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 | 1,350 | $23.16 | $48,180 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 3,260 | $21.54 | $44,810 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,630 | $22.95 | $47,740 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,300 | $32.01 | $66,570 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,610 | $34.93 | $72,650 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,480 | $31.98 | $66,510 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,470 | $37.02 | $76,990 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,380 | $28.47 | $59,210 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,370 | $29.49 | $61,340 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,370 | $29.28 | $60,890 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 1,330 | $30.28 | $62,990 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,330 | $34.92 | $72,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,240 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,140 | $30.77 | $64,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,140 | $27.21 | $56,590 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1,140 | $23.15 | $48,140 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,110 | $31.68 | $65,880 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,110 | $21.40 | $44,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,080 | $24.21 | $50,360 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,070 | $23.17 | $48,200 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,070 | $28.03 | $58,300 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $31.21 | $64,920 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 990 | $28.84 | $59,990 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 900 | $24.07 | $50,060 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 880 | $19.10 | $39,730 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 820 | $35.79 | $74,450 |
| Knoxville, TN | 780 | $22.18 | $46,140 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 770 | $22.87 | $47,580 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 770 | $24.51 | $50,970 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 770 | $23.37 | $48,620 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 740 | $20.23 | $42,080 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 730 | $31.75 | $66,040 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 730 | $28.87 | $60,040 |
| Columbus, OH | 720 | $25.23 | $52,480 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 720 | $32.51 | $67,620 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 700 | $26.13 | $54,350 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 700 | $28.60 | $59,490 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 670 | $38.55 | $80,170 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 660 | $31.85 | $66,250 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 630 | $27.01 | $56,170 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 620 | $26.93 | $56,020 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 600 | $24.18 | $50,290 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 580 | $30.75 | $63,960 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 560 | $23.19 | $48,230 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 560 | $21.80 | $45,340 |
| Jackson, MS | 550 | $19.97 | $41,540 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 540 | $28.74 | $59,780 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 530 | $32.69 | $67,980 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 530 | $25.26 | $52,530 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 530 | $23.45 | $48,780 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 530 | $34.99 | $72,780 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 490 | $25.76 | $53,580 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 470 | $22.90 | $47,640 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 450 | $22.82 | $47,460 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 450 | $25.33 | $52,680 |
| Alexandria, LA | 450 | $17.91 | $37,250 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 430 | $27.57 | $57,340 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 400 | $24.01 | $49,930 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 390 | $27.98 | $58,210 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 380 | $28.28 | $58,830 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 370 | $21.91 | $45,570 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 360 | $21.09 | $43,880 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 360 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 360 | $30.82 | $64,110 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 350 | $26.52 | $55,160 |
| Columbia, SC | 340 | $20.87 | $43,410 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 330 | $22.94 | $47,720 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 320 | $32.36 | $67,310 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 310 | $35.82 | $74,500 |
| Rochester, NY | 310 | $31.00 | $64,480 |
| Tulsa, OK | 300 | $16.52 | $34,350 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 300 | $24.09 | $50,100 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 300 | $28.69 | $59,680 |
| San Antonio, TX | 290 | $19.50 | $40,550 |
| Madison, WI | 290 | $25.05 | $52,110 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 290 | $29.83 | $62,050 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 280 | $24.68 | $51,330 |
| Sumter, SC | 280 | $20.17 | $41,950 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 280 | $34.97 | $72,730 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 280 | $23.13 | $48,110 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 280 | $30.34 | $63,110 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 270 | $28.86 | $60,040 |
| Montgomery, AL | 260 | $25.19 | $52,400 |
| Greenville, SC | 260 | $22.57 | $46,940 |
| Wilmington, NC | 260 | $28.29 | $58,850 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 260 | $26.38 | $54,870 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 260 | $37.91 | $78,850 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 250 | $28.90 | $60,110 |
| Roanoke, VA | 250 | $23.70 | $49,290 |
| Reading, PA | 250 | $27.81 | $57,850 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 250 | $23.85 | $49,600 |
| Spokane, WA | 240 | $36.06 | $75,010 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 240 | $36.23 | $75,350 |
| Durham, NC | 240 | $24.19 | $50,310 |
| Topeka, KS | 230 | $26.52 | $55,170 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 230 | $29.41 | $61,170 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 230 | $23.93 | $49,770 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 230 | $21.90 | $45,550 |
| Mobile, AL | 220 | $24.48 | $50,920 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 220 | $24.80 | $51,580 |
| Anchorage, AK | 220 | $32.26 | $67,090 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 210 | $26.29 | $54,670 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 200 | $24.92 | $51,830 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 200 | $34.15 | $71,020 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| Dayton, OH | 200 | $24.01 | $49,950 |
| Wichita, KS | 200 | $24.49 | $50,940 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 190 | $28.59 | $59,460 |
| Lincoln, NE | 190 | $20.63 | $42,910 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 190 | $27.16 | $56,490 |
| Rapid City, SD | 190 | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| Springfield, MO | 190 | $24.97 | $51,940 |
| Fresno, CA | 190 | $41.54 | $86,410 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 180 | $20.01 | $41,630 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 180 | $28.34 | $58,940 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $31.46 | $65,430 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 170 | $30.88 | $64,230 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 170 | $20.25 | $42,110 |
| Syracuse, NY | 160 | $29.16 | $60,640 |
| Charleston, WV | 160 | $27.62 | $57,460 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 160 | $34.56 | $71,880 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 160 | $22.88 | $47,590 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 160 | $21.38 | $44,480 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 150 | $18.61 | $38,700 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 140 | $27.76 | $57,750 |
| Lakeland, FL | 140 | $24.23 | $50,400 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 140 | $20.61 | $42,860 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 140 | $24.08 | $50,080 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 140 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 140 | $26.24 | $54,570 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 140 | $27.31 | $56,810 |
| New Haven, CT | 130 | $32.68 | $67,980 |
| Akron, OH | 130 | $25.18 | $52,370 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 130 | $22.78 | $47,390 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 120 | $27.39 | $56,960 |
| Huntsville, AL | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Altoona, PA | 120 | $24.18 | $50,290 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 120 | $28.88 | $60,070 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 120 | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 120 | $24.15 | $50,240 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 110 | $39.95 | $83,090 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 110 | $32.50 | $67,600 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 110 | $26.16 | $54,420 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 110 | $25.98 | $54,050 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 110 | $26.76 | $55,660 |
| Lubbock, TX | 110 | $28.38 | $59,030 |
| Joplin, MO | 110 | $23.71 | $49,310 |
| Tucson, AZ | 110 | $28.32 | $58,900 |
| Valdosta, GA | 100 | $17.98 | $37,400 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 100 | $36.39 | $75,680 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 100 | $24.44 | $50,840 |
| Longview, TX | 100 | $21.03 | $43,750 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 90 | $22.39 | $46,570 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 90 | $25.70 | $53,460 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 90 | $22.61 | $47,030 |
| Macon, GA | 90 | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| Dothan, AL | 90 | $22.16 | $46,100 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 80 | $24.11 | $50,140 |
| Lawrence, KS | 80 | $24.01 | $49,940 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 80 | $27.06 | $56,280 |
| Boulder, CO | 80 | $32.12 | $66,810 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 80 | $20.27 | $42,160 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 80 | $23.89 | $49,700 |
| St. George, UT | 80 | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 80 | $24.35 | $50,640 |
| Gainesville, GA | 70 | $22.83 | $47,490 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 70 | $20.37 | $42,370 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 70 | $22.62 | $47,060 |
| Johnson City, TN | 70 | $28.65 | $59,600 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 70 | $24.04 | $50,000 |
| Farmington, NM | 70 | $33.91 | $70,530 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 70 | $33.67 | $70,020 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 70 | $25.17 | $52,350 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 70 | $24.74 | $51,450 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 70 | $23.38 | $48,640 |
| Waco, TX | 70 | $22.54 | $46,890 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 70 | $36.59 | $76,100 |
| Medford, OR | 70 | $31.46 | $65,440 |
| Merced, CA | 70 | $38.72 | $80,540 |
| Columbia, MO | 70 | $24.76 | $51,490 |
| Abilene, TX | 70 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Salem, OR | 60 | $33.14 | $68,930 |
| Bend, OR | 60 | $33.38 | $69,430 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 60 | $21.45 | $44,610 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 60 | $19.19 | $39,920 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $17.43 | $36,250 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 60 | $26.46 | $55,030 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $30.17 | $62,760 |
| Johnstown, PA | 50 | $21.66 | $45,050 |
| Casper, WY | 50 | $26.68 | $55,500 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 50 | $25.22 | $52,470 |
| Greenville, NC | 50 | $19.92 | $41,430 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 50 | $17.64 | $36,690 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $19.41 | $40,360 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 40 | $22.36 | $46,500 |
| Lebanon, PA | 40 | $21.68 | $45,100 |
| Bismarck, ND | 40 | $29.56 | $61,480 |
| Greeley, CO | 40 | $24.87 | $51,730 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 40 | $25.41 | $52,850 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 40 | $33.97 | $70,660 |
| Columbus, IN | 40 | $26.85 | $55,840 |
| Yuma, AZ | 30 | $32.89 | $68,420 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 30 | $24.94 | $51,880 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 30 | $29.60 | $61,580 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 30 | $22.89 | $47,600 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 30 | $29.36 | $61,070 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | Not available | $19.90 | $41,390 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | Not available | $21.77 | $45,290 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not available | $35.40 | $73,630 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $27.59 | $57,390 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $28.73 | $59,750 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $26.61 | $55,350 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $29.24 | $60,810 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $20.09 | $41,800 |
| Cheyenne, WY | Not available | $28.53 | $59,340 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $24.84 | $51,670 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $24.72 | $51,410 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $26.63 | $55,400 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $29.22 | $60,780 |
| Hot Springs, AR | Not available | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $26.78 | $55,700 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $21.87 | $45,490 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $18.72 | $38,940 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Not available | $20.19 | $41,990 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | Not available | $29.10 | $60,540 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $23.46 | $48,790 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $35.62 | $74,100 |
| Bellingham, WA | Not available | $34.71 | $72,200 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | Not available | $21.03 | $43,750 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $26.64 | $55,410 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Not available | $33.76 | $70,230 |
| Billings, MT | Not available | $29.39 | $61,120 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $24.79 | $51,560 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $34.08 | $70,890 |
| Dover, DE | Not available | $30.62 | $63,680 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $23.34 | $48,540 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.26 | $44,230 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | Not available | $29.94 | $62,270 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Not available | $25.94 | $53,950 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $19.70 | $40,970 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $24.52 | $51,000 |
