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 | 4,280 | $39.39 | $81,930 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,530 | $37.63 | $78,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,150 | $35.99 | $74,860 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,800 | $39.21 | $81,550 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 3,500 | Not available | Not available |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,390 | $33.04 | $68,710 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 3,300 | $34.48 | $71,720 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 3,140 | $32.98 | $68,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,120 | $36.65 | $76,230 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,050 | $34.80 | $72,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,960 | $29.38 | $61,120 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,460 | $34.78 | $72,330 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,380 | $36.05 | $74,990 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 2,180 | $28.44 | $59,160 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 2,150 | $34.41 | $71,580 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,050 | $30.13 | $62,670 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,970 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,950 | $35.41 | $73,650 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,890 | $35.06 | $72,920 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1,810 | $37.91 | $78,860 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,730 | $37.27 | $77,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,720 | $37.95 | $78,940 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,660 | $31.55 | $65,610 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,640 | $40.27 | $83,760 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,470 | $34.57 | $71,910 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,460 | $31.45 | $65,420 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,420 | $31.87 | $66,290 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,350 | $42.25 | $87,880 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 1,170 | $31.76 | $66,060 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,150 | $32.23 | $67,040 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,120 | Not available | Not available |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,110 | $30.99 | $64,450 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,040 | $33.86 | $70,430 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $33.97 | $70,660 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 1,020 | $32.26 | $67,100 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,000 | $33.67 | $70,020 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 990 | $32.86 | $68,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 980 | $39.07 | $81,260 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 970 | $33.23 | $69,120 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 920 | $27.71 | $57,640 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 900 | $35.16 | $73,140 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 890 | $35.86 | $74,590 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 830 | $38.79 | $80,670 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 830 | $36.17 | $75,240 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 830 | $29.49 | $61,340 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 780 | $35.84 | $74,560 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 750 | $25.56 | $53,150 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 720 | $41.14 | $85,560 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 710 | $33.15 | $68,940 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 680 | $30.41 | $63,240 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 580 | $30.50 | $63,430 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 580 | $30.18 | $62,770 |
| Dayton, OH | 570 | $38.93 | $80,980 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 550 | $29.70 | $61,770 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 550 | $31.23 | $64,970 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 540 | $28.59 | $59,460 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 520 | $29.16 | $60,650 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 510 | $28.32 | $58,910 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 510 | $32.49 | $67,580 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 500 | $28.77 | $59,850 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 480 | $40.81 | $84,890 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 480 | $32.65 | $67,910 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 480 | $32.70 | $68,010 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 470 | $28.15 | $58,560 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 450 | $31.16 | $64,820 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 430 | $29.12 | $60,570 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 420 | $35.07 | $72,940 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 410 | $38.39 | $79,860 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 400 | $28.28 | $58,820 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 390 | $31.50 | $65,520 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 380 | $24.95 | $51,890 |
| Wichita, KS | 370 | $29.60 | $61,560 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 370 | $30.41 | $63,250 |
| Durham, NC | 360 | $37.50 | $77,990 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 350 | $37.00 | $76,950 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 340 | $31.67 | $65,870 |
| Honolulu, HI | 320 | $34.20 | $71,140 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 310 | $33.08 | $68,810 |
| Tulsa, OK | 290 | $28.55 | $59,380 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 280 | $34.79 | $72,370 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 280 | $32.70 | $68,020 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 280 | $32.25 | $67,080 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 280 | $38.62 | $80,340 |
| Akron, OH | 280 | $29.81 | $62,010 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 270 | $32.11 | $66,800 |
| Albany, GA | 270 | $34.72 | $72,210 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 270 | $24.88 | $51,740 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 270 | $28.09 | $58,420 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 250 | $33.79 | $70,290 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 250 | $34.46 | $71,680 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 250 | $33.53 | $69,740 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 240 | $31.81 | $66,170 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 240 | $35.16 | $73,140 |
| Madison, WI | 240 | $28.92 | $60,140 |
| Tucson, AZ | 230 | $31.86 | $66,270 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 230 | $33.73 | $70,150 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 230 | $26.49 | $55,110 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 220 | $39.50 | $82,150 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 210 | $31.50 | $65,510 |
| Columbia, SC | 210 | $29.48 | $61,320 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 200 | $31.43 | $65,380 |
| El Paso, TX | 200 | $27.64 | $57,500 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 200 | $31.44 | $65,380 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 200 | $19.49 | $40,540 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 200 | $30.45 | $63,340 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 190 | $35.13 | $73,070 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 190 | $28.88 | $60,060 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 190 | $30.21 | $62,830 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 180 | $25.13 | $52,280 |
| Boulder, CO | 180 | $33.32 | $69,300 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 180 | $35.22 | $73,250 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 180 | Not available | Not available |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 180 | $31.84 | $66,230 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 170 | $37.77 | $78,560 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 170 | $35.02 | $72,850 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 170 | $33.25 | $69,160 |
| Knoxville, TN | 170 | $26.39 | $54,900 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 170 | $32.56 | $67,720 |
| Amarillo, TX | 170 | $25.22 | $52,450 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 150 | $28.75 | $59,790 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 150 | $32.12 | $66,800 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 150 | $32.90 | $68,440 |
| Rochester, NY | 140 | $31.96 | $66,470 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 140 | $26.06 | $54,200 |
| Green Bay, WI | 140 | $27.06 | $56,280 |
| Decatur, IL | 140 | $22.09 | $45,940 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 140 | $25.87 | $53,810 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 140 | $26.69 | $55,520 |
| Anchorage, AK | 130 | $33.47 | $69,610 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 130 | $35.55 | $73,950 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 120 | $33.76 | $70,230 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 120 | $31.38 | $65,260 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 120 | $31.98 | $66,510 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 110 | $31.02 | $64,530 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 110 | $28.72 | $59,730 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 110 | $28.80 | $59,910 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 110 | $33.14 | $68,920 |
| Victoria, TX | 110 | $29.07 | $60,470 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 100 | $27.98 | $58,190 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 100 | $31.93 | $66,410 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 100 | $30.83 | $64,120 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 100 | $28.07 | $58,390 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 100 | $25.79 | $53,640 |
| Longview, TX | 100 | $32.20 | $66,970 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 90 | $33.41 | $69,480 |
| Lancaster, PA | 90 | $27.95 | $58,140 |
| Jackson, MS | 90 | $29.15 | $60,630 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 90 | $34.81 | $72,410 |
| Savannah, GA | 90 | $29.00 | $60,320 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 90 | $27.84 | $57,900 |
| Greenville, SC | 80 | $31.80 | $66,130 |
| Toledo, OH | 80 | $36.76 | $76,450 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 80 | $33.20 | $69,050 |
| Racine, WI | 80 | $32.65 | $67,910 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 80 | $31.73 | $65,990 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 80 | $30.26 | $62,940 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 70 | $28.70 | $59,700 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 70 | $30.96 | $64,390 |
| Dover, DE | 70 | $28.55 | $59,380 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $30.16 | $62,730 |
| Springfield, IL | 70 | $27.06 | $56,280 |
| Mobile, AL | 70 | $32.74 | $68,100 |
| Stockton, CA | 70 | $30.63 | $63,710 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 70 | $35.81 | $74,490 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 70 | $31.36 | $65,240 |
| Appleton, WI | 70 | $29.07 | $60,460 |
| Montgomery, AL | 60 | $29.71 | $61,800 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 60 | $24.66 | $51,290 |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $32.06 | $66,680 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $25.58 | $53,210 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 60 | $35.39 | $73,610 |
| Morgantown, WV | 60 | $22.88 | $47,590 |
| Altoona, PA | 50 | $20.79 | $43,240 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 50 | $30.80 | $64,070 |
| Lafayette, LA | 50 | $25.68 | $53,420 |
| Rockford, IL | 50 | $24.27 | $50,480 |
| Peoria, IL | 50 | $26.09 | $54,260 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 50 | $32.29 | $67,150 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $44.37 | $92,290 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 50 | $26.15 | $54,400 |
| Sumter, SC | 50 | $31.13 | $64,740 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 50 | $28.23 | $58,720 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 50 | $24.04 | $50,000 |
| Roanoke, VA | 50 | $23.68 | $49,250 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 50 | $37.00 | $76,960 |
| El Centro, CA | 50 | $34.21 | $71,150 |
| Danbury, CT | 40 | $30.45 | $63,340 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 40 | $29.82 | $62,030 |
| Salinas, CA | 40 | $35.05 | $72,910 |
| Wausau, WI | 40 | $30.70 | $63,870 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $21.72 | $45,170 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 40 | $30.02 | $62,430 |
| Mansfield, OH | 40 | $33.44 | $69,550 |
| Lafayette, IN | 40 | $22.76 | $47,350 |
| Gainesville, FL | 40 | $28.00 | $58,250 |
| Waco, TX | 40 | $30.29 | $63,000 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 40 | $29.05 | $60,430 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 40 | $30.44 | $63,310 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 40 | $29.31 | $60,960 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 40 | $30.68 | $63,810 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 40 | $28.18 | $58,620 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 40 | $31.39 | $65,300 |
| Binghamton, NY | 40 | $33.44 | $69,560 |
| Anderson, SC | 40 | $28.65 | $59,590 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 40 | $36.87 | $76,690 |
| Fresno, CA | 40 | $32.08 | $66,730 |
| Spokane, WA | 40 | $28.17 | $58,580 |
| Modesto, CA | 40 | $32.53 | $67,670 |
| Napa, CA | 40 | $34.30 | $71,350 |
| Lebanon, PA | 40 | $31.43 | $65,370 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 40 | $31.10 | $64,690 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 40 | $22.69 | $47,190 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 40 | $33.86 | $70,430 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $26.76 | $55,660 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $31.73 | $66,000 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 40 | $31.55 | $65,630 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 30 | $27.39 | $56,960 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 30 | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Alexandria, LA | 30 | $25.24 | $52,490 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 30 | $23.14 | $48,140 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 30 | $30.03 | $62,470 |
| Columbia, MO | 30 | $24.44 | $50,830 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 30 | $25.49 | $53,010 |
| Topeka, KS | 30 | $29.45 | $61,260 |
| Midland, TX | Not available | $31.31 | $65,120 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $31.98 | $66,510 |
| Syracuse, NY | Not available | $31.30 | $65,100 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Not available | $33.28 | $69,220 |
| Janesville, WI | Not available | $25.64 | $53,340 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $33.98 | $70,680 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $31.94 | $66,440 |
| Reading, PA | Not available | $33.15 | $68,940 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not available | $37.13 | $77,230 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $29.92 | $62,230 |
| Odessa, TX | Not available | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $30.51 | $63,460 |
| Lynchburg, VA | Not available | $33.50 | $69,670 |
| Laredo, TX | Not available | $29.40 | $61,140 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $28.87 | $60,050 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | Not available | $30.44 | $63,310 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $34.82 | $72,430 |
| Lubbock, TX | Not available | $21.41 | $44,540 |
