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 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 7,940 | $25.26 | $52,540 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,070 | $34.61 | $71,990 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,060 | $34.64 | $72,050 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 1,990 | $28.54 | $59,360 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1,930 | $28.65 | $59,580 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,620 | $31.09 | $64,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,490 | $31.74 | $66,020 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,280 | $24.31 | $50,560 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 1,200 | $30.13 | $62,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,090 | $26.62 | $55,370 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 990 | $28.81 | $59,930 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 790 | $23.32 | $48,510 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 700 | $23.57 | $49,030 |
| Lafayette, LA | 660 | $23.78 | $49,450 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 620 | $26.10 | $54,280 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 620 | $25.21 | $52,430 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 600 | $22.21 | $46,200 |
| Toledo, OH | 600 | $30.26 | $62,940 |
| Tulsa, OK | 480 | $23.57 | $49,020 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 450 | $20.07 | $41,750 |
| Midland, TX | 360 | $25.41 | $52,860 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 360 | $25.79 | $53,640 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 320 | $23.16 | $48,160 |
| Billings, MT | 310 | $28.31 | $58,880 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 280 | $24.10 | $50,130 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 250 | $19.59 | $40,740 |
| San Antonio, TX | 190 | $18.70 | $38,900 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 170 | $24.19 | $50,320 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 140 | $24.16 | $50,260 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 140 | $24.27 | $50,490 |
| Laredo, TX | 140 | $26.81 | $55,760 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $23.68 | $49,260 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 120 | $22.63 | $47,060 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 120 | $22.97 | $47,780 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 110 | $26.18 | $54,460 |
| Mobile, AL | 110 | $25.96 | $54,000 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 100 | $27.33 | $56,850 |
| Odessa, TX | 90 | $26.67 | $55,470 |
| Tucson, AZ | 80 | $23.49 | $48,860 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 80 | $29.80 | $61,980 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $25.97 | $54,030 |
| Farmington, NM | 70 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Fresno, CA | 70 | $26.10 | $54,290 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $24.31 | $50,570 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 60 | $27.17 | $56,500 |
| Jackson, MS | 50 | $18.12 | $37,680 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 50 | $28.67 | $59,630 |
| Richmond, VA | 40 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Great Falls, MT | 40 | $25.18 | $52,370 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 30 | $21.55 | $44,830 |
| Abilene, TX | 30 | $22.09 | $45,950 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Not available | $25.66 | $53,370 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $29.94 | $62,280 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $26.67 | $55,460 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not available | $21.40 | $44,510 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | Not available | $27.60 | $57,420 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Not available | $22.20 | $46,180 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Not available | $24.04 | $49,990 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | $15.77 | $32,810 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | Not available | $20.34 | $42,310 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $25.35 | $52,720 |
| Altoona, PA | Not available | $23.69 | $49,270 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Not available | $29.81 | $62,010 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $31.23 | $64,960 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.33 | $44,380 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $19.64 | $40,860 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $28.04 | $58,310 |
| Victoria, TX | Not available | $22.20 | $46,180 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $29.57 | $61,500 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | Not available | $28.67 | $59,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $23.03 | $47,890 |
