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 | 610 | $24.61 | $51,200 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,990 | $21.37 | $44,460 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4,250 | $23.91 | $49,730 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,690 | $23.40 | $48,670 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,230 | $22.79 | $47,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 1,910 | $20.87 | $43,420 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,760 | $22.13 | $46,040 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,620 | $22.17 | $46,100 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,450 | $27.17 | $56,520 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,400 | $23.42 | $48,710 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 1,360 | $21.89 | $45,530 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,320 | $20.39 | $42,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,270 | $20.98 | $43,650 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,260 | $21.19 | $44,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,130 | $23.16 | $48,170 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,100 | $21.09 | $43,860 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,010 | $25.38 | $52,790 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 960 | $19.74 | $41,060 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 930 | $21.62 | $44,970 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 900 | $20.88 | $43,430 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 840 | $21.68 | $45,090 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 760 | $21.03 | $43,750 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 700 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 680 | $20.38 | $42,390 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 650 | $20.26 | $42,140 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 650 | $19.25 | $40,050 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 640 | $25.44 | $52,910 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 630 | $19.97 | $41,540 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 630 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 620 | $24.99 | $51,990 |
| Victoria, TX | 600 | $28.65 | $59,590 |
| Columbus, OH | 600 | $19.74 | $41,070 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 590 | $18.72 | $38,940 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 580 | $22.70 | $47,210 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 570 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 560 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 550 | $20.55 | $42,750 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 540 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 540 | $20.75 | $43,160 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 540 | $19.30 | $40,150 |
| Boulder, CO | 500 | Not available | Not available |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 480 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 450 | $21.18 | $44,050 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 430 | $19.49 | $40,550 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 430 | $18.15 | $37,740 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 410 | $24.80 | $51,590 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 390 | $19.10 | $39,730 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 390 | $28.70 | $59,700 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 380 | $21.23 | $44,160 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 380 | $20.64 | $42,930 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 370 | $17.50 | $36,400 |
| San Antonio, TX | 370 | $17.72 | $36,850 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 360 | $20.57 | $42,780 |
| Richmond, VA | 360 | $21.92 | $45,590 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 350 | $26.69 | $55,520 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 340 | $18.75 | $39,010 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 340 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 310 | $21.55 | $44,820 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 310 | $18.38 | $38,230 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 310 | $22.92 | $47,680 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 310 | $20.07 | $41,740 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 300 | $23.43 | $48,740 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 290 | $18.47 | $38,420 |
| Akron, OH | 290 | $19.66 | $40,880 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 290 | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 270 | $20.99 | $43,660 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 260 | $21.77 | $45,270 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 260 | $19.11 | $39,750 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 250 | $18.41 | $38,290 |
| Knoxville, TN | 250 | $22.36 | $46,510 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 250 | $20.74 | $43,140 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 240 | $18.27 | $38,010 |
| Durham, NC | 240 | $17.03 | $35,420 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 240 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 230 | $20.91 | $43,480 |
| Madison, WI | 230 | $19.86 | $41,320 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 230 | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 220 | $19.59 | $40,740 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 220 | $16.41 | $34,140 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 220 | $18.19 | $37,840 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 220 | $21.89 | $45,530 |
| Mobile, AL | 210 | $22.30 | $46,390 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 200 | $22.19 | $46,150 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 200 | $20.03 | $41,670 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 200 | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| Rochester, NY | 200 | $18.90 | $39,320 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 200 | $26.02 | $54,130 |
| Charleston, WV | 190 | $16.00 | $33,290 |
| Greenville, SC | 190 | $20.73 | $43,130 |
| Toledo, OH | 190 | $20.58 | $42,800 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 180 | $26.77 | $55,690 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 180 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 180 | $27.22 | $56,610 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 180 | $27.42 | $57,020 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 180 | $18.54 | $38,560 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 180 | $17.76 | $36,940 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 180 | $19.81 | $41,210 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 180 | $22.92 | $47,670 |
| Lancaster, PA | 160 | $15.16 | $31,530 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 160 | $19.42 | $40,390 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 150 | $15.84 | $32,940 |
| Dayton, OH | 140 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Columbia, SC | 140 | $21.98 | $45,720 |
| New Haven, CT | 130 | $22.21 | $46,190 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 130 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 130 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Wichita, KS | 120 | $20.21 | $42,030 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 120 | $23.28 | $48,430 |
| Morgantown, WV | 120 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Tucson, AZ | 120 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 110 | $20.07 | $41,740 |
| Green Bay, WI | 110 | $18.05 | $37,540 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 110 | $19.13 | $39,800 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 110 | $23.05 | $47,940 |
| Lakeland, FL | 110 | $20.76 | $43,190 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 110 | $21.50 | $44,730 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 110 | $25.09 | $52,190 |
| Fresno, CA | 110 | $15.08 | $31,380 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 110 | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 100 | $18.52 | $38,530 |
| Lafayette, IN | 100 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Tulsa, OK | 100 | $17.52 | $36,430 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 100 | $15.89 | $33,040 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 100 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $20.96 | $43,600 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 100 | $20.83 | $43,320 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 90 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 90 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Napa, CA | 90 | $20.25 | $42,130 |
| Syracuse, NY | 90 | $19.98 | $41,560 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 90 | $17.54 | $36,480 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 80 | $17.28 | $35,940 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 80 | $21.74 | $45,230 |
| Honolulu, HI | 80 | $25.32 | $52,670 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 80 | $17.77 | $36,960 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 80 | $18.47 | $38,420 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 70 | $20.06 | $41,720 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 70 | $18.21 | $37,880 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 70 | $21.89 | $45,520 |
| Savannah, GA | 70 | $20.41 | $42,460 |
| Jackson, MI | 70 | $25.03 | $52,060 |
| Reading, PA | 60 | $16.75 | $34,830 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 60 | $24.66 | $51,280 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 60 | $14.58 | $30,340 |
| State College, PA | 60 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 60 | $15.20 | $31,630 |
| Spokane, WA | 60 | $20.54 | $42,730 |
| Modesto, CA | 60 | $15.62 | $32,480 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 60 | $19.63 | $40,830 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 50 | $24.41 | $50,770 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 50 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 50 | $20.25 | $42,110 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 50 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| Cleveland, TN | 50 | $25.80 | $53,670 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 50 | $22.39 | $46,560 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 50 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 50 | $11.43 | $23,760 |
| Erie, PA | 50 | $19.89 | $41,380 |
| Ames, IA | 50 | $19.20 | $39,940 |
| Appleton, WI | 50 | $19.72 | $41,010 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 40 | $24.39 | $50,730 |
| Dover, DE | 40 | $15.59 | $32,420 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 40 | $23.26 | $48,380 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 40 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 40 | $16.96 | $35,280 |
| Greenville, NC | 40 | $14.99 | $31,190 |
| Montgomery, AL | 40 | $15.35 | $31,920 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 40 | $18.93 | $39,360 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 40 | $19.91 | $41,420 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 40 | $16.41 | $34,140 |
| Tyler, TX | 40 | $17.21 | $35,790 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 40 | $21.83 | $45,400 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 40 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Topeka, KS | 30 | $23.53 | $48,930 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 30 | $16.10 | $33,500 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 30 | $19.27 | $40,080 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | 30 | $19.80 | $41,190 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 30 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Williamsport, PA | 30 | $20.60 | $42,850 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 30 | $17.99 | $37,410 |
| Binghamton, NY | 30 | $16.01 | $33,310 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | Not available | $20.13 | $41,870 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | Not available | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $16.94 | $35,230 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not available | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Racine, WI | Not available | $21.80 | $45,340 |
| Sheboygan, WI | Not available | $20.93 | $43,540 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | Not available | $24.11 | $50,150 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Not available | $19.72 | $41,010 |
| Ponce, PR | Not available | $13.02 | $27,070 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | Not available | $20.95 | $43,570 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $15.64 | $32,540 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Not available | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $21.39 | $44,480 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | Not available | $22.43 | $46,660 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | Not available | $23.15 | $48,150 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $21.14 | $43,980 |
| Lafayette, LA | Not available | $22.09 | $45,940 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not available | $19.88 | $41,340 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | Not available | $17.38 | $36,160 |
| Longview, WA | Not available | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $22.65 | $47,120 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | Not available | $16.71 | $34,750 |
| Wilmington, NC | Not available | $17.85 | $37,130 |
| Huntsville, AL | Not available | $18.47 | $38,410 |
| Bismarck, ND | Not available | $17.48 | $36,360 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | Not available | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | Not available | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Lima, OH | Not available | $29.55 | $61,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | Not available | $23.40 | $48,660 |
