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 | 600 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1,510 | $10.41 | $21,650 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 870 | Not available | Not available |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 630 | $10.79 | $22,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 590 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 520 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 510 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 510 | Not available | Not available |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 470 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Ocala, FL | 440 | $10.58 | $22,000 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 400 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 330 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 290 | $11.93 | $24,810 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 290 | $8.77 | $18,250 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 260 | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Lancaster, PA | 240 | $10.95 | $22,780 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 230 | $9.48 | $19,720 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 230 | $9.06 | $18,840 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 230 | $9.63 | $20,020 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 220 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Modesto, CA | 210 | $9.84 | $20,470 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 200 | $11.82 | $24,580 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 200 | $11.49 | $23,900 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 190 | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 190 | $12.73 | $26,470 |
| Fresno, CA | 190 | $8.84 | $18,390 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 190 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 180 | $11.56 | $24,050 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 180 | $10.22 | $21,260 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 170 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 160 | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 150 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 150 | $11.51 | $23,930 |
| Dothan, AL | 140 | $11.71 | $24,350 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 130 | $11.86 | $24,660 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 130 | $10.78 | $22,410 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 130 | $10.36 | $21,550 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 120 | $9.61 | $20,000 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 120 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 120 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 110 | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 110 | $12.32 | $25,610 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 110 | $12.97 | $26,990 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 100 | $9.67 | $20,120 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 100 | $8.86 | $18,420 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 100 | $13.95 | $29,020 |
| Boulder, CO | 90 | $13.78 | $28,670 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 90 | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 90 | $12.34 | $25,670 |
| Springfield, MO | 90 | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| Tucson, AZ | 80 | $11.83 | $24,610 |
| Rochester, NY | 80 | $9.05 | $18,830 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 70 | $7.35 | $15,280 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 70 | $9.27 | $19,280 |
| Missoula, MT | 70 | $17.24 | $35,850 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 70 | $14.62 | $30,420 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 70 | $10.43 | $21,700 |
| Greeley, CO | 70 | $11.49 | $23,890 |
| Lafayette, IN | 60 | $9.29 | $19,330 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 60 | $13.29 | $27,650 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 60 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 60 | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Ithaca, NY | 60 | $10.75 | $22,350 |
| Olympia, WA | 50 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Durham, NC | 50 | $8.25 | $17,160 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 50 | $10.61 | $22,060 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 50 | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Syracuse, NY | 50 | $9.54 | $19,850 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 50 | $12.54 | $26,070 |
| Columbus, OH | 50 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Lafayette, LA | 50 | $10.13 | $21,080 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 50 | $11.43 | $23,780 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 40 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 40 | $10.28 | $21,380 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Salem, OR | 40 | $10.08 | $20,970 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 40 | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 40 | $10.95 | $22,780 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 40 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Stockton, CA | 30 | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 30 | $15.16 | $31,530 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Logan, UT-ID | Not available | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Madison, WI | Not available | $12.39 | $25,760 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $12.39 | $25,780 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.83 | $24,600 |
| Amarillo, TX | Not available | $12.41 | $25,800 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $12.35 | $25,680 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $10.54 | $21,910 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not available | $13.30 | $27,670 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $10.26 | $21,330 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $10.21 | $21,240 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not available | $11.01 | $22,900 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Bend, OR | Not available | $16.57 | $34,460 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $10.10 | $21,000 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $10.65 | $22,140 |
| Rochester, MN | Not available | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Yakima, WA | Not available | $11.79 | $24,510 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| Merced, CA | Not available | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Madera, CA | Not available | $9.62 | $20,000 |
| San Antonio, TX | Not available | $7.21 | $14,990 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.41 | $27,880 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $12.32 | $25,630 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $10.31 | $21,450 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | Not available | $9.30 | $19,330 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | Not available | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Chico, CA | Not available | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not available | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Not available | $9.93 | $20,660 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | Not available | $8.53 | $17,740 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | Not available | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $11.42 | $23,750 |
