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 | 4,110 | $28.48 | $59,240 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 7,330 | $28.13 | $58,510 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 6,660 | $28.14 | $58,530 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 6,290 | $26.96 | $56,070 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 4,630 | $24.59 | $51,150 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 4,610 | $27.82 | $57,870 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,190 | $27.42 | $57,040 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4,060 | $28.69 | $59,680 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 4,030 | $26.16 | $54,420 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,670 | $26.80 | $55,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 3,660 | $28.80 | $59,890 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,530 | $25.22 | $52,460 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,420 | $29.53 | $61,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,150 | $27.20 | $56,580 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 3,130 | $28.54 | $59,370 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,930 | $25.89 | $53,850 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,600 | $28.09 | $58,430 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,590 | $25.60 | $53,250 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 2,550 | $30.04 | $62,490 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,540 | $25.55 | $53,150 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,430 | $23.50 | $48,890 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,400 | $25.81 | $53,690 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,220 | $25.93 | $53,940 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 2,180 | $21.22 | $44,150 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,100 | $26.02 | $54,120 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,050 | $28.85 | $60,010 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,720 | $27.97 | $58,170 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,700 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1,690 | $28.88 | $60,080 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,670 | $28.16 | $58,570 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,580 | $20.27 | $42,160 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,560 | $25.71 | $53,470 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,530 | $29.26 | $60,860 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,490 | $27.50 | $57,200 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,480 | $23.01 | $47,870 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 1,450 | $25.40 | $52,830 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,370 | $26.73 | $55,610 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 1,360 | $24.77 | $51,530 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1,330 | $23.33 | $48,530 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 1,300 | $32.21 | $67,010 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,270 | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,180 | $24.70 | $51,370 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,170 | $26.13 | $54,350 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,170 | $24.46 | $50,880 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,120 | $27.60 | $57,410 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,110 | $29.63 | $61,640 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,100 | $28.16 | $58,580 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,060 | $33.62 | $69,920 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,050 | $27.39 | $56,970 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $27.47 | $57,130 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1,000 | $21.75 | $45,240 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 990 | $28.29 | $58,850 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 960 | $23.26 | $48,380 |
| Columbus, OH | 950 | $23.50 | $48,870 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 950 | $24.77 | $51,520 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 940 | $27.82 | $57,870 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 880 | $24.93 | $51,850 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 870 | $24.77 | $51,520 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 870 | $25.41 | $52,840 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 850 | $25.27 | $52,560 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 830 | $29.42 | $61,190 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 820 | $26.45 | $55,020 |
| Rochester, NY | 820 | $21.86 | $45,470 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 800 | $25.47 | $52,990 |
| Huntsville, AL | 800 | $22.64 | $47,080 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 790 | $26.17 | $54,430 |
| Richmond, VA | 790 | $25.62 | $53,290 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 740 | $24.57 | $51,110 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 730 | $24.35 | $50,660 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 710 | $31.06 | $64,600 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 690 | $26.62 | $55,360 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 660 | $26.72 | $55,580 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 660 | $23.87 | $49,650 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 660 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 650 | $23.60 | $49,100 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 620 | $23.34 | $48,550 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 600 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 600 | $26.03 | $54,150 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 600 | $22.17 | $46,120 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 570 | $34.97 | $72,740 |
| Greenville, SC | 550 | $27.57 | $57,340 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 540 | $23.66 | $49,220 |
| Durham, NC | 520 | $21.22 | $44,140 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 510 | $21.49 | $44,700 |
| Wichita, KS | 510 | $24.66 | $51,290 |
| Syracuse, NY | 510 | $26.60 | $55,340 |
| Tulsa, OK | 480 | $22.02 | $45,810 |
| Boulder, CO | 480 | $27.79 | $57,790 |
| Dayton, OH | 480 | $24.32 | $50,580 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 470 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 460 | $26.23 | $54,570 |
| San Antonio, TX | 460 | $26.18 | $54,440 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 450 | $23.83 | $49,560 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 440 | $26.23 | $54,550 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 440 | $24.48 | $50,930 |
| Tucson, AZ | 430 | $24.94 | $51,880 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 430 | $26.38 | $54,860 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 430 | $33.75 | $70,190 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 410 | $24.47 | $50,900 |
| New Haven, CT | 410 | $25.15 | $52,310 |
| Honolulu, HI | 400 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 390 | $24.45 | $50,850 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 390 | $25.43 | $52,890 |
| Akron, OH | 380 | $22.45 | $46,690 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 380 | $24.47 | $50,900 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 380 | $24.51 | $50,990 |
| Columbia, SC | 380 | $23.07 | $47,990 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 370 | $24.73 | $51,450 |
| Knoxville, TN | 360 | $21.51 | $44,740 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 350 | $22.52 | $46,850 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 350 | $21.01 | $43,690 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 330 | $22.39 | $46,560 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 330 | $27.02 | $56,200 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 330 | $20.44 | $42,520 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 320 | $25.41 | $52,860 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 310 | $24.48 | $50,910 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 300 | $25.13 | $52,270 |
| Madison, WI | 290 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 280 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 280 | $24.89 | $51,770 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 270 | $28.45 | $59,170 |
| Spokane, WA | 270 | $24.51 | $50,970 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 270 | $27.39 | $56,960 |
| Jackson, MS | 260 | $23.40 | $48,670 |
| El Paso, TX | 260 | $23.75 | $49,390 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 250 | $29.31 | $60,970 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 250 | $27.40 | $56,980 |
| Yuma, AZ | 240 | $24.91 | $51,820 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 240 | $23.17 | $48,200 |
| Ocala, FL | 230 | $22.03 | $45,820 |
| Anchorage, AK | 220 | $37.15 | $77,260 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 220 | $24.88 | $51,760 |
| Stockton, CA | 220 | $30.86 | $64,180 |
| Binghamton, NY | 220 | $20.49 | $42,620 |
| Jackson, MI | 220 | $27.53 | $57,270 |
| Appleton, WI | 210 | $24.49 | $50,940 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 210 | $35.61 | $74,070 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 210 | $25.88 | $53,840 |
| Bloomington, IN | 210 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Lafayette, LA | 200 | $21.49 | $44,700 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 200 | $18.13 | $37,710 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 200 | $22.34 | $46,470 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 200 | $28.85 | $60,010 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 190 | $21.77 | $45,280 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 190 | $21.91 | $45,570 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 190 | $27.98 | $58,190 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 190 | $26.32 | $54,750 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 190 | $24.76 | $51,500 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 180 | $23.65 | $49,180 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 180 | $21.29 | $44,270 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 180 | $28.00 | $58,240 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 180 | $28.94 | $60,200 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 180 | $25.59 | $53,230 |
| Lincoln, NE | 180 | $21.66 | $45,060 |
| Manchester, NH | 180 | $23.22 | $48,290 |
| Fresno, CA | 180 | $27.64 | $57,500 |
| Danbury, CT | 170 | $23.11 | $48,060 |
| Roanoke, VA | 160 | $27.53 | $57,270 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 160 | $31.79 | $66,130 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 160 | $26.84 | $55,820 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 160 | $21.76 | $45,270 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 150 | $31.39 | $65,290 |
| Reading, PA | 150 | $20.71 | $43,070 |
| Ithaca, NY | 150 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 150 | $24.96 | $51,910 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 150 | $23.61 | $49,110 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 150 | $19.91 | $41,420 |
| Lakeland, FL | 150 | $24.34 | $50,620 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 140 | $19.24 | $40,030 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 140 | $24.15 | $50,240 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 140 | $23.81 | $49,520 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 140 | $24.89 | $51,780 |
| Toledo, OH | 140 | $25.48 | $53,000 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 140 | $21.51 | $44,740 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 140 | $27.12 | $56,400 |
| Springfield, MO | 130 | $25.48 | $52,990 |
| Charleston, WV | 130 | $21.57 | $44,870 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 130 | $25.45 | $52,950 |
| Lancaster, PA | 130 | $23.86 | $49,620 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 130 | $24.89 | $51,780 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 130 | $23.68 | $49,250 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 130 | $25.21 | $52,430 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 130 | $30.07 | $62,540 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 120 | $23.25 | $48,360 |
| Peoria, IL | 120 | $25.91 | $53,880 |
| Amarillo, TX | 120 | $26.51 | $55,130 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 120 | $25.21 | $52,450 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 120 | $25.03 | $52,060 |
| Midland, TX | 120 | $25.50 | $53,030 |
| Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR | 110 | $13.30 | $27,660 |
| Salisbury, MD | 110 | $17.61 | $36,620 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 110 | $25.62 | $53,300 |
| Racine, WI | 110 | $23.86 | $49,630 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 110 | $23.71 | $49,320 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 110 | $18.80 | $39,100 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 110 | $25.30 | $52,620 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 110 | $24.90 | $51,790 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 110 | $24.45 | $50,850 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 100 | $24.42 | $50,790 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 100 | $22.32 | $46,430 |
| Springfield, IL | 100 | $29.35 | $61,050 |
| Rockford, IL | 100 | $27.52 | $57,230 |
| Elmira, NY | 100 | $25.41 | $52,860 |
| Mobile, AL | 100 | $26.24 | $54,590 |
| Medford, OR | 100 | $27.62 | $57,440 |
| Montgomery, AL | 100 | $23.48 | $48,840 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 100 | $24.95 | $51,890 |
| Johnson City, TN | 90 | $22.25 | $46,270 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 90 | $19.75 | $41,080 |
| Rochester, MN | 90 | $22.71 | $47,240 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 90 | $20.51 | $42,660 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 90 | $22.51 | $46,820 |
| Morgantown, WV | 90 | $24.80 | $51,580 |
| Greeley, CO | 90 | $23.14 | $48,130 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 90 | $24.51 | $50,980 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 90 | $26.42 | $54,950 |
| State College, PA | 80 | $21.45 | $44,620 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 80 | $26.65 | $55,440 |
| Billings, MT | 80 | $27.88 | $57,980 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 80 | $28.65 | $59,580 |
| Salem, OR | 80 | $27.16 | $56,500 |
| Johnstown, PA | 80 | $25.12 | $52,250 |
| Longview, TX | 80 | $21.95 | $45,660 |
| Savannah, GA | 80 | $23.78 | $49,470 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 80 | $20.60 | $42,840 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 80 | $23.82 | $49,540 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 70 | $22.22 | $46,210 |
| New Bedford, MA | 70 | $16.22 | $33,730 |
| Flint, MI | 70 | $23.91 | $49,730 |
| Williamsport, PA | 70 | $19.76 | $41,100 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 70 | $22.67 | $47,160 |
| Asheville, NC | 70 | $23.39 | $48,650 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 70 | $22.34 | $46,460 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 70 | $22.60 | $47,010 |
| Lubbock, TX | 70 | $24.53 | $51,020 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 70 | $21.69 | $45,110 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 70 | $26.72 | $55,570 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 70 | $23.13 | $48,100 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $23.18 | $48,220 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 60 | $26.78 | $55,700 |
| Corvallis, OR | 60 | $26.00 | $54,090 |
| Bend, OR | 60 | $24.44 | $50,840 |
| Waco, TX | 60 | $26.53 | $55,190 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 60 | $25.21 | $52,440 |
| Tyler, TX | 60 | $25.00 | $52,010 |
| Decatur, IL | 60 | $21.46 | $44,640 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 60 | $26.85 | $55,860 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 60 | $24.37 | $50,680 |
| Bangor, ME | 60 | $26.64 | $55,420 |
| Topeka, KS | 60 | $26.18 | $54,460 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 60 | $23.60 | $49,090 |
| Redding, CA | 60 | $30.50 | $63,450 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 50 | $28.00 | $58,240 |
| Victoria, TX | 50 | $24.13 | $50,180 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 50 | $22.23 | $46,240 |
| Ames, IA | 50 | $24.32 | $50,590 |
| Gainesville, FL | 50 | $21.97 | $45,700 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 50 | $25.85 | $53,760 |
| Columbia, MO | 50 | $24.66 | $51,290 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 50 | $24.45 | $50,860 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 50 | $30.24 | $62,890 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 50 | $25.37 | $52,770 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $24.68 | $51,330 |
| Owensboro, KY | 50 | $21.89 | $45,520 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 40 | $20.17 | $41,940 |
| Albany, GA | 40 | $29.41 | $61,170 |
| Altoona, PA | 40 | $20.48 | $42,600 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $24.99 | $51,970 |
| Salinas, CA | 40 | $39.21 | $81,560 |
| Ponce, PR | 40 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 40 | $22.35 | $46,500 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 40 | $24.04 | $50,010 |
| Mansfield, OH | 40 | $26.77 | $55,690 |
| Jackson, TN | 40 | $21.55 | $44,820 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 40 | $26.16 | $54,410 |
| Janesville, WI | 40 | $20.23 | $42,070 |
| Pocatello, ID | 40 | $27.47 | $57,130 |
| Alexandria, LA | 40 | $23.02 | $47,890 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 40 | $26.76 | $55,650 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $27.92 | $58,080 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 40 | $23.25 | $48,370 |
| Carson City, NV | 40 | $28.58 | $59,450 |
| Joplin, MO | 30 | $24.19 | $50,320 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 30 | $24.64 | $51,260 |
| Olympia, WA | 30 | $15.28 | $31,770 |
| Rome, GA | 30 | $28.18 | $58,620 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 30 | $25.95 | $53,980 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 30 | $25.81 | $53,690 |
| Modesto, CA | Not available | $33.56 | $69,810 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Not available | $26.83 | $55,810 |
| Erie, PA | Not available | $19.01 | $39,550 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $26.53 | $55,180 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | Not available | $20.29 | $42,190 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| Monroe, MI | Not available | $23.70 | $49,290 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | Not available | $20.21 | $42,040 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | Not available | $27.32 | $56,820 |
| Green Bay, WI | Not available | $24.92 | $51,830 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $23.20 | $48,250 |
| Pascagoula, MS | Not available | $32.41 | $67,410 |
| Danville, VA | Not available | $27.46 | $57,110 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | Not available | $27.67 | $57,550 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $19.40 | $40,350 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | Not available | $33.82 | $70,350 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Not available | $17.49 | $36,370 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $21.04 | $43,750 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | Not available | $24.44 | $50,840 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Not available | $23.68 | $49,250 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | Not available | $26.81 | $55,770 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | Not available | $18.61 | $38,700 |
