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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

Tuscaloosa, AL MSA

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

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$158,820Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 70
$143,290Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$136,760 30
$117,690Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$111,760 140
$98,990Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$65,420 30
$92,320Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,800 70
$87,700Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$53,670 30
$87,420Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$67,920 110
$85,200Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$57,270 290
$81,610General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,160 1,060
$79,530Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$76,250 120
$79,270Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$93,460n.a.
$79,200Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$78,970 70
$76,680Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,270 70
$76,590Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$83,680 240
$76,370Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$72,620n.a.
$74,340Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$66,750 220
$73,390Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,050 3,150
$72,300Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$72,600 120
$70,730Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,800 400
$68,410Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$73,210 110
$68,190Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,720 140
$67,850Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$60,070 80
$66,570Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,500 120
$64,720Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,270 100
$64,020Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,060n.a.
$60,750Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,370 70
$60,580Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,890 30
$59,470Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$53,360 160
$57,960Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$53,150 40
$57,630Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,040 1,220
$57,540Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,820 110
$57,410Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$52,550 70
$57,280Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,240 30
$54,520Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,570 70
$54,040Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,830 190
$53,980Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,110 130
$53,580Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,090 130
$53,080Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$50,430 40
$53,050First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$47,120 120
$52,200Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,710 590
$51,350Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,920 40
$50,740First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,100 340
$50,640First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$47,780 630
$48,690Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,200 60
$48,520Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$45,310 80
$48,390Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$40,130 60
$48,150Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,050 450
$47,280Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$44,110 40
$47,100Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,870 1,550
$46,330Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$40,440 30
$46,320Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$43,040 50
$46,050Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,060 120
$45,690Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$39,970 600
$45,520Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$42,060 390
$45,320Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,590 5,290
$44,910Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,540 90
$44,840Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$23,510 190
$44,640First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$41,230 700
$44,170Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,360 120
$44,130Editors
(area) (ind)
$38,360 70
$43,160Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,790 40
$43,100Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,240 40
$42,440Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$40,560 40
$42,340Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,650 40
$42,150Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,130 180
$41,400Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$34,220n.a.
$40,460Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$46,000 50
$40,350Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,480 60
$40,330Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,510 100
$40,210First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$39,760 150
$40,090Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,350 150
$39,890Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$39,460 50
$39,830Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$39,920 40
$39,410Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$36,150 40
$39,360Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$39,050 480
$39,220Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$35,840 90
$38,860First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,660 40
$38,820Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,800 520
$38,760Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,240 230
$38,580Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$38,540 90
$38,570Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,700 40
$38,470Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$36,100 30
$38,240Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,450 60
$38,180Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$38,810 50
$38,140Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,610 40
$37,540First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$34,520 790
$37,490First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,600 70
$36,990Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,780 5,330
$36,190Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,160 110
$36,100Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,710 70
$36,060Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,740 40
$36,000Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$36,200 290
$35,860Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,000 60
$35,650Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,670 50
$35,450Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,840 350
$35,390Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,970 490
$35,270Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,510 130
$35,240Machinists
(area) (ind)
$36,610 130
$34,870Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,760 660
$34,350Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,130 30
$34,220Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,570 30
$34,050Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$29,150 40
$33,650Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$23,900 150
$33,650Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,660 1,300
$33,380Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,200 150
$33,370Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,410 3,490
$33,000Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,910 50
$32,990Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$34,360 60
$32,900Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,650 30
$32,590Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$34,800 120
$32,590Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$32,640 50
$32,530Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,290 90
$32,140Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,150 70
$31,680Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,440 720
$31,630First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,580 860
$31,430Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$29,970 320
$31,150Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$31,570 90
$31,010Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$28,000 100
$30,840Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,660 80
$30,830Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,800 1,220
$30,780All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,960 78,850
$30,730Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$26,290 1,640
$30,710Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,320 300
$30,530Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,030 200
$30,510Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,070n.a.
$30,460Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$29,250 50
$30,450Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,400 250
$30,230Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,720 230
$30,210Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$30,740 110
$29,960Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$27,900 60
$29,830Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,100 6,880
$29,710Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$31,120 50
$29,700Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,420 9,130
$29,520All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,170 160
$29,500Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,890 100
$29,440First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,870 70
$29,400Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,760 70
$29,280Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,630 180
$29,200Librarians
(area) (ind)
$31,730n.a.
$29,140Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$28,820 60
$28,920Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,980 80
$28,890Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$26,980 70
$28,740Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,430 890
$28,510Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$29,350 690
$28,500Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,600 110
$28,430Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,900 40
$28,360Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,990 150
$28,130Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,320 1,010
$28,120Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,170 60
$27,790Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,120 40
$27,770Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$25,990 50
$27,480Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$26,910 1,080
$27,390Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,890 410
$27,210Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,600 370
$27,150Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,630 130
$26,820Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,290 90
$26,740Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,820 120
$26,630Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,470 60
$26,500Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,840 150
$26,380Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,740 110
$26,370Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,470 160
$26,320Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,520 120
$26,270Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,780n.a.
$26,200Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,910n.a.
$26,120Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,360 320
$26,050Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,430 50
$25,990Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,160n.a.
$25,970Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,830n.a.
$25,930Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$24,520n.a.
$25,830Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$23,840 440
$25,800Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$24,530 180
$25,730Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,220 5,740
$25,600Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,640 70
$25,550Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,180 490
$25,430Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$26,450n.a.
$25,330First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,230 600
$25,320Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,980 190
$25,180Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$24,820 100
$24,990Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,050 330
$24,820Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$22,250 40
$24,810Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,920 11,690
$24,740First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,430 50
$24,700Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,230n.a.
$24,230Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,570 7,810
$24,140Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,120 1,460
$23,950Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,530 140
$23,880Roofers
(area) (ind)
$23,510 100
$23,700Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,590 90
$23,670Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,940 50
$23,580Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,670 60
$23,530Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,870 50
$23,460Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$24,710 70
$23,450Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$24,240 170
$23,450Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$18,780 80
$23,260Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,600 130
$23,110Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$24,440 520
$22,880Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,110 40
$22,800Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$16,520 230
$22,740Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,160 30
$22,690Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,650 50
$22,690Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,650 30
$22,450Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$24,190n.a.
$22,410Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,860 1,410
$22,250Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,440 240
$22,240Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,170 160
$22,060Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,340 250
$22,020Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,750n.a.
$21,930Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,120n.a.
$21,870Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,170 60
$21,800Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,210n.a.
$21,690Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,350 30
$21,340Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,500 190
$21,310Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,210 80
$21,040Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,470 60
$20,830Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$18,090 340
$20,740Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,090 200
$20,610Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,530 1,230
$20,600Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,480 40
$20,360Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$20,310 260
$20,270Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$20,140n.a.
$19,960Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,420 1,590
$19,930Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,760 120
$19,810Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,920 330
$19,600Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$14,100 80
$19,590File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,870 100
$19,520Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,300 2,640
$19,460Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,830 1,040
$19,380Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,360 510
$19,290Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,840 120
$18,930Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,280 2,430
$18,700Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$17,330 160
$18,440Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,150 1,040
$18,350Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,600 70
$18,120Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$13,760n.a.
$18,090Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$16,520 1,120
$17,980Tellers
(area) (ind)
$17,400 380
$17,900Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$16,980 460
$17,850Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$17,610 210
$17,830Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,330 2,500
$17,760Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,710 60
$17,310Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,130 140
$17,240Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,370 1,290
$17,060Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,940 550
$16,730Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,370 220
$16,200Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$16,110 230
$15,280Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,440 120
$15,190Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,720 430
$15,090Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,520 200
$14,970Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,700 7,320
$14,960Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$13,990 440
$14,840Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,120 130
$14,800Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,330 2,380
$14,750Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$13,410 530
$14,690Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,390 160
$14,690Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,900 910
$14,570Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,640 240
$14,270Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,930 380
$13,990Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$14,150 90
$13,880Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,770 310
$13,820Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,580 450
$13,640Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,380 50
$13,630Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,250 2,010
$13,590Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,260 260
$13,420Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,330 230
$13,240Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$13,040n.a.
$13,130Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,010n.a.
$12,380Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,650 1,500
$12,190Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,540 100
n.a.Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Tuscaloosa, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Tuscaloosa County