Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Birmingham, AL

592 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Birmingham, AL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,290	1,930	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$44,120	130	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$43,870	1,000	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$43,750	140	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,480	150	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$43,100	460	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$42,860	380	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$42,750	260	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,690	100	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$42,300	440	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$42,050	1,120	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$42,040	1,170	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$41,850	900	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$41,470	100	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$41,010	220	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$40,670	80	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,530	780	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$40,530	9,850	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$40,500	90	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,290	880	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$40,080	3,730	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$40,010	180	View salary detail
Tellers	$39,840	1,710	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$39,400	200	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$39,400	200	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$39,400	200	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$39,400	200	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$39,300	660	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$39,260	190	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,150	—	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$39,140	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$38,920	420	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,780	160	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$38,700	2,540	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$38,610	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,570	4,370	View salary detail
Photographers	$38,390	130	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,370	2,210	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$38,370	4,780	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,330	60	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,320	220	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$38,310	290	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$38,190	730	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$38,140	290	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$38,080	180	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,950	710	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$37,890	270	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$37,740	50	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$37,620	770	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,500	8,200	View salary detail

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.