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 | 7,930 | $51.61 | $107,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 16,370 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 15,620 | $47.58 | $98,960 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 11,840 | Not available | Not available |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 11,720 | $48.04 | $99,930 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 7,850 | $41.71 | $86,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 6,960 | $42.44 | $88,270 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 5,900 | $52.61 | $109,430 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 5,830 | $48.79 | $101,490 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 5,810 | $43.58 | $90,650 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4,850 | $52.21 | $108,590 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 4,540 | $44.33 | $92,200 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 4,310 | $47.34 | $98,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 3,920 | $44.98 | $93,550 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,900 | $46.18 | $96,050 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 3,740 | $44.71 | $93,000 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,570 | $43.95 | $91,420 |
| Huntsville, AL | 3,400 | $48.42 | $100,700 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 3,200 | $39.80 | $82,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,970 | $45.45 | $94,540 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,860 | $49.23 | $102,390 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,830 | $39.77 | $82,710 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,750 | $43.37 | $90,210 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 2,030 | $48.69 | $101,280 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,990 | $41.25 | $85,800 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,940 | $40.41 | $84,050 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1,900 | $44.46 | $92,490 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,840 | $35.60 | $74,040 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 1,820 | $43.87 | $91,250 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,800 | $39.77 | $82,720 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,740 | $41.44 | $86,190 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,600 | $43.30 | $90,060 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,510 | $37.10 | $77,170 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,470 | $27.79 | $57,800 |
| Decatur, IL | 1,460 | $44.44 | $92,430 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,450 | $43.61 | $90,720 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 1,400 | $33.77 | $70,250 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,370 | $37.32 | $77,630 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,320 | $50.03 | $104,070 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,180 | $43.23 | $89,930 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,160 | $43.15 | $89,750 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,140 | $40.13 | $83,470 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,110 | $42.48 | $88,360 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,080 | $43.08 | $89,610 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1,070 | $48.33 | $100,520 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 1,030 | $38.96 | $81,030 |
| Dayton, OH | 1,020 | $46.12 | $95,930 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 960 | Not available | Not available |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 930 | $41.77 | $86,870 |
| Knoxville, TN | 890 | $48.37 | $100,610 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 820 | $36.10 | $75,090 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 800 | $44.93 | $93,460 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 780 | $37.32 | $77,630 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 770 | $37.49 | $77,980 |
| Columbus, OH | 770 | $38.76 | $80,620 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 760 | $35.65 | $74,150 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 740 | $40.68 | $84,610 |
| Wichita, KS | 740 | $41.12 | $85,520 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 720 | $40.60 | $84,440 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 660 | $39.95 | $83,090 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 650 | $38.11 | $79,270 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 650 | $39.00 | $81,110 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 650 | $47.78 | $99,370 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 610 | $40.35 | $83,920 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 610 | $29.13 | $60,580 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 580 | $35.36 | $73,540 |
| Rochester, NY | 580 | $36.90 | $76,750 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 570 | $46.98 | $97,720 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 550 | $41.50 | $86,310 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 540 | $39.80 | $82,790 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 530 | $37.25 | $77,480 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 480 | $46.60 | $96,930 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 480 | $39.97 | $83,140 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 470 | $44.45 | $92,460 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 470 | $45.88 | $95,420 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 440 | $39.48 | $82,110 |
| Honolulu, HI | 430 | $38.67 | $80,440 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 420 | $37.63 | $78,270 |
| Flint, MI | 410 | $39.21 | $81,560 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 400 | $43.36 | $90,180 |
| Anchorage, AK | 400 | $44.05 | $91,620 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 390 | $43.57 | $90,620 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 380 | $38.23 | $79,520 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 380 | $40.18 | $83,570 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 380 | $33.85 | $70,400 |
| Tulsa, OK | 370 | $32.68 | $67,980 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 360 | $48.98 | $101,870 |
| Boulder, CO | 360 | $50.17 | $104,360 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 350 | $36.63 | $76,190 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 340 | $42.00 | $87,360 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 340 | $38.44 | $79,960 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 330 | $49.08 | $102,090 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 330 | $36.12 | $75,130 |
| Tucson, AZ | 310 | $32.71 | $68,040 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 310 | $32.47 | $67,540 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 300 | $36.00 | $74,870 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 300 | $35.92 | $74,710 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 270 | $40.62 | $84,490 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 270 | $37.67 | $78,360 |
| Fresno, CA | 260 | $39.21 | $81,560 |
| Rockford, IL | 260 | $31.97 | $66,500 |
| Columbus, IN | 250 | $38.08 | $79,200 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 250 | $41.59 | $86,510 |
| Lafayette, LA | 240 | Not available | Not available |
| Durham, NC | 230 | $39.22 | $81,590 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 230 | $38.76 | $80,620 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 230 | $39.02 | $81,150 |
| Richmond, VA | 220 | $36.07 | $75,030 |
| Lakeland, FL | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 210 | $36.46 | $75,850 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 210 | $37.85 | $78,720 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 210 | $43.27 | $90,000 |
| Akron, OH | 200 | $34.14 | $71,010 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 200 | $44.50 | $92,550 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 200 | $27.51 | $57,220 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 200 | $36.81 | $76,550 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 190 | $34.99 | $72,780 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 190 | $35.17 | $73,160 |
| Manchester, NH | 190 | $37.96 | $78,950 |
| Mobile, AL | 180 | $30.58 | $63,600 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 170 | $31.51 | $65,550 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 170 | $38.17 | $79,400 |
| Green Bay, WI | 170 | $36.07 | $75,020 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 170 | $33.94 | $70,600 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 170 | $47.30 | $98,390 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 160 | $43.64 | $90,770 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 160 | $47.61 | $99,030 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Gainesville, FL | 150 | $29.03 | $60,390 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 150 | $34.05 | $70,810 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 140 | $33.48 | $69,640 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 140 | $41.07 | $85,420 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 130 | $36.38 | $75,670 |
| Stockton, CA | 130 | $42.72 | $88,850 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 130 | $36.67 | $76,260 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 130 | $36.49 | $75,900 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 130 | $44.43 | $92,410 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 130 | $43.26 | $89,980 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 120 | $30.55 | $63,550 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 110 | $25.88 | $53,840 |
| Charleston, WV | 110 | $27.47 | $57,150 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 100 | $38.54 | $80,170 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 100 | $49.76 | $103,490 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 100 | $36.28 | $75,460 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 100 | $32.80 | $68,210 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 100 | $37.43 | $77,850 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 90 | $34.96 | $72,710 |
| Roanoke, VA | 90 | $30.50 | $63,440 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 90 | $31.80 | $66,150 |
| New Haven, CT | 90 | $36.57 | $76,070 |
| El Paso, TX | 80 | $37.98 | $78,990 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 80 | $32.64 | $67,890 |
| Syracuse, NY | 80 | $33.61 | $69,900 |
| Guayama, PR | 80 | $33.43 | $69,540 |
| Racine, WI | 80 | $34.14 | $71,010 |
| Amarillo, TX | 80 | $51.69 | $107,510 |
| Ponce, PR | 80 | $25.56 | $53,170 |
| Monroe, LA | 80 | $33.92 | $70,550 |
| Greenville, SC | 80 | $42.02 | $87,400 |
| Toledo, OH | 80 | $35.07 | $72,950 |
| Salinas, CA | 70 | $46.40 | $96,520 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 70 | $57.16 | $118,900 |
| Rochester, MN | 70 | $39.92 | $83,030 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 70 | $45.22 | $94,060 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 70 | $47.87 | $99,580 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 70 | $47.27 | $98,330 |
| Yuma, AZ | 70 | $44.76 | $93,100 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 60 | $43.03 | $89,500 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 60 | $40.40 | $84,020 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 60 | $27.01 | $56,180 |
| Chico, CA | 60 | $33.49 | $69,650 |
| Alexandria, LA | 60 | $25.19 | $52,390 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 60 | $36.02 | $74,910 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 60 | $35.07 | $72,950 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 60 | $37.25 | $77,480 |
| Jackson, MS | 60 | $35.46 | $73,760 |
| Bloomington, IN | 50 | $32.80 | $68,220 |
| Pocatello, ID | 50 | $35.76 | $74,370 |
| Midland, TX | 50 | $29.42 | $61,200 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 50 | $37.68 | $78,380 |
| Johnson City, TN | 50 | $20.38 | $42,380 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 50 | $28.93 | $60,170 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 50 | $39.33 | $81,810 |
| Columbia, SC | 50 | $34.87 | $72,540 |
| Topeka, KS | 50 | $39.41 | $81,970 |
| Yuba City, CA | 50 | $44.72 | $93,030 |
| Owensboro, KY | 50 | $32.11 | $66,780 |
| Danbury, CT | 50 | $43.19 | $89,840 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 50 | $26.79 | $55,720 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 40 | $40.53 | $84,310 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 40 | $33.61 | $69,900 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 40 | $23.58 | $49,050 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 40 | $35.72 | $74,290 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | $37.72 | $78,460 |
| Sandusky, OH | 40 | $45.33 | $94,290 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $34.18 | $71,090 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 40 | $38.92 | $80,960 |
| Jackson, MI | 40 | $37.59 | $78,190 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 40 | $47.27 | $98,320 |
| Ames, IA | 40 | $30.64 | $63,730 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $27.16 | $56,500 |
| Lincoln, NE | 40 | $20.76 | $43,190 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 40 | $45.76 | $95,190 |
| Spokane, WA | 40 | $36.41 | $75,740 |
| Farmington, NM | 40 | $16.22 | $33,740 |
| Danville, IL | 40 | $34.42 | $71,590 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Springfield, IL | 40 | $46.93 | $97,610 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $37.76 | $78,530 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $47.96 | $99,760 |
| Springfield, MO | 40 | $28.59 | $59,470 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 30 | $28.15 | $58,540 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 30 | $32.26 | $67,110 |
| Mansfield, OH | 30 | $30.61 | $63,660 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 30 | $32.70 | $68,010 |
| Lancaster, PA | 30 | $36.84 | $76,630 |
| El Centro, CA | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Janesville, WI | 30 | $37.52 | $78,040 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 30 | $36.48 | $75,880 |
| Decatur, AL | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 30 | $29.29 | $60,930 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 30 | $37.53 | $78,070 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 30 | $22.01 | $45,780 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 30 | $38.19 | $79,430 |
| Fayetteville, NC | Not available | $34.10 | $70,930 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $37.57 | $78,140 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not available | $18.85 | $39,200 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $39.40 | $81,950 |
| St. Cloud, MN | Not available | $34.97 | $72,730 |
| Jefferson City, MO | Not available | $36.82 | $76,580 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $34.76 | $72,290 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not available | $34.08 | $70,890 |
| Ocala, FL | Not available | $40.28 | $83,780 |
| Albany, GA | Not available | $33.20 | $69,050 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $43.48 | $90,430 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $37.09 | $77,140 |
| Brunswick, GA | Not available | $29.46 | $61,280 |
| Lynchburg, VA | Not available | $31.31 | $65,120 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $31.68 | $65,900 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $40.91 | $85,090 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $31.86 | $66,270 |
| Savannah, GA | Not available | $17.10 | $35,580 |
| Bismarck, ND | Not available | $19.14 | $39,810 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $29.35 | $61,050 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $38.17 | $79,390 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $43.57 | $90,630 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | Not available | $44.68 | $92,940 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $46.00 | $95,670 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $28.48 | $59,240 |
| Madison, WI | Not available | $36.72 | $76,370 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | Not available | $44.31 | $92,170 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $36.27 | $75,450 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $34.47 | $71,700 |
| Monroe, MI | Not available | $39.66 | $82,500 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Not available | $29.06 | $60,440 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $51.20 | $106,490 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | Not available | $24.71 | $51,390 |
