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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Birmingham, AL MSA

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Birmingham, Alabama, area is ordered by occupational employment. 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 employment

Birmingham, Alabama

National, all industries, November 2004

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

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

The Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Blount County
Jefferson County
Shelby County
St. Clair County