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 | 6,220 | $39.23 | $81,600 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 9,760 | $41.29 | $85,880 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 7,010 | $42.72 | $88,860 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 5,930 | $42.00 | $87,350 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 5,230 | $39.07 | $81,260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,560 | $44.14 | $91,820 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4,100 | $34.41 | $71,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 4,090 | $35.77 | $74,410 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,810 | $36.12 | $75,120 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 3,550 | $34.68 | $72,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 3,110 | $38.40 | $79,860 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,980 | $36.47 | $75,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,790 | $35.58 | $74,000 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,530 | $33.20 | $69,060 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,520 | $41.98 | $87,320 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,480 | $38.55 | $80,180 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 2,170 | $35.06 | $72,930 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,140 | $37.76 | $78,540 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,110 | $37.71 | $78,430 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,040 | $37.89 | $78,820 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,010 | $31.85 | $66,250 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,970 | $34.97 | $72,730 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,950 | $29.86 | $62,110 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,850 | $41.12 | $85,520 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,730 | $34.23 | $71,190 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,550 | $34.50 | $71,750 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,500 | $33.07 | $68,780 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,410 | $33.32 | $69,310 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,410 | $43.66 | $90,820 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,380 | $30.78 | $64,010 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,370 | $34.82 | $72,420 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,270 | $35.50 | $73,840 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,110 | $39.84 | $82,860 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,030 | $38.43 | $79,930 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $36.96 | $76,880 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,010 | $30.89 | $64,250 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,000 | $31.64 | $65,820 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,000 | $35.29 | $73,400 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 990 | $40.07 | $83,350 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 960 | $34.20 | $71,150 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 960 | $31.75 | $66,030 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 950 | $36.50 | $75,930 |
| Richmond, VA | 860 | $35.95 | $74,770 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 840 | $34.28 | $71,310 |
| San Antonio, TX | 820 | $30.10 | $62,610 |
| Durham, NC | 810 | $35.34 | $73,500 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 760 | $36.25 | $75,400 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 760 | $29.03 | $60,390 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 730 | $32.78 | $68,180 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 720 | $29.22 | $60,780 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 720 | $38.53 | $80,130 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 700 | $35.54 | $73,930 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 700 | $33.09 | $68,820 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 700 | $37.49 | $77,970 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 680 | $33.16 | $68,970 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 660 | $29.98 | $62,360 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 660 | $30.27 | $62,970 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 660 | $29.46 | $61,280 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 650 | $33.77 | $70,250 |
| Boulder, CO | 640 | $34.20 | $71,130 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 630 | $31.86 | $66,270 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 620 | $33.33 | $69,330 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 570 | $37.13 | $77,230 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 560 | $37.24 | $77,460 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 550 | $32.61 | $67,820 |
| Columbia, SC | 550 | $28.62 | $59,540 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 540 | $34.43 | $71,620 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 500 | $34.12 | $70,960 |
| Akron, OH | 500 | $32.12 | $66,800 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 450 | $35.14 | $73,090 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 440 | $35.37 | $73,580 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 440 | $25.40 | $52,830 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 430 | $32.66 | $67,940 |
| Rochester, NY | 430 | $33.74 | $70,180 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 400 | $31.33 | $65,160 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 380 | $35.41 | $73,660 |
| Madison, WI | 370 | $31.80 | $66,150 |
| Tucson, AZ | 370 | $28.77 | $59,840 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 350 | $31.29 | $65,090 |
| Huntsville, AL | 350 | $31.46 | $65,430 |
| Tulsa, OK | 330 | $29.77 | $61,910 |
| Dayton, OH | 330 | $32.60 | $67,800 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 320 | $29.02 | $60,360 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 300 | $38.23 | $79,510 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 290 | $34.86 | $72,510 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 290 | $35.12 | $73,050 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 280 | $28.63 | $59,540 |
| Knoxville, TN | 270 | $31.11 | $64,720 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 260 | $35.52 | $73,890 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 260 | $36.59 | $76,100 |
| Greenville, SC | 250 | $32.15 | $66,880 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 250 | $30.04 | $62,470 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 240 | $27.62 | $57,450 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 230 | $30.61 | $63,660 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 230 | $39.19 | $81,520 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 230 | $32.10 | $66,760 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 230 | Not available | Not available |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 230 | $31.30 | $65,100 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 220 | $31.11 | $64,720 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 220 | $34.73 | $72,240 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 220 | $39.23 | $81,590 |
| Honolulu, HI | 220 | $29.19 | $60,720 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 220 | $35.25 | $73,330 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 210 | $25.28 | $52,570 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 200 | $27.60 | $57,400 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 200 | $30.58 | $63,600 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 190 | $28.32 | $58,920 |
| New Haven, CT | 190 | $36.92 | $76,800 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 180 | $35.57 | $73,990 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 170 | $34.30 | $71,340 |
| Lincoln, NE | 170 | $26.08 | $54,240 |
| Jackson, MS | 170 | $25.72 | $53,500 |
| Rochester, MN | 160 | $34.13 | $70,990 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 160 | $34.45 | $71,660 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 160 | $36.25 | $75,400 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 150 | $33.14 | $68,930 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 150 | $31.16 | $64,820 |
| Wichita, KS | 150 | $27.50 | $57,210 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 150 | $39.26 | $81,670 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 140 | $33.68 | $70,060 |
| El Paso, TX | 140 | $26.13 | $54,340 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 140 | $30.77 | $64,000 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 130 | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Lakeland, FL | 130 | $29.79 | $61,960 |
| Spokane, WA | 130 | $26.50 | $55,110 |
| Toledo, OH | 130 | $28.03 | $58,300 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 130 | $37.75 | $78,520 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 120 | $35.70 | $74,260 |
| Topeka, KS | 120 | $30.16 | $62,730 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 120 | $32.59 | $67,780 |
| Ithaca, NY | 120 | $30.05 | $62,510 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 120 | $31.62 | $65,780 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 110 | $39.23 | $81,590 |
| Wilmington, NC | 110 | $24.59 | $51,140 |
| Green Bay, WI | 110 | $29.86 | $62,110 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 110 | $29.80 | $61,980 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 100 | $26.45 | $55,020 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 100 | $28.47 | $59,220 |
| Syracuse, NY | 100 | $34.04 | $70,810 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 100 | $27.31 | $56,800 |
| Anchorage, AK | 100 | $37.31 | $77,610 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $34.98 | $72,760 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 100 | $26.44 | $54,990 |
| Montgomery, AL | 100 | $30.80 | $64,060 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 100 | $26.15 | $54,400 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 90 | $28.02 | $58,280 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 90 | $35.75 | $74,360 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | $34.20 | $71,140 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 90 | $30.02 | $62,440 |
| Charleston, WV | 90 | $25.67 | $53,390 |
| Iowa City, IA | 90 | $29.36 | $61,060 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 90 | $31.29 | $65,080 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 90 | $31.37 | $65,250 |
| Lafayette, IN | 90 | $30.58 | $63,610 |
| Fresno, CA | 90 | $27.79 | $57,810 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 90 | $29.93 | $62,260 |
| Erie, PA | 90 | $27.21 | $56,600 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 90 | $31.95 | $66,450 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 90 | $38.95 | $81,020 |
| Lancaster, PA | 80 | $28.26 | $58,780 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 80 | $34.58 | $71,920 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 80 | $26.21 | $54,510 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 80 | $31.23 | $64,970 |
| Peoria, IL | 80 | $29.56 | $61,480 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 80 | $26.35 | $54,800 |
| Roanoke, VA | 80 | $31.37 | $65,260 |
| Reading, PA | 80 | $32.32 | $67,220 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 80 | $21.41 | $44,530 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 80 | $25.70 | $53,460 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 80 | $32.37 | $67,320 |
| Amarillo, TX | 80 | $30.55 | $63,540 |
| Appleton, WI | 70 | $27.85 | $57,940 |
| Wausau, WI | 70 | $34.02 | $70,760 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 70 | $24.35 | $50,650 |
| Waco, TX | 70 | $26.39 | $54,890 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 70 | $19.39 | $40,330 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 70 | $33.90 | $70,510 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 70 | $26.23 | $54,560 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 70 | $33.89 | $70,490 |
| Springfield, MO | 70 | $27.99 | $58,230 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 70 | $23.03 | $47,910 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | $28.47 | $59,210 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $35.50 | $73,850 |
| Springfield, IL | 70 | $34.95 | $72,700 |
| Mobile, AL | 70 | $23.27 | $48,410 |
| Stockton, CA | 70 | $43.33 | $90,130 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 60 | $35.82 | $74,500 |
| Gainesville, FL | 60 | $30.29 | $63,010 |
| Savannah, GA | 60 | $27.65 | $57,500 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 60 | $29.49 | $61,340 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 60 | $28.34 | $58,950 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 60 | $32.92 | $68,470 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 60 | $26.85 | $55,840 |
| Manchester, NH | 50 | $36.16 | $75,200 |
| Salinas, CA | 50 | $33.77 | $70,230 |
| Olympia, WA | 50 | $36.95 | $76,860 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 50 | $28.70 | $59,700 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 50 | $29.45 | $61,250 |
| Redding, CA | 50 | $27.29 | $56,760 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 50 | $24.91 | $51,820 |
| Johnson City, TN | 50 | $22.35 | $46,500 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 50 | $34.42 | $71,600 |
| Salem, OR | 50 | $31.58 | $65,690 |
| Asheville, NC | 50 | $22.63 | $47,070 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 50 | $28.64 | $59,570 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 50 | $24.76 | $51,490 |
| Binghamton, NY | 50 | $27.95 | $58,140 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 40 | $34.31 | $71,370 |
| Rockford, IL | 40 | $28.72 | $59,750 |
| Morgantown, WV | 40 | $26.73 | $55,600 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 40 | $32.94 | $68,510 |
| Missoula, MT | 40 | $25.53 | $53,090 |
| Columbia, MO | 40 | $28.42 | $59,110 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 40 | $27.76 | $57,750 |
| Flint, MI | 40 | $29.93 | $62,260 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $29.49 | $61,340 |
| Racine, WI | 40 | $29.09 | $60,510 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 40 | $24.07 | $50,070 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $31.51 | $65,530 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 40 | $26.71 | $55,560 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 40 | $30.75 | $63,960 |
| Greenville, NC | 40 | $30.07 | $62,550 |
| Modesto, CA | 40 | $31.48 | $65,480 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 40 | $33.19 | $69,040 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 40 | $31.89 | $66,330 |
| Bellingham, WA | 40 | $22.94 | $47,710 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | $37.85 | $78,740 |
| Midland, TX | 40 | $31.05 | $64,580 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 40 | $34.63 | $72,040 |
| Abilene, TX | 40 | $19.57 | $40,700 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $29.69 | $61,760 |
| Longview, TX | 30 | $26.81 | $55,760 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 30 | $27.11 | $56,380 |
| Lafayette, LA | 30 | $24.39 | $50,730 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 30 | $31.31 | $65,120 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $33.90 | $70,500 |
| Burlington, NC | 30 | $28.08 | $58,400 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $32.32 | $67,230 |
| Ocala, FL | 30 | $24.97 | $51,930 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 30 | $28.41 | $59,090 |
| Tyler, TX | 30 | $27.99 | $58,210 |
| Joplin, MO | 30 | $28.60 | $59,480 |
| Lubbock, TX | 30 | $30.36 | $63,160 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $43.55 | $90,580 |
| Lawrence, KS | Not available | $25.52 | $53,080 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $39.82 | $82,840 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $42.32 | $88,020 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | Not available | $31.65 | $65,830 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $31.94 | $66,430 |
| Kingston, NY | Not available | $33.17 | $68,990 |
| State College, PA | Not available | $23.63 | $49,140 |
| Lebanon, PA | Not available | $33.44 | $69,560 |
