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
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,500	8,200	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,470	400	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$37,440	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$37,440	180	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,410	220	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$37,290	400	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$37,270	340	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$37,140	750	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$37,100	530	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,090	110	View salary detail
Tutors	$37,010	280	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,980	430	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,920	570	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,890	120	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$36,880	610	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$36,820	330	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$36,820	1,100	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$36,770	3,750	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$36,710	1,240	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,600	2,880	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$36,510	1,110	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,460	90	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,340	40	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,310	2,160	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,270	830	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$36,240	320	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,180	400	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$35,990	80	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,940	80	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$35,940	440	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$35,900	80	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$35,810	380	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,660	10,890	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$35,620	1,510	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,610	3,030	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,480	320	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$35,470	6,380	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,410	—	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,340	110	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,340	4,020	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$34,300	240	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$34,220	3,310	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$34,150	30	View salary detail
Bakers	$33,830	440	View salary detail
Security Guards	$33,820	5,660	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,790	530	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$33,690	180	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,430	140	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,370	5,760	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$32,730	530	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.