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 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,010 | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,790 | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,230 | $18.01 | $37,470 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,170 | $14.29 | $29,710 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,020 | $20.03 | $41,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 940 | $20.39 | $42,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 800 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 630 | $19.54 | $40,630 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 590 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 570 | $16.61 | $34,560 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 450 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 430 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 400 | $18.15 | $37,750 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 340 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 330 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 330 | $14.30 | $29,750 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 300 | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 300 | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 280 | $14.33 | $29,820 |
| Columbus, OH | 260 | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 260 | $14.58 | $30,320 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 250 | $16.59 | $34,510 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 250 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 250 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 220 | $14.37 | $29,900 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 210 | $17.68 | $36,770 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 210 | $12.13 | $25,230 |
| Erie, PA | 200 | $15.25 | $31,720 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 200 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 200 | $20.73 | $43,110 |
| Columbus, IN | 180 | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 180 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 170 | $14.23 | $29,610 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 170 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 170 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 160 | $20.42 | $42,470 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 160 | $16.55 | $34,430 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 150 | $21.92 | $45,580 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 150 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 140 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| Longview, TX | 130 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 120 | $24.74 | $51,470 |
| Madison, WI | 120 | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Knoxville, TN | 110 | $12.88 | $26,780 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 110 | $9.57 | $19,900 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 100 | $18.71 | $38,920 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 90 | $15.25 | $31,730 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 90 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| El Paso, TX | 90 | $16.44 | $34,190 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 90 | $16.10 | $33,490 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 80 | $25.06 | $52,130 |
| Huntsville, AL | 80 | $16.78 | $34,890 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 80 | $17.38 | $36,150 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 80 | $16.49 | $34,290 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 70 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 70 | $11.45 | $23,810 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 70 | $16.19 | $33,670 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 70 | $18.37 | $38,210 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 70 | $14.80 | $30,780 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 60 | $11.89 | $24,740 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 60 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 50 | $16.14 | $33,580 |
| Akron, OH | 50 | $14.99 | $31,190 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 50 | $13.46 | $27,990 |
| Modesto, CA | 50 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 40 | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Mobile, AL | 40 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Rochester, NY | 40 | $17.08 | $35,530 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 40 | $21.70 | $45,130 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 40 | $12.58 | $26,160 |
| Lancaster, PA | 40 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 30 | $11.88 | $24,720 |
| Wichita, KS | Not available | $16.64 | $34,620 |
| York-Hanover, PA | Not available | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Not available | $18.64 | $38,760 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $10.71 | $22,280 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $13.86 | $28,840 |
| San Antonio, TX | Not available | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.42 | $36,240 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | Not available | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $19.95 | $41,490 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | $14.53 | $30,210 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $13.32 | $27,720 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $13.93 | $28,980 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $17.24 | $35,860 |
