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 | 2,480 | $13.79 | $28,680 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 6,100 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,360 | $12.13 | $25,240 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,830 | $13.50 | $28,090 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 2,460 | $7.25 | $15,080 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,160 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,950 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,790 | $11.93 | $24,810 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,680 | $17.51 | $36,430 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,450 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,330 | $11.29 | $23,470 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,250 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,150 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,130 | $13.73 | $28,560 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,110 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,110 | $11.18 | $23,260 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,100 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,090 | $12.47 | $25,950 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 920 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 890 | $14.32 | $29,790 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 850 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 850 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 790 | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 790 | $11.93 | $24,820 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 770 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 750 | $12.16 | $25,300 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 750 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 750 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 710 | $12.53 | $26,070 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 690 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 660 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 650 | $17.59 | $36,580 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 640 | $13.79 | $28,670 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 610 | $11.80 | $24,530 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 590 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 580 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 570 | $12.38 | $25,740 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 570 | $11.22 | $23,350 |
| San Antonio, TX | 560 | $10.49 | $21,810 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 530 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 520 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 490 | $14.12 | $29,360 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 490 | $11.20 | $23,290 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 450 | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 450 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 420 | $13.86 | $28,820 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 420 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 410 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 410 | $11.84 | $24,620 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 400 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 400 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 400 | $13.49 | $28,050 |
| Columbia, SC | 400 | $10.98 | $22,850 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 380 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 380 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 370 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Honolulu, HI | 370 | $18.56 | $38,610 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 370 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 360 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 330 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 330 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 320 | $12.38 | $25,760 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 320 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 310 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 310 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 310 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 300 | $19.25 | $40,030 |
| Greenville, SC | 290 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 290 | $10.88 | $22,620 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 270 | $11.05 | $22,980 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 260 | $11.74 | $24,430 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 260 | $12.53 | $26,070 |
| Rochester, NY | 260 | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| Syracuse, NY | 260 | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 250 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Asheville, NC | 250 | $11.76 | $24,460 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 240 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 240 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 230 | $10.85 | $22,570 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 230 | $11.26 | $23,410 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 220 | $11.40 | $23,700 |
| Tucson, AZ | 220 | $11.86 | $24,680 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 220 | $10.70 | $22,260 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 210 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 200 | $6.86 | $14,260 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 200 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 200 | $11.17 | $23,230 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 200 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 190 | $7.02 | $14,600 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 190 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Knoxville, TN | 190 | $11.76 | $24,450 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 190 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 180 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 180 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Wichita, KS | 180 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Durham, NC | 180 | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 170 | $13.58 | $28,240 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 170 | $12.46 | $25,930 |
| Ponce, PR | 170 | $6.95 | $14,460 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 170 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 170 | $12.36 | $25,700 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 170 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Jackson, MS | 160 | $11.80 | $24,550 |
| Tulsa, OK | 160 | $10.91 | $22,680 |
| Mobile, AL | 160 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 160 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 160 | $10.59 | $22,020 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 160 | $11.78 | $24,490 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 150 | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 150 | $12.90 | $26,840 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 150 | $12.88 | $26,790 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 150 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 150 | $16.26 | $33,830 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 140 | $13.12 | $27,300 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 140 | $24.70 | $51,380 |
| Roanoke, VA | 140 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 140 | $13.33 | $27,720 |
| Columbus, OH | 130 | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 130 | $9.99 | $20,780 |
| Billings, MT | 130 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Lafayette, LA | 130 | $10.48 | $21,800 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 130 | $10.70 | $22,250 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 120 | $16.37 | $34,050 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 120 | $17.66 | $36,740 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 120 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 120 | $12.58 | $26,160 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 120 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Charleston, WV | 110 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 110 | $9.25 | $19,240 |
| Danville, VA | 110 | $13.14 | $27,320 |
| Alexandria, LA | 100 | $12.05 | $25,060 |
| Springfield, MO | 100 | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 100 | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 100 | $11.92 | $24,800 |
| Monroe, LA | 100 | $9.43 | $19,610 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 100 | $9.75 | $20,280 |
| Rapid City, SD | 100 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 100 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Huntsville, AL | 100 | $10.38 | $21,580 |
| Madison, WI | 100 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 100 | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| Lafayette, IN | 90 | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Green Bay, WI | 90 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 90 | $12.92 | $26,870 |
| Decatur, AL | 90 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Lancaster, PA | 90 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Stockton, CA | 90 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 90 | $11.76 | $24,460 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 90 | $12.74 | $26,490 |
| Wilmington, NC | 80 | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 80 | $10.52 | $21,870 |
| Montgomery, AL | 80 | $9.49 | $19,730 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 80 | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Fresno, CA | 80 | $13.98 | $29,090 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 70 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 70 | $11.82 | $24,580 |
| Bismarck, ND | 70 | $10.91 | $22,690 |
| New Haven, CT | 70 | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 70 | $9.55 | $19,860 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 70 | $12.63 | $26,260 |
| Anderson, SC | 70 | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 70 | $10.00 | $20,790 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 70 | $13.56 | $28,190 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 70 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 70 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 70 | $10.05 | $20,900 |
| Salinas, CA | 60 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 60 | $11.09 | $23,060 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 60 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 60 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| New Bedford, MA | 60 | $18.73 | $38,970 |
| Toledo, OH | 60 | $12.98 | $26,990 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Lebanon, PA | 50 | $13.53 | $28,140 |
| Brunswick, GA | 50 | $10.04 | $20,880 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 50 | $9.80 | $20,380 |
| Great Falls, MT | 50 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 50 | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $10.61 | $22,070 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Odessa, TX | 50 | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 50 | $11.83 | $24,600 |
| Farmington, NM | 50 | $9.80 | $20,390 |
| Yuma, AZ | 50 | $10.21 | $21,240 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 50 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Bend, OR | 50 | $14.77 | $30,710 |
| Abilene, TX | 50 | $12.89 | $26,800 |
| Greenville, NC | 40 | $10.34 | $21,510 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 40 | $8.65 | $18,000 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | $9.95 | $20,690 |
| Bay City, MI | 40 | $9.97 | $20,730 |
| Dothan, AL | 40 | $11.11 | $23,100 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 40 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 40 | $10.22 | $21,250 |
| Dover, DE | 40 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Yauco, PR | 40 | $6.92 | $14,390 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 40 | $9.64 | $20,050 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 40 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Casper, WY | 40 | $13.03 | $27,100 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 40 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 30 | $11.63 | $24,180 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 30 | $14.28 | $29,710 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 30 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 30 | $10.98 | $22,850 |
| El Paso, TX | 30 | $11.53 | $23,970 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 30 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 30 | $10.28 | $21,370 |
| Wausau, WI | 30 | $9.96 | $20,710 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | Not available | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $12.75 | $26,510 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $11.59 | $24,110 |
| Altoona, PA | Not available | $10.14 | $21,080 |
| Ames, IA | Not available | $10.63 | $22,120 |
| Kingston, NY | Not available | $10.29 | $21,390 |
| Savannah, GA | Not available | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Albany, GA | Not available | $12.38 | $25,760 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not available | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $9.92 | $20,630 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not available | $10.97 | $22,810 |
| Goldsboro, NC | Not available | $10.14 | $21,100 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | Not available | $9.78 | $20,340 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Not available | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| Jacksonville, NC | Not available | $9.68 | $20,130 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | Not available | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Ocala, FL | Not available | $12.90 | $26,820 |
| Carson City, NV | Not available | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Las Cruces, NM | Not available | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| Lincoln, NE | Not available | $10.33 | $21,480 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $12.12 | $25,220 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | Not available | $17.24 | $35,860 |
| Burlington, NC | Not available | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| St. Cloud, MN | Not available | $10.43 | $21,700 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | Not available | $13.05 | $27,140 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $11.71 | $24,350 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $16.28 | $33,850 |
| Williamsport, PA | Not available | $12.54 | $26,090 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | Not available | $11.49 | $23,890 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | Not available | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Redding, CA | Not available | $12.06 | $25,070 |
| York-Hanover, PA | Not available | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| Prescott, AZ | Not available | $12.78 | $26,570 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Not available | $13.12 | $27,300 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | Not available | $9.63 | $20,040 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Florence, SC | Not available | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| Gadsden, AL | Not available | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | Not available | $12.01 | $24,970 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | Not available | $8.25 | $17,170 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $13.96 | $29,040 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | Not available | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $10.77 | $22,410 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not available | $11.16 | $23,210 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | Not available | $13.19 | $27,430 |
| Kokomo, IN | Not available | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $9.08 | $18,880 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $11.58 | $24,090 |
| Springfield, IL | Not available | $11.71 | $24,360 |
| St. George, UT | Not available | $11.50 | $23,930 |
| Lawton, OK | Not available | $9.47 | $19,700 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.08 | $35,530 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $15.38 | $31,980 |
