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 | 570 | $46.35 | $96,410 |
| Boulder, CO | 860 | $44.52 | $92,610 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 450 | $45.00 | $93,610 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 280 | $36.78 | $76,490 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 220 | $38.29 | $79,640 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 160 | $30.57 | $63,590 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 160 | $29.34 | $61,020 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 130 | $41.80 | $86,940 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 130 | $46.78 | $97,310 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 130 | $35.10 | $73,010 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 130 | $42.87 | $89,170 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 130 | $35.10 | $73,010 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 110 | $49.45 | $102,850 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 110 | $37.72 | $78,460 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 110 | $56.18 | $116,840 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 80 | $36.75 | $76,440 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 70 | $43.63 | $90,750 |
| Asheville, NC | 60 | $41.93 | $87,220 |
| Wichita, KS | 60 | $32.52 | $67,650 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 60 | $37.14 | $77,250 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 60 | $39.09 | $81,300 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 40 | $44.99 | $93,590 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 40 | $31.77 | $66,080 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 40 | $54.11 | $112,560 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 40 | $48.92 | $101,750 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 40 | $23.05 | $47,950 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 40 | $37.89 | $78,810 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 40 | $42.42 | $88,230 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 30 | $33.05 | $68,730 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 30 | $41.94 | $87,230 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Not available | $29.76 | $61,910 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Not available | $29.33 | $61,010 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $26.19 | $54,470 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Not available | $41.59 | $86,510 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $47.76 | $99,350 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $24.34 | $50,630 |
| Tucson, AZ | Not available | $41.52 | $86,350 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | Not available | $38.74 | $80,580 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | Not available | $21.89 | $45,540 |
| Dayton, OH | Not available | $40.04 | $83,290 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | Not available | $22.70 | $47,210 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $31.98 | $66,530 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $26.06 | $54,200 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Not available | $28.07 | $58,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.02 | $54,110 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $29.03 | $60,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | Not available | $38.35 | $79,770 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $34.50 | $71,750 |
