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Montgomery, AL MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$194,730Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$189,270Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$180,420Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$157,250Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 150
$148,860Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$133,720n.a.
$145,640Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 310
$144,220Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$135,820 80
$122,800Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$92,380 100
$92,160Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$77,720 100
$90,940Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$83,860 100
$89,840Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$79,100 850
$89,020Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$67,200 340
$87,020General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$69,960 2,190
$84,850Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$81,130 570
$81,920Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,320 140
$81,020Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$82,380 390
$80,980Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$80,070 380
$78,180Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$83,830n.a.
$77,850Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$74,420 50
$77,010Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,060 7,640
$75,480Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$74,280 70
$72,400Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,170 1,410
$72,260Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$56,820 180
$69,760Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$60,210 320
$69,260Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,460 60
$68,790Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$69,500 210
$68,770Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,600 660
$68,250Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$57,940 210
$67,330Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,320 90
$66,780Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,780 70
$66,650Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,890 110
$66,220Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$64,120 100
$65,400Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,730 80
$64,410Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$59,200 90
$64,290Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,820 290
$63,730Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$55,380 320
$63,620Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$47,990 490
$63,390Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$63,020 180
$63,180Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,050 130
$63,160Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,430 280
$62,460Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$61,090 90
$62,020Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,690 850
$61,890Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,270 150
$61,700Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,140 340
$60,310Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$60,120 160
$58,840Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,640 70
$58,730Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$57,230 220
$58,680Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$46,880 170
$58,470First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$57,340 130
$58,090Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,170 50
$57,800Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,250 50
$57,670First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$49,110 390
$57,650Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$57,910 170
$57,520Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,250 400
$57,220Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,950 80
$56,550Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,030 70
$56,390Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$55,810 30
$56,110Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,240 2,940
$55,510Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$45,600 70
$55,400Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,120 170
$53,790Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$50,720 630
$53,740Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$52,930 320
$53,450Foresters
(area) (ind)
$55,760 30
$53,240Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,710 80
$53,160Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$50,980 40
$52,430Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,370 610
$52,370Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$44,080 60
$52,260Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,540 350
$52,240Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$45,830 1,900
$51,990Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,420 8,410
$51,910Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,760 90
$51,910Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,110 90
$51,800Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,570 110
$51,760Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,820 90
$51,120Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,470 6,330
$50,870Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,430 50
$50,080First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$49,890 60
$50,050Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,970 1,540
$49,900Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$51,800 90
$49,850Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,030 2,290
$49,690Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,020 160
$49,200Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,200 260
$49,140Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,850 30
$48,740First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$48,110 90
$48,720Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,440 320
$48,620Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$48,750 280
$47,610Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,720 110
$47,560Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,820 70
$47,300Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,090 360
$47,170Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,620 290
$46,930Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$44,520 240
$46,750Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,160 200
$46,560Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$47,480 120
$46,540Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,830 40
$46,280Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$32,800 40
$45,380Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$36,980 120
$45,150Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$43,980 3,360
$45,080Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,940 60
$44,900Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,900 70
$44,490Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,870 30
$44,450Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$42,660 260
$44,400Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$37,090 80
$44,130First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,350 750
$44,130Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$43,650 30
$43,840Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,200 210
$43,770Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,980 150
$43,600English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,190 110
$43,450Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,360 290
$43,370Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$35,850 50
$43,020Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$45,700 200
$42,720Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,020 1,330
$42,700Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$43,890 120
$42,560Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,210 390
$42,390Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,200 460
$42,380Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,140 50
$42,200Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,140 100
$42,100First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,890 450
$41,930First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$40,260 870
$41,680Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,000 30
$41,530Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,390 120
$41,410Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$34,450 40
$41,230First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$39,480 840
$41,020Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,000 70
$40,990Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,900 60
$40,940Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$43,490 50
$40,830Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,750 260
$40,520First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$37,690 2,190
$40,520Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$41,540 30
$40,260Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,990 100
$40,150Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,830 120
$39,990Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,770n.a.
$39,990Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,870 70
$39,790Librarians
(area) (ind)
$39,920 220
$39,670Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,560 170
$39,420Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,000 130
$39,310Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$37,300 40
$39,310Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$37,630 290
$39,280Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,760 90
$39,190All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,330 390
$39,120Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,520 350
$39,110Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,010 190
$39,060Editors
(area) (ind)
$38,410 130
$39,030Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$39,100 250
$38,920Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$38,820 100
$38,760Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$42,330 30
$38,430Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,650 120
$38,350Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$39,740 140
$38,320Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$39,050 100
$38,310Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,600 40
$38,300Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,570 30
$38,100Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,860 50
$37,670Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$38,300 70
$37,620Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,390 60
$37,540Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$39,200n.a.
$37,460Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,520 190
$37,450Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,390 260
$37,230Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,940 280
$37,170Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,250 130
$37,030First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,180 240
$36,870Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,320 460
$36,850Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,670 1,620
$36,760Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,650 740
$36,650Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,690 240
$36,620Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$36,990 60
$36,410Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,730 1,320
$36,240Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,170 260
$35,930Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,250 480
$35,820Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,090 570
$35,780Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,370n.a.
$35,720Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$35,290 170
$35,680Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,070 50
$35,640Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$33,520 50
$35,610Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,660 190
$35,440Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,420 240
$35,420Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,890 70
$35,180Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,050 8,080
$35,140Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,400 1,850
$35,060Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,950 160
$34,760Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,270 2,390
$34,290Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,400n.a.
$34,270Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,270 110
$34,210Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,570 200
$34,110Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$25,810n.a.
$34,090Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$30,840 130
$34,070Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$32,950 70
$33,960Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,560 1,680
$33,920Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,080n.a.
$33,920Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,090 40
$33,880Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$35,400 90
$33,830First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$32,890 110
$33,650Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,530 30
$33,420Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,600 150
$33,230Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$31,700 1,040
$33,080First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,770 50
$32,870Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$33,740 940
$32,870Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,750 80
$32,480First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,500 1,600
$32,280Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,910 7,020
$32,210Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,240 100
$32,150All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,390 156,240
$32,080Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,030 360
$32,000Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,360 210
$31,910Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,600 60
$31,800Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$28,600n.a.
$31,760Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,470 80
$31,750Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,600 320
$31,610Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,810 60
$31,450Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,180 790
$31,390Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,920 160
$31,220Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,280 60
$31,070Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,500 120
$31,060Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,720 310
$30,800Job printers
(area) (ind)
$27,570 80
$30,690Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,950 100
$30,560Electricians
(area) (ind)
$30,230 860
$30,520Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,740n.a.
$30,240Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,490 50
$30,180Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,620 4,770
$30,150Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,720 130
$29,630Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,310n.a.
$29,630Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$28,920n.a.
$29,500Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$28,020 160
$29,480Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,020 80
$29,410Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$28,200 1,320
$29,330Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,980 210
$29,280Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$27,450 70
$29,080Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$23,000 410
$29,030Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,050 280
$28,980Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$26,630 540
$28,900Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$27,610n.a.
$28,820Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,790n.a.
$28,780Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,440 70
$28,710Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,100 60
$28,480Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,970 140
$28,460Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$27,660 240
$28,380Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,360 50
$28,320Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,680 70
$28,030First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$25,750 180
$27,930Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,210 1,470
$27,860Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,300 80
$27,810Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,390 320
$27,760Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,060 15,410
$27,750Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,360 360
$27,700Roofers
(area) (ind)
$27,580 60
$27,680Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$28,120 80
$27,620Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$28,340 160
$27,590Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,420n.a.
$27,560Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,680 50
$27,530Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,260 110
$27,510Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,780 590
$27,500Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$27,400 360
$27,500Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,730 620
$27,380Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,290 260
$27,310Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$25,590 40
$27,110Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,960n.a.
$27,010Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,220 270
$26,970Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,620 2,340
$26,900Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,870 8,010
$26,830Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,050 130
$26,770Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,710 360
$26,560Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,810 80
$26,460Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,400 160
$26,440Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,000 110
$26,380Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,090 180
$26,350Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,810 150
$26,320Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,640 140
$26,140Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,950 30,250
$26,130Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,650 60
$25,950Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,070 90
$25,950Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,560 230
$25,950Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,070 560
$25,830Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$25,350 200
$25,820Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$25,700 80
$25,720Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$24,480n.a.
$25,560Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,790 80
$25,470Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,160 2,220
$25,430Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,460 150
$25,240Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,760 80
$25,130Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$23,760 800
$24,990Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,120 40
$24,990Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,950 2,830
$24,960Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,500 11,820
$24,930Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,430 12,610
$24,920Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$20,430 60
$24,890Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,690 700
$24,890Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$25,100 180
$24,880First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,910 960
$24,570Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,330 370
$24,500Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,280 240
$24,490Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,270 140
$24,460Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,840 110
$24,450Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$25,330 90
$24,390Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$23,610 360
$24,370Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,500 270
$24,360New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,660n.a.
$24,120Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,700 140
$24,120Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,920n.a.
$24,060Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,430 80
$24,000Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,650 260
$23,960Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$24,010 110
$23,890Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,460 800
$23,890Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,700 180
$23,840Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,420 60
$23,770Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$22,700 40
$23,770Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,650 60
$23,590Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,580 4,740
$23,580Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$24,680n.a.
$23,550Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,480 360
$23,490Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,400 150
$23,410Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,360n.a.
$23,390Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,930n.a.
$23,380Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,790 520
$23,320Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,350 150
$23,160Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,400 170
$23,150First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$21,930 240
$22,990Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,030 90
$22,870Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,270 90
$22,790Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,130 180
$22,610Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,490 1,090
$22,550Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,170 400
$22,500Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$17,550n.a.
$22,390Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,340 120
$22,360Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,220 160
$22,340Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$21,850 260
$22,280Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,590 40
$22,230Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,130 610
$22,070Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$19,230 60
$22,070Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$20,340 90
$21,930Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,160 500
$21,880Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,630n.a.
$21,740Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,410 210
$21,730Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,290 2,260
$21,690Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,310 190
$21,680Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 260
$21,610Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$20,470 1,950
$21,580Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,460 120
$21,510Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,090 70
$21,440Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,940 170
$21,390Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,100 4,980
$21,280Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,170 410
$21,230Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$16,670n.a.
$21,150Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,720 350
$21,130Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$16,530n.a.
$21,090Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$17,990 160
$21,050Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,600 600
$20,960Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,030 350
$20,900Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$16,940 80
$20,460Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,780 270
$20,440Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,570 4,260
$20,150Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,820 80
$20,010Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,360 170
$19,910Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$18,110 40
$19,810Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,010 3,150
$19,670Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,630 110
$19,640Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,690 370
$19,600Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,270 3,460
$19,570Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,750 90
$19,370Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,330 50
$19,130Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,930 70
$19,120Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$19,310 1,030
$19,110Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,640 550
$19,100Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,600 110
$19,090Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,310 60
$18,880Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,390n.a.
$18,810Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,370 1,070
$18,760Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,380 500
$18,700Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,810 870
$18,660Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,140 280
$18,450Tellers
(area) (ind)
$17,920 910
$18,440Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,390 70
$18,410Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,130 460
$18,350Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,150 1,350
$18,340Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$17,140n.a.
$18,340Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,480 1,490
$18,080Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,590 120
$18,000Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,660 5,380
$17,890Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,980 110
$17,770Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,720 60
$17,560Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,810 370
$17,560Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$17,450 450
$17,510Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$17,610n.a.
$17,290Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$13,900 90
$17,240File clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,620 360
$17,170Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$17,210 30
$16,860Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$14,220 60
$16,820Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,490 700
$16,750Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,450 800
$16,130Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,330 220
$16,100Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,740 490
$16,030Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$15,630 230
$15,640Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$15,420 50
$15,640Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,960 50
$15,630Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,330 2,900
$15,540Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,660 170
$15,430Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,160 480
$15,140Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,500 4,370
$15,100Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,710n.a.
$15,060Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,750 390
$14,980Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,780 12,210
$14,960Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,270 1,510
$14,880Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,200 90
$14,760Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$13,950 1,000
$14,590Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,850 750
$14,590Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$13,270n.a.
$14,340Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,210 610
$13,870Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,410 970
$13,840Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,890n.a.
$13,830Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$13,420 260
$13,750Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,960 960
$13,720Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,380 2,700
$13,540Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,270 2,240
$13,240Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,180 810
$13,110Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,090 680
$13,100Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,660 40
$12,810Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,870 350
$12,680Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$12,780 280
$12,500Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$12,750 410

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Montgomery, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Autauga County
Elmore County
Montgomery County