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 | 350 | $11.64 | $24,220 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 25,990 | $8.57 | $17,820 |
| Fresno, CA | 22,990 | $8.73 | $18,160 |
| Salinas, CA | 21,230 | $9.13 | $18,990 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 19,040 | $9.05 | $18,820 |
| Yuma, AZ | 7,580 | $8.50 | $17,680 |
| El Centro, CA | 7,470 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 6,300 | $9.65 | $20,070 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 6,180 | $9.18 | $19,100 |
| Stockton, CA | 5,790 | $9.03 | $18,770 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5,390 | $9.05 | $18,820 |
| Madera, CA | 5,300 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 5,090 | $8.93 | $18,570 |
| Modesto, CA | 3,890 | $8.73 | $18,160 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 2,780 | $8.58 | $17,850 |
| Merced, CA | 2,770 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 2,650 | $9.12 | $18,960 |
| Lakeland, FL | 2,460 | $9.07 | $18,860 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,400 | $8.67 | $18,040 |
| Napa, CA | 2,380 | $12.05 | $25,060 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2,270 | $9.20 | $19,130 |
| Salem, OR | 2,200 | $9.23 | $19,200 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,180 | $9.43 | $19,620 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 2,160 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,870 | $8.71 | $18,110 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1,730 | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,730 | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 1,670 | $9.32 | $19,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,360 | $7.81 | $16,240 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,350 | $11.96 | $24,880 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,250 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,250 | $11.09 | $23,070 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,230 | $9.10 | $18,920 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 1,230 | $10.60 | $22,060 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,160 | $11.64 | $24,220 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,150 | $11.11 | $23,100 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1,120 | $7.28 | $15,140 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1,030 | $7.50 | $15,600 |
| Yuba City, CA | 1,020 | $8.94 | $18,600 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 980 | $10.18 | $21,170 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 960 | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 960 | $9.87 | $20,520 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 910 | $10.56 | $21,960 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 840 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 800 | $11.22 | $23,330 |
| Yakima, WA | 770 | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 750 | $9.04 | $18,810 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 660 | $10.16 | $21,130 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 640 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 560 | $11.07 | $23,020 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 550 | $9.39 | $19,520 |
| Columbus, OH | 510 | $10.10 | $21,020 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 470 | $11.20 | $23,290 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 460 | $10.28 | $21,380 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 440 | $12.07 | $25,100 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 420 | $10.21 | $21,230 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 390 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Dayton, OH | 380 | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 370 | $9.69 | $20,150 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 370 | $9.97 | $20,750 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 370 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 360 | $11.49 | $23,890 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 350 | $10.02 | $20,850 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 340 | $9.51 | $19,780 |
| Rochester, NY | 320 | $10.33 | $21,490 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 310 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Lancaster, PA | 310 | $9.79 | $20,370 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 290 | $9.78 | $20,340 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 290 | $12.02 | $25,010 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 290 | $10.74 | $22,330 |
| Chico, CA | 290 | $9.89 | $20,580 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 280 | $11.49 | $23,890 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 270 | $10.95 | $22,780 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 270 | $10.35 | $21,530 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 270 | $9.06 | $18,840 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 260 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Tucson, AZ | 250 | $9.39 | $19,520 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 240 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 230 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Billings, MT | 230 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 220 | $8.61 | $17,920 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 220 | $12.26 | $25,490 |
| El Paso, TX | 220 | $6.80 | $14,130 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 210 | $10.67 | $22,200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 200 | $11.46 | $23,830 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 200 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 180 | $14.03 | $29,190 |
| Honolulu, HI | 170 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 170 | $10.61 | $22,080 |
| New Haven, CT | 170 | $11.44 | $23,790 |
| Jackson, MS | 160 | $9.41 | $19,570 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 150 | $9.59 | $19,940 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 150 | $8.89 | $18,490 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 150 | $8.56 | $17,810 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 150 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 150 | $9.19 | $19,110 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 150 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 150 | $10.58 | $22,010 |
| Springfield, MO | 140 | $8.22 | $17,100 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 130 | $9.88 | $20,550 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 130 | $9.26 | $19,250 |
| Greeley, CO | 130 | $9.23 | $19,200 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 130 | $9.20 | $19,140 |
| Tyler, TX | 130 | $8.98 | $18,680 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 130 | $10.22 | $21,250 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 120 | $10.89 | $22,650 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 120 | $9.32 | $19,380 |
| Mobile, AL | 120 | $9.11 | $18,960 |
| Richmond, VA | 120 | $10.81 | $22,490 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 120 | $11.95 | $24,870 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 110 | $9.02 | $18,770 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 110 | $11.20 | $23,300 |
| New Bedford, MA | 100 | $11.21 | $23,320 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 100 | $14.39 | $29,930 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 100 | $10.29 | $21,400 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 100 | $9.80 | $20,390 |
| Sandusky, OH | 100 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Reading, PA | 100 | $9.82 | $20,420 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 100 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 90 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 90 | $12.19 | $25,350 |
| Madison, WI | 80 | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Wichita, KS | 80 | $9.70 | $20,180 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 80 | $12.54 | $26,090 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 80 | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 80 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 80 | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 70 | $10.71 | $22,270 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 70 | $11.61 | $24,140 |
| Olympia, WA | 70 | $10.15 | $21,120 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 70 | $9.21 | $19,160 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 70 | $9.92 | $20,630 |
| Toledo, OH | 70 | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 70 | $12.62 | $26,240 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 60 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 60 | $9.78 | $20,330 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 60 | $9.62 | $20,010 |
| Boulder, CO | 60 | $11.85 | $24,640 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 60 | $13.12 | $27,300 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 60 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 50 | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Waco, TX | 50 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 50 | $10.26 | $21,350 |
| Columbia, MO | 50 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Medford, OR | 50 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 50 | $10.47 | $21,770 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 50 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 50 | $9.85 | $20,490 |
| Roanoke, VA | 50 | $7.94 | $16,510 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 40 | $8.67 | $18,030 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 40 | $10.55 | $21,950 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 40 | $8.58 | $17,850 |
| State College, PA | 40 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Bangor, ME | 40 | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Bellingham, WA | 40 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $8.05 | $16,740 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 40 | $13.13 | $27,300 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 40 | $17.40 | $36,190 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 30 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 30 | $9.69 | $20,150 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.84 | $20,470 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $11.11 | $23,110 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $11.73 | $24,400 |
| Valdosta, GA | Not available | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Not available | $11.38 | $23,680 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Not available | $11.73 | $24,390 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $8.34 | $17,360 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $9.02 | $18,760 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | Not available | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Asheville, NC | Not available | $12.19 | $25,350 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $8.99 | $18,710 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Salisbury, MD | Not available | $9.09 | $18,910 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not available | $8.59 | $17,870 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Not available | $10.52 | $21,880 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not available | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.90 | $24,750 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.38 | $25,740 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | Not available | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not available | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not available | $11.99 | $24,930 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not available | $8.60 | $17,880 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $10.61 | $22,080 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $8.14 | $16,940 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $9.41 | $19,580 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $8.86 | $18,420 |
| Jackson, TN | Not available | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $9.26 | $19,250 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $9.51 | $19,790 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $9.29 | $19,320 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $7.01 | $14,590 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not available | $10.09 | $20,980 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.87 | $24,690 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $7.53 | $15,670 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Not available | $9.92 | $20,630 |
| San Antonio, TX | Not available | $8.83 | $18,360 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | Not available | $8.85 | $18,420 |
| Charlottesville, VA | Not available | $12.16 | $25,290 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | Not available | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | Not available | $14.92 | $31,020 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $19.03 | $39,580 |
| Dothan, AL | Not available | $7.71 | $16,050 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $9.02 | $18,760 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.29 | $21,410 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $10.72 | $22,300 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $9.39 | $19,540 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $9.66 | $20,100 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $11.78 | $24,510 |
