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 | 2,400 | $45.82 | $95,310 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 8,090 | $47.30 | $98,390 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 7,460 | $46.84 | $97,430 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 7,040 | $43.11 | $89,670 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 6,590 | $48.22 | $100,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 6,580 | $46.49 | $96,690 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 4,790 | $39.63 | $82,440 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,710 | $45.87 | $95,400 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,630 | $35.65 | $74,160 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,560 | $33.80 | $70,300 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 3,250 | $33.60 | $69,890 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 3,210 | $44.44 | $92,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,000 | $32.86 | $68,350 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,780 | $24.73 | $51,440 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2,740 | $49.54 | $103,050 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 2,500 | $51.06 | $106,210 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,330 | $37.54 | $78,080 |
| Durham, NC | 2,210 | $42.41 | $88,220 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,770 | $33.09 | $68,820 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,630 | $40.80 | $84,860 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 1,610 | $45.83 | $95,330 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,580 | $33.85 | $70,400 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,530 | $48.84 | $101,590 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,080 | $38.59 | $80,270 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,010 | $42.48 | $88,360 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 980 | $41.04 | $85,350 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 940 | $32.74 | $68,090 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 850 | $44.32 | $92,180 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 840 | $31.29 | $65,080 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 790 | $45.80 | $95,270 |
| Columbus, OH | 760 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 740 | $27.61 | $57,420 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 700 | $49.49 | $102,940 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 700 | $30.14 | $62,690 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 650 | $30.26 | $62,940 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 650 | $37.74 | $78,500 |
| Rochester, NY | 550 | $31.70 | $65,940 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 520 | $31.69 | $65,920 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 510 | $48.22 | $100,300 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 490 | $32.37 | $67,340 |
| New Haven, CT | 470 | $45.70 | $95,050 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 350 | $35.89 | $74,660 |
| Iowa City, IA | 350 | $30.09 | $62,580 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 320 | $33.97 | $70,650 |
| Honolulu, HI | 320 | $29.50 | $61,350 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 310 | $35.68 | $74,220 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 300 | $41.20 | $85,690 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 280 | $45.45 | $94,530 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 280 | $27.95 | $58,130 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 260 | $26.74 | $55,610 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 260 | $53.18 | $110,610 |
| San Antonio, TX | 260 | $44.09 | $91,700 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 240 | $25.67 | $53,390 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 220 | $39.83 | $82,850 |
| Knoxville, TN | 210 | $23.27 | $48,400 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 200 | $45.01 | $93,620 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 180 | $37.74 | $78,510 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 180 | $43.92 | $91,350 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 170 | $32.11 | $66,790 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 150 | $39.10 | $81,320 |
| Columbia, MO | 140 | $24.77 | $51,520 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 130 | $38.99 | $81,090 |
| Tucson, AZ | 130 | $30.67 | $63,790 |
| Richmond, VA | 120 | $43.20 | $89,860 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 120 | $35.08 | $72,970 |
| Spokane, WA | 120 | $24.97 | $51,930 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 120 | $46.12 | $95,930 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 110 | $29.50 | $61,350 |
| Fresno, CA | 110 | $40.56 | $84,370 |
| Modesto, CA | 90 | $41.55 | $86,420 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 90 | $38.81 | $80,730 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 80 | $35.96 | $74,790 |
| Greenville, SC | 80 | $24.51 | $50,980 |
| Stockton, CA | 80 | $48.57 | $101,030 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 80 | $54.12 | $112,570 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 70 | $28.20 | $58,660 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 70 | $31.28 | $65,050 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $49.25 | $102,430 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 50 | $44.02 | $91,570 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 50 | $43.30 | $90,070 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 50 | $29.55 | $61,470 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 40 | $42.88 | $89,190 |
| Lincoln, NE | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Olympia, WA | 30 | $36.71 | $76,350 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 30 | $29.99 | $62,370 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $65.14 | $135,490 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $32.57 | $67,730 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $42.29 | $87,960 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $44.01 | $91,530 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $37.85 | $78,720 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | Not available | $42.33 | $88,040 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | Not available | $35.63 | $74,100 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | Not available | $29.32 | $60,980 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Not available | $21.51 | $44,750 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.76 | $55,660 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $51.70 | $107,530 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $35.86 | $74,580 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | Not available | $40.11 | $83,420 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $57.87 | $120,370 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $36.15 | $75,190 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $37.65 | $78,300 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $27.17 | $56,520 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Not available | $25.57 | $53,190 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Not available | $47.94 | $99,720 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $27.39 | $56,970 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $38.71 | $80,510 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | Not available | $37.23 | $77,440 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $48.58 | $101,060 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $38.79 | $80,690 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Not available | $24.73 | $51,440 |
| Salem, OR | Not available | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $52.47 | $109,150 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Not available | $32.02 | $66,590 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $28.57 | $59,420 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.46 | $55,030 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | Not available | $24.37 | $50,690 |
| Madison, WI | Not available | $24.89 | $51,780 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | Not available | $35.70 | $74,260 |
