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 | 70 | $24.48 | $50,910 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 6,420 | Not available | Not available |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 4,650 | $26.53 | $55,180 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,990 | $24.22 | $50,380 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,580 | $24.09 | $50,100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,330 | $22.72 | $47,260 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 2,180 | $26.24 | $54,580 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,850 | $22.77 | $47,360 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,780 | Not available | Not available |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,650 | $24.17 | $50,270 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,640 | $23.64 | $49,170 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,640 | $24.21 | $50,360 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,580 | $22.98 | $47,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,170 | $22.63 | $47,080 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,120 | $28.55 | $59,390 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,040 | $28.61 | $59,500 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,030 | $22.15 | $46,080 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,000 | $22.82 | $47,470 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 970 | $20.28 | $42,190 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 960 | $25.34 | $52,710 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 960 | $25.72 | $53,500 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 950 | $21.53 | $44,780 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 860 | $26.06 | $54,200 |
| Dayton, OH | 860 | $20.90 | $43,460 |
| Toledo, OH | 820 | $25.12 | $52,240 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 790 | $22.65 | $47,110 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 750 | $22.19 | $46,160 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 730 | $22.21 | $46,190 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 710 | $22.74 | $47,310 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 680 | $24.09 | $50,100 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 610 | $22.71 | $47,230 |
| Wichita, KS | 560 | $25.21 | $52,450 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 560 | $27.26 | $56,700 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 550 | $22.18 | $46,140 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 540 | $21.83 | $45,410 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 530 | $20.38 | $42,390 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 530 | $26.27 | $54,640 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 520 | $22.18 | $46,130 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 510 | Not available | Not available |
| Rockford, IL | 510 | $22.70 | $47,220 |
| Akron, OH | 490 | $24.07 | $50,070 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 480 | $19.38 | $40,310 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 480 | $19.84 | $41,280 |
| Columbus, OH | 480 | $22.27 | $46,320 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 480 | $30.75 | $63,970 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 480 | $22.33 | $46,440 |
| New Haven, CT | 480 | Not available | Not available |
| Greenville, SC | 460 | $21.79 | $45,320 |
| Waterbury, CT | 450 | $27.01 | $56,190 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 440 | $19.97 | $41,530 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 440 | $20.61 | $42,860 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 420 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 420 | $20.27 | $42,160 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 420 | $20.10 | $41,810 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 410 | $13.44 | $27,950 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 400 | $25.63 | $53,320 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $21.71 | $45,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 390 | $21.88 | $45,510 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 380 | $17.32 | $36,030 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 370 | $22.22 | $46,230 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 370 | $25.52 | $53,080 |
| Erie, PA | 360 | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Lancaster, PA | 350 | $21.43 | $44,570 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 350 | $23.80 | $49,510 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 340 | $25.69 | $53,440 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 330 | $21.01 | $43,710 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 320 | $25.71 | $53,480 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 320 | $26.59 | $55,320 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 320 | $21.71 | $45,150 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 320 | $21.16 | $44,020 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 320 | $26.57 | $55,270 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 260 | $18.98 | $39,480 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 260 | $22.08 | $45,930 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 260 | Not available | Not available |
| Jackson, MI | 250 | $22.65 | $47,100 |
| Syracuse, NY | 250 | $22.30 | $46,390 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 250 | $27.07 | $56,300 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 250 | $25.44 | $52,910 |
| Jackson, MS | 240 | $29.49 | $61,350 |
| Monroe, MI | 240 | $24.95 | $51,900 |
| Asheville, NC | 240 | $19.38 | $40,320 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 240 | $20.05 | $41,700 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 230 | $22.19 | $46,150 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 230 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| Lincoln, NE | 220 | $22.14 | $46,060 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 210 | $20.35 | $42,320 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 210 | $21.73 | $45,200 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 210 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 200 | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 200 | $20.22 | $42,050 |
| Columbia, SC | 200 | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 190 | $20.88 | $43,420 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 190 | $19.91 | $41,410 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 170 | $20.55 | $42,740 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 170 | $22.83 | $47,490 |
| Lima, OH | 170 | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 170 | $26.49 | $55,100 |
| Madison, WI | 170 | $22.77 | $47,360 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 160 | $19.80 | $41,180 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 160 | $20.65 | $42,940 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 160 | $23.91 | $49,740 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 150 | $18.35 | $38,170 |
| Reading, PA | 150 | $24.96 | $51,910 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 150 | $20.39 | $42,420 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 150 | $21.54 | $44,790 |
| Huntsville, AL | 150 | $30.25 | $62,920 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 150 | $19.39 | $40,330 |
| Knoxville, TN | 140 | $20.06 | $41,730 |
| Tulsa, OK | 140 | $18.05 | $37,550 |
| Johnson City, TN | 140 | $16.24 | $33,790 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 140 | $22.30 | $46,380 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 140 | $23.77 | $49,440 |
| Racine, WI | 140 | $23.79 | $49,490 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 130 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $19.23 | $40,010 |
| Muncie, IN | 130 | $23.16 | $48,170 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 130 | $21.15 | $43,980 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 120 | $16.83 | $35,010 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 120 | $22.47 | $46,730 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 120 | $24.69 | $51,350 |
| Janesville, WI | 120 | $25.42 | $52,880 |
| Sandusky, OH | 110 | $33.36 | $69,380 |
| Columbus, IN | 110 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 110 | $23.98 | $49,890 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 110 | $21.57 | $44,870 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 110 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 110 | $17.81 | $37,050 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 110 | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 100 | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Anderson, IN | 100 | $33.11 | $68,860 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 100 | $20.54 | $42,730 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 100 | $22.03 | $45,830 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 100 | $20.45 | $42,530 |
| Elmira, NY | 100 | $18.34 | $38,150 |
| Jackson, TN | 100 | $20.57 | $42,780 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 90 | $24.33 | $50,620 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 90 | $24.21 | $50,360 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 90 | $21.06 | $43,810 |
| Springfield, MO | 90 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 90 | $23.11 | $48,070 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 80 | $17.67 | $36,760 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 80 | $19.81 | $41,190 |
| El Paso, TX | 80 | $17.87 | $37,160 |
| Roanoke, VA | 80 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $27.89 | $58,010 |
| Dubuque, IA | 80 | $20.54 | $42,720 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 80 | $18.35 | $38,170 |
| Stockton, CA | 80 | $23.70 | $49,290 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 70 | $21.20 | $44,090 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 70 | $25.40 | $52,820 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 70 | $23.45 | $48,780 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 70 | $24.79 | $51,560 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 70 | $19.90 | $41,390 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 70 | $21.29 | $44,290 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 70 | $20.18 | $41,980 |
| Owensboro, KY | 70 | $23.78 | $49,450 |
| San Antonio, TX | 70 | $17.73 | $36,880 |
| Tucson, AZ | 60 | $22.75 | $47,320 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 60 | $15.37 | $31,960 |
| Danville, IL | 60 | $20.20 | $42,010 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $18.42 | $38,320 |
| Rome, GA | 60 | $20.63 | $42,910 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 60 | $19.58 | $40,730 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 60 | $25.18 | $52,370 |
| Binghamton, NY | 60 | $21.18 | $44,060 |
| Danbury, CT | 60 | $27.94 | $58,110 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 60 | $20.84 | $43,340 |
| Appleton, WI | 60 | $20.32 | $42,260 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 60 | $25.68 | $53,420 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 60 | $22.07 | $45,910 |
| Richmond, VA | 50 | $20.02 | $41,650 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 50 | $20.36 | $42,340 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 50 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 50 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 50 | $19.04 | $39,590 |
| Morristown, TN | 50 | $18.36 | $38,180 |
| Cleveland, TN | 50 | $17.84 | $37,110 |
| Gainesville, GA | 50 | $19.20 | $39,940 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 50 | $21.65 | $45,040 |
| Williamsport, PA | 50 | $18.25 | $37,970 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 50 | $23.65 | $49,190 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 50 | $24.84 | $51,670 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 50 | $20.56 | $42,760 |
| Manchester, NH | 50 | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Wilmington, NC | 50 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 50 | $20.39 | $42,400 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 50 | $22.29 | $46,370 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 50 | $19.52 | $40,600 |
| Montgomery, AL | 50 | $21.60 | $44,930 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 40 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 40 | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 40 | $29.66 | $61,690 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 40 | $19.23 | $40,000 |
| Joplin, MO | 40 | $16.83 | $35,010 |
| Green Bay, WI | 40 | $18.74 | $38,980 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 40 | $22.31 | $46,410 |
| New Bedford, MA | 40 | $24.79 | $51,560 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $21.02 | $43,720 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 40 | $18.63 | $38,740 |
| Altoona, PA | 40 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Carson City, NV | 40 | $22.07 | $45,900 |
| Greenville, NC | 40 | $20.74 | $43,150 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 40 | $23.98 | $49,880 |
| Gadsden, AL | 40 | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 40 | $21.15 | $43,990 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $17.03 | $35,430 |
| Anderson, SC | 40 | $21.51 | $44,750 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $18.57 | $38,620 |
| Durham, NC | 30 | $20.37 | $42,370 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 30 | $26.64 | $55,410 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 30 | $15.50 | $32,230 |
| State College, PA | 30 | $20.29 | $42,190 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 30 | $20.02 | $41,640 |
| Longview, TX | 30 | $20.78 | $43,230 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not available | $22.19 | $46,150 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $19.67 | $40,920 |
| Rochester, MN | Not available | $22.69 | $47,200 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $25.72 | $53,500 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $21.77 | $45,280 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | Not available | $13.99 | $29,090 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $20.89 | $43,450 |
| Bay City, MI | Not available | $18.67 | $38,830 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $22.97 | $47,770 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Not available | $18.41 | $38,300 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | Not available | $23.50 | $48,890 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $20.93 | $43,540 |
