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 | 3,540 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 2,670 | $23.65 | $49,200 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,460 | $15.44 | $32,110 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,110 | $17.55 | $36,500 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,060 | $12.51 | $26,010 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,060 | $20.06 | $41,720 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 960 | $14.07 | $29,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 800 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 780 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 750 | $15.37 | $31,960 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 730 | $16.39 | $34,100 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 680 | $22.92 | $47,670 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 610 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 530 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 520 | $13.38 | $27,820 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 500 | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 450 | $23.22 | $48,290 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 410 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Tulsa, OK | 400 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 360 | $23.08 | $48,010 |
| Owensboro, KY | 340 | $19.82 | $41,220 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 340 | $18.06 | $37,570 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 330 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 320 | $19.36 | $40,270 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 310 | $12.98 | $27,000 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 290 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 260 | $17.75 | $36,920 |
| Columbia, SC | 250 | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 250 | $16.58 | $34,500 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 250 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 220 | $14.07 | $29,260 |
| Rockford, IL | 220 | $16.47 | $34,250 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 220 | $16.14 | $33,570 |
| San Antonio, TX | 220 | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 190 | $18.72 | $38,930 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 190 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 180 | $13.51 | $28,090 |
| New Haven, CT | 170 | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 160 | $16.65 | $34,620 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 160 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 160 | $16.29 | $33,870 |
| Huntsville, AL | 150 | $14.79 | $30,750 |
| Columbus, OH | 150 | $17.12 | $35,600 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 150 | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 140 | $13.24 | $27,530 |
| Toledo, OH | 140 | $16.99 | $35,340 |
| Jackson, TN | 140 | $9.30 | $19,350 |
| Richmond, VA | 140 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 130 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 130 | $20.18 | $41,970 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $20.59 | $42,830 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 110 | $13.86 | $28,830 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 110 | $17.07 | $35,510 |
| Reading, PA | 110 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Lancaster, PA | 110 | $16.83 | $35,010 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 100 | $17.46 | $36,310 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 100 | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 100 | $16.44 | $34,190 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 90 | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 90 | $14.98 | $31,160 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 90 | $17.41 | $36,200 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 90 | $12.82 | $26,670 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 90 | $14.21 | $29,570 |
| Waco, TX | 90 | $16.98 | $35,330 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 80 | $17.81 | $37,030 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 80 | $13.88 | $28,880 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 80 | $23.26 | $48,390 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 80 | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| Rochester, NY | 80 | $15.62 | $32,480 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 70 | $13.28 | $27,610 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 70 | $13.62 | $28,330 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 60 | $18.06 | $37,570 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 60 | $22.91 | $47,640 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 60 | $20.31 | $42,250 |
| Longview, TX | 50 | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 50 | $17.10 | $35,580 |
| Green Bay, WI | 50 | $16.46 | $34,250 |
| Mobile, AL | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 50 | $14.28 | $29,690 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 40 | $15.51 | $32,260 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 40 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Greenville, SC | 40 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $18.37 | $38,210 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 40 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 40 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 30 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 30 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 30 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 30 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 30 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Wichita, KS | 30 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Pueblo, CO | Not available | $21.48 | $44,670 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $17.31 | $36,000 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not available | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.08 | $25,120 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $12.15 | $25,280 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | Not available | $17.17 | $35,720 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $13.71 | $28,510 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $18.82 | $39,140 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Not available | $15.86 | $32,980 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | Not available | $11.26 | $23,430 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $18.12 | $37,690 |
