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 | 1,000 | $20.43 | $42,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,910 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,510 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,080 | $12.14 | $25,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,620 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 3,080 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,800 | $19.19 | $39,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,360 | $19.73 | $41,030 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,090 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,010 | $16.40 | $34,110 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,910 | $17.70 | $36,810 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,870 | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,690 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,480 | $14.75 | $30,670 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,400 | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,390 | $23.34 | $48,550 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,370 | $16.01 | $33,290 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,290 | $16.31 | $33,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,270 | $17.25 | $35,870 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,250 | $19.92 | $41,420 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1,230 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,210 | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,170 | $16.62 | $34,570 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,040 | $15.51 | $32,250 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1,030 | $11.47 | $23,870 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,000 | $11.28 | $23,470 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 970 | $13.90 | $28,910 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 940 | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 940 | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 930 | $16.38 | $34,070 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 920 | $14.27 | $29,690 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 900 | $18.08 | $37,600 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 900 | $18.97 | $39,460 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 890 | $20.65 | $42,960 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 890 | $26.88 | $55,920 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 880 | $13.75 | $28,590 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 870 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 850 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 750 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 710 | $14.72 | $30,610 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 700 | $14.25 | $29,630 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 690 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 680 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 680 | $14.53 | $30,220 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 670 | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| San Antonio, TX | 660 | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 660 | $17.93 | $37,300 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 650 | $16.10 | $33,490 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 630 | $14.66 | $30,500 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 630 | $16.95 | $35,260 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 620 | $17.91 | $37,250 |
| Tulsa, OK | 610 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 610 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 610 | $14.12 | $29,360 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 610 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Lancaster, PA | 600 | $15.95 | $33,180 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 590 | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 590 | $14.95 | $31,110 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 590 | $15.84 | $32,940 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 570 | $12.90 | $26,840 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 570 | $14.33 | $29,810 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 560 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Knoxville, TN | 560 | $13.89 | $28,890 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 550 | $12.78 | $26,590 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 550 | $7.87 | $16,360 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 530 | $13.72 | $28,550 |
| Greenville, SC | 510 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 510 | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 500 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 490 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 480 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 480 | $16.93 | $35,210 |
| Richmond, VA | 470 | $15.21 | $31,640 |
| Columbus, OH | 470 | $15.32 | $31,870 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 460 | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 460 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 440 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 420 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Stockton, CA | 420 | $15.39 | $32,010 |
| Dayton, OH | 390 | $16.86 | $35,060 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 390 | $19.64 | $40,850 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 390 | $17.23 | $35,840 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 390 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 380 | $20.08 | $41,770 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 370 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 370 | $9.56 | $19,890 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 370 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 360 | $17.60 | $36,600 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 350 | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| Fresno, CA | 350 | $12.90 | $26,830 |
| Rochester, NY | 330 | $13.41 | $27,900 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 330 | $12.96 | $26,960 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 330 | $13.13 | $27,300 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 320 | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Mobile, AL | 320 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Reading, PA | 310 | $16.99 | $35,350 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 300 | $18.79 | $39,080 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 300 | $13.30 | $27,660 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 290 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 290 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Madison, WI | 290 | $16.96 | $35,280 |
| Salem, OR | 290 | $15.23 | $31,690 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 290 | $15.90 | $33,060 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 280 | $18.56 | $38,600 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 280 | $17.63 | $36,660 |
| New Haven, CT | 280 | $19.91 | $41,420 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 270 | $17.05 | $35,450 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 270 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Toledo, OH | 260 | $12.52 | $26,030 |
| Waco, TX | 260 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 250 | $11.27 | $23,430 |
| Morristown, TN | 250 | $10.91 | $22,680 |
| Danville, VA | 250 | $9.17 | $19,070 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 250 | $14.38 | $29,920 |
| Green Bay, WI | 250 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 250 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Honolulu, HI | 240 | $16.95 | $35,260 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 240 | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Prescott, AZ | 230 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Bend, OR | 230 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Medford, OR | 230 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 220 | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| Savannah, GA | 220 | $18.91 | $39,340 |
| Wichita, KS | 220 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 220 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Springfield, MO | 220 | $12.74 | $26,500 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 220 | $15.89 | $33,040 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 220 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 210 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 210 | $16.13 | $33,540 |
| Montgomery, AL | 210 | $11.39 | $23,700 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 200 | $14.87 | $30,940 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 200 | $16.10 | $33,490 |
| Roanoke, VA | 200 | $12.50 | $26,000 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 200 | $15.77 | $32,790 |
| Wausau, WI | 200 | $12.74 | $26,490 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 190 | $15.59 | $32,420 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 190 | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 190 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Danbury, CT | 190 | $18.59 | $38,670 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 180 | $12.79 | $26,590 |
| Syracuse, NY | 180 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Greeley, CO | 170 | $13.11 | $27,260 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 170 | $13.02 | $27,070 |
| Amarillo, TX | 170 | $12.80 | $26,610 |
| Lincoln, NE | 170 | $15.94 | $33,150 |
| El Paso, TX | 170 | $10.99 | $22,850 |
| St. George, UT | 170 | $14.26 | $29,650 |
| Anchorage, AK | 160 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Columbia, SC | 160 | $13.47 | $28,020 |
| Joplin, MO | 160 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 160 | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 150 | $11.87 | $24,700 |
| Ocala, FL | 150 | $11.89 | $24,740 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 140 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Durham, NC | 140 | $17.80 | $37,030 |
| Spokane, WA | 140 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 140 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 140 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| Lebanon, PA | 140 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 140 | $14.24 | $29,620 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 130 | $18.57 | $38,620 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 130 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Rockford, IL | 130 | $17.89 | $37,210 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 130 | $11.82 | $24,580 |
| Lafayette, LA | 130 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 130 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Gainesville, FL | 130 | $15.38 | $32,000 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 130 | $20.49 | $42,620 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 130 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 120 | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Williamsport, PA | 120 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 120 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 120 | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 120 | $17.13 | $35,620 |
| Lakeland, FL | 120 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 120 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Tucson, AZ | 120 | $11.63 | $24,200 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 120 | $19.31 | $40,170 |
| Tyler, TX | 110 | $12.26 | $25,510 |
| Appleton, WI | 110 | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 110 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 110 | $18.49 | $38,460 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 110 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 110 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Rochester, MN | 110 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Chico, CA | 110 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 110 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Akron, OH | 100 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 100 | $13.58 | $28,250 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 100 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 100 | $13.65 | $28,400 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 100 | $14.30 | $29,750 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 100 | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 100 | $17.81 | $37,030 |
| Redding, CA | 100 | $13.88 | $28,870 |
| Jackson, MS | 100 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 100 | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| Modesto, CA | 100 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Longview, TX | 100 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 100 | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 100 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 90 | $6.79 | $14,120 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 90 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 90 | $13.64 | $28,360 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 90 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 90 | $12.88 | $26,780 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 90 | $16.75 | $34,840 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 90 | $12.32 | $25,620 |
| Asheville, NC | 90 | $15.29 | $31,800 |
| Peoria, IL | 90 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 80 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Valdosta, GA | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $15.48 | $32,200 |
| Bellingham, WA | 80 | $16.61 | $34,550 |
| Billings, MT | 80 | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Gainesville, GA | 80 | $14.13 | $29,380 |
| Cleveland, TN | 80 | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 80 | $11.28 | $23,470 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 80 | $11.83 | $24,610 |
| Dothan, AL | 70 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 70 | $14.14 | $29,400 |
| Macon, GA | 70 | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Wilmington, NC | 70 | $13.18 | $27,420 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 70 | $19.40 | $40,350 |
| Albany, GA | 70 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Huntsville, AL | 70 | $16.18 | $33,650 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 70 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 70 | $15.38 | $32,000 |
| Racine, WI | 70 | $17.02 | $35,410 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 60 | $19.10 | $39,730 |
| Lubbock, TX | 60 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 60 | $13.96 | $29,030 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 60 | $17.07 | $35,510 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 60 | $18.47 | $38,420 |
| Rapid City, SD | 60 | $17.22 | $35,820 |
| Springfield, IL | 60 | $15.36 | $31,960 |
| Decatur, AL | 60 | $8.27 | $17,200 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 60 | $17.11 | $35,580 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 60 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Olympia, WA | 60 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 60 | $11.68 | $24,300 |
| Topeka, KS | 60 | $12.90 | $26,820 |
| Laredo, TX | 60 | $7.79 | $16,210 |
| Missoula, MT | 60 | $12.58 | $26,170 |
| Kingston, NY | 50 | $16.19 | $33,680 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 50 | $12.04 | $25,050 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 50 | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| New Bedford, MA | 50 | $18.12 | $37,680 |
| Merced, CA | 50 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| San Angelo, TX | 50 | $10.40 | $21,630 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 50 | $13.05 | $27,140 |
| Waterbury, CT | 50 | $16.94 | $35,230 |
| Longview, WA | 50 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 50 | $14.03 | $29,190 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 50 | $11.45 | $23,810 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 50 | $16.15 | $33,590 |
| Flint, MI | 40 | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Brunswick, GA | 40 | $13.24 | $27,530 |
| Anderson, IN | 40 | $13.88 | $28,880 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 40 | $11.93 | $24,810 |
| Madera, CA | 40 | $12.98 | $27,000 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 40 | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| Gadsden, AL | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $19.20 | $39,940 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $11.11 | $23,100 |
| Lawrence, KS | 30 | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Monroe, LA | 30 | $10.91 | $22,700 |
| Iowa City, IA | 30 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 30 | $16.90 | $35,150 |
| Columbia, MO | 30 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 30 | $19.95 | $41,490 |
| Anderson, SC | 30 | $19.51 | $40,580 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | Not available | $6.75 | $14,040 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Yauco, PR | Not available | $7.64 | $15,900 |
| Fayetteville, NC | Not available | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Salinas, CA | Not available | $16.22 | $33,730 |
| Dalton, GA | Not available | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not available | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not available | $15.28 | $31,780 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Yakima, WA | Not available | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | Not available | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Bowling Green, KY | Not available | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $19.89 | $41,370 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $16.52 | $34,360 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $14.75 | $30,670 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | Not available | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | Not available | $16.03 | $33,340 |
| Great Falls, MT | Not available | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Ponce, PR | Not available | $7.14 | $14,860 |
