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 | 19,470 | $45.77 | $95,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 16,730 | $46.03 | $95,740 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 10,940 | $36.18 | $75,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 9,490 | $36.27 | $75,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 8,530 | $36.12 | $75,130 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 7,830 | $37.76 | $78,530 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 7,320 | $42.24 | $87,870 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6,300 | $36.22 | $75,350 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 6,190 | $38.43 | $79,930 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 5,820 | $38.94 | $81,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 5,690 | $36.98 | $76,910 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 5,650 | $42.37 | $88,130 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 5,190 | $35.44 | $73,720 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,750 | $40.90 | $85,080 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 4,300 | $36.73 | $76,400 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 4,190 | $38.02 | $79,070 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3,580 | $45.02 | $93,650 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 3,270 | $31.85 | $66,240 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,240 | $35.45 | $73,740 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,040 | $33.53 | $69,730 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,960 | $38.62 | $80,320 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,960 | $34.50 | $71,750 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 2,870 | $32.07 | $66,700 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,870 | $36.31 | $75,520 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,840 | $34.40 | $71,550 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 2,740 | $44.16 | $91,850 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,670 | $37.92 | $78,870 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,570 | $44.73 | $93,030 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,490 | $36.07 | $75,020 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,460 | $35.66 | $74,180 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,270 | $35.33 | $73,480 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,100 | $35.62 | $74,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,060 | $38.33 | $79,720 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 2,010 | $45.29 | $94,210 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 1,930 | $32.59 | $67,790 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,910 | $41.59 | $86,510 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,890 | $38.58 | $80,250 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,860 | $36.85 | $76,650 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,760 | $33.71 | $70,110 |
| Salem, OR | 1,560 | $30.23 | $62,890 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,550 | $38.08 | $79,200 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,480 | $37.21 | $77,390 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 1,410 | $35.66 | $74,160 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,260 | $20.98 | $43,650 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,220 | $35.09 | $72,980 |
| Dayton, OH | 1,200 | $37.58 | $78,170 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1,070 | $36.75 | $76,430 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,040 | $34.06 | $70,850 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 1,030 | $33.48 | $69,640 |
| Honolulu, HI | 1,010 | $34.30 | $71,340 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,000 | $37.94 | $78,910 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 990 | $23.59 | $49,070 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 950 | $35.08 | $72,960 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 930 | $29.95 | $62,290 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 920 | $33.86 | $70,420 |
| Boulder, CO | 910 | $36.36 | $75,630 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 910 | $35.19 | $73,190 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 880 | $38.56 | $80,200 |
| Huntsville, AL | 820 | $42.36 | $88,120 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 790 | $32.55 | $67,710 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 780 | $20.79 | $43,250 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 780 | $35.81 | $74,490 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 770 | $32.58 | $67,770 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 740 | $30.61 | $63,670 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 720 | $34.62 | $72,010 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 660 | $33.06 | $68,760 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 660 | $27.09 | $56,340 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 650 | $35.44 | $73,720 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 650 | $40.91 | $85,100 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 630 | $28.95 | $60,220 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 630 | $28.28 | $58,820 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 620 | $35.72 | $74,300 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 600 | $31.95 | $66,460 |
| Montgomery, AL | 580 | $35.32 | $73,470 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 560 | $36.98 | $76,920 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 550 | $33.66 | $70,000 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 520 | $37.18 | $77,340 |
| Richmond, VA | 520 | $36.86 | $76,670 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 520 | $34.24 | $71,220 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 510 | $43.96 | $91,430 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 500 | $29.83 | $62,050 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 490 | $36.68 | $76,290 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 480 | $35.07 | $72,940 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 470 | $34.48 | $71,710 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 440 | $38.35 | $79,770 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 440 | $31.71 | $65,960 |
| Durham, NC | 430 | $37.12 | $77,200 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 430 | $32.73 | $68,080 |
| Springfield, IL | 420 | $31.76 | $66,060 |
| Tucson, AZ | 420 | $27.48 | $57,160 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 410 | $31.07 | $64,620 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 410 | $27.46 | $57,120 |
| Salinas, CA | 400 | $40.30 | $83,820 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 380 | $34.20 | $71,150 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 370 | $30.33 | $63,090 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 350 | $37.06 | $77,090 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 350 | $37.55 | $78,090 |
| Rochester, MN | 340 | $29.61 | $61,590 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 340 | $29.88 | $62,140 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 330 | $32.78 | $68,190 |
| Carson City, NV | 330 | $33.68 | $70,050 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 330 | $33.31 | $69,290 |
| Anchorage, AK | 330 | $36.62 | $76,170 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 320 | $39.65 | $82,470 |
| Madison, WI | 320 | $27.08 | $56,330 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 320 | $40.95 | $85,180 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 300 | $29.00 | $60,320 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 300 | $30.29 | $62,990 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 300 | $24.71 | $51,400 |
| Wichita, KS | 300 | $35.64 | $74,140 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 290 | $37.85 | $78,730 |
| Akron, OH | 290 | $31.67 | $65,880 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 280 | $33.09 | $68,830 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 280 | $36.38 | $75,660 |
| Tulsa, OK | 270 | $32.21 | $67,000 |
| Columbia, SC | 270 | $26.42 | $54,950 |
| Spokane, WA | 260 | $25.15 | $52,310 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 260 | $28.00 | $58,230 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 260 | $23.05 | $47,950 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 250 | $31.96 | $66,470 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 250 | $36.18 | $75,250 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 230 | $33.93 | $70,580 |
| Fresno, CA | 230 | $31.66 | $65,860 |
| Knoxville, TN | 230 | $25.21 | $52,430 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 220 | $14.73 | $30,630 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 220 | $31.44 | $65,400 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 220 | $35.67 | $74,180 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 210 | $45.94 | $95,550 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 210 | $25.59 | $53,220 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 200 | $32.53 | $67,660 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 190 | $32.09 | $66,750 |
| Ames, IA | 190 | $25.26 | $52,530 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 190 | $34.00 | $70,720 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 180 | $31.56 | $65,640 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 180 | $31.48 | $65,480 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 180 | $32.85 | $68,340 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 180 | $34.83 | $72,450 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 170 | $27.49 | $57,190 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 170 | $36.14 | $75,180 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 170 | $34.91 | $72,610 |
| Lincoln, NE | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 160 | $33.47 | $69,610 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 160 | $31.50 | $65,520 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 160 | $36.29 | $75,480 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 160 | $38.62 | $80,320 |
| Toledo, OH | 150 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 150 | $39.99 | $83,190 |
| Peoria, IL | 140 | $28.63 | $59,550 |
| Jackson, MS | 140 | $32.90 | $68,430 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 140 | $29.70 | $61,770 |
| Medford, OR | 140 | $26.72 | $55,570 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 140 | $28.23 | $58,710 |
| El Paso, TX | 140 | $32.87 | $68,360 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 140 | $27.19 | $56,550 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 140 | $33.35 | $69,360 |
| Flint, MI | 140 | $21.00 | $43,680 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 130 | $33.81 | $70,320 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 130 | $27.07 | $56,310 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 130 | $36.02 | $74,910 |
| Rockford, IL | 130 | $23.05 | $47,950 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 130 | $32.49 | $67,580 |
| State College, PA | 120 | $25.85 | $53,760 |
| New Haven, CT | 120 | $28.49 | $59,250 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 110 | $27.18 | $56,540 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 110 | $19.37 | $40,290 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 110 | $27.19 | $56,560 |
| Topeka, KS | 110 | $34.68 | $72,140 |
| Stockton, CA | 110 | $32.75 | $68,120 |
| Manchester, NH | 110 | $33.97 | $70,660 |
| Albany, GA | 100 | $34.68 | $72,140 |
| Ponce, PR | 100 | $10.64 | $22,120 |
| Asheville, NC | 100 | $40.52 | $84,280 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 100 | $31.52 | $65,570 |
| Springfield, MO | 90 | $20.13 | $41,870 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 90 | $28.62 | $59,530 |
| Johnson City, TN | 90 | $31.16 | $64,810 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 90 | $35.39 | $73,610 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 90 | $27.07 | $56,310 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 80 | $23.18 | $48,210 |
| Bend, OR | 80 | $34.30 | $71,330 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 80 | $34.96 | $72,710 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 80 | $19.92 | $41,440 |
| Bismarck, ND | 80 | $26.84 | $55,840 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 80 | $32.55 | $67,710 |
| Lebanon, PA | 80 | $32.15 | $66,870 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 70 | $31.86 | $66,270 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 70 | $26.11 | $54,310 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 70 | $39.41 | $81,960 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 70 | $23.64 | $49,170 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $33.53 | $69,740 |
| Iowa City, IA | 70 | $30.10 | $62,600 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 70 | $25.62 | $53,280 |
| Syracuse, NY | 60 | $32.93 | $68,500 |
| Casper, WY | 60 | $31.74 | $66,020 |
| Midland, TX | 60 | $36.45 | $75,810 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 60 | $24.26 | $50,470 |
| Gainesville, FL | 60 | $32.55 | $67,700 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 60 | $45.00 | $93,590 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 60 | $31.15 | $64,790 |
| Missoula, MT | 60 | $23.81 | $49,530 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 60 | $29.67 | $61,720 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 60 | $30.73 | $63,910 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 60 | $34.61 | $71,980 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 60 | $31.66 | $65,860 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $34.97 | $72,740 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 60 | $39.26 | $81,670 |
| Green Bay, WI | 50 | $22.32 | $46,430 |
| Pocatello, ID | 50 | $27.16 | $56,480 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 50 | $26.02 | $54,110 |
| Rochester, NY | 50 | $30.42 | $63,270 |
| Brunswick, GA | 50 | $36.01 | $74,890 |
| Bellingham, WA | 50 | $23.95 | $49,820 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 50 | $30.51 | $63,470 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 50 | $35.34 | $73,500 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 50 | $30.44 | $63,310 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 50 | $35.80 | $74,450 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 50 | $24.06 | $50,050 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 50 | $19.60 | $40,770 |
| Jackson, MI | 50 | $26.74 | $55,630 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 50 | $30.06 | $62,530 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 50 | $37.13 | $77,240 |
| Alexandria, LA | 50 | $31.70 | $65,940 |
| Yuba City, CA | 50 | $48.69 | $101,270 |
| Lafayette, LA | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Pueblo, CO | 50 | $30.87 | $64,200 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $20.33 | $42,280 |
| Monroe, MI | 40 | $31.29 | $65,080 |
| Charleston, WV | 40 | $27.71 | $57,640 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 40 | $34.44 | $71,640 |
| Springfield, OH | 40 | $30.64 | $63,720 |
| Lancaster, PA | 40 | $28.08 | $58,400 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 40 | $34.75 | $72,290 |
| Columbia, MO | 40 | $28.25 | $58,770 |
| Reading, PA | 40 | $26.16 | $54,400 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 40 | $33.02 | $68,680 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 40 | $19.55 | $40,670 |
| Monroe, LA | 40 | $18.84 | $39,180 |
| Johnstown, PA | 40 | $38.19 | $79,440 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 40 | $25.56 | $53,150 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $34.19 | $71,120 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 30 | $27.69 | $57,600 |
| Racine, WI | 30 | $20.67 | $43,000 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 30 | $26.68 | $55,500 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 30 | $38.80 | $80,710 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 30 | $28.43 | $59,130 |
| Mobile, AL | Not available | $35.88 | $74,620 |
| Lake Charles, LA | Not available | $18.60 | $38,680 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $23.52 | $48,930 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $21.05 | $43,790 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Not available | $32.20 | $66,970 |
| Chico, CA | Not available | $23.92 | $49,760 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $28.57 | $59,430 |
| St. George, UT | Not available | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Corvallis, OR | Not available | $26.01 | $54,110 |
| Bloomington, IN | Not available | $19.19 | $39,910 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Not available | $28.31 | $58,890 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $20.03 | $41,650 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $39.88 | $82,940 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $29.31 | $60,960 |
| Decatur, IL | Not available | $39.32 | $81,780 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Not available | $31.35 | $65,210 |
| Bangor, ME | Not available | $30.33 | $63,090 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Not available | $39.09 | $81,310 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $38.25 | $79,550 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | Not available | $26.83 | $55,810 |
| Burlington, NC | Not available | $23.14 | $48,130 |
