Salaries in Alabama

Typical pay for 692 jobs in Alabama. The median for all workers is $45,670 a year ($21.96 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$45,670
Median hourly
$21.96
Workers
2,113,660
vs U.S. median
-10%

Highest paying jobs in Alabama

Most common jobs in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama

Metro areaMedian pay, all jobsWorkers
Anniston-Oxford, AL$42,68043,570
Auburn-Opelika, AL$39,07072,710
Birmingham, AL$47,770520,290
Columbus, GA-AL$43,540116,380
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,52087,120
Decatur, AL$46,28061,240
Dothan, AL$38,17060,720
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$39,74056,100
Gadsden, AL$36,66033,220
Huntsville, AL$51,740266,650
Mobile, AL$47,000172,550
Montgomery, AL$44,950165,550
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,220108,460

All 692 jobs by category

Management Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Services Manager$114,550$55.07860
Advertising and Promotions Managers$64,640$31.0860
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350$78.063,790
Chief Executive$166,420$80.01810
Compensation and Benefits Managers$118,470$56.9690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670$66.677,670
Construction Manager$96,960$46.618,560
Education Administrators, All Other$94,610$45.49n/a
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$97,480—3,020
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$100,030$48.093,760
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$41,780$20.09940
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$66,540$31.99190
Facilities Manager$121,010$58.18940
Financial Manager$140,500$67.557,200
Food Service Manager$63,010$30.294,330
Fundraising Manager$83,700$40.24210
Funeral Home Manager$63,010$30.29490
General and Operations Managers$111,790$53.7530,170
Human Resources Manager$113,210$54.432,160
Industrial Production Manager$122,520$58.903,620
Lodging Manager$69,420$33.38570
Managers, All Other$135,890$65.331,970
Marketing Manager$120,160$57.771,540
Medical and Health Services Managers$97,790$47.0210,360
Natural Sciences Manager$133,470$64.17370
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$95,740$46.03280
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,240$28.003,510
Public Relations Manager$98,210$47.22540
Purchasing Manager$130,710$62.841,520
Sales Manager$124,040$59.634,670
Social and Community Service Managers$72,310$34.762,350
Training and Development Managers$128,750$61.90150
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$118,320$56.881,250

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Accountants and Auditors$74,880$36.0024,300
Budget Analyst$99,490$47.83870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$100,240$48.196,990
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,030$35.598,960
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,710$38.324,040
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$57,710$27.741,000
Compliance Officer$72,990$35.093,770
Cost Estimator$74,990$36.053,000
Credit Analyst$79,970$38.45370
Credit Counselor$48,120$23.14n/a
Financial and Investment Analysts$91,290$43.893,410
Financial Risk Specialist$81,750$39.31180
Financial Specialists, All Other$87,110$41.88530
Fundraiser$60,120$28.901,120
Human Resources Specialist$64,940$31.2211,080
Insurance Underwriter$62,220$29.921,540
Labor Relations Specialist$48,120$23.13590
Loan Officer$66,710$32.075,050
Logistician$98,450$47.335,190
Management Analyst$108,040$51.944,900
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,530$28.628,390
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$52,180$25.09980
Personal Financial Advisor$77,990$37.502,540
Project Management Specialist$100,820$48.473,190
Property Appraisers and Assessors$61,370$29.51600
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$58,100$27.931,300
Tax Preparer$33,280$16.00290
Training and Development Specialists$64,490$31.003,000

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Actuary$136,950$65.84190
Computer and Information Research Scientists$117,870$56.67570
Computer Network Architect$130,810$62.894,200
Computer Network Support Specialist$61,890$29.75940
Computer Occupations, All Other$106,330$51.122,630
Computer Programmer$93,800$45.10890
Computer Systems Analyst$101,770$48.936,560
Computer User Support Specialist$49,630$23.867,360
Data Scientist$103,120$49.581,740
Database Administrator$93,900$45.141,840
Database Architect$105,450$50.70270
Information Security Analyst$122,730$59.004,010
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$81,400$39.145,040
Operations Research Analyst$115,630$55.59550
Software Developer$122,540$58.9117,450
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$101,500$48.801,760
Statistician$76,400$36.73200
Web and Digital Interface Designers$51,860$24.93130

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$62,130$29.87140
Aerospace Engineer$127,540$61.325,820
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$95,990$46.15990
Architectural and Civil Drafters$57,100$27.451,010
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$85,720$41.2130
Chemical Engineer$135,030$64.92600
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$52,750$25.361,800
Civil Engineer$99,010$47.605,370
Computer Hardware Engineer$136,990$65.86680
Drafters, All Other$47,320$22.7550
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,500$35.821,620
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$51,650$24.83300
Electrical Engineer$125,630$60.404,600
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$66,660$32.0570
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$120,720$58.041,940
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$74,650$35.89690
Engineers, All Other$152,550$73.343,460
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,170$28.93230
Environmental Engineer$102,650$49.35780
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$105,490$50.71570
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,510$31.971,010
Industrial Engineer$99,880$48.027,650
Landscape Architect$101,220$48.67230
Materials Engineer$107,580$51.72650
Mechanical Drafter$53,600$25.77440
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,350$29.01400
Mechanical Engineer$100,230$48.19n/a
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$102,530$49.2990
Nuclear Engineer$132,570$63.74290
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$46,450$22.331,320
Surveyor$66,840$32.13910

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anthropologists and Archeologists$75,690$36.39170
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$81,080$38.98340
Biochemists and Biophysicists$48,510$23.3290
Biological Scientists, All Other$87,260$41.95340
Biological Technician$49,220$23.66270
Chemical Technician$58,150$27.961,190
Chemist$97,830$47.03700
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$90,800$43.65260
Conservation Scientist$77,000$37.02110
Economist$129,960$62.4840
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$45,000$21.64410
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$72,490$34.85870
Epidemiologist$74,740$35.9370
Food Science Technician$40,940$19.6830
Food Scientists and Technologists$97,480$46.8760
Forensic Science Technician$59,560$28.64160
Forest and Conservation Technicians$56,720$27.27180
Forester$79,530$38.24240
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$35,670$17.15n/a
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$88,610$42.60110
Historian$72,490$34.8560
Life Scientists, All Other$110,560$53.1550
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$59,500$28.61350
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$68,490$32.93n/a
Microbiologist$65,690$31.58110
Nuclear Technician$110,240$53.00280
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$82,260$39.552,510
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$55,010$26.45880
Physical Scientists, All Other$135,350$65.07140
Physicist$139,330$66.98280
Psychologists, All Other$136,070$65.42110
School Psychologist$75,060$36.09370
Social Science Research Assistant$53,080$25.52n/a
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$95,370$45.85320
Soil and Plant Scientists$63,010$30.29110
Urban and Regional Planners$70,710$33.99520
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$74,290$35.71290

Community and Social Service Occupations

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$48,870$23.49470
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$80,030—280
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$80,770—120
Archivist$57,860$27.82100
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$63,090—50
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$63,540—900
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$81,940—90
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,540—1,160
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$82,170—1,260
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$58,410—640
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,580$30.092,350
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,470—n/a
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$76,430—310
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$63,760—300
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$92,640—500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$65,280—130
Curator$61,120$29.39150
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$101,250—90
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,730—840
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$37,630$18.09410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,380—22,030
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$103,580—650
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,910—1,040
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,700—40
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$63,420—30
Farm and Home Management Educators$58,330$28.05260
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$70,580—110
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,380—80
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$92,310—3,360
History Teachers, Postsecondary$66,550—340
Instructional Coordinator$69,000$33.172,040
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$50,900—310
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$135,340—40
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,650$31.082,750
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,340—130
Library Technician$37,150$17.86390
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$65,900—850
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,770—10,000
Museum Technicians and Conservators$38,350$18.44130
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,690—1,460
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$62,210—280
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$82,750—170
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,860—180
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$51,060—220
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,310$13.617,910
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,340—610
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$72,680—110
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,990—15,880
Self-Enrichment Teacher$38,430$18.482,130
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$66,520—240
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$73,670—210
Special Education Teachers, All Other$49,520—110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,520—870
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$62,850—460
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,210—740
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,340$12.189,290
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,510—1,500
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$24,070—10,140
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$22,600—n/a
Tutor$35,500$17.07890

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Actor—$24.71150
Art Director$77,220$37.13210
Audio and Video Technicians$50,160$24.12320
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$38,530$18.53300
Broadcast Technician$47,290$22.74220
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$61,800$29.71220
Choreographer$38,990$18.7430
Commercial and Industrial Designers$63,640$30.60130
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$67,340$32.37350
Craft Artist$40,800$19.6270
Editor$63,330$30.45530
Film and Video Editors$74,410$35.78120
Floral Designer$34,430$16.55470
Graphic Designer$51,070$24.551,760
Interior Designer$61,050$29.35620
Interpreters and Translators$46,130$22.18310
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$96,100$46.2040
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$42,840$20.602,900
Music Directors and Composers$42,250$20.3170
Musicians and Singers—$23.79190
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$43,440$20.88530
Photographer$36,130$17.37530
Producers and Directors$63,340$30.451,040
Public Relations Specialist$61,710$29.672,410
Technical Writer$85,840$41.27630
Writers and Authors$66,950$32.19180

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$392,350$188.63n/a
Athletic Trainer$46,940—840
Audiologist$86,300$41.49190
Cardiologist$519,480$249.75130
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$47,650$22.91930
Chiropractor$80,990$38.94430
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,440$23.777,250
Dental Hygienist$61,160$29.413,170
Dermatologist$394,550$189.69n/a
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$68,180$32.781,510
Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,190$31.82780
Emergency Medical Technician$37,810$18.182,020
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200+$115.00+90
Exercise Physiologist$50,820$24.4370
Family Medicine Physician$134,550$64.69n/a
General Internal Medicine Physician$311,180$149.61310
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$43,600$20.961,210
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$69,520$33.4380
Hearing Aid Specialist$46,530$22.3750
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,030$27.4211,580
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$78,890$37.93490
Medical Records Specialist$43,810$21.062,330
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$82,630$39.72320
Nurse Anesthetist$190,300$91.491,810
Nurse Practitioner$105,750$50.845,640
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$210,380$101.15120
Occupational Therapist$94,050$45.211,500
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$36,680$17.631,260
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$305,200$146.73n/a
Opticians, Dispensing$36,880$17.73880
Optometrist$145,090$69.75460
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$239,200+$115.00+130
Orthodontist$253,670$121.96n/a
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$324,570$156.04380
Orthotists and Prosthetists$76,400$36.73100
Paramedic$48,540$23.341,700
Pediatricians, General$209,490$100.72n/a
Pharmacist$134,630$64.725,400
Pharmacy Technician$39,030$18.778,510
Physical Therapist$97,290$46.773,040
Physician Assistant$104,960$50.46930
Physicians, All Other$272,610$131.063,980
Podiatrist$161,820$77.8090
Psychiatric Technician$36,680$17.633,290
Radiation Therapist$87,330$41.99120
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,700$29.183,500
Recreational Therapist$57,360$27.58160
Registered Nurse$77,080$37.0654,340
Respiratory Therapist$66,150$31.812,350
Speech-Language Pathologist$73,660$35.412,060
Surgeons, All Other$239,200+$115.00+340
Surgical Assistant$41,710$20.05470
Surgical Technologist$49,420$23.762,480
Therapists, All Other$68,270$32.8230
Veterinarian$105,630$50.791,020
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,590$17.591,880

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$39,080$18.793,740
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$36,760$17.68660
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,840$13.3920,930
Massage Therapist$48,930$23.52600
Medical Assistant$36,100$17.3513,300
Medical Equipment Preparer$35,800$17.211,000
Medical Transcriptionist$35,340$16.99410
Nursing Assistant$34,140$16.4125,250
Occupational Therapy Assistant$62,250$29.93750
Orderly$31,310$15.05400
Pharmacy Aide$36,260$17.44460
Phlebotomist$37,220$17.892,350
Physical Therapist Aide$27,290$13.12750
Physical Therapist Assistant$61,430$29.532,700
Psychiatric Aide$27,150$13.05790
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$35,800$17.211,240

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$40,330$19.392,090
Billing and Posting Clerks$39,520$19.003,780
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,640$21.4619,890
Cargo and Freight Agents$54,890$26.391,020
Couriers and Messengers$34,820$16.74720
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$38,360$18.442,050
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$35,990$17.30330
Customer Service Representative$38,400$18.4633,290
Data Entry Keyer$35,130$16.891,060
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,790$23.461,780
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,040$25.982,720
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$69,450$33.392,880
File Clerk$38,290$18.41110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,360$29.0220,140
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$28,050$13.493,910
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$42,140$20.26960
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,930$25.93780
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$38,140$18.342,110
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$34,180$16.433,120
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,950$22.091,840
Library Assistants, Clerical$27,530$13.24900
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$40,300$19.382,960
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,190$17.40470
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,930$17.7616,580
Meter Readers, Utilities$45,710$21.98470
New Accounts Clerk$44,780$21.53140
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,980$24.03700
Office Clerks, General$31,200$15.0013,130
Order Clerk$48,840$23.4880
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,170$22.201,360
Postal Service Clerk$61,640$29.641,240
Postal Service Mail Carrier$57,700$27.745,840
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430$27.611,150
Procurement Clerk$52,940$25.45260
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,240$27.522,680
Public Safety Telecommunicator$38,960$18.732,230
Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,590$15.6710,460
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$36,620$17.61150
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,630$20.0145,050
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$38,940$18.727,720
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$32,210$15.48680
Teller$37,350$17.966,770
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,010$22.12780
Word Processors and Typists$46,860$22.5370

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Boilermaker$63,570$30.56180
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$49,710$23.90370
Carpenter$48,220$23.185,560
Carpet Installer$46,600$22.40190
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$44,720$21.502,110
Construction and Building Inspectors$61,300$29.471,420
Construction Laborer$36,900$17.7418,400
Continuous Mining Machine Operator$59,360$28.54340
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$49,350$23.72n/a
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,000$23.08650
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$46,440$22.33170
Electrician$55,690$26.7810,900
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$103,700$49.86170
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$47,770$22.97410
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$59,820$28.76100
Fence Erector$39,820$19.15n/a
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$64,120$30.8313,580
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$38,730$18.62150
Glazier$45,520$21.89260
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$38,610$18.56350
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$37,390$17.9870
Helpers--Carpenters$38,930$18.72410
Helpers--Electricians$36,490$17.542,630
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,440$18.00770
Helpers--Roofers$37,670$18.1160
Highway Maintenance Worker$37,430$18.002,730
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,740$23.43660
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,930$23.52n/a
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$60,020$28.86510
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,520$22.849,640
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$43,930$21.121,570
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$41,880$20.14700
Pipelayer$44,550$21.42460
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,670$28.216,950
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$43,640$20.98390
Roof Bolters, Mining$67,020$32.2280
Roofer$45,670$21.961,010
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$67,400$32.4140
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$49,400$23.7570
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$47,370$22.78400
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$49,490$23.79170
Sheet Metal Worker$47,530$22.851,450
Stonemason$42,210$20.2990
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$56,640$27.231,740
Tile and Stone Setters$44,800$21.54260

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$82,260$39.554,310
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$46,770$22.49230
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,040$25.021,810
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,340$22.28380
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,640$21.949,040
Avionics Technician$95,920$46.12910
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,470$24.266,130
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$40,670$19.55420
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$39,970$19.22930
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$61,670$29.65430
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$38,430$18.47100
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$75,450$36.2750
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$65,600$31.54930
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$95,150$45.75280
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,030$44.242,730
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$38,520$18.5270
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,000$24.04680
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,830$35.9813,390
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,370$23.268,260
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,140$17.371,710
Home Appliance Repairer$50,190$24.13280
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$61,920$29.7717,850
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,610$22.411,440
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$43,340$20.84200
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,630$20.9716,660
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,560$29.12420
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$34,670$16.6740
Mechanical Door Repairer$37,440$18.00260
Medical Equipment Repairer$53,140$25.551,030
Millwright$61,410$29.521,400
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,850$30.704,640
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$45,250$21.76420
Motorcycle Mechanic$42,670$20.52270
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$43,110$20.73400
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$64,400$30.96130
Rail Car Repairer$58,080$27.93280
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$47,760$22.96370
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons$47,650$22.91110
Rigger$57,980$27.87460
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,710$29.191,350
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,770$28.743,200
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,890$29.271,530
Tire Repairers and Changers$35,010$16.832,240

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$37,790$18.17130
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$58,990$28.36950
Baker$34,030$16.361,880
Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,500$17.552,350
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$38,550$18.531,760
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$80,330$38.623,280
Chemical Plant and System Operators$91,610$44.04230
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$35,090$16.87140
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,250$21.275,250
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$55,880$26.86420
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$52,380$25.193,120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$64,590$31.05420
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$35,280$16.96280
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,920$24.96610
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$35,160$16.90n/a
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,740$19.10590
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,830$21.076,000
Dental Laboratory Technician$45,760$22.001,050
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,110$25.54140
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$38,180$18.354,960
Etchers and Engravers$31,030$14.9260
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,690$22.931,200
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$60,100$28.89930
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,650$18.581,510
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$38,360$18.44170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,060$35.1320,670
Food Batchmaker$36,980$17.781,280
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$27,080$13.02250
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,510$18.04460
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,970$22.5870
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$51,040$24.54850
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$50,600$24.331,090
Furniture Finisher$34,950$16.80190
Gas Plant Operator$77,120$37.08n/a
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$35,620$17.12150
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,170$18.351,500
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,920$22.56170
Helpers--Production Workers$35,910$17.267,230
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$40,010$19.2413,120
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$48,890$23.50110
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$58,490$28.12100
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,370$13.642,150
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$37,590$18.07190
Machinist$55,560$26.715,170
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$31,080$14.949,140
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$54,360$26.1380
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$54,260$26.091,250
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,760$17.19210
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,700$20.5353,280
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,050$22.142,220
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$36,730$17.66820
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,010$18.765,900
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,800$21.061,680
Nuclear Power Reactor Operator$119,000$57.21360
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$37,010$17.80190
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$37,820$18.183,240
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,290$25.143,800
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$62,290$29.95110
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$73,510$35.3490
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$29,850$14.3540
Plant and System Operators, All Other$51,690$24.8530
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$33,730$16.22400
Pourers and Casters, Metal$47,330$22.75160
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$114,570$55.08190
Power Plant Operator$107,080$51.48790
Prepress Technicians and Workers$35,020$16.84130
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$26,860$12.92390
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$39,270$18.88440
Printing Press Operator$36,670$17.632,160
Production Workers, All Other$37,460$18.01630
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,380$25.671,710
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$37,520$18.041,880
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,970$22.58140
Sewing Machine Operator$30,830$14.822,300
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$35,970$17.2960
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$36,360$17.48240
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$53,470$25.71220
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$52,220$25.112,130
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$31,200$15.0090
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$33,190$15.96100
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$35,000$16.83160
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,340$17.95770
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,210$19.331,060
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$35,090$16.8740
Tool and Die Makers$64,800$31.15690
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$41,720$20.06220
Upholsterer$38,270$18.40120
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,870$24.942,770
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,490$23.3112,450
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,050$19.251,250
Woodworkers, All Other$54,970$26.4330
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$36,750$17.672,580

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Air Traffic Controller$114,960$55.27240
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$59,460$28.59n/a
Aircraft Service Attendant$43,090$20.72400
Airfield Operations Specialist$78,590$37.79n/a
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$136,990—360
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$24,420$11.74230
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$29,180$14.032,150
Bridge and Lock Tenders$66,830$32.1370
Bus Drivers, School$17,630$8.4810,410
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$37,700$18.13960
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$68,920$33.13350
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,360$14.116,440
Commercial Pilot$101,420—780
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$55,970$26.91210
Crane and Tower Operators$60,790$29.221,280
Dredge Operator$50,030$24.0550
Driver/Sales Worker$39,190$18.844,310
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,780$28.7412,330
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$43,440$20.8860
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$52,120$25.0636,650
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,880$21.5815,360
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,670$17.6336,140
Light Truck Driver$38,490$18.5013,980
Locomotive Engineer$77,600$37.31590
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$38,810$18.662,160
Material Moving Workers, All Other$52,710$25.3440
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$52,100$25.05200
Packers and Packagers, Hand$31,770$15.287,050
Parking Attendant$30,350$14.591,110
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$66,890$32.16100
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$48,900$23.5180
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$56,050$26.95240
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,240$22.232,790
Sailors and Marine Oilers$43,000$20.68290
Ship Engineer$96,030$46.1750
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,960$14.891,850
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,290$16.4846,580
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$75,450$36.27240
Traffic Technician$52,060$25.03130
Transportation Inspector$108,140$51.99670