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 | 930 | $20.66 | $42,980 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,750 | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,450 | $17.57 | $36,550 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,020 | $27.03 | $56,210 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 770 | $35.60 | $74,040 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 750 | $18.34 | $38,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 710 | $25.13 | $52,270 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 660 | $16.47 | $34,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 660 | $20.99 | $43,660 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 660 | $22.39 | $46,580 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 650 | $30.06 | $62,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 630 | $26.74 | $55,630 |
| Richmond, VA | 620 | $15.38 | $31,980 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 600 | $16.17 | $33,630 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 560 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 540 | $18.99 | $39,490 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 540 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 530 | $26.03 | $54,140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 530 | $20.97 | $43,610 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 490 | $24.29 | $50,530 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 480 | $24.34 | $50,620 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 450 | $17.50 | $36,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 450 | $26.70 | $55,540 |
| Wichita, KS | 450 | $15.28 | $31,790 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 420 | $33.84 | $70,400 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $24.59 | $51,140 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 390 | $27.15 | $56,480 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 380 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 360 | $23.47 | $48,820 |
| Decatur, AL | 330 | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Tulsa, OK | 300 | $16.95 | $35,260 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 270 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 270 | $32.81 | $68,240 |
| Columbia, SC | 260 | $15.16 | $31,520 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 260 | $15.44 | $32,120 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 260 | $23.28 | $48,420 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 210 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 210 | $26.50 | $55,110 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 190 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 180 | $15.64 | $32,540 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 160 | $24.91 | $51,810 |
| San Antonio, TX | 160 | $15.22 | $31,650 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 150 | $19.88 | $41,340 |
| Honolulu, HI | 150 | $26.27 | $54,650 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 140 | $16.74 | $34,830 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $21.07 | $43,830 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 120 | $16.78 | $34,910 |
| Montgomery, AL | 120 | $23.38 | $48,630 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 120 | $15.65 | $32,550 |
| Greenville, SC | 110 | $15.17 | $31,550 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 100 | $25.60 | $53,250 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 100 | $16.99 | $35,330 |
| Odessa, TX | 80 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Mobile, AL | 60 | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 60 | $16.87 | $35,080 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 50 | $17.03 | $35,420 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 40 | $18.37 | $38,200 |
| Johnson City, TN | 40 | $17.81 | $37,030 |
| New Haven, CT | 40 | $22.16 | $46,090 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 40 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Not available | $29.63 | $61,620 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $23.82 | $49,550 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $21.86 | $45,470 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | Not available | $16.98 | $35,310 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $17.10 | $35,580 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $17.37 | $36,130 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $30.70 | $63,860 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Not available | $16.20 | $33,700 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $22.33 | $46,450 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $22.68 | $47,180 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $26.86 | $55,860 |
| Longview, TX | Not available | $16.39 | $34,100 |
| Savannah, GA | Not available | $17.07 | $35,520 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $18.30 | $38,060 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.31 | $40,160 |
