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 | 140 | $16.27 | $33,840 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 4,210 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,900 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,490 | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,850 | Not available | Not available |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 2,010 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,000 | $16.75 | $34,850 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,880 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,730 | $15.18 | $31,570 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,550 | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,260 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,220 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,210 | $19.59 | $40,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,210 | $15.79 | $32,830 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,190 | $14.01 | $29,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,150 | $16.25 | $33,790 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,150 | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,040 | $17.36 | $36,100 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,030 | $14.84 | $30,880 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 970 | $15.24 | $31,690 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 900 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 900 | $17.07 | $35,500 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 890 | $16.82 | $34,980 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 880 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 850 | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 820 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Rochester, NY | 800 | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 790 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 780 | Not available | Not available |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 780 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 780 | $13.53 | $28,150 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 760 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 720 | $17.11 | $35,580 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 700 | $16.52 | $34,360 |
| Dayton, OH | 650 | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 630 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 590 | $11.87 | $24,680 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 580 | $13.28 | $27,610 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 570 | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 560 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 550 | $15.59 | $32,440 |
| Toledo, OH | 540 | Not available | Not available |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 540 | $18.84 | $39,180 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 520 | $13.75 | $28,610 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 520 | $16.01 | $33,310 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 480 | $15.51 | $32,250 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 480 | $18.00 | $37,430 |
| Mansfield, OH | 470 | $17.80 | $37,020 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 470 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 460 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Erie, PA | 440 | $15.60 | $32,460 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 430 | $17.24 | $35,850 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 420 | $19.14 | $39,810 |
| Syracuse, NY | 410 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 400 | $13.77 | $28,630 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 390 | $17.08 | $35,530 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 380 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Greenville, SC | 370 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 370 | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 370 | $14.45 | $30,060 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 360 | $13.49 | $28,050 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 360 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 350 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 330 | $12.32 | $25,630 |
| Columbus, OH | 330 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 320 | $19.41 | $40,380 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 310 | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 310 | $13.85 | $28,820 |
| Akron, OH | 310 | $15.91 | $33,100 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 300 | $13.09 | $27,240 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 290 | $17.71 | $36,830 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 290 | $14.81 | $30,810 |
| Huntsville, AL | 290 | $17.51 | $36,430 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 280 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 270 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 270 | $26.48 | $55,080 |
| Roanoke, VA | 260 | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 260 | $9.50 | $19,770 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 260 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 250 | $15.33 | $31,880 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 240 | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Williamsport, PA | 240 | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Boulder, CO | 240 | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 230 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 230 | $13.62 | $28,340 |
| Tulsa, OK | 220 | $13.04 | $27,120 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 220 | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 200 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Madison, WI | 200 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Johnson City, TN | 200 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 190 | $13.79 | $28,690 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 190 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Lincoln, NE | 190 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Bay City, MI | 190 | $28.13 | $58,510 |
| Lancaster, PA | 180 | $14.96 | $31,110 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 180 | $9.30 | $19,350 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 180 | $14.87 | $30,920 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 180 | $13.59 | $28,280 |
| Waterbury, CT | 170 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 170 | $12.69 | $26,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 170 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 160 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 150 | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 140 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Reading, PA | 140 | $17.38 | $36,150 |
| Binghamton, NY | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 120 | $14.39 | $29,930 |
| Manchester, NH | 120 | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Jackson, MI | 120 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Columbia, SC | 120 | $14.26 | $29,670 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 120 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Wichita, KS | 120 | $16.59 | $34,510 |
| Asheville, NC | 110 | $17.59 | $36,580 |
| Billings, MT | 110 | $11.17 | $23,240 |
| New Haven, CT | 110 | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 110 | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 110 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Carson City, NV | 110 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Dubuque, IA | 100 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 100 | $13.43 | $27,930 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 90 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Richmond, VA | 80 | $15.35 | $31,920 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 80 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Janesville, WI | 80 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Tucson, AZ | 80 | $13.21 | $27,490 |
| El Paso, TX | 80 | $8.19 | $17,030 |
| Greeley, CO | 80 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Wausau, WI | 70 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 70 | $17.04 | $35,450 |
| New Bedford, MA | 70 | $17.68 | $36,780 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 60 | $19.66 | $40,890 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 50 | $13.27 | $27,610 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 50 | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $15.91 | $33,080 |
| Montgomery, AL | 50 | $12.38 | $25,760 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 50 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Waco, TX | 50 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| Stockton, CA | 50 | $15.71 | $32,680 |
| Longview, TX | 50 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Missoula, MT | 40 | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 40 | $16.23 | $33,750 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 40 | $16.73 | $34,810 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 40 | $15.87 | $33,000 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 40 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Springfield, MO | 40 | $13.90 | $28,900 |
| Ames, IA | 40 | $17.81 | $37,040 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 40 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Anderson, SC | 40 | $13.25 | $27,570 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 30 | $13.49 | $28,070 |
| Bend, OR | 30 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 30 | $21.53 | $44,790 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 30 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Not available | $17.17 | $35,710 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $16.09 | $33,460 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $15.83 | $32,930 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $13.00 | $27,050 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $20.46 | $42,560 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $15.15 | $31,500 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Kingston, NY | Not available | $17.33 | $36,050 |
| St. George, UT | Not available | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | Not available | $24.10 | $50,140 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | Not available | $12.39 | $25,760 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Not available | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Fayetteville, NC | Not available | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $20.50 | $42,630 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $16.93 | $35,210 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $15.65 | $32,540 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $12.85 | $26,720 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Columbus, IN | Not available | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $14.54 | $30,230 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $19.03 | $39,590 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | Not available | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Morristown, TN | Not available | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Muncie, IN | Not available | $14.37 | $29,890 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $11.69 | $24,310 |
