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 | $11.43 | $23,780 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,820 | $13.44 | $27,950 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,070 | $13.84 | $28,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,450 | $14.34 | $29,840 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,080 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,890 | $20.89 | $43,460 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,410 | $12.37 | $25,720 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,340 | $15.24 | $31,710 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,160 | $20.68 | $43,010 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,050 | $12.74 | $26,510 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,750 | $12.50 | $25,990 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,750 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,660 | $19.41 | $40,370 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,540 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,350 | $16.61 | $34,550 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,280 | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,180 | $16.82 | $34,980 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,170 | $15.73 | $32,710 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,130 | $12.03 | $25,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,090 | $14.92 | $31,040 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,050 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 970 | $13.53 | $28,140 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 940 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 920 | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 910 | $17.91 | $37,250 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 820 | $15.12 | $31,460 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 790 | $15.90 | $33,080 |
| Dayton, OH | 780 | $17.16 | $35,680 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 770 | $13.12 | $27,290 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 750 | $15.90 | $33,060 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 730 | $21.53 | $44,790 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 710 | $16.01 | $33,290 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 710 | $17.37 | $36,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 680 | $15.64 | $32,530 |
| Tulsa, OK | 680 | $14.13 | $29,380 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 670 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Greenville, SC | 660 | $14.59 | $30,360 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 630 | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 590 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Toledo, OH | 590 | $17.94 | $37,310 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 580 | $13.98 | $29,070 |
| Akron, OH | 570 | $14.67 | $30,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 560 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 560 | $15.73 | $32,710 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 510 | $15.39 | $32,010 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 510 | $15.76 | $32,770 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 510 | $12.85 | $26,720 |
| Rochester, NY | 500 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 490 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 490 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 470 | $15.45 | $32,140 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $15.85 | $32,970 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 450 | $16.64 | $34,600 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 430 | $16.22 | $33,740 |
| Wichita, KS | 410 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 400 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 400 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 390 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 390 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 370 | $14.89 | $30,960 |
| Syracuse, NY | 360 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 360 | $16.06 | $33,390 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 340 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Columbus, OH | 330 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 320 | $19.39 | $40,320 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 320 | $13.61 | $28,320 |
| New Haven, CT | 320 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Lancaster, PA | 310 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 310 | $13.73 | $28,570 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 310 | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 310 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 310 | $12.51 | $26,030 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 300 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 300 | $18.49 | $38,450 |
| Rockford, IL | 290 | $17.58 | $36,560 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 270 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Huntsville, AL | 260 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 250 | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Reading, PA | 240 | $13.88 | $28,870 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 240 | $14.39 | $29,930 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 240 | $20.08 | $41,780 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 230 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Richmond, VA | 230 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 230 | $12.99 | $27,010 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 220 | $18.09 | $37,640 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 220 | $15.47 | $32,190 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 220 | $16.26 | $33,830 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 220 | $8.35 | $17,370 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 220 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Gainesville, GA | 220 | $15.62 | $32,480 |
| Janesville, WI | 210 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| Knoxville, TN | 200 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Erie, PA | 200 | $12.99 | $27,010 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 180 | $15.56 | $32,370 |
| Cleveland, TN | 180 | $13.16 | $27,370 |
| El Paso, TX | 180 | $9.96 | $20,720 |
| Columbia, SC | 180 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 180 | $14.70 | $30,590 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 180 | $15.63 | $32,520 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 180 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 170 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 170 | $15.29 | $31,790 |
| Madison, WI | 170 | $15.39 | $32,010 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 170 | $14.15 | $29,430 |
| Jackson, MS | 160 | $12.37 | $25,720 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| Tyler, TX | 160 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 160 | $16.42 | $34,140 |
| Anderson, SC | 160 | $16.46 | $34,240 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 150 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 150 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 150 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 150 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 150 | $13.90 | $28,910 |
| Tucson, AZ | 150 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $15.97 | $33,220 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 140 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| Racine, WI | 140 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 140 | $11.03 | $22,950 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 140 | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 140 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 140 | $10.01 | $20,810 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 130 | $17.69 | $36,790 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 130 | $17.30 | $35,990 |
| Spokane, WA | 130 | $14.48 | $30,110 |
| Appleton, WI | 130 | $15.59 | $32,420 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 130 | $16.12 | $33,520 |
| Fresno, CA | 130 | $12.05 | $25,070 |
| San Antonio, TX | 130 | $12.64 | $26,300 |
| Longview, TX | 120 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Elmira, NY | 120 | $16.04 | $33,370 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 120 | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 120 | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| Columbus, IN | 120 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 120 | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 120 | $16.16 | $33,620 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 120 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Stockton, CA | 120 | $12.96 | $26,950 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 120 | $17.51 | $36,420 |
| Green Bay, WI | 110 | $14.92 | $31,040 |
| Jackson, MI | 110 | $16.66 | $34,650 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 110 | $14.24 | $29,620 |
| Casper, WY | 100 | $17.99 | $37,420 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 100 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 100 | $12.84 | $26,700 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 100 | $15.39 | $32,000 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 100 | $18.73 | $38,970 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 100 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Waco, TX | 90 | $9.20 | $19,130 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 90 | $18.30 | $38,060 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 90 | $15.41 | $32,060 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 90 | $12.55 | $26,110 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 90 | $17.49 | $36,370 |
| Sandusky, OH | 80 | $17.01 | $35,390 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 80 | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Lafayette, LA | 80 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 80 | $13.15 | $27,340 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 80 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Montgomery, AL | 70 | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| New Bedford, MA | 70 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 70 | $11.88 | $24,720 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 70 | $16.42 | $34,160 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 70 | $12.12 | $25,220 |
| Carson City, NV | 70 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 70 | $9.86 | $20,520 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 70 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Lubbock, TX | 70 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Flint, MI | 70 | $17.37 | $36,130 |
| Muncie, IN | 70 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 70 | $13.83 | $28,760 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 70 | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 60 | $14.90 | $30,980 |
| Springfield, MO | 60 | $13.24 | $27,530 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $12.01 | $24,970 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 60 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Binghamton, NY | 60 | $12.10 | $25,170 |
| Mobile, AL | 60 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 60 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Honolulu, HI | 60 | $11.24 | $23,380 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 60 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Gadsden, AL | 60 | $16.06 | $33,400 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 50 | $14.75 | $30,670 |
| Rochester, MN | 50 | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 50 | $16.11 | $33,520 |
| Danville, IL | 50 | $14.22 | $29,590 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 50 | $21.91 | $45,560 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $11.22 | $23,330 |
| Roanoke, VA | 50 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 50 | $13.25 | $27,550 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 50 | $11.74 | $24,410 |
| Danbury, CT | 50 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 50 | $19.29 | $40,130 |
| Springfield, OH | 50 | $14.95 | $31,100 |
| Asheville, NC | 50 | $13.37 | $27,810 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $10.00 | $20,800 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 50 | $13.86 | $28,840 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Gainesville, FL | 40 | $13.18 | $27,400 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 40 | $12.41 | $25,810 |
| Morristown, TN | 40 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | $11.41 | $23,740 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $15.52 | $32,290 |
| Midland, TX | 40 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 40 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 40 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 40 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 30 | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Modesto, CA | 30 | $13.25 | $27,570 |
| Monroe, MI | 30 | $25.16 | $52,320 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 30 | $14.17 | $29,460 |
| Wausau, WI | 30 | $14.19 | $29,510 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not available | $10.15 | $21,110 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $16.16 | $33,620 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $26.07 | $54,230 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $19.05 | $39,630 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | Not available | $12.96 | $26,950 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $14.45 | $30,060 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Longview, WA | Not available | $17.66 | $36,730 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | Not available | $17.28 | $35,930 |
| Lynchburg, VA | Not available | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $13.95 | $29,020 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | Not available | $12.04 | $25,030 |
| Johnson City, TN | Not available | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $12.27 | $25,530 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $15.63 | $32,510 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $11.65 | $24,240 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | Not available | $17.54 | $36,480 |
| Greenville, NC | Not available | $14.35 | $29,860 |
