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 |
| Dalton, GA | 2,340 | $12.69 | $26,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,930 | $10.86 | $22,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,360 | $10.59 | $22,040 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1,200 | $12.51 | $26,030 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 940 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Burlington, NC | 900 | $11.17 | $23,240 |
| Greenville, SC | 770 | $11.73 | $24,390 |
| Anderson, SC | 760 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 680 | $14.67 | $30,520 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 650 | $12.51 | $26,020 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 630 | $12.49 | $25,980 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 620 | $11.86 | $24,680 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 610 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 570 | $11.51 | $23,930 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 510 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 500 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 410 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 350 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 270 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 240 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Asheville, NC | 240 | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 230 | $9.87 | $20,520 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 210 | $12.96 | $26,950 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 210 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $13.20 | $27,460 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 180 | $14.18 | $29,490 |
| Columbia, SC | 160 | $13.97 | $29,060 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 150 | $10.29 | $21,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 80 | $13.35 | $27,780 |
| Reading, PA | 80 | $12.33 | $25,660 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 70 | $13.96 | $29,040 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 70 | $12.46 | $25,910 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 60 | $13.34 | $27,760 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 60 | $12.67 | $26,360 |
| Roanoke, VA | 50 | $10.94 | $22,750 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 50 | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| Knoxville, TN | 40 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $12.39 | $25,780 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $13.73 | $28,570 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $13.10 | $27,250 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $12.39 | $25,780 |
