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 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,900 | $10.39 | $21,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,720 | $10.23 | $21,270 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,870 | $10.89 | $22,650 |
| Dalton, GA | 1,590 | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,520 | $10.72 | $22,290 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 680 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 590 | $13.55 | $28,190 |
| Madison, WI | 450 | $12.28 | $25,530 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 440 | $14.50 | $30,150 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 400 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 250 | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 250 | $14.11 | $29,340 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 250 | $11.87 | $24,690 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 240 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 200 | $16.88 | $35,110 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 200 | $14.74 | $30,650 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 190 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 190 | $7.35 | $15,290 |
| Columbia, SC | 190 | $9.63 | $20,020 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 190 | $10.58 | $22,010 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 180 | $10.50 | $21,850 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 170 | $10.65 | $22,140 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 170 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 160 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 160 | $10.70 | $22,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 160 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 150 | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 150 | $10.15 | $21,100 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 140 | $12.98 | $26,990 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $11.59 | $24,120 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 130 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 110 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 100 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 90 | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 80 | $10.09 | $20,990 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 80 | $10.05 | $20,910 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 70 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 70 | $11.11 | $23,110 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 70 | $12.96 | $26,960 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 70 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 70 | $14.22 | $29,570 |
| Morristown, TN | 70 | $9.28 | $19,300 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 70 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 60 | $10.54 | $21,920 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 60 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Anderson, SC | 50 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 50 | $13.48 | $28,050 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 50 | $10.39 | $21,620 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 50 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Greenville, SC | 50 | $12.12 | $25,210 |
| Lancaster, PA | 40 | $10.57 | $21,980 |
| El Paso, TX | 40 | $8.05 | $16,730 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 40 | $18.52 | $38,510 |
| Huntsville, AL | 40 | $11.82 | $24,580 |
| Columbus, OH | 40 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 40 | $18.12 | $37,680 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 40 | $10.17 | $21,150 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 30 | $9.96 | $20,710 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 30 | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Joplin, MO | 30 | $11.01 | $22,910 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 30 | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 30 | $12.23 | $25,430 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 30 | $13.08 | $27,220 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 30 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Not available | $11.65 | $24,220 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $12.29 | $25,560 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.85 | $22,580 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Not available | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Burlington, NC | Not available | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $12.31 | $25,610 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $9.67 | $20,110 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $10.90 | $22,680 |
