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
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$59,820	100	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$76,400	100	View salary detail
Log Graders and Scalers	$44,950	100	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,490	100	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$33,190	100	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$38,430	100	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$161,820	90	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$118,470	90	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$73,510	90	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$79,310	90	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$48,510	90	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,940	90	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$31,200	90	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,250	90	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$102,530	90	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$42,210	90	View salary detail
Embalmers	$53,080	90	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$48,840	80	View salary detail
Midwives	$69,520	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$51,760	80	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,380	80	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$48,900	80	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$54,360	80	View salary detail
Roof Bolters, Mining	$67,020	80	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$69,520	80	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$66,660	70	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,970	70	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$37,390	70	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$38,520	70	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$66,830	70	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$66,660	70	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$36,970	70	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$74,740	70	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$49,400	70	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$134,810	70	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$40,800	70	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$46,860	70	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$42,250	70	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$50,820	70	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$26,440	60	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$64,640	60	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$31,030	60	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$35,970	60	View salary detail
Animal Breeders	$53,200	60	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$43,440	60	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$97,480	60	View salary detail
Historians	$72,490	60	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$25,150	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$37,670	60	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$110,560	50	View 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.