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 | 3,030 | $46.37 | $96,450 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 5,140 | $51.40 | $106,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 4,220 | $51.38 | $106,860 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,830 | $51.37 | $106,850 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 3,290 | $53.08 | $110,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,780 | $44.30 | $92,140 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,720 | $46.46 | $96,640 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,480 | $56.74 | $118,020 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,170 | $43.07 | $89,580 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,140 | $45.68 | $95,010 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,090 | $43.43 | $90,330 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,990 | $58.87 | $122,450 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,800 | $47.20 | $98,180 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1,790 | $43.78 | $91,050 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,490 | $46.68 | $97,100 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,440 | $39.39 | $81,920 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,370 | $39.76 | $82,690 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,350 | $37.85 | $78,730 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,240 | $46.09 | $95,870 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,140 | $46.36 | $96,430 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,100 | $44.30 | $92,140 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,080 | $40.43 | $84,090 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 980 | $47.11 | $97,980 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 970 | $24.12 | $50,180 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 920 | $45.58 | $94,800 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 820 | $45.54 | $94,720 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 810 | $40.89 | $85,060 |
| New Haven, CT | 760 | $46.28 | $96,260 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 720 | $46.88 | $97,510 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 720 | $45.94 | $95,550 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 720 | $52.25 | $108,680 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 710 | $42.88 | $89,200 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 710 | $49.53 | $103,010 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 710 | $43.42 | $90,310 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 710 | $36.22 | $75,340 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 680 | $38.85 | $80,800 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 670 | $40.88 | $85,020 |
| Columbus, OH | 640 | $55.63 | $115,700 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 620 | $51.13 | $106,360 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 620 | $38.61 | $80,300 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 610 | $49.41 | $102,770 |
| Madison, WI | 610 | $46.09 | $95,860 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 610 | $62.01 | $128,980 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 590 | $39.57 | $82,310 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 580 | $44.20 | $91,940 |
| Durham, NC | 540 | $35.84 | $74,550 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 540 | $41.21 | $85,710 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 500 | $51.15 | $106,400 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 500 | $46.78 | $97,290 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 490 | $43.90 | $91,320 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 490 | $49.51 | $102,980 |
| Rochester, NY | 470 | $53.14 | $110,530 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 460 | $45.04 | $93,680 |
| Richmond, VA | 440 | Not available | Not available |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 440 | $40.43 | $84,090 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 440 | $43.82 | $91,150 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 440 | $47.08 | $97,930 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 430 | $37.78 | $78,570 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 420 | $55.51 | $115,450 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 420 | $36.30 | $75,500 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 420 | $34.44 | $71,640 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 410 | $34.39 | $71,530 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 400 | $49.16 | $102,260 |
| Greenville, SC | 400 | $45.57 | $94,780 |
| San Antonio, TX | 400 | $40.01 | $83,210 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 390 | $42.89 | $89,210 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 390 | $41.39 | $86,090 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 370 | $57.25 | $119,090 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 370 | $48.75 | $101,390 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 360 | $44.12 | $91,770 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 360 | $44.04 | $91,610 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 350 | $36.55 | $76,020 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 340 | $44.59 | $92,750 |
| Jackson, MS | 320 | $30.71 | $63,880 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 310 | $45.56 | $94,770 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 300 | $46.11 | $95,910 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 300 | $47.04 | $97,850 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 290 | $37.64 | $78,280 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 290 | $53.41 | $111,090 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 280 | $62.36 | $129,710 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 280 | $37.46 | $77,910 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 270 | $40.78 | $84,810 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 270 | $47.71 | $99,240 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 270 | $50.32 | $104,670 |
| Syracuse, NY | 270 | $48.46 | $100,790 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 260 | $46.92 | $97,600 |
| El Paso, TX | 260 | $61.38 | $127,680 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 260 | $44.12 | $91,780 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 250 | $42.05 | $87,470 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 250 | $46.41 | $96,520 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 230 | $43.55 | $90,570 |
| Tulsa, OK | 230 | $29.08 | $60,480 |
| Huntsville, AL | 220 | $42.02 | $87,410 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 220 | $47.61 | $99,030 |
| Honolulu, HI | 220 | $52.78 | $109,780 |
| Knoxville, TN | 210 | $38.17 | $79,390 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 210 | $57.36 | $119,310 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 200 | $35.95 | $74,770 |
| Springfield, MO | 190 | $39.90 | $83,000 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 190 | $61.78 | $128,500 |
| Wichita, KS | 190 | $35.07 | $72,940 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Dayton, OH | 190 | $52.18 | $108,530 |
| Spokane, WA | 190 | $42.81 | $89,050 |
| Ithaca, NY | 180 | Not available | Not available |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $37.78 | $78,580 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 180 | Not available | Not available |
| Flint, MI | 180 | $41.24 | $85,780 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 170 | $53.27 | $110,800 |
| Montgomery, AL | 170 | $34.56 | $71,890 |
| Toledo, OH | 170 | $52.35 | $108,890 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 170 | $37.08 | $77,120 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 170 | $50.81 | $105,680 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 170 | $38.16 | $79,370 |
| Wilmington, NC | 170 | $42.07 | $87,510 |
| Lancaster, PA | 160 | $39.90 | $82,990 |
| Columbia, SC | 160 | $47.93 | $99,700 |
| Boulder, CO | 150 | $46.70 | $97,130 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 150 | $55.85 | $116,160 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 150 | $38.92 | $80,960 |
| Akron, OH | 150 | $40.54 | $84,320 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 140 | $41.01 | $85,310 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 140 | $37.07 | $77,110 |
| Bangor, ME | 140 | $35.64 | $74,130 |
| Reading, PA | 140 | $30.82 | $64,110 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 130 | $40.83 | $84,930 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 130 | $48.80 | $101,510 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 130 | $32.00 | $66,570 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $28.11 | $58,460 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 130 | $44.24 | $92,020 |
| Ponce, PR | 120 | $21.32 | $44,350 |
| Savannah, GA | 120 | $40.48 | $84,190 |
| Green Bay, WI | 120 | $39.04 | $81,200 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 120 | $47.09 | $97,950 |
| Manchester, NH | 120 | $30.50 | $63,440 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 120 | $33.23 | $69,110 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 110 | $31.37 | $65,250 |
| Erie, PA | 110 | $30.86 | $64,190 |
| Columbia, MO | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Dover, DE | 110 | $44.26 | $92,060 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 110 | $33.72 | $70,130 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 110 | $34.05 | $70,830 |
| Macon, GA | 100 | $48.86 | $101,640 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 100 | $43.71 | $90,910 |
| Lubbock, TX | 100 | $69.09 | $143,710 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 90 | $40.50 | $84,240 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 90 | $47.13 | $98,030 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 90 | $33.81 | $70,330 |
| Rockford, IL | 90 | $27.41 | $57,020 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 90 | $43.71 | $90,920 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 90 | $34.84 | $72,460 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 90 | $46.45 | $96,610 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 90 | $38.83 | $80,760 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 90 | $35.59 | $74,030 |
| Stockton, CA | 90 | $51.20 | $106,500 |
| Salisbury, MD | 80 | $42.00 | $87,360 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 80 | $35.79 | $74,440 |
| Salem, OR | 80 | $43.98 | $91,470 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 80 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 80 | $53.81 | $111,920 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 80 | $34.76 | $72,300 |
| Dubuque, IA | 80 | $34.08 | $70,890 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 70 | $35.95 | $74,780 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 70 | $35.81 | $74,490 |
| Waco, TX | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Charleston, WV | 70 | $32.13 | $66,830 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 70 | $39.79 | $82,770 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 70 | $43.93 | $91,370 |
| Pueblo, CO | 70 | $38.71 | $80,510 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Billings, MT | 60 | $35.71 | $74,280 |
| Johnstown, PA | 60 | $32.89 | $68,420 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 60 | $49.90 | $103,790 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 60 | $42.42 | $88,230 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | $47.89 | $99,610 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 60 | $41.44 | $86,190 |
| Anchorage, AK | 60 | $42.41 | $88,220 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 50 | $54.16 | $112,640 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 50 | $47.27 | $98,320 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $33.57 | $69,830 |
| Amarillo, TX | 50 | $42.78 | $88,970 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Lynchburg, VA | 50 | $33.34 | $69,350 |
| Tyler, TX | 50 | $43.64 | $90,770 |
| Roanoke, VA | 50 | $38.16 | $79,370 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 50 | $39.10 | $81,330 |
| Olympia, WA | 50 | $46.08 | $95,840 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | $32.63 | $67,870 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 40 | $34.83 | $72,450 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 40 | $50.81 | $105,680 |
| Janesville, WI | 40 | $32.76 | $68,140 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 40 | $37.05 | $77,060 |
| Peoria, IL | 40 | $32.04 | $66,640 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 40 | $33.47 | $69,620 |
| Owensboro, KY | 40 | $35.32 | $73,460 |
| Lakeland, FL | 40 | $41.07 | $85,430 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 40 | $46.07 | $95,830 |
| Redding, CA | 40 | $49.65 | $103,260 |
| Anderson, SC | 40 | $26.61 | $55,360 |
| Salinas, CA | 40 | $45.97 | $95,610 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 40 | $22.55 | $46,900 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 40 | $49.72 | $103,420 |
| Waterbury, CT | 40 | $43.59 | $90,670 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 30 | $38.57 | $80,220 |
| Gainesville, GA | 30 | $35.33 | $73,490 |
| Joplin, MO | 30 | $39.38 | $81,900 |
| Danville, VA | 30 | $39.83 | $82,850 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 30 | $35.20 | $73,210 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 30 | $32.95 | $68,530 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 30 | $54.73 | $113,850 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 30 | $52.54 | $109,280 |
| Jackson, TN | Not available | $40.25 | $83,710 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $28.05 | $58,350 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $49.69 | $103,360 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $48.66 | $101,220 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Not available | $44.64 | $92,860 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $38.69 | $80,470 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $42.28 | $87,940 |
| Medford, OR | Not available | $41.80 | $86,930 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Not available | $48.47 | $100,830 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $40.53 | $84,310 |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not available | $53.93 | $112,180 |
| Springfield, IL | Not available | $35.13 | $73,060 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Not available | $45.59 | $94,830 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $44.59 | $92,750 |
