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 | 8,870 | $39.13 | $81,390 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 41,500 | $51.45 | $107,020 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 35,140 | $53.42 | $111,110 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 11,990 | $44.74 | $93,050 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 11,890 | $43.08 | $89,600 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11,810 | $37.95 | $78,940 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 11,630 | $44.17 | $91,870 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 11,110 | $45.15 | $93,910 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 9,110 | $44.43 | $92,420 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 8,860 | $37.46 | $77,920 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8,220 | $39.54 | $82,250 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 7,310 | $39.87 | $82,930 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 7,030 | $36.51 | $75,940 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 6,970 | $40.42 | $84,080 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 6,620 | $55.27 | $114,970 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4,790 | $36.19 | $75,270 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,560 | $57.85 | $120,330 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 4,490 | $36.55 | $76,020 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 4,090 | $37.51 | $78,020 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 3,850 | $40.07 | $83,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 3,700 | Not available | Not available |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 3,360 | $54.95 | $114,290 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3,340 | $44.03 | $91,570 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 3,250 | $36.65 | $76,230 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3,020 | $33.12 | $68,890 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 2,720 | $43.36 | $90,190 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,580 | $42.53 | $88,460 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,520 | $43.21 | $89,890 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2,380 | $35.58 | $74,000 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 2,370 | $35.31 | $73,450 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,290 | $43.40 | $90,260 |
| Columbus, OH | 2,170 | $35.09 | $72,990 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 2,170 | $39.77 | $82,730 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2,090 | $30.80 | $64,060 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,060 | $49.57 | $103,110 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,010 | $44.75 | $93,080 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,000 | Not available | Not available |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,910 | $43.63 | $90,760 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,850 | $34.44 | $71,620 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,830 | $37.74 | $78,500 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,820 | $38.95 | $81,010 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,700 | $35.52 | $73,890 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,650 | $37.62 | $78,240 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,600 | $38.58 | $80,240 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 1,550 | $35.65 | $74,150 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,520 | $29.64 | $61,640 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,510 | $39.85 | $82,890 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,460 | $33.52 | $69,730 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1,420 | $30.01 | $62,410 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,350 | $29.11 | $60,550 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 1,350 | $33.88 | $70,470 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,290 | $39.76 | $82,700 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,270 | $36.36 | $75,640 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,250 | $34.67 | $72,110 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,240 | $40.54 | $84,330 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,130 | $29.18 | $60,690 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,130 | $40.17 | $83,540 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,120 | $33.15 | $68,960 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,120 | $33.68 | $70,050 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,110 | $34.49 | $71,730 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,090 | $25.58 | $53,220 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 990 | $29.24 | $60,820 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 880 | $31.57 | $65,670 |
| Durham, NC | 870 | $34.55 | $71,870 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 860 | $52.76 | $109,730 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 860 | $24.62 | $51,220 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 830 | $35.82 | $74,510 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 810 | $40.35 | $83,920 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 810 | $28.17 | $58,600 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 730 | $32.27 | $67,120 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 720 | $34.13 | $71,000 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 720 | $33.95 | $70,620 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 700 | $30.97 | $64,420 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 700 | $30.84 | $64,150 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 670 | $29.87 | $62,130 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 630 | $33.00 | $68,650 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 560 | $35.88 | $74,630 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 550 | $31.88 | $66,310 |
| Tucson, AZ | 540 | $31.63 | $65,790 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 540 | $35.01 | $72,830 |
| Tulsa, OK | 500 | $30.13 | $62,670 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 480 | $35.30 | $73,420 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 470 | $30.12 | $62,650 |
| Syracuse, NY | 460 | $39.27 | $81,690 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 450 | $29.27 | $60,870 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 450 | $33.82 | $70,340 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 440 | $28.88 | $60,080 |
| Akron, OH | 440 | $27.91 | $58,050 |
| Boulder, CO | 420 | $50.81 | $105,680 |
| Dayton, OH | 410 | $31.27 | $65,030 |
| Honolulu, HI | 400 | $36.34 | $75,580 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 400 | $36.40 | $75,720 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 380 | $38.35 | $79,770 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 380 | $42.21 | $87,790 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 380 | $31.79 | $66,110 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 370 | $25.59 | $53,220 |
| New Haven, CT | 360 | $36.68 | $76,300 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 350 | $42.48 | $88,360 |
| Columbia, SC | 330 | $27.07 | $56,300 |
| Madison, WI | 330 | $37.18 | $77,340 |
| Wichita, KS | 330 | $30.79 | $64,050 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 310 | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 290 | $31.07 | $64,620 |
| Binghamton, NY | 290 | $37.42 | $77,840 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 290 | $31.98 | $66,510 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 280 | $29.85 | $62,090 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 270 | $36.82 | $76,580 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 270 | $26.81 | $55,760 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 260 | $31.01 | $64,500 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 260 | $32.78 | $68,190 |
| Knoxville, TN | 260 | $31.52 | $65,550 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 260 | $32.24 | $67,050 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 250 | $36.89 | $76,720 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 230 | $36.26 | $75,430 |
| Peoria, IL | 210 | $32.78 | $68,190 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 210 | $24.79 | $51,560 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 200 | $38.52 | $80,120 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 190 | $39.61 | $82,400 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 190 | $35.75 | $74,360 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 190 | $40.22 | $83,650 |
| Savannah, GA | 180 | $33.91 | $70,520 |
| Midland, TX | 180 | $54.80 | $113,980 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 180 | $31.90 | $66,350 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 170 | $32.49 | $67,580 |
| Greenville, SC | 170 | $32.74 | $68,110 |
| Toledo, OH | 170 | $32.19 | $66,960 |
| Anchorage, AK | 170 | $30.29 | $63,000 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 160 | $39.07 | $81,260 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 160 | $35.21 | $73,240 |
| Charleston, WV | 160 | $26.16 | $54,410 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 160 | $35.40 | $73,640 |
| Manchester, NH | 160 | $31.50 | $65,520 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 160 | $27.82 | $57,860 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 160 | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| Rochester, MN | 150 | $34.05 | $70,830 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 140 | $25.96 | $53,990 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 140 | $37.73 | $78,470 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 140 | $35.88 | $74,630 |
| Wausau, WI | 140 | $30.49 | $63,420 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 130 | $31.41 | $65,340 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 130 | $31.14 | $64,770 |
| Reading, PA | 130 | $33.38 | $69,430 |
| Wilmington, NC | 130 | $27.71 | $57,630 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 130 | $38.41 | $79,900 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 130 | $30.19 | $62,790 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 130 | $36.76 | $76,460 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 130 | $27.18 | $56,530 |
| Roanoke, VA | 130 | $27.04 | $56,250 |
| Lancaster, PA | 130 | $29.01 | $60,340 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 130 | $27.17 | $56,500 |
| Springfield, IL | 120 | $34.38 | $71,510 |
| Fresno, CA | 120 | $46.70 | $97,140 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 120 | $26.07 | $54,230 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 120 | $25.91 | $53,880 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Topeka, KS | 120 | $31.49 | $65,500 |
| Spokane, WA | 120 | $34.32 | $71,390 |
| Bismarck, ND | 110 | $26.28 | $54,670 |
| Amarillo, TX | 110 | $33.53 | $69,740 |
| Rockford, IL | 100 | $33.42 | $69,510 |
| El Paso, TX | 100 | $29.22 | $60,770 |
| Montgomery, AL | 100 | $28.78 | $59,870 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 100 | $32.76 | $68,150 |
| Tyler, TX | 90 | $34.48 | $71,720 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 90 | $40.16 | $83,530 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | $41.23 | $85,770 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 90 | $26.70 | $55,540 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 90 | $26.33 | $54,760 |
| Iowa City, IA | 90 | $28.21 | $58,670 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 90 | $22.40 | $46,590 |
| Springfield, MO | 90 | $26.92 | $56,000 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 90 | $34.48 | $71,720 |
| Huntsville, AL | 80 | $29.92 | $62,240 |
| Lincoln, NE | 80 | $26.87 | $55,890 |
| Jackson, MS | 80 | $33.99 | $70,700 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 80 | $37.57 | $78,150 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 80 | $29.12 | $60,570 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 70 | $35.06 | $72,920 |
| Green Bay, WI | 70 | $29.11 | $60,550 |
| Gainesville, GA | 70 | $32.00 | $66,560 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 70 | $30.85 | $64,160 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 70 | $29.34 | $61,040 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 70 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| Stockton, CA | 70 | $34.02 | $70,760 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 70 | $41.98 | $87,320 |
| Appleton, WI | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $51.71 | $107,560 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 60 | $33.39 | $69,450 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $32.95 | $68,530 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 60 | $30.28 | $62,990 |
| Waterbury, CT | 60 | $35.36 | $73,550 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 60 | $34.43 | $71,610 |
| Columbus, IN | 60 | $40.74 | $84,750 |
| Lafayette, LA | 60 | $35.75 | $74,370 |
| Erie, PA | 60 | $34.90 | $72,590 |
| Ithaca, NY | 60 | $26.07 | $54,220 |
| Mobile, AL | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Bakersfield, CA | 60 | $39.31 | $81,760 |
| Olympia, WA | 60 | $43.87 | $91,250 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 60 | $31.40 | $65,320 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $30.20 | $62,810 |
| Greeley, CO | 60 | $38.95 | $81,010 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 50 | $29.83 | $62,050 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 50 | $28.44 | $59,160 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 50 | $32.19 | $66,950 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 50 | $35.16 | $73,130 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 50 | $34.88 | $72,540 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 50 | $36.28 | $75,470 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 50 | $31.77 | $66,090 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 50 | $37.21 | $77,410 |
| Lubbock, TX | 50 | $32.63 | $67,880 |
| Waco, TX | 50 | $31.71 | $65,960 |
| Rapid City, SD | 50 | $26.54 | $55,210 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 50 | $34.91 | $72,610 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 50 | $30.35 | $63,130 |
| Joplin, MO | 50 | $32.13 | $66,830 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 50 | $27.03 | $56,230 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 40 | $20.82 | $43,300 |
| State College, PA | 40 | $31.23 | $64,960 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 40 | $35.48 | $73,800 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 40 | $27.07 | $56,300 |
| Columbia, MO | 40 | $22.03 | $45,810 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $21.18 | $44,060 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 40 | $31.23 | $64,950 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 40 | $31.83 | $66,210 |
| Ocala, FL | 40 | $35.76 | $74,370 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | $36.47 | $75,860 |
| Asheville, NC | 40 | $33.00 | $68,640 |
| Rome, GA | 40 | $45.37 | $94,370 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 40 | $38.41 | $79,890 |
| Flint, MI | 40 | $33.48 | $69,640 |
| Monroe, LA | 40 | $35.40 | $73,630 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Terre Haute, IN | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 30 | $29.39 | $61,140 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Pueblo, CO | 30 | $41.30 | $85,900 |
| Billings, MT | 30 | $32.70 | $68,010 |
| Dover, DE | 30 | $36.74 | $76,410 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Lawton, OK | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Bloomington, IN | 30 | $30.59 | $63,630 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 30 | $31.64 | $65,810 |
| Owensboro, KY | Not available | $25.86 | $53,790 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Not available | $25.72 | $53,500 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Not available | $42.44 | $88,270 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $40.10 | $83,410 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not available | $24.24 | $50,410 |
| Johnstown, PA | Not available | $40.90 | $85,070 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $37.45 | $77,900 |
| Prescott, AZ | Not available | $20.35 | $42,320 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | Not available | $31.39 | $65,280 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $34.48 | $71,730 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | Not available | $28.37 | $59,000 |
| Decatur, IL | Not available | $38.73 | $80,560 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | Not available | $26.44 | $54,980 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Not available | $29.30 | $60,940 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Not available | $24.60 | $51,160 |
| Salinas, CA | Not available | $41.12 | $85,520 |
| Florence, SC | Not available | $23.46 | $48,790 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $31.47 | $65,450 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Not available | $39.05 | $81,220 |
| Bowling Green, KY | Not available | $27.16 | $56,480 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Not available | $42.31 | $87,990 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $28.00 | $58,240 |
| Warner Robins, GA | Not available | $26.18 | $54,460 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $29.07 | $60,470 |
