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 | 5,130 | $15.50 | $32,230 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 19,410 | $16.55 | $34,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 10,230 | $18.37 | $38,210 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 10,140 | $16.26 | $33,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 8,830 | $18.40 | $38,280 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 7,970 | $9.66 | $20,090 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5,070 | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 4,070 | $16.89 | $35,140 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 4,050 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 3,350 | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 2,890 | $17.13 | $35,640 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,780 | $19.87 | $41,330 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2,360 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 2,330 | $14.72 | $30,630 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,320 | $16.50 | $34,320 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2,280 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Honolulu, HI | 2,100 | $14.15 | $29,420 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1,820 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 1,730 | $16.39 | $34,080 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,720 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,700 | $20.92 | $43,510 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 1,690 | $16.48 | $34,280 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,510 | $16.42 | $34,140 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,460 | $19.25 | $40,040 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,450 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,410 | $17.63 | $36,680 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,400 | $18.18 | $37,810 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1,380 | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,350 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,250 | $19.73 | $41,030 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,200 | $13.52 | $28,120 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,150 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,140 | $18.08 | $37,600 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,080 | $18.23 | $37,910 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,080 | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 1,080 | $15.64 | $32,520 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,050 | $16.85 | $35,060 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,030 | $16.26 | $33,810 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 990 | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 950 | $17.01 | $35,390 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 940 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 920 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 920 | $15.97 | $33,210 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 850 | $13.33 | $27,730 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 830 | $23.90 | $49,700 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 810 | $14.09 | $29,300 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 800 | $18.04 | $37,510 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 790 | $18.31 | $38,080 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 750 | $17.89 | $37,200 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 720 | $19.05 | $39,630 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 720 | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 720 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Columbus, OH | 710 | $17.23 | $35,830 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 670 | $16.35 | $34,000 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 660 | $17.34 | $36,070 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 630 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| San Antonio, TX | 630 | $14.96 | $31,110 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 630 | $15.02 | $31,250 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 620 | $19.55 | $40,670 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 610 | $15.13 | $31,460 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 580 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 530 | $16.27 | $33,830 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 520 | $15.02 | $31,250 |
| Binghamton, NY | 510 | $13.15 | $27,340 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 480 | $14.79 | $30,750 |
| Madison, WI | 470 | $17.75 | $36,920 |
| Fresno, CA | 470 | $17.49 | $36,390 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 440 | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 430 | $17.63 | $36,680 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 420 | Not available | Not available |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 380 | $14.72 | $30,610 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 370 | $15.53 | $32,300 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 370 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 350 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 350 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 350 | $15.90 | $33,080 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 330 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Dayton, OH | 320 | $14.61 | $30,390 |
| Erie, PA | 310 | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 310 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 310 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 310 | $13.89 | $28,880 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 310 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 300 | $17.14 | $35,650 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 300 | $13.21 | $27,470 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 300 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 280 | $20.09 | $41,800 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 280 | $13.00 | $27,050 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 280 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 270 | $17.24 | $35,860 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 270 | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 270 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| El Paso, TX | 260 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 250 | $16.41 | $34,140 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 250 | $13.65 | $28,400 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 240 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 230 | $14.09 | $29,310 |
| Stockton, CA | 230 | $15.56 | $32,370 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 230 | $15.18 | $31,570 |
| Ithaca, NY | 220 | $16.49 | $34,290 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 210 | $14.80 | $30,770 |
| Tulsa, OK | 210 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Lancaster, PA | 210 | $14.24 | $29,620 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 200 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Toledo, OH | 200 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 200 | $14.48 | $30,110 |
| Montgomery, AL | 200 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Salinas, CA | 200 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 200 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Tucson, AZ | 190 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 190 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Kingston, NY | 190 | $15.48 | $32,210 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 190 | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Johnstown, PA | 180 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Springfield, MO | 170 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| New Haven, CT | 170 | $17.39 | $36,170 |
| Jackson, MS | 170 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| Gainesville, FL | 160 | $12.19 | $25,360 |
| Modesto, CA | 150 | $16.09 | $33,460 |
| Napa, CA | 150 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Lebanon, PA | 140 | $15.90 | $33,060 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 140 | $17.65 | $36,710 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 140 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 130 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 130 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Reading, PA | 130 | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Mobile, AL | 130 | $12.68 | $26,380 |
| Madera, CA | 130 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Huntsville, AL | 130 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 130 | $16.67 | $34,670 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 120 | $11.26 | $23,420 |
| Lubbock, TX | 120 | $8.81 | $18,330 |
| Missoula, MT | 120 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 120 | $16.04 | $33,350 |
| Akron, OH | 120 | $12.90 | $26,840 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 120 | $16.82 | $34,980 |
| Columbia, SC | 120 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 110 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 110 | $13.65 | $28,380 |
| Springfield, OH | 110 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Lincoln, NE | 110 | $13.67 | $28,430 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 110 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 110 | $6.94 | $14,430 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 110 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 100 | $13.28 | $27,610 |
| Columbia, MO | 100 | $12.52 | $26,050 |
| Williamsport, PA | 100 | $14.95 | $31,100 |
| Altoona, PA | 100 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $15.91 | $33,100 |
| El Centro, CA | 100 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Greenville, SC | 100 | $13.78 | $28,650 |
| Ponce, PR | 100 | $8.37 | $17,400 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 100 | $17.96 | $37,360 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 100 | $14.57 | $30,310 |
| Redding, CA | 90 | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 90 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 90 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Chico, CA | 90 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Appleton, WI | 90 | $15.65 | $32,540 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 90 | $13.10 | $27,250 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 80 | $11.73 | $24,400 |
| Ames, IA | 80 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Dover, DE | 80 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 80 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Anchorage, AK | 80 | $16.18 | $33,650 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 80 | $15.84 | $32,940 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 80 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 70 | $7.61 | $15,840 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 70 | $12.46 | $25,910 |
| Spokane, WA | 70 | $17.25 | $35,880 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 70 | $12.88 | $26,780 |
| Danbury, CT | 70 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 70 | $12.90 | $26,820 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 70 | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 70 | $18.09 | $37,620 |
| Flint, MI | 70 | $19.15 | $39,840 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 60 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 60 | $13.44 | $27,950 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 60 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Merced, CA | 60 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 60 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 60 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 60 | $12.15 | $25,280 |
| Wichita, KS | 60 | $11.79 | $24,520 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 60 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 60 | $13.02 | $27,070 |
| Knoxville, TN | 60 | $14.70 | $30,580 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 60 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 50 | $8.54 | $17,760 |
| Bangor, ME | 50 | $13.50 | $28,070 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 50 | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 50 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Asheville, NC | 50 | $14.04 | $29,190 |
| Bellingham, WA | 50 | $18.43 | $38,330 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 50 | $14.39 | $29,920 |
| Billings, MT | 50 | $13.78 | $28,670 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 50 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $13.89 | $28,900 |
| Joplin, MO | 50 | $11.24 | $23,380 |
| Rochester, MN | 50 | $18.46 | $38,390 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $16.44 | $34,190 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 50 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 50 | $16.50 | $34,310 |
| Charleston, WV | 50 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 50 | $14.47 | $30,110 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 50 | $11.98 | $24,930 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 50 | $15.08 | $31,370 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 40 | $14.67 | $30,520 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 40 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $13.56 | $28,210 |
| Pueblo, CO | 40 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 40 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 40 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Salem, OR | 40 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 40 | $14.84 | $30,880 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 40 | $17.65 | $36,720 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 40 | $13.96 | $29,040 |
| Farmington, NM | 40 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $19.52 | $40,610 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 40 | $14.95 | $31,100 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 40 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Yuma, AZ | 40 | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Guayama, PR | 30 | $8.78 | $18,270 |
| Great Falls, MT | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Topeka, KS | 30 | $13.52 | $28,120 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | Not available | $16.91 | $35,170 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $14.28 | $29,690 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Not available | $17.39 | $36,180 |
| Savannah, GA | Not available | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | Not available | $20.41 | $42,450 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Not available | $11.52 | $23,970 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | Not available | $12.53 | $26,050 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $16.05 | $33,380 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $17.47 | $36,340 |
| Lafayette, LA | Not available | $10.21 | $21,240 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $12.32 | $25,620 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Not available | $14.05 | $29,220 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $12.16 | $25,290 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Not available | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $12.41 | $25,820 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Not available | $14.39 | $29,940 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $18.15 | $37,760 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $17.43 | $36,260 |
