Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area | Employment(1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 5,060 | 1.32 | 5.98 | $43.20 | $89,860 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 2,210 | 0.44 | 1.97 | $34.73 | $72,240 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 2,120 | 1.54 | 6.98 | $32.34 | $67,270 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | 1,260 | 1.32 | 5.94 | $35.06 | $72,920 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division | 890 | 0.25 | 1.12 | $29.02 | $60,360 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 800 | 0.39 | 1.77 | $29.44 | $61,230 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 660 | 0.30 | 1.34 | $26.76 | $55,660 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 640 | 0.68 | 3.06 | (8) | (8) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 590 | 0.34 | 1.55 | $25.64 | $53,330 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 470 | 0.28 | 1.26 | $32.12 | $66,810 |
