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 | 1,830 | $17.50 | $36,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 9,180 | $12.88 | $26,780 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 8,180 | $14.77 | $30,720 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 7,600 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,400 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 7,270 | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 7,080 | $13.51 | $28,090 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 6,150 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 5,960 | $17.44 | $36,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 5,750 | $12.56 | $26,110 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 5,720 | $15.66 | $32,570 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5,130 | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 4,820 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 4,510 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 4,460 | $14.97 | $31,150 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 4,280 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 4,030 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,870 | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3,680 | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,430 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 3,260 | $14.57 | $30,310 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,130 | $14.31 | $29,760 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2,810 | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 2,630 | $15.54 | $32,320 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,620 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Rochester, NY | 2,570 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,550 | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,360 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,330 | $13.04 | $27,110 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,280 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,100 | $15.91 | $33,080 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 2,000 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,920 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,870 | $13.03 | $27,090 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,860 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,820 | $15.19 | $31,590 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,810 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,680 | $12.91 | $26,860 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,660 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1,640 | $15.51 | $32,250 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,440 | $14.39 | $29,920 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,430 | $13.91 | $28,920 |
| Wichita, KS | 1,410 | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,340 | $12.93 | $26,880 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1,320 | $13.37 | $27,810 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 1,300 | $14.19 | $29,510 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,290 | $16.92 | $35,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,270 | $18.11 | $37,660 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 1,260 | $14.91 | $31,000 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1,260 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 1,250 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1,240 | $14.52 | $30,190 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,220 | $13.03 | $27,100 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,200 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1,190 | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,160 | $15.39 | $32,000 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1,150 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 1,150 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 1,100 | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,080 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| New Haven, CT | 1,070 | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,070 | $14.08 | $29,280 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1,050 | $13.22 | $27,510 |
| Binghamton, NY | 1,030 | $15.44 | $32,120 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1,010 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 990 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 970 | $12.17 | $25,320 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 960 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 930 | $15.29 | $31,800 |
| Columbus, OH | 920 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Boulder, CO | 910 | $15.63 | $32,520 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 860 | $13.37 | $27,810 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 850 | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 800 | $15.53 | $32,300 |
| Corvallis, OR | 750 | $19.44 | $40,440 |
| Lancaster, PA | 740 | $13.27 | $27,610 |
| Greenville, SC | 730 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 710 | $18.00 | $37,450 |
| Asheville, NC | 700 | $13.93 | $28,970 |
| Elmira, NY | 700 | $14.13 | $29,380 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 690 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 680 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 660 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 640 | $13.92 | $28,960 |
| Madison, WI | 630 | $13.73 | $28,550 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 620 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 610 | $14.18 | $29,490 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 600 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 570 | $8.50 | $17,670 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 570 | $16.14 | $33,580 |
| Danbury, CT | 540 | $14.56 | $30,290 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 530 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Akron, OH | 530 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 530 | $11.92 | $24,800 |
| Richmond, VA | 520 | $12.48 | $25,950 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 510 | $17.41 | $36,220 |
| Dayton, OH | 500 | $13.11 | $27,280 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 500 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 500 | $12.89 | $26,820 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 490 | $13.74 | $28,590 |
| Joplin, MO | 490 | $14.49 | $30,150 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 480 | Not available | Not available |
| Manchester, NH | 480 | $13.16 | $27,370 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 470 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Columbia, SC | 440 | $16.19 | $33,670 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 440 | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 430 | $12.68 | $26,370 |
| Roanoke, VA | 430 | $13.28 | $27,630 |
| El Paso, TX | 420 | $13.28 | $27,630 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 410 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 400 | $14.91 | $31,000 |
| Spokane, WA | 390 | $13.30 | $27,660 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 390 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 380 | $11.67 | $24,270 |
| Waco, TX | 380 | $17.69 | $36,790 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 360 | $20.54 | $42,720 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 360 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Appleton, WI | 360 | $12.99 | $27,030 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 350 | $18.46 | $38,400 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 330 | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| Lincoln, NE | 330 | $13.20 | $27,460 |
| Salem, OR | 330 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 320 | $12.12 | $25,210 |
| Ocala, FL | 320 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 300 | $15.52 | $32,290 |
| Durham, NC | 300 | $23.14 | $48,130 |
| Tucson, AZ | 300 | $15.93 | $33,140 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 290 | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 280 | $13.26 | $27,580 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 270 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Waterbury, CT | 260 | $13.92 | $28,960 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 260 | $12.78 | $26,590 |
| Reading, PA | 260 | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| Jackson, MS | 260 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 260 | $17.17 | $35,700 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 260 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 250 | $13.50 | $28,090 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 250 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 240 | $14.86 | $30,910 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 240 | $12.98 | $26,990 |
| Salisbury, MD | 230 | $10.36 | $21,550 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 220 | $15.11 | $31,420 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 220 | $13.62 | $28,330 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 210 | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 200 | $17.37 | $36,140 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 200 | $10.95 | $22,780 |
| Montgomery, AL | 190 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 190 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| New Bedford, MA | 190 | $12.36 | $25,720 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 190 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 180 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 180 | $18.28 | $38,020 |
| Toledo, OH | 180 | $14.81 | $30,810 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 170 | $18.89 | $39,300 |
| Lakeland, FL | 170 | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 170 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Racine, WI | 170 | $12.94 | $26,930 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 160 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 160 | $16.97 | $35,290 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 160 | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 140 | $12.51 | $26,020 |
| Ithaca, NY | 140 | $12.25 | $25,470 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 140 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| State College, PA | 130 | $14.11 | $29,360 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 130 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Rockford, IL | 130 | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 130 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 130 | $14.08 | $29,280 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 130 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 120 | $12.74 | $26,490 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 120 | $11.41 | $23,720 |
| Springfield, IL | 120 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Tyler, TX | 120 | $14.55 | $30,260 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 120 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 100 | $15.41 | $32,040 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 100 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 100 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Knoxville, TN | 100 | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Altoona, PA | 90 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 90 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| Bellingham, WA | 90 | $12.36 | $25,720 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 90 | $14.52 | $30,200 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 90 | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Medford, OR | 90 | $11.18 | $23,260 |
| Springfield, MO | 80 | $10.73 | $22,330 |
| Carson City, NV | 80 | $13.10 | $27,240 |
| Mansfield, OH | 70 | $12.07 | $25,110 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 70 | $12.89 | $26,800 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 70 | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Odessa, TX | 60 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 60 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Bend, OR | 60 | $14.08 | $29,290 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 60 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Decatur, AL | 50 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 50 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 50 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 50 | $14.15 | $29,430 |
| Chico, CA | 40 | $11.14 | $23,180 |
| Pueblo, CO | 40 | $14.24 | $29,610 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 40 | $9.99 | $20,790 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 40 | $13.02 | $27,080 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | $20.57 | $42,780 |
| Green Bay, WI | 40 | $15.66 | $32,560 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 40 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Johnstown, PA | 30 | $9.50 | $19,760 |
| Anderson, SC | 30 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | Not available | $10.64 | $22,120 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $17.27 | $35,920 |
| Gainesville, GA | Not available | $11.02 | $22,930 |
| Longview, TX | Not available | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Las Cruces, NM | Not available | $17.04 | $35,450 |
| Logan, UT-ID | Not available | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $11.63 | $24,180 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Kingston, NY | Not available | $11.88 | $24,700 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Lafayette, IN | Not available | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Yuma, AZ | Not available | $9.05 | $18,820 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Not available | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | Not available | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Not available | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $14.59 | $30,350 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $11.87 | $24,690 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $14.00 | $29,110 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $13.57 | $28,220 |
