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 | 1,190 | $25.08 | $52,170 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 4,150 | $29.62 | $61,620 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 2,220 | $18.26 | $37,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 1,990 | $25.89 | $53,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,720 | Not available | Not available |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 1,620 | $21.91 | $45,570 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | 1,480 | $27.20 | $56,570 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 1,460 | $24.46 | $50,870 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 1,390 | $18.27 | $37,990 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,190 | $37.84 | $78,710 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 1,170 | $25.09 | $52,180 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,100 | $30.46 | $63,360 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,070 | $39.81 | $82,810 |
| Tucson, AZ | 960 | $20.21 | $42,040 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 930 | Not available | Not available |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 900 | $26.57 | $55,260 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 830 | $24.41 | $50,780 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 810 | $19.29 | $40,130 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 760 | $16.40 | $34,120 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 740 | $28.17 | $58,590 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 730 | $20.83 | $43,330 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 710 | $18.09 | $37,620 |
| San Antonio, TX | 710 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 680 | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Richmond, VA | 640 | $20.77 | $43,200 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 620 | $32.28 | $67,140 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 620 | $23.65 | $49,180 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 600 | $17.74 | $36,890 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 580 | $28.74 | $59,790 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 570 | Not available | Not available |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 520 | $21.72 | $45,170 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 480 | $20.25 | $42,120 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 440 | $22.99 | $47,820 |
| Fresno, CA | 430 | $35.93 | $74,730 |
| Columbus, OH | 430 | $23.00 | $47,850 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 370 | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 360 | $26.42 | $54,960 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 340 | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 340 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 330 | $26.02 | $54,120 |
| Rochester, NY | 320 | $28.35 | $58,970 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 310 | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 290 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | 290 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 280 | $22.27 | $46,320 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 280 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 280 | $20.72 | $43,100 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 260 | Not available | Not available |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 250 | $18.57 | $38,630 |
| Toledo, OH | 250 | $20.00 | $41,590 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 240 | $18.07 | $37,590 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 230 | $25.91 | $53,890 |
| Knoxville, TN | 220 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 210 | $27.73 | $57,680 |
| Roanoke, VA | 200 | $18.74 | $38,980 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 200 | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Columbia, SC | 190 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 190 | $27.09 | $56,360 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 180 | $17.61 | $36,620 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 170 | $21.86 | $45,470 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 160 | $18.85 | $39,200 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 160 | $22.78 | $47,380 |
| Savannah, GA | 150 | $17.13 | $35,640 |
| Tulsa, OK | 150 | $14.49 | $30,130 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 150 | $22.46 | $46,710 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 140 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 140 | $17.73 | $36,880 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 140 | $24.81 | $51,600 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 140 | $18.62 | $38,730 |
| Akron, OH | 140 | $20.81 | $43,280 |
| Abilene, TX | 140 | $16.78 | $34,910 |
| Macon, GA | 130 | $16.03 | $33,330 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 130 | $17.53 | $36,460 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 130 | $18.08 | $37,600 |
| Mobile, AL | 130 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 130 | $26.14 | $54,380 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 120 | $18.18 | $37,820 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 120 | $19.43 | $40,420 |
| Albany, GA | 120 | $16.15 | $33,600 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 110 | $26.23 | $54,550 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 110 | $17.99 | $37,420 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 110 | $18.28 | $38,020 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 110 | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Springfield, MO | 110 | $17.40 | $36,190 |
| Lafayette, LA | 110 | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Jackson, MI | 100 | $26.45 | $55,010 |
| Pocatello, ID | 100 | $17.84 | $37,110 |
| Asheville, NC | 100 | $17.73 | $36,880 |
| Topeka, KS | 90 | $19.66 | $40,890 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 90 | $23.23 | $48,330 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 90 | $28.19 | $58,630 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 90 | $20.87 | $43,420 |
| Pueblo, CO | 80 | $27.63 | $57,460 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 80 | $23.09 | $48,040 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 80 | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Valdosta, GA | 70 | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 70 | $20.31 | $42,230 |
| Johnson City, TN | 70 | $14.39 | $29,930 |
| Gainesville, GA | 60 | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 60 | $19.16 | $39,850 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 60 | $15.71 | $32,680 |
| Longview, TX | 50 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 50 | $28.09 | $58,420 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 50 | $18.14 | $37,740 |
| Jackson, TN | 50 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Dalton, GA | 40 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
| Lima, OH | 40 | $25.64 | $53,330 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 40 | $22.95 | $47,730 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | $22.23 | $46,250 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 40 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 30 | $17.50 | $36,390 |
| Lafayette, IN | 30 | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 30 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 30 | $27.91 | $58,060 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 30 | $21.93 | $45,600 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $21.25 | $44,210 |
| Yuma, AZ | Not available | $19.31 | $40,160 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Not available | $23.40 | $48,660 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Rockford, IL | Not available | $25.75 | $53,560 |
| Pascagoula, MS | Not available | $11.82 | $24,580 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Not available | $22.45 | $46,700 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $24.86 | $51,720 |
