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 | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,480 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,030 | $14.98 | $31,170 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,000 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,810 | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,660 | $14.71 | $30,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,600 | $12.47 | $25,930 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,380 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,240 | $14.23 | $29,590 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,080 | $12.43 | $25,850 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,040 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,010 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 930 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 910 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 880 | $11.82 | $24,580 |
| Akron, OH | 820 | $13.08 | $27,220 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 800 | $7.72 | $16,050 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 800 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 790 | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 770 | $16.84 | $35,040 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 710 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 690 | $19.38 | $40,300 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 690 | $11.25 | $23,400 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 680 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 680 | $14.51 | $30,170 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 670 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 660 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 620 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 610 | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Greenville, SC | 580 | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| Roanoke, VA | 560 | Not available | Not available |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 560 | $13.15 | $27,350 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 560 | $12.27 | $25,510 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 550 | $16.90 | $35,150 |
| Springfield, MO | 550 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 540 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 530 | $13.44 | $27,950 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 530 | $16.14 | $33,580 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 520 | $14.83 | $30,860 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 510 | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 510 | Not available | Not available |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 500 | $13.10 | $27,250 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 470 | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 470 | $16.05 | $33,390 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 470 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 470 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Dayton, OH | 450 | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Green Bay, WI | 430 | $12.58 | $26,160 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 430 | $13.72 | $28,550 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 420 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 410 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Toledo, OH | 400 | $18.06 | $37,570 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Columbus, OH | 380 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 350 | $13.53 | $28,140 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 350 | $13.86 | $28,830 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 330 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 330 | $14.08 | $29,280 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 320 | $12.39 | $25,770 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 310 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 310 | $17.46 | $36,310 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 310 | $12.66 | $26,340 |
| Richmond, VA | 310 | $17.77 | $36,960 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 310 | $13.13 | $27,310 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 300 | Not available | Not available |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 290 | $20.69 | $43,030 |
| Madison, WI | 290 | $14.95 | $31,090 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 290 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Huntsville, AL | 290 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 280 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 280 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 270 | $13.38 | $27,840 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 270 | $20.11 | $41,830 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 260 | $18.76 | $39,030 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 250 | $16.40 | $34,110 |
| San Antonio, TX | 250 | $10.87 | $22,610 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 240 | $14.68 | $30,530 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 240 | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 230 | $16.43 | $34,180 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 230 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Erie, PA | 230 | $18.72 | $38,940 |
| Tucson, AZ | 230 | $16.54 | $34,410 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 220 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Tulsa, OK | 220 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Dalton, GA | 220 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Knoxville, TN | 210 | $20.04 | $41,670 |
| Appleton, WI | 210 | $16.65 | $34,640 |
| Waco, TX | 210 | Not available | Not available |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 210 | Not available | Not available |
| Reading, PA | 210 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| New Haven, CT | 210 | $13.65 | $28,380 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 200 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Columbia, SC | 200 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 200 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 200 | $14.22 | $29,590 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 200 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 190 | $19.15 | $39,840 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 180 | $13.25 | $27,550 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 170 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 170 | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 170 | $14.63 | $30,420 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 160 | $14.91 | $31,010 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 160 | $15.07 | $31,350 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 160 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $18.09 | $37,630 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 160 | $12.27 | $25,530 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Stockton, CA | 150 | $15.97 | $33,220 |
| Jackson, MS | 150 | $12.34 | $25,670 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 150 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 140 | $13.38 | $27,840 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 140 | $13.84 | $28,800 |
| Florence, SC | 140 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 140 | $15.52 | $32,270 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 130 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| El Paso, TX | 130 | $10.75 | $22,360 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 130 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 130 | $14.63 | $30,420 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 130 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 120 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 120 | $14.31 | $29,770 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 120 | $10.87 | $22,620 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 110 | $17.06 | $35,480 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 110 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 110 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 110 | $12.58 | $26,170 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 100 | $15.92 | $33,120 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 100 | $18.33 | $38,130 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 100 | $14.11 | $29,360 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 90 | $12.76 | $26,530 |
| Ponce, PR | 90 | $7.69 | $15,990 |
| Spokane, WA | 90 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 80 | $15.38 | $31,980 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 80 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 80 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 80 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 80 | $20.31 | $42,240 |
| Racine, WI | 80 | $24.82 | $51,630 |
| Lima, OH | 80 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Danville, VA | 80 | $19.42 | $40,400 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | $16.72 | $34,790 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 70 | $16.19 | $33,680 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 70 | $14.05 | $29,220 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 70 | $15.80 | $32,850 |
| Montgomery, AL | 70 | $11.16 | $23,210 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 70 | $13.63 | $28,340 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 70 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Wichita, KS | 70 | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 70 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| Greeley, CO | 70 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $15.49 | $32,210 |
| Carson City, NV | 60 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 60 | $13.94 | $28,980 |
| Asheville, NC | 60 | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| Salem, OR | 60 | $11.25 | $23,410 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 | $14.59 | $30,350 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 60 | $17.19 | $35,750 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 50 | $17.18 | $35,730 |
| Fresno, CA | 50 | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Odessa, TX | 50 | $12.01 | $24,990 |
| Joplin, MO | 50 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $11.97 | $24,890 |
| Abilene, TX | 40 | $8.40 | $17,480 |
| Syracuse, NY | 40 | $15.44 | $32,120 |
| Binghamton, NY | 40 | $11.94 | $24,830 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | $9.51 | $19,790 |
| Danbury, CT | 40 | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 40 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| Medford, OR | 40 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 40 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 30 | $11.49 | $23,900 |
| Rapid City, SD | 30 | $13.78 | $28,670 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 30 | $11.72 | $24,390 |
| Bend, OR | 30 | $16.35 | $34,020 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $16.12 | $33,520 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | Not available | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $16.23 | $33,750 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $15.50 | $32,250 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Not available | $12.49 | $25,990 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | Not available | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Johnson City, TN | Not available | $14.25 | $29,640 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Lubbock, TX | Not available | $7.04 | $14,640 |
| Mobile, AL | Not available | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $14.91 | $31,010 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $10.88 | $22,620 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Sandusky, OH | Not available | $11.95 | $24,860 |
| Danville, IL | Not available | $17.72 | $36,860 |
| Rochester, MN | Not available | $15.19 | $31,580 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not available | $12.05 | $25,070 |
| Bowling Green, KY | Not available | $15.39 | $32,010 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $9.35 | $19,440 |
