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 | 260 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 2,820 | $18.38 | $38,230 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,810 | $12.58 | $26,160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,460 | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,790 | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1,310 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 900 | $19.50 | $40,560 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 780 | $14.13 | $29,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 750 | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 730 | $17.36 | $36,100 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 720 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 710 | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 680 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 670 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 660 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 640 | $14.22 | $29,570 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 580 | $15.17 | $31,540 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 540 | $13.43 | $27,930 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 530 | $23.25 | $48,350 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 510 | $14.75 | $30,670 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $17.47 | $36,350 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 350 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 330 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 320 | $18.25 | $37,970 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 310 | $13.35 | $27,770 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 300 | $14.32 | $29,790 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 300 | $16.33 | $33,970 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 290 | $15.13 | $31,460 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 280 | $14.41 | $29,960 |
| Wichita, KS | 270 | $19.48 | $40,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 260 | $17.64 | $36,690 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 260 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 260 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 240 | $14.03 | $29,180 |
| Morristown, TN | 240 | Not available | Not available |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 220 | $15.85 | $32,980 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 210 | $16.48 | $34,280 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 200 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 200 | $11.19 | $23,280 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 200 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 190 | $14.72 | $30,620 |
| Lincoln, NE | 180 | $10.67 | $22,200 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 170 | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 150 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 150 | $15.16 | $31,530 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 150 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| San Antonio, TX | 140 | $13.49 | $28,050 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 130 | $13.96 | $29,040 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 130 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Savannah, GA | 130 | $20.14 | $41,890 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 120 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 120 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 110 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Knoxville, TN | 110 | $13.78 | $28,660 |
| Ocala, FL | 100 | $10.97 | $22,810 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 90 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Roanoke, VA | 90 | $11.25 | $23,400 |
| New Haven, CT | 90 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 90 | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 90 | $13.49 | $28,050 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 90 | $24.18 | $50,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 90 | $16.10 | $33,500 |
| Madison, WI | 80 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 80 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 80 | $20.46 | $42,550 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 70 | $18.51 | $38,510 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 70 | $12.88 | $26,780 |
| Greenville, SC | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 70 | $14.75 | $30,690 |
| Toledo, OH | 60 | $10.99 | $22,850 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 60 | $13.13 | $27,300 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 60 | $10.74 | $22,330 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 60 | $15.96 | $33,190 |
| Montgomery, AL | 60 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 60 | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 60 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Columbus, OH | 60 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 50 | $8.42 | $17,520 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 50 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $12.51 | $26,020 |
| Lancaster, PA | 50 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 50 | $12.75 | $26,530 |
| Tulsa, OK | 50 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 50 | $13.02 | $27,080 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 50 | $16.94 | $35,240 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 50 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Peoria, IL | 40 | $10.57 | $21,980 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 40 | $19.86 | $41,310 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 40 | $15.44 | $32,120 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 40 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 40 | $17.30 | $35,980 |
| Waco, TX | 30 | $10.28 | $21,380 |
| El Paso, TX | 30 | $8.82 | $18,350 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 30 | $15.41 | $32,040 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Not available | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Topeka, KS | Not available | $13.34 | $27,740 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.17 | $23,240 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | Not available | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $16.48 | $34,270 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Not available | $10.34 | $21,500 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $8.54 | $17,770 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $11.65 | $24,240 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Not available | $12.13 | $25,220 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Tucson, AZ | Not available | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Merced, CA | Not available | $13.82 | $28,760 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Springfield, IL | Not available | $21.40 | $44,510 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $13.92 | $28,960 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $9.72 | $20,220 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $13.26 | $27,590 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not available | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Not available | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $14.70 | $30,590 |
| Springfield, MO | Not available | $13.21 | $27,490 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $15.17 | $31,550 |
| Richmond, VA | Not available | $19.24 | $40,010 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.07 | $35,510 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Not available | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | Not available | $10.90 | $22,680 |
