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 | 2,900 | $16.70 | $34,740 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 11,800 | $23.02 | $47,890 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 8,470 | $24.47 | $50,890 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,240 | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,990 | $19.15 | $39,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,410 | $19.11 | $39,760 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 3,250 | $21.33 | $44,360 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 2,890 | $7.88 | $16,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,470 | $19.18 | $39,880 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,390 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,180 | $17.36 | $36,110 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,100 | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,090 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,720 | $21.69 | $45,110 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,720 | $20.98 | $43,630 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,640 | $13.07 | $27,180 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,560 | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,530 | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,530 | $17.37 | $36,120 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,420 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,420 | $15.82 | $32,920 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,410 | $15.31 | $31,840 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,390 | $18.73 | $38,970 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,250 | $18.36 | $38,190 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,230 | $16.68 | $34,680 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,220 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,200 | $16.46 | $34,230 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,200 | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,170 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,110 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,070 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,070 | $24.69 | $51,350 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,060 | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,010 | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,000 | $15.24 | $31,700 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 990 | $19.70 | $40,970 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 950 | $15.52 | $32,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 940 | $17.94 | $37,310 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 900 | $17.73 | $36,880 |
| Columbus, OH | 850 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 810 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 810 | $16.13 | $33,560 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 810 | $15.41 | $32,060 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 800 | $21.34 | $44,400 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 800 | $26.70 | $55,540 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 780 | $17.00 | $35,350 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 740 | $16.18 | $33,650 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 730 | $18.52 | $38,530 |
| Richmond, VA | 720 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 700 | $15.32 | $31,860 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 700 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 670 | $12.39 | $25,770 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 660 | $14.39 | $29,920 |
| San Antonio, TX | 660 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 610 | $19.51 | $40,590 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 610 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 600 | $16.87 | $35,080 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 600 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 560 | $11.88 | $24,720 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 540 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 530 | $17.03 | $35,430 |
| Tulsa, OK | 520 | $11.86 | $24,680 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 500 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Columbia, SC | 500 | $13.20 | $27,460 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 490 | $11.83 | $24,610 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 480 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 480 | $15.26 | $31,730 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 470 | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 430 | $15.76 | $32,770 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 410 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 410 | $12.40 | $25,800 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 410 | $16.80 | $34,930 |
| Honolulu, HI | 400 | $17.07 | $35,500 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 400 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 370 | $15.48 | $32,200 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 350 | $15.25 | $31,730 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 350 | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 340 | $17.41 | $36,200 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 330 | $15.52 | $32,280 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 330 | $16.54 | $34,410 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 320 | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Laredo, TX | 320 | $9.68 | $20,140 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 320 | $12.01 | $24,990 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 310 | $14.56 | $30,280 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 300 | $17.57 | $36,540 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 300 | $21.32 | $44,350 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 290 | $16.30 | $33,910 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 290 | $14.31 | $29,770 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 290 | Not available | Not available |
| Rochester, NY | 280 | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 280 | $12.63 | $26,280 |
| Fresno, CA | 270 | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Dayton, OH | 270 | $17.69 | $36,790 |
| Lincoln, NE | 270 | $13.56 | $28,210 |
| Greenville, SC | 270 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 250 | $14.11 | $29,350 |
| Stockton, CA | 250 | $20.19 | $41,990 |
| Spokane, WA | 250 | $19.40 | $40,340 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 250 | $15.01 | $31,230 |
| Mobile, AL | 240 | $11.39 | $23,680 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 240 | $18.56 | $38,590 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 230 | $13.75 | $28,610 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 230 | $13.77 | $28,650 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 220 | $22.49 | $46,770 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 220 | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 220 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 220 | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| New Haven, CT | 220 | $16.64 | $34,610 |
| Syracuse, NY | 210 | $13.36 | $27,780 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 210 | $13.17 | $27,390 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 200 | $13.46 | $28,010 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 200 | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 200 | $9.98 | $20,770 |
| Akron, OH | 200 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 190 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 190 | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Roanoke, VA | 190 | $9.99 | $20,790 |
| Knoxville, TN | 180 | $12.16 | $25,300 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 180 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 180 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 180 | $11.97 | $24,890 |
| Jackson, MS | 170 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Salem, OR | 170 | $16.80 | $34,950 |
| Charleston, WV | 170 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Madison, WI | 170 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 170 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 170 | $8.58 | $17,850 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 160 | $11.59 | $24,110 |
| Wichita, KS | 160 | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 160 | $15.43 | $32,080 |
| Huntsville, AL | 160 | $12.65 | $26,320 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 160 | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Savannah, GA | 150 | $11.96 | $24,880 |
| Durham, NC | 150 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Lubbock, TX | 150 | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 150 | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Lakeland, FL | 150 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 150 | $19.50 | $40,560 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 150 | $10.01 | $20,830 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 150 | $12.16 | $25,290 |
| Topeka, KS | 150 | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 150 | $12.04 | $25,050 |
| Dothan, AL | 150 | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 150 | $16.25 | $33,790 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 150 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Asheville, NC | 150 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 140 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 140 | $21.38 | $44,480 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 140 | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 140 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Danbury, CT | 140 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 130 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Yauco, PR | 130 | $8.17 | $16,980 |
| Anderson, SC | 130 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Florence, SC | 130 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 130 | $12.05 | $25,070 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 130 | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 130 | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Manchester, NH | 130 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 130 | $11.43 | $23,780 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 130 | $16.24 | $33,770 |
| Gainesville, GA | 130 | $9.29 | $19,330 |
| Modesto, CA | 130 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| Decatur, AL | 120 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 120 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 110 | $6.89 | $14,320 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 110 | $15.35 | $31,940 |
| Pocatello, ID | 110 | $14.56 | $30,280 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 110 | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 110 | $10.84 | $22,540 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 110 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Yuma, AZ | 110 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 110 | $15.52 | $32,270 |
| Prescott, AZ | 110 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 110 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Jackson, MI | 110 | $11.88 | $24,720 |
| Lafayette, LA | 110 | $14.13 | $29,390 |
| Macon, GA | 110 | $9.53 | $19,820 |
| Springfield, IL | 100 | $14.83 | $30,860 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 100 | $20.13 | $41,880 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 100 | $18.09 | $37,620 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 100 | $10.65 | $22,140 |
| San German-Cabo Rojo, PR | 100 | $6.88 | $14,310 |
| Anchorage, AK | 100 | $22.92 | $47,680 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 100 | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| Binghamton, NY | 100 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| Bellingham, WA | 90 | $20.78 | $43,210 |
| Lebanon, PA | 90 | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 90 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Iowa City, IA | 90 | $16.04 | $33,370 |
| Napa, CA | 90 | $22.62 | $47,040 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 90 | $11.74 | $24,430 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 80 | $12.50 | $26,000 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 80 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 80 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 80 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 80 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 80 | $13.96 | $29,030 |
| Williamsport, PA | 80 | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| Columbus, IN | 80 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Bend, OR | 80 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 80 | $15.32 | $31,870 |
| Wilmington, NC | 80 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Greenville, NC | 80 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 80 | $9.67 | $20,120 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 80 | $20.72 | $43,090 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 80 | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 80 | $15.64 | $32,530 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 80 | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Joplin, MO | 80 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Johnson City, TN | 80 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Redding, CA | 80 | $20.02 | $41,630 |
| Rapid City, SD | 80 | $10.88 | $22,640 |
| Morristown, TN | 70 | $10.39 | $21,600 |
| Erie, PA | 70 | $11.63 | $24,180 |
| Bloomington, IN | 70 | $13.51 | $28,100 |
| Green Bay, WI | 70 | $11.56 | $24,030 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 70 | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Brunswick, GA | 70 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Salisbury, MD | 70 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| Monroe, LA | 70 | $9.18 | $19,090 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 70 | $12.65 | $26,300 |
| Tyler, TX | 70 | $13.13 | $27,320 |
| Ocala, FL | 60 | $13.23 | $27,510 |
| Racine, WI | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Charlottesville, VA | 60 | $12.84 | $26,700 |
| Yakima, WA | 60 | $16.64 | $34,610 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 60 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 60 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Bismarck, ND | 60 | $14.62 | $30,400 |
| Midland, TX | 60 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Springfield, MO | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Flint, MI | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Kingston, NY | 60 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 60 | $13.10 | $27,260 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 60 | $11.68 | $24,300 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 60 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 60 | $13.00 | $27,050 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 50 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Lafayette, IN | 50 | $12.99 | $27,020 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 50 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 50 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | $11.99 | $24,940 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 50 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Rochester, MN | 50 | $16.89 | $35,140 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 50 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 50 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Madera, CA | 50 | $17.70 | $36,820 |
| Appleton, WI | 50 | $20.23 | $42,070 |
| Jackson, TN | 50 | $10.11 | $21,020 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 50 | $14.21 | $29,550 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 50 | $10.10 | $21,010 |
| Johnstown, PA | 50 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 40 | $11.90 | $24,760 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 40 | $13.14 | $27,320 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 40 | $11.53 | $23,990 |
| Sumter, SC | 40 | $11.52 | $23,970 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 40 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 40 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 40 | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Valdosta, GA | 40 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 40 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| State College, PA | 40 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Decatur, IL | 40 | $15.52 | $32,270 |
| Reading, PA | 40 | $14.36 | $29,860 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 40 | $7.70 | $16,010 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 40 | $11.03 | $22,930 |
| Greeley, CO | 40 | $13.26 | $27,570 |
| New Bedford, MA | 30 | $14.78 | $30,750 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 30 | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 30 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | Not available | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.97 | $24,900 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | Not available | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not available | $12.87 | $26,760 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | Not available | $14.73 | $30,630 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Not available | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $16.96 | $35,280 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $15.31 | $31,840 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $14.10 | $29,340 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | Not available | $17.69 | $36,790 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | Not available | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | Not available | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Cleveland, TN | Not available | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $19.02 | $39,550 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | Not available | $9.94 | $20,680 |
| Lawton, OK | Not available | $12.88 | $26,790 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | Not available | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | Not available | $13.39 | $27,860 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $22.80 | $47,420 |
| York-Hanover, PA | Not available | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Lancaster, PA | Not available | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Not available | $11.57 | $24,060 |
