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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