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 | 4,510 | $10.19 | $21,190 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 17,570 | $10.05 | $20,900 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 13,230 | $9.90 | $20,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 12,910 | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 10,880 | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 7,400 | $8.73 | $18,160 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 4,400 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,290 | $8.87 | $18,450 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 4,240 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 3,960 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 3,940 | $8.47 | $17,610 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,880 | $9.62 | $20,020 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,850 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 3,670 | $10.72 | $22,290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 3,640 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 3,580 | $8.89 | $18,490 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 3,290 | $9.49 | $19,740 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 3,170 | $9.77 | $20,320 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 2,910 | $9.32 | $19,380 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,750 | $9.30 | $19,330 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,710 | $11.13 | $23,160 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 2,600 | $8.88 | $18,460 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,580 | $11.16 | $23,200 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,490 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,240 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,210 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 2,170 | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,160 | $9.64 | $20,060 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 2,070 | $9.05 | $18,820 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,030 | $9.40 | $19,540 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,710 | $6.89 | $14,330 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,700 | $8.72 | $18,140 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,670 | $10.44 | $21,720 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,640 | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,520 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,440 | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,440 | $9.88 | $20,560 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,370 | $9.43 | $19,620 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,290 | $9.85 | $20,490 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 1,290 | $10.37 | $21,580 |
| Honolulu, HI | 1,220 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 1,200 | $7.85 | $16,330 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 1,150 | $10.96 | $22,790 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,150 | $11.25 | $23,410 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,110 | $8.39 | $17,450 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 1,020 | $8.22 | $17,100 |
| Columbus, OH | 940 | $9.41 | $19,570 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 900 | $10.95 | $22,770 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 860 | $9.52 | $19,800 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 860 | $8.56 | $17,800 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 830 | $9.21 | $19,150 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 820 | $8.31 | $17,280 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 800 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| San Antonio, TX | 790 | $8.52 | $17,720 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 780 | $10.34 | $21,510 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 740 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 710 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 650 | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 650 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 640 | $9.13 | $19,000 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 610 | $10.44 | $21,720 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 560 | $8.41 | $17,480 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 540 | $10.21 | $21,240 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 510 | $8.56 | $17,810 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 500 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 480 | $9.06 | $18,850 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 470 | $10.00 | $20,800 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 470 | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 460 | $9.16 | $19,050 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 430 | $8.59 | $17,870 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 430 | $8.63 | $17,940 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 410 | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 400 | $8.60 | $17,890 |
| Knoxville, TN | 380 | $7.52 | $15,640 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 380 | $8.74 | $18,170 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 380 | $9.26 | $19,250 |
| New Haven, CT | 360 | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Tucson, AZ | 350 | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 340 | $7.51 | $15,630 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 340 | $7.95 | $16,530 |
| Tulsa, OK | 320 | $8.14 | $16,930 |
| Rochester, NY | 310 | $11.80 | $24,550 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 300 | $9.32 | $19,390 |
| Syracuse, NY | 290 | $9.97 | $20,740 |
| Spokane, WA | 290 | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| Dayton, OH | 260 | $9.06 | $18,840 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 250 | $8.07 | $16,790 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 250 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 240 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 230 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 230 | $8.01 | $16,670 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 230 | $9.72 | $20,230 |
| Richmond, VA | 230 | $9.29 | $19,320 |
| Toledo, OH | 220 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| El Paso, TX | 210 | $8.36 | $17,380 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 210 | $8.78 | $18,250 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 200 | $10.10 | $21,010 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 200 | $9.75 | $20,290 |
| Durham, NC | 190 | $8.84 | $18,390 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 190 | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Roanoke, VA | 180 | $9.53 | $19,830 |
| Akron, OH | 180 | $8.90 | $18,520 |
| Asheville, NC | 170 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 160 | $10.24 | $21,300 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 160 | $7.64 | $15,900 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 150 | $9.45 | $19,660 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 150 | $8.91 | $18,540 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 150 | $9.47 | $19,690 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 130 | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $10.69 | $22,240 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 120 | $9.01 | $18,740 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 120 | $8.95 | $18,610 |
| Lincoln, NE | 120 | $8.05 | $16,750 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 110 | $12.03 | $25,020 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 110 | $8.12 | $16,880 |
| Salinas, CA | 110 | $9.21 | $19,160 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 110 | $8.53 | $17,750 |
| Savannah, GA | 110 | $7.17 | $14,900 |
| Madison, WI | 110 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Wichita, KS | 100 | $8.55 | $17,780 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 100 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 90 | $9.30 | $19,340 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 90 | $9.20 | $19,130 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 90 | $8.68 | $18,050 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 90 | $10.20 | $21,220 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 80 | $10.01 | $20,820 |
| Greenville, SC | 80 | $8.75 | $18,210 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 80 | $10.10 | $21,020 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 80 | $9.02 | $18,750 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 80 | $7.97 | $16,570 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 70 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Binghamton, NY | 70 | $9.05 | $18,820 |
| Dover, DE | 70 | $8.25 | $17,160 |
| Prescott, AZ | 70 | $9.89 | $20,570 |
| Lubbock, TX | 70 | $8.15 | $16,960 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 70 | $9.45 | $19,650 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 70 | $9.92 | $20,620 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 70 | $7.33 | $15,250 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $12.19 | $25,350 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 60 | $7.60 | $15,810 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 60 | $10.74 | $22,350 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 60 | $9.41 | $19,580 |
| Jackson, MS | 60 | $8.62 | $17,940 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 60 | $9.27 | $19,290 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 60 | $10.74 | $22,340 |
| Laredo, TX | 50 | $8.39 | $17,440 |
| Erie, PA | 50 | $8.85 | $18,420 |
| Mobile, AL | 50 | $7.89 | $16,420 |
| Anchorage, AK | 50 | $11.56 | $24,030 |
| Abilene, TX | 50 | $8.21 | $17,070 |
| Dubuque, IA | 50 | $9.01 | $18,740 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 50 | $7.34 | $15,270 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | $7.50 | $15,610 |
| Green Bay, WI | 50 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 50 | $8.41 | $17,490 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 40 | $10.17 | $21,150 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 40 | $8.37 | $17,410 |
| Odessa, TX | 40 | $10.31 | $21,450 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 40 | $9.36 | $19,460 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 40 | $7.85 | $16,320 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 40 | $7.01 | $14,570 |
| Charleston, WV | 40 | $7.97 | $16,570 |
| Ponce, PR | 30 | $6.87 | $14,290 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 30 | $11.34 | $23,600 |
| Boulder, CO | 30 | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Lafayette, LA | 30 | $9.04 | $18,800 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 30 | $7.84 | $16,300 |
| Rochester, MN | 30 | $12.80 | $26,620 |
| Flint, MI | 30 | $7.57 | $15,740 |
| Lebanon, PA | 30 | $7.95 | $16,540 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | Not available | $8.45 | $17,580 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $11.88 | $24,700 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $11.06 | $23,000 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | Not available | $9.14 | $19,020 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Not available | $9.13 | $18,980 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Not available | $10.93 | $22,730 |
| York-Hanover, PA | Not available | $9.86 | $20,500 |
| Fajardo, PR | Not available | $6.64 | $13,820 |
| Lancaster, PA | Not available | $10.02 | $20,840 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | Not available | $9.32 | $19,390 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $9.43 | $19,600 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $11.94 | $24,840 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Not available | $7.85 | $16,320 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $7.96 | $16,550 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $8.73 | $18,170 |
| Manchester, NH | Not available | $10.09 | $20,980 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $10.32 | $21,450 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $7.64 | $15,890 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | Not available | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Not available | $8.76 | $18,220 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $8.79 | $18,290 |
