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 | 610 | $24.02 | $49,960 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,510 | $29.00 | $60,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,950 | $25.94 | $53,950 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,800 | $29.93 | $62,260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,550 | $25.63 | $53,310 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,430 | $20.96 | $43,600 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 710 | $27.24 | $56,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 660 | $27.14 | $56,460 |
| Mobile, AL | 610 | $18.81 | $39,130 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 570 | $23.46 | $48,800 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 570 | $24.91 | $51,800 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 550 | $29.93 | $62,260 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 520 | $23.94 | $49,800 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 510 | $22.06 | $45,880 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 510 | $24.27 | $50,490 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 500 | $29.33 | $61,000 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 500 | $20.14 | $41,890 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 430 | $20.63 | $42,920 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 420 | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 410 | $27.10 | $56,360 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 400 | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 400 | $23.73 | $49,360 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 400 | $26.30 | $54,700 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 390 | $27.67 | $57,550 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 380 | $30.54 | $63,530 |
| Columbia, SC | 360 | $26.83 | $55,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 360 | $32.43 | $67,460 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 360 | $29.45 | $61,260 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 350 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 350 | $20.56 | $42,770 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 330 | $24.93 | $51,840 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 330 | $17.29 | $35,970 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 310 | $25.99 | $54,050 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 310 | $25.39 | $52,800 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 310 | $18.17 | $37,790 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 300 | $23.58 | $49,050 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 290 | $25.70 | $53,460 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 270 | $24.51 | $50,970 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 250 | $20.48 | $42,600 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 250 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 240 | $20.73 | $43,110 |
| New Haven, CT | 230 | $27.80 | $57,830 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 230 | $24.10 | $50,140 |
| Columbus, OH | 220 | $21.85 | $45,440 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 220 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 210 | $21.05 | $43,780 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 210 | $23.62 | $49,140 |
| Odessa, TX | 210 | $17.03 | $35,430 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Fresno, CA | 200 | $29.28 | $60,910 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 200 | $30.08 | $62,560 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 200 | $18.53 | $38,540 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 190 | $23.77 | $49,430 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 190 | $30.81 | $64,090 |
| Tulsa, OK | 190 | $17.74 | $36,890 |
| Richmond, VA | 180 | $19.41 | $40,370 |
| Longview, TX | 180 | $15.76 | $32,780 |
| Syracuse, NY | 170 | $28.98 | $60,270 |
| Montgomery, AL | 170 | $18.35 | $38,180 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 150 | $22.49 | $46,780 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 150 | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 140 | $21.27 | $44,250 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 140 | $21.11 | $43,920 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 140 | $26.96 | $56,070 |
| Knoxville, TN | 140 | $17.02 | $35,410 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 130 | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 130 | $20.57 | $42,790 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 130 | $21.41 | $44,530 |
| Toledo, OH | 130 | $22.57 | $46,950 |
| Springfield, MO | 130 | $19.03 | $39,580 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 130 | $22.79 | $47,410 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 120 | $26.18 | $54,450 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 120 | $24.50 | $50,960 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 120 | $19.98 | $41,550 |
| Ocala, FL | 120 | $11.69 | $24,320 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 120 | $21.94 | $45,630 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 110 | $24.44 | $50,840 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 110 | $18.68 | $38,850 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 110 | $22.78 | $47,390 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 110 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $27.29 | $56,770 |
| Wichita, KS | 100 | $20.29 | $42,200 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 100 | $24.42 | $50,790 |
| Huntsville, AL | 100 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 100 | $20.62 | $42,880 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | $30.97 | $64,420 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 90 | $21.19 | $44,070 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 90 | $23.47 | $48,810 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 80 | $18.62 | $38,720 |
| Rochester, MN | 80 | $17.86 | $37,160 |
| Olympia, WA | 80 | $24.20 | $50,330 |
| Charleston, WV | 80 | $20.87 | $43,410 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $33.11 | $68,860 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 80 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Abilene, TX | 80 | $17.26 | $35,910 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 70 | $23.61 | $49,110 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 70 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 70 | $30.52 | $63,480 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 60 | $23.15 | $48,160 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 60 | $26.78 | $55,700 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 60 | $27.73 | $57,670 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 60 | $25.13 | $52,260 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 60 | $18.24 | $37,930 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 | $16.26 | $33,820 |
| Rapid City, SD | 60 | $24.25 | $50,430 |
| Johnson City, TN | 60 | $16.86 | $35,070 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 60 | $28.32 | $58,910 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 50 | $15.91 | $33,100 |
| Dayton, OH | 50 | $20.28 | $42,190 |
| Honolulu, HI | 50 | $28.69 | $59,680 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 50 | $27.03 | $56,230 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 50 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 50 | $18.31 | $38,090 |
| Macon, GA | 50 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 50 | $19.60 | $40,780 |
| Owensboro, KY | 50 | $16.86 | $35,060 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 50 | $24.95 | $51,900 |
| Dalton, GA | 50 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 50 | $16.80 | $34,950 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 50 | $26.94 | $56,040 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 40 | $20.68 | $43,020 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 40 | $13.52 | $28,110 |
| Dover, DE | 40 | $21.71 | $45,160 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 40 | $23.14 | $48,140 |
| Lafayette, IN | 40 | $22.17 | $46,100 |
| Salisbury, MD | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $25.88 | $53,820 |
| Salem, OR | 40 | $25.86 | $53,800 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 40 | $21.44 | $44,600 |
| Tucson, AZ | 40 | $24.85 | $51,700 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $24.18 | $50,290 |
| Bellingham, WA | 40 | $24.13 | $50,200 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 40 | $20.25 | $42,130 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 40 | $14.68 | $30,530 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 40 | $17.52 | $36,430 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 40 | $19.04 | $39,610 |
| Lima, OH | 30 | $22.09 | $45,940 |
| Gadsden, AL | 30 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 30 | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Dothan, AL | 30 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Savannah, GA | 30 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 30 | $20.69 | $43,040 |
| Flint, MI | 30 | $22.23 | $46,230 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 30 | $21.60 | $44,930 |
| Salinas, CA | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 30 | $17.03 | $35,420 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $21.06 | $43,800 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $23.10 | $48,040 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Not available | $26.24 | $54,570 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $27.94 | $58,120 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $20.75 | $43,170 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $16.05 | $33,390 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $23.91 | $49,740 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Not available | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Morristown, TN | Not available | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | Not available | $12.22 | $25,420 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $22.89 | $47,620 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $24.81 | $51,610 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not available | $19.53 | $40,610 |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.97 | $56,100 |
| Lubbock, TX | Not available | $18.61 | $38,710 |
| San Angelo, TX | Not available | $18.36 | $38,190 |
| San Antonio, TX | Not available | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $24.01 | $49,930 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $22.12 | $46,000 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $24.22 | $50,370 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $26.19 | $54,470 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $19.58 | $40,720 |
| Wenatchee, WA | Not available | $23.35 | $48,570 |
| Manchester, NH | Not available | $15.87 | $33,000 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $24.15 | $50,230 |
| Farmington, NM | Not available | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Jackson, MS | Not available | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $24.74 | $51,470 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $22.54 | $46,880 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $27.67 | $57,550 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $28.40 | $59,080 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $19.28 | $40,100 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $26.89 | $55,930 |
| Madison, WI | Not available | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Not available | $20.99 | $43,670 |
| Lafayette, LA | Not available | $24.79 | $51,560 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | Not available | $18.92 | $39,340 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $21.87 | $45,490 |
