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 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 7,060 | $28.29 | $58,850 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,890 | $24.50 | $50,960 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,720 | $29.08 | $60,480 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,390 | $24.36 | $50,670 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1,230 | $30.65 | $63,760 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1,070 | $29.74 | $61,860 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,040 | $23.56 | $49,000 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 970 | $23.19 | $48,230 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 870 | $24.15 | $50,220 |
| Columbia, SC | 800 | $21.55 | $44,830 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 700 | $29.39 | $61,120 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 670 | $26.33 | $54,770 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 610 | $27.18 | $56,540 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 590 | $16.42 | $34,160 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 540 | $25.23 | $52,470 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 540 | $25.57 | $53,190 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 530 | $27.03 | $56,220 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 510 | $24.09 | $50,100 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 490 | $22.69 | $47,190 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 470 | $19.27 | $40,080 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 440 | $24.79 | $51,550 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 330 | $25.39 | $52,820 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 320 | $26.18 | $54,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 300 | $29.28 | $60,910 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 300 | $23.13 | $48,110 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 280 | $27.30 | $56,790 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 270 | $18.40 | $38,280 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 250 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 240 | $21.77 | $45,290 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 230 | $23.25 | $48,360 |
| Mobile, AL | 230 | $26.60 | $55,330 |
| Greenville, SC | 220 | $19.14 | $39,810 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 220 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 220 | $29.44 | $61,240 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 220 | $19.50 | $40,560 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 210 | $29.91 | $62,220 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 190 | $21.02 | $43,720 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 180 | $24.58 | $51,130 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 180 | $23.77 | $49,430 |
| Akron, OH | 170 | $22.46 | $46,720 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 170 | $29.48 | $61,320 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $24.60 | $51,170 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 130 | $27.76 | $57,750 |
| Peoria, IL | 130 | $24.41 | $50,770 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 110 | $20.40 | $42,430 |
| Madison, WI | 90 | $19.51 | $40,590 |
| Toledo, OH | 80 | $22.37 | $46,530 |
| Savannah, GA | 80 | $19.36 | $40,260 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $28.82 | $59,930 |
| Florence, SC | 80 | $28.08 | $58,410 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 70 | $27.30 | $56,770 |
| Wilmington, NC | 70 | $21.66 | $45,050 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 70 | $26.97 | $56,090 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 60 | $25.08 | $52,170 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 40 | $21.22 | $44,140 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $31.51 | $65,550 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 40 | $21.19 | $44,070 |
| Huntsville, AL | 40 | $18.92 | $39,360 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 30 | $19.85 | $41,280 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 30 | $32.10 | $66,770 |
| Columbus, OH | Not available | $24.88 | $51,750 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | Not available | $29.19 | $60,720 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $23.58 | $49,050 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $24.08 | $50,090 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not available | $27.22 | $56,610 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $23.72 | $49,340 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $20.89 | $43,460 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | Not available | $29.49 | $61,330 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $21.45 | $44,630 |
| Decatur, AL | Not available | $24.30 | $50,550 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $23.80 | $49,510 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.31 | $44,320 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Not available | $22.94 | $47,720 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Not available | $22.11 | $45,980 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $25.23 | $52,480 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $27.99 | $58,220 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Not available | $19.75 | $41,090 |
