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Mobile, AL

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Mobile, 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

Mobile, Alabama

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$192,730Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 80
$172,240Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$161,460Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$151,610Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$142,450Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$139,370 300
$130,160Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$116,640 30
$109,280Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$91,840 680
$102,820Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$97,580 250
$86,470Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$88,840 250
$86,070Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,470 350
$85,510General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,340 3,110
$79,480Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,810 7,410
$79,360Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,100 170
$79,340Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,630 1,320
$79,220Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,820 100
$77,980Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$74,810 140
$77,940Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$66,530 380
$77,660Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,140 170
$75,430Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$68,040 470
$74,900Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$74,320 160
$73,020Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$72,890 50
$72,990Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,540 190
$72,940Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$76,160 60
$71,740Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,280 50
$71,480Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$74,650 80
$70,950Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$60,370 50
$70,390Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,710 100
$69,540Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,700 50
$69,410Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$64,930 30
$69,230Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$70,920 140
$69,230Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,300 230
$67,450Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$70,940 40
$66,230Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$61,960 100
$65,280Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,000 320
$65,100Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,360n.a.
$65,090Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,800 150
$64,700Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,310 230
$64,600Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,970 100
$63,870Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$63,930 150
$63,680Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$56,040 230
$62,720Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$65,590 130
$62,480Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$50,820 50
$62,090Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,720 30
$61,490Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$50,990 320
$61,100Chemists
(area) (ind)
$56,680 90
$60,910Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,230n.a.
$60,480Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$53,530 540
$60,460Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$53,150 90
$60,300Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,390 210
$58,610Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,000 2,420
$58,290Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,600 80
$57,460Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$55,900 110
$56,810First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,290 420
$56,580Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$52,170 120
$55,910Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,270n.a.
$55,820Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,420n.a.
$55,770Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$55,100 100
$55,600Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,640 40
$54,790Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,260 40
$54,180Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$53,920n.a.
$53,710Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,690 30
$53,550Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,660 630
$53,300Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,970 40
$53,270Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,100 60
$53,220Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$53,120 190
$52,910Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,830 130
$52,850Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,560 40
$52,480Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,570 230
$52,160Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,900 60
$51,980Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$59,450 60
$51,620Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$50,700 230
$51,040Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,840 490
$50,530Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$46,430 170
$50,010Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,530 980
$49,950Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,940 10,530
$49,870Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$50,260 70
$49,860Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$51,270 50
$49,300Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,620 50
$49,100Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,310 80
$49,040Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,140 100
$48,810Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,740 180
$48,150Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,330 100
$47,540Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,470 2,430
$47,520Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,720 4,170
$47,270Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$49,720 50
$46,980Editors
(area) (ind)
$27,100 80
$46,790Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$42,310 90
$46,780Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$47,520 100
$46,690Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$47,190 50
$46,680Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,870 4,210
$46,570First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$43,170 1,250
$46,540First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,480 920
$46,410Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,260 1,040
$46,290Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,750 130
$46,210Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,820 310
$46,030First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,560 920
$45,990First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$43,370 450
$45,920Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,840 170
$45,690Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,620 90
$45,390Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,640 140
$44,880Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$45,720n.a.
$44,860Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$46,540n.a.
$44,820Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,540 430
$44,790Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,690 410
$44,320Librarians
(area) (ind)
$44,650 150
$44,310Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$43,500 70
$44,310Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$39,510 2,070
$44,290Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,120 40
$44,130Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,430 230
$43,690Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$41,410 120
$43,570Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,620n.a.
$43,470Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,330 110
$43,160Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$40,890 120
$43,080Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,030 290
$42,980Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,300 80
$42,820Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$45,680 40
$42,540Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,620 50
$42,300Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$43,750 1,180
$41,990Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$35,580 130
$41,690Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,560 90
$41,670Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$37,560 700
$41,660Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,570 30
$41,620Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,100 70
$41,340Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$32,880n.a.
$41,250Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,230 180
$40,990Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$34,350 60
$40,960Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,270 1,560
$40,680Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,990n.a.
$40,470English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,750 70
$40,340Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,470 350
$40,230Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,290 120
$39,970Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,010 210
$39,570Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,790 1,070
$39,480Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,120 30
$39,420Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,600 160
$39,320Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$44,000 220
$39,070Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,700 8,590
$38,790First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$34,840 2,290
$38,660Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$40,290 90
$38,490Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$35,890 140
$38,280Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,810 340
$38,180Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,770 150
$38,140Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,950 270
$37,950Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,490 50
$37,870Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,480 280
$37,800Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,310 120
$37,500Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,130n.a.
$37,210Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,950 500
$36,990Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$34,270 120
$36,920Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,500 90
$36,890Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,980 150
$36,770First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,870 70
$36,700Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,280 40
$36,320Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$37,200 70
$35,850Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,920 170
$35,840First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,130 270
$35,590Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,190 50
$35,580Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,010 210
$35,480Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$36,950 80
$35,390Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,960n.a.
$35,270Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,920 970
$35,030Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,870 30
$34,990Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,010n.a.
$34,990Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,890 150
$34,960Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,250 90
$34,880First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,170 2,040
$34,770Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$34,220 50
$34,210Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,900 150
$34,080Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,740 990
$34,010Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,080 470
$33,890Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,960 300
$33,770Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,600 180
$33,750Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$29,800n.a.
$33,670Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,900 220
$33,600All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,160 290
$33,600Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$33,660 50
$33,530Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$32,480 80
$33,200Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,090 9,150
$33,180Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$29,740 60
$33,010Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$26,920 130
$32,980Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,430 1,140
$32,880Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$32,800 160
$32,850Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,290 160
$32,650Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,980 40
$32,580Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$32,370 1,820
$32,440Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,170 150
$32,440Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,170 250
$32,340Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,490 500
$32,220Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,590 410
$32,190Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,880 1,970
$32,110Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,000n.a.
$32,070Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,270n.a.
$32,040Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,320n.a.
$32,030Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,540n.a.
$31,950Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$33,010n.a.
$31,900Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,010 50
$31,880All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,110 166,490
$31,770Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$31,490 50
$31,720Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$31,820 290
$31,610Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,200n.a.
$31,590Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,360 1,580
$31,310Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,680 220
$31,300Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$31,250 160
$31,290Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,380 400
$31,200Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,510 70
$31,120Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$31,710n.a.
$31,110Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,830 450
$31,090First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$28,260 140
$30,610Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$28,150 650
$30,520Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$30,310 30
$30,460Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,610 630
$30,370Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,810 110
$30,360Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,400 60
$30,180Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$28,160 3,010
$30,070Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,110 450
$29,940Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,190 150
$29,860Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,530 40
$29,830Electricians
(area) (ind)
$29,790 1,410
$29,800Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$31,730 50
$29,750Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,240 940
$29,730Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$21,480 90
$29,420Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,210 80
$29,390Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,950 50
$29,320Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,090n.a.
$29,240Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,880 10,970
$29,090Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,240 12,560
$29,020Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$29,880 150
$28,590Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$28,290 1,370
$28,390Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,010 200
$28,300Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$28,120 210
$28,250Clergy
(area) (ind)
$27,070 40
$28,030Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$27,450 230
$27,970Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,690n.a.
$27,970Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,710 750
$27,880Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,220 60
$27,770Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,570 220
$27,660Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$25,590 250
$27,600Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,140 1,000
$27,500Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,090 30
$27,380Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,120 310
$27,250Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,780 30
$27,220Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,060n.a.
$27,220Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,380 3,610
$27,170Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,450n.a.
$27,130Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,240 60
$27,070Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,100 19,900
$27,020Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,570n.a.
$26,970Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,710 750
$26,920Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$25,150 50
$26,840Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,330 220
$26,670Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,800 110
$26,600Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,280 60
$26,570Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,010 800
$26,550Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,790 2,090
$26,510Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,910 1,690
$26,330Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,670 750
$26,330Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$24,920 530
$26,320Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,220 40
$26,300Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,390 280
$26,180First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,240 220
$26,140Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,020 200
$26,090First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$21,980 150
$26,060Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,320 760
$25,860First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,210 1,100
$25,800Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,350 13,460
$25,630Roofers
(area) (ind)
$25,700 200
$25,520Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,520 240
$25,490Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$27,650 170
$25,410Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,520 80
$25,390Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$23,100 1,780
$25,360Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,570 150
$25,300Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$25,090 260
$25,270Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,840 28,470
$25,250Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$15,060n.a.
$25,130Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,140 90
$25,090Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,260 280
$25,080Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$24,840n.a.
$24,840Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,130n.a.
$24,820Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,490 30
$24,750Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,520 230
$24,720Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,050 150
$24,660Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,840 1,240
$24,560Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,090n.a.
$24,520Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$24,230 280
$24,440Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,110 360
$24,420Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,810 50
$24,370Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$24,360 90
$24,330Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,060n.a.
$24,290Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$21,230 130
$24,250Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,580 60
$24,150Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,100 40
$24,150Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,300 3,560
$24,010Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,910 90
$23,980Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,280 50
$23,880Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,930 5,040
$23,820Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,550 380
$23,810Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,040 260
$23,750Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,410n.a.
$23,410Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,640 210
$23,380Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,320n.a.
$23,340Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,190n.a.
$23,240Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,570n.a.
$23,160Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,910 130
$22,940Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,300 60
$22,770Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,370 140
$22,640Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$22,150n.a.
$22,400Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,220 80
$22,320Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,710 50
$22,180Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$14,110 120
$22,100Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$18,160 570
$22,020Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$23,460 60
$21,990Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$21,160 70
$21,970Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$20,250 70
$21,920Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,620 270
$21,900Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,270 290
$21,830Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,660n.a.
$21,800Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$17,400n.a.
$21,730Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,240 290
$21,660Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,620 480
$21,650Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$19,810 30
$21,610Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$20,850 30
$21,540Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,710 300
$21,300Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,070 30
$21,270Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$18,880 420
$21,170Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,600 2,010
$21,160Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$20,740n.a.
$21,110Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,780n.a.
$21,080Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,130 400
$21,060Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,390 150
$20,800Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$17,440 150
$20,770Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,560n.a.
$20,630Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,220 250
$20,610Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$19,840 190
$20,570Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,940 140
$20,420Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,590 50
$20,410Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$23,570n.a.
$20,400Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,980 120
$20,310Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,610 3,350
$20,260Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,160 490
$20,130Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,090 250
$20,040Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,310 720
$20,020Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$18,160 60
$20,010Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,090 110
$20,010Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,730n.a.
$19,460Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,340 790
$19,450Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,510 1,460
$19,400Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,850 190
$19,380Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,410 4,250
$19,350Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,450 1,570
$19,030Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,760 950
$18,890Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,070 540
$18,890Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$17,570 40
$18,790Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,010 400
$18,760Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,760n.a.
$18,470Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,120 90
$18,460Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,520 180
$18,460Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,930 70
$18,400Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,430 130
$18,360Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,800 2,020
$18,350Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,080 350
$18,340Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,010 1,200
$18,210Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,300 3,140
$18,170Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,200 30
$18,040Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$16,420 2,480
$17,810Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,370n.a.
$17,750Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,500 870
$17,670Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$15,150 140
$17,480Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,820 70
$17,410Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,720 3,540
$17,370Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,350 150
$17,300Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,460 460
$17,280Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$16,230 140
$17,280Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,750 760
$17,150Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,460 460
$16,980Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,010n.a.
$16,940Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,240 5,590
$16,850Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,670n.a.
$16,770Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,460 540
$16,540Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$16,280 300
$16,480File clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,300 460
$16,330Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,340 550
$15,880Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$15,440 690
$15,800Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,760 150
$15,570Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,150 2,870
$15,270Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,420n.a.
$15,260Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$15,590 540
$15,260Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,660 130
$14,920Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,610 13,280
$14,720Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,960 420
$14,640Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$14,130 90
$14,640Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$14,260 120
$14,540Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$13,610 5,910
$14,420Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,320 50
$14,160Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,500 1,170
$14,080Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,530 520
$14,070Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,830 350
$13,990Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,810 410
$13,970Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,110 80
$13,830Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$13,590 320
$13,700Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,350n.a.
$13,670Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,290n.a.
$13,620Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$13,480 490
$13,490Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,160 370
$13,450Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,170 1,170
$13,360Bakers
(area) (ind)
$12,640n.a.
$13,360Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,140 3,340
$13,150Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,850 540
$12,560Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,740 70
$12,530Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,740 3,410

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Mobile, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Baldwin County
Mobile County