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 | 3,220 | $51.16 | $106,410 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 10,350 | $58.73 | $122,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 4,320 | $52.90 | $110,030 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,450 | $56.73 | $118,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 3,160 | $47.98 | $99,800 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,910 | $54.36 | $113,060 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,630 | $51.45 | $107,010 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,180 | $54.04 | $112,410 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 2,140 | $48.11 | $100,070 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,850 | $53.67 | $111,630 |
| Boulder, CO | 1,850 | $54.25 | $112,840 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,800 | $45.96 | $95,590 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,610 | $38.63 | $80,350 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,500 | $64.70 | $134,580 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,350 | $50.67 | $105,390 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,270 | $49.67 | $103,310 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 1,220 | $49.91 | $103,820 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,110 | $40.18 | $83,570 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,100 | $46.27 | $96,230 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,060 | $55.55 | $115,550 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 1,000 | $42.96 | $89,360 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 960 | $43.97 | $91,460 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 960 | $43.74 | $90,970 |
| Huntsville, AL | 950 | $43.64 | $90,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 920 | $44.49 | $92,530 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 910 | $50.99 | $106,060 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 910 | $46.62 | $96,980 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 910 | $45.71 | $95,090 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 890 | $45.50 | $94,640 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 800 | $47.49 | $98,770 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 770 | $48.81 | $101,520 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 700 | Not available | Not available |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 670 | $46.75 | $97,230 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 650 | $55.18 | $114,770 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 600 | $49.90 | $103,780 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 550 | $44.42 | $92,390 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 480 | $44.79 | $93,160 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 470 | $45.40 | $94,430 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 470 | $45.96 | $95,600 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 450 | $41.20 | $85,700 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 390 | $40.34 | $83,910 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 360 | $36.81 | $76,560 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 330 | $43.53 | $90,540 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 330 | $27.42 | $57,020 |
| Rochester, NY | 310 | $40.94 | $85,150 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 290 | $43.16 | $89,760 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 270 | $34.78 | $72,350 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 260 | $43.89 | $91,290 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 240 | $31.55 | $65,620 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 230 | $57.48 | $119,560 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 220 | $40.95 | $85,170 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 210 | $43.48 | $90,450 |
| Columbus, OH | 190 | $40.90 | $85,060 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 190 | $54.13 | $112,580 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 190 | $45.60 | $94,850 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 190 | $40.29 | $83,800 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 180 | $44.47 | $92,510 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 150 | $37.95 | $78,930 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 150 | $38.24 | $79,530 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 150 | $38.70 | $80,490 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 140 | $49.58 | $103,120 |
| Dayton, OH | 140 | $39.97 | $83,150 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 130 | $48.58 | $101,040 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 130 | $30.58 | $63,610 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 130 | $30.94 | $64,350 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 130 | $53.99 | $112,300 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 120 | $36.75 | $76,450 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 120 | $48.55 | $100,980 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 120 | $44.25 | $92,030 |
| San Antonio, TX | 110 | $44.74 | $93,050 |
| Erie, PA | 110 | $29.61 | $61,590 |
| Richmond, VA | 110 | $40.65 | $84,540 |
| Tulsa, OK | 110 | $34.93 | $72,660 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 100 | $62.94 | $130,910 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 100 | $40.69 | $84,640 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 90 | $42.68 | $88,760 |
| New Haven, CT | 90 | $40.72 | $84,690 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 90 | $43.76 | $91,020 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 90 | $51.55 | $107,230 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 90 | $41.29 | $85,880 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 90 | $35.75 | $74,350 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 80 | $39.65 | $82,470 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 80 | $37.42 | $77,840 |
| Madison, WI | 80 | $39.80 | $82,780 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 80 | $42.18 | $87,740 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Syracuse, NY | 70 | $39.76 | $82,710 |
| Honolulu, HI | 70 | $35.11 | $73,020 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 70 | $49.66 | $103,290 |
| Binghamton, NY | 70 | $47.26 | $98,300 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 60 | $45.93 | $95,540 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 60 | $38.88 | $80,870 |
| Montgomery, AL | 60 | $39.41 | $81,980 |
| Corvallis, OR | 50 | $50.45 | $104,940 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 50 | $38.49 | $80,060 |
| Mobile, AL | 50 | $34.77 | $72,330 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 50 | $29.15 | $60,630 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 40 | $46.42 | $96,550 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 40 | $37.03 | $77,010 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 40 | $37.72 | $78,460 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 40 | $34.63 | $72,030 |
| Wichita, KS | 40 | $41.46 | $86,230 |
| Morgantown, WV | 40 | $33.81 | $70,320 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $47.57 | $98,940 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 30 | $37.57 | $78,150 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 30 | $28.90 | $60,120 |
| Manchester, NH | 30 | $38.95 | $81,010 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $44.47 | $92,500 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | Not available | $36.83 | $76,600 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $27.65 | $57,500 |
| Knoxville, TN | Not available | $37.52 | $78,050 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $32.97 | $68,570 |
| Fresno, CA | Not available | $50.41 | $104,850 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $45.85 | $95,360 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | Not available | $34.14 | $71,010 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $45.80 | $95,260 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $34.48 | $71,710 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $25.90 | $53,880 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not available | $41.30 | $85,890 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Not available | $43.26 | $89,980 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $30.45 | $63,330 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $36.30 | $75,510 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $33.69 | $70,070 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $32.80 | $68,210 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $34.79 | $72,360 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $44.55 | $92,660 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | Not available | $46.21 | $96,120 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $51.12 | $106,320 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Not available | $44.18 | $91,900 |
