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 | 100 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,070 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,870 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,800 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,750 | $10.95 | $22,770 |
| Amarillo, TX | 1,310 | $10.61 | $22,060 |
| Modesto, CA | 1,270 | $11.21 | $23,320 |
| Fresno, CA | 1,120 | $9.48 | $19,710 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,000 | $11.48 | $23,890 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 950 | Not available | Not available |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 940 | $10.25 | $21,320 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 850 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 780 | $9.94 | $20,670 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 750 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 730 | $10.47 | $21,780 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 700 | $9.40 | $19,550 |
| Columbia, SC | 670 | $8.35 | $17,370 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 660 | $11.89 | $24,720 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 630 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 610 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 550 | $12.19 | $25,360 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 480 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 480 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 450 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 400 | $7.36 | $15,310 |
| Gainesville, GA | 400 | $9.83 | $20,450 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 350 | $10.61 | $22,070 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 340 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 330 | $10.51 | $21,870 |
| Dayton, OH | 310 | $11.86 | $24,660 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 270 | $12.14 | $25,260 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 260 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Lancaster, PA | 220 | $11.19 | $23,280 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 190 | $10.61 | $22,060 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 190 | $10.54 | $21,920 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 170 | $10.67 | $22,190 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 170 | $9.41 | $19,560 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 140 | $9.56 | $19,890 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 140 | $9.56 | $19,890 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 140 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 140 | $9.81 | $20,400 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 130 | $10.15 | $21,110 |
| San Angelo, TX | 120 | $7.80 | $16,220 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 110 | $8.93 | $18,570 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 100 | $8.16 | $16,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 100 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Toledo, OH | 90 | $9.76 | $20,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 90 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Peoria, IL | 90 | $10.36 | $21,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 80 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 50 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 50 | $13.43 | $27,940 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 50 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 40 | $10.90 | $22,660 |
| Wausau, WI | 40 | $12.17 | $25,310 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not available | $11.81 | $24,560 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Not available | $14.80 | $30,770 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | Not available | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $12.63 | $26,280 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $10.08 | $20,960 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $10.30 | $21,410 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $12.54 | $26,090 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $11.49 | $23,890 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.84 | $26,710 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Springfield, MO | Not available | $9.80 | $20,390 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $10.62 | $22,090 |
