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 | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3,350 | $35.49 | $73,810 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 2,160 | $31.43 | $65,370 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,910 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,890 | $37.65 | $78,310 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,550 | $41.07 | $85,430 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,530 | $40.52 | $84,270 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,190 | $31.28 | $65,070 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,140 | $33.74 | $70,180 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,130 | $33.73 | $70,160 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 950 | Not available | Not available |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 720 | $24.42 | $50,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 680 | $25.01 | $52,020 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 520 | $26.36 | $54,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 520 | $23.44 | $48,750 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 500 | $27.35 | $56,880 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 480 | $38.61 | $80,320 |
| Mobile, AL | 450 | $32.25 | $67,070 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 420 | $31.28 | $65,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $24.76 | $51,510 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 340 | $31.24 | $64,970 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 330 | $27.49 | $57,190 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 290 | $24.26 | $50,470 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 290 | $29.64 | $61,650 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 280 | $25.43 | $52,890 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 270 | $23.47 | $48,810 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 260 | Not available | Not available |
| Lake Charles, LA | 250 | $31.50 | $65,520 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 250 | $22.49 | $46,780 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 230 | $29.36 | $61,070 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 200 | $31.90 | $66,350 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 190 | $41.32 | $85,940 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 190 | $19.62 | $40,800 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 170 | $24.07 | $50,070 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $40.77 | $84,810 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $28.33 | $58,920 |
| Lafayette, LA | 140 | $30.41 | $63,260 |
| Savannah, GA | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $19.41 | $40,380 |
| Wilmington, NC | 110 | $19.68 | $40,920 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 110 | $19.83 | $41,250 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 110 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 100 | $30.40 | $63,230 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $28.69 | $59,670 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 80 | $53.16 | $110,580 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 80 | $33.63 | $69,960 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 80 | $15.71 | $32,680 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 70 | $23.32 | $48,510 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 60 | $28.39 | $59,050 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 60 | $51.54 | $107,210 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 60 | $27.99 | $58,210 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 50 | $18.58 | $38,650 |
| Toledo, OH | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 50 | $51.76 | $107,660 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 50 | $38.51 | $80,100 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 40 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 40 | $27.77 | $57,760 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 40 | $35.88 | $74,630 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 40 | $10.39 | $21,620 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 40 | $23.48 | $48,830 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 30 | $34.56 | $71,890 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 30 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $31.91 | $66,380 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | Not available | $32.62 | $67,860 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $33.95 | $70,610 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.25 | $54,610 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $30.97 | $64,420 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $31.66 | $65,860 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $29.12 | $60,570 |
