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 | 1,760 | $24.30 | $50,540 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 7,150 | $18.00 | $37,450 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5,560 | $18.07 | $37,590 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 4,980 | $17.76 | $36,950 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 4,740 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 3,450 | $19.25 | $40,030 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,430 | $20.69 | $43,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 3,210 | $20.12 | $41,840 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,120 | $19.21 | $39,960 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2,990 | $16.05 | $33,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 2,780 | $21.41 | $44,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,400 | $21.91 | $45,570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,170 | $19.95 | $41,490 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,910 | $19.51 | $40,580 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,630 | $17.76 | $36,940 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,570 | $24.83 | $51,640 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,520 | $22.41 | $46,610 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 1,300 | $21.56 | $44,840 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,290 | $21.31 | $44,320 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1,240 | $14.90 | $30,990 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 1,220 | $18.62 | $38,730 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,210 | $18.75 | $39,000 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,100 | $24.44 | $50,840 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 1,020 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 970 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 950 | $18.65 | $38,790 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 930 | $20.39 | $42,410 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 920 | $23.66 | $49,200 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 880 | $19.81 | $41,200 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 820 | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 820 | $21.54 | $44,800 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 810 | $17.46 | $36,320 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 810 | $21.14 | $43,960 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 810 | $19.22 | $39,970 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 800 | $17.08 | $35,520 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 730 | $26.59 | $55,300 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 720 | $25.60 | $53,250 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 710 | $14.36 | $29,880 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 700 | $23.88 | $49,660 |
| Richmond, VA | 690 | $23.35 | $48,570 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 690 | $23.54 | $48,950 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 670 | $22.08 | $45,920 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 630 | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 620 | $21.45 | $44,620 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 610 | $19.83 | $41,250 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 610 | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 600 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 600 | $20.03 | $41,660 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 590 | $20.53 | $42,690 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 580 | $19.86 | $41,300 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 570 | $21.84 | $45,420 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 550 | $18.56 | $38,610 |
| Erie, PA | 550 | $17.28 | $35,950 |
| Columbus, OH | 530 | $21.58 | $44,890 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 520 | $21.81 | $45,350 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 520 | $21.88 | $45,500 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 510 | $19.57 | $40,700 |
| New Haven, CT | 470 | $19.32 | $40,190 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 460 | $19.05 | $39,630 |
| Rochester, NY | 460 | $20.16 | $41,940 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 450 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 450 | $20.81 | $43,290 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 440 | $21.14 | $43,960 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 420 | $17.75 | $36,920 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 420 | $20.26 | $42,140 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 410 | $21.27 | $44,230 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 410 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 410 | $19.54 | $40,650 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 400 | $15.53 | $32,310 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 390 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Durham, NC | 380 | $18.27 | $38,000 |
| Fresno, CA | 380 | $27.10 | $56,370 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 380 | $18.27 | $38,000 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 370 | $16.89 | $35,140 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 370 | $22.51 | $46,830 |
| Yakima, WA | 350 | $18.26 | $37,990 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 350 | $20.17 | $41,960 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 340 | $20.19 | $41,990 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 330 | $20.10 | $41,810 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 330 | $18.97 | $39,460 |
| Honolulu, HI | 330 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Reading, PA | 320 | $17.85 | $37,140 |
| Lancaster, PA | 310 | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Toledo, OH | 300 | $22.57 | $46,960 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 300 | $16.86 | $35,070 |
| Dayton, OH | 290 | $22.38 | $46,550 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 280 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Tulsa, OK | 280 | $18.00 | $37,450 |
| San Antonio, TX | 270 | $23.26 | $48,390 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 270 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 260 | $21.78 | $45,300 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 260 | $19.43 | $40,420 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 260 | $21.22 | $44,140 |
| Roanoke, VA | 250 | $17.91 | $37,250 |
| Akron, OH | 240 | $21.05 | $43,790 |
| Anchorage, AK | 230 | $26.44 | $55,000 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 230 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 230 | $21.40 | $44,520 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 220 | $16.15 | $33,590 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 220 | $15.21 | $31,640 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 210 | $23.69 | $49,280 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 210 | $19.92 | $41,440 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 210 | $20.53 | $42,690 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 210 | $19.98 | $41,550 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 190 | $15.71 | $32,680 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 190 | $16.19 | $33,670 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 190 | $19.89 | $41,380 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 190 | $19.82 | $41,220 |
| Madison, WI | 190 | $16.16 | $33,620 |
| Pueblo, CO | 190 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 180 | $23.06 | $47,970 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 180 | $21.59 | $44,900 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 180 | $16.88 | $35,100 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 180 | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Stockton, CA | 180 | $19.66 | $40,900 |
| Mobile, AL | 180 | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Gadsden, AL | 170 | $12.07 | $25,110 |
| Boulder, CO | 160 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| Charleston, WV | 160 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 160 | $18.69 | $38,880 |
| Columbia, SC | 150 | $22.60 | $47,010 |
| Manchester, NH | 150 | $17.62 | $36,660 |
| Lincoln, NE | 150 | $17.87 | $37,180 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 150 | $17.68 | $36,770 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 150 | $21.41 | $44,540 |
| Tucson, AZ | 150 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 140 | $31.81 | $66,170 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 140 | $17.93 | $37,290 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 140 | $19.53 | $40,630 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 140 | $20.01 | $41,620 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 140 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 130 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Danbury, CT | 130 | $15.38 | $31,980 |
| Topeka, KS | 130 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 130 | $20.77 | $43,210 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 130 | $21.26 | $44,230 |
| Montgomery, AL | 130 | $23.45 | $48,780 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 130 | $26.53 | $55,190 |
| Wilmington, NC | 130 | $23.43 | $48,740 |
| El Paso, TX | 130 | $14.61 | $30,380 |
| Missoula, MT | 130 | $15.31 | $31,850 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 130 | $22.28 | $46,350 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 130 | $21.23 | $44,150 |
| Johnstown, PA | 120 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 120 | $15.26 | $31,730 |
| Rockford, IL | 120 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 110 | $19.66 | $40,880 |
| Jackson, MS | 110 | $22.55 | $46,900 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 110 | $17.81 | $37,040 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 110 | $27.02 | $56,200 |
| Altoona, PA | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Greenville, NC | 100 | $23.25 | $48,350 |
| Waterbury, CT | 100 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Knoxville, TN | 100 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 90 | $23.78 | $49,470 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 90 | $20.33 | $42,290 |
| Syracuse, NY | 90 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Bellingham, WA | 90 | $19.99 | $41,570 |
| Salinas, CA | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 90 | $28.25 | $58,750 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 90 | $16.73 | $34,790 |
| New Bedford, MA | 90 | $18.30 | $38,060 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 90 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Asheville, NC | 90 | $19.35 | $40,240 |
| Appleton, WI | 90 | $19.23 | $40,000 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 80 | $18.87 | $39,240 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 80 | $23.65 | $49,190 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 80 | $15.27 | $31,770 |
| Salem, OR | 80 | $23.32 | $48,500 |
| State College, PA | 80 | $17.15 | $35,680 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Charlottesville, VA | 80 | $19.17 | $39,880 |
| Wichita, KS | 80 | $18.70 | $38,890 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 80 | $17.72 | $36,850 |
| Flint, MI | 80 | $26.06 | $54,200 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 80 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 80 | $22.65 | $47,110 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | 80 | $17.69 | $36,800 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 70 | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 70 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 70 | $18.64 | $38,780 |
| Peoria, IL | 70 | $18.24 | $37,950 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 70 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 70 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 70 | $21.58 | $44,880 |
| Bangor, ME | 70 | $27.91 | $58,050 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 70 | $23.55 | $48,990 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 70 | $13.62 | $28,320 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 70 | $25.88 | $53,840 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 70 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Ocala, FL | 60 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Abilene, TX | 60 | $13.89 | $28,890 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 60 | $17.25 | $35,880 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 60 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Lawton, OK | 60 | $21.22 | $44,140 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 60 | $19.45 | $40,450 |
| Williamsport, PA | 60 | $16.62 | $34,570 |
| Kingston, NY | 60 | $24.18 | $50,290 |
| Longview, WA | 60 | $21.02 | $43,710 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 60 | $16.15 | $33,600 |
| Green Bay, WI | 60 | $22.85 | $47,530 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 60 | $19.19 | $39,910 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 50 | $20.55 | $42,750 |
| Anderson, IN | 50 | $18.65 | $38,800 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 50 | $20.69 | $43,040 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 50 | $17.67 | $36,760 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 50 | $20.41 | $42,440 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 50 | $12.09 | $25,150 |
| Longview, TX | 50 | $16.66 | $34,650 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 40 | $27.88 | $57,990 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 40 | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 40 | $27.19 | $56,560 |
| Fairbanks, AK | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 40 | $13.61 | $28,300 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 40 | $13.37 | $27,820 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Ithaca, NY | 40 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | $23.92 | $49,750 |
| Salisbury, MD | 40 | $19.25 | $40,030 |
| Valdosta, GA | 40 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Midland, TX | 40 | $19.71 | $41,000 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 40 | $19.16 | $39,850 |
| Lebanon, PA | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Morgantown, WV | 30 | $13.89 | $28,890 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 30 | $17.80 | $37,020 |
| Lafayette, IN | 30 | $28.04 | $58,330 |
| Great Falls, MT | 30 | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| Wausau, WI | 30 | $22.84 | $47,500 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 30 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Racine, WI | 30 | $23.20 | $48,250 |
| Springfield, OH | Not available | $21.95 | $45,650 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Not available | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Corvallis, OR | Not available | $21.05 | $43,790 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $19.48 | $40,530 |
| Glens Falls, NY | Not available | $17.37 | $36,130 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $17.93 | $37,290 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | Not available | $20.39 | $42,420 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $17.18 | $35,730 |
| Iowa City, IA | Not available | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $18.91 | $39,330 |
| Tyler, TX | Not available | $16.13 | $33,550 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $33.23 | $69,110 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | Not available | $20.12 | $41,850 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $15.37 | $31,980 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | Not available | $22.53 | $46,870 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | Not available | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $28.02 | $58,280 |
| Burlington, NC | Not available | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | Not available | $27.34 | $56,860 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Not available | $20.64 | $42,930 |
| Redding, CA | Not available | $15.60 | $32,450 |
| Wenatchee, WA | Not available | $17.77 | $36,970 |
| Spokane, WA | Not available | $20.08 | $41,760 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $21.38 | $44,460 |
| Pittsfield, MA | Not available | $18.66 | $38,820 |
| Prescott, AZ | Not available | $20.25 | $42,120 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not available | $12.30 | $25,590 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | Not available | $13.63 | $28,350 |
| Lake Charles, LA | Not available | $16.71 | $34,750 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not available | $24.38 | $50,710 |
