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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Tuscaloosa, AL

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

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
85,720All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,160$31,240
12,990Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,450$25,210
10,550Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,220$29,570
8,500Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,590$25,280
7,480Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,760$15,000
7,110Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,760$30,850
6,050Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,010$25,060
5,990Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,090$46,220
5,500Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,520$35,770
3,860Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,310$33,910
3,610Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,480$75,870
2,700Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,480$14,830
2,650Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,590$17,910
2,630Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,160$22,180
2,590Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,090$19,540
2,200Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,120$13,430
1,940Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,600$20,140
1,750Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,620$47,380
1,670Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,350$24,200
1,550Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$25,380$28,140
1,470Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,730$12,460
1,420Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,610$17,520
1,370Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,670$21,930
1,370Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,750$59,460
1,360Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,680$32,260
1,280Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,100$18,330
1,280General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,850$87,000
1,200Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$26,370$28,190
1,180Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,950$20,010
1,170Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,410$20,340
1,160Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,290$18,820
1,120Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,060$27,170
1,060Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$13,970$14,120
1,050Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$27,590$28,250
1,030First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$34,500$38,280
960First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,330$35,390
770First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,880$47,730
760Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,200$27,850
730First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$44,390$48,180
720Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$40,780$46,630
720Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,950$34,140
710Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,710$34,850
680Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$31,860$32,770
640Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,700$16,800
590Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,830$18,600
590First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,870$24,590
570Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,880$25,690
570Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,030$34,840
570Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,970$48,430
560Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$15,200$16,010
550Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,790$38,750
520Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$37,350$43,030
510Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,390$25,820
490Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,640$27,980
480Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,130$14,240
480Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,240$16,640
470Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,530$26,820
470Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,520$18,480
460Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,940$50,400
450Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,090$20,920
450Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$13,650$16,450
430Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$18,040$20,610
430Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
410Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,720$15,420
400First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,720$51,150
400Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,510$13,730
380Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,040$36,990
380Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,500$72,420
370Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,320$13,860
350Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$31,510$30,980
350Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,260$21,240
340Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,760$25,740
330Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$21,200$21,430
320Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,120$14,090
320Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,050$21,480
280Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$16,770$16,700
280Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$58,660$84,450
270Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,590$33,190
270Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,500$39,100
260Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$34,850$35,480
260Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$82,910$76,390
250Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,280$37,220
250Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,260$30,310
250Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,750$13,990
250Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,310$63,390
240Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,960$16,340
240Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$68,780$81,260
230Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,520$15,220
230Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,670$22,930
230Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,900$64,000
220Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,380$42,380
210Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,450$25,120
210Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$21,690$43,460
200Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,560$25,990
200Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,870$14,330
190Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,600$31,110
190Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,960$14,700
180Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,900$22,000
180Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,800$35,710
180Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$24,070$23,470
180Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$41,890$52,060
170Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,930$25,920
170Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,710$35,920
170Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$51,620$57,410
160Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,770$25,280
160Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,240$24,000
160First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$48,940$53,820
160Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,460$22,160
150First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$40,470$43,230
150All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,930$32,040
150Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,900$32,260
150Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,900$32,160
150Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,230$27,550
150Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,680$67,450
150Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$74,140$74,970
140Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,480$23,480
140Machinists
(area) (ind)
$38,070$37,010
140Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,970$24,030
140Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,660$51,620
140Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,690$26,610
140Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,530$22,160
130Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,470$22,770
130Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$24,170$24,900
130Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,150$28,340
130Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,780$19,770
130Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,070$53,950
130Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,290$44,980
130Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$76,280$79,650
120Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,840$20,560
120Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,590$34,250
120Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,040$24,200
120Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,720$15,480
120Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,360$29,360
120Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,410$49,770
120Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,030$32,630
120Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,020$37,210
120Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,290$67,440
110Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,690$26,880
110Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$32,470$32,360
110Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$30,580$29,840
110Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,630$62,200
110Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,330$30,140
110Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,060$30,560
110Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$113,460$119,420
100Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,260$35,430
100Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,830$45,060
100Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$26,810$28,160
100Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$13,510$17,300
100Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,440$25,780
100Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$29,010$38,780
100Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$23,750$24,030
100Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,530$24,170
100Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$38,640$37,660
100Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$172,950
100Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$40,030$39,330
100Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$45,970$48,360
100Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$66,510$65,790
100Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$36,810$36,970
100Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,010$40,040
100Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$82,250$97,050
90First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,020$37,290
90Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,460$28,810
90File clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,200$19,930
90Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,700$12,450
90Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$25,350$25,330
90Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,530$26,520
90Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,710$44,530
80Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$18,250$20,500
80Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,720$17,820
80First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,290$27,420
80Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,050$43,390
80Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,180$31,850
80Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$29,190$31,300
80Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,460$92,760
80Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$80,540$86,360
70Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,480$22,280
70Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$45,740$43,860
70Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,200$41,320
70Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$25,890$26,830
70Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$23,330$22,720
70First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$23,190$27,910
70Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$45,890$82,130
70Editors
(area) (ind)
$35,550$41,600
70Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,020$55,230
70Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$32,630$32,950
70Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$38,510$42,680
70Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,490$48,250
70Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,660$39,990
70Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$60,230$68,590
60Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,430$39,260
60Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,590$21,310
60Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$37,410$36,260
60Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$25,070$23,800
60Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$22,670$23,590
60Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,580$23,460
60Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$55,140$67,010
60Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,970$25,880
60Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$106,310$124,160
60Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$28,620$30,220
50Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$31,550$29,790
50Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,320$25,510
50Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,280$23,620
50Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$40,320$40,010
50Roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,790$20,840
50Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,920$40,140
50Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,740$28,520
50First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$22,610$25,220
50Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,050$37,950
50Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,380$46,320
50Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,070$21,200
50Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$35,050$35,670
50Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,370$49,460
50Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,730$35,330
50Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$40,450$42,350
50Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,210$39,590
50Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,220$36,590
50Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$49,780$52,780
50Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$58,650$65,230
40Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,280$39,300
40Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,050$24,110
40Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$37,440$39,730
40Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$20,950$23,400
40Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,190$28,830
40Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,960$27,050
40Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,560$44,270
40Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,710$39,760
40Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,420$23,100
40Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$29,090$29,980
40Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,040$34,230
40Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,050$41,540
40Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,190$36,270
40Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,360$23,280
40Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,820$52,000
40Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,680$47,890
40Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
>$145K$163,970
40Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,090$43,760
40Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,400$34,680
40Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$54,210$59,440
30Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,790$33,170
30Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,610$23,530
30Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,160$32,790
30Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,850$37,100
30Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,770$35,170
30Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$16,670$17,220
30Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$34,880$35,340
30Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,260$25,850
30Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,280$60,000
30Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$138,620$139,150
30Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,930$37,330
30Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$38,140$39,450
30Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$44,670$47,830
30Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,120$37,460
30Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$58,500$61,700
30Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,090$57,990
30Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,820$67,590
30Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$53,780$57,280
n.a.Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,910$16,940
n.a.Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,030$18,100
n.a.Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,090$29,560
n.a.Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$39,960$40,290
n.a.Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$37,200$43,570
n.a.Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$16,820$18,710
n.a.Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$13,790$18,070
n.a.Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$22,870$24,950
n.a.Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,790$26,780
n.a.Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,980$29,010
n.a.Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,080$20,550
n.a.Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$18,700$19,040
n.a.Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$21,640$24,340
n.a.Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$17,300$22,090
n.a.Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$19,650$23,210
n.a.Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,810$29,210
n.a.Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$20,620$21,240
n.a.Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,400$25,910
n.a.Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$24,810$24,580
n.a.Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$12,640$12,570
n.a.Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$39,980$38,430
n.a.Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,090$13,580
n.a.Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$13,240$13,610
n.a.Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,100$13,160
n.a.Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$17,610$19,680
n.a.Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$14,600$15,560
n.a.Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$40,230$41,390
n.a.Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$39,330$40,090
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$165,360
n.a.Photographers
(area) (ind)
$20,480$22,410
n.a.Librarians
(area) (ind)
$33,810$31,150
n.a.Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,350$37,300
n.a.Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,730$41,990
n.a.Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$44,810$45,950
n.a.Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,030$25,710
n.a.Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$54,790$77,860
n.a.Foresters
(area) (ind)
$42,980$42,050
n.a.Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,130$47,980
n.a.Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,950$38,530
n.a.Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,960$79,520
n.a.Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$101,500$98,720
n.a.Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$78,580$76,430
n.a.Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,820$64,830
n.a.Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$36,210$37,110
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,950$17,100

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Tuscaloosa, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Tuscaloosa County