Alabama Careers and Salaries

811 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Alabama for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$30,040	60,880	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$77,080	54,340	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,290	46,580	View salary detail
Cashiers	$28,250	46,420	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$41,630	45,050	View salary detail
Baristas	$23,700	41,460	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,700	41,460	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$52,120	36,650	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,670	36,140	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,670	36,140	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$38,400	33,290	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$111,790	30,170	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$26,840	28,760	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$27,870	26,740	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$34,140	25,250	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,620	25,110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,860	25,020	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$74,880	24,300	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,380	22,030	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,060	20,670	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,140	20,470	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,360	20,140	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,640	19,890	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,110	19,180	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$36,900	18,400	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,920	17,850	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$27,930	17,680	View salary detail
Software Developers	$122,540	17,450	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$43,630	16,660	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,930	16,580	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$32,180	16,260	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,990	15,880	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,880	15,360	View salary detail
Security Guards	$33,720	15,210	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$38,490	13,980	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$64,120	13,580	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$64,120	13,580	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,830	13,390	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,100	13,300	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$31,200	13,130	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$40,010	13,120	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,840	12,840	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,490	12,450	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$35,630	12,020	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$51,270	11,710	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$51,270	11,710	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.