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 | 480 | $21.84 | $45,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,220 | $23.48 | $48,840 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,800 | $23.57 | $49,030 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,750 | $20.94 | $43,560 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,720 | $21.57 | $44,860 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,670 | $16.76 | $34,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,570 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,250 | $20.21 | $42,040 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,220 | $16.28 | $33,870 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,170 | $16.74 | $34,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,140 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,090 | $21.24 | $44,180 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,090 | $19.56 | $40,680 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,060 | $19.57 | $40,700 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,040 | $20.37 | $42,360 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,000 | $21.61 | $44,950 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 920 | $18.29 | $38,050 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 920 | $16.46 | $34,240 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 870 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 720 | $21.51 | $44,740 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 710 | $22.54 | $46,880 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 700 | $19.15 | $39,830 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 680 | $19.80 | $41,190 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 650 | $19.05 | $39,630 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 640 | $21.10 | $43,890 |
| Columbus, OH | 630 | $19.37 | $40,280 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 620 | $15.93 | $33,120 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 590 | $18.85 | $39,210 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 590 | $18.36 | $38,200 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 570 | $17.18 | $35,730 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 550 | $21.81 | $45,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 520 | $22.99 | $47,820 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 510 | $17.10 | $35,560 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 500 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 500 | $22.57 | $46,950 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 490 | $17.55 | $36,500 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 490 | $19.92 | $41,430 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 470 | Not available | Not available |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 460 | $18.91 | $39,330 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 450 | $20.11 | $41,830 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 430 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 430 | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 420 | $18.10 | $37,640 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 410 | $17.94 | $37,310 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 400 | $21.06 | $43,800 |
| Richmond, VA | 390 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 390 | $22.49 | $46,790 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 370 | $16.79 | $34,930 |
| Greenville, SC | 370 | $17.70 | $36,820 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 360 | $16.50 | $34,330 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 360 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 350 | $21.09 | $43,880 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 350 | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| Rochester, NY | 350 | $22.22 | $46,220 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 340 | $19.85 | $41,290 |
| Lafayette, LA | 340 | $18.34 | $38,150 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 340 | $20.07 | $41,740 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 300 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Tulsa, OK | 290 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 280 | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Longview, TX | 270 | $22.55 | $46,890 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 270 | $17.86 | $37,140 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 260 | $18.88 | $39,260 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 260 | $16.35 | $34,010 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 250 | $17.77 | $36,960 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 250 | Not available | Not available |
| Akron, OH | 250 | $18.64 | $38,780 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 240 | $23.60 | $49,090 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 240 | $20.29 | $42,200 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 240 | $22.04 | $45,850 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 240 | $14.07 | $29,260 |
| Rockford, IL | 230 | $21.07 | $43,820 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 230 | $18.78 | $39,070 |
| Stockton, CA | 230 | $21.88 | $45,520 |
| Toledo, OH | 230 | $18.59 | $38,680 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 220 | $17.47 | $36,340 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 220 | $21.50 | $44,730 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 220 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Gainesville, GA | 220 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 200 | $16.29 | $33,870 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 200 | $29.82 | $62,020 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 190 | $17.45 | $36,290 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 190 | $21.18 | $44,060 |
| Syracuse, NY | 190 | $22.39 | $46,580 |
| Gainesville, FL | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Lakeland, FL | 180 | $18.78 | $39,050 |
| Roanoke, VA | 180 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 180 | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 180 | Not available | Not available |
| Pascagoula, MS | 180 | $18.66 | $38,820 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 180 | $18.63 | $38,740 |
| Tucson, AZ | 170 | $17.69 | $36,800 |
| Knoxville, TN | 170 | $19.87 | $41,320 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 170 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 170 | $18.58 | $38,640 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 170 | $17.47 | $36,330 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 170 | $9.89 | $20,580 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 170 | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 170 | $21.62 | $44,970 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 160 | $20.61 | $42,870 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 160 | $16.36 | $34,040 |
| Springfield, IL | 160 | $26.31 | $54,730 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $23.69 | $49,270 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 160 | $19.20 | $39,930 |
| Dayton, OH | 150 | $18.46 | $38,400 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 150 | $17.35 | $36,090 |
| Honolulu, HI | 150 | $19.01 | $39,540 |
| New Haven, CT | 150 | $21.75 | $45,250 |
| Wichita, KS | 150 | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 140 | $17.43 | $36,250 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 140 | $17.80 | $37,030 |
| Peoria, IL | 140 | $20.33 | $42,290 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 140 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Dalton, GA | 140 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 140 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Savannah, GA | 140 | $23.64 | $49,170 |
| San Antonio, TX | 140 | $15.83 | $32,930 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 130 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Fresno, CA | 130 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Alexandria, LA | 130 | $17.15 | $35,660 |
| Jackson, MS | 130 | $17.23 | $35,840 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 130 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 120 | $14.39 | $29,930 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 120 | $13.46 | $27,990 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 120 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 120 | $18.61 | $38,710 |
| Columbia, SC | 120 | $13.41 | $27,880 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 120 | $16.99 | $35,340 |
| Asheville, NC | 120 | $14.04 | $29,190 |
| Rome, GA | 120 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Green Bay, WI | 110 | $19.51 | $40,590 |
| Midland, TX | 110 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 110 | $14.30 | $29,740 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 110 | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 110 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 110 | $16.65 | $34,630 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 110 | $21.60 | $44,920 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 110 | $21.09 | $43,860 |
| Anderson, SC | 100 | $15.16 | $31,530 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 100 | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Spokane, WA | 100 | $20.51 | $42,660 |
| Montgomery, AL | 100 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 100 | $19.43 | $40,410 |
| Burlington, NC | 100 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 100 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 100 | $15.77 | $32,790 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 90 | $19.18 | $39,880 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 90 | $21.49 | $44,710 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 90 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 90 | $20.99 | $43,660 |
| Lancaster, PA | 90 | $18.15 | $37,740 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 90 | $21.19 | $44,080 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 90 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Springfield, OH | 80 | $21.09 | $43,870 |
| Appleton, WI | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Charleston, WV | 80 | $20.51 | $42,660 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 80 | $17.34 | $36,060 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 80 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Farmington, NM | 80 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 80 | $20.38 | $42,400 |
| Erie, PA | 80 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 80 | $19.09 | $39,710 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 80 | $20.36 | $42,350 |
| Flint, MI | 80 | $25.81 | $53,680 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 80 | $15.41 | $32,050 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 70 | $18.38 | $38,220 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 70 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Waco, TX | 70 | $16.34 | $33,990 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 70 | $18.42 | $38,320 |
| Lincoln, NE | 70 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 70 | $19.78 | $41,140 |
| Reading, PA | 70 | $19.58 | $40,730 |
| Abilene, TX | 60 | $9.64 | $20,050 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 60 | $17.01 | $35,390 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 60 | $18.06 | $37,570 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 60 | $19.43 | $40,420 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 60 | $13.45 | $27,980 |
| Pueblo, CO | 60 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Monroe, MI | 60 | $18.86 | $39,220 |
| Lafayette, IN | 60 | $21.20 | $44,100 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60 | $23.42 | $48,720 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 60 | $16.72 | $34,770 |
| Dubuque, IA | 60 | $19.32 | $40,190 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 60 | $11.26 | $23,420 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 60 | $20.97 | $43,610 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 60 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Durham, NC | 60 | $18.88 | $39,280 |
| Racine, WI | 50 | $19.49 | $40,530 |
| Yuma, AZ | 50 | $12.87 | $26,760 |
| Lebanon, PA | 50 | $18.66 | $38,800 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 50 | $22.80 | $47,420 |
| Kokomo, IN | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 50 | $18.46 | $38,400 |
| Salem, OR | 50 | $14.77 | $30,720 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 50 | $18.30 | $38,070 |
| Yakima, WA | 50 | $19.16 | $39,860 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 50 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 50 | $20.08 | $41,770 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $17.71 | $36,840 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Lawton, OK | 50 | $18.33 | $38,120 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 50 | $17.97 | $37,380 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 50 | $20.15 | $41,920 |
| Joplin, MO | 50 | $15.92 | $33,100 |
| Greenville, NC | 50 | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 50 | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 50 | $16.24 | $33,780 |
| Madison, WI | 50 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 50 | $17.96 | $37,360 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 50 | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Morristown, TN | 40 | $19.80 | $41,190 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $15.93 | $33,140 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 40 | $18.64 | $38,770 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $24.31 | $50,570 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $21.46 | $44,640 |
| Topeka, KS | 40 | $23.34 | $48,550 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 40 | $16.58 | $34,500 |
| Lima, OH | 40 | $19.42 | $40,390 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 40 | $18.17 | $37,790 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 40 | $18.88 | $39,260 |
| Wilmington, NC | 40 | $16.90 | $35,150 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 40 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Bellingham, WA | 40 | $19.51 | $40,570 |
| Danville, VA | 40 | $17.24 | $35,850 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 40 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Lubbock, TX | 40 | $16.18 | $33,650 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 40 | $19.57 | $40,700 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 40 | $18.43 | $38,330 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 40 | $18.24 | $37,930 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 30 | $16.46 | $34,230 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 30 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| New Bedford, MA | 30 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 30 | $13.47 | $28,020 |
| Huntsville, AL | 30 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 30 | $17.38 | $36,150 |
| Anchorage, AK | 30 | $21.58 | $44,890 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 30 | $17.20 | $35,770 |
| Mansfield, OH | 30 | $18.21 | $37,870 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 30 | $16.12 | $33,540 |
| Rochester, MN | 30 | $14.67 | $30,500 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 30 | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Merced, CA | 30 | $15.45 | $32,140 |
| Madera, CA | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Mobile, AL | Not available | $16.16 | $33,620 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Decatur, IL | Not available | $25.60 | $53,240 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $14.85 | $30,900 |
| Laredo, TX | Not available | $13.50 | $28,090 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $25.21 | $52,440 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $23.29 | $48,450 |
| Salinas, CA | Not available | $20.69 | $43,030 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $23.00 | $47,830 |
| Valdosta, GA | Not available | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not available | $12.91 | $26,860 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not available | $21.20 | $44,100 |
| Springfield, MO | Not available | $13.62 | $28,330 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $18.19 | $37,840 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not available | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | Not available | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | Not available | $19.31 | $40,170 |
| Jackson, MI | Not available | $22.05 | $45,860 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $21.39 | $44,490 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Not available | $12.55 | $26,100 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $14.22 | $29,590 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $16.72 | $34,770 |
| Victoria, TX | Not available | $21.11 | $43,920 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $14.60 | $30,360 |
