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 | 270 | $14.49 | $30,140 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,220 | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,870 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,680 | $14.23 | $29,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,570 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,970 | $13.65 | $28,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,930 | $11.79 | $24,520 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,320 | $13.95 | $29,030 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,290 | $12.03 | $25,030 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,270 | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,070 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,000 | $19.75 | $41,080 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 930 | $14.15 | $29,440 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 910 | $14.46 | $30,080 |
| Salinas, CA | 900 | $10.80 | $22,470 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 900 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 890 | $16.26 | $33,820 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 860 | $20.20 | $42,020 |
| Rochester, NY | 790 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 780 | $12.06 | $25,070 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 770 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 750 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 740 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 730 | $13.35 | $27,770 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 730 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 730 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 680 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 650 | $16.18 | $33,660 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 640 | $11.31 | $23,510 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 630 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 600 | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 550 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $15.28 | $31,790 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 500 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 490 | $16.24 | $33,770 |
| Appleton, WI | 470 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Green Bay, WI | 460 | $17.23 | $35,830 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 460 | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 450 | $16.66 | $34,650 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 430 | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 430 | $18.44 | $38,350 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 410 | $15.31 | $31,850 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 410 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 400 | $14.61 | $30,390 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 390 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 370 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 370 | $16.01 | $33,290 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 370 | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 350 | $12.87 | $26,780 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 340 | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 340 | $12.26 | $25,510 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 340 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 340 | $14.40 | $29,940 |
| Stockton, CA | 330 | $15.50 | $32,250 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 330 | $14.57 | $30,300 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 320 | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 320 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Madison, WI | 310 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 310 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 310 | $13.21 | $27,470 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 290 | $9.53 | $19,820 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 280 | $17.26 | $35,910 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 280 | $16.86 | $35,060 |
| Rochester, MN | 260 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 260 | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| Roanoke, VA | 260 | $14.10 | $29,340 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 260 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 260 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Columbia, SC | 260 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| Dayton, OH | 250 | $15.42 | $32,070 |
| San Antonio, TX | 240 | $11.24 | $23,390 |
| Gainesville, GA | 240 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 230 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 230 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Columbus, OH | 230 | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 230 | $16.78 | $34,910 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 220 | $16.27 | $33,840 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 220 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 210 | $11.86 | $24,680 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 210 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 210 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Modesto, CA | 210 | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 200 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 200 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 200 | $14.35 | $29,840 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 180 | $16.19 | $33,680 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 180 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 180 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Asheville, NC | 180 | $12.43 | $25,850 |
| Greenville, SC | 170 | $17.36 | $36,100 |
| Wichita, KS | 170 | $22.45 | $46,690 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 170 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 170 | $15.52 | $32,290 |
| Reading, PA | 170 | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 170 | $13.31 | $27,670 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 170 | $18.58 | $38,640 |
| Knoxville, TN | 170 | $15.07 | $31,350 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 170 | $16.03 | $33,340 |
| Syracuse, NY | 160 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 160 | $16.22 | $33,730 |
| Wausau, WI | 150 | $17.03 | $35,410 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 150 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Akron, OH | 150 | $14.09 | $29,300 |
| Dalton, GA | 140 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 140 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Lancaster, PA | 140 | $13.53 | $28,150 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 140 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 140 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 140 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Tulsa, OK | 130 | $12.41 | $25,810 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 130 | $12.63 | $26,280 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 130 | $15.04 | $31,270 |
| Morristown, TN | 130 | $14.91 | $31,010 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 130 | $16.93 | $35,210 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 130 | $13.63 | $28,350 |
| Fresno, CA | 120 | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 120 | $16.02 | $33,320 |
| El Paso, TX | 120 | $10.22 | $21,250 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 120 | $12.63 | $26,260 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 110 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 110 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Waco, TX | 110 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 110 | $21.14 | $43,960 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 100 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 100 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 100 | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 100 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 100 | $16.38 | $34,070 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 90 | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Binghamton, NY | 90 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 90 | $16.79 | $34,910 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 90 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 90 | $13.15 | $27,340 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 80 | $8.54 | $17,760 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 80 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Salem, OR | 80 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Bloomington, IN | 80 | $18.13 | $37,710 |
| Lakeland, FL | 70 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 70 | $18.07 | $37,600 |
| Jackson, MS | 70 | $11.61 | $24,140 |
| Joplin, MO | 70 | $12.41 | $25,820 |
| Macon, GA | 70 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 70 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Altoona, PA | 70 | $14.57 | $30,300 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 70 | $16.11 | $33,500 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Racine, WI | 70 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 60 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $18.67 | $38,830 |
| Merced, CA | 60 | $14.37 | $29,890 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 60 | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 60 | $13.05 | $27,140 |
| Decatur, AL | 60 | $19.05 | $39,610 |
| Anderson, SC | 60 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| New Bedford, MA | 60 | $12.18 | $25,330 |
| Rockford, IL | 60 | $14.38 | $29,920 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 60 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Mansfield, OH | 60 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 60 | $14.84 | $30,880 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 60 | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Spokane, WA | 50 | $12.47 | $25,930 |
| Topeka, KS | 50 | $13.66 | $28,420 |
| Erie, PA | 50 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 50 | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 50 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 50 | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 50 | $19.60 | $40,770 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 50 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 50 | $14.42 | $30,000 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 50 | $15.26 | $31,730 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 50 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 50 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 50 | $11.50 | $23,930 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 50 | $14.31 | $29,760 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 40 | $15.15 | $31,520 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 40 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| New Haven, CT | 40 | $14.14 | $29,420 |
| Lincoln, NE | 40 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Tucson, AZ | 40 | $14.15 | $29,420 |
| Boulder, CO | 40 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 40 | $14.18 | $29,480 |
| Kingston, NY | 40 | $12.96 | $26,960 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 40 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 40 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Longview, TX | 40 | $9.83 | $20,450 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 40 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 40 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 40 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 40 | $13.52 | $28,110 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 40 | $16.49 | $34,290 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 30 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Longview, WA | 30 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 30 | $18.26 | $37,970 |
| Williamsport, PA | 30 | $11.84 | $24,620 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 30 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Lubbock, TX | Not available | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $15.28 | $31,770 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $14.13 | $29,400 |
| Cleveland, TN | Not available | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $15.77 | $32,810 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $15.98 | $33,250 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.77 | $32,800 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $13.69 | $28,480 |
| Logan, UT-ID | Not available | $11.77 | $24,470 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | Not available | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Lebanon, PA | Not available | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $10.88 | $22,630 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $13.15 | $27,360 |
| Anderson, IN | Not available | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $15.74 | $32,740 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | Not available | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $14.92 | $31,040 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not available | $16.11 | $33,520 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $14.65 | $30,470 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $16.05 | $33,380 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $16.26 | $33,820 |
| Springfield, MO | Not available | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.95 | $37,340 |
