Occupational employment / Semiconductor processors

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 "Semiconductor processors" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 800 $13.19 $27,430
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 4,160 $15.30 $31,830
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,940 $18.09 $37,630
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,220 $15.64 $32,530
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,030 $15.66 $32,580
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,800 $17.70 $36,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 1,340 $15.46 $32,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,060 $15.78 $32,810
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 990 $17.42 $36,230
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 790 $15.20 $31,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 790 $14.99 $31,180
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 780 $14.91 $31,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 550 $15.85 $32,960
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 400 $16.83 $35,000
Worcester, MA-CT 300 $18.01 $37,460
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 170 $18.69 $38,880
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 150 $15.95 $33,170
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 130 $16.20 $33,690
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 90 $15.29 $31,800
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 80 $16.62 $34,570
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Not available $10.30 $21,420
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Not available $19.73 $41,030
Pittsburgh, PA Not available $19.96 $41,520
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division Not available $22.17 $46,100
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division Not available $20.22 $42,060
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Not available $16.81 $34,950
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division Not available $10.25 $21,320
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