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 | $15.82 | $32,910 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,560 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,120 | $16.31 | $33,930 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 930 | $17.02 | $35,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 860 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 800 | $22.83 | $47,500 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 800 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 710 | $14.73 | $30,640 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 690 | $15.77 | $32,800 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 640 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| San Antonio, TX | 640 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 610 | $16.87 | $35,080 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 450 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 430 | $16.22 | $33,750 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 420 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 410 | $14.00 | $29,120 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 380 | $15.00 | $31,210 |
| Springfield, MO | 360 | $13.64 | $28,380 |
| Columbus, IN | 340 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 280 | $15.85 | $32,970 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 270 | $18.44 | $38,350 |
| Dayton, OH | 250 | $17.28 | $35,930 |
| Akron, OH | 250 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 230 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 230 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 220 | $17.98 | $37,400 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 220 | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Anderson, SC | 200 | $9.16 | $19,050 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 200 | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 180 | $18.41 | $38,290 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 160 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 160 | $16.90 | $35,150 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 150 | $15.81 | $32,880 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 150 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 140 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Green Bay, WI | 130 | $22.01 | $45,770 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 130 | $15.29 | $31,800 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $16.55 | $34,420 |
| Joplin, MO | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 130 | $16.39 | $34,100 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 130 | $19.30 | $40,150 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 110 | $15.25 | $31,720 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 110 | $16.62 | $34,580 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 100 | $20.85 | $43,370 |
| Spokane, WA | 100 | $15.51 | $32,260 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 90 | $20.60 | $42,850 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $20.44 | $42,510 |
| Tulsa, OK | 80 | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 70 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Rockford, IL | 60 | $18.28 | $38,010 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 60 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 50 | $18.01 | $37,470 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 50 | $18.86 | $39,230 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 50 | $21.18 | $44,050 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 50 | $17.97 | $37,380 |
| Casper, WY | 50 | $18.98 | $39,490 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 40 | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 40 | $16.98 | $35,320 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 40 | $17.77 | $36,960 |
| Lancaster, PA | 40 | $19.60 | $40,770 |
| Madison, WI | 30 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 30 | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | Not available | $15.94 | $33,150 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $18.20 | $37,860 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $10.97 | $22,810 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $19.68 | $40,930 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $18.42 | $38,320 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $20.20 | $42,020 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $14.50 | $30,170 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.40 | $36,180 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $16.57 | $34,470 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $14.05 | $29,220 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $16.94 | $35,230 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $11.87 | $24,690 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Midland, TX | Not available | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $20.55 | $42,750 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $15.85 | $32,970 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $22.57 | $46,940 |
