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 | 210 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 3,870 | $13.38 | $27,820 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,000 | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,910 | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,670 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,570 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,560 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 2,010 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,780 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,470 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,450 | $16.02 | $33,310 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,440 | $17.68 | $36,760 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,290 | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,270 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,190 | $15.62 | $32,500 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,190 | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1,120 | $13.16 | $27,370 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,120 | $16.12 | $33,540 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,120 | $14.98 | $31,150 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,110 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 990 | $15.53 | $32,290 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 950 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 940 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 920 | $14.39 | $29,940 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 910 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 910 | $12.70 | $26,430 |
| Tulsa, OK | 880 | $12.82 | $26,670 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 860 | $13.40 | $27,860 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 850 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 830 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 790 | $16.55 | $34,420 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 750 | $14.91 | $31,010 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 690 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 650 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 610 | $14.86 | $30,900 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 610 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 600 | $15.35 | $31,920 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 590 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 580 | $13.43 | $27,930 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 580 | $15.24 | $31,690 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 570 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 550 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 540 | $13.87 | $28,850 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 530 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Appleton, WI | 520 | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| Akron, OH | 510 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $14.92 | $31,030 |
| Columbus, OH | 510 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Rochester, NY | 490 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 480 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| Green Bay, WI | 480 | $16.05 | $33,380 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 480 | $14.21 | $29,550 |
| Wichita, KS | 480 | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 460 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 460 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 450 | $13.75 | $28,590 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 410 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 410 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 400 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 400 | $12.68 | $26,380 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 390 | $13.93 | $28,970 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 390 | $14.98 | $31,150 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| San Antonio, TX | 390 | $11.66 | $24,260 |
| Toledo, OH | 380 | $16.06 | $33,390 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 380 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 380 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 380 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 370 | Not available | Not available |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 360 | $16.74 | $34,830 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 360 | $15.40 | $32,020 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 350 | $13.43 | $27,940 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 350 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Richmond, VA | 330 | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 330 | $12.11 | $25,180 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 320 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 320 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 320 | $16.86 | $35,070 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 310 | $15.81 | $32,880 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 310 | $13.20 | $27,460 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 310 | $15.15 | $31,500 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 300 | $17.64 | $36,700 |
| Greenville, SC | 300 | $16.02 | $33,320 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 300 | $10.24 | $21,290 |
| Knoxville, TN | 300 | $11.79 | $24,520 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 300 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 290 | $15.91 | $33,080 |
| Columbia, SC | 290 | $14.60 | $30,380 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 290 | $12.96 | $26,950 |
| Dayton, OH | 280 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Rockford, IL | 280 | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 270 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 270 | $16.97 | $35,300 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 260 | $14.30 | $29,750 |
| Lancaster, PA | 260 | $16.97 | $35,290 |
| Syracuse, NY | 240 | $13.29 | $27,650 |
| Modesto, CA | 240 | $20.33 | $42,280 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 230 | $14.56 | $30,280 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 230 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 230 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| Spokane, WA | 220 | $13.37 | $27,810 |
| El Paso, TX | 220 | $10.60 | $22,040 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 210 | $12.40 | $25,800 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 210 | $13.32 | $27,720 |
| Dalton, GA | 210 | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| Huntsville, AL | 210 | $15.77 | $32,800 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 200 | $22.84 | $47,500 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 200 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 200 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 200 | $13.71 | $28,510 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 200 | $15.36 | $31,960 |
| Stockton, CA | 200 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 200 | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Montgomery, AL | 200 | $13.58 | $28,250 |
| Madison, WI | 190 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 190 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 190 | $13.39 | $27,860 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 190 | $14.77 | $30,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 180 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| Longview, TX | 180 | $13.87 | $28,860 |
| Springfield, MO | 170 | $15.97 | $33,210 |
| Wausau, WI | 170 | $14.64 | $30,440 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 170 | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 170 | $13.14 | $27,320 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 170 | $13.05 | $27,130 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 170 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 170 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 170 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 170 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 160 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 160 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 150 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| New Haven, CT | 150 | $13.22 | $27,510 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 150 | $14.50 | $30,170 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 150 | $14.92 | $31,030 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 150 | $18.06 | $37,560 |
| Rochester, MN | 140 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 140 | $14.71 | $30,600 |
| Tyler, TX | 140 | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Columbus, IN | 140 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 140 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 140 | $15.41 | $32,050 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 140 | $15.26 | $31,730 |
| Burlington, NC | 140 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 130 | $13.24 | $27,540 |
| Fresno, CA | 130 | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Salem, OR | 120 | $13.43 | $27,920 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 120 | $16.00 | $33,270 |
| Anderson, SC | 120 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Florence, SC | 120 | $13.59 | $28,270 |
| Midland, TX | 120 | $13.36 | $27,780 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 120 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 120 | $16.47 | $34,260 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 120 | $13.29 | $27,630 |
| Erie, PA | 120 | $11.01 | $22,910 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 120 | $13.42 | $27,900 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 110 | $14.15 | $29,430 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 110 | $15.44 | $32,110 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 110 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Medford, OR | 110 | $11.46 | $23,830 |
| Lincoln, NE | 110 | $14.52 | $30,200 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 100 | $14.27 | $29,690 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 100 | $15.51 | $32,260 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 100 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Lima, OH | 100 | $13.24 | $27,540 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 100 | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 100 | $14.31 | $29,760 |
| Greenville, NC | 100 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Roanoke, VA | 100 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| St. George, UT | 100 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Decatur, AL | 100 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 100 | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 100 | $14.92 | $31,030 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 100 | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Sumter, SC | 100 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Dubuque, IA | 90 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Waco, TX | 90 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 90 | $14.90 | $30,990 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 90 | $11.07 | $23,020 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 90 | $13.46 | $27,990 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 90 | $11.83 | $24,610 |
| Tucson, AZ | 90 | $13.37 | $27,800 |
| Greeley, CO | 90 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Reading, PA | 90 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 90 | $11.81 | $24,570 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 90 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Asheville, NC | 90 | $15.85 | $32,970 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 80 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Mobile, AL | 80 | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Dothan, AL | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Altoona, PA | 80 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Flint, MI | 80 | $13.37 | $27,800 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 80 | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 80 | $13.43 | $27,930 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 80 | $12.51 | $26,010 |
| Decatur, IL | 80 | $19.25 | $40,050 |
| Jackson, TN | 80 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| Gainesville, GA | 80 | $13.39 | $27,850 |
| Waterbury, CT | 80 | $14.24 | $29,620 |
| Lafayette, IN | 80 | $12.76 | $26,530 |
| Macon, GA | 70 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Gadsden, AL | 70 | $9.60 | $19,960 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 70 | $12.92 | $26,860 |
| Binghamton, NY | 70 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Owensboro, KY | 70 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Johnson City, TN | 70 | $9.16 | $19,050 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 70 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 70 | $12.63 | $26,260 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 70 | $12.34 | $25,670 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 60 | $13.49 | $28,070 |
| Racine, WI | 60 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 60 | $17.52 | $36,430 |
| Yakima, WA | 60 | $14.13 | $29,380 |
| Wilmington, NC | 60 | $14.26 | $29,650 |
| Johnstown, PA | 60 | $15.48 | $32,200 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 60 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Joplin, MO | 60 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 60 | $15.95 | $33,180 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 60 | $8.39 | $17,440 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 60 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | $12.00 | $24,970 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 60 | $11.10 | $23,090 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 | $21.47 | $44,650 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 60 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 60 | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 60 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Morristown, TN | 50 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 50 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 50 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 50 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Ocala, FL | 50 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| Ames, IA | 50 | $20.40 | $42,430 |
| New Bedford, MA | 50 | $14.90 | $30,980 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 50 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 50 | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Victoria, TX | 50 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 50 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Rome, GA | 50 | $13.33 | $27,740 |
| Janesville, WI | 50 | $14.87 | $30,920 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 40 | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 40 | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 40 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Boulder, CO | 40 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Chico, CA | 40 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Durham, NC | 40 | $14.08 | $29,280 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 40 | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | $13.15 | $27,350 |
| Iowa City, IA | 40 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 40 | $13.93 | $28,980 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $18.91 | $39,340 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 40 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| San Angelo, TX | 40 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 40 | $14.99 | $31,170 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 40 | $12.80 | $26,620 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 40 | $16.66 | $34,650 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 40 | $14.89 | $30,960 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 30 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Lubbock, TX | 30 | $12.10 | $25,170 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 30 | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 30 | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| Lafayette, LA | 30 | $12.65 | $26,310 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.85 | $20,490 |
| Bowling Green, KY | Not available | $11.61 | $24,150 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $17.79 | $37,010 |
| Terre Haute, IN | Not available | $9.43 | $19,610 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $16.65 | $34,620 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $16.15 | $33,600 |
| Charleston, WV | Not available | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Williamsport, PA | Not available | $12.42 | $25,840 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | Not available | $17.14 | $35,640 |
| Jackson, MS | Not available | $12.63 | $26,280 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | Not available | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | Not available | $8.50 | $17,680 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not available | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $12.41 | $25,800 |
| Elmira, NY | Not available | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $12.09 | $25,160 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | Not available | $11.69 | $24,300 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $11.27 | $23,440 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | Not available | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Manchester, NH | Not available | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $16.25 | $33,800 |
