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 | 11,860 | $35.15 | $73,100 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 25,390 | $35.83 | $74,520 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 18,760 | $35.29 | $73,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 12,870 | $29.72 | $61,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 12,380 | $31.86 | $66,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 11,520 | $29.59 | $61,540 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 9,680 | $36.04 | $74,950 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 8,940 | $36.34 | $75,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 8,610 | $32.33 | $67,240 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 8,600 | $30.92 | $64,320 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 7,560 | $43.22 | $89,900 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 7,230 | $43.63 | $90,750 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 6,910 | $33.55 | $69,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 6,800 | $36.21 | $75,310 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6,740 | $35.67 | $74,190 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 6,610 | $39.08 | $81,290 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 6,320 | $29.35 | $61,050 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 5,440 | $35.35 | $73,520 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 5,180 | $29.66 | $61,690 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5,170 | $48.08 | $100,010 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 4,510 | $34.34 | $71,430 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 4,500 | $40.19 | $83,590 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 4,040 | $35.86 | $74,600 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,770 | $30.78 | $64,030 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 3,130 | $37.42 | $77,840 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2,950 | $28.93 | $60,180 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 2,690 | $34.58 | $71,940 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2,640 | $25.81 | $53,690 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 2,490 | $34.13 | $70,990 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 2,440 | $39.52 | $82,200 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 2,400 | $30.42 | $63,280 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2,390 | $29.99 | $62,370 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,340 | $29.54 | $61,450 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 2,320 | $32.79 | $68,200 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 2,180 | $31.19 | $64,880 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,110 | $36.72 | $76,380 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1,970 | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 1,900 | $31.53 | $65,580 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,880 | $35.35 | $73,520 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,820 | $32.08 | $66,730 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,760 | $36.33 | $75,560 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,620 | $39.53 | $82,230 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,590 | $28.13 | $58,510 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,570 | $34.96 | $72,710 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,470 | $26.94 | $56,040 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 1,430 | $36.80 | $76,540 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 1,340 | $34.78 | $72,350 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,340 | $38.43 | $79,940 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1,330 | $27.95 | $58,130 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 1,320 | $26.62 | $55,370 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 1,280 | $31.10 | $64,680 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,280 | $29.57 | $61,510 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 1,230 | $31.42 | $65,360 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,200 | $30.88 | $64,230 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,190 | $32.55 | $67,710 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1,080 | $30.63 | $63,720 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,070 | $27.02 | $56,190 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 1,050 | $20.44 | $42,510 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 1,050 | $39.38 | $81,910 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 990 | $26.72 | $55,580 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 940 | $26.36 | $54,830 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 940 | $28.49 | $59,260 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 920 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 920 | $24.93 | $51,850 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 900 | $31.77 | $66,070 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 890 | $26.69 | $55,510 |
| Tucson, AZ | 880 | $24.35 | $50,650 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 860 | $28.21 | $58,680 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 850 | $29.50 | $61,360 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 820 | $21.28 | $44,260 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 770 | $30.10 | $62,600 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 750 | $23.56 | $48,990 |
| Dayton, OH | 700 | $27.45 | $57,100 |
| Durham, NC | 690 | $41.62 | $86,570 |
| Tulsa, OK | 670 | $25.87 | $53,810 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 650 | $26.37 | $54,840 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 630 | $26.99 | $56,150 |
| Madison, WI | 620 | $31.13 | $64,750 |
| Akron, OH | 600 | $30.91 | $64,280 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 600 | $29.80 | $61,980 |
| Greenville, SC | 580 | $31.33 | $65,160 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 580 | $32.95 | $68,530 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 580 | $25.29 | $52,610 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 560 | $28.47 | $59,220 |
| Wichita, KS | 540 | $25.36 | $52,760 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 520 | $25.62 | $53,290 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 520 | $31.75 | $66,050 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 510 | $31.49 | $65,500 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 500 | $30.76 | $63,970 |
| Syracuse, NY | 500 | $27.07 | $56,310 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 470 | $31.77 | $66,090 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 460 | $34.55 | $71,860 |
| Lancaster, PA | 420 | $27.13 | $56,430 |
| Toledo, OH | 410 | $27.95 | $58,130 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 410 | $23.85 | $49,600 |
| New Haven, CT | 390 | $27.60 | $57,410 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 390 | $39.28 | $81,700 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 360 | $30.69 | $63,840 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 360 | $27.41 | $57,010 |
| El Paso, TX | 340 | $19.74 | $41,050 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 340 | $26.94 | $56,040 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 330 | $34.13 | $70,980 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 320 | $36.40 | $75,720 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 310 | $32.12 | $66,810 |
| Springfield, IL | 310 | $28.24 | $58,740 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 310 | $31.36 | $65,230 |
| Lincoln, NE | 310 | $24.91 | $51,810 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 300 | $23.52 | $48,920 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 290 | $23.76 | $49,420 |
| Spokane, WA | 290 | $25.86 | $53,800 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 280 | $29.45 | $61,250 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 280 | $27.93 | $58,100 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 280 | $26.45 | $55,020 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 280 | $27.52 | $57,240 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 280 | $20.88 | $43,430 |
| Waco, TX | 260 | $36.12 | $75,120 |
| Rockford, IL | 260 | $25.12 | $52,250 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 250 | $31.04 | $64,570 |
| Knoxville, TN | 250 | $22.21 | $46,190 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 250 | $25.04 | $52,080 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 240 | $22.40 | $46,590 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 240 | $25.58 | $53,200 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 240 | $25.87 | $53,820 |
| Fresno, CA | 230 | $25.39 | $52,820 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 230 | $33.75 | $70,210 |
| Reading, PA | 220 | $24.12 | $50,160 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 220 | $24.14 | $50,210 |
| Racine, WI | 220 | $31.23 | $64,960 |
| Honolulu, HI | 220 | $28.46 | $59,190 |
| Columbia, SC | 210 | $27.37 | $56,920 |
| Peoria, IL | 210 | $28.28 | $58,820 |
| Topeka, KS | 210 | $29.17 | $60,660 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 200 | $13.69 | $28,480 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 190 | $29.24 | $60,830 |
| Decatur, IL | 190 | $34.77 | $72,320 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 190 | $29.17 | $60,670 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 190 | $31.47 | $65,460 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 180 | $26.20 | $54,500 |
| Springfield, MO | 180 | $18.88 | $39,270 |
| Stockton, CA | 180 | $32.18 | $66,940 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 180 | $24.75 | $51,470 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 170 | $32.12 | $66,800 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 160 | $35.32 | $73,460 |
| Binghamton, NY | 160 | $34.02 | $70,760 |
| Modesto, CA | 160 | $27.94 | $58,120 |
| Roanoke, VA | 160 | $22.70 | $47,220 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 150 | $25.77 | $53,600 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 150 | $30.32 | $63,070 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 150 | $21.39 | $44,490 |
| Lubbock, TX | 150 | $24.35 | $50,650 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 150 | $29.04 | $60,400 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 150 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 150 | $29.01 | $60,330 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 140 | $21.59 | $44,920 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 140 | $34.71 | $72,190 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 140 | $31.97 | $66,500 |
| Green Bay, WI | 140 | $25.79 | $53,640 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 140 | $26.75 | $55,650 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 140 | $25.51 | $53,070 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 130 | $27.96 | $58,150 |
| Amarillo, TX | 130 | $23.27 | $48,400 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 130 | $23.44 | $48,750 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 130 | $31.06 | $64,610 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 130 | $26.00 | $54,080 |
| State College, PA | 130 | $33.88 | $70,470 |
| Erie, PA | 130 | $25.68 | $53,410 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 130 | $34.06 | $70,850 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 130 | $29.38 | $61,100 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 120 | $30.67 | $63,800 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | 120 | $31.56 | $65,640 |
| Flint, MI | 120 | $32.47 | $67,540 |
| Bellingham, WA | 120 | $24.72 | $51,410 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 120 | $25.34 | $52,710 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 110 | $24.11 | $50,150 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 110 | $33.60 | $69,880 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Rochester, MN | 110 | $40.23 | $83,680 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 100 | $24.56 | $51,080 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 100 | $19.48 | $40,510 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 100 | $28.12 | $58,480 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 100 | $23.69 | $49,280 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 100 | $20.45 | $42,530 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 100 | $28.96 | $60,240 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 100 | $28.07 | $58,380 |
| Appleton, WI | 100 | $28.95 | $60,210 |
| Danbury, CT | 100 | $29.15 | $60,640 |
| Jackson, MS | 100 | $29.70 | $61,770 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 100 | $31.89 | $66,330 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 100 | $27.39 | $56,970 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 100 | $30.75 | $63,960 |
| Tyler, TX | 90 | $21.36 | $44,430 |
| Manchester, NH | 90 | $32.56 | $67,730 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 90 | $20.83 | $43,340 |
| Longview, TX | 90 | $26.60 | $55,330 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 90 | $26.92 | $56,000 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 90 | $26.51 | $55,150 |
| Salinas, CA | 90 | $25.00 | $52,000 |
| Johnstown, PA | 80 | $25.33 | $52,690 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 80 | $26.40 | $54,910 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 80 | $23.59 | $49,060 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 80 | $35.75 | $74,360 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 80 | $29.99 | $62,370 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 80 | $27.14 | $56,440 |
| Savannah, GA | 80 | $25.00 | $51,990 |
| Wausau, WI | 80 | $27.25 | $56,680 |
| Olympia, WA | 80 | $28.55 | $59,390 |
| Wilmington, NC | 80 | $27.91 | $58,050 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 70 | $21.03 | $43,750 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 70 | $19.82 | $41,220 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 70 | $19.73 | $41,040 |
| Prescott, AZ | 70 | $29.50 | $61,370 |
| Lafayette, LA | 70 | $24.49 | $50,950 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 70 | $24.84 | $51,680 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | $20.22 | $42,070 |
| Billings, MT | 70 | $25.65 | $53,350 |
| Iowa City, IA | 70 | $26.15 | $54,400 |
| Macon, GA | 70 | $20.93 | $43,530 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 70 | $28.66 | $59,620 |
| Lakeland, FL | 60 | $32.23 | $67,030 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 60 | $22.27 | $46,320 |
| Dalton, GA | 60 | $25.43 | $52,900 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 60 | $29.87 | $62,130 |
| Laredo, TX | 60 | $23.86 | $49,640 |
| Dubuque, IA | 60 | $21.49 | $44,710 |
| Dover, DE | 60 | $19.85 | $41,290 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| New Bedford, MA | 60 | $23.56 | $49,010 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 60 | $43.81 | $91,130 |
| Anchorage, AK | 60 | $27.90 | $58,020 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 60 | $27.53 | $57,270 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 60 | $21.86 | $45,460 |
| Lawrence, KS | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Napa, CA | 60 | $35.94 | $74,750 |
| Altoona, PA | 60 | $25.85 | $53,760 |
| Kingston, NY | 60 | $22.68 | $47,170 |
| Ithaca, NY | 60 | $24.59 | $51,150 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 50 | $23.73 | $49,370 |
| St. George, UT | 50 | $24.05 | $50,030 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 50 | $27.98 | $58,190 |
| Greenville, NC | 50 | $25.44 | $52,920 |
| Lafayette, IN | 50 | $25.20 | $52,420 |
| Salisbury, MD | 50 | $37.76 | $78,530 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 50 | $28.75 | $59,810 |
| Mobile, AL | 50 | $32.18 | $66,940 |
| Montgomery, AL | 50 | $28.60 | $59,480 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 50 | $25.87 | $53,800 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 50 | $21.37 | $44,440 |
| Odessa, TX | 50 | $27.11 | $56,380 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 50 | $24.11 | $50,140 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 50 | $29.47 | $61,300 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 40 | $26.86 | $55,860 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 40 | $20.65 | $42,960 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 40 | $31.35 | $65,210 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 40 | $32.88 | $68,390 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 40 | $23.01 | $47,850 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 40 | $22.29 | $46,370 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | $17.49 | $36,370 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Joplin, MO | 40 | $31.18 | $64,850 |
| Midland, TX | 40 | $27.11 | $56,390 |
| Ocala, FL | 40 | $29.52 | $61,400 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 40 | $31.25 | $65,010 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 40 | $25.65 | $53,360 |
| Chico, CA | 40 | $21.11 | $43,900 |
| Muncie, IN | 40 | $25.55 | $53,140 |
| Yakima, WA | 40 | $28.87 | $60,040 |
| Charleston, WV | 40 | $21.91 | $45,560 |
| Gainesville, GA | 40 | $30.20 | $62,810 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 40 | $31.42 | $65,350 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 40 | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 40 | $23.97 | $49,860 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 40 | $29.70 | $61,770 |
| Bloomington, IN | 40 | $27.86 | $57,950 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 40 | $23.76 | $49,410 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $26.09 | $54,260 |
| Columbia, MO | 40 | $19.92 | $41,440 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 30 | $22.09 | $45,940 |
| Ames, IA | 30 | $26.15 | $54,400 |
| Florence, SC | 30 | $23.20 | $48,260 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 30 | $20.09 | $41,790 |
| Abilene, TX | 30 | $29.95 | $62,300 |
| San Angelo, TX | 30 | $20.16 | $41,930 |
| Kokomo, IN | 30 | $35.88 | $74,640 |
| Elmira, NY | 30 | $29.97 | $62,330 |
| Lebanon, PA | 30 | $24.50 | $50,950 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 30 | $19.90 | $41,400 |
| Medford, OR | 30 | $30.25 | $62,920 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | Not available | $37.51 | $78,020 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $34.65 | $72,070 |
| Grand Junction, CO | Not available | $26.75 | $55,630 |
| Janesville, WI | Not available | $32.38 | $67,360 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | Not available | $29.09 | $60,500 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | Not available | $32.72 | $68,060 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $28.84 | $60,000 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $31.63 | $65,780 |
| Anderson, SC | Not available | $16.38 | $34,080 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $20.88 | $43,420 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $25.53 | $53,110 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $27.80 | $57,820 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $24.92 | $51,840 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | Not available | $17.38 | $36,150 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Not available | $24.34 | $50,630 |
| Waterbury, CT | Not available | $26.82 | $55,780 |
| Asheville, NC | Not available | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not available | $14.90 | $31,000 |
