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 | 240 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,730 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 4,500 | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 4,160 | $17.00 | $35,370 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,600 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,460 | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,540 | $17.19 | $35,760 |
| Green Bay, WI | 2,190 | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,140 | $19.43 | $40,410 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,100 | $12.91 | $26,840 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,940 | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 1,900 | $19.96 | $41,530 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,770 | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,680 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,580 | $20.74 | $43,130 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,530 | $13.10 | $27,260 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,430 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,380 | $20.19 | $41,990 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,270 | $17.69 | $36,790 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,180 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,080 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,030 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,020 | $15.48 | $32,190 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 930 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 890 | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 800 | $16.27 | $33,830 |
| Altoona, PA | 770 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Richmond, VA | 760 | $16.48 | $34,290 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 750 | $21.86 | $45,480 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 710 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 670 | $18.84 | $39,190 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 650 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 620 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Syracuse, NY | 620 | $18.40 | $38,260 |
| Appleton, WI | 610 | $18.68 | $38,850 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 600 | $16.73 | $34,810 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 600 | $14.60 | $30,380 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 590 | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 580 | $15.25 | $31,710 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 580 | $14.60 | $30,380 |
| Wausau, WI | 570 | $15.36 | $31,940 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 570 | $12.37 | $25,740 |
| Columbus, OH | 570 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 560 | $16.02 | $33,310 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 560 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 560 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 550 | $19.61 | $40,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 550 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 540 | $12.89 | $26,800 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 530 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 510 | $17.54 | $36,490 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 510 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 490 | $14.65 | $30,480 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 490 | $12.54 | $26,090 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 490 | $17.05 | $35,450 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 480 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 480 | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 480 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 460 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 440 | $18.30 | $38,070 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 420 | $14.15 | $29,430 |
| Akron, OH | 410 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 410 | $18.41 | $38,290 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 400 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 400 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 390 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Florence, SC | 370 | $16.80 | $34,930 |
| Toledo, OH | 370 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 370 | $17.98 | $37,410 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 370 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Tulsa, OK | 360 | $18.68 | $38,860 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 350 | Not available | Not available |
| Dayton, OH | 340 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 340 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Racine, WI | 340 | $16.52 | $34,350 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 330 | $18.73 | $38,970 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 330 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 330 | $17.11 | $35,580 |
| Macon, GA | 310 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| San Antonio, TX | 300 | $11.18 | $23,260 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 300 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 290 | $18.68 | $38,860 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 290 | $14.28 | $29,710 |
| Modesto, CA | 290 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Savannah, GA | 280 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 270 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 270 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 260 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 260 | $16.36 | $34,020 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 260 | $20.56 | $42,760 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 250 | $12.91 | $26,840 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 250 | $15.99 | $33,260 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 250 | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Rockford, IL | 250 | $15.64 | $32,520 |
| Morristown, TN | 240 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Fresno, CA | 240 | $14.57 | $30,300 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 230 | $14.23 | $29,590 |
| Stockton, CA | 230 | $16.39 | $34,080 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 230 | $11.01 | $22,900 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 220 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Lakeland, FL | 210 | $13.64 | $28,360 |
| Burlington, NC | 210 | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Reading, PA | 210 | $17.87 | $37,170 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 210 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 200 | $12.76 | $26,550 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 200 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 200 | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 200 | $14.67 | $30,500 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 200 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| New Haven, CT | 190 | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Columbia, SC | 190 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 190 | $15.52 | $32,290 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 170 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| El Paso, TX | 170 | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 160 | $11.95 | $24,850 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 160 | $14.28 | $29,710 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 160 | $14.90 | $30,990 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 160 | $11.96 | $24,880 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 150 | $15.94 | $33,150 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 150 | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Monroe, LA | 150 | $16.64 | $34,600 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 150 | $15.49 | $32,230 |
| Roanoke, VA | 150 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Greenville, SC | 140 | $15.76 | $32,780 |
| Dubuque, IA | 140 | $14.96 | $31,120 |
| Danville, VA | 140 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 140 | $11.22 | $23,330 |
| Knoxville, TN | 130 | $14.57 | $30,310 |
| Monroe, MI | 130 | $15.73 | $32,720 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 120 | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 120 | $14.33 | $29,810 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 110 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 110 | $14.14 | $29,400 |
| Huntsville, AL | 110 | $12.74 | $26,510 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 110 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 100 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 100 | $14.57 | $30,310 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 90 | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 90 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Valdosta, GA | 80 | $16.39 | $34,100 |
| Yakima, WA | 80 | $21.20 | $44,100 |
| Alexandria, LA | 80 | $19.43 | $40,410 |
| Mansfield, OH | 80 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Durham, NC | 80 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 60 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Honolulu, HI | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Tyler, TX | 50 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Lincoln, NE | 50 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 50 | $13.79 | $28,680 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 50 | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Wilmington, NC | 40 | $11.85 | $24,650 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 30 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | Not available | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not available | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| Ames, IA | Not available | $14.86 | $30,900 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $11.64 | $24,210 |
| Jackson, MS | Not available | $14.59 | $30,350 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | Not available | $20.28 | $42,170 |
| Springfield, MO | Not available | $15.24 | $31,690 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $14.86 | $30,910 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $14.75 | $30,690 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | Not available | $13.63 | $28,360 |
| Lancaster, PA | Not available | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Longview, WA | Not available | $21.55 | $44,810 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Binghamton, NY | Not available | $16.18 | $33,650 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $14.61 | $30,380 |
