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 | 600 | $24.18 | $50,290 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 3,050 | $24.88 | $51,750 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,900 | $26.01 | $54,110 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,430 | $23.20 | $48,250 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,350 | $27.12 | $56,400 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,310 | $21.66 | $45,050 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,890 | $27.32 | $56,820 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,890 | $23.69 | $49,270 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,870 | $26.02 | $54,130 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,750 | $30.14 | $62,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,720 | $24.13 | $50,190 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,630 | $30.54 | $63,530 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,590 | $25.15 | $52,310 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,580 | $25.99 | $54,050 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,400 | $23.75 | $49,410 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,290 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,210 | $22.91 | $47,650 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,200 | $25.45 | $52,940 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,030 | $22.44 | $46,680 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 980 | $24.66 | $51,300 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 860 | $21.29 | $44,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 830 | $35.32 | $73,470 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 830 | $21.78 | $45,310 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 780 | $22.68 | $47,170 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 740 | $23.43 | $48,720 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 730 | $22.40 | $46,590 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 730 | $23.54 | $48,950 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 660 | $23.87 | $49,650 |
| Columbus, OH | 640 | $21.15 | $43,990 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 590 | $25.04 | $52,090 |
| Tulsa, OK | 590 | $24.08 | $50,080 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 540 | $25.51 | $53,070 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 510 | $22.80 | $47,420 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 490 | $25.20 | $52,420 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 480 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 460 | $26.30 | $54,700 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 450 | $23.35 | $48,570 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 450 | $22.65 | $47,110 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 450 | $22.93 | $47,690 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 450 | $25.61 | $53,270 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 450 | $24.02 | $49,960 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 440 | $24.87 | $51,720 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 440 | $27.63 | $57,460 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 430 | $28.67 | $59,630 |
| Greenville, SC | 410 | $30.13 | $62,680 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 400 | $21.51 | $44,750 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 390 | $25.27 | $52,550 |
| Akron, OH | 370 | $21.63 | $44,990 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 370 | $19.97 | $41,540 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 370 | $22.28 | $46,330 |
| Dayton, OH | 360 | $19.49 | $40,530 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 350 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Madison, WI | 350 | $24.99 | $51,990 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 350 | $32.51 | $67,620 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 330 | $24.37 | $50,680 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 330 | $26.32 | $54,740 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 330 | $23.20 | $48,250 |
| Wichita, KS | 320 | $22.66 | $47,130 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 320 | $22.84 | $47,510 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 310 | $26.93 | $56,010 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 300 | $21.56 | $44,850 |
| Richmond, VA | 300 | $24.53 | $51,030 |
| Syracuse, NY | 290 | $22.05 | $45,860 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 280 | $25.86 | $53,800 |
| San Antonio, TX | 280 | $21.22 | $44,150 |
| Green Bay, WI | 270 | $24.08 | $50,080 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 270 | $27.65 | $57,510 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 260 | $20.98 | $43,640 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 260 | $24.18 | $50,300 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 260 | $19.74 | $41,070 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 260 | $19.89 | $41,370 |
| Rochester, NY | 250 | $23.72 | $49,330 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 250 | $27.12 | $56,420 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 250 | $20.01 | $41,610 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 230 | $18.66 | $38,820 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 230 | $20.47 | $42,580 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 230 | $24.89 | $51,770 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 220 | $21.58 | $44,880 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 210 | $28.87 | $60,040 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 210 | $25.12 | $52,250 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 210 | $22.65 | $47,120 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 200 | $20.14 | $41,890 |
| Lancaster, PA | 200 | $21.83 | $45,420 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 200 | $24.12 | $50,170 |
| Columbia, SC | 190 | $22.81 | $47,450 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 190 | $28.72 | $59,750 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 190 | $24.87 | $51,740 |
| Tucson, AZ | 180 | $22.68 | $47,180 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 180 | $25.93 | $53,930 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 180 | $21.14 | $43,980 |
| Columbus, IN | 180 | $24.33 | $50,610 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $28.32 | $58,920 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 170 | $25.23 | $52,490 |
| Appleton, WI | 170 | $22.38 | $46,540 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 170 | $20.11 | $41,830 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 170 | $22.03 | $45,830 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 170 | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| New Haven, CT | 170 | $26.38 | $54,870 |
| Racine, WI | 170 | $24.69 | $51,360 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 170 | $22.81 | $47,440 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 170 | $21.49 | $44,700 |
| Huntsville, AL | 160 | $25.64 | $53,330 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 160 | $31.03 | $64,540 |
| Lincoln, NE | 160 | $18.62 | $38,730 |
| Toledo, OH | 160 | $21.44 | $44,590 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 160 | $18.57 | $38,620 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 160 | $24.63 | $51,230 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 160 | $20.43 | $42,500 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 160 | $25.81 | $53,680 |
| Mobile, AL | 160 | $29.44 | $61,240 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 150 | $26.42 | $54,950 |
| Rockford, IL | 150 | $21.77 | $45,290 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 150 | $24.67 | $51,320 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 150 | $20.94 | $43,550 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 150 | $26.81 | $55,760 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 140 | $20.57 | $42,780 |
| Lafayette, LA | 140 | $17.98 | $37,390 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 140 | $22.17 | $46,110 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 140 | $25.46 | $52,960 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 140 | $19.49 | $40,530 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 140 | $21.25 | $44,200 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 130 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Durham, NC | 130 | $25.38 | $52,790 |
| Knoxville, TN | 130 | $23.07 | $47,980 |
| Montgomery, AL | 130 | $19.13 | $39,780 |
| Jackson, MS | 120 | $19.41 | $40,370 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 120 | $20.74 | $43,130 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 120 | $22.22 | $46,210 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 120 | $26.44 | $55,000 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 120 | $31.97 | $66,500 |
| Wausau, WI | 120 | $22.03 | $45,830 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $24.61 | $51,190 |
| Spokane, WA | 110 | $18.33 | $38,130 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 110 | $20.84 | $43,350 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 110 | $24.52 | $50,990 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 110 | $22.71 | $47,230 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 110 | $27.69 | $57,590 |
| Janesville, WI | 110 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| Reading, PA | 100 | $22.53 | $46,870 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 100 | $19.75 | $41,070 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 100 | $19.63 | $40,820 |
| Topeka, KS | 100 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Danbury, CT | 100 | $23.82 | $49,550 |
| Erie, PA | 100 | $19.55 | $40,670 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 100 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 90 | $24.12 | $50,160 |
| Longview, TX | 90 | $21.93 | $45,610 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 90 | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 90 | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| Fresno, CA | 90 | $19.10 | $39,740 |
| Rochester, MN | 90 | $22.73 | $47,290 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 90 | $25.67 | $53,400 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 90 | $23.89 | $49,700 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 90 | $20.82 | $43,310 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 90 | $23.96 | $49,840 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 80 | $21.86 | $45,480 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 80 | $22.10 | $45,970 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 80 | $25.90 | $53,870 |
| Charleston, WV | 80 | $21.27 | $44,240 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 80 | $21.63 | $44,990 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 80 | $27.32 | $56,820 |
| Boulder, CO | 80 | $24.58 | $51,120 |
| Flint, MI | 70 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 70 | $18.23 | $37,920 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 70 | $19.72 | $41,020 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 70 | $26.87 | $55,880 |
| Bloomington, IN | 70 | $20.89 | $43,460 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 70 | $19.55 | $40,670 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 70 | $29.88 | $62,150 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 70 | $21.77 | $45,280 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 70 | $23.98 | $49,880 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 70 | $21.53 | $44,790 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 70 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Waco, TX | 60 | $23.00 | $47,850 |
| Anderson, SC | 60 | $24.74 | $51,460 |
| Salisbury, MD | 60 | $19.87 | $41,340 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 60 | $26.00 | $54,070 |
| Roanoke, VA | 60 | $20.30 | $42,230 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 60 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Ocala, FL | 60 | $19.48 | $40,530 |
| Elmira, NY | 60 | $20.92 | $43,520 |
| Jackson, MI | 60 | $22.10 | $45,980 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 60 | $16.13 | $33,550 |
| Anchorage, AK | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 50 | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Lakeland, FL | 50 | $20.47 | $42,580 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 50 | $23.38 | $48,640 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 50 | $23.24 | $48,340 |
| Bellingham, WA | 50 | $20.85 | $43,370 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $33.38 | $69,440 |
| Odessa, TX | 50 | $22.54 | $46,880 |
| Springfield, MO | 50 | $18.24 | $37,950 |
| El Paso, TX | 50 | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Salem, OR | 50 | $19.70 | $40,970 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 50 | $23.36 | $48,590 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | $16.46 | $34,240 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 50 | $18.47 | $38,420 |
| Tyler, TX | 40 | $30.75 | $63,970 |
| Lubbock, TX | 40 | $15.14 | $31,480 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 40 | $28.15 | $58,550 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 40 | $22.15 | $46,080 |
| Kingston, NY | 40 | $21.49 | $44,690 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 40 | $19.89 | $41,370 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 40 | $21.93 | $45,610 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 40 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 40 | $22.04 | $45,840 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $22.83 | $47,480 |
| Modesto, CA | 40 | $24.19 | $50,320 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 40 | $25.33 | $52,690 |
| Dubuque, IA | 40 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Binghamton, NY | 40 | $18.76 | $39,020 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 40 | $23.08 | $48,000 |
| Williamsport, PA | 40 | $19.23 | $40,000 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $26.84 | $55,820 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 40 | $30.35 | $63,130 |
| Stockton, CA | 40 | $25.69 | $53,430 |
| Lafayette, IN | 40 | $26.03 | $54,150 |
| Billings, MT | 40 | $17.23 | $35,840 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Gainesville, GA | 40 | $29.94 | $62,280 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 40 | $18.63 | $38,740 |
| Gainesville, FL | 40 | $20.72 | $43,100 |
| Lebanon, PA | 40 | $21.44 | $44,590 |
| Sandusky, OH | 30 | $21.09 | $43,860 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 30 | $22.22 | $46,220 |
| Manchester, NH | 30 | $21.39 | $44,480 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $24.10 | $50,130 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 30 | $20.24 | $42,100 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 30 | $20.11 | $41,830 |
| Johnstown, PA | 30 | $17.39 | $36,170 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 30 | $15.32 | $31,860 |
| Ames, IA | 30 | $19.68 | $40,940 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $30.65 | $63,760 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 30 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Wilmington, NC | 30 | $23.28 | $48,420 |
| Mansfield, OH | 30 | $16.99 | $35,340 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 30 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| New Bedford, MA | 30 | $22.39 | $46,570 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 30 | $19.33 | $40,200 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | Not available | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | Not available | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not available | $26.81 | $55,770 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Monroe, LA | Not available | $22.37 | $46,530 |
| Savannah, GA | Not available | $36.38 | $75,680 |
| Terre Haute, IN | Not available | $17.00 | $35,350 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Not available | $23.03 | $47,910 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $22.93 | $47,690 |
| Honolulu, HI | Not available | $22.99 | $47,820 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $25.18 | $52,380 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $25.83 | $53,720 |
| Decatur, IL | Not available | $22.05 | $45,870 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $26.28 | $54,670 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $21.32 | $44,350 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $22.97 | $47,770 |
| Napa, CA | Not available | $25.15 | $52,310 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Not available | $22.67 | $47,150 |
| Pascagoula, MS | Not available | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| San Angelo, TX | Not available | $23.39 | $48,660 |
| Decatur, AL | Not available | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Not available | $33.11 | $68,870 |
