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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Tuscaloosa, AL MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

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