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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Alabama

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Cooks, Restaurant$32,18016,260View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand$31,7707,050View salary detail
Orderlies$31,310400View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$31,20090View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$31,20013,130View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$31,0809,140View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$31,03060View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,9601,850View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators$30,8302,300View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,62025,110View salary detail
Parking Attendants$30,3501,110View salary detail
Funeral Attendants$30,310550View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$30,300920View salary detail
Concierges$30,120300View salary detail
Retail Salespersons$30,04060,880View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$29,85040View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,3606,440View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$29,190250View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$29,1802,150View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$29,1503,300View salary detail
Barbers$29,120—View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,0002,920View salary detail
Dishwashers$28,9303,540View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$28,630—View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,3702,150View salary detail
Recreation Workers$28,3604,700View salary detail
Animal Caretakers$28,3304,100View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$28,3107,910View salary detail
Cashiers$28,25046,420View salary detail
School Bus Monitors$28,210130View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$28,1301,080View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$28,0503,910View salary detail
Bartenders$27,9806,560View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers$27,93017,680View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food$27,87026,740View salary detail
Residential Advisors$27,6502,570View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical$27,530900View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,4808,290View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides$27,290750View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$27,150790View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$27,1208,780View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$27,080250View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$26,860390View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses$26,84028,760View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$26,44060View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$26,1305,400View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$25,3409,290View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$25,15060View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$24,420230View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,70041,460View salary detail

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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.