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 | 2,500 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 8,130 | $52.18 | $108,540 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 6,770 | $45.14 | $93,890 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 6,720 | $45.17 | $93,950 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 6,190 | $52.34 | $108,870 |
| Wichita, KS | 2,670 | $40.27 | $83,760 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,600 | $48.86 | $101,630 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,380 | $52.08 | $108,330 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 2,240 | $44.41 | $92,380 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,940 | $51.68 | $107,490 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1,920 | $47.06 | $97,890 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,530 | $37.23 | $77,430 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1,380 | $43.11 | $89,660 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,290 | $48.42 | $100,710 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 990 | $56.83 | $118,200 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 920 | $45.73 | $95,110 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 880 | $50.97 | $106,020 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 840 | $49.49 | $102,930 |
| Dayton, OH | 680 | $47.48 | $98,770 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 640 | $39.49 | $82,130 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 600 | $43.96 | $91,440 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 520 | $51.26 | $106,620 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 510 | $42.86 | $89,140 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 490 | $42.37 | $88,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 490 | $50.45 | $104,930 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 470 | $41.95 | $87,250 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 470 | $52.70 | $109,610 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 410 | $45.16 | $93,930 |
| Boulder, CO | 350 | $45.26 | $94,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 340 | $51.49 | $107,100 |
| San Antonio, TX | 340 | $36.74 | $76,420 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 310 | $41.41 | $86,120 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 300 | $40.59 | $84,420 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 290 | $45.54 | $94,720 |
| Tulsa, OK | 280 | $39.33 | $81,800 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 280 | $41.90 | $87,140 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 280 | $46.68 | $97,100 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 270 | $38.12 | $79,300 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 250 | $37.77 | $78,550 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 240 | Not available | Not available |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 220 | $43.74 | $90,970 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 190 | $38.09 | $79,220 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 190 | $55.87 | $116,210 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 150 | $37.40 | $77,800 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 130 | $35.64 | $74,130 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 130 | $39.28 | $81,710 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 120 | $40.32 | $83,860 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 80 | $48.86 | $101,620 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $48.49 | $100,860 |
| Bellingham, WA | 80 | $38.95 | $81,010 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 70 | $49.29 | $102,530 |
| Waco, TX | 70 | $42.66 | $88,740 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 60 | $32.64 | $67,890 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 60 | $38.58 | $80,250 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 50 | $41.04 | $85,360 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 40 | $45.66 | $94,970 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 40 | $41.28 | $85,860 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 30 | $44.99 | $93,590 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 30 | $51.01 | $106,100 |
| New Haven, CT | Not available | $40.14 | $83,490 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Not available | $55.80 | $116,060 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $49.14 | $102,210 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $44.06 | $91,650 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $46.84 | $97,440 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $47.68 | $99,180 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $43.72 | $90,930 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $49.53 | $103,010 |
| Columbus, OH | Not available | $39.34 | $81,820 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $42.33 | $88,060 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | Not available | $49.61 | $103,180 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | Not available | $31.54 | $65,610 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | Not available | $38.08 | $79,200 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $46.25 | $96,190 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Not available | $42.61 | $88,630 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $38.99 | $81,090 |
