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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$47,930570View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,8302,220View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians$47,72090View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$47,680860View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators$47,620310View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,520310View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$47,410270View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$47,390470View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,3305,430View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$47,260180View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,1201,000View salary detail
Bailiffs$46,93090View salary detail
Riggers$46,80080View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$46,750160View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,690600View salary detail
Roofers$46,600260View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$46,5401,010View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$46,490490View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,45080View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$46,44080View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,390440View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,3603,720View salary detail
Athletic Trainers$46,280400View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,2105,860View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,170360View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$46,170360View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$46,170360View salary detail
Patient Representatives$46,170360View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,150110View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$46,070500View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,02070View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,990790View salary detail
Credit Counselors$45,760View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$45,72040View salary detail
Photonics Technicians$45,72040View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$45,72040View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$45,500180View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,44040View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters$45,39070View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,2701,490View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$45,200330View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,200330View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,140260View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$45,11060View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$44,93090View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,790410View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,600380View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,58010,900View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,560380View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$44,470230View 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.