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 | 440 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 8,930 | $15.99 | $33,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 6,320 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 5,180 | $16.54 | $34,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,950 | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,410 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 4,200 | $16.40 | $34,100 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 3,540 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,430 | $17.01 | $35,390 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,520 | $12.68 | $26,360 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,420 | $17.75 | $36,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,050 | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,950 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,910 | $15.71 | $32,680 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,890 | $14.24 | $29,610 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,860 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,770 | $18.54 | $38,560 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,730 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,690 | $16.85 | $35,040 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,670 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,650 | $12.36 | $25,700 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,640 | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,520 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,520 | $16.85 | $35,060 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,510 | $18.43 | $38,340 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,490 | $17.87 | $37,180 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,410 | $18.48 | $38,440 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,370 | $13.60 | $28,300 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,360 | $14.65 | $30,480 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,310 | $16.10 | $33,490 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,300 | $12.44 | $25,860 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,280 | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,220 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,200 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,160 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,080 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,020 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,000 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 990 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 970 | $17.84 | $37,100 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 950 | $16.41 | $34,140 |
| Akron, OH | 910 | $13.98 | $29,090 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 890 | $12.16 | $25,290 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 890 | $17.32 | $36,020 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 860 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 860 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 860 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Columbus, OH | 820 | $15.75 | $32,760 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 750 | $17.38 | $36,140 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 740 | $14.87 | $30,930 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 700 | $18.76 | $39,020 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 680 | $15.82 | $32,900 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 670 | $16.25 | $33,800 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 660 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 640 | $14.55 | $30,270 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 630 | $12.07 | $25,110 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 620 | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| San Antonio, TX | 620 | $11.45 | $23,810 |
| Greenville, SC | 610 | $18.58 | $38,650 |
| Lakeland, FL | 600 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 590 | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 570 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 560 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 550 | $15.19 | $31,590 |
| Reading, PA | 530 | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 530 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 510 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 510 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Lancaster, PA | 500 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 480 | $18.27 | $37,990 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 480 | $17.08 | $35,530 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 480 | $19.42 | $40,380 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 480 | $15.54 | $32,330 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 450 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 450 | $16.35 | $34,020 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 420 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Toledo, OH | 420 | $16.99 | $35,340 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 410 | $16.01 | $33,310 |
| Dayton, OH | 410 | $22.68 | $47,170 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 400 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 400 | $14.03 | $29,170 |
| Columbia, SC | 400 | $17.02 | $35,390 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 390 | $17.58 | $36,580 |
| Fresno, CA | 390 | $12.66 | $26,330 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 380 | $17.93 | $37,300 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 370 | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 370 | $16.05 | $33,370 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 360 | $17.38 | $36,150 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 360 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Dalton, GA | 360 | $14.09 | $29,310 |
| Lincoln, NE | 350 | $14.25 | $29,630 |
| Tulsa, OK | 350 | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 340 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 330 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| Stockton, CA | 330 | $20.18 | $41,980 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 310 | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 310 | $13.13 | $27,320 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 300 | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Savannah, GA | 300 | $20.94 | $43,550 |
| Joplin, MO | 300 | $15.82 | $32,910 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 290 | $15.65 | $32,540 |
| Syracuse, NY | 280 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 270 | $20.77 | $43,200 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 270 | $12.60 | $26,220 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 270 | $18.28 | $38,020 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 260 | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 260 | $15.21 | $31,640 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 260 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Madison, WI | 250 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 250 | $16.88 | $35,100 |
| Gainesville, GA | 250 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Jackson, MS | 240 | $13.31 | $27,690 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 240 | $19.66 | $40,880 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 240 | $15.46 | $32,170 |
| Asheville, NC | 230 | Not available | Not available |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 230 | $14.38 | $29,920 |
| Appleton, WI | 220 | $18.70 | $38,900 |
| Waco, TX | 220 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Wichita, KS | 220 | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 220 | $13.24 | $27,530 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 220 | $17.23 | $35,840 |
| Salem, OR | 220 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 210 | $16.01 | $33,290 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 200 | $22.56 | $46,930 |
| El Paso, TX | 200 | $9.10 | $18,930 |
| Roanoke, VA | 200 | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Mobile, AL | 200 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 200 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 190 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 190 | $14.11 | $29,340 |
| Green Bay, WI | 180 | $15.49 | $32,230 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 180 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Knoxville, TN | 180 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 180 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 180 | $15.82 | $32,900 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 180 | $19.11 | $39,760 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 170 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Peoria, IL | 170 | $15.88 | $33,040 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 170 | $19.19 | $39,910 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 170 | $18.72 | $38,930 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 170 | $19.13 | $39,790 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 160 | $19.84 | $41,260 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 160 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $17.63 | $36,660 |
| Altoona, PA | 150 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 150 | $9.90 | $20,580 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 150 | $20.80 | $43,250 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 150 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 150 | $18.22 | $37,890 |
| Lebanon, PA | 140 | $18.28 | $38,020 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 140 | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 140 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Spokane, WA | 140 | $16.76 | $34,850 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 130 | $14.04 | $29,210 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 130 | $17.81 | $37,050 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 130 | $15.65 | $32,550 |
| Springfield, MO | 130 | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 130 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Amarillo, TX | 130 | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 130 | $13.43 | $27,940 |
| Wausau, WI | 130 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 120 | $20.04 | $41,680 |
| Lima, OH | 120 | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 120 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 120 | $15.81 | $32,880 |
| Ocala, FL | 120 | $12.19 | $25,350 |
| Rockford, IL | 120 | $13.35 | $27,780 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 120 | $18.78 | $39,060 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 120 | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 120 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 120 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 120 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 120 | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Durham, NC | 120 | $16.11 | $33,520 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 110 | $16.38 | $34,060 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 110 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Huntsville, AL | 110 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 110 | $10.16 | $21,130 |
| Florence, SC | 110 | $18.54 | $38,570 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 110 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 110 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 100 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Prescott, AZ | 100 | $13.30 | $27,670 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 100 | $17.25 | $35,880 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 100 | $13.51 | $28,100 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 100 | $13.15 | $27,340 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 100 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 100 | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 90 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Napa, CA | 90 | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 90 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 90 | $19.31 | $40,170 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 90 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 90 | $12.89 | $26,820 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 90 | $21.39 | $44,480 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 90 | $15.27 | $31,770 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 90 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
| Victoria, TX | 90 | $11.45 | $23,830 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 90 | $12.35 | $25,680 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 90 | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| Macon, GA | 80 | $13.33 | $27,720 |
| Dothan, AL | 80 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 80 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 80 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 80 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Erie, PA | 80 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 80 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 80 | $11.51 | $23,930 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 80 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 70 | $14.98 | $31,160 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 70 | $14.30 | $29,740 |
| Rochester, MN | 70 | $17.25 | $35,890 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 70 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Billings, MT | 70 | $19.36 | $40,270 |
| Sandusky, OH | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Kingston, NY | 70 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| Honolulu, HI | 70 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Anderson, IN | 70 | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 70 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Lubbock, TX | 70 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Sumter, SC | 70 | $11.30 | $23,490 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 70 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 60 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Longview, TX | 60 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Gadsden, AL | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 60 | $15.71 | $32,680 |
| Tucson, AZ | 60 | $13.96 | $29,040 |
| Gainesville, FL | 60 | $12.98 | $27,000 |
| Corvallis, OR | 60 | $13.00 | $27,050 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 60 | $15.42 | $32,070 |
| Burlington, NC | 60 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Bay City, MI | 60 | $15.95 | $33,180 |
| Greenville, NC | 60 | $11.73 | $24,390 |
| Boulder, CO | 60 | $11.94 | $24,840 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 60 | $15.82 | $32,910 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Yuba City, CA | 60 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Alexandria, LA | 60 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Decatur, AL | 50 | $21.00 | $43,670 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 50 | $18.06 | $37,560 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 50 | $18.27 | $38,010 |
| Topeka, KS | 50 | $11.53 | $23,990 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 50 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 50 | $14.92 | $31,020 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 50 | $17.06 | $35,480 |
| Tyler, TX | 50 | $13.78 | $28,650 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 40 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 40 | $15.53 | $32,290 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 40 | $13.75 | $28,610 |
| Montgomery, AL | 40 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Dubuque, IA | 40 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 40 | $15.49 | $32,230 |
| Binghamton, NY | 40 | $12.62 | $26,260 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 40 | $10.93 | $22,730 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 40 | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 40 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 40 | $18.90 | $39,300 |
| Longview, WA | 30 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| Ponce, PR | 30 | $7.64 | $15,890 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 30 | $16.83 | $35,000 |
| Cleveland, TN | 30 | $14.42 | $30,000 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 30 | $15.62 | $32,480 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 30 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Pueblo, CO | 30 | $16.01 | $33,310 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 30 | $12.55 | $26,100 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 30 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Danville, VA | 30 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $16.75 | $34,850 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not available | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $20.01 | $41,630 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $19.33 | $40,200 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $15.90 | $33,060 |
| Jackson, MI | Not available | $16.83 | $35,000 |
| Charleston, WV | Not available | $15.81 | $32,880 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $14.13 | $29,390 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Not available | $21.16 | $44,010 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Not available | $10.14 | $21,090 |
| Monroe, MI | Not available | $16.89 | $35,140 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Not available | $15.25 | $31,720 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Not available | $16.49 | $34,310 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $14.17 | $29,460 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Johnstown, PA | Not available | $17.02 | $35,410 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $17.44 | $36,280 |
| Medford, OR | Not available | $15.64 | $32,530 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Lawton, OK | Not available | $10.19 | $21,190 |
| Charlottesville, VA | Not available | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | Not available | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | Not available | $14.53 | $30,220 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Not available | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Bellingham, WA | Not available | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Rochester, NY | Not available | $19.45 | $40,450 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $13.65 | $28,380 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | Not available | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Not available | $15.71 | $32,680 |
