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 | 190 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 4,870 | $24.52 | $50,990 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,460 | $20.62 | $42,880 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,240 | $21.03 | $43,750 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,310 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,020 | $17.50 | $36,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,010 | $19.99 | $41,580 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 940 | $20.97 | $43,620 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 930 | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 920 | $20.64 | $42,940 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 860 | $20.50 | $42,640 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 820 | $23.18 | $48,220 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 680 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 650 | $19.56 | $40,670 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 630 | $24.85 | $51,690 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 610 | $14.67 | $30,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 600 | $21.66 | $45,050 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 590 | $25.54 | $53,120 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 580 | $24.06 | $50,040 |
| Mobile, AL | 530 | $26.84 | $55,830 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 520 | $20.21 | $42,030 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 480 | $20.39 | $42,410 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 480 | $19.10 | $39,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $21.67 | $45,080 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 420 | $21.39 | $44,480 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 400 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 400 | $22.66 | $47,140 |
| Columbus, OH | 380 | $20.59 | $42,820 |
| Wichita, KS | 360 | $22.71 | $47,230 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 330 | $18.19 | $37,850 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 320 | $26.65 | $55,440 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 320 | $23.51 | $48,900 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 310 | $21.98 | $45,710 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 300 | $21.28 | $44,270 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 290 | $24.59 | $51,150 |
| Florence, SC | 280 | $22.17 | $46,100 |
| Cleveland, TN | 260 | $28.40 | $59,070 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 250 | $20.59 | $42,830 |
| Victoria, TX | 250 | $22.24 | $46,260 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 250 | $20.42 | $42,480 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 240 | $18.95 | $39,410 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 220 | $18.74 | $38,980 |
| Decatur, AL | 220 | $24.18 | $50,300 |
| Greenville, SC | 210 | $17.71 | $36,840 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 200 | $19.94 | $41,480 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 190 | $18.21 | $37,880 |
| Columbia, SC | 190 | $20.04 | $41,690 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 190 | $18.31 | $38,080 |
| Tulsa, OK | 180 | $20.84 | $43,350 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 170 | $15.17 | $31,550 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 170 | $18.92 | $39,350 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 160 | $21.32 | $44,350 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 160 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 150 | $17.04 | $35,450 |
| Huntsville, AL | 140 | $15.24 | $31,690 |
| Savannah, GA | 140 | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 130 | $19.83 | $41,250 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 130 | $17.31 | $36,000 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 130 | $19.95 | $41,490 |
| Lakeland, FL | 130 | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 120 | $17.30 | $35,990 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 120 | $18.33 | $38,120 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 120 | $23.57 | $49,020 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 120 | $23.86 | $49,630 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 120 | $26.72 | $55,580 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 120 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 110 | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 110 | $18.59 | $38,660 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 100 | $15.51 | $32,260 |
| Longview, TX | 100 | $22.05 | $45,860 |
| Akron, OH | 100 | $17.69 | $36,800 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 90 | $23.18 | $48,220 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 90 | $15.27 | $31,770 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 80 | $25.29 | $52,600 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 80 | $22.12 | $46,010 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 70 | $19.16 | $39,850 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 70 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 60 | $25.27 | $52,570 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $20.92 | $43,520 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 60 | $11.92 | $24,800 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 60 | $14.38 | $29,900 |
| Knoxville, TN | 50 | $18.63 | $38,750 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 50 | $12.49 | $25,990 |
| Amarillo, TX | 50 | $23.56 | $49,010 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $24.09 | $50,110 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $26.73 | $55,600 |
| Fresno, CA | 40 | $26.26 | $54,620 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 40 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 30 | $18.92 | $39,350 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 30 | $18.81 | $39,120 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 30 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $19.32 | $40,180 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Madison, WI | Not available | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Charleston, WV | Not available | $22.06 | $45,880 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | Not available | $24.91 | $51,820 |
| Stockton, CA | Not available | $26.05 | $54,190 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $24.35 | $50,650 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Not available | $20.82 | $43,300 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $21.03 | $43,740 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | Not available | $23.66 | $49,210 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $14.24 | $29,630 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not available | $23.30 | $48,470 |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $18.14 | $37,740 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $18.99 | $39,500 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $21.84 | $45,430 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $20.27 | $42,150 |
| Longview, WA | Not available | $21.54 | $44,810 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $23.76 | $49,430 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $19.85 | $41,300 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $21.41 | $44,530 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $17.52 | $36,450 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $23.76 | $49,420 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $19.74 | $41,050 |
| Lafayette, IN | Not available | $24.03 | $49,990 |
