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 | 1,750 | $22.28 | $46,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 5,860 | $25.77 | $53,590 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 5,220 | $25.78 | $53,620 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,310 | $21.55 | $44,830 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 3,140 | $23.10 | $48,050 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,550 | Not available | Not available |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,000 | $22.37 | $46,540 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,990 | $20.01 | $41,620 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,940 | $23.21 | $48,270 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 1,890 | $21.45 | $44,610 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,840 | $19.09 | $39,710 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,810 | $20.12 | $41,840 |
| Durham, NC | 1,750 | $20.54 | $42,730 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,580 | $23.72 | $49,330 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,560 | $22.48 | $46,750 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,400 | $19.49 | $40,550 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,270 | $19.50 | $40,550 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,230 | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,220 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 1,120 | $23.26 | $48,370 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,030 | $19.91 | $41,410 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,030 | $26.92 | $55,990 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,010 | $20.24 | $42,090 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 930 | $20.01 | $41,630 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 910 | $17.55 | $36,500 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 800 | $17.72 | $36,860 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 790 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 710 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 660 | $22.15 | $46,070 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 640 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 640 | $20.43 | $42,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 630 | $20.53 | $42,700 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 610 | $26.23 | $54,560 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 580 | $17.42 | $36,230 |
| Madison, WI | 580 | $16.50 | $34,310 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 550 | $16.63 | $34,600 |
| New Haven, CT | 460 | $22.93 | $47,700 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 430 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 420 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 400 | $23.49 | $48,850 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 390 | $20.59 | $42,820 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 380 | $24.64 | $51,260 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 370 | $18.57 | $38,620 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 360 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 360 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Ames, IA | 350 | $17.74 | $36,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 310 | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 310 | $19.04 | $39,600 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 300 | $21.21 | $44,110 |
| Honolulu, HI | 270 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 270 | $17.39 | $36,160 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 260 | $20.84 | $43,360 |
| San Antonio, TX | 250 | $19.95 | $41,490 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 240 | $22.75 | $47,310 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 220 | $16.49 | $34,290 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 210 | $16.16 | $33,600 |
| Lincoln, NE | 200 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 200 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 180 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Modesto, CA | 160 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 160 | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Gainesville, FL | 150 | $15.65 | $32,560 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 150 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 150 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Olympia, WA | 140 | $17.81 | $37,040 |
| Gainesville, GA | 140 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Rochester, NY | 140 | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 140 | $16.89 | $35,140 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 120 | $19.76 | $41,100 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 120 | $15.63 | $32,510 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 120 | $18.78 | $39,070 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 120 | $16.18 | $33,660 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 110 | $18.64 | $38,770 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 110 | $16.89 | $35,120 |
| Dayton, OH | 110 | $16.66 | $34,650 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 100 | $17.57 | $36,550 |
| Anchorage, AK | 100 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 100 | $16.36 | $34,020 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 100 | $16.29 | $33,890 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 100 | $15.41 | $32,060 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 100 | $15.96 | $33,200 |
| Fresno, CA | 100 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 100 | $24.89 | $51,760 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 90 | $18.62 | $38,720 |
| Johnson City, TN | 90 | $15.15 | $31,500 |
| Greenville, SC | 90 | $18.02 | $37,490 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 90 | $16.90 | $35,150 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 90 | $19.08 | $39,700 |
| Columbia, MO | 90 | $16.17 | $33,630 |
| Bangor, ME | 80 | $17.40 | $36,190 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 80 | $14.84 | $30,880 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 80 | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| Richmond, VA | 80 | $22.41 | $46,610 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 70 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 70 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 70 | $27.53 | $57,270 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 70 | $16.98 | $35,320 |
| Tucson, AZ | 70 | $18.67 | $38,820 |
| Bismarck, ND | 60 | $15.11 | $31,430 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 60 | $16.93 | $35,200 |
| Syracuse, NY | 60 | $14.89 | $30,980 |
| Mobile, AL | 60 | $17.27 | $35,920 |
| Longview, WA | 60 | $15.82 | $32,900 |
| Akron, OH | 60 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Medford, OR | 60 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Rapid City, SD | 60 | $14.00 | $29,120 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 60 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Yakima, WA | 50 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 50 | $18.69 | $38,870 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 50 | $17.65 | $36,710 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 50 | $23.06 | $47,970 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 50 | $21.23 | $44,150 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Albuquerque, NM | 50 | $19.80 | $41,180 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 40 | $17.17 | $35,720 |
| Bloomington, IN | 40 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| St. George, UT | 40 | $15.02 | $31,230 |
| Lakeland, FL | 40 | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Manchester, NH | 40 | $21.51 | $44,750 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 40 | $18.53 | $38,550 |
| Tulsa, OK | 40 | $15.85 | $32,970 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 40 | $18.09 | $37,620 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 30 | $21.09 | $43,870 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 30 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 30 | $18.63 | $38,760 |
| Stockton, CA | 30 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Salem, OR | 30 | $16.77 | $34,890 |
| Reading, PA | 30 | $17.34 | $36,070 |
| Redding, CA | 30 | $24.80 | $51,590 |
| Peoria, IL | Not available | $20.87 | $43,410 |
| Jackson, MS | Not available | $23.89 | $49,700 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $17.09 | $35,540 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Not available | $24.02 | $49,960 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $19.90 | $41,400 |
| Columbia, SC | Not available | $18.09 | $37,620 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not available | $18.40 | $38,280 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $23.89 | $49,700 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Not available | $18.45 | $38,380 |
| El Paso, TX | Not available | $14.32 | $29,790 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | Not available | $27.64 | $57,490 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | Not available | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | Not available | $17.04 | $35,430 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $15.37 | $31,980 |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not available | $16.14 | $33,570 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | Not available | $20.06 | $41,710 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $17.86 | $37,160 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Not available | $18.45 | $38,390 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | Not available | $19.36 | $40,270 |
| Corvallis, OR | Not available | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| Toledo, OH | Not available | $21.37 | $44,460 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $18.47 | $38,410 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | Not available | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Columbus, OH | Not available | $17.33 | $36,050 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $17.13 | $35,630 |
