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 | 1,420 | $15.42 | $32,070 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 9,990 | $12.92 | $26,870 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 7,990 | $12.49 | $25,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 7,080 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 5,510 | $10.77 | $22,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,320 | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 3,290 | $8.26 | $17,170 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,110 | $12.26 | $25,500 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,690 | $12.34 | $25,670 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,450 | $14.03 | $29,190 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,890 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,830 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,790 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,570 | $13.86 | $28,820 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,510 | Not available | Not available |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,460 | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,370 | $11.47 | $23,870 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,310 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,300 | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,190 | $14.07 | $29,260 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,160 | $13.96 | $29,040 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,150 | $14.68 | $30,520 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,140 | $13.32 | $27,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,140 | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,140 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,120 | $10.63 | $22,120 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,050 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,000 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 990 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 960 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 950 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 950 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 940 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 930 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 910 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 840 | $11.15 | $23,200 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 830 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 820 | $13.51 | $28,100 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 760 | $14.30 | $29,750 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 760 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 740 | $11.41 | $23,730 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 660 | $12.23 | $25,430 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 610 | $11.51 | $23,930 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 590 | $14.38 | $29,900 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 590 | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 580 | $14.75 | $30,690 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 560 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 560 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 560 | $10.59 | $22,030 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 550 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 530 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 530 | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 510 | $12.06 | $25,080 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 500 | $12.64 | $26,300 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 490 | $12.08 | $25,120 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 490 | $10.41 | $21,660 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 490 | $11.89 | $24,740 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 480 | $10.43 | $21,700 |
| Jackson, MS | 460 | $9.26 | $19,270 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 460 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 450 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 440 | $13.33 | $27,730 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 430 | $12.66 | $26,340 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 430 | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 420 | $19.45 | $40,460 |
| Rochester, NY | 420 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 410 | $13.10 | $27,250 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 410 | $11.66 | $24,260 |
| Honolulu, HI | 400 | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 390 | $12.07 | $25,100 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 360 | $9.25 | $19,240 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 350 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 350 | $10.25 | $21,320 |
| San Antonio, TX | 340 | $11.88 | $24,700 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 340 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 340 | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Dayton, OH | 330 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 330 | $11.23 | $23,360 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 330 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Spokane, WA | 320 | $11.94 | $24,840 |
| Knoxville, TN | 320 | Not available | Not available |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 320 | $11.40 | $23,720 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 320 | $11.63 | $24,190 |
| Columbia, SC | 320 | $9.70 | $20,180 |
| Columbus, OH | 320 | $13.93 | $28,970 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 310 | $14.04 | $29,190 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 300 | $11.85 | $24,640 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 300 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| Fresno, CA | 300 | $10.17 | $21,140 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 290 | $11.61 | $24,150 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 280 | $11.68 | $24,300 |
| Peoria, IL | 280 | $11.85 | $24,650 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 270 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Roanoke, VA | 270 | $10.87 | $22,620 |
| Mobile, AL | 270 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| El Paso, TX | 270 | $9.37 | $19,500 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 270 | $13.77 | $28,630 |
| Toledo, OH | 250 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 250 | $10.23 | $21,280 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 240 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 240 | $12.84 | $26,710 |
| Stockton, CA | 240 | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 240 | $13.64 | $28,380 |
| Tucson, AZ | 240 | $10.90 | $22,680 |
| Madison, WI | 230 | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| Tulsa, OK | 230 | $11.46 | $23,830 |
| Greenville, SC | 220 | $10.76 | $22,390 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 220 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 220 | $16.29 | $33,870 |
| Richmond, VA | 220 | $12.01 | $24,990 |
| Lincoln, NE | 210 | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 210 | $12.48 | $25,970 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 210 | $10.72 | $22,300 |
| Topeka, KS | 210 | $9.90 | $20,580 |
| Charleston, WV | 200 | $10.03 | $20,870 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 200 | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 200 | $12.19 | $25,360 |
| Lancaster, PA | 200 | $11.78 | $24,490 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 200 | $11.99 | $24,940 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 200 | $10.78 | $22,410 |
| Manchester, NH | 200 | $11.59 | $24,110 |
| Wilmington, NC | 190 | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Lafayette, LA | 180 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| Akron, OH | 180 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 180 | $14.28 | $29,690 |
| New Haven, CT | 180 | $13.27 | $27,590 |
| Lubbock, TX | 180 | $9.15 | $19,040 |
| Syracuse, NY | 180 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 170 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Laredo, TX | 170 | $8.45 | $17,570 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 170 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 170 | $8.26 | $17,190 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 170 | $10.15 | $21,110 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 160 | $7.56 | $15,720 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 150 | $10.18 | $21,160 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 150 | $10.00 | $20,800 |
| Wichita, KS | 150 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Montgomery, AL | 150 | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| Springfield, IL | 150 | $11.94 | $24,830 |
| Anchorage, AK | 150 | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 150 | $8.21 | $17,090 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 140 | $11.20 | $23,290 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 140 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Tyler, TX | 140 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 140 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 140 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 140 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 140 | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Durham, NC | 140 | $11.29 | $23,490 |
| Reading, PA | 140 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Savannah, GA | 140 | $10.37 | $21,560 |
| Huntsville, AL | 130 | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 130 | $16.54 | $34,400 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 130 | $11.29 | $23,480 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 120 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Flint, MI | 120 | $11.69 | $24,310 |
| Ponce, PR | 120 | $7.45 | $15,490 |
| Gainesville, FL | 120 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 120 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 110 | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 110 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Johnson City, TN | 110 | $13.59 | $28,270 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 110 | $11.23 | $23,360 |
| Monroe, LA | 100 | $8.57 | $17,830 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 100 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Owensboro, KY | 100 | $8.55 | $17,790 |
| Springfield, MO | 100 | $9.58 | $19,930 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 100 | $10.01 | $20,830 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 100 | $8.87 | $18,450 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 100 | $13.19 | $27,430 |
| Columbia, MO | 100 | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 90 | $11.49 | $23,890 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 90 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 90 | $8.21 | $17,070 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 90 | $9.56 | $19,890 |
| Asheville, NC | 90 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 90 | $10.38 | $21,580 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 80 | $10.61 | $22,060 |
| Rockford, IL | 80 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 80 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 80 | $11.91 | $24,780 |
| Billings, MT | 80 | $13.06 | $27,170 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 80 | $9.02 | $18,750 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 80 | $10.52 | $21,880 |
| Green Bay, WI | 80 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Erie, PA | 80 | $9.47 | $19,690 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 80 | $12.17 | $25,300 |
| Pueblo, CO | 70 | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| Longview, TX | 70 | $9.53 | $19,810 |
| Lakeland, FL | 70 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 70 | $11.25 | $23,400 |
| Joplin, MO | 70 | $10.17 | $21,150 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 70 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 70 | $12.93 | $26,880 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 70 | $13.31 | $27,670 |
| Ocala, FL | 70 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Salem, OR | 70 | $13.93 | $28,960 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 60 | $9.40 | $19,550 |
| Medford, OR | 60 | $11.83 | $24,600 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $14.09 | $29,310 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 60 | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| Valdosta, GA | 60 | $7.38 | $15,350 |
| Dubuque, IA | 60 | $9.43 | $19,610 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 60 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 60 | $13.26 | $27,580 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 60 | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Alexandria, LA | 60 | $8.19 | $17,040 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 60 | $10.06 | $20,930 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 60 | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 60 | $12.07 | $25,100 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 60 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 60 | $10.21 | $21,240 |
| Modesto, CA | 60 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Waco, TX | 60 | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| San Angelo, TX | 60 | $7.27 | $15,120 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 60 | $9.41 | $19,580 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 60 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 60 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Racine, WI | 50 | $11.43 | $23,780 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 50 | $15.95 | $33,180 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 50 | $12.17 | $25,320 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 50 | $9.83 | $20,450 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 50 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 50 | $10.87 | $22,620 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 50 | $10.93 | $22,730 |
| Johnstown, PA | 50 | $9.48 | $19,730 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $14.87 | $30,920 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $8.78 | $18,260 |
| Binghamton, NY | 50 | $9.97 | $20,730 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 50 | $15.19 | $31,600 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 50 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Muncie, IN | 50 | $9.53 | $19,820 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 50 | $11.52 | $23,970 |
| Florence, SC | 50 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 50 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 50 | $13.55 | $28,190 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 40 | $12.76 | $26,550 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 40 | $10.56 | $21,970 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 40 | $12.76 | $26,550 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 40 | $11.63 | $24,200 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 40 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Williamsport, PA | 40 | $11.52 | $23,950 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 40 | $10.19 | $21,200 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 40 | $14.61 | $30,380 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $9.69 | $20,150 |
| Bismarck, ND | 40 | $10.23 | $21,270 |
| Iowa City, IA | 40 | $9.70 | $20,170 |
| Greenville, NC | 40 | $11.41 | $23,730 |
| Lafayette, IN | 40 | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 40 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 40 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $10.92 | $22,710 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 40 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $9.64 | $20,040 |
| Abilene, TX | 40 | $9.21 | $19,160 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $11.64 | $24,210 |
| Salinas, CA | 40 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 40 | $7.47 | $15,530 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 40 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Chico, CA | 30 | $12.10 | $25,170 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 30 | $8.14 | $16,930 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 30 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 30 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Bellingham, WA | 30 | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 30 | $7.97 | $16,570 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 30 | $10.54 | $21,930 |
| Rome, GA | 30 | $10.22 | $21,250 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 30 | $9.47 | $19,700 |
| Danbury, CT | 30 | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Morristown, TN | 30 | $12.20 | $25,380 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not available | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Bangor, ME | Not available | $12.00 | $24,950 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | Not available | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Lebanon, PA | Not available | $11.27 | $23,430 |
| Missoula, MT | Not available | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | Not available | $10.19 | $21,190 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $9.46 | $19,670 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $10.78 | $22,420 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $12.08 | $25,120 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | Not available | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $8.94 | $18,590 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $9.64 | $20,050 |
| Redding, CA | Not available | $12.16 | $25,300 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Not available | $10.77 | $22,410 |
| Amarillo, TX | Not available | $9.32 | $19,390 |
| Santa Fe, NM | Not available | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Casper, WY | Not available | $9.06 | $18,850 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $10.15 | $21,100 |
| Bloomington, IN | Not available | $9.90 | $20,590 |
| Yakima, WA | Not available | $11.46 | $23,840 |
