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 | 880 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 9,460 | $10.13 | $21,080 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,280 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,770 | $19.17 | $39,880 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,550 | $17.08 | $35,530 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,430 | $16.63 | $34,580 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,430 | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,280 | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,810 | $17.24 | $35,850 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,540 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,440 | $16.02 | $33,320 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 1,240 | $14.92 | $31,040 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,230 | $17.25 | $35,880 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,180 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,060 | $13.95 | $29,020 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,030 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 990 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 990 | $18.69 | $38,860 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 800 | $18.70 | $38,900 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 760 | $20.55 | $42,740 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 750 | $18.74 | $38,990 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 670 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 640 | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 640 | $18.76 | $39,010 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 600 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 520 | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 510 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 510 | $20.97 | $43,610 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 500 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 500 | $21.62 | $44,960 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 490 | $21.65 | $45,030 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 480 | $20.38 | $42,380 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 480 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 470 | $16.30 | $33,910 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 460 | $10.66 | $22,180 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 460 | $13.60 | $28,300 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 450 | $20.52 | $42,670 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 430 | $14.88 | $30,940 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 430 | $16.01 | $33,310 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 420 | $16.82 | $34,990 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 420 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 380 | $12.15 | $25,270 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 370 | $14.62 | $30,420 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 360 | $21.66 | $45,060 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 350 | $22.70 | $47,210 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 340 | $17.39 | $36,180 |
| San Antonio, TX | 330 | $12.46 | $25,910 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 320 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Columbia, SC | 310 | $15.18 | $31,570 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 310 | $20.58 | $42,810 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 310 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 290 | $15.84 | $32,960 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 290 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 270 | $17.47 | $36,340 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 260 | $18.49 | $38,450 |
| Richmond, VA | 240 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 230 | $18.36 | $38,190 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 230 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 230 | $16.74 | $34,810 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 220 | $18.31 | $38,090 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 210 | $19.65 | $40,880 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 200 | $18.72 | $38,930 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 200 | $15.65 | $32,550 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 200 | $20.38 | $42,390 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 200 | $15.64 | $32,530 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 190 | $21.59 | $44,910 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 190 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 190 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 170 | $12.52 | $26,030 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 170 | $15.60 | $32,450 |
| Roanoke, VA | 170 | $13.53 | $28,150 |
| Akron, OH | 160 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 150 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 150 | $18.51 | $38,490 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 140 | $18.63 | $38,740 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 130 | $14.11 | $29,360 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 130 | $16.74 | $34,810 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 130 | $11.64 | $24,210 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 130 | $17.72 | $36,860 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 120 | $15.24 | $31,690 |
| Lubbock, TX | 120 | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Greenville, SC | 120 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Macon, GA | 120 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Wichita, KS | 120 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 110 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 110 | $17.36 | $36,120 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 110 | $14.90 | $30,990 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 110 | $16.30 | $33,890 |
| El Paso, TX | 110 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 100 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Honolulu, HI | 100 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Tulsa, OK | 100 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Springfield, MO | 90 | $15.91 | $33,100 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 90 | $13.24 | $27,550 |
| Jackson, MS | 90 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Lincoln, NE | 90 | $13.27 | $27,590 |
| Rockford, IL | 80 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 80 | $15.26 | $31,750 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 80 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Laredo, TX | 80 | $11.92 | $24,800 |
| Appleton, WI | 80 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 80 | $13.14 | $27,320 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 80 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Spokane, WA | 70 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 70 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| Greeley, CO | 70 | $14.89 | $30,970 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 70 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Montgomery, AL | 70 | $14.07 | $29,260 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 60 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Fresno, CA | 60 | $17.23 | $35,830 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 60 | $18.48 | $38,450 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 60 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Syracuse, NY | 60 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 60 | $18.84 | $39,180 |
| Lancaster, PA | 60 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 60 | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 50 | $12.13 | $25,230 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Lakeland, FL | 50 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Asheville, NC | 50 | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 50 | $15.08 | $31,370 |
| New Haven, CT | 40 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 40 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $19.83 | $41,250 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 40 | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| Reading, PA | 40 | $14.18 | $29,490 |
| Mobile, AL | 40 | $14.18 | $29,500 |
| Toledo, OH | 40 | $15.27 | $31,750 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | $12.54 | $26,090 |
| Tyler, TX | 40 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Rochester, NY | 40 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 40 | $17.80 | $37,030 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 40 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $17.99 | $37,420 |
| Abilene, TX | 30 | $11.79 | $24,530 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 30 | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 30 | $14.63 | $30,420 |
| Green Bay, WI | 30 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 30 | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 30 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 30 | $23.70 | $49,310 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 30 | $16.49 | $34,310 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 30 | $14.87 | $30,930 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 30 | $8.77 | $18,240 |
| Yakima, WA | Not available | $12.34 | $25,670 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $18.49 | $38,460 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Johnson City, TN | Not available | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not available | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $8.53 | $17,740 |
| San Angelo, TX | Not available | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not available | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Monroe, LA | Not available | $13.43 | $27,940 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Not available | $9.65 | $20,060 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $19.10 | $39,730 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $17.32 | $36,020 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.41 | $36,200 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.92 | $35,190 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $10.46 | $21,750 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $12.13 | $25,230 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $20.22 | $42,060 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $16.62 | $34,560 |
| Dothan, AL | Not available | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Gadsden, AL | Not available | $10.57 | $21,990 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $10.58 | $22,000 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | Not available | $15.83 | $32,930 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Not available | $13.61 | $28,320 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | Not available | $13.59 | $28,270 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $14.30 | $29,730 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $20.24 | $42,100 |
