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 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,530 | $10.95 | $22,780 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,280 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 940 | $16.18 | $33,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 660 | $11.77 | $24,490 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 630 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 620 | $11.99 | $24,930 |
| Dalton, GA | 460 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 430 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 360 | $11.88 | $24,710 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 310 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 270 | $12.86 | $26,760 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 250 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 160 | $13.16 | $27,370 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 160 | $10.11 | $21,040 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 150 | $11.27 | $23,430 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 130 | $9.27 | $19,280 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 110 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Honolulu, HI | 110 | $19.71 | $41,000 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 100 | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 100 | $11.36 | $23,640 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 90 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 80 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 80 | $9.90 | $20,590 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 80 | $14.80 | $30,780 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 70 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| Columbia, SC | 70 | $15.51 | $32,250 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 60 | $11.08 | $23,060 |
| Asheville, NC | 60 | $9.72 | $20,230 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 60 | $13.21 | $27,490 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 50 | $12.37 | $25,720 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 50 | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 50 | $14.52 | $30,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 50 | $17.91 | $37,250 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 40 | $21.88 | $45,500 |
| Montgomery, AL | 40 | $10.63 | $22,100 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 40 | $11.36 | $23,640 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 40 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 30 | $6.80 | $14,150 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not available | $15.81 | $32,880 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.57 | $21,990 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | Not available | $15.27 | $31,750 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $12.05 | $25,060 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $20.37 | $42,380 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | Not available | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Not available | $11.66 | $24,250 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | Not available | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Not available | $11.16 | $23,200 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | Not available | $16.36 | $34,020 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $19.51 | $40,590 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $9.09 | $18,900 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Not available | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Not available | $10.87 | $22,620 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not available | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | Not available | $16.71 | $34,750 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | Not available | $17.55 | $36,510 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not available | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $14.81 | $30,810 |
| Columbus, OH | Not available | $9.16 | $19,050 |
