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 | 740 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 38,410 | $9.72 | $20,210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 34,170 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 18,980 | $11.02 | $22,920 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 16,360 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 4,470 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,250 | $9.77 | $20,320 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 4,130 | $10.74 | $22,350 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 3,820 | $6.78 | $14,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 3,460 | $10.07 | $20,950 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3,030 | $9.77 | $20,330 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,960 | $10.08 | $20,960 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 2,590 | $14.21 | $29,550 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,400 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,260 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,200 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 2,170 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,140 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,040 | $10.71 | $22,290 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,870 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,850 | $9.99 | $20,780 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,850 | $10.66 | $22,160 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,540 | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,500 | $12.05 | $25,060 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,450 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 1,440 | $6.95 | $14,460 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,380 | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,370 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,320 | $10.41 | $21,650 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,310 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,300 | $11.29 | $23,480 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,140 | $11.11 | $23,110 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,120 | $11.85 | $24,650 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 1,100 | $11.14 | $23,160 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,060 | $10.91 | $22,690 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,040 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,030 | $10.62 | $22,080 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,030 | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1,020 | $10.57 | $21,990 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 990 | $12.66 | $26,330 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 940 | $9.96 | $20,730 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 930 | $10.30 | $21,430 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 930 | $11.17 | $23,230 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 860 | $9.90 | $20,600 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 860 | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 850 | $12.19 | $25,360 |
| New Bedford, MA | 850 | $12.33 | $25,660 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 820 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 810 | $11.41 | $23,740 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 790 | $9.03 | $18,780 |
| San Antonio, TX | 780 | $8.14 | $16,940 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 770 | $9.58 | $19,930 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 750 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 730 | $11.43 | $23,780 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 720 | $10.93 | $22,740 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 690 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 640 | $9.29 | $19,320 |
| Greenville, SC | 630 | $9.91 | $20,620 |
| Dalton, GA | 610 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 610 | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 600 | $11.25 | $23,410 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 600 | $11.19 | $23,270 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 590 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| El Paso, TX | 530 | $7.14 | $14,850 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 520 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 520 | $8.97 | $18,660 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 520 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Wichita, KS | 510 | $10.39 | $21,620 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 480 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Knoxville, TN | 480 | $9.41 | $19,560 |
| Honolulu, HI | 470 | $8.82 | $18,350 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 470 | $10.78 | $22,420 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 460 | $13.73 | $28,560 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 460 | $12.48 | $25,950 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 460 | $9.99 | $20,770 |
| Columbus, OH | 460 | $11.09 | $23,070 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 450 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Dothan, AL | 440 | $10.06 | $20,920 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 420 | $10.91 | $22,680 |
| Columbia, SC | 410 | $9.15 | $19,040 |
| Rochester, NY | 410 | $10.55 | $21,950 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 400 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 390 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Burlington, NC | 370 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 350 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 350 | $11.06 | $23,000 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 350 | $10.52 | $21,880 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 330 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| Richmond, VA | 320 | $11.75 | $24,450 |
| Lancaster, PA | 310 | $10.84 | $22,550 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 310 | $12.03 | $25,020 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 300 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 300 | $9.24 | $19,230 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 300 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Madison, WI | 300 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 290 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 280 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Salem, OR | 270 | $9.52 | $19,800 |
| Jackson, MS | 260 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Roanoke, VA | 250 | $9.30 | $19,350 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 250 | $10.02 | $20,830 |
| Cleveland, TN | 250 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 240 | $10.75 | $22,360 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 240 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Asheville, NC | 240 | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 240 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 240 | $10.77 | $22,400 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 240 | $10.52 | $21,890 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 230 | $11.27 | $23,450 |
| Durham, NC | 230 | $9.11 | $18,950 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 230 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 230 | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 230 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| Akron, OH | 230 | $10.28 | $21,380 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 230 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 220 | $11.75 | $24,450 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 220 | $10.68 | $22,210 |
| New Haven, CT | 220 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 210 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 210 | $10.71 | $22,290 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 210 | $13.50 | $28,070 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 200 | $12.74 | $26,500 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 200 | $10.03 | $20,860 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 200 | $9.90 | $20,590 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 200 | $10.01 | $20,820 |
| Dubuque, IA | 180 | $12.42 | $25,840 |
| Tulsa, OK | 180 | $9.79 | $20,360 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 180 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Owensboro, KY | 180 | $9.26 | $19,260 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 180 | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Montgomery, AL | 180 | $8.81 | $18,320 |
| Huntsville, AL | 170 | $8.98 | $18,670 |
| Spokane, WA | 170 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 170 | $11.28 | $23,460 |
| Fresno, CA | 170 | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 160 | $8.57 | $17,840 |
| Johnstown, PA | 160 | $8.91 | $18,540 |
| Anderson, SC | 150 | $12.12 | $25,220 |
| Waco, TX | 150 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 150 | $10.48 | $21,800 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 140 | $13.31 | $27,690 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 140 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 140 | $12.80 | $26,620 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 130 | $8.58 | $17,850 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 130 | $9.21 | $19,150 |
| Toledo, OH | 130 | $11.71 | $24,360 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 130 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 130 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 120 | $12.66 | $26,340 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 120 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 120 | $8.05 | $16,730 |
| Appleton, WI | 120 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 120 | $9.69 | $20,150 |
| Amarillo, TX | 120 | $8.55 | $17,770 |
| Rome, GA | 110 | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Altoona, PA | 110 | $10.26 | $21,350 |
| Bellingham, WA | 110 | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| Lakeland, FL | 100 | $10.81 | $22,480 |
| Ocala, FL | 100 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 100 | $11.56 | $24,050 |
| Springfield, MO | 100 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 100 | $8.68 | $18,050 |
| Salisbury, MD | 90 | $8.44 | $17,550 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 90 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 90 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Tucson, AZ | 90 | $10.82 | $22,500 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 90 | $9.75 | $20,280 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 90 | $10.93 | $22,730 |
| Bay City, MI | 80 | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 80 | $10.78 | $22,430 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 80 | $8.92 | $18,560 |
| Macon, GA | 80 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 80 | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 80 | $8.64 | $17,970 |
| San Angelo, TX | 80 | $7.54 | $15,690 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 80 | $13.53 | $28,140 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 80 | $11.26 | $23,430 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 80 | $8.86 | $18,430 |
| Williamsport, PA | 80 | $8.85 | $18,400 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 70 | $12.08 | $25,120 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 70 | $8.79 | $18,290 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 70 | $10.71 | $22,270 |
| Green Bay, WI | 70 | $11.51 | $23,950 |
| Lafayette, IN | 70 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Redding, CA | 70 | $9.87 | $20,540 |
| Danbury, CT | 70 | $12.10 | $25,170 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 60 | $9.77 | $20,320 |
| Billings, MT | 60 | $9.21 | $19,150 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 60 | $13.22 | $27,490 |
| Albany, GA | 60 | $7.71 | $16,030 |
| Medford, OR | 60 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 60 | $10.57 | $21,980 |
| Syracuse, NY | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Lubbock, TX | 60 | $8.92 | $18,540 |
| Longview, TX | 60 | $7.98 | $16,590 |
| Mobile, AL | 60 | $8.60 | $17,890 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 60 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Chico, CA | 60 | $9.32 | $19,380 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 60 | $10.88 | $22,620 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 60 | $12.11 | $25,180 |
| Janesville, WI | 60 | $15.74 | $32,740 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 50 | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 50 | $10.41 | $21,640 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 50 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 50 | $12.07 | $25,100 |
| Wilmington, NC | 50 | $8.61 | $17,900 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $7.56 | $15,730 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 50 | $10.31 | $21,440 |
| Flint, MI | 50 | $10.23 | $21,270 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 50 | $10.56 | $21,960 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 50 | $12.10 | $25,180 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 40 | $12.48 | $25,950 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 40 | $9.76 | $20,290 |
| Muncie, IN | 40 | $10.14 | $21,090 |
| Merced, CA | 40 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Ponce, PR | 40 | $6.77 | $14,080 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 40 | $8.66 | $18,020 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 40 | $9.81 | $20,410 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 40 | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $15.10 | $31,400 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 40 | $13.34 | $27,740 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 40 | $10.13 | $21,080 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $9.67 | $20,120 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | $9.78 | $20,340 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 40 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $7.40 | $15,390 |
| Waterbury, CT | 40 | $10.90 | $22,680 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 40 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Boulder, CO | 40 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Salinas, CA | 30 | $11.65 | $24,240 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 30 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 30 | $11.64 | $24,210 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 30 | $13.69 | $28,480 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 30 | $11.37 | $23,640 |
| Wausau, WI | 30 | $9.87 | $20,520 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 30 | $10.74 | $22,350 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 30 | $9.51 | $19,790 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Not available | $8.59 | $17,860 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not available | $13.29 | $27,630 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Not available | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Florence, SC | Not available | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.95 | $20,690 |
| Lebanon, PA | Not available | $10.71 | $22,270 |
| Stockton, CA | Not available | $11.17 | $23,230 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $10.05 | $20,910 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | Not available | $10.00 | $20,810 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Not available | $9.05 | $18,830 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | Not available | $7.91 | $16,450 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | Not available | $10.76 | $22,370 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| Decatur, AL | Not available | $9.23 | $19,190 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| Bowling Green, KY | Not available | $8.23 | $17,110 |
| Kingston, NY | Not available | $9.13 | $18,990 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | Not available | $9.06 | $18,850 |
| Savannah, GA | Not available | $14.72 | $30,630 |
| Mayaguez, PR | Not available | $6.70 | $13,940 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | Not available | $15.63 | $32,500 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | Not available | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | Not available | $9.60 | $19,960 |
