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 | 460 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 5,680 | $14.55 | $30,270 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 4,680 | $14.37 | $29,890 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,310 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3,760 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 3,750 | $17.25 | $35,890 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 3,110 | $17.37 | $36,140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,010 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,010 | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 2,890 | $14.37 | $29,900 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 2,640 | $17.31 | $36,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,630 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,330 | $11.85 | $24,650 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 1,890 | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,820 | $12.22 | $25,420 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,800 | $16.02 | $33,320 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,740 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Dayton, OH | 1,620 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,610 | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,540 | $14.55 | $30,260 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 1,500 | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| Akron, OH | 1,480 | $12.01 | $24,970 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,480 | $9.91 | $20,620 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,390 | $14.95 | $31,090 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,350 | $13.80 | $28,700 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,350 | $15.19 | $31,600 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,300 | $12.41 | $25,810 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,300 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,210 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,160 | $14.08 | $29,300 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,130 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,130 | $11.71 | $24,350 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,120 | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,020 | $15.16 | $31,530 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 990 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 970 | Not available | Not available |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 970 | $14.80 | $30,780 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 960 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Toledo, OH | 920 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Erie, PA | 910 | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| Greenville, SC | 870 | $15.01 | $31,220 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 860 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Madison, WI | 850 | $13.89 | $28,880 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 810 | $13.93 | $28,980 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 760 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 750 | $12.05 | $25,070 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 720 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 690 | $11.62 | $24,180 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 680 | $12.14 | $25,240 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 670 | $15.33 | $31,880 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 650 | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 640 | $16.67 | $34,670 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 620 | $16.42 | $34,160 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 600 | $16.87 | $35,090 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 600 | $14.72 | $30,620 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 590 | $15.96 | $33,190 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 590 | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 570 | $14.45 | $30,060 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 570 | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 560 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
| Lincoln, NE | 550 | $13.05 | $27,140 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 540 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 520 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 520 | $13.00 | $27,050 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 520 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 510 | $13.21 | $27,490 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 510 | $10.55 | $21,950 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 500 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 490 | $13.51 | $28,100 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 490 | $15.59 | $32,440 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 480 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 480 | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Syracuse, NY | 480 | $12.11 | $25,180 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 470 | $13.10 | $27,250 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 460 | $12.53 | $26,050 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 450 | $15.73 | $32,730 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 440 | $14.87 | $30,940 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 440 | $13.45 | $27,980 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 430 | $15.60 | $32,460 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 420 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 410 | $15.32 | $31,880 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 410 | Not available | Not available |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 400 | $13.63 | $28,360 |
| Reading, PA | 390 | $14.52 | $30,190 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 390 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 390 | $8.90 | $18,520 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 380 | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Columbia, SC | 380 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Tulsa, OK | 380 | $12.17 | $25,310 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 370 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 350 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| San Antonio, TX | 350 | $11.34 | $23,600 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 340 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 340 | $15.19 | $31,590 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 330 | $17.22 | $35,820 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 330 | $14.99 | $31,170 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 330 | $15.56 | $32,370 |
| Spokane, WA | 330 | $13.10 | $27,250 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 320 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 310 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 310 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Racine, WI | 310 | $14.11 | $29,340 |
| Anderson, IN | 310 | $18.35 | $38,160 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 300 | $16.61 | $34,540 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 300 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 300 | $11.28 | $23,470 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 290 | $12.08 | $25,120 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 290 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 290 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 290 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 280 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 270 | $11.63 | $24,200 |
| Muncie, IN | 260 | $11.56 | $24,050 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 250 | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 250 | $11.62 | $24,180 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 250 | $10.52 | $21,880 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 250 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Asheville, NC | 250 | $15.53 | $32,290 |
| New Bedford, MA | 240 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| Wichita, KS | 240 | $11.54 | $23,990 |
| El Paso, TX | 240 | $10.63 | $22,110 |
| Peoria, IL | 240 | $12.73 | $26,490 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 220 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 210 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 210 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Huntsville, AL | 200 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 200 | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 200 | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| Rockford, IL | 190 | $10.37 | $21,570 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 190 | $10.99 | $22,850 |
| Jackson, MS | 180 | $13.41 | $27,900 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 180 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 180 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 180 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Janesville, WI | 170 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 170 | $20.10 | $41,810 |
| Stockton, CA | 160 | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 160 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Springfield, MO | 160 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Bellingham, WA | 160 | $19.28 | $40,100 |
| Johnson City, TN | 160 | $15.18 | $31,560 |
| Knoxville, TN | 160 | $11.71 | $24,360 |
| Richmond, VA | 160 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Wilmington, NC | 150 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 150 | $15.06 | $31,320 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 150 | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 140 | $14.24 | $29,610 |
| Burlington, NC | 140 | $12.99 | $27,020 |
| New Haven, CT | 130 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 130 | $12.88 | $26,790 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 130 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 120 | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Mansfield, OH | 120 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Lakeland, FL | 120 | $12.52 | $26,030 |
| Anderson, SC | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 120 | $16.35 | $34,000 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 120 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Williamsport, PA | 110 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Fresno, CA | 110 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 110 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Greeley, CO | 100 | $16.75 | $34,840 |
| Rochester, MN | 100 | $13.36 | $27,780 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 100 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 100 | $10.87 | $22,610 |
| State College, PA | 100 | $11.67 | $24,270 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 100 | $14.07 | $29,260 |
| Lebanon, PA | 90 | $16.28 | $33,850 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 90 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 80 | $14.98 | $31,170 |
| Longview, TX | 80 | $12.82 | $26,660 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 80 | $14.25 | $29,630 |
| Honolulu, HI | 80 | $23.62 | $49,130 |
| Sandusky, OH | 80 | $25.24 | $52,500 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 80 | $15.42 | $32,070 |
| Roanoke, VA | 80 | $10.57 | $21,980 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $18.41 | $38,290 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | $9.43 | $19,610 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 70 | $18.05 | $37,550 |
| Waterbury, CT | 70 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 70 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 60 | $8.82 | $18,350 |
| Dalton, GA | 60 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Decatur, IL | 60 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 60 | $10.79 | $22,440 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 60 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| St. George, UT | 60 | $12.20 | $25,380 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | $20.12 | $41,840 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 60 | $17.67 | $36,760 |
| Jackson, TN | 50 | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Gainesville, GA | 50 | $9.98 | $20,760 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Durham, NC | 50 | $20.77 | $43,200 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 50 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 50 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Springfield, OH | 50 | $13.29 | $27,630 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 50 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Bend, OR | 50 | $14.29 | $29,710 |
| Amarillo, TX | 40 | $15.50 | $32,250 |
| Waco, TX | 40 | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 40 | $10.61 | $22,080 |
| Valdosta, GA | 40 | $11.93 | $24,800 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 40 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 40 | $15.48 | $32,190 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 40 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 40 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $8.60 | $17,900 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $13.03 | $27,100 |
| Manchester, NH | Not available | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Not available | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | Not available | $7.62 | $15,850 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not available | $9.90 | $20,600 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $11.10 | $23,090 |
| Bowling Green, KY | Not available | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Decatur, AL | Not available | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $12.62 | $26,260 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $10.88 | $22,640 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $14.23 | $29,610 |
| Lancaster, PA | Not available | $14.68 | $30,530 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Not available | $15.41 | $32,040 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | Not available | $12.95 | $26,940 |
