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 | 1,010 | $27.67 | $57,550 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3,140 | $27.82 | $57,870 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,930 | $24.83 | $51,640 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,320 | $23.75 | $49,400 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 2,290 | $27.31 | $56,800 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 2,060 | $24.98 | $51,950 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,010 | $24.87 | $51,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,800 | $22.41 | $46,600 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,780 | $25.69 | $53,440 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,610 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,610 | $23.28 | $48,420 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,460 | $28.96 | $60,240 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,410 | $26.28 | $54,650 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,380 | $23.86 | $49,630 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,380 | $29.64 | $61,650 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,320 | $28.63 | $59,550 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,290 | $29.90 | $62,200 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,220 | $26.10 | $54,280 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 1,130 | $27.86 | $57,950 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,110 | $22.25 | $46,280 |
| Rochester, NY | 990 | $22.73 | $47,270 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 920 | $24.72 | $51,420 |
| Columbus, OH | 850 | $24.21 | $50,350 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 840 | $29.24 | $60,810 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 770 | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 710 | $26.94 | $56,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 700 | $29.33 | $61,010 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 700 | $26.73 | $55,600 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 690 | $22.66 | $47,120 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 690 | $22.57 | $46,940 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 670 | $29.16 | $60,650 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 660 | $27.95 | $58,130 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 600 | $27.88 | $57,980 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 560 | $24.30 | $50,550 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 550 | $26.52 | $55,160 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 490 | $19.22 | $39,970 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 480 | $22.67 | $47,160 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 460 | $29.77 | $61,910 |
| Wichita, KS | 420 | $26.10 | $54,290 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 410 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 400 | $29.44 | $61,240 |
| Anderson, SC | 380 | $25.88 | $53,840 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 380 | $20.37 | $42,370 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 380 | $22.76 | $47,340 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 380 | $22.87 | $47,580 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 350 | $29.28 | $60,900 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 340 | $24.73 | $51,430 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 340 | $23.55 | $48,980 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 340 | $20.93 | $43,530 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 320 | $23.85 | $49,600 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 320 | $23.29 | $48,450 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 310 | $21.02 | $43,730 |
| Akron, OH | 300 | $22.77 | $47,360 |
| Greenville, SC | 300 | $22.52 | $46,850 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 290 | $27.30 | $56,780 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 290 | $27.46 | $57,110 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 280 | $22.09 | $45,960 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 280 | $22.86 | $47,550 |
| Richmond, VA | 270 | $22.52 | $46,830 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 270 | $22.60 | $47,020 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 260 | $26.69 | $55,520 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 250 | $23.84 | $49,590 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 250 | $25.54 | $53,120 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 240 | $30.02 | $62,450 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 240 | $25.41 | $52,850 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 240 | $24.23 | $50,390 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 240 | $28.50 | $59,290 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 230 | $20.43 | $42,500 |
| Dayton, OH | 230 | $22.10 | $45,980 |
| Huntsville, AL | 220 | $18.69 | $38,870 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 220 | $23.52 | $48,930 |
| Syracuse, NY | 220 | $23.23 | $48,310 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 220 | $20.57 | $42,790 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 210 | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Columbia, SC | 210 | $23.65 | $49,190 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 210 | $22.64 | $47,100 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 200 | $19.09 | $39,710 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 190 | $28.45 | $59,170 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 190 | $23.31 | $48,490 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 190 | $20.96 | $43,600 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 190 | $23.57 | $49,020 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 190 | $22.18 | $46,140 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 190 | $24.08 | $50,080 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 190 | $23.57 | $49,030 |
| Boulder, CO | 180 | $25.37 | $52,780 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 180 | $22.81 | $47,450 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 180 | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| San Antonio, TX | 180 | $21.46 | $44,630 |
| Knoxville, TN | 170 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 170 | $22.43 | $46,650 |
| New Haven, CT | 170 | $21.74 | $45,220 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 170 | $23.26 | $48,390 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 170 | $23.40 | $48,680 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 170 | $28.57 | $59,430 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 160 | $21.49 | $44,690 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 160 | $24.05 | $50,020 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 160 | $24.93 | $51,860 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 160 | $24.39 | $50,720 |
| Toledo, OH | 150 | $22.76 | $47,340 |
| Waco, TX | 150 | $22.24 | $46,270 |
| Durham, NC | 150 | $24.85 | $51,690 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 150 | $36.98 | $76,920 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 150 | $20.95 | $43,580 |
| Tucson, AZ | 150 | $22.53 | $46,850 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 140 | $22.58 | $46,960 |
| Lafayette, IN | 140 | $25.65 | $53,350 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 140 | $26.88 | $55,910 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 140 | $24.88 | $51,750 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 140 | $24.93 | $51,850 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 130 | $26.05 | $54,190 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 120 | $24.11 | $50,150 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 120 | $22.58 | $46,970 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 120 | $26.82 | $55,780 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 110 | $18.37 | $38,210 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 110 | $23.43 | $48,740 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 110 | $23.14 | $48,130 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 110 | $25.09 | $52,190 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 100 | $22.59 | $46,980 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 100 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Bloomington, IN | 100 | $19.16 | $39,840 |
| Reading, PA | 100 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 100 | $20.37 | $42,370 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 100 | $24.87 | $51,730 |
| Madison, WI | 100 | $22.42 | $46,640 |
| Peoria, IL | 90 | $21.48 | $44,670 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 90 | $25.77 | $53,610 |
| Jackson, MS | 90 | $20.33 | $42,280 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 90 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 90 | $25.89 | $53,860 |
| Appleton, WI | 90 | $21.43 | $44,570 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 90 | $23.14 | $48,130 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 80 | $23.99 | $49,910 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 80 | $27.03 | $56,230 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 80 | $19.98 | $41,560 |
| Spokane, WA | 70 | $21.35 | $44,420 |
| Joplin, MO | 70 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 70 | $20.05 | $41,700 |
| Montgomery, AL | 70 | $20.65 | $42,950 |
| Wilmington, NC | 70 | $22.63 | $47,070 |
| Lancaster, PA | 70 | $21.47 | $44,660 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 70 | $20.65 | $42,940 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 70 | $26.53 | $55,190 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 60 | $18.66 | $38,800 |
| State College, PA | 60 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $20.09 | $41,790 |
| Asheville, NC | 60 | $23.17 | $48,200 |
| Springfield, MO | 60 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| New Bedford, MA | 60 | $21.23 | $44,150 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 60 | $29.18 | $60,700 |
| Green Bay, WI | 60 | $23.05 | $47,930 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 60 | $18.38 | $38,220 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 60 | $21.64 | $45,000 |
| Columbus, IN | 60 | $19.90 | $41,380 |
| Williamsport, PA | 50 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Ocala, FL | 50 | $20.01 | $41,610 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 50 | $17.61 | $36,640 |
| Ames, IA | 50 | $25.76 | $53,580 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 50 | $24.86 | $51,720 |
| Lincoln, NE | 50 | $20.10 | $41,810 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 50 | $21.74 | $45,230 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 50 | $20.85 | $43,360 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 50 | $19.39 | $40,330 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 50 | $21.39 | $44,480 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 50 | $24.61 | $51,190 |
| El Paso, TX | 50 | $20.10 | $41,800 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 50 | $20.34 | $42,300 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 50 | $24.74 | $51,470 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 50 | $19.54 | $40,650 |
| Sumter, SC | 50 | $22.71 | $47,240 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 50 | $17.07 | $35,510 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 50 | $22.97 | $47,770 |
| Racine, WI | 50 | $23.25 | $48,350 |
| Janesville, WI | 40 | $22.45 | $46,700 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 40 | $18.76 | $39,030 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 40 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 40 | $19.54 | $40,640 |
| Johnson City, TN | 40 | $17.99 | $37,410 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 40 | $29.37 | $61,090 |
| Springfield, OH | 40 | $23.90 | $49,710 |
| Savannah, GA | 40 | $22.12 | $46,010 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 40 | $19.94 | $41,470 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 40 | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Florence, SC | 40 | $27.14 | $56,450 |
| Longview, TX | 40 | $21.63 | $44,990 |
| Decatur, AL | 40 | $28.09 | $58,430 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 40 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $20.97 | $43,610 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 40 | $20.72 | $43,100 |
| Lafayette, LA | 30 | $28.63 | $59,540 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 30 | $29.46 | $61,270 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 30 | $24.97 | $51,930 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 30 | $22.03 | $45,820 |
| Danville, VA | 30 | $18.97 | $39,450 |
| Jackson, MI | 30 | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 30 | $25.91 | $53,890 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 30 | $21.77 | $45,290 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $19.71 | $41,010 |
| Greeley, CO | 30 | $21.26 | $44,210 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $20.19 | $41,990 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Not available | $17.90 | $37,240 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | Not available | $24.26 | $50,460 |
| Danbury, CT | Not available | $27.52 | $57,240 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $24.10 | $50,130 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $23.07 | $47,980 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | Not available | $25.53 | $53,110 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $18.13 | $37,720 |
| Wausau, WI | Not available | $20.58 | $42,810 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $21.26 | $44,220 |
| Eau Claire, WI | Not available | $20.64 | $42,930 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | Not available | $31.32 | $65,150 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | Not available | $25.11 | $52,230 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Not available | $23.95 | $49,820 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $28.51 | $59,300 |
| Tulsa, OK | Not available | $37.01 | $76,970 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $47.16 | $98,100 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $19.00 | $39,520 |
| Mobile, AL | Not available | $25.79 | $53,650 |
| Mansfield, OH | Not available | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $24.35 | $50,660 |
| Springfield, IL | Not available | $19.63 | $40,830 |
| Danville, IL | Not available | $19.29 | $40,130 |
