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 | 740 | $21.25 | $44,210 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,560 | $21.14 | $43,970 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 4,180 | $7.46 | $15,510 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,000 | $22.39 | $46,570 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,290 | $23.52 | $48,920 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,930 | $22.52 | $46,840 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,900 | $22.48 | $46,760 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,880 | $21.20 | $44,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,850 | $20.67 | $43,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,670 | $18.01 | $37,450 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,550 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,400 | $19.56 | $40,690 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,360 | $18.43 | $38,340 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,320 | $19.00 | $39,520 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,300 | $16.25 | $33,810 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,230 | $20.89 | $43,460 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1,220 | $17.23 | $35,830 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,210 | $17.74 | $36,910 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,170 | $15.82 | $32,910 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,170 | $18.33 | $38,120 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1,080 | $16.77 | $34,870 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 990 | $23.40 | $48,670 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 990 | $19.20 | $39,930 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 920 | $23.57 | $49,020 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 850 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 790 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 760 | $22.03 | $45,820 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 750 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 740 | $12.55 | $26,110 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 730 | $23.39 | $48,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 710 | $28.25 | $58,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 700 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Peoria, IL | 690 | $21.20 | $44,090 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 690 | $21.39 | $44,500 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 680 | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 680 | $21.68 | $45,100 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 660 | $16.50 | $34,330 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 660 | $18.63 | $38,760 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 660 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 630 | $28.52 | $59,310 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 600 | $22.73 | $47,270 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 590 | $14.98 | $31,160 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 580 | $15.86 | $33,000 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 570 | $13.59 | $28,270 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 560 | $23.15 | $48,160 |
| Richmond, VA | 530 | $18.20 | $37,860 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 530 | $6.84 | $14,220 |
| Binghamton, NY | 530 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| Akron, OH | 500 | $19.20 | $39,930 |
| Tulsa, OK | 490 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 460 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 440 | $17.47 | $36,330 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 440 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Dayton, OH | 430 | $18.57 | $38,620 |
| Madison, WI | 430 | $20.42 | $42,470 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 430 | $6.90 | $14,350 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 430 | $25.23 | $52,480 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 430 | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Toledo, OH | 410 | $19.10 | $39,740 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 410 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 400 | $15.32 | $31,860 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 400 | $18.07 | $37,590 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 390 | $20.13 | $41,870 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 390 | $17.03 | $35,430 |
| New Haven, CT | 390 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 390 | $23.66 | $49,220 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 380 | $20.37 | $42,360 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 370 | $15.18 | $31,570 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 370 | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 360 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 360 | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 350 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Kingston, NY | 340 | $18.16 | $37,760 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 340 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 340 | $16.40 | $34,120 |
| Knoxville, TN | 340 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 330 | $24.57 | $51,100 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 330 | $22.02 | $45,790 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 330 | $21.69 | $45,110 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 310 | $18.48 | $38,450 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 310 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 300 | $17.34 | $36,060 |
| Mobile, AL | 300 | $11.63 | $24,190 |
| Springfield, MO | 290 | $12.58 | $26,170 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 290 | $16.37 | $34,060 |
| Montgomery, AL | 290 | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 290 | $19.99 | $41,570 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 280 | $25.39 | $52,820 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 280 | $17.72 | $36,860 |
| Lancaster, PA | 270 | $19.16 | $39,860 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 270 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Spokane, WA | 270 | $20.75 | $43,160 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 260 | $20.90 | $43,460 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 260 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 250 | $23.43 | $48,730 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 250 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 240 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 240 | $21.83 | $45,400 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 240 | Not available | Not available |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 240 | $18.38 | $38,220 |
| Appleton, WI | 230 | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 230 | $17.84 | $37,100 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 220 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 220 | $20.29 | $42,210 |
| Joplin, MO | 220 | $12.43 | $25,850 |
| Jackson, MS | 220 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 210 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 210 | $14.55 | $30,270 |
| Williamsport, PA | 200 | $11.84 | $24,630 |
| Green Bay, WI | 200 | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 200 | $27.02 | $56,210 |
| Boulder, CO | 190 | $19.35 | $40,250 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 190 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 180 | $21.60 | $44,940 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 180 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 180 | $12.54 | $26,090 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 180 | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 180 | $16.54 | $34,400 |
| San Antonio, TX | 180 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Reading, PA | 180 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Springfield, IL | 170 | $20.32 | $42,260 |
| Roanoke, VA | 170 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 170 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 170 | $19.66 | $40,900 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 170 | $19.94 | $41,480 |
| Manchester, NH | 170 | Not available | Not available |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 160 | $13.34 | $27,740 |
| Ithaca, NY | 160 | $17.80 | $37,030 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 160 | $14.66 | $30,480 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 160 | $14.26 | $29,670 |
| Jackson, TN | 160 | $13.65 | $28,390 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 150 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 150 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Salem, OR | 150 | $18.36 | $38,180 |
| Wichita, KS | 150 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Rapid City, SD | 150 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Rochester, MN | 150 | $18.96 | $39,430 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 150 | $15.65 | $32,550 |
| Mansfield, OH | 150 | $15.98 | $33,250 |
| Bangor, ME | 140 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 140 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Erie, PA | 140 | $15.00 | $31,190 |
| Rockford, IL | 140 | $20.69 | $43,020 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 130 | $16.10 | $33,500 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 130 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 130 | $17.20 | $35,770 |
| Tucson, AZ | 130 | $15.85 | $32,970 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 130 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Danbury, CT | 130 | $22.94 | $47,720 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 130 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 130 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 130 | $15.78 | $32,810 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 120 | $14.96 | $31,110 |
| Wausau, WI | 120 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 120 | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| Fresno, CA | 120 | $21.54 | $44,810 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 120 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 120 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 120 | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Greeley, CO | 120 | $18.48 | $38,440 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 120 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Lafayette, IN | 120 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 120 | $19.39 | $40,330 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 110 | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Durham, NC | 110 | $12.82 | $26,660 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 110 | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 110 | $16.57 | $34,460 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 110 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Decatur, IL | 110 | $19.19 | $39,920 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 110 | $20.16 | $41,940 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 110 | $22.72 | $47,250 |
| Altoona, PA | 110 | $16.99 | $35,340 |
| Janesville, WI | 110 | $17.21 | $35,790 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 110 | $15.86 | $32,980 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 110 | $15.99 | $33,250 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 110 | $17.05 | $35,470 |
| Johnson City, TN | 110 | $11.77 | $24,490 |
| Bismarck, ND | 110 | $18.09 | $37,640 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 110 | $26.52 | $55,170 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 100 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 100 | $17.54 | $36,480 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 100 | $19.27 | $40,090 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 100 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 100 | $17.67 | $36,760 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $27.40 | $56,990 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 100 | $21.48 | $44,670 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 100 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Olympia, WA | 100 | $22.50 | $46,800 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 100 | $23.33 | $48,520 |
| Anderson, IN | 90 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 90 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 90 | $20.67 | $42,990 |
| Elmira, NY | 90 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 90 | $9.14 | $19,020 |
| Waterbury, CT | 90 | $22.94 | $47,700 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 90 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 90 | $14.24 | $29,610 |
| Iowa City, IA | 90 | $20.15 | $41,900 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 90 | $16.37 | $34,050 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 90 | $19.38 | $40,320 |
| Johnstown, PA | 90 | $12.15 | $25,260 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 80 | $13.49 | $28,070 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 80 | $13.30 | $27,670 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 80 | $20.66 | $42,980 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 80 | $19.60 | $40,780 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $26.17 | $54,430 |
| Florence, SC | 80 | $10.89 | $22,640 |
| Huntsville, AL | 80 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 80 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Dothan, AL | 80 | $12.30 | $25,570 |
| Ocala, FL | 80 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Bloomington, IN | 80 | $13.79 | $28,690 |
| Columbus, IN | 80 | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 70 | $18.57 | $38,620 |
| Gainesville, FL | 70 | $14.29 | $29,710 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 70 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 70 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $10.73 | $22,330 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 70 | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Springfield, OH | 70 | $15.95 | $33,180 |
| Lincoln, NE | 70 | $14.59 | $30,350 |
| Lima, OH | 70 | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 70 | $16.88 | $35,100 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Racine, WI | 70 | $21.23 | $44,160 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 70 | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Lebanon, PA | 70 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Redding, CA | 70 | $20.04 | $41,690 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 70 | $18.51 | $38,510 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 70 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| State College, PA | 60 | $14.67 | $30,520 |
| Danville, IL | 60 | $21.31 | $44,310 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 60 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Cleveland, TN | 60 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 60 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Topeka, KS | 60 | $14.62 | $30,400 |
| Bend, OR | 60 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Valdosta, GA | 60 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Dubuque, IA | 60 | $20.55 | $42,740 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 50 | $17.17 | $35,700 |
| Gadsden, AL | 50 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Lawrence, KS | 50 | $18.16 | $37,770 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 50 | $10.63 | $22,100 |
| Ames, IA | 50 | $18.65 | $38,790 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 50 | $17.70 | $36,810 |
| Billings, MT | 50 | $19.66 | $40,880 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 50 | $18.84 | $39,180 |
| Greenville, SC | 50 | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 50 | $12.14 | $25,260 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 50 | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 50 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Lakeland, FL | 50 | $12.34 | $25,680 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 50 | $14.05 | $29,220 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 50 | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 50 | $18.18 | $37,810 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 50 | $21.20 | $44,090 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 50 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 50 | $22.41 | $46,610 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 50 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 50 | $15.10 | $31,400 |
| Sandusky, OH | 40 | $17.77 | $36,960 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 40 | $18.57 | $38,620 |
| Salisbury, MD | 40 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Yuma, AZ | 40 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 40 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| New Bedford, MA | 40 | $17.51 | $36,420 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 40 | $22.43 | $46,660 |
| Albany, GA | 40 | $8.95 | $18,620 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | $13.11 | $27,260 |
| Muncie, IN | 40 | $13.30 | $27,670 |
| Yuba City, CA | 30 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 30 | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| Monroe, LA | 30 | $13.89 | $28,880 |
| Decatur, AL | 30 | $13.17 | $27,390 |
| Napa, CA | 30 | $24.23 | $50,400 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 30 | $15.83 | $32,930 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 30 | $12.40 | $25,800 |
| Monroe, MI | 30 | $19.08 | $39,690 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 30 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 30 | $10.05 | $20,910 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | Not available | $23.44 | $48,760 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not available | $9.77 | $20,310 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $20.60 | $42,860 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | Not available | $24.60 | $51,160 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Stockton, CA | Not available | $20.79 | $43,250 |
| Morristown, TN | Not available | $13.05 | $27,140 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $25.72 | $53,500 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $16.90 | $35,150 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Not available | $16.44 | $34,180 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $13.05 | $27,130 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | Not available | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $21.35 | $44,410 |
| Bellingham, WA | Not available | $20.31 | $42,250 |
