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 | 620 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 5,660 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 5,130 | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,520 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 3,860 | $11.79 | $24,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,950 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,820 | $13.16 | $27,370 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,720 | $12.02 | $25,010 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,180 | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,110 | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 2,070 | $13.13 | $27,320 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,910 | $13.86 | $28,820 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,860 | $11.64 | $24,210 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,850 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,720 | $11.83 | $24,600 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,630 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,470 | $12.35 | $25,700 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,450 | $13.37 | $27,810 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1,440 | $12.06 | $25,080 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,320 | $10.85 | $22,580 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,220 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,200 | $10.52 | $21,890 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,160 | $13.05 | $27,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,160 | $15.58 | $32,400 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,140 | $11.24 | $23,390 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,070 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,030 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1,000 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 970 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 950 | $15.24 | $31,710 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 900 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| San Antonio, TX | 890 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 880 | $12.00 | $24,950 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 870 | $12.98 | $26,990 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 870 | $13.41 | $27,900 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 860 | $16.35 | $34,010 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 810 | $17.23 | $35,850 |
| Columbus, OH | 810 | $14.24 | $29,620 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 790 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Greenville, SC | 710 | $12.13 | $25,230 |
| Richmond, VA | 670 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 660 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 650 | $12.83 | $26,700 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 640 | $12.68 | $26,370 |
| Lakeland, FL | 630 | $15.91 | $33,100 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 630 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 620 | $11.80 | $24,540 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 610 | $11.78 | $24,510 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 610 | $12.68 | $26,380 |
| Dalton, GA | 580 | $11.08 | $23,060 |
| Toledo, OH | 580 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Madison, WI | 570 | $13.46 | $27,990 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 570 | $10.61 | $22,060 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 550 | $11.68 | $24,280 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 550 | $12.41 | $25,810 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 540 | $12.41 | $25,800 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 520 | $11.84 | $24,620 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 520 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 510 | $11.00 | $22,870 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 510 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 490 | $10.38 | $21,580 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 470 | $10.49 | $21,820 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $11.98 | $24,930 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 460 | $12.51 | $26,020 |
| Medford, OR | 450 | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 450 | $14.19 | $29,500 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 450 | $12.93 | $26,880 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 450 | $17.30 | $35,980 |
| Appleton, WI | 440 | $12.82 | $26,660 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 430 | $13.25 | $27,570 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 430 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 420 | $17.57 | $36,540 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 410 | $12.53 | $26,070 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 400 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Salem, OR | 380 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 370 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 370 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 360 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 350 | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 350 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Akron, OH | 330 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Stockton, CA | 330 | $14.13 | $29,390 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 330 | $11.51 | $23,950 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 320 | $15.91 | $33,100 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 320 | $12.12 | $25,210 |
| Rochester, NY | 320 | $13.52 | $28,120 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 300 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 290 | $9.95 | $20,690 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 290 | $14.65 | $30,470 |
| Honolulu, HI | 280 | $11.77 | $24,490 |
| Columbia, SC | 280 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 280 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Fresno, CA | 280 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 280 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 260 | $12.13 | $25,230 |
| Rockford, IL | 260 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 260 | $13.25 | $27,570 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 260 | $12.84 | $26,710 |
| Racine, WI | 260 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 250 | $11.66 | $24,240 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 250 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 240 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 240 | $11.15 | $23,200 |
| Dayton, OH | 240 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 240 | $13.12 | $27,290 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 230 | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 230 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Green Bay, WI | 230 | $14.56 | $30,290 |
| Burlington, NC | 220 | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Monroe, LA | 220 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 210 | $13.79 | $28,690 |
| Reading, PA | 210 | $12.20 | $25,380 |
| Florence, SC | 200 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Olympia, WA | 200 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Bend, OR | 200 | $13.23 | $27,510 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 200 | $16.18 | $33,660 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 200 | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 190 | $16.98 | $35,320 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 190 | $9.77 | $20,320 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 190 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 190 | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 190 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| New Haven, CT | 180 | $14.31 | $29,750 |
| Spokane, WA | 180 | $12.73 | $26,470 |
| Wausau, WI | 180 | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Anderson, SC | 170 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 170 | $14.00 | $29,120 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 170 | $12.66 | $26,330 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 170 | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Bellingham, WA | 170 | $12.11 | $25,200 |
| El Paso, TX | 170 | $10.14 | $21,090 |
| Wilmington, NC | 170 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| Cleveland, TN | 160 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 160 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Dothan, AL | 160 | $10.23 | $21,280 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 160 | $10.02 | $20,840 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 160 | $7.96 | $16,550 |
| Syracuse, NY | 160 | $11.20 | $23,300 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Asheville, NC | 150 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 150 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 150 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 150 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 140 | $14.74 | $30,670 |
| Wichita, KS | 140 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 140 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 140 | $14.92 | $31,020 |
| Modesto, CA | 140 | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 130 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 130 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Columbus, IN | 130 | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 130 | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| Redding, CA | 130 | $12.40 | $25,780 |
| Knoxville, TN | 120 | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 120 | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Danville, VA | 120 | $12.14 | $25,250 |
| Macon, GA | 120 | $12.64 | $26,300 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 120 | $10.62 | $22,080 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 120 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 110 | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 110 | $13.02 | $27,070 |
| Erie, PA | 110 | $11.80 | $24,540 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 110 | $12.76 | $26,550 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 110 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 110 | $15.32 | $31,860 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 110 | $10.17 | $21,150 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 110 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Lafayette, LA | 110 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| Tucson, AZ | 100 | $10.99 | $22,860 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 100 | $11.08 | $23,050 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 100 | $8.01 | $16,670 |
| Amarillo, TX | 90 | $9.21 | $19,160 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 90 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Lebanon, PA | 90 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 90 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Lubbock, TX | 90 | $8.61 | $17,910 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 80 | $10.42 | $21,680 |
| Topeka, KS | 80 | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| Anchorage, AK | 80 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 80 | $11.52 | $23,960 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 80 | $11.59 | $24,110 |
| Durham, NC | 80 | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 80 | $9.46 | $19,680 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 80 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Johnson City, TN | 70 | $9.07 | $18,870 |
| Lafayette, IN | 70 | $11.19 | $23,280 |
| Kokomo, IN | 70 | $11.00 | $22,870 |
| Waco, TX | 70 | $11.55 | $24,010 |
| Binghamton, NY | 70 | $10.80 | $22,470 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 70 | $13.63 | $28,360 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 70 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 70 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Morristown, TN | 60 | $11.92 | $24,800 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 60 | $11.06 | $23,000 |
| Greeley, CO | 60 | $14.44 | $30,030 |
| Montgomery, AL | 60 | $11.65 | $24,240 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 60 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 60 | $13.77 | $28,630 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 60 | $14.67 | $30,520 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 50 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Huntsville, AL | 50 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 50 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Longview, TX | 50 | $8.54 | $17,750 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 50 | $10.19 | $21,200 |
| Rome, GA | 50 | $11.73 | $24,410 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 50 | $10.75 | $22,360 |
| Janesville, WI | 50 | $15.96 | $33,190 |
| Bloomington, IN | 50 | $10.88 | $22,640 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 40 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 40 | $9.58 | $19,920 |
| Chico, CA | 40 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 30 | $7.60 | $15,820 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 30 | $9.88 | $20,550 |
| Missoula, MT | Not available | $15.19 | $31,580 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | Not available | $12.35 | $25,690 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.22 | $23,350 |
| Flint, MI | Not available | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $14.02 | $29,170 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $10.49 | $21,810 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $15.21 | $31,640 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Williamsport, PA | Not available | $13.30 | $27,670 |
| Gainesville, GA | Not available | $9.16 | $19,050 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| Salisbury, MD | Not available | $15.02 | $31,230 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | Not available | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| St. Cloud, MN | Not available | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Not available | $11.93 | $24,820 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | Not available | $14.15 | $29,440 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | Not available | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $13.16 | $27,360 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.86 | $22,600 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | Not available | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $13.60 | $28,300 |
| Muncie, IN | Not available | $9.90 | $20,580 |
| Springfield, MO | Not available | $15.62 | $32,480 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $11.18 | $23,250 |
