
