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 | 320 | $46.95 | $97,650 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,010 | $32.60 | $67,810 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 990 | $32.57 | $67,740 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 930 | $31.58 | $65,680 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 300 | $21.00 | $43,680 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 280 | $23.98 | $49,870 |
| Anchorage, AK | 270 | $24.42 | $50,800 |
| Olympia, WA | 260 | $30.42 | $63,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 250 | $31.40 | $65,310 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 220 | $29.59 | $61,540 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 220 | $35.63 | $74,100 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 220 | $47.08 | $97,920 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 210 | $29.58 | $61,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 200 | $32.19 | $66,950 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 190 | $31.18 | $64,850 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 180 | $25.29 | $52,600 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 170 | $19.13 | $39,790 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 160 | $25.65 | $53,350 |
| Columbus, OH | 160 | $22.63 | $47,070 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 140 | $29.53 | $61,430 |
| Honolulu, HI | 140 | $30.47 | $63,390 |
| Corvallis, OR | 140 | $24.33 | $50,600 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 130 | $28.08 | $58,410 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 120 | $28.45 | $59,170 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 110 | $30.20 | $62,820 |
| Gainesville, FL | 110 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 100 | $29.77 | $61,910 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 100 | $26.73 | $55,590 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 100 | $40.78 | $84,810 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 100 | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 100 | $46.68 | $97,090 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 100 | $35.81 | $74,480 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 90 | $29.20 | $60,730 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 90 | $22.51 | $46,810 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 70 | $25.98 | $54,040 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 70 | $29.60 | $61,570 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 70 | $27.81 | $57,850 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 70 | $32.23 | $67,040 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 50 | $31.18 | $64,860 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 50 | $30.43 | $63,290 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 50 | $23.97 | $49,850 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 50 | $23.46 | $48,790 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 50 | $29.80 | $61,990 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 50 | $20.89 | $43,460 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 50 | $27.86 | $57,950 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 50 | $22.21 | $46,190 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 50 | $26.58 | $55,290 |
| Redding, CA | 50 | $37.03 | $77,030 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 50 | $28.07 | $58,390 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 40 | $25.24 | $52,490 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 40 | $26.93 | $56,010 |
| Tucson, AZ | 40 | $24.26 | $50,470 |
| Richmond, VA | 40 | $23.37 | $48,610 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 40 | $24.95 | $51,900 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 40 | $22.98 | $47,790 |
| Bend, OR | 40 | $27.76 | $57,740 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 40 | $21.59 | $44,900 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 30 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 30 | $28.79 | $59,890 |
| Longview, WA | 30 | $25.79 | $53,640 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $41.70 | $86,740 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | Not available | $25.09 | $52,190 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Not available | $26.08 | $54,250 |
| Missoula, MT | Not available | $23.61 | $49,110 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $31.77 | $66,080 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $36.62 | $76,170 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Not available | $35.81 | $74,490 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $40.15 | $83,520 |
| Bellingham, WA | Not available | $27.28 | $56,740 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $21.49 | $44,710 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $36.23 | $75,370 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $32.12 | $66,810 |
