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 | 3,370 | $29.65 | $61,680 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 23,210 | $31.89 | $66,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 13,770 | $28.58 | $59,450 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 11,810 | $32.37 | $67,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 9,910 | $31.81 | $66,170 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 9,220 | $32.11 | $66,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 8,920 | $27.98 | $58,210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 8,780 | $27.95 | $58,130 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 7,280 | $28.02 | $58,290 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,200 | $27.49 | $57,170 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 6,950 | $26.05 | $54,170 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 6,250 | $28.11 | $58,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 5,840 | $30.90 | $64,270 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 5,770 | $28.58 | $59,450 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 5,200 | $29.18 | $60,690 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5,010 | $24.36 | $50,670 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,990 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 4,950 | $30.08 | $62,580 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 4,930 | $31.24 | $64,980 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 4,870 | $26.41 | $54,940 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 4,780 | $32.41 | $67,410 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 4,060 | $28.20 | $58,660 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 4,010 | $25.19 | $52,400 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3,930 | $26.84 | $55,830 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 3,920 | $33.20 | $69,060 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3,890 | $24.97 | $51,930 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,870 | $29.17 | $60,670 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3,730 | $27.41 | $57,010 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 3,700 | $29.40 | $61,150 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 3,510 | $28.27 | $58,800 |
| San Antonio, TX | 3,260 | $22.54 | $46,880 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 3,250 | $29.86 | $62,100 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,960 | $32.04 | $66,650 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 2,930 | $23.92 | $49,740 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2,850 | $24.87 | $51,720 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,670 | $28.04 | $58,320 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,670 | $27.51 | $57,220 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 2,600 | $26.24 | $54,570 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2,580 | $27.67 | $57,540 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,530 | $31.18 | $64,850 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,490 | $29.59 | $61,550 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,490 | $28.35 | $58,970 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 2,270 | $25.00 | $51,990 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,270 | $29.29 | $60,930 |
| Columbus, OH | 2,190 | $27.18 | $56,520 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 2,120 | $29.46 | $61,270 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 2,040 | $23.46 | $48,790 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2,040 | $27.23 | $56,640 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 2,030 | $26.52 | $55,160 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,900 | $28.20 | $58,650 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,840 | $29.48 | $61,310 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,810 | $33.01 | $68,660 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,780 | $26.76 | $55,670 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,770 | $26.46 | $55,040 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,760 | $24.00 | $49,930 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,690 | $26.99 | $56,130 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,680 | $25.76 | $53,570 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1,650 | $26.68 | $55,490 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1,640 | $25.33 | $52,690 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,570 | $27.97 | $58,170 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,550 | $23.36 | $48,600 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1,530 | $25.37 | $52,780 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,520 | $24.93 | $51,860 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 1,510 | $26.61 | $55,350 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,460 | $24.76 | $51,500 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 1,450 | $26.86 | $55,870 |
| Madison, WI | 1,380 | $24.25 | $50,430 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 1,330 | $23.35 | $48,560 |
| Lakeland, FL | 1,270 | $25.03 | $52,060 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,200 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 1,180 | $25.72 | $53,490 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1,170 | $26.32 | $54,740 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,030 | $29.13 | $60,580 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 1,020 | $29.05 | $60,430 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,020 | $22.22 | $46,220 |
| Columbia, SC | 1,000 | $25.14 | $52,280 |
| Gainesville, FL | 990 | $24.69 | $51,350 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 980 | $29.27 | $60,880 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 960 | $26.12 | $54,340 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 950 | $23.40 | $48,680 |
| Honolulu, HI | 930 | $24.27 | $50,490 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 930 | $30.63 | $63,720 |
| Fresno, CA | 920 | $26.82 | $55,780 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 910 | $24.02 | $49,970 |
| Tulsa, OK | 910 | $22.86 | $47,540 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 880 | $29.83 | $62,050 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 870 | $23.94 | $49,790 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 870 | $24.41 | $50,780 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 830 | $25.86 | $53,790 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 820 | $27.85 | $57,930 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 810 | $24.51 | $50,990 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 800 | $29.84 | $62,060 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 800 | $26.00 | $54,070 |
| Waco, TX | 800 | $26.19 | $54,480 |
| Olympia, WA | 770 | $25.76 | $53,580 |
| Charleston, WV | 760 | $25.09 | $52,180 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 750 | $28.05 | $58,350 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 730 | $27.76 | $57,750 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 720 | $28.95 | $60,210 |
| Springfield, MO | 720 | $21.17 | $44,020 |
| Rochester, NY | 690 | $31.20 | $64,900 |
| Lincoln, NE | 680 | $24.12 | $50,160 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 660 | $25.42 | $52,880 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 620 | $25.57 | $53,190 |
| Jackson, MS | 620 | $27.33 | $56,840 |
| Wichita, KS | 610 | $26.27 | $54,650 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 610 | $31.99 | $66,550 |
| Manchester, NH | 610 | $28.78 | $59,860 |
| Roanoke, VA | 560 | $24.07 | $50,070 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 540 | $25.02 | $52,050 |
| Columbia, MO | 510 | $23.82 | $49,550 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 500 | $24.86 | $51,710 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 500 | $29.37 | $61,080 |
| Topeka, KS | 500 | $28.24 | $58,730 |
| Akron, OH | 490 | $27.73 | $57,680 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 490 | $25.62 | $53,280 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 490 | $31.22 | $64,930 |
| Binghamton, NY | 470 | $28.04 | $58,310 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 470 | $26.16 | $54,400 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 460 | $28.25 | $58,760 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 440 | $26.76 | $55,650 |
| Greenville, SC | 440 | $26.49 | $55,100 |
| Peoria, IL | 430 | $24.97 | $51,950 |
| Montgomery, AL | 430 | $25.16 | $52,340 |
| Dayton, OH | 420 | $27.62 | $57,450 |
| Reading, PA | 420 | $27.52 | $57,240 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 410 | $27.41 | $57,000 |
| Knoxville, TN | 410 | $29.27 | $60,880 |
| Salem, OR | 390 | $27.24 | $56,670 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 380 | $34.41 | $71,560 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 380 | $21.32 | $44,350 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 380 | $30.70 | $63,870 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 380 | $24.73 | $51,430 |
| Wausau, WI | 350 | $26.90 | $55,950 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 350 | $25.80 | $53,670 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 340 | $23.22 | $48,290 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 330 | $24.30 | $50,550 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 330 | $26.98 | $56,110 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 320 | $27.51 | $57,220 |
| Tucson, AZ | 310 | $25.34 | $52,710 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 300 | $30.83 | $64,120 |
| Springfield, IL | 300 | $28.96 | $60,240 |
| Toledo, OH | 290 | $26.45 | $55,010 |
| Stockton, CA | 290 | $29.05 | $60,420 |
| Mobile, AL | 290 | $32.65 | $67,920 |
| Lancaster, PA | 280 | $22.78 | $47,370 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 270 | $25.81 | $53,690 |
| Anchorage, AK | 260 | $27.56 | $57,320 |
| Durham, NC | 250 | $30.88 | $64,220 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 250 | $24.64 | $51,260 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 250 | $29.02 | $60,360 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 230 | $24.53 | $51,010 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 210 | $27.71 | $57,640 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 190 | $30.60 | $63,650 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 190 | $23.53 | $48,940 |
| Green Bay, WI | 180 | $23.75 | $49,400 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 180 | $28.87 | $60,050 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 180 | $27.59 | $57,390 |
| Flint, MI | 170 | $31.00 | $64,490 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 170 | $22.62 | $47,040 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 170 | $28.06 | $58,360 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 170 | $20.64 | $42,930 |
| Appleton, WI | 160 | $24.44 | $50,830 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 150 | $28.52 | $59,320 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 150 | $32.90 | $68,440 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 150 | $24.06 | $50,040 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 140 | $19.71 | $41,000 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 140 | $30.31 | $63,040 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 140 | $25.08 | $52,170 |
| Great Falls, MT | 140 | $17.21 | $35,790 |
| Danville, IL | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 130 | $23.16 | $48,180 |
| Monroe, LA | 130 | $28.07 | $58,380 |
| Salinas, CA | 130 | $33.66 | $70,010 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 130 | $32.09 | $66,750 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 120 | $27.87 | $57,960 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 120 | $20.07 | $41,740 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 120 | $24.62 | $51,210 |
| Asheville, NC | 120 | $42.03 | $87,410 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 120 | $24.75 | $51,470 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 120 | $22.41 | $46,620 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 120 | $24.94 | $51,880 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 120 | $28.50 | $59,290 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 110 | $24.95 | $51,890 |
| Billings, MT | 110 | $18.79 | $39,080 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 100 | $28.35 | $58,970 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 100 | $28.59 | $59,470 |
| Tyler, TX | 100 | $28.85 | $60,020 |
| Wilmington, NC | 100 | $27.38 | $56,960 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 100 | $23.76 | $49,410 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 100 | $29.82 | $62,020 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 100 | $29.17 | $60,680 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 100 | $30.97 | $64,410 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 100 | $34.40 | $71,550 |
| Rockford, IL | 90 | $25.06 | $52,120 |
| Modesto, CA | 90 | $27.82 | $57,870 |
| Rochester, MN | 90 | $25.48 | $52,990 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 90 | $28.00 | $58,250 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 90 | $25.55 | $53,140 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 90 | $23.92 | $49,760 |
| Amarillo, TX | 90 | $24.86 | $51,710 |
| Redding, CA | 90 | $27.09 | $56,340 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 90 | $29.87 | $62,120 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 80 | $28.72 | $59,730 |
| Ames, IA | 80 | $20.42 | $42,480 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 80 | $23.52 | $48,920 |
| Rapid City, SD | 80 | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| Abilene, TX | 80 | $26.39 | $54,880 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 80 | $25.94 | $53,950 |
| Lafayette, LA | 80 | $28.05 | $58,350 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 80 | $24.47 | $50,900 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 80 | $18.33 | $38,120 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 80 | $28.73 | $59,770 |
| Huntsville, AL | 70 | $27.57 | $57,350 |
| Lawton, OK | 70 | $20.94 | $43,560 |
| Bangor, ME | 70 | $25.38 | $52,780 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 70 | $18.28 | $38,030 |
| Midland, TX | 70 | $25.43 | $52,890 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | $25.80 | $53,670 |
| Alexandria, LA | 70 | $24.98 | $51,960 |
| Savannah, GA | 70 | $26.70 | $55,530 |
| Chico, CA | 70 | $32.90 | $68,430 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 70 | $28.52 | $59,320 |
| Medford, OR | 70 | $26.60 | $55,340 |
| Kingston, NY | 70 | $27.16 | $56,500 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 60 | $29.51 | $61,390 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 60 | $17.76 | $36,940 |
| Bend, OR | 60 | $25.63 | $53,300 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 60 | $27.97 | $58,180 |
| Lubbock, TX | 60 | $27.55 | $57,300 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 60 | $26.91 | $55,980 |
| Burlington, NC | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Fe, NM | 60 | $29.65 | $61,670 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 60 | $25.59 | $53,220 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 60 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Dothan, AL | 60 | $23.08 | $48,010 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 60 | $31.21 | $64,920 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 60 | $29.14 | $60,600 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 50 | $27.35 | $56,880 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 50 | $26.82 | $55,790 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $25.67 | $53,390 |
| Muncie, IN | 50 | $24.92 | $51,820 |
| Mansfield, OH | 50 | $29.84 | $62,060 |
| Lima, OH | 50 | $30.80 | $64,070 |
| Napa, CA | 50 | $31.37 | $65,250 |
| Albany, GA | 50 | $27.43 | $57,050 |
| Greenville, NC | 50 | $30.01 | $62,420 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 50 | $25.35 | $52,730 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 50 | $21.68 | $45,100 |
| Johnson City, TN | 50 | $23.93 | $49,780 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 40 | $28.94 | $60,190 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | $29.03 | $60,380 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 40 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $28.29 | $58,850 |
| Ocala, FL | 40 | $27.93 | $58,100 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 40 | $24.42 | $50,800 |
| Longview, TX | 40 | $28.85 | $60,000 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 40 | $26.49 | $55,110 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 40 | $26.40 | $54,910 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 40 | $28.81 | $59,920 |
| Morristown, TN | 40 | $27.60 | $57,400 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 40 | $25.62 | $53,290 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 40 | $30.01 | $62,410 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 40 | $27.06 | $56,290 |
| Rome, GA | 40 | $29.74 | $61,860 |
| Dover, DE | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 40 | $29.15 | $60,630 |
| Merced, CA | 30 | $27.38 | $56,940 |
| Owensboro, KY | 30 | $29.56 | $61,490 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 30 | $25.91 | $53,890 |
| Joplin, MO | 30 | $26.33 | $54,760 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $32.43 | $67,450 |
| Casper, WY | 30 | $24.53 | $51,020 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 30 | $26.71 | $55,560 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 30 | $31.11 | $64,700 |
| Victoria, TX | 30 | $24.60 | $51,160 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 30 | $30.81 | $64,090 |
| Decatur, AL | 30 | $28.49 | $59,260 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 30 | $27.91 | $58,050 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not available | $29.34 | $61,030 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $23.12 | $48,090 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.68 | $55,480 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $30.16 | $62,740 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $29.13 | $60,590 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | Not available | $29.64 | $61,640 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $28.14 | $58,530 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $27.20 | $56,570 |
| Dubuque, IA | Not available | $30.75 | $63,960 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $30.23 | $62,880 |
| Missoula, MT | Not available | $29.91 | $62,220 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not available | $25.85 | $53,760 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $18.75 | $38,990 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $24.40 | $50,760 |
| Johnstown, PA | Not available | $26.93 | $56,020 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $28.70 | $59,690 |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $26.73 | $55,600 |
| Bismarck, ND | Not available | $22.35 | $46,480 |
| Lynchburg, VA | Not available | $31.14 | $64,770 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $33.98 | $70,680 |
| Pueblo, CO | Not available | $30.80 | $64,070 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $17.58 | $36,580 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $26.64 | $55,410 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $22.43 | $46,660 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $25.73 | $53,510 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | Not available | $25.39 | $52,820 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $27.04 | $56,230 |
