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Montgomery, AL

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

Montgomery, Alabama

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$193,830Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$190,480Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$177,700Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$176,170Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$172,770Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$165,980Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$148,850Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
$137,350n.a.
$144,010Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$136,560 80
$143,730Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$144,260 140
$142,120Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
>$145K 130
$128,840Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$131,650 250
$106,190Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$83,530 70
$106,110Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$65,190 280
$97,260Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$83,300 930
$93,460Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$65,770 130
$92,290Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$66,620 320
$89,400General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$72,500 2,340
$87,450Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$81,260 350
$83,750Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$80,820 110
$83,030Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$91,960 40
$82,690Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$84,310 400
$80,330Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$75,330 50
$78,230Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,960 1,190
$78,170Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$74,870 590
$78,140Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$68,180 1,490
$77,010Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$68,990 110
$76,670Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,130 7,560
$76,530Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$77,900 70
$74,880Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,190 260
$71,140Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,610 80
$70,680Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,930 100
$70,640Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,060 580
$70,610Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,580 100
$69,620Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$60,050 330
$68,930Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,780 3,320
$68,900Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,320 50
$68,820Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$69,240 170
$68,520Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,200 90
$66,180Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$64,090 160
$65,070Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,660 140
$64,920Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,530 130
$64,800Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,710 260
$64,610Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,890 300
$64,610Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$63,230 80
$64,090Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$54,690 470
$63,990Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$44,140 70
$62,450Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$54,430 90
$62,010Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$49,260 170
$61,590Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,660 50
$61,490Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$54,140 70
$61,410Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$64,400 40
$60,020Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,200 170
$60,020Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$52,210 290
$59,930Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,680n.a.
$59,560Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$58,560 180
$59,340Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$56,720 610
$58,660Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,640 30
$58,660Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$56,470 300
$58,480Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,660 160
$57,860First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,910 430
$56,840Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$54,170 40
$56,770Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$57,460 160
$56,410Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,260 260
$56,120Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,200 70
$56,020Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,290 40
$55,770Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$55,520 180
$55,500Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,790 150
$55,130Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,390 40
$54,570Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,690 30
$54,140Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,050 8,470
$52,870Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,330 6,290
$52,790Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,210 1,930
$52,590Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,860 120
$52,390Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,100 40
$52,000Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,400 80
$51,900Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,830 520
$51,570Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,380 1,680
$51,460First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$52,990 190
$51,380Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$47,960 3,100
$51,260Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,470 340
$51,160Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,250 50
$50,870Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$50,450 140
$50,710Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,270 110
$50,160Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$48,020 30
$50,030Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,850 2,360
$49,870Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$37,660 40
$49,840First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$49,040 80
$49,520Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,210 60
$49,340Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$49,240 280
$49,040Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$50,830 90
$48,990Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,790 80
$48,980Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,780 340
$48,910Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,840 520
$48,890Chemists
(area) (ind)
$46,430 40
$48,670Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$46,660 250
$48,620Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$43,510n.a.
$48,260Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,420 70
$48,210Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$49,600 70
$48,160Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,780 70
$48,140First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$47,470 30
$48,050Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,760 310
$47,460Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,170 150
$47,340Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$45,980n.a.
$47,250Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$40,420 70
$46,950Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,210 410
$46,700Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$47,550 130
$46,660Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,270 1,180
$46,290Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,370 170
$46,260Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$46,500n.a.
$46,210Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$45,990 110
$46,190Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,480 170
$45,960Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$38,820 130
$45,950Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$44,120 250
$45,770Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,800 50
$45,590First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,420 440
$45,400Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,630 50
$45,330Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,220 280
$45,090First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,800 760
$44,880First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$35,300 30
$44,880Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,940 220
$44,280First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,930 70
$43,730Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$42,950n.a.
$43,660Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$28,080 60
$43,380Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$42,120 220
$43,190Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,060 390
$43,110Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,420 40
$42,900Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,440 80
$42,740Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,940 40
$42,620First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$40,770 1,020
$42,580Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,720 60
$42,550Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$42,480 100
$42,310English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,050 100
$41,990Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$35,750 110
$41,780Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,840 30
$41,690Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,100 230
$41,670Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$41,390 80
$41,530Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,310 30
$41,280Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,040 40
$41,280Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$43,690 80
$41,110Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,120 50
$41,030Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,780 80
$41,010Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,680 280
$40,830Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,480 160
$40,760Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,360 210
$40,590Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,640 350
$40,420Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,260 70
$40,360Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,650n.a.
$40,310Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,210n.a.
$40,070Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$41,000 30
$40,060Editors
(area) (ind)
$39,640 110
$40,020Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$38,130 290
$40,000Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,840 40
$39,970Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,760 240
$39,780Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,540 120
$39,720Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,240 180
$39,600Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$39,210 80
$39,570First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,510 2,170
$39,500Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$34,100 30
$39,410Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$40,490 150
$39,220First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$38,370 930
$39,020All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,250 420
$38,980Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,140 40
$38,720Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$38,980 50
$38,720Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,120 1,160
$38,680Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,150 190
$38,540Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,160 830
$38,040Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,920 100
$37,870Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,860 30
$37,640Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,100 400
$37,490Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$31,980 40
$37,410Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,480n.a.
$37,250Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,650 70
$37,250Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,880 470
$37,140Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,780 1,670
$37,110Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$37,780 60
$37,110Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,440 70
$37,040Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$35,370 80
$36,870Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,600 180
$36,820First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$33,790 320
$36,790Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,360 60
$36,750Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,030 120
$36,490Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$41,570n.a.
$36,340Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,260 170
$36,300Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,800n.a.
$36,290Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,010 260
$36,230Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,380n.a.
$36,140Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,030 270
$36,100Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$35,170 120
$36,020Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,210 280
$35,940Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,840 150
$35,860Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,870 580
$35,790Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,520 280
$35,730Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,250 110
$35,450Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,750 1,740
$35,370Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$28,150n.a.
$35,330Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,910 500
$35,290Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,100 40
$35,130Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,950 200
$35,030Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,490 510
$35,030Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$36,370 160
$35,000First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,410 1,580
$34,910Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,750 8,750
$34,840Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$37,050 30
$34,690Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,760n.a.
$34,490Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,890 1,960
$34,460Health educators
(area) (ind)
$27,420 50
$34,110Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,580 230
$33,980Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,920 60
$33,930Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,550 180
$33,910Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,100n.a.
$33,860Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,020 2,330
$33,150Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$32,510 70
$33,140Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,050 170
$33,040Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,790 200
$32,810Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,280 60
$32,710Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,530 50
$32,650Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,480 7,300
$32,620Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 1,100
$32,620All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,390 160,650
$32,590Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$33,410 960
$32,530Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$32,920n.a.
$32,490First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$29,420 100
$32,460Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,420 80
$32,370Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,280 110
$32,030Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,510 140
$31,890Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,190 80
$31,680Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,130 240
$31,630Job printers
(area) (ind)
$27,950 100
$31,620Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,340 290
$31,500Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,590 750
$31,390Electricians
(area) (ind)
$31,630 910
$31,350Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,700n.a.
$31,170Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,160 60
$31,150Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,780 280
$31,010Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,850 80
$31,010Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,050 140
$30,950Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,630 40
$30,830Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,250 60
$30,720Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,030 50
$30,460Photographers
(area) (ind)
$26,970 90
$30,410Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$27,870n.a.
$30,250Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$35,500 70
$30,120Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$29,020 1,290
$30,100Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,010 430
$30,040Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,360 110
$29,890Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$25,310 30
$29,810Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$27,200 130
$29,780Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,910 4,930
$29,690Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$28,220 60
$29,570Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,240 250
$29,250Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,390 250
$28,930New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,850n.a.
$28,790Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,430 1,540
$28,410Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$27,960 640
$28,410Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,540 280
$28,380Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,880 15,680
$28,320Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,840n.a.
$28,270Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,460 360
$28,210Machinists
(area) (ind)
$27,060 250
$28,210Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$27,000 580
$28,150Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,450 270
$28,120Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,140 440
$28,030Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,440n.a.
$28,020Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$28,070 90
$27,960Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$28,490 160
$27,930Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,870 150
$27,930Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$27,490 210
$27,830Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,320 280
$27,800Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,580 140
$27,700Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,540 520
$27,680Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$25,400 90
$27,490Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,130 150
$27,400First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$22,600 220
$27,210Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,360 7,760
$27,190Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,440 520
$27,120Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,230 70
$27,110Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$29,500 60
$27,050Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$26,910 140
$26,990Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,920 290
$26,920Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,190 100
$26,860Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$25,030 530
$26,850Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,800 2,400
$26,820Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$25,360n.a.
$26,810Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,380 130
$26,710Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$27,020 110
$26,640Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,360 90
$26,540Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$21,250 80
$26,530Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,760 210
$26,490Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,850 210
$26,400Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,850 130
$26,340Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$26,100 160
$26,240Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$23,410 110
$26,240Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,910 30,000
$26,040Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$22,020n.a.
$25,900Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,370 40
$25,790Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,180 640
$25,790Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,450 150
$25,770Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,040 290
$25,600First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,240 1,110
$25,590Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,780 250
$25,450Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,150 30
$25,400Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,320 80
$25,290Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,370 110
$25,270Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$23,610 200
$25,150Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,410 3,240
$25,110Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,700 60
$25,100Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,930 50
$24,940Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,890 40
$24,930Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$22,970 1,950
$24,830Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,280 13,290
$24,800Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$24,020 80
$24,800Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,740 340
$24,800Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,560 440
$24,660Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,960 13,410
$24,590Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,910 310
$24,390Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,340 4,720
$24,260Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$24,630 100
$24,230Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,010 200
$24,100Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,780 70
$24,050Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,100 390
$23,960Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,590 150
$23,950Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,240n.a.
$23,790Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,180 220
$23,780Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,700 90
$23,780Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,840 90
$23,760Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$23,540 240
$23,730Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,890 670
$23,720Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,100 1,150
$23,710Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,870 90
$23,620Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,650 110
$23,550Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,350 60
$23,460Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,270 150
$23,420Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,050 70
$23,360Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$18,680 240
$23,110Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$17,450 500
$23,100Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,630n.a.
$23,100Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,310 580
$23,070Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,150 110
$23,040Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,930 540
$22,740Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,350 1,040
$22,680Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,860 220
$22,390Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,660 30
$22,310Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,060 370
$22,270Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,480 30
$22,210Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$21,650 310
$22,020Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,380 230
$21,900Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,330 420
$21,870Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,090 290
$21,560Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$17,290 60
$21,520Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,150 120
$21,510Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$20,410 2,070
$21,460Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,400 220
$21,460Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,000 570
$21,450Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,700 600
$21,440Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,810 190
$21,370Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,090 4,610
$21,310Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,590 2,420
$21,260Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,110 260
$21,240Roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,720 110
$21,080Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$18,300 120
$21,060Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,090 650
$21,010Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,310 30
$21,000Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$20,680n.a.
$21,000Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,120 90
$20,960Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,230 270
$20,940Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,210 90
$20,920Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$17,240 30
$20,900First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$20,570 290
$20,880Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$16,740n.a.
$20,780Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,710n.a.
$20,740Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,080 3,140
$20,690Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,520 200
$20,680Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$23,270n.a.
$20,560Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,820 30
$20,480Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,690n.a.
$20,380Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,080 4,190
$20,360Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$20,600 60
$20,040Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,240 80
$19,990Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,160 50
$19,990Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,930 360
$19,970Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,230 80
$19,940Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,090 440
$19,900Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$17,110 310
$19,820Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,230 50
$19,760Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$16,800 520
$19,650Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,300 140
$19,640Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$17,770 140
$19,610Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$19,780 1,070
$19,450Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,170 3,510
$19,310Tellers
(area) (ind)
$18,950 1,010
$19,260Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,000 960
$19,120Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,360 60
$19,110Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,500 100
$19,060Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$16,560 40
$18,900Legislators
(area) (ind)
$19,630n.a.
$18,660Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,160 1,010
$18,640Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,100 430
$18,470Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,680 1,490
$17,990Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,380 460
$17,950Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,220 130
$17,920Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,100 30
$17,910Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,340n.a.
$17,860Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,780 70
$17,820Security guards
(area) (ind)
$15,880 1,480
$17,580Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$15,840n.a.
$17,400Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,980 5,630
$17,310File clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,930 340
$17,300Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$17,180 510
$17,160Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$16,950n.a.
$17,120Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,830 770
$16,920Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,330 70
$16,620Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$17,690 30
$16,270Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$16,120 240
$16,080Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,490 830
$15,770Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,530 210
$15,650Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,990 150
$15,620Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,030n.a.
$15,600Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,890 40
$15,560Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,310 530
$15,500Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,950n.a.
$15,460Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$14,560 120
$15,450Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,670 120
$15,330Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,170 3,280
$15,230Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$14,720 590
$15,180Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,210 320
$15,100Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,730 400
$15,060Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,680 12,540
$14,960Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,260 1,100
$14,960Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,310 1,660
$14,790Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,810 650
$14,760Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,230 4,620
$14,700Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,240 340
$13,840Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,080 1,020
$13,720Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,310 870
$13,450Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,180 2,440
$13,390Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$13,120 380
$13,260Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,210 850
$13,130Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,090 740
$12,990Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,980 2,420
$12,770Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,920 340
$12,730Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$12,820 660
$12,410Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,540 70
n.a.Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Montgomery, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Autauga County
Elmore County
Montgomery County