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 | 3,490 | $33.45 | $69,580 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 12,730 | $31.26 | $65,030 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 10,600 | $31.20 | $64,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 4,480 | $29.55 | $61,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,160 | $30.19 | $62,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,660 | $29.75 | $61,880 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 3,520 | $28.34 | $58,950 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3,430 | $26.95 | $56,060 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 3,280 | $31.42 | $65,350 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,980 | $28.65 | $59,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,910 | $30.55 | $63,550 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,860 | $33.99 | $70,700 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,620 | $26.70 | $55,530 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,490 | $31.65 | $65,840 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,450 | $26.92 | $55,990 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,360 | $32.73 | $68,080 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,330 | $26.75 | $55,640 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,070 | $27.27 | $56,710 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,960 | $25.65 | $53,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,510 | $31.13 | $64,750 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,440 | $30.35 | $63,120 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,420 | $26.57 | $55,270 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,400 | $34.05 | $70,820 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,360 | $32.03 | $66,620 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,330 | $25.83 | $53,730 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,270 | $32.29 | $67,160 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,260 | $27.65 | $57,510 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,250 | $29.36 | $61,070 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,250 | $26.38 | $54,880 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,180 | $26.63 | $55,390 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,140 | $27.37 | $56,930 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,130 | $25.49 | $53,020 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,080 | $28.76 | $59,820 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,010 | $26.88 | $55,920 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,010 | $27.34 | $56,860 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 950 | $30.79 | $64,040 |
| San Antonio, TX | 940 | $23.73 | $49,360 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 910 | $29.78 | $61,950 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 880 | $24.41 | $50,780 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 870 | $22.44 | $46,670 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 860 | $24.35 | $50,650 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 850 | $24.61 | $51,190 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 850 | $36.70 | $76,330 |
| Columbus, OH | 830 | $25.54 | $53,120 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 820 | $27.76 | $57,750 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 800 | $27.75 | $57,730 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 750 | $25.36 | $52,750 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 730 | $28.80 | $59,900 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 710 | $34.95 | $72,700 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 670 | $27.11 | $56,400 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 650 | $24.29 | $50,520 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 650 | $33.97 | $70,670 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 630 | $31.00 | $64,480 |
| Richmond, VA | 630 | $29.03 | $60,390 |
| Madison, WI | 620 | $22.17 | $46,120 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 610 | $32.38 | $67,360 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 590 | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 580 | $27.18 | $56,540 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 570 | $31.75 | $66,030 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 560 | $26.41 | $54,930 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 550 | $23.47 | $48,820 |
| Rochester, NY | 540 | $25.88 | $53,830 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 540 | $22.52 | $46,840 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 530 | $24.95 | $51,900 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 520 | $29.17 | $60,670 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 510 | $32.17 | $66,920 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 510 | $25.58 | $53,200 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 510 | $25.88 | $53,820 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 490 | $26.28 | $54,660 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 450 | $28.50 | $59,270 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 450 | $29.23 | $60,800 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 440 | $25.28 | $52,570 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 420 | $32.65 | $67,920 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 420 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 410 | $26.82 | $55,790 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 400 | $27.69 | $57,600 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 400 | $31.33 | $65,160 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 400 | $27.32 | $56,830 |
| Tulsa, OK | 390 | $23.39 | $48,650 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 390 | $32.03 | $66,620 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 380 | $24.17 | $50,270 |
| Durham, NC | 370 | $30.10 | $62,600 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 350 | $42.63 | $88,670 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 350 | $26.78 | $55,710 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 350 | $26.98 | $56,110 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 340 | $17.08 | $35,530 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 340 | $29.15 | $60,630 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 330 | $26.62 | $55,370 |
| Syracuse, NY | 330 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Dayton, OH | 320 | $24.92 | $51,840 |
| Fresno, CA | 320 | $24.83 | $51,650 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 310 | $26.57 | $55,280 |
| Wichita, KS | 310 | $23.17 | $48,190 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 300 | $16.98 | $35,310 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 290 | $26.49 | $55,100 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 280 | $26.14 | $54,380 |
| El Paso, TX | 280 | $21.25 | $44,200 |
| Tucson, AZ | 270 | $22.18 | $46,130 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 270 | $24.52 | $50,990 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 270 | $31.63 | $65,780 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 270 | $21.18 | $44,040 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 260 | $26.16 | $54,410 |
| Greenville, SC | 260 | $24.89 | $51,780 |
| Honolulu, HI | 250 | $24.90 | $51,800 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 250 | $33.68 | $70,050 |
| Columbia, SC | 240 | $23.70 | $49,290 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 230 | $27.00 | $56,160 |
| Akron, OH | 230 | $26.95 | $56,060 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 220 | $26.70 | $55,540 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 220 | $20.83 | $43,320 |
| Lancaster, PA | 220 | $24.13 | $50,190 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 220 | $29.07 | $60,450 |
| Lincoln, NE | 210 | $24.87 | $51,720 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 210 | $27.08 | $56,320 |
| Toledo, OH | 200 | $23.89 | $49,690 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| Tallahassee, FL | 200 | $20.44 | $42,510 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 200 | $24.43 | $50,820 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 200 | $21.86 | $45,480 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 200 | $21.11 | $43,910 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 190 | $26.34 | $54,790 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 180 | $23.87 | $49,640 |
| Jackson, MS | 170 | $19.26 | $40,070 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 170 | $31.06 | $64,610 |
| Olympia, WA | 160 | $23.36 | $48,580 |
| Boulder, CO | 160 | $29.73 | $61,830 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 160 | $21.65 | $45,030 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 160 | $25.65 | $53,360 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 150 | $24.37 | $50,690 |
| Springfield, MO | 150 | $19.86 | $41,310 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 140 | $21.30 | $44,310 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 140 | $22.61 | $47,040 |
| Erie, PA | 130 | $22.79 | $47,400 |
| Charleston, WV | 130 | $19.78 | $41,140 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 130 | $23.70 | $49,300 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 130 | $20.50 | $42,640 |
| Springfield, IL | 130 | $27.97 | $58,180 |
| Roanoke, VA | 130 | $23.69 | $49,270 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 130 | $23.20 | $48,260 |
| Asheville, NC | 130 | $21.86 | $45,460 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 130 | $30.67 | $63,790 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 120 | $27.11 | $56,380 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 120 | $31.34 | $65,190 |
| Knoxville, TN | 120 | $23.90 | $49,710 |
| Green Bay, WI | 120 | $23.55 | $48,980 |
| Stockton, CA | 110 | $27.95 | $58,140 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 110 | $22.17 | $46,100 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 110 | $27.71 | $57,630 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 110 | $18.32 | $38,110 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 110 | $20.74 | $43,130 |
| Reading, PA | 110 | $24.83 | $51,640 |
| Manchester, NH | 110 | $25.52 | $53,090 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 100 | $22.89 | $47,600 |
| Binghamton, NY | 100 | $23.88 | $49,660 |
| Billings, MT | 100 | $20.60 | $42,840 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 100 | $24.36 | $50,670 |
| Peoria, IL | 100 | $27.78 | $57,770 |
| Appleton, WI | 100 | $22.50 | $46,810 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 100 | $21.81 | $45,360 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 100 | $31.01 | $64,490 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 100 | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 100 | $30.41 | $63,260 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 100 | $29.15 | $60,640 |
| New Haven, CT | 100 | $25.89 | $53,860 |
| Topeka, KS | 100 | $22.78 | $47,380 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 90 | $24.09 | $50,110 |
| Huntsville, AL | 90 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 90 | $22.28 | $46,350 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 90 | $28.46 | $59,200 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 90 | $21.68 | $45,080 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 90 | $28.34 | $58,950 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 90 | $28.27 | $58,810 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 90 | $24.85 | $51,680 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 90 | $18.94 | $39,400 |
| Wilmington, NC | 90 | $26.90 | $55,950 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 90 | $27.05 | $56,270 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 90 | $24.31 | $50,570 |
| Amarillo, TX | 90 | $23.03 | $47,910 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 90 | $23.18 | $48,210 |
| Tyler, TX | 80 | $28.63 | $59,550 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 80 | $23.61 | $49,110 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 80 | $25.68 | $53,410 |
| Modesto, CA | 80 | $26.57 | $55,260 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 80 | $24.63 | $51,240 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 80 | $27.01 | $56,190 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 80 | $24.32 | $50,580 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 80 | $29.38 | $61,110 |
| Midland, TX | 80 | $22.09 | $45,940 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 80 | $21.57 | $44,870 |
| Burlington, NC | 80 | $23.55 | $48,980 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 80 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Decatur, IL | 80 | $25.88 | $53,830 |
| Lakeland, FL | 80 | $21.46 | $44,640 |
| Spokane, WA | 80 | $28.06 | $58,370 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 70 | $22.41 | $46,610 |
| Bangor, ME | 70 | $22.65 | $47,120 |
| Savannah, GA | 70 | $25.46 | $52,950 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 70 | $22.76 | $47,330 |
| Salinas, CA | 70 | $26.93 | $56,020 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 70 | $22.25 | $46,280 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 70 | $29.03 | $60,370 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 70 | $25.80 | $53,670 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 70 | $24.28 | $50,500 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 70 | $25.02 | $52,030 |
| Longview, TX | 70 | $21.97 | $45,700 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 70 | $23.88 | $49,680 |
| Janesville, WI | 70 | $22.42 | $46,630 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 70 | $18.86 | $39,220 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $23.40 | $48,670 |
| Montgomery, AL | 60 | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Salem, OR | 60 | $25.13 | $52,280 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 60 | $27.99 | $58,220 |
| Flint, MI | 60 | $25.15 | $52,320 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 60 | $25.95 | $53,980 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 60 | $23.36 | $48,590 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 60 | $24.90 | $51,790 |
| Waco, TX | 60 | $22.23 | $46,240 |
| Lubbock, TX | 60 | $22.57 | $46,940 |
| Anchorage, AK | 60 | $25.95 | $53,980 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 60 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Prescott, AZ | 60 | $24.22 | $50,380 |
| Napa, CA | 60 | $30.18 | $62,780 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 60 | $22.43 | $46,660 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 60 | $23.65 | $49,180 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 60 | $23.97 | $49,860 |
| Greeley, CO | 60 | $29.47 | $61,290 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 50 | $27.52 | $57,250 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 50 | $28.88 | $60,060 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $27.23 | $56,640 |
| Mobile, AL | 50 | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 50 | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 50 | $24.62 | $51,210 |
| Rockford, IL | 50 | $21.58 | $44,890 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $28.31 | $58,880 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 50 | $22.70 | $47,220 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 50 | $19.68 | $40,930 |
| Kingston, NY | 50 | $24.22 | $50,390 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 50 | $22.37 | $46,540 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 50 | $30.64 | $63,720 |
| Wausau, WI | 50 | $24.21 | $50,360 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $18.23 | $37,920 |
| Florence, SC | 50 | $27.32 | $56,830 |
| Missoula, MT | 40 | $21.02 | $43,710 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 40 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 40 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 40 | $35.72 | $74,290 |
| Dover, DE | 40 | $22.44 | $46,670 |
| Columbus, IN | 40 | $16.43 | $34,180 |
| Johnstown, PA | 40 | $19.53 | $40,620 |
| Waterbury, CT | 40 | $27.05 | $56,260 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | $23.71 | $49,320 |
| New Bedford, MA | 40 | $24.11 | $50,140 |
| Carson City, NV | 40 | $28.23 | $58,710 |
| Odessa, TX | 40 | $22.09 | $45,940 |
| Laredo, TX | 40 | $21.60 | $44,930 |
| Joplin, MO | 40 | $19.56 | $40,690 |
| Columbia, MO | 40 | $22.19 | $46,150 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 40 | $18.72 | $38,930 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 40 | $29.59 | $61,540 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $21.67 | $45,080 |
| Muncie, IN | 40 | $22.43 | $46,650 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 40 | $23.54 | $48,950 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 40 | $21.91 | $45,570 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 40 | $23.44 | $48,750 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | $20.94 | $43,560 |
| Salisbury, MD | 40 | $21.03 | $43,730 |
| Lawrence, KS | 40 | $23.96 | $49,830 |
| Altoona, PA | 40 | $25.15 | $52,310 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 40 | $27.16 | $56,480 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | $21.16 | $44,020 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 40 | $25.76 | $53,580 |
| Greenville, NC | 40 | $25.05 | $52,100 |
| Gainesville, GA | 40 | $22.92 | $47,670 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $22.65 | $47,110 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $23.37 | $48,610 |
| Ocala, FL | 40 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| Yakima, WA | 30 | $27.89 | $58,000 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 30 | $28.59 | $59,470 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 30 | $18.45 | $38,380 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 30 | $23.05 | $47,940 |
| Williamsport, PA | 30 | $22.72 | $47,250 |
| Pueblo, CO | 30 | $27.10 | $56,370 |
| Gainesville, FL | 30 | $21.76 | $45,270 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 30 | $18.91 | $39,330 |
| Lafayette, IN | 30 | $32.56 | $67,710 |
| Rochester, MN | 30 | $28.40 | $59,060 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 30 | $26.45 | $55,020 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 30 | $25.29 | $52,600 |
| Medford, OR | 30 | $22.66 | $47,120 |
| Jackson, MI | 30 | $28.62 | $59,520 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 30 | $20.20 | $42,010 |
| Lafayette, LA | 30 | $19.73 | $41,030 |
| Bismarck, ND | 30 | $28.58 | $59,440 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 30 | $22.30 | $46,370 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 30 | $21.38 | $44,460 |
| Abilene, TX | 30 | $20.77 | $43,200 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 30 | $28.46 | $59,190 |
| Dubuque, IA | 30 | $25.37 | $52,770 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 30 | $20.67 | $42,980 |
| Anderson, IN | 30 | $17.14 | $35,660 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $22.36 | $46,510 |
| Pascagoula, MS | Not available | $23.77 | $49,450 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $30.38 | $63,190 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $17.41 | $36,220 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | Not available | $18.79 | $39,090 |
| Redding, CA | Not available | $26.23 | $54,550 |
