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 | 60 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,000 | $16.55 | $34,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,850 | $16.12 | $33,520 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,800 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,700 | $16.52 | $34,350 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,230 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,420 | $19.90 | $41,390 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,150 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,140 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,070 | $17.30 | $35,980 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,040 | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 950 | $20.61 | $42,870 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 940 | $19.51 | $40,580 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 850 | $18.02 | $37,490 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 820 | $19.00 | $39,520 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 790 | $17.13 | $35,620 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 730 | $18.71 | $38,920 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 660 | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Rockford, IL | 640 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 620 | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 540 | $16.24 | $33,780 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 540 | $15.11 | $31,440 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 530 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 520 | $20.87 | $43,400 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 500 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 480 | $16.49 | $34,310 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 480 | $18.49 | $38,450 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 480 | $17.52 | $36,440 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 440 | $15.11 | $31,440 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 420 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Joplin, MO | 390 | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Dayton, OH | 390 | $18.20 | $37,850 |
| Akron, OH | 380 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 370 | $19.57 | $40,700 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 360 | $19.50 | $40,550 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 360 | $17.38 | $36,160 |
| Rochester, NY | 360 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 350 | $16.04 | $33,350 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 340 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 340 | $21.94 | $45,630 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 320 | $15.31 | $31,850 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 320 | $16.25 | $33,810 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 310 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 310 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 300 | $17.50 | $36,400 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 300 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 300 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Tulsa, OK | 290 | $16.34 | $33,980 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 290 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Columbus, IN | 280 | $13.33 | $27,720 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 280 | $21.15 | $44,000 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 280 | $18.03 | $37,510 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 280 | $15.90 | $33,080 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 260 | $16.55 | $34,420 |
| Asheville, NC | 260 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 260 | $18.23 | $37,930 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 240 | $18.56 | $38,600 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 240 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| San Antonio, TX | 240 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Toledo, OH | 230 | $16.13 | $33,550 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 220 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 220 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| Odessa, TX | 220 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 220 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Syracuse, NY | 220 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Knoxville, TN | 210 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 210 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Greenville, SC | 210 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 200 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 200 | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| Reading, PA | 190 | $17.24 | $35,860 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 180 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Erie, PA | 170 | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Columbus, OH | 170 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 170 | $16.34 | $33,980 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 170 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 160 | $15.22 | $31,670 |
| Springfield, MO | 160 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 150 | $14.72 | $30,610 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 150 | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Waterbury, CT | 150 | $18.81 | $39,120 |
| New Haven, CT | 150 | $17.68 | $36,780 |
| Tucson, AZ | 140 | $16.73 | $34,800 |
| Wichita, KS | 140 | $17.02 | $35,400 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 140 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 140 | $16.28 | $33,870 |
| Jackson, MI | 140 | $15.57 | $32,400 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 130 | $16.27 | $33,850 |
| Roanoke, VA | 130 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 120 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Lancaster, PA | 120 | $17.29 | $35,950 |
| Racine, WI | 110 | $17.36 | $36,110 |
| Longview, TX | 100 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 100 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 100 | $17.76 | $36,930 |
| Appleton, WI | 100 | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Huntsville, AL | 100 | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 90 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Waco, TX | 90 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Binghamton, NY | 90 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 90 | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 90 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 90 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 90 | $17.25 | $35,870 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 80 | $27.32 | $56,840 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 80 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| Muncie, IN | 80 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 80 | $14.22 | $29,570 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 80 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Anderson, SC | 80 | $17.45 | $36,290 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 80 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Johnson City, TN | 80 | $14.68 | $30,530 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 70 | $13.86 | $28,820 |
| Mansfield, OH | 70 | $15.45 | $32,130 |
| Danbury, CT | 70 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
| Madison, WI | 70 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 70 | $20.06 | $41,720 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 70 | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 70 | $10.85 | $22,560 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 60 | $10.46 | $21,750 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 60 | $20.41 | $42,440 |
| Durham, NC | 60 | $15.12 | $31,440 |
| Danville, IL | 60 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 60 | $18.09 | $37,630 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 60 | $18.68 | $38,860 |
| Morristown, TN | 60 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 60 | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 60 | $14.72 | $30,630 |
| Amarillo, TX | 60 | $19.56 | $40,690 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 60 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 60 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 60 | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 60 | $21.43 | $44,580 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 50 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 50 | $19.41 | $40,370 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 50 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Carson City, NV | 50 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 50 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 50 | $16.31 | $33,930 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 50 | $9.27 | $19,290 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 40 | $17.13 | $35,630 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 40 | $14.70 | $30,580 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Lincoln, NE | 40 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 40 | $17.41 | $36,220 |
| Green Bay, WI | 40 | $18.60 | $38,690 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $19.16 | $39,840 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $16.63 | $34,600 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 40 | $18.01 | $37,460 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 40 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 40 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Lafayette, LA | 30 | $15.90 | $33,080 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 30 | $17.66 | $36,740 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | Not available | $16.00 | $33,270 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | Not available | $17.24 | $35,860 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $15.98 | $33,250 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $15.22 | $31,650 |
| Janesville, WI | Not available | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | Not available | $15.21 | $31,650 |
| Flint, MI | Not available | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not available | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $17.18 | $35,730 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $16.87 | $35,090 |
| Mobile, AL | Not available | $11.87 | $24,700 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $19.19 | $39,920 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $21.47 | $44,660 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $14.78 | $30,750 |
