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 | 1,060 | $15.33 | $31,880 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 6,460 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3,780 | $14.12 | $29,360 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,560 | $13.45 | $27,990 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,470 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,380 | $19.60 | $40,760 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 2,170 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,010 | $14.46 | $30,080 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,860 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,810 | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,690 | $21.42 | $44,550 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,680 | $19.03 | $39,580 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,530 | $17.63 | $36,660 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,400 | $19.39 | $40,330 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,290 | $20.53 | $42,690 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1,270 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,260 | $21.99 | $45,750 |
| New Haven, CT | 1,250 | $13.37 | $27,810 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,220 | $15.51 | $32,250 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,180 | $18.94 | $39,390 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,140 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,110 | $15.66 | $32,570 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1,110 | $18.47 | $38,410 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,050 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| Mobile, AL | 1,030 | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 990 | $19.03 | $39,580 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 980 | $17.46 | $36,310 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 970 | $20.42 | $42,470 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 940 | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 890 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Tulsa, OK | 870 | $14.18 | $29,490 |
| Columbus, OH | 860 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 860 | $18.07 | $37,590 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 820 | $18.67 | $38,830 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 810 | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 810 | $19.60 | $40,770 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 800 | $19.01 | $39,550 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 760 | $19.68 | $40,930 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 760 | $18.20 | $37,850 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 750 | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 740 | $15.85 | $32,980 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 730 | $19.00 | $39,510 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 710 | $18.39 | $38,240 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 700 | $18.68 | $38,840 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 680 | $18.06 | $37,560 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 670 | $18.78 | $39,070 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 660 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 660 | $16.49 | $34,290 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 650 | $17.02 | $35,400 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 620 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 610 | $14.26 | $29,650 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 580 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 570 | $21.70 | $45,140 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 570 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 560 | $16.59 | $34,510 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 530 | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 530 | $17.04 | $35,450 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 520 | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 520 | $16.25 | $33,790 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 520 | $21.21 | $44,120 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 510 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 500 | $21.98 | $45,710 |
| Tyler, TX | 490 | $14.62 | $30,400 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 470 | $13.15 | $27,350 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 460 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 460 | $15.94 | $33,150 |
| Longview, TX | 460 | $14.25 | $29,630 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 460 | $14.80 | $30,780 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 450 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 450 | $18.84 | $39,190 |
| Wichita, KS | 430 | $18.21 | $37,870 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 430 | $19.51 | $40,580 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 420 | $17.69 | $36,800 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 410 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 410 | $13.05 | $27,150 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 410 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 400 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 380 | $21.60 | $44,920 |
| Stockton, CA | 380 | $19.99 | $41,580 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 370 | $8.65 | $17,980 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 360 | $15.52 | $32,280 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 360 | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Green Bay, WI | 350 | $15.84 | $32,940 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 350 | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 340 | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 330 | $18.75 | $38,990 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 330 | $14.31 | $29,770 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 320 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 310 | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Springfield, MO | 310 | $15.73 | $32,720 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 300 | $14.81 | $30,810 |
| Lincoln, NE | 300 | $17.28 | $35,940 |
| Waco, TX | 300 | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 300 | $18.60 | $38,690 |
| Dayton, OH | 300 | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 290 | $16.50 | $34,320 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 290 | $14.08 | $29,290 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 290 | $20.11 | $41,830 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 290 | $13.78 | $28,670 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 270 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 270 | $10.53 | $21,910 |
| Spokane, WA | 270 | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 270 | $13.11 | $27,260 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 260 | $18.00 | $37,430 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 250 | $15.56 | $32,350 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 240 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Syracuse, NY | 240 | $18.09 | $37,630 |
| Peoria, IL | 240 | $17.77 | $36,960 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 230 | $17.47 | $36,330 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 230 | $14.61 | $30,390 |
| El Paso, TX | 230 | $13.82 | $28,760 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 220 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Lancaster, PA | 220 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Madison, WI | 220 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Jackson, MS | 220 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Toledo, OH | 210 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 210 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 210 | $15.17 | $31,550 |
| Greenville, SC | 200 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Columbia, SC | 190 | $14.43 | $30,000 |
| Akron, OH | 190 | $21.29 | $44,280 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 190 | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| Billings, MT | 180 | $15.29 | $31,800 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 180 | $15.48 | $32,200 |
| Rochester, NY | 180 | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 180 | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| Rockford, IL | 180 | $18.22 | $37,890 |
| Lakeland, FL | 180 | $15.39 | $32,010 |
| Bellingham, WA | 170 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Tucson, AZ | 170 | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Richmond, VA | 170 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 170 | $17.72 | $36,850 |
| Salem, OR | 160 | $17.66 | $36,730 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 160 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Lubbock, TX | 160 | $13.63 | $28,360 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 160 | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 160 | $14.56 | $30,290 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 150 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 150 | $18.06 | $37,560 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 150 | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Erie, PA | 150 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 140 | $14.29 | $29,710 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 140 | $17.27 | $35,920 |
| Montgomery, AL | 140 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 140 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 140 | $11.63 | $24,190 |
| Greeley, CO | 130 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $16.15 | $33,590 |
| Appleton, WI | 130 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 130 | $16.50 | $34,320 |
| Fresno, CA | 130 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Decatur, AL | 130 | $14.49 | $30,140 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 130 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 130 | $18.85 | $39,210 |
| Reading, PA | 130 | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 120 | $21.40 | $44,510 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 120 | $11.67 | $24,270 |
| Dubuque, IA | 120 | $13.59 | $28,270 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 120 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Modesto, CA | 120 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Anderson, SC | 120 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 110 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Manchester, NH | 110 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 110 | $18.04 | $37,520 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 110 | $20.17 | $41,940 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 110 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Savannah, GA | 110 | $19.01 | $39,530 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 110 | $10.24 | $21,310 |
| Knoxville, TN | 110 | $12.66 | $26,340 |
| Durham, NC | 100 | $14.75 | $30,670 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 100 | $13.73 | $28,560 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 100 | $18.68 | $38,860 |
| Greenville, NC | 100 | $13.38 | $27,840 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 100 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 100 | $14.19 | $29,530 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 100 | $20.70 | $43,060 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 90 | $15.41 | $32,040 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 90 | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Dothan, AL | 90 | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Roanoke, VA | 90 | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Monroe, LA | 90 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Valdosta, GA | 90 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 90 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 90 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 90 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $19.90 | $41,400 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 80 | $19.01 | $39,530 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 80 | $13.66 | $28,420 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 80 | $16.10 | $33,490 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 80 | $18.55 | $38,570 |
| Huntsville, AL | 80 | $13.18 | $27,420 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 80 | $11.01 | $22,900 |
| Medford, OR | 80 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Florence, SC | 80 | $14.32 | $29,790 |
| Lebanon, PA | 80 | $15.53 | $32,300 |
| Asheville, NC | 80 | $15.99 | $33,270 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 80 | $17.30 | $35,970 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 70 | $14.00 | $29,130 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 70 | $13.34 | $27,740 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | $18.69 | $38,870 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 70 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Wausau, WI | 70 | $18.94 | $39,390 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 70 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 70 | $21.41 | $44,530 |
| Decatur, IL | 70 | $18.39 | $38,250 |
| Ocala, FL | 60 | $14.89 | $30,980 |
| San Angelo, TX | 60 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Odessa, TX | 60 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Waterbury, CT | 60 | $22.36 | $46,510 |
| Bangor, ME | 60 | $17.64 | $36,690 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 60 | $18.71 | $38,920 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 60 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 60 | $19.33 | $40,210 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 60 | $15.62 | $32,480 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 60 | $14.34 | $29,840 |
| Albany, GA | 50 | $12.37 | $25,740 |
| Victoria, TX | 50 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 50 | $19.20 | $39,940 |
| Lima, OH | 50 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 50 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Sandusky, OH | 50 | $14.60 | $30,380 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 50 | $15.64 | $32,540 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 50 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 50 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 50 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Burlington, NC | 50 | $15.24 | $31,710 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 40 | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Merced, CA | 40 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $19.32 | $40,190 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 40 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Topeka, KS | 40 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 40 | $14.09 | $29,300 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $15.97 | $33,220 |
| Joplin, MO | 40 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 40 | $13.50 | $28,070 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 40 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 40 | $15.47 | $32,190 |
| Danbury, CT | 40 | $16.31 | $33,930 |
| Gainesville, GA | 30 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| St. George, UT | 30 | $15.63 | $32,510 |
| Amarillo, TX | 30 | $13.51 | $28,100 |
| Salinas, CA | 30 | $18.33 | $38,120 |
| Williamsport, PA | 30 | $11.46 | $23,840 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Not available | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $20.71 | $43,090 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Not available | $15.51 | $32,270 |
| Abilene, TX | Not available | $10.77 | $22,390 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Not available | $20.65 | $42,950 |
| Longview, WA | Not available | $18.31 | $38,090 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Not available | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Johnstown, PA | Not available | $17.23 | $35,830 |
| Midland, TX | Not available | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $21.02 | $43,720 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $25.70 | $53,450 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $22.71 | $47,230 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $16.97 | $35,290 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $17.19 | $35,760 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | Not available | $23.69 | $49,280 |
| Charleston, WV | Not available | $14.03 | $29,190 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.01 | $31,220 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $16.46 | $34,240 |
| Jackson, MI | Not available | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $17.88 | $37,180 |
| Elmira, NY | Not available | $19.59 | $40,740 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Not available | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Redding, CA | Not available | $20.13 | $41,860 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $12.00 | $24,950 |
| Chico, CA | Not available | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Macon, GA | Not available | $16.65 | $34,620 |
