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.
Estimates for "Flight attendants" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 3,700 | Not available | $31,530 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 13,410 | Not available | Not available |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 9,060 | Not available | Not available |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 8,510 | Not available | $33,480 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 8,490 | Not available | $33,410 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 7,710 | Not available | $38,370 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 6,480 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 5,300 | Not available | $37,030 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,300 | Not available | $37,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 5,200 | Not available | $33,130 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,700 | Not available | $31,530 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,870 | Not available | $28,740 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,770 | Not available | $27,840 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,280 | Not available | Not available |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,270 | Not available | Not available |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,230 | Not available | Not available |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,230 | Not available | Not available |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 2,130 | Not available | $40,690 |
| Honolulu, HI | 1,260 | Not available | $28,270 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 900 | Not available | Not available |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 790 | Not available | Not available |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 670 | Not available | $30,500 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 210 | Not available | $26,920 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Not available | Not available | $27,240 |
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