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 | 2,620 | Not available | $106,370 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 7,350 | Not available | $133,460 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 6,480 | Not available | $110,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 6,120 | Not available | $124,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 6,070 | Not available | $124,930 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 4,310 | Not available | $131,860 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,250 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 3,440 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3,300 | Not available | Not available |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3,180 | Not available | Not available |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,860 | Not available | $110,090 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,790 | Not available | $121,880 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,700 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,690 | Not available | $122,040 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,600 | Not available | $106,480 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,580 | Not available | $100,260 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,480 | Not available | $132,230 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,080 | Not available | $127,710 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,730 | Not available | $116,920 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,260 | Not available | $129,140 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,220 | Not available | $92,660 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,020 | Not available | $92,490 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 810 | Not available | Not available |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 720 | Not available | Not available |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 710 | Not available | Not available |
| Anchorage, AK | 680 | Not available | $107,760 |
| Honolulu, HI | 560 | Not available | $87,900 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 460 | Not available | Not available |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 170 | Not available | $111,280 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 170 | Not available | Not available |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 130 | Not available | $106,060 |
| Richmond, VA | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Fairbanks, AK | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Tulsa, OK | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | Not available | $116,210 |
