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 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 1,270 | $8.96 | $18,640 |
| Yakima, WA | 1,190 | $9.70 | $20,190 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 1,170 | $9.09 | $18,920 |
| Salinas, CA | 950 | $9.56 | $19,880 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 950 | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Fresno, CA | 880 | $9.54 | $19,850 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 870 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 760 | $10.07 | $20,950 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 750 | $10.01 | $20,830 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 700 | $8.12 | $16,890 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 650 | $8.83 | $18,370 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 580 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Salem, OR | 570 | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| Merced, CA | 550 | $9.63 | $20,040 |
| Stockton, CA | 520 | $8.60 | $17,890 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $8.93 | $18,580 |
| Modesto, CA | 390 | $8.87 | $18,460 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 360 | $7.02 | $14,600 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 340 | $7.72 | $16,060 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 330 | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 310 | $11.49 | $23,900 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 310 | $10.39 | $21,620 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 300 | $10.60 | $22,060 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 300 | $9.52 | $19,800 |
| Lakeland, FL | 260 | $8.17 | $17,000 |
| San Antonio, TX | 240 | $7.09 | $14,750 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 240 | $9.73 | $20,230 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 210 | $10.85 | $22,570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 180 | $9.57 | $19,900 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 170 | $9.89 | $20,570 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 160 | $9.24 | $19,230 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 150 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 140 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 120 | $8.03 | $16,690 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 120 | $10.56 | $21,950 |
| Chico, CA | 120 | $9.42 | $19,590 |
| New Bedford, MA | 120 | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 120 | $11.19 | $23,270 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 100 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 100 | $7.84 | $16,320 |
| Lancaster, PA | 90 | $10.00 | $20,810 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 80 | $9.48 | $19,720 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 70 | $8.84 | $18,400 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 70 | $9.24 | $19,210 |
| Wausau, WI | 70 | $8.75 | $18,200 |
| Syracuse, NY | 60 | $10.08 | $20,960 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 60 | $10.35 | $21,530 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 50 | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Yuma, AZ | 50 | $9.12 | $18,980 |
| Madison, WI | 40 | $11.24 | $23,370 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 40 | $8.98 | $18,690 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 40 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 40 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 40 | $12.52 | $26,050 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | Not available | $9.61 | $20,000 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $12.49 | $25,980 |
| Yuba City, CA | Not available | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Valdosta, GA | Not available | $7.01 | $14,580 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | Not available | $11.11 | $23,110 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | Not available | $9.01 | $18,740 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $15.99 | $33,250 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $12.01 | $24,970 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $9.70 | $20,170 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $11.79 | $24,520 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Not available | $9.01 | $18,730 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $9.48 | $19,720 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $8.98 | $18,680 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | Not available | $10.46 | $21,770 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $8.81 | $18,310 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Wenatchee, WA | Not available | $10.28 | $21,390 |
