Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Tuscaloosa, AL

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$53,850	50	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$53,130	70	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$53,090	310	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$53,090	310	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,180	290	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$51,870	190	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$51,730	230	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,850	110	View salary detail
Paramedics	$50,310	80	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$50,300	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$50,270	90	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$50,240	100	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$50,240	110	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$50,230	—	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,190	1,440	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$49,920	110	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$49,640	360	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$49,600	60	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$49,560	40	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$49,420	320	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$49,190	80	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$49,130	80	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,040	60	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,040	60	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$48,940	130	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$48,870	40	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$48,870	40	View salary detail
Carpenters	$48,870	260	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,770	30	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$48,490	260	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,430	450	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$48,120	30	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$48,110	100	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$47,920	150	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$47,800	320	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,770	60	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$47,770	60	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$47,770	60	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$47,770	60	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,710	650	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$47,460	50	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$46,930	130	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$46,930	40	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$46,510	160	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,210	90	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$46,170	180	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$45,860	190	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$45,760	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$45,600	70	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$45,540	40	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.