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 | 1,020 | $22.78 | $47,390 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 4,780 | $19.63 | $40,830 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,510 | $21.51 | $44,740 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 3,300 | $21.55 | $44,820 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,030 | $24.89 | $51,770 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,750 | $18.95 | $39,420 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,720 | $20.94 | $43,560 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,540 | $19.86 | $41,320 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,540 | $21.31 | $44,330 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,460 | $20.87 | $43,400 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,370 | $20.79 | $43,240 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,370 | $17.00 | $35,370 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,360 | $20.93 | $43,520 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,230 | $22.19 | $46,150 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,220 | $21.74 | $45,230 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,160 | $16.38 | $34,070 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 1,150 | $20.45 | $42,550 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,130 | $23.39 | $48,660 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,120 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,080 | $19.39 | $40,320 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,030 | $20.79 | $43,230 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 970 | $19.76 | $41,100 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 960 | $19.57 | $40,710 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 960 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 950 | $20.51 | $42,670 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 930 | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 930 | $19.89 | $41,380 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 910 | $22.95 | $47,730 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 900 | $19.09 | $39,700 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 880 | $17.31 | $35,990 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 880 | $17.50 | $36,400 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 790 | $17.08 | $35,520 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 770 | $20.04 | $41,690 |
| Richmond, VA | 760 | $18.53 | $38,550 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 730 | $16.26 | $33,830 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 670 | $20.82 | $43,310 |
| Columbus, OH | 640 | Not available | Not available |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 630 | $19.62 | $40,820 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 620 | $22.60 | $47,020 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 570 | $17.07 | $35,500 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 570 | $23.87 | $49,650 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 530 | $18.36 | $38,190 |
| Honolulu, HI | 510 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Syracuse, NY | 420 | $19.31 | $40,160 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 410 | $17.02 | $35,390 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 410 | $20.20 | $42,020 |
| Jackson, MS | 410 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 380 | $21.43 | $44,570 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 380 | $24.68 | $51,340 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 350 | $16.89 | $35,120 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 350 | $18.85 | $39,220 |
| Montgomery, AL | 350 | $18.16 | $37,770 |
| Durham, NC | 340 | $17.85 | $37,140 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 330 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Asheville, NC | 330 | $16.20 | $33,700 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 330 | $15.24 | $31,710 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 320 | $20.10 | $41,810 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 310 | $19.00 | $39,520 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 300 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 280 | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 270 | $16.19 | $33,680 |
| Chico, CA | 270 | $17.52 | $36,450 |
| Toledo, OH | 270 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Mobile, AL | 250 | $17.98 | $37,390 |
| Knoxville, TN | 250 | $15.07 | $31,350 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 250 | $17.54 | $36,480 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 250 | $18.96 | $39,430 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 240 | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Rochester, NY | 230 | $19.53 | $40,620 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 230 | $15.13 | $31,460 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 230 | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Erie, PA | 230 | $19.48 | $40,530 |
| Springfield, MO | 220 | $14.58 | $30,330 |
| San Antonio, TX | 220 | $20.93 | $43,540 |
| Wilmington, NC | 220 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 220 | $22.90 | $47,620 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 210 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 210 | $22.84 | $47,500 |
| Salem, OR | 210 | $14.89 | $30,980 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 210 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 200 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 190 | $20.02 | $41,650 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 190 | $14.50 | $30,170 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 190 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 190 | $23.72 | $49,350 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 180 | $18.98 | $39,480 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 170 | $21.30 | $44,300 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 170 | $17.67 | $36,750 |
| Roanoke, VA | 170 | $19.59 | $40,740 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 170 | $19.49 | $40,540 |
| New Haven, CT | 170 | $24.53 | $51,020 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 150 | $16.33 | $33,970 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 150 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 150 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| El Paso, TX | 150 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Dayton, OH | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 140 | $25.65 | $53,360 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 140 | $20.45 | $42,530 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 140 | $22.15 | $46,080 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 140 | $18.59 | $38,660 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 140 | $13.86 | $28,830 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 130 | $20.81 | $43,290 |
| Morristown, TN | 130 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 130 | $17.87 | $37,160 |
| Altoona, PA | 130 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Lima, OH | 120 | $17.54 | $36,490 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 120 | $18.19 | $37,840 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 120 | $25.92 | $53,910 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 120 | $17.07 | $35,510 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 120 | $17.30 | $35,990 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 110 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 110 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 110 | $21.38 | $44,460 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 110 | $14.04 | $29,210 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 100 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 100 | $14.04 | $29,210 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $20.04 | $41,690 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 100 | $16.77 | $34,890 |
| Burlington, NC | 90 | $15.50 | $32,250 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 90 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Madison, WI | 90 | $19.87 | $41,340 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 90 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| Tulsa, OK | 90 | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 90 | $19.65 | $40,870 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 80 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Huntsville, AL | 80 | $17.87 | $37,170 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 80 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 80 | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 80 | $18.80 | $39,110 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 80 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 80 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Rapid City, SD | 80 | $15.32 | $31,880 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 80 | $14.18 | $29,500 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 80 | $14.49 | $30,150 |
| Waterbury, CT | 70 | $26.86 | $55,880 |
| Bangor, ME | 70 | $15.58 | $32,400 |
| Dothan, AL | 70 | $17.16 | $35,690 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 70 | $18.43 | $38,340 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 70 | $19.02 | $39,570 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 70 | $19.58 | $40,730 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | $18.88 | $39,270 |
| Midland, TX | 70 | $16.05 | $33,390 |
| Yuma, AZ | 70 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 70 | $19.21 | $39,950 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 70 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 60 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 60 | $18.09 | $37,640 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 60 | $18.29 | $38,050 |
| Lafayette, LA | 60 | $18.33 | $38,120 |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $17.07 | $35,500 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 60 | $15.65 | $32,560 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 60 | $14.13 | $29,390 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 60 | $16.83 | $35,020 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 60 | $19.61 | $40,790 |
| Laredo, TX | 60 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 60 | $17.18 | $35,730 |
| Jackson, TN | 60 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60 | $18.90 | $39,320 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 50 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Medford, OR | 50 | $15.93 | $33,130 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 50 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 50 | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 50 | $24.40 | $50,750 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 50 | $19.17 | $39,870 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 50 | $15.01 | $31,220 |
| Decatur, AL | 50 | $17.96 | $37,360 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 50 | $16.86 | $35,080 |
| Manchester, NH | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 50 | $17.65 | $36,720 |
| Lebanon, PA | 50 | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| Columbia, SC | 50 | $20.24 | $42,110 |
| Casper, WY | 50 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Muncie, IN | 50 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Pocatello, ID | 50 | $15.38 | $32,000 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $22.02 | $45,800 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 40 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 40 | $19.93 | $41,460 |
| Greenville, SC | 40 | $17.69 | $36,790 |
| Anchorage, AK | 40 | $19.20 | $39,930 |
| Peoria, IL | 40 | $30.91 | $64,300 |
| Bloomington, IN | 40 | $12.53 | $26,070 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 40 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 40 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 40 | $15.73 | $32,710 |
| Lakeland, FL | 40 | $15.75 | $32,760 |
| Longview, TX | 40 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| State College, PA | 40 | $21.73 | $45,200 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 40 | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 40 | $19.80 | $41,180 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 40 | $16.14 | $33,560 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 40 | $16.59 | $34,520 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 40 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 40 | $14.15 | $29,430 |
| Bay City, MI | 40 | $20.72 | $43,090 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 40 | $20.38 | $42,400 |
| Savannah, GA | 40 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 40 | $17.81 | $37,040 |
| Prescott, AZ | 40 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Bellingham, WA | 30 | $20.08 | $41,770 |
| Kokomo, IN | 30 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 30 | $17.97 | $37,380 |
| Rockford, IL | 30 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 30 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 30 | $15.28 | $31,780 |
| Abilene, TX | 30 | $13.58 | $28,250 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 30 | $14.64 | $30,440 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $20.75 | $43,150 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | Not available | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Tucson, AZ | Not available | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $18.19 | $37,840 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $22.07 | $45,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $17.68 | $36,780 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Not available | $22.59 | $47,000 |
| New Bedford, MA | Not available | $19.81 | $41,200 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $17.00 | $35,350 |
| Battle Creek, MI | Not available | $21.37 | $44,450 |
| Yuba City, CA | Not available | $17.12 | $35,620 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $23.59 | $49,080 |
| Janesville, WI | Not available | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Not available | $17.47 | $36,330 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $16.61 | $34,550 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $16.18 | $33,660 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $22.32 | $46,430 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not available | $17.43 | $36,260 |
