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 | 300 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,450 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,700 | $10.66 | $22,180 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 4,250 | $10.53 | $21,890 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,670 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,920 | $11.24 | $23,370 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 2,850 | $11.19 | $23,270 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,460 | $12.76 | $26,530 |
| Fresno, CA | 1,910 | $9.40 | $19,550 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1,880 | $9.11 | $18,960 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1,700 | $10.59 | $22,030 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,620 | $9.53 | $19,810 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,550 | $12.85 | $26,720 |
| Jackson, MS | 1,430 | $9.94 | $20,670 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,330 | $11.40 | $23,720 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,330 | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,320 | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,190 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Gainesville, GA | 1,140 | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,000 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 980 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 980 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 960 | $11.53 | $23,990 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 930 | $11.81 | $24,560 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 860 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 850 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 830 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 800 | $8.85 | $18,410 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 780 | $10.16 | $21,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 770 | $14.28 | $29,710 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 750 | $13.11 | $27,280 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 750 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 750 | $10.58 | $22,020 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 730 | $11.09 | $23,060 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 710 | $13.09 | $27,220 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 650 | $8.95 | $18,620 |
| Rochester, NY | 580 | $9.94 | $20,680 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 560 | $10.23 | $21,270 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 490 | $8.00 | $16,630 |
| Springfield, MO | 490 | $9.76 | $20,300 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 450 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| San Antonio, TX | 450 | $9.76 | $20,310 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 450 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 430 | $13.48 | $28,050 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 410 | $10.68 | $22,220 |
| Mobile, AL | 410 | $8.43 | $17,530 |
| San Angelo, TX | 410 | $10.24 | $21,300 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 410 | $7.68 | $15,980 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 390 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 370 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 360 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 350 | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 350 | $10.78 | $22,430 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 340 | $12.34 | $25,670 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 340 | $10.47 | $21,780 |
| Lancaster, PA | 340 | $11.16 | $23,210 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 320 | $10.09 | $20,990 |
| Syracuse, NY | 300 | $10.25 | $21,330 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 300 | $11.02 | $22,920 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 290 | $11.80 | $24,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 290 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 290 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 270 | $10.69 | $22,220 |
| Waco, TX | 270 | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 270 | $9.41 | $19,570 |
| Modesto, CA | 260 | $11.02 | $22,910 |
| Bellingham, WA | 260 | $9.91 | $20,620 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 260 | $10.72 | $22,300 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 260 | $10.64 | $22,120 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 260 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 250 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 250 | $14.37 | $29,900 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 240 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 230 | $7.89 | $16,420 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 220 | $9.92 | $20,630 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 220 | $11.39 | $23,700 |
| Honolulu, HI | 220 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| New Bedford, MA | 200 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 200 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 200 | $8.72 | $18,140 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 200 | $8.81 | $18,320 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 200 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 190 | $11.64 | $24,220 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 180 | $9.38 | $19,510 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 170 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 170 | $12.11 | $25,200 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 160 | $10.41 | $21,660 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 140 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Salinas, CA | 130 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $13.71 | $28,510 |
| Columbus, OH | 120 | $11.67 | $24,280 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 110 | $11.71 | $24,360 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 110 | $10.09 | $21,000 |
| Tucson, AZ | 110 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| New Haven, CT | 100 | $10.17 | $21,160 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 100 | $10.60 | $22,040 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 100 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Stockton, CA | 100 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 90 | $10.15 | $21,110 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 90 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 90 | $12.14 | $25,250 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 80 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Kingston, NY | 80 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 70 | $12.77 | $26,570 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 70 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 70 | $10.34 | $21,510 |
| Binghamton, NY | 60 | $9.50 | $19,750 |
| Erie, PA | 60 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Madison, WI | 60 | $11.53 | $23,980 |
| Topeka, KS | 60 | $12.67 | $26,360 |
| Toledo, OH | 60 | $10.29 | $21,400 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 50 | $13.96 | $29,030 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 50 | $13.26 | $27,580 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 50 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 50 | $11.41 | $23,730 |
| Richmond, VA | 40 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Bangor, ME | 40 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Dayton, OH | 40 | $8.52 | $17,720 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 40 | $12.94 | $26,900 |
| Knoxville, TN | 40 | $8.97 | $18,650 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 40 | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 40 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Reading, PA | 30 | $11.92 | $24,800 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $13.19 | $27,430 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $12.78 | $26,590 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| Yuba City, CA | Not available | $10.21 | $21,230 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $9.25 | $19,240 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $8.28 | $17,230 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.61 | $19,980 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $12.62 | $26,260 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Not available | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $10.82 | $22,500 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.06 | $25,080 |
| Ocean City, NJ | Not available | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | Not available | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| Las Cruces, NM | Not available | $9.84 | $20,480 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | Not available | $14.61 | $30,390 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Not available | $8.74 | $18,180 |
| Yuma, AZ | Not available | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not available | $11.58 | $24,090 |
| Gadsden, AL | Not available | $11.17 | $23,220 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $9.60 | $19,960 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | Not available | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $11.14 | $23,170 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $10.06 | $20,910 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | Not available | $9.83 | $20,440 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Not available | $11.12 | $23,140 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Not available | $8.41 | $17,500 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not available | $14.96 | $31,110 |
