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 | Not available | $26.15 | $54,390 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,470 | $32.99 | $68,610 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,440 | $28.64 | $59,560 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,330 | $33.64 | $69,970 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,140 | $32.23 | $67,030 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 990 | $21.52 | $44,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 930 | $29.18 | $60,700 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 650 | $25.83 | $53,720 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 640 | $24.85 | $51,680 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 640 | $27.73 | $57,680 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 640 | $25.77 | $53,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 640 | $25.47 | $52,970 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 530 | $22.37 | $46,530 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 500 | $29.72 | $61,810 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 470 | $26.75 | $55,650 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 470 | $31.99 | $66,530 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $27.83 | $57,890 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 440 | $34.66 | $72,100 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 430 | $19.53 | $40,630 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 420 | $27.27 | $56,720 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 380 | $20.67 | $42,990 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 370 | $25.05 | $52,100 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 360 | $25.08 | $52,160 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 360 | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 340 | $24.90 | $51,790 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 330 | $29.95 | $62,300 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 320 | $22.28 | $46,340 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 320 | $18.86 | $39,230 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 310 | $31.90 | $66,360 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 280 | $28.14 | $58,530 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 270 | $32.59 | $67,790 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 270 | $22.94 | $47,720 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 270 | $25.78 | $53,610 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 260 | $22.48 | $46,760 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 260 | $23.61 | $49,100 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 250 | $16.83 | $35,010 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 250 | $24.58 | $51,130 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 240 | $32.95 | $68,540 |
| Richmond, VA | 240 | $18.24 | $37,930 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 230 | $31.44 | $65,400 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 230 | $27.56 | $57,320 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 230 | $25.91 | $53,890 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 220 | $27.72 | $57,660 |
| Green Bay, WI | 220 | $25.58 | $53,210 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 220 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 220 | $23.25 | $48,360 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 200 | $21.51 | $44,730 |
| Columbus, OH | 200 | $25.54 | $53,130 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 200 | $35.31 | $73,450 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 190 | $24.38 | $50,720 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 190 | $25.71 | $53,480 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 180 | $18.05 | $37,540 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 180 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 180 | $26.85 | $55,850 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $27.46 | $57,120 |
| Syracuse, NY | 170 | $20.70 | $43,050 |
| Bellingham, WA | 170 | $27.41 | $57,010 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 170 | $22.13 | $46,030 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 160 | $20.01 | $41,610 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $32.15 | $66,870 |
| Brunswick, GA | 150 | $27.48 | $57,160 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 150 | $30.40 | $63,220 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 150 | $23.47 | $48,820 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 150 | $18.91 | $39,340 |
| Dayton, OH | 140 | $28.39 | $59,060 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 140 | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 140 | $22.45 | $46,690 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 140 | $24.87 | $51,730 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 140 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Appleton, WI | 130 | $23.56 | $49,000 |
| Wausau, WI | 130 | $23.98 | $49,870 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 130 | $17.62 | $36,640 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 130 | $35.20 | $73,210 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $28.26 | $58,780 |
| Modesto, CA | 130 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
| Reading, PA | 120 | $18.72 | $38,950 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 120 | $20.16 | $41,940 |
| Wilmington, NC | 120 | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Madison, WI | 120 | $22.18 | $46,140 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 110 | $27.74 | $57,710 |
| Decatur, AL | 110 | $18.13 | $37,720 |
| Lima, OH | 110 | $22.54 | $46,880 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 110 | $26.64 | $55,410 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 110 | $24.00 | $49,920 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 110 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Akron, OH | 110 | $27.97 | $58,180 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 100 | $27.90 | $58,030 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 100 | $25.12 | $52,250 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 100 | $21.87 | $45,480 |
| Mobile, AL | 100 | $15.97 | $33,210 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 100 | $17.50 | $36,400 |
| Greenville, SC | 100 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Florence, SC | 100 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 100 | $20.79 | $43,240 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 90 | $21.01 | $43,700 |
| Durham, NC | 90 | $18.79 | $39,080 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 90 | $29.40 | $61,140 |
| Longview, WA | 80 | $24.46 | $50,880 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 80 | $25.83 | $53,720 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 80 | $15.76 | $32,790 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 70 | $34.08 | $70,890 |
| Savannah, GA | 70 | $20.82 | $43,310 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 70 | $16.02 | $33,310 |
| Tulsa, OK | 70 | $27.30 | $56,770 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 60 | $21.52 | $44,770 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 60 | $19.60 | $40,770 |
| Valdosta, GA | 60 | $18.95 | $39,410 |
| Rochester, NY | 60 | $21.22 | $44,130 |
| Macon, GA | 60 | $17.31 | $36,010 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 60 | $18.89 | $39,280 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 60 | $25.19 | $52,400 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 60 | $25.04 | $52,070 |
| Manchester, NH | 50 | $27.44 | $57,070 |
| Sandusky, OH | 50 | $33.67 | $70,040 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Jackson, TN | 50 | $24.28 | $50,500 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 50 | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Stockton, CA | 50 | $22.87 | $47,570 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 50 | $30.49 | $63,420 |
| Missoula, MT | 40 | $21.82 | $45,380 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 40 | $19.96 | $41,510 |
| Monroe, MI | 40 | $33.84 | $70,390 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 40 | $21.94 | $45,640 |
| Asheville, NC | 40 | $17.86 | $37,140 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 40 | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 40 | $21.56 | $44,840 |
| Huntsville, AL | 40 | $24.12 | $50,170 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 30 | $18.26 | $37,980 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 30 | $20.58 | $42,810 |
| Owensboro, KY | 30 | $21.29 | $44,290 |
| Anderson, IN | 30 | $35.37 | $73,570 |
| Greenville, NC | 30 | $20.13 | $41,870 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $21.30 | $44,310 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.18 | $44,060 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Anderson, SC | Not available | $19.05 | $39,630 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $32.44 | $67,470 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.46 | $44,640 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $25.19 | $52,390 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $22.45 | $46,700 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $21.65 | $45,040 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $31.51 | $65,530 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not available | $19.19 | $39,910 |
| Morristown, TN | Not available | $19.73 | $41,030 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $21.94 | $45,640 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Not available | $18.94 | $39,400 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $23.41 | $48,680 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Not available | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Pueblo, CO | Not available | $20.86 | $43,380 |
| Glens Falls, NY | Not available | $21.31 | $44,320 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $20.89 | $43,450 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $29.66 | $61,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $25.04 | $52,070 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | Not available | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Medford, OR | Not available | $19.90 | $41,400 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Not available | $29.76 | $61,900 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Not available | $24.50 | $50,970 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $17.70 | $36,820 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not available | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Lake Charles, LA | Not available | $18.67 | $38,830 |
| Monroe, LA | Not available | $26.46 | $55,040 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Not available | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $22.27 | $46,310 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | Not available | $24.15 | $50,240 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | Not available | $27.20 | $56,580 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Not available | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Jackson, MI | Not available | $28.31 | $58,890 |
| Ames, IA | Not available | $14.04 | $29,210 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not available | $19.29 | $40,110 |
