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 | 110 | $12.88 | $26,790 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,780 | $12.69 | $26,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,550 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 780 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 660 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 540 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 520 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 500 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 470 | $13.33 | $27,730 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 460 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 460 | $15.22 | $31,650 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 450 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 430 | $13.50 | $28,070 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 360 | $12.98 | $26,990 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 350 | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 330 | $17.12 | $35,620 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 310 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 300 | $12.66 | $26,330 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 260 | $16.98 | $35,320 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 260 | $13.71 | $28,510 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 220 | $14.74 | $30,650 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 190 | $13.95 | $29,020 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 190 | $14.90 | $30,990 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 190 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 190 | $17.85 | $37,140 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 170 | $13.88 | $28,870 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 160 | $15.37 | $31,960 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 150 | $12.67 | $26,360 |
| Binghamton, NY | 130 | $11.00 | $22,890 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $11.07 | $23,020 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $16.31 | $33,930 |
| Dayton, OH | 120 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Wichita, KS | 120 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 110 | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 100 | $15.11 | $31,440 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 100 | $13.89 | $28,890 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 100 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 100 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 90 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 80 | $16.48 | $34,280 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 70 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 70 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Rochester, NY | 60 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Reading, PA | 60 | $13.80 | $28,700 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 60 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 60 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 50 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Columbus, OH | 50 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| New Bedford, MA | 40 | $12.81 | $26,630 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 40 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 30 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 30 | $17.51 | $36,420 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not available | $14.81 | $30,810 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | Not available | $10.35 | $21,530 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $9.73 | $20,230 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $12.58 | $26,170 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $10.16 | $21,140 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | Not available | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.15 | $27,340 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $11.90 | $24,750 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.90 | $26,830 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Not available | $12.14 | $25,240 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $13.04 | $27,120 |
