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 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,480 | $14.41 | $29,960 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,750 | $14.61 | $30,400 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,320 | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,300 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,230 | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,100 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 2,070 | $19.58 | $40,730 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,030 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,820 | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,730 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,560 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,550 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,530 | $18.02 | $37,480 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 1,530 | $13.30 | $27,660 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,460 | $15.07 | $31,350 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,210 | $17.11 | $35,580 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,050 | $16.52 | $34,350 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $19.20 | $39,940 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 960 | $15.17 | $31,550 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 940 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 900 | Not available | Not available |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 890 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 880 | $16.55 | $34,420 |
| Columbus, OH | 840 | $12.75 | $26,530 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 820 | $16.54 | $34,400 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 820 | $18.09 | $37,630 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 770 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 720 | $14.95 | $31,090 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 670 | $13.54 | $28,170 |
| Akron, OH | 660 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 620 | $17.37 | $36,120 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 610 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 610 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| San Antonio, TX | 600 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Greenville, SC | 590 | Not available | Not available |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 570 | $14.98 | $31,170 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 570 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 550 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 550 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| New Haven, CT | 540 | $16.67 | $34,670 |
| Toledo, OH | 520 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 520 | $17.58 | $36,560 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 510 | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 510 | $13.89 | $28,890 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 490 | $16.06 | $33,400 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 470 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 460 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 460 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Lancaster, PA | 460 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Wichita, KS | 450 | $14.70 | $30,580 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 430 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 430 | $12.96 | $26,970 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 430 | $19.73 | $41,040 |
| Yakima, WA | 420 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 410 | $15.44 | $32,110 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 390 | $17.31 | $36,000 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 380 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 380 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 370 | $16.98 | $35,320 |
| Rockford, IL | 350 | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 340 | $15.53 | $32,310 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 340 | $14.30 | $29,740 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 340 | $14.21 | $29,570 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 330 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 320 | $13.63 | $28,360 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 320 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Huntsville, AL | 310 | $11.77 | $24,490 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 300 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 290 | $13.76 | $28,610 |
| Richmond, VA | 280 | $16.05 | $33,370 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 280 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 280 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 270 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Asheville, NC | 260 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Reading, PA | 260 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 260 | $16.60 | $34,530 |
| El Paso, TX | 240 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 240 | $11.76 | $24,450 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 240 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Decatur, AL | 240 | $14.02 | $29,170 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 230 | $16.51 | $34,330 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 230 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Jackson, TN | 230 | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 230 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 220 | $14.08 | $29,280 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 220 | $13.58 | $28,250 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 210 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 210 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 210 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Madison, WI | 210 | $16.44 | $34,190 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 200 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 200 | $13.90 | $28,910 |
| Tyler, TX | 200 | $12.55 | $26,100 |
| Jackson, MS | 200 | $16.25 | $33,800 |
| Syracuse, NY | 190 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 190 | $17.05 | $35,470 |
| Columbia, SC | 190 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 180 | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 180 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Tulsa, OK | 180 | $13.37 | $27,820 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 180 | $16.12 | $33,520 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 170 | $16.04 | $33,350 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 170 | $18.33 | $38,120 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 170 | $12.56 | $26,110 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 170 | $14.80 | $30,790 |
| Roanoke, VA | 170 | $13.73 | $28,560 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 170 | $13.37 | $27,820 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 170 | $25.83 | $53,730 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 160 | $14.36 | $29,860 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 160 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 160 | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| Bloomington, IN | 160 | $15.88 | $33,040 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 150 | $17.68 | $36,760 |
| Erie, PA | 140 | $15.58 | $32,400 |
| Janesville, WI | 140 | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Lakeland, FL | 140 | $13.54 | $28,160 |
| Manchester, NH | 140 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Rochester, NY | 130 | $16.27 | $33,840 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 130 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 130 | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Williamsport, PA | 130 | $16.80 | $34,950 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 130 | $13.27 | $27,590 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 130 | $16.73 | $34,790 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 120 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 120 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Iowa City, IA | 120 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Dayton, OH | 120 | $14.84 | $30,880 |
| Green Bay, WI | 110 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 110 | $16.65 | $34,640 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 110 | $18.32 | $38,110 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 110 | $17.28 | $35,940 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 100 | $21.70 | $45,140 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 100 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 100 | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Lincoln, NE | 90 | $17.22 | $35,820 |
| Spokane, WA | 90 | $12.81 | $26,650 |
| Stockton, CA | 80 | $15.90 | $33,080 |
| Salem, OR | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Logan, UT-ID | 70 | $11.09 | $23,070 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 70 | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Springfield, IL | 70 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Lafayette, IN | 70 | $10.91 | $22,690 |
| Lubbock, TX | 70 | $12.07 | $25,100 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 70 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Peoria, IL | 70 | $21.21 | $44,110 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 60 | $12.68 | $26,370 |
| Longview, TX | 60 | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| New Bedford, MA | 60 | $14.40 | $29,940 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 60 | $12.87 | $26,770 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 60 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 50 | $16.65 | $34,620 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 50 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 50 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 50 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Ocala, FL | 50 | $13.38 | $27,820 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 50 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 50 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 40 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Bend, OR | 30 | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 30 | $13.83 | $28,760 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 30 | $13.30 | $27,670 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 30 | $17.62 | $36,640 |
| Valdosta, GA | 30 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Durham, NC | Not available | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $14.01 | $29,150 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | Not available | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $13.43 | $27,940 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | Not available | $15.84 | $32,940 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | Not available | $15.10 | $31,420 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $10.49 | $21,830 |
| Gainesville, GA | Not available | $13.13 | $27,320 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $16.54 | $34,410 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | Not available | $17.71 | $36,830 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $11.21 | $23,320 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.57 | $34,470 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.30 | $29,740 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $15.01 | $31,220 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $15.73 | $32,730 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not available | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | Not available | $10.38 | $21,580 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | Not available | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| Montgomery, AL | Not available | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | Not available | $14.25 | $29,640 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not available | $13.50 | $28,070 |
