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 | 2,580 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 4,060 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,630 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3,030 | $13.10 | $27,240 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,700 | $13.65 | $28,390 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,300 | $15.22 | $31,670 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,260 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,050 | $15.25 | $31,710 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,050 | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,030 | $13.27 | $27,590 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,900 | $12.47 | $25,930 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,500 | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,500 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 1,430 | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,350 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,300 | $9.56 | $19,880 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,250 | $12.34 | $25,680 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,240 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,060 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,010 | $12.76 | $26,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 980 | $13.01 | $27,050 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 940 | $12.03 | $25,010 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 930 | $16.30 | $33,910 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 840 | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 800 | $12.66 | $26,320 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 780 | $15.50 | $32,230 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 760 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| Richmond, VA | 760 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 710 | $11.03 | $22,950 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 700 | $13.65 | $28,380 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 690 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 660 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 650 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 650 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 620 | $11.61 | $24,160 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 610 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 570 | $12.50 | $26,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 560 | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 540 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 520 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 520 | $14.01 | $29,150 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 520 | $15.73 | $32,720 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 520 | $11.81 | $24,560 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 510 | $13.11 | $27,280 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 500 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 500 | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 490 | $13.60 | $28,280 |
| Mobile, AL | 490 | $13.45 | $27,980 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 470 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 470 | $12.67 | $26,340 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 460 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 450 | $11.93 | $24,820 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 440 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 440 | $16.01 | $33,310 |
| Columbia, SC | 420 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 390 | $11.71 | $24,360 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 390 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 380 | $17.27 | $35,930 |
| Tulsa, OK | 380 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Savannah, GA | 380 | $11.99 | $24,930 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 360 | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Greenville, SC | 340 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Jackson, MS | 310 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 310 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 300 | $14.03 | $29,190 |
| Odessa, TX | 290 | $10.48 | $21,790 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 290 | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 290 | $13.91 | $28,920 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 290 | $12.76 | $26,550 |
| Farmington, NM | 250 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 240 | $8.42 | $17,510 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 240 | $14.35 | $29,840 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 230 | $11.07 | $23,020 |
| Huntsville, AL | 230 | $10.22 | $21,260 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 230 | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 220 | $21.36 | $44,430 |
| Alexandria, LA | 220 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 220 | $16.24 | $33,780 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 220 | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 210 | $16.18 | $33,660 |
| El Paso, TX | 210 | $10.57 | $21,980 |
| Wilmington, NC | 210 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Asheville, NC | 210 | $13.24 | $27,550 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 200 | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Columbus, OH | 200 | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 190 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Gainesville, GA | 190 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 180 | $12.37 | $25,740 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 180 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| Lubbock, TX | 180 | $8.71 | $18,110 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 170 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 170 | $12.27 | $25,530 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 170 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Tucson, AZ | 170 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 170 | $11.87 | $24,690 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 160 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 160 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 160 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 160 | $10.35 | $21,540 |
| Madison, WI | 150 | $11.46 | $23,840 |
| Wichita, KS | 150 | $12.00 | $24,970 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 140 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Greeley, CO | 140 | $13.80 | $28,700 |
| Durham, NC | 140 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 140 | $8.86 | $18,420 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 140 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 140 | $12.36 | $25,700 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 130 | $16.03 | $33,340 |
| Rapid City, SD | 130 | $10.14 | $21,090 |
| Amarillo, TX | 130 | $8.81 | $18,330 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 130 | $10.82 | $22,510 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 130 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Burlington, NC | 130 | $10.29 | $21,410 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $19.33 | $40,200 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 120 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 120 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 120 | $11.28 | $23,450 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Laredo, TX | 110 | $9.81 | $20,410 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 110 | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| St. George, UT | 110 | $9.22 | $19,180 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 110 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 100 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 100 | $20.56 | $42,760 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 100 | $13.75 | $28,590 |
| Albany, GA | 100 | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 100 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 100 | $10.89 | $22,650 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 100 | $15.21 | $31,640 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 90 | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 90 | $11.74 | $24,430 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 90 | $11.37 | $23,640 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 80 | $11.88 | $24,700 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 80 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Midland, TX | 80 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 80 | $10.93 | $22,740 |
| Valdosta, GA | 70 | $11.01 | $22,890 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 70 | $12.64 | $26,280 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 70 | $13.86 | $28,820 |
| Manchester, NH | 70 | $14.95 | $31,090 |
| Ocala, FL | 70 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Sumter, SC | 70 | $10.77 | $22,400 |
| Salisbury, MD | 60 | $10.29 | $21,410 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 60 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Modesto, CA | 60 | $17.21 | $35,810 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 60 | $10.72 | $22,310 |
| Anderson, SC | 60 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 60 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 60 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 60 | $14.98 | $31,160 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 60 | $14.65 | $30,480 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 60 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Lincoln, NE | 50 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Kingston, NY | 50 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 50 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| Decatur, AL | 50 | $12.90 | $26,830 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 40 | $11.75 | $24,430 |
| Johnson City, TN | 40 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 40 | $6.83 | $14,210 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 40 | $12.14 | $25,260 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 40 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| San Angelo, TX | 30 | $11.81 | $24,560 |
| Lawton, OK | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Charleston, WV | 30 | $16.80 | $34,950 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 30 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $15.36 | $31,960 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not available | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | Not available | $15.11 | $31,420 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $15.15 | $31,520 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $10.16 | $21,140 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $12.81 | $26,650 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $11.53 | $23,980 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not available | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| Abilene, TX | Not available | $12.84 | $26,700 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Not available | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | Not available | $10.25 | $21,320 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.65 | $30,470 |
| Longview, TX | Not available | $13.06 | $27,170 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $12.55 | $26,110 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $12.52 | $26,030 |
| Victoria, TX | Not available | $10.26 | $21,350 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Prescott, AZ | Not available | $11.75 | $24,450 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Not available | $10.15 | $21,100 |
| Charlottesville, VA | Not available | $11.67 | $24,270 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $12.90 | $26,830 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Not available | $11.61 | $24,150 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | Not available | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Not available | $11.02 | $22,920 |
| Montgomery, AL | Not available | $10.18 | $21,170 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | Not available | $12.99 | $27,030 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Not available | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| Ocean City, NJ | Not available | $13.15 | $27,360 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Anchorage, AK | Not available | $20.30 | $42,230 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Not available | $14.25 | $29,650 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $14.25 | $29,630 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not available | $16.72 | $34,770 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $9.16 | $19,040 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Not available | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Not available | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Lancaster, PA | Not available | $12.01 | $24,990 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $13.09 | $27,240 |
| Topeka, KS | Not available | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | Not available | $8.69 | $18,070 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $14.38 | $29,900 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $11.90 | $24,750 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Springfield, MO | Not available | $13.74 | $28,590 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not available | $13.12 | $27,290 |
| Billings, MT | Not available | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $18.13 | $37,710 |
| Dover, DE | Not available | $13.46 | $27,990 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $15.64 | $32,540 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Not available | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | Not available | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $11.26 | $23,410 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not available | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| Brunswick, GA | Not available | $11.67 | $24,280 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Macon, GA | Not available | $14.40 | $29,940 |
| Warner Robins, GA | Not available | $9.47 | $19,700 |
