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
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,040	380	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$61,040	3,300	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$60,980	880	View salary detail
Millwrights	$60,830	310	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$60,730	30	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$60,690	70	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,600	500	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$60,590	2,730	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$60,590	2,730	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,510	80	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$60,130	40	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$60,130	40	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,090	1,840	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$60,090	1,840	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,040	3,770	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	1,370	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$59,870	170	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$59,540	60	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,540	60	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$59,260	70	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$59,180	550	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$59,080	630	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$58,550	30	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$58,550	30	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$58,210	140	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$57,870	200	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$57,740	1,160	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$57,570	870	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$57,560	310	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$57,510	280	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	630	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$57,260	140	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$57,220	290	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$56,920	500	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$56,860	400	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$56,720	290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$56,690	410	View salary detail
Electricians	$56,630	2,780	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$56,250	420	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$56,130	550	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$55,700	520	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$55,700	520	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$55,680	170	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$55,350	1,900	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$55,110	80	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$55,040	1,590	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,460	9,170	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$54,330	2,070	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$54,020	80	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,830	320	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.