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 | 2,990 | $25.98 | $54,030 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 10,050 | $23.96 | $49,830 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 7,690 | $23.88 | $49,680 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 4,610 | $21.40 | $44,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 4,150 | $21.56 | $44,840 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,970 | $21.26 | $44,210 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3,870 | $19.95 | $41,500 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 3,080 | $19.14 | $39,820 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 2,970 | $18.99 | $39,500 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 2,780 | $26.26 | $54,630 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 2,630 | $22.33 | $46,450 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 2,610 | $19.48 | $40,510 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 2,460 | $18.19 | $37,840 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,440 | $18.92 | $39,340 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,770 | $19.18 | $39,880 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,690 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 1,630 | $22.37 | $46,540 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,590 | $21.67 | $45,060 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,540 | $22.04 | $45,840 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,450 | $18.84 | $39,200 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,400 | $22.90 | $47,630 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,330 | $20.69 | $43,030 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1,320 | $25.01 | $52,030 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,200 | $23.67 | $49,230 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,190 | $16.76 | $34,870 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 1,180 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,170 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,110 | $19.94 | $41,460 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,110 | $16.80 | $34,930 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 1,090 | $19.49 | $40,550 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 1,070 | $17.58 | $36,560 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,020 | $20.22 | $42,070 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,020 | $22.06 | $45,890 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 990 | $16.30 | $33,910 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 980 | $15.42 | $32,070 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 980 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 950 | $17.73 | $36,880 |
| Madison, WI | 910 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 900 | $10.72 | $22,300 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 880 | $18.28 | $38,010 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 860 | $21.58 | $44,880 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 860 | $17.61 | $36,620 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 850 | $20.66 | $42,980 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 850 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 810 | $26.69 | $55,510 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 800 | $21.26 | $44,210 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 770 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Tucson, AZ | 750 | $16.52 | $34,360 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 700 | $17.13 | $35,640 |
| Columbus, OH | 700 | $16.70 | $34,740 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 680 | $22.63 | $47,060 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 680 | $20.42 | $42,460 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 670 | $16.55 | $34,430 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 650 | $19.04 | $39,600 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 640 | $22.31 | $46,410 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 640 | $16.60 | $34,520 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 640 | $20.79 | $43,250 |
| San Antonio, TX | 630 | Not available | Not available |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 590 | $17.35 | $36,100 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 550 | $14.65 | $30,460 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 540 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 540 | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Honolulu, HI | 530 | $24.46 | $50,870 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 520 | $23.74 | $49,370 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 520 | $15.52 | $32,290 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 510 | Not available | Not available |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 480 | $18.29 | $38,030 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 450 | $18.02 | $37,480 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 450 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 440 | $19.25 | $40,040 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 430 | $31.33 | $65,170 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 420 | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 400 | $22.14 | $46,040 |
| New Haven, CT | 400 | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 380 | $17.18 | $35,740 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 380 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Toledo, OH | 380 | $17.04 | $35,430 |
| San Angelo, TX | 380 | Not available | Not available |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 370 | $18.39 | $38,250 |
| Greenville, NC | 370 | $20.27 | $42,160 |
| Rochester, NY | 370 | $19.64 | $40,850 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 370 | $17.96 | $37,360 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 360 | $26.56 | $55,250 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 360 | $21.88 | $45,520 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 360 | $20.36 | $42,350 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 350 | $24.10 | $50,120 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 350 | $14.91 | $31,000 |
| New Bedford, MA | 350 | $20.28 | $42,190 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 350 | Not available | Not available |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 340 | $24.71 | $51,390 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 340 | $27.01 | $56,180 |
| Akron, OH | 340 | $18.28 | $38,020 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 330 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 320 | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 320 | $22.50 | $46,810 |
| Dayton, OH | 310 | $17.57 | $36,540 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 300 | $17.38 | $36,160 |
| Roanoke, VA | 280 | Not available | Not available |
| Lincoln, NE | 280 | $17.90 | $37,220 |
| El Paso, TX | 270 | Not available | Not available |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 270 | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 270 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 270 | $15.59 | $32,430 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 260 | $24.07 | $50,060 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 260 | $21.08 | $43,850 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 260 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 260 | $21.16 | $44,010 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 250 | $28.09 | $58,430 |
| Norwich-New London, CT-RI | 250 | $20.91 | $43,500 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 250 | $13.48 | $28,050 |
| Syracuse, NY | 240 | $21.30 | $44,300 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 240 | $17.85 | $37,140 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 240 | $16.24 | $33,780 |
| Wilmington, NC | 240 | $17.15 | $35,660 |
| Peoria, IL | 240 | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| Springfield, MO | 230 | $14.38 | $29,920 |
| Asheville, NC | 230 | $17.88 | $37,180 |
| Bangor, ME | 230 | $19.23 | $40,000 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 220 | $27.44 | $57,070 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 220 | $12.89 | $26,820 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 220 | $25.35 | $52,720 |
| Durham, NC | 220 | $18.81 | $39,130 |
| Wichita, KS | 210 | $19.18 | $39,900 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 210 | $22.16 | $46,100 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 210 | $14.58 | $30,320 |
| Salem, OR | 210 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 210 | $18.26 | $37,980 |
| Reading, PA | 200 | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 200 | $29.02 | $60,350 |
| Jackson, MS | 200 | $15.65 | $32,550 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 200 | $20.13 | $41,860 |
| Rockford, IL | 200 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Knoxville, TN | 200 | $16.96 | $35,290 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 190 | $20.70 | $43,060 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 190 | $18.45 | $38,380 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 190 | $11.41 | $23,730 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 190 | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 190 | $18.05 | $37,550 |
| Erie, PA | 180 | $17.67 | $36,750 |
| Fresno, CA | 180 | $27.03 | $56,220 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 180 | $17.42 | $36,240 |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 180 | $21.49 | $44,700 |
| Spokane, WA | 180 | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 180 | $24.71 | $51,400 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 170 | $19.85 | $41,280 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 170 | $19.42 | $40,390 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 170 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Tulsa, OK | 170 | $18.54 | $38,570 |
| Topeka, KS | 160 | $16.98 | $35,310 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 160 | $17.66 | $36,720 |
| Anchorage, AK | 160 | $24.68 | $51,340 |
| Boulder, CO | 160 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 150 | $22.82 | $47,460 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 150 | $24.65 | $51,270 |
| Amarillo, TX | 150 | $17.01 | $35,390 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 150 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Waterbury, CT | 150 | $24.46 | $50,870 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 150 | $20.27 | $42,150 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 140 | $15.31 | $31,840 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 140 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Modesto, CA | 140 | $18.53 | $38,540 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 140 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Manchester, NH | 130 | $21.46 | $44,630 |
| Charleston, WV | 130 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Columbia, MO | 130 | $11.74 | $24,430 |
| Binghamton, NY | 130 | $19.37 | $40,290 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 130 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 120 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| Williamsport, PA | 120 | $19.20 | $39,930 |
| Lancaster, PA | 120 | $20.13 | $41,860 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 120 | $15.27 | $31,760 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 120 | $21.31 | $44,330 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 120 | $14.99 | $31,170 |
| Altoona, PA | 120 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 110 | $16.38 | $34,080 |
| Flint, MI | 110 | $22.79 | $47,410 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 110 | $21.59 | $44,900 |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 110 | $14.14 | $29,420 |
| Montgomery, AL | 110 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 110 | $17.41 | $36,220 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 110 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Salinas, CA | 110 | $26.85 | $55,840 |
| Green Bay, WI | 110 | $53.47 | $111,210 |
| Pueblo, CO | 110 | $22.88 | $47,590 |
| Springfield, OH | 100 | $21.06 | $43,800 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 100 | $16.48 | $34,280 |
| Jackson, MI | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Rochester, MN | 100 | $31.78 | $66,110 |
| Bay City, MI | 100 | $20.27 | $42,160 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 100 | $21.43 | $44,580 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 100 | $12.80 | $26,620 |
| Springfield, IL | 100 | $17.76 | $36,940 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 100 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 100 | $18.87 | $39,240 |
| Jackson, TN | 90 | $16.34 | $33,990 |
| Columbia, SC | 90 | $17.80 | $37,030 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 90 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 80 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Danville, IL | 80 | $11.09 | $23,070 |
| Johnson City, TN | 80 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 80 | $13.99 | $29,090 |
| Great Falls, MT | 80 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Kingston, NY | 80 | $21.91 | $45,570 |
| Racine, WI | 80 | $25.22 | $52,450 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 80 | $17.32 | $36,030 |
| Medford, OR | 80 | $18.34 | $38,150 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 80 | $17.44 | $36,270 |
| Joplin, MO | 80 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 80 | $17.16 | $35,680 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 80 | $27.03 | $56,230 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 80 | $15.97 | $33,220 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 80 | $20.08 | $41,770 |
| Johnstown, PA | 70 | $18.24 | $37,950 |
| Yakima, WA | 70 | $15.69 | $32,640 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 70 | $21.07 | $43,820 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 70 | $16.06 | $33,400 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 70 | $22.98 | $47,800 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 70 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 70 | $18.57 | $38,630 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 70 | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 60 | $15.13 | $31,460 |
| Danbury, CT | 60 | $24.74 | $51,460 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 60 | $17.83 | $37,090 |
| Waco, TX | 60 | $15.17 | $31,550 |
| Redding, CA | 60 | $19.65 | $40,870 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 60 | $24.14 | $50,210 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 60 | $16.17 | $33,640 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 60 | $15.34 | $31,910 |
| Iowa City, IA | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Bellingham, WA | 60 | $17.03 | $35,430 |
| Billings, MT | 60 | $18.21 | $37,870 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 60 | $14.47 | $30,090 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 60 | $21.97 | $45,700 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 50 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Appleton, WI | 50 | $20.26 | $42,140 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 50 | $24.29 | $50,530 |
| Savannah, GA | 50 | $15.96 | $33,190 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 50 | $18.09 | $37,630 |
| Tyler, TX | 50 | $15.14 | $31,500 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 50 | $18.23 | $37,920 |
| Kankakee-Bradley, IL | 50 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 50 | $19.26 | $40,070 |
| Lafayette, IN | 50 | $23.72 | $49,350 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 40 | $20.09 | $41,780 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 40 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Rapid City, SD | 40 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 40 | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Macon, GA | 40 | $19.81 | $41,210 |
| Lima, OH | 40 | $15.92 | $33,120 |
| Bismarck, ND | 40 | $17.03 | $35,410 |
| Lafayette, LA | 40 | $22.66 | $47,130 |
| Lakeland, FL | 40 | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 40 | $23.46 | $48,800 |
| Janesville, WI | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Casper, WY | 30 | $18.19 | $37,820 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 30 | $18.46 | $38,390 |
| Ithaca, NY | 30 | $23.46 | $48,790 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 30 | $16.59 | $34,510 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | 30 | $20.88 | $43,440 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 30 | $15.89 | $33,040 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Not available | $9.09 | $18,910 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Not available | $15.28 | $31,780 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Not available | $18.94 | $39,380 |
| Elmira, NY | Not available | $20.48 | $42,600 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | Not available | $28.52 | $59,310 |
| Greenville, SC | Not available | $17.40 | $36,190 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | Not available | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| Chico, CA | Not available | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Dover, DE | Not available | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Not available | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | Not available | $18.53 | $38,530 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Not available | $15.31 | $31,840 |
| Gainesville, FL | Not available | $17.50 | $36,390 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $17.24 | $35,850 |
| Olympia, WA | Not available | $19.73 | $41,040 |
| Ames, IA | Not available | $21.11 | $43,910 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | Not available | $17.57 | $36,540 |
| Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | Not available | $17.59 | $36,580 |
| Pocatello, ID | Not available | $18.50 | $38,490 |
| Bloomington, IN | Not available | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Grand Junction, CO | Not available | $17.52 | $36,450 |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $18.80 | $39,090 |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division | Not available | $21.04 | $43,770 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | Not available | $15.42 | $32,070 |
| Stockton, CA | Not available | $21.45 | $44,610 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $18.61 | $38,710 |
| Morgantown, WV | Not available | $10.11 | $21,020 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | Not available | $22.72 | $47,250 |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA | Not available | $13.94 | $28,990 |
