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
Paramedics	$53,820	230	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$53,810	190	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$53,490	80	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,330	60	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$53,160	2,420	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$53,120	60	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$52,880	130	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$52,870	230	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$52,480	530	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$52,420	1,430	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$52,330	430	View salary detail
Clergy	$52,190	270	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$52,150	170	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$52,150	170	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$52,150	170	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$52,010	200	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,950	300	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,810	130	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$51,580	40	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$51,520	700	View salary detail
Firefighters	$51,050	2,370	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,780	1,110	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,510	280	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,400	1,660	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$50,160	70	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$50,030	120	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,980	190	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,930	2,160	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$49,900	—	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$49,590	340	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$49,390	180	View salary detail
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$49,260	50	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$49,250	110	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$49,110	70	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$48,980	140	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$48,760	270	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,740	2,370	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$48,730	510	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,700	570	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$48,600	110	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,570	4,100	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,450	60	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$48,400	—	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$48,380	340	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,110	460	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$48,090	530	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$48,030	120	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$47,980	80	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$47,970	90	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$47,950	420	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.