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 | 4,320 | $18.66 | $38,820 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 20,860 | $22.41 | $46,610 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 17,770 | $23.43 | $48,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 6,540 | Not available | Not available |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 6,220 | Not available | Not available |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 5,020 | Not available | Not available |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4,290 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 3,970 | $16.79 | $34,910 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 3,890 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,550 | Not available | Not available |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,500 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,420 | $20.63 | $42,920 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3,110 | $17.70 | $36,810 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 3,060 | Not available | Not available |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,660 | $20.48 | $42,610 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,480 | $11.53 | $23,990 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,430 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 2,420 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,360 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,110 | $18.91 | $39,330 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,100 | $14.77 | $30,730 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 2,090 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,030 | $15.53 | $32,310 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,970 | $15.98 | $33,250 |
| Honolulu, HI | 1,970 | $17.92 | $37,260 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,860 | Not available | Not available |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,780 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,760 | $18.87 | $39,240 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,630 | $19.69 | $40,950 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,590 | $20.04 | $41,690 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,470 | $16.76 | $34,850 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 1,430 | $16.82 | $34,980 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,410 | $18.42 | $38,310 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,200 | $16.37 | $34,050 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,180 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,110 | $17.54 | $36,490 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,070 | $14.15 | $29,430 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,050 | $20.47 | $42,580 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,000 | $12.99 | $27,020 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 990 | $15.17 | $31,550 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 940 | $17.90 | $37,220 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 850 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 830 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 820 | $19.45 | $40,460 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 820 | $15.52 | $32,270 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 800 | $15.60 | $32,450 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 780 | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 770 | $16.38 | $34,070 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 760 | $21.16 | $44,010 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 740 | $15.21 | $31,650 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 740 | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Tucson, AZ | 730 | $16.04 | $33,370 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 690 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Richmond, VA | 650 | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 630 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Knoxville, TN | 580 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 560 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| El Paso, TX | 530 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 490 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 480 | $15.41 | $32,060 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 480 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| New Haven, CT | 430 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 400 | $13.29 | $27,650 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 380 | Not available | Not available |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 380 | $18.76 | $39,020 |
| Spokane, WA | 370 | Not available | Not available |
| Lancaster, PA | 360 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 360 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Durham, NC | 350 | $13.36 | $27,780 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 350 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 350 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Mobile, AL | 340 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 340 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 340 | $14.10 | $29,340 |
| Toledo, OH | 330 | $15.41 | $32,050 |
| Stockton, CA | 320 | $16.38 | $34,080 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 300 | Not available | Not available |
| Rochester, MN | 300 | $15.01 | $31,210 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 300 | $19.53 | $40,630 |
| Reading, PA | 290 | $16.88 | $35,110 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 280 | Not available | Not available |
| Boulder, CO | 270 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 270 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Jackson, MS | 260 | $12.36 | $25,700 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 260 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 260 | $16.19 | $33,680 |
| Olympia, WA | 240 | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 240 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 230 | $14.79 | $30,750 |
| Montgomery, AL | 220 | $11.29 | $23,480 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 220 | $12.51 | $26,030 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 220 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 220 | $12.92 | $26,870 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $14.28 | $29,690 |
| Johnstown, PA | 210 | $15.01 | $31,220 |
| Binghamton, NY | 200 | $13.31 | $27,690 |
| Greenville, SC | 200 | $7.68 | $15,980 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 200 | $11.07 | $23,020 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 190 | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 190 | $14.25 | $29,640 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 190 | $17.26 | $35,910 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 190 | $12.40 | $25,800 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 190 | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| Anchorage, AK | 180 | $17.98 | $37,390 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 180 | $10.48 | $21,790 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 180 | $17.89 | $37,200 |
| Lakeland, FL | 180 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Johnson City, TN | 180 | $11.02 | $22,920 |
| Salem, OR | 170 | $16.23 | $33,770 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 170 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 170 | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 160 | $13.97 | $29,060 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 150 | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 150 | $11.93 | $24,820 |
| Lincoln, NE | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Tulsa, OK | 150 | $15.19 | $31,590 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 140 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| Rockford, IL | 140 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 140 | $17.92 | $37,270 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 140 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 140 | $15.19 | $31,600 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 130 | $17.11 | $35,580 |
| Huntsville, AL | 130 | $9.19 | $19,110 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 130 | $13.06 | $27,170 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 130 | $12.67 | $26,360 |
| Iowa City, IA | 120 | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 110 | $14.80 | $30,790 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 110 | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 110 | $13.51 | $28,090 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 110 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 100 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 100 | $13.25 | $27,570 |
| Green Bay, WI | 100 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 100 | $10.59 | $22,030 |
| Fresno, CA | 90 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 90 | $10.97 | $22,820 |
| Lebanon, PA | 80 | $15.38 | $31,980 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 70 | $10.10 | $21,000 |
| Roanoke, VA | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 70 | $8.71 | $18,120 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 60 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 60 | $14.37 | $29,880 |
| El Centro, CA | 50 | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 50 | $8.31 | $17,290 |
| Wausau, WI | 50 | $14.96 | $31,110 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 40 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Savannah, GA | 40 | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 40 | $12.14 | $25,240 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $12.22 | $25,420 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 40 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Anderson, IN | 40 | $16.09 | $33,480 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Danville, VA | 40 | $13.05 | $27,140 |
| Tyler, TX | 40 | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Medford, OR | 30 | $10.67 | $22,190 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $14.78 | $30,750 |
| Gadsden, AL | Not available | $7.87 | $16,370 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $14.51 | $30,170 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $15.37 | $31,980 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $20.94 | $43,550 |
| Macon, GA | Not available | $6.74 | $14,010 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Not available | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Manchester, NH | Not available | $14.89 | $30,960 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $12.85 | $26,740 |
| Salinas, CA | Not available | $19.87 | $41,340 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $9.25 | $19,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Not available | $18.37 | $38,200 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.03 | $43,740 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not available | $20.93 | $43,520 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not available | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Not available | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.17 | $31,560 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Laredo, TX | Not available | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Not available | $16.50 | $34,310 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | Not available | $8.76 | $18,230 |
