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Birmingham, AL MSA

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Birmingham, Alabama, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Birmingham, Alabama

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$194,690Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$185,230Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$174,480Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$158,910Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$148,900Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,110
$129,940Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$128,190 520
$123,350Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$129,770n.a.
$122,440Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$99,450n.a.
$119,580Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$106,640 2,360
$107,630Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$95,850 470
$104,260Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$89,290 240
$98,530Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$89,710 50
$91,940General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$75,120 7,470
$91,350Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,760n.a.
$88,410Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$80,660 970
$88,380Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$56,730 110
$86,980Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$66,990 420
$86,870Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,140 80
$83,100Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$83,470 1,000
$81,700Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$84,020 1,400
$81,340Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,480 23,410
$81,240Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$80,570 2,180
$80,620Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$81,710 1,230
$79,900Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,230 90
$79,800Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,480 200
$79,690Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,760 4,960
$79,440Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$68,930n.a.
$78,910Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$68,920 480
$78,270Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$72,070 1,490
$77,660Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,630 220
$76,620Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$77,850 200
$76,290Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$76,740 90
$76,140Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,160n.a.
$76,090Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,870 1,040
$75,850Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$71,120 80
$74,500Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$77,990 40
$73,960Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$66,790 710
$73,940Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,270 240
$73,280First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$76,280 100
$72,680Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$70,590 920
$72,510Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,850 270
$71,930Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,930 150
$71,860Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,980 390
$71,540First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$56,920 1,240
$71,410Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$72,130 90
$71,350Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,070 1,170
$71,300Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,370 780
$71,250Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,440n.a.
$70,890Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,130 270
$68,720Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$65,820 360
$68,240Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,510n.a.
$67,270Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,690 740
$66,900Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,720 340
$66,870Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,680n.a.
$66,870Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$67,870 60
$66,800Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$63,690 1,870
$66,620Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,670 200
$66,580Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$49,300 570
$66,340Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$66,740 1,250
$66,220Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$56,460 120
$66,160Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,870 470
$65,790Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,150 30
$65,340Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$63,580 1,240
$65,150Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,850 680
$63,680Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$59,760 1,250
$63,360Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,890 200
$63,330Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,550 250
$63,250Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$63,870 50
$63,090Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$56,060 160
$62,830Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,050 100
$62,820Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,270 420
$62,300History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,160 100
$61,840Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,350 50
$61,180Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$63,340 130
$60,970Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$46,640 480
$60,720Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,350 2,250
$60,680Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,920 110
$60,260Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,240 110
$60,120Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,950n.a.
$59,990Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,750 60
$59,980Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$54,520 180
$59,890Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,620 7,610
$59,820Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$56,410 170
$59,440Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,770 530
$59,340Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,650 100
$59,290Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,620 280
$58,590Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,630 180
$58,420First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$56,590 170
$58,410Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,370 190
$58,370Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,560 1,880
$57,700Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$53,050 340
$57,460Chemists
(area) (ind)
$53,320 110
$57,140Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$50,660 3,700
$57,130Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$46,170 170
$57,030Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,420n.a.
$56,970Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,290 380
$56,950Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,760 10,020
$56,670Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,690 1,030
$55,780Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$54,040 40
$55,720Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,020 60
$55,290Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,430 160
$55,240Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,410 180
$55,070Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,770 840
$55,040Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,610 330
$54,380First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,760 2,420
$54,150Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,900 80
$53,750Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,020 340
$53,750Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,550 17,210
$53,400Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$52,930 160
$53,070Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,360 220
$53,050Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$52,240 60
$52,980Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,790 970
$52,910Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,000 770
$52,730Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$59,100n.a.
$52,720English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,600 190
$52,380Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,360 6,710
$52,210Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,250 320
$52,120Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$60,380 300
$51,920Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$49,950 1,410
$51,650Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$48,970 280
$51,510Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$50,670 470
$51,220Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,480 810
$51,200Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$48,860 70
$51,140Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,510 80
$50,970Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,350n.a.
$50,780First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,020 3,180
$50,560Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,040n.a.
$50,440Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,380 690
$50,360Art directors
(area) (ind)
$44,940 110
$50,320Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,940 390
$50,280Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,850 40
$49,980Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$48,710 100
$49,870First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$46,560 2,460
$49,570Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$48,500n.a.
$49,510Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,640 11,000
$49,000Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,690 30,690
$48,720Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,450 1,170
$48,710Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,550 630
$48,670Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,490 40
$48,500Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,540 220
$48,240Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,720 80
$48,160First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$46,000 60
$48,020Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,580 50
$47,490Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,560 1,210
$47,470Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$39,850 200
$47,330Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,460 2,610
$47,310First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,310 820
$47,310Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$46,540 290
$47,300Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,140 90
$47,270Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,620 740
$47,210Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,040 410
$47,200Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$49,060n.a.
$47,120Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,400 700
$47,090Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$47,700 680
$47,090Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,490 300
$47,080Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$46,750 590
$47,050Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,870 60
$46,900Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,050 60
$46,830Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,820 520
$46,640Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,140 650
$46,600Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$42,040 540
$46,460Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,100n.a.
$46,290Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,970 310
$46,050Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$44,970 160
$46,020Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$39,040 140
$45,990Librarians
(area) (ind)
$44,930 380
$45,910Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,730n.a.
$45,640Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$41,340n.a.
$45,560Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$40,110 70
$45,270Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,330 480
$45,050Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,850 270
$44,820Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,560 50
$44,540Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$43,860 270
$44,410Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,490 560
$44,280Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$45,370 130
$44,050Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$34,710 110
$43,850Editors
(area) (ind)
$40,810 380
$43,310Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,690 400
$43,060Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$43,420 1,300
$42,940Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,510 380
* $42,860Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$44,940 170
$42,860Clergy
(area) (ind)
$38,070 80
$42,600Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,990 1,130
$42,500Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,330 80
$42,010Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$41,240n.a.
$41,790Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,880 550
$41,770Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,730n.a.
$41,510Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,230 280
$41,490Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$39,940n.a.
$41,170Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,480 150
$41,090Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,710 290
$41,070Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,900 1,220
$40,900Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,950 550
$40,870Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,800 320
$40,820First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$37,260 6,810
$40,690Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,660 40
$40,600Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,640n.a.
$40,570Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,110 990
$40,390Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$40,210 120
$40,170Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$36,610 120
$40,170Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,100 1,480
$40,120Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,490 60
$40,110Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,970 100
$40,060Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$40,910 2,610
$39,960Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$39,400 150
$39,850Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$38,300n.a.
$39,820Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,340 160
$39,820Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,690 2,340
$39,750Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$36,100 370
$39,580First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,620 170
$39,420Health educators
(area) (ind)
$35,840 80
$39,400Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,360 110
$39,240Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$37,320 320
$39,200Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$34,890n.a.
$39,100Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,710 1,130
$39,080Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$40,150 40
$39,000Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$40,500 40
$38,990Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,920 970
$38,820First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$38,170 690
$38,770Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,600n.a.
$38,720Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,880 3,830
$38,620Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$38,670 410
$38,440Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,510 510
$38,430Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,770 1,790
$37,960Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,940 890
$37,800Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,090 40
$37,800First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$37,760 460
$37,740Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,900 180
$37,620Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$38,070 500
$37,590Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$38,600 1,090
$37,560Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,370 980
$37,530Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,780 140
$37,290Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$33,520 370
$37,280Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$33,080 120
$37,190Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$37,520 40
$37,180Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,640n.a.
$37,010Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,550 22,220
$36,960Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,930 3,400
$36,910Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,530n.a.
$36,870Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,920 23,240
$36,290Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$35,630 260
$36,100Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$37,020 250
$35,890Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$33,210n.a.
$35,820Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$29,610 130
$35,810Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$34,030 260
$35,760Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,140 120
$35,760Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,490 2,700
$35,700Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,250 1,110
$35,640Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,760 1,370
$35,620Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$34,170 140
$35,610Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,280 880
$35,600Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,870 6,940
$35,560Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,430 140
$35,210Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,050 810
$35,210All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,590 456,510
$34,960Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,150 130
$34,950Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,500 100
$34,910Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,220 90
$34,830Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$33,390 110
$34,820Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,610 120
$34,800Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$29,790 30
$34,470Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$31,340 160
$34,460Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$35,310 240
$34,460Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,750 260
$34,430Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,980 2,530
$34,370Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,220 890
$34,290Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$36,370 490
$34,150Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,400 30
$34,150Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,650 700
$34,130Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,410 240
$34,070Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,740 110
$33,900Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,610 570
$33,780Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,400 3,800
$33,650Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,540 790
$33,610Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,360 220
$33,290Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$36,540 50
$33,170First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,190 4,990
$33,160Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$30,110 390
$33,070Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$31,490n.a.
$33,040Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$33,930 300
$32,780Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$32,450 210
$32,700Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$33,860 690
$32,700Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,900 140
$32,640Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,800 5,360
$32,530Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,040 240
$32,240Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$31,090n.a.
$32,230Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,050 110
$32,220Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,880 330
$32,150Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,690 54,970
$32,030Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,520 30
$31,950Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$26,390 220
$31,900Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,940 640
$31,710Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,940 26,380
$31,520Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$30,360 240
$31,520Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$25,680n.a.
$31,450Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,820 330
$31,430Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,980 250
$31,160Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,260n.a.
$31,140Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$31,370 2,480
$31,090Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$28,220 120
$31,080Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,650 1,520
$30,960Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$31,100n.a.
$30,960Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,180 470
$30,610Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,670 450
$30,600Job printers
(area) (ind)
$31,680 100
$30,590Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,740 4,820
$30,570Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,530 10,670
$30,530Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,920 260
$30,490Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,560 120
$30,450Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,870 300
$30,440Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,620 1,340
$30,420Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$31,420 340
$30,370Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,410 180
$30,340Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$29,520 40
$30,340Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,740 950
$30,270Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,310 1,660
$30,240Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$29,680 3,830
$30,140Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$22,350 630
$30,120First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,640 330
$30,050Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$30,030 70
$29,960Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$28,880 940
$29,850Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,420 180
$29,780Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,000 1,060
$29,670Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,450n.a.
$29,610Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,920 190
$29,590All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,640 870
$29,590Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,050 190
$29,470Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$27,570 90
$29,330Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,750n.a.
$29,310Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,720 150
$29,300Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$30,800 90
$29,260Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,990 30,160
$29,200Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,550 250
$29,120Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,510 200
$29,120Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,300n.a.
$28,950Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$27,420 160
$28,930Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,230 7,790
$28,900Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$29,780 60
$28,860Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,920 60
$28,850Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,700 80
$28,790Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,740 130
$28,750Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,100 60
$28,720Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,690 260
$28,680Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,500 170
$28,640Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$27,860 2,430
$28,590Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,210 150
$28,570Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,980 110
$28,560First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,150 550
$28,540Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,430 450
$28,530Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,880 130
$28,510Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,090 50
$28,500Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,220 310
$28,460Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,010 140
$28,400Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,010 340
$28,370Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,630 730
$28,360Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,020 1,830
$28,360Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,900n.a.
$28,240Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,970 2,390
$28,200Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,010 100
$28,170Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,840 1,320
$28,120Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,280 870
$28,100Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 270
$27,960Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,040 240
$27,950Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,160 120
$27,840Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$25,550 290
$27,810Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$27,490 320
$27,780Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,160 270
$27,710Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$29,750 810
$27,670Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,530 85,080
$27,650Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,420 240
$27,650Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,000 50
$27,590Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,110 7,940
$27,560Roofers
(area) (ind)
$27,050 280
$27,560Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,450 190
$27,520Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$27,720 100
$27,370Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$22,920 120
$27,350Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,610 1,980
$27,320Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,330 960
$27,230Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,710 730
$27,220Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,350 360
$27,210Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,470 30
$27,150Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$22,390 30
$27,130Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$25,950 170
$27,080Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,750 3,180
$27,080Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,300 170
$26,980Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,010 90
$26,820Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,250n.a.
$26,800Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,060 740
$26,690Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,970 1,010
$26,660Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,080 2,110
$26,510Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$23,590 220
$26,450Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,920 3,090
$26,350Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$25,980 50
$26,290Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,640 34,410
$26,240Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,510 1,650
$26,230Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,430 500
$26,230Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,020 390
$26,180Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$24,560 60
$26,130Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,140 390
$26,130Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$23,710 370
$26,110Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$25,980 60
$26,100Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,940 1,420
$25,900Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,860 210
$25,900Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,550n.a.
$25,860Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,030n.a.
$25,680Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,120 300
$25,670Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,870n.a.
$25,650Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,820 580
$25,590Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$25,300n.a.
$25,580Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,780 170
$25,370Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,840 260
$25,310Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,670 40
$25,290Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,830 9,420
$25,290Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,780 30
$25,240Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,920n.a.
$25,230Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,600 2,170
$25,180Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$24,700n.a.
$25,180Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,010 780
$25,170Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,280 250
$25,130Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,930 340
$25,090Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,490 280
$25,080Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,990n.a.
$25,070Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,770 920
$25,070First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,160 2,700
$24,950Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,480 90
$24,890Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,320 250
$24,820Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,930 410
$24,800Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,270 30
$24,800Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$24,480 220
$24,630New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,080 180
$24,540Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,690 490
$24,540Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,290 130
$24,530Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,940 100
$24,530Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,020 180
$24,450Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,970 170
$24,450Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,880 700
$24,290Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,970 60
$23,970Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,070 770
$23,870Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,550n.a.
$23,600Photographers
(area) (ind)
$17,930 190
$23,430Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,260 16,550
$23,420Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,970 140
$23,340Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,070 1,860
$23,330File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,290 720
$23,260Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,450n.a.
$23,050Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,920 640
$22,890Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,620 30
$22,860Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,720 630
$22,730Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,570 430
$22,720Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,850 280
$22,720Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$20,990n.a.
$22,710Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,550 330
$22,700Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,710 370
$22,630Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,260 1,480
$22,540Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,830 880
$22,510Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,290 8,260
$22,460Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,660 170
$22,390Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,200n.a.
$22,200Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,960 360
$22,170Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,600 1,650
$21,890Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,450 40
$21,700Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,010 5,230
$21,700Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,130 840
$21,680Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,490 9,330
$21,530Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,450 4,680
$21,480Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,830 1,380
$21,330Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$19,540 50
$21,320Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$20,210 480
$21,090Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 70
$21,010Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$16,940n.a.
$20,980Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,710 350
$20,920Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,360 10,910
$20,700Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,940 1,710
$20,620Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,540 80
$20,530Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,400 90
$20,520Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,450 2,330
$20,480Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,410 340
$20,460Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,510 250
$20,350Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,530 390
$20,280Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,550 700
$20,180Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,720 200
$20,180Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,190 270
$20,140Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,000 220
$20,090Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$18,860 640
$19,920Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,500 360
$19,560Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$19,520 270
$19,510Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,190 7,590
$19,500Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$17,990 90
$19,460Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,390 5,870
$19,450Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,230 350
$19,450Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$16,610n.a.
$19,390Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,380 11,900
$19,390Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,250 130
$19,090Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,990 190
$19,080Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,910 700
$18,930Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,420 160
$18,920Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,480 2,080
$18,920Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,590 4,690
$18,800Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,520n.a.
$18,610Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$18,000 430
$18,570Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,820 340
$18,530Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,300 2,500
$18,480Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$17,480 110
$18,380Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$17,160 170
$18,180Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,950 4,310
$17,980Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,900 1,200
$17,750Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,930n.a.
$17,640Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$16,620 1,700
$17,600Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,960 90
$17,540Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,320 5,220
$17,470Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,070n.a.
$17,410Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,020n.a.
$17,400Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,890 220
$17,380Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,300n.a.
$17,340Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$15,930 820
$17,310Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$18,120 160
$17,210Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,850 2,510
$16,880Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,280 620
$16,850Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,960 130
$16,700Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$15,760 140
$16,610Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$14,470n.a.
$16,360Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,370 400
$16,310Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,280 210
$16,160Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,010 2,410
$15,830Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,080 32,890
$15,480Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,240 490
$15,430Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$15,910n.a.
$15,430Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,490 4,160
$15,410Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,460 700
$15,280Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,880 3,120
$15,220Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,530 12,810
$15,180Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,870 570
$15,100Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,310n.a.
$14,950Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,870 140
$14,950Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$13,690 2,020
$14,900Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$14,940 770
$14,850Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,440 2,380
$14,700Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,910 2,140
$14,680Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,700 880
$14,560Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,300 680
$14,550Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,390 1,100
$14,300Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,520 8,120
$14,240Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,950 650
$14,160Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,290 930
$14,030Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,160 7,150
$13,790Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,250 2,920
$13,490Legislators
(area) (ind)
$12,740n.a.
n.a.Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 850
n.a.Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60
n.a.Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
n.a. 190

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

* For occupations marked with an asterisk (*): The annual estimates shown are based on hourly estimates. However, it is uncommon for workers in these occupations to find year-round employment.

The Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Blount County
Jefferson County
Shelby County
St. Clair County