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 | 1,880 | $43.84 | $91,190 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,170 | $39.41 | $81,980 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,850 | $40.35 | $83,930 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,840 | $38.78 | $80,660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,690 | $43.98 | $91,480 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,630 | $38.39 | $79,850 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,450 | $38.05 | $79,140 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,370 | $43.50 | $90,480 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,320 | $39.55 | $82,260 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,240 | $41.55 | $86,430 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,220 | $46.99 | $97,730 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,160 | $37.20 | $77,370 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,020 | $37.26 | $77,500 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 990 | $42.41 | $88,200 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 960 | $45.57 | $94,780 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 950 | $37.68 | $78,380 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 930 | $40.04 | $83,270 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 910 | $37.48 | $77,970 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 840 | $39.19 | $81,520 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 810 | $39.30 | $81,750 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 790 | $32.11 | $66,790 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 730 | $40.57 | $84,390 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 720 | $34.60 | $71,970 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 710 | $38.02 | $79,080 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 700 | $41.85 | $87,050 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 670 | $35.39 | $73,610 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 650 | $29.95 | $62,300 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 640 | $32.11 | $66,780 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 620 | $38.44 | $79,950 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 610 | $35.44 | $73,710 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 580 | $39.19 | $81,520 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 560 | $41.07 | $85,420 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 560 | $38.63 | $80,350 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 510 | $44.75 | $93,080 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $43.60 | $90,690 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 490 | $33.40 | $69,480 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 490 | $33.85 | $70,410 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 490 | Not available | Not available |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 450 | $47.83 | $99,480 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 450 | $35.35 | $73,530 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 440 | $37.37 | $77,720 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 430 | $39.13 | $81,380 |
| Richmond, VA | 430 | $34.12 | $70,970 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 420 | $31.39 | $65,300 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 410 | $37.65 | $78,310 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 390 | $40.20 | $83,620 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 390 | $36.49 | $75,900 |
| Columbia, SC | 370 | $27.16 | $56,480 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 340 | $47.56 | $98,930 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 340 | $36.55 | $76,020 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 290 | $42.82 | $89,060 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 290 | $34.97 | $72,730 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 280 | $43.21 | $89,880 |
| Madison, WI | 280 | $34.18 | $71,100 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 270 | $35.08 | $72,970 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 270 | $33.38 | $69,440 |
| Jackson, MS | 260 | $29.44 | $61,240 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 260 | $39.33 | $81,800 |
| Syracuse, NY | 260 | $35.98 | $74,830 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 250 | $40.17 | $83,560 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 250 | $35.27 | $73,360 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 250 | $40.14 | $83,500 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 240 | $35.05 | $72,890 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 240 | $38.18 | $79,420 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 240 | $35.39 | $73,620 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 240 | $35.80 | $74,460 |
| Rochester, NY | 230 | $38.30 | $79,670 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 220 | $36.50 | $75,930 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 220 | $44.03 | $91,580 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 210 | $32.59 | $67,800 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 210 | $32.66 | $67,930 |
| Boulder, CO | 210 | $37.76 | $78,530 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 210 | $34.03 | $70,770 |
| San Antonio, TX | 200 | $37.58 | $78,160 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 200 | $35.04 | $72,880 |
| Knoxville, TN | 190 | $36.75 | $76,430 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 190 | $33.15 | $68,950 |
| Durham, NC | 190 | $42.38 | $88,160 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 180 | $36.81 | $76,570 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 180 | $33.60 | $69,880 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 180 | $40.27 | $83,770 |
| Honolulu, HI | 170 | $41.03 | $85,340 |
| Springfield, IL | 170 | $35.02 | $72,830 |
| Tulsa, OK | 160 | $37.06 | $77,070 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 160 | $32.14 | $66,850 |
| Anchorage, AK | 160 | $36.42 | $75,750 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 160 | $29.04 | $60,400 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 150 | $34.60 | $71,980 |
| Montgomery, AL | 150 | $33.17 | $69,000 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 150 | $29.98 | $62,350 |
| Casper, WY | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 140 | $42.11 | $87,580 |
| Dayton, OH | 130 | $39.63 | $82,430 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 130 | $37.11 | $77,190 |
| Tucson, AZ | 130 | $34.93 | $72,660 |
| Olympia, WA | 130 | $39.57 | $82,300 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 130 | $30.25 | $62,920 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 120 | $30.07 | $62,560 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 120 | $32.26 | $67,090 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 120 | $29.74 | $61,870 |
| Lincoln, NE | 110 | $31.13 | $64,740 |
| Reading, PA | 110 | $35.79 | $74,440 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 110 | $46.06 | $95,800 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 110 | $30.33 | $63,090 |
| Fresno, CA | 100 | $32.69 | $67,990 |
| Gainesville, FL | 100 | $28.48 | $59,250 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 100 | $44.39 | $92,330 |
| Columbus, OH | 100 | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 100 | $31.09 | $64,670 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 100 | $28.90 | $60,100 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 90 | $46.69 | $97,110 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 90 | $46.37 | $96,450 |
| Greenville, SC | 90 | $33.51 | $69,700 |
| Charleston, WV | 90 | $29.24 | $60,810 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 90 | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| El Paso, TX | 90 | $26.50 | $55,130 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 80 | $32.21 | $67,000 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 80 | $33.83 | $70,360 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 80 | $47.52 | $98,850 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 80 | $36.77 | $76,490 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 80 | $29.05 | $60,430 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 70 | $36.83 | $76,610 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 70 | $36.77 | $76,480 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 70 | $41.86 | $87,070 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 70 | $32.04 | $66,630 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 70 | $38.15 | $79,340 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 70 | $36.64 | $76,200 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 70 | $42.16 | $87,690 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 70 | $35.92 | $74,710 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 70 | $36.88 | $76,710 |
| Green Bay, WI | 70 | $35.56 | $73,970 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 70 | $25.85 | $53,760 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 60 | $27.02 | $56,190 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 60 | $26.58 | $55,290 |
| Wilmington, NC | 60 | $35.90 | $74,670 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 60 | $25.48 | $53,010 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 60 | $31.65 | $65,830 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 60 | $33.02 | $68,680 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $36.93 | $76,810 |
| Spokane, WA | 50 | $36.35 | $75,610 |
| Wichita, KS | 50 | $37.66 | $78,340 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 50 | $36.39 | $75,700 |
| Lancaster, PA | 50 | $32.29 | $67,170 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 50 | $45.82 | $95,310 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 50 | $35.09 | $72,990 |
| New Haven, CT | 50 | $33.10 | $68,850 |
| Carson City, NV | 50 | $34.99 | $72,770 |
| Savannah, GA | 50 | $32.33 | $67,250 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 50 | $35.70 | $74,260 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 50 | $32.40 | $67,390 |
| Roanoke, VA | 50 | $30.64 | $63,730 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 50 | $31.28 | $65,070 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 50 | $43.69 | $90,870 |
| Mobile, AL | 40 | $42.97 | $89,380 |
| Victoria, TX | 40 | $29.38 | $61,120 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 40 | $32.77 | $68,170 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $38.62 | $80,330 |
| Lafayette, LA | 40 | $33.46 | $69,600 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 40 | $34.99 | $72,770 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 40 | $31.82 | $66,180 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $39.20 | $81,550 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 40 | $36.95 | $76,850 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 40 | $37.67 | $78,360 |
| Jackson, MI | 40 | $40.51 | $84,260 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 40 | $36.47 | $75,850 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 40 | $26.11 | $54,300 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 40 | $34.00 | $70,730 |
| Dover, DE | 40 | $33.32 | $69,310 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 40 | $26.14 | $54,380 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 40 | $40.63 | $84,510 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 40 | $39.07 | $81,260 |
| Kingston, NY | 30 | $32.09 | $66,750 |
| Iowa City, IA | 30 | $31.52 | $65,560 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 30 | $44.57 | $92,710 |
| Farmington, NM | 30 | $35.27 | $73,360 |
| Longview, TX | 30 | $31.99 | $66,550 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 30 | $32.92 | $68,480 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 30 | $30.95 | $64,370 |
| Asheville, NC | 30 | $27.70 | $57,610 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 30 | $29.01 | $60,330 |
| Florence, SC | 30 | $35.50 | $73,830 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 30 | $33.83 | $70,360 |
| Springfield, MO | 30 | $36.31 | $75,520 |
| Bellingham, WA | 30 | $35.03 | $72,870 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 30 | $35.03 | $72,860 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $32.63 | $67,880 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $40.47 | $84,170 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $29.93 | $62,250 |
| State College, PA | Not available | $26.57 | $55,260 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $29.48 | $61,320 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $33.41 | $69,480 |
| Akron, OH | Not available | $32.38 | $67,340 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | Not available | $50.81 | $105,690 |
| Stockton, CA | Not available | $41.03 | $85,340 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $41.95 | $87,260 |
| Lakeland, FL | Not available | $27.96 | $58,150 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | Not available | $31.79 | $66,120 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $38.08 | $79,210 |
| Lubbock, TX | Not available | $25.78 | $53,620 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $38.91 | $80,920 |
