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 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 3,040 | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 2,750 | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2,700 | $17.97 | $37,380 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,230 | $17.23 | $35,840 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,760 | $21.45 | $44,630 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,730 | $21.40 | $44,520 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,550 | $19.09 | $39,700 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,110 | $16.61 | $34,560 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 870 | $20.90 | $43,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 740 | $16.29 | $33,890 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 610 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 610 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 550 | $18.61 | $38,700 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 550 | $16.26 | $33,820 |
| Mobile, AL | 510 | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 470 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 440 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 410 | $17.85 | $37,140 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 360 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 340 | $17.44 | $36,260 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 310 | $16.14 | $33,560 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 300 | $20.55 | $42,750 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 270 | $17.05 | $35,470 |
| Lafayette, LA | 250 | $19.27 | $40,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 240 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 240 | $16.76 | $34,870 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 230 | $19.35 | $40,250 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 230 | $16.09 | $33,460 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 180 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $17.26 | $35,890 |
| Savannah, GA | 150 | $16.78 | $34,890 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 140 | $15.29 | $31,790 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 120 | $16.20 | $33,700 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $16.80 | $34,950 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 110 | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 90 | $15.02 | $31,230 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 80 | $11.29 | $23,490 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 70 | $18.20 | $37,850 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 60 | $15.93 | $33,140 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 50 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 50 | $18.15 | $37,750 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 50 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 50 | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 50 | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 50 | $21.25 | $44,200 |
| Anchorage, AK | Not available | $19.57 | $40,710 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Not available | $19.81 | $41,200 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not available | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.10 | $35,560 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | Not available | $16.09 | $33,460 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $13.15 | $27,350 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.13 | $27,320 |
