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 | 3,160 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 12,950 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,680 | Not available | Not available |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 7,600 | $16.35 | $34,020 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 7,530 | $15.69 | $32,640 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 7,210 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 6,840 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 6,800 | $15.54 | $32,320 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 5,970 | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 5,860 | $18.27 | $38,000 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 5,750 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 5,160 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 5,160 | $16.71 | $34,770 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 4,860 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 4,230 | $13.65 | $28,380 |
| Honolulu, HI | 4,110 | $15.00 | $31,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,040 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2,730 | $15.77 | $32,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,620 | $16.51 | $34,330 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,550 | $16.55 | $34,410 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,480 | $17.14 | $35,640 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,400 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,390 | $17.32 | $36,030 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,300 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,250 | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 2,040 | $15.60 | $32,460 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,970 | $17.93 | $37,290 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,870 | $16.75 | $34,850 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,820 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,790 | $17.37 | $36,120 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,630 | $14.73 | $30,630 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,570 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 1,550 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,480 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,350 | $16.63 | $34,580 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1,330 | $16.35 | $34,020 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,290 | $12.82 | $26,660 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,140 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,120 | $17.84 | $37,110 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,110 | $14.71 | $30,600 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1,040 | $16.85 | $35,060 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 970 | $18.09 | $37,640 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 930 | $15.01 | $31,210 |
| Tulsa, OK | 880 | $15.12 | $31,440 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 860 | $18.96 | $39,430 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 850 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 830 | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 830 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 770 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 740 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 710 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 660 | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 640 | $13.40 | $27,860 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 630 | $12.88 | $26,780 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 600 | $12.62 | $26,240 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 590 | $13.26 | $27,580 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 480 | $16.12 | $33,520 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 470 | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 470 | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| Anchorage, AK | 460 | $15.97 | $33,220 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 460 | $12.63 | $26,260 |
| Richmond, VA | 450 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 450 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 420 | $13.75 | $28,590 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 400 | $15.54 | $32,320 |
| Columbus, OH | 380 | $16.15 | $33,590 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 380 | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 370 | $10.80 | $22,460 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 360 | $15.16 | $31,540 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 350 | $18.17 | $37,790 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 300 | $12.03 | $25,030 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 270 | $12.56 | $26,110 |
| Spokane, WA | 240 | $11.56 | $24,040 |
| Dayton, OH | 230 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 220 | $13.88 | $28,870 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $13.71 | $28,510 |
| Savannah, GA | 210 | $12.29 | $25,560 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 200 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Knoxville, TN | 200 | $13.15 | $27,350 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 180 | $15.66 | $32,570 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 180 | $10.75 | $22,370 |
| Asheville, NC | 180 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| El Paso, TX | 170 | $15.39 | $32,000 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 170 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 160 | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 150 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Roanoke, VA | 150 | $11.91 | $24,760 |
| Madison, WI | 140 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Billings, MT | 140 | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Tallahassee, FL | 130 | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 130 | $10.78 | $22,420 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 130 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 120 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Montgomery, AL | 120 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Mobile, AL | 120 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 120 | $10.99 | $22,870 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 120 | $13.11 | $27,260 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 120 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 110 | $11.84 | $24,620 |
| Jackson, MS | 110 | $12.18 | $25,320 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 110 | $10.54 | $21,920 |
| Salinas, CA | 100 | $14.01 | $29,150 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 100 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 100 | $10.71 | $22,270 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 90 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 90 | $9.94 | $20,680 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 90 | $13.40 | $27,860 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | $15.04 | $31,270 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 80 | $12.66 | $26,340 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 80 | $16.09 | $33,460 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 70 | $11.76 | $24,460 |
| Toledo, OH | 70 | $14.61 | $30,390 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 60 | $11.14 | $23,170 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 60 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 60 | $11.18 | $23,260 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 60 | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| Great Falls, MT | 60 | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Wilmington, NC | 60 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 60 | $7.63 | $15,880 |
| Boulder, CO | 60 | $13.36 | $27,800 |
| Durham, NC | 50 | $16.73 | $34,800 |
| Napa, CA | 50 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 50 | $11.49 | $23,900 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 50 | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $18.00 | $37,450 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 50 | $14.96 | $31,120 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 50 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 50 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 50 | $11.02 | $22,910 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 50 | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Salisbury, MD | 40 | $10.84 | $22,550 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 40 | $11.28 | $23,460 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| Brunswick, GA | 40 | $12.17 | $25,310 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 40 | $11.52 | $23,950 |
| Kingston, NY | 40 | $10.02 | $20,850 |
| Reading, PA | 30 | $12.19 | $25,360 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 30 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 30 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $15.79 | $32,850 |
| Charleston, WV | Not available | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Redding, CA | Not available | $12.22 | $25,420 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $15.26 | $31,730 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $9.78 | $20,330 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $10.48 | $21,790 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $16.76 | $34,870 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Bellingham, WA | Not available | $13.24 | $27,530 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not available | $13.86 | $28,820 |
| Lincoln, NE | Not available | $11.53 | $23,980 |
| Manchester, NH | Not available | $17.51 | $36,420 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.75 | $34,830 |
| Wichita, KS | Not available | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $13.33 | $27,740 |
| Glens Falls, NY | Not available | $12.73 | $26,490 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.51 | $40,570 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $11.69 | $24,320 |
