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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Mobile, AL

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

Mobile, Alabama

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Mobile, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Baldwin County
Mobile County