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 | 1,270 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 23,320 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 20,770 | $14.60 | $30,380 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 10,130 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 9,680 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 7,200 | $13.28 | $27,630 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 6,620 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 6,590 | $10.77 | $22,390 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6,070 | $14.09 | $29,300 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 5,370 | $15.59 | $32,440 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 4,230 | $12.12 | $25,210 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3,670 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Columbus, OH | 3,590 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,510 | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,130 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,990 | $15.53 | $32,300 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 2,990 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 2,950 | $12.40 | $25,780 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,760 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,550 | $11.69 | $24,320 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2,450 | $25.19 | $52,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,410 | $14.45 | $30,060 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 2,390 | $16.56 | $34,430 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 2,340 | $14.82 | $30,840 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 2,320 | $13.15 | $27,350 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,230 | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2,170 | $12.98 | $27,010 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 2,160 | $15.01 | $31,210 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2,140 | $17.42 | $36,230 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 2,100 | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,990 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 1,910 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,890 | Not available | Not available |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,850 | $19.10 | $39,720 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,830 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,600 | $17.46 | $36,320 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,480 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,370 | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Peoria, IL | 1,280 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,270 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 1,250 | $21.22 | $44,130 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,190 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 1,170 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,170 | $14.13 | $29,380 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,160 | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,140 | $13.03 | $27,100 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 1,110 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 1,110 | $11.14 | $23,180 |
| Rockford, IL | 1,060 | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Flint, MI | 1,040 | $26.47 | $55,060 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $14.39 | $29,940 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 1,020 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 990 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Cleveland, TN | 990 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Dayton, OH | 980 | Not available | Not available |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 970 | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 970 | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 970 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Greenville, SC | 960 | $12.37 | $25,740 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 950 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Knoxville, TN | 950 | $12.17 | $25,320 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 910 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Toledo, OH | 900 | $14.96 | $31,120 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 900 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 890 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Dalton, GA | 880 | $9.77 | $20,330 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 860 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 850 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Ponce, PR | 830 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| Fresno, CA | 810 | $11.81 | $24,570 |
| Macon, GA | 780 | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 770 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Jackson, TN | 770 | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 770 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 750 | $12.48 | $25,970 |
| Lakeland, FL | 740 | $11.38 | $23,680 |
| Huntsville, AL | 720 | $15.44 | $32,110 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 720 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Lafayette, LA | 720 | $15.10 | $31,400 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 710 | $14.14 | $29,400 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 680 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 680 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 660 | $20.41 | $42,460 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 630 | $15.29 | $31,800 |
| Appleton, WI | 630 | $12.43 | $25,840 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 630 | $10.63 | $22,120 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 630 | $15.25 | $31,720 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 610 | $11.76 | $24,460 |
| Medford, OR | 610 | $11.25 | $23,410 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 600 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 580 | $13.18 | $27,420 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 580 | $11.05 | $22,990 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 560 | $17.42 | $36,240 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 560 | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Akron, OH | 560 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 560 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Stockton, CA | 550 | $13.70 | $28,500 |
| Guayama, PR | 550 | $15.59 | $32,420 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 540 | $12.55 | $26,100 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 540 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 540 | $12.72 | $26,470 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 530 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Joplin, MO | 510 | $10.89 | $22,650 |
| Sandusky, OH | 500 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 490 | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Rochester, NY | 470 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 470 | $15.01 | $31,230 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 470 | $13.54 | $28,170 |
| Lancaster, PA | 460 | $12.75 | $26,510 |
| Monroe, LA | 460 | $9.04 | $18,810 |
| Tulsa, OK | 460 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Rochester, MN | 460 | $13.30 | $27,650 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 450 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 450 | $10.31 | $21,440 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 450 | $12.69 | $26,390 |
| Fajardo, PR | 440 | $8.62 | $17,930 |
| Durham, NC | 440 | $16.43 | $34,180 |
| Johnson City, TN | 430 | $11.79 | $24,510 |
| Columbia, MO | 420 | $12.99 | $27,010 |
| Mobile, AL | 420 | Not available | Not available |
| Columbus, IN | 410 | $12.27 | $25,530 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 410 | Not available | Not available |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 410 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 400 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Gainesville, GA | 390 | $9.93 | $20,660 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 380 | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 370 | $13.97 | $29,070 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 370 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 360 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 360 | $11.63 | $24,180 |
| Wichita, KS | 360 | $18.53 | $38,540 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 350 | $10.40 | $21,620 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 350 | $18.21 | $37,880 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 340 | $10.35 | $21,530 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 330 | $14.72 | $30,620 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 330 | $8.94 | $18,590 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 330 | Not available | Not available |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 320 | $15.38 | $32,000 |
| Anderson, IN | 310 | $28.61 | $59,510 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 310 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 300 | $13.89 | $28,880 |
| Springfield, MO | 300 | $13.44 | $27,950 |
| Florence, SC | 290 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 290 | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 290 | $10.30 | $21,430 |
| Monroe, MI | 280 | Not available | Not available |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 280 | $20.79 | $43,250 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 270 | $13.14 | $27,320 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 270 | $11.72 | $24,370 |
| Bloomington, IN | 270 | $9.45 | $19,660 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 260 | $11.56 | $24,040 |
| Modesto, CA | 260 | $13.74 | $28,590 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 260 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Salem, OR | 250 | $12.73 | $26,470 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 250 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 250 | $10.52 | $21,880 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 240 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 240 | $16.60 | $34,540 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 240 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 240 | $20.22 | $42,060 |
| Manchester, NH | 240 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Spokane, WA | 230 | $14.39 | $29,920 |
| Madison, WI | 230 | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 230 | $13.05 | $27,140 |
| Jackson, MI | 230 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Racine, WI | 230 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Lincoln, NE | 230 | $11.38 | $23,670 |
| New Haven, CT | 220 | $20.61 | $42,870 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 220 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 220 | $16.67 | $34,670 |
| San Antonio, TX | 220 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 210 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 210 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 210 | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Napa, CA | 200 | $15.64 | $32,520 |
| Honolulu, HI | 200 | $15.61 | $32,460 |
| Yakima, WA | 200 | $11.27 | $23,440 |
| Bend, OR | 200 | $15.26 | $31,740 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 200 | $10.59 | $22,030 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 190 | $10.80 | $22,460 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 180 | $13.30 | $27,660 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 180 | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 170 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 170 | $12.00 | $24,950 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 170 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 170 | $13.24 | $27,540 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 170 | $10.95 | $22,770 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 170 | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| El Paso, TX | 170 | $8.43 | $17,530 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 160 | $18.41 | $38,290 |
| Brunswick, GA | 160 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 160 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 160 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Danville, IL | 160 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Dubuque, IA | 150 | $12.37 | $25,720 |
| Morristown, TN | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Albuquerque, NM | 150 | $11.27 | $23,450 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 150 | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| Asheville, NC | 150 | $11.51 | $23,950 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 150 | $11.57 | $24,080 |
| Odessa, TX | 140 | $10.11 | $21,030 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 140 | $9.64 | $20,060 |
| Owensboro, KY | 140 | $17.70 | $36,820 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 140 | $15.44 | $32,120 |
| Longview, WA | 140 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 130 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 130 | $14.58 | $30,320 |
| Decatur, AL | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Topeka, KS | 120 | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| Bellingham, WA | 120 | $11.95 | $24,850 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 120 | $12.87 | $26,780 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 120 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 120 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 120 | $16.19 | $33,670 |
| Tucson, AZ | 120 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 110 | $12.18 | $25,330 |
| Savannah, GA | 110 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Iowa City, IA | 100 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Reading, PA | 100 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 100 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Sheboygan, WI | 100 | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Olympia, WA | 90 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 90 | $10.63 | $22,100 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 90 | $11.96 | $24,880 |
| Tyler, TX | 90 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Wilmington, NC | 80 | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 80 | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | $15.58 | $32,400 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 70 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Boulder, CO | 70 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 70 | $18.44 | $38,350 |
| New Bedford, MA | 70 | $14.51 | $30,170 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 70 | $16.86 | $35,060 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 70 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 70 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 70 | $14.27 | $29,670 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 70 | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $18.93 | $39,360 |
| Montgomery, AL | 50 | $12.53 | $26,070 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $8.97 | $18,660 |
| Lubbock, TX | 50 | $9.98 | $20,760 |
| Burlington, NC | 50 | $11.40 | $23,720 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 50 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Bay City, MI | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Anderson, SC | 50 | $13.79 | $28,690 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 50 | $12.04 | $25,050 |
| Ames, IA | 50 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Erie, PA | 50 | $13.93 | $28,980 |
| Ocala, FL | 50 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| Alexandria, LA | 50 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| Dothan, AL | 40 | $8.78 | $18,270 |
| Williamsport, PA | 40 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| Farmington, NM | 40 | $14.38 | $29,900 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 40 | $14.31 | $29,770 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 40 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Terre Haute, IN | 30 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 30 | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Hot Springs, AR | 30 | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| Columbia, SC | 30 | $18.10 | $37,640 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 30 | $9.08 | $18,880 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Not available | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | Not available | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $14.66 | $30,500 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| Grand Junction, CO | Not available | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $11.18 | $23,260 |
| Yuba City, CA | Not available | $14.89 | $30,960 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Not available | $17.69 | $36,800 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $22.23 | $46,240 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | Not available | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not available | $14.31 | $29,760 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $12.05 | $25,060 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $9.49 | $19,730 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | Not available | $8.72 | $18,130 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Not available | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Chico, CA | Not available | $10.10 | $21,010 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not available | $10.64 | $22,140 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | $8.75 | $18,190 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | Not available | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Mansfield, OH | Not available | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Not available | $13.90 | $28,910 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $11.96 | $24,880 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $15.15 | $31,520 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not available | $13.96 | $29,030 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Not available | $11.59 | $24,120 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $11.28 | $23,460 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Springfield, IL | Not available | $13.24 | $27,550 |
