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Auburn-Opelika, AL

264 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 12220.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

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By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

All 264 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011680$72,5701.00
Administrative Services Managers 11-301240$108,1100.30
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041210$80,03051.15
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091320$21,0501.74
Animal Caretakers 39-2021260$27,6902.10
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301140$50,9500.81
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904170$144,8000.63
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112170$71,2901.68
Athletic Trainers 29-909140$61,4102.80
Audio and Video Technicians 27-401140$79,8101.08
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302150$47,9900.72
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023300$47,2500.90
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603190$28,5801.92
Bakers 51-301180$29,7700.73
Bartenders 35-3011400$26,2101.13
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-302190$39,1000.47
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042230$81,4409.75
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031560$44,2700.87
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031120$47,9000.91
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199110$80,7900.21
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011150$98,1303.95
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021110$36,9401.68
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020200$59,0100.88
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701140$42,0501.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119460$75,9101.08
Carpenters 47-2031200$47,6100.65
Cashiers 41-20111,820$27,9401.26
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101140$68,8300.46
Chemical Technicians 19-403150$37,4601.76
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-105250$83,4605.04
Chemists 19-203140$79,5301.08
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021150$43,7900.83
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011Not available$22,640
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302240$56,9401.16
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051130$99,5900.75
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103130$85,9900.21
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061170$32,6800.98
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010150$54,2700.97
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303340$82,1401.09
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022300$59,5502.59
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124100$36,8701.29
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-104190$64,2700.48
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124150$102,3800.61
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161200Not available2.56
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102140$128,0902.28
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121170$94,9000.30
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232290$61,9400.86
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021180$129,5900.56
Construction Laborers 47-2061670$36,1101.31
Construction Managers 11-9021400$100,1402.26
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401150$65,1100.69
Cooks, Fast Food 35-20111,220$27,1204.06
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012260$29,6801.28
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014760$30,5801.15
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015120$21,8601.90
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-301270$45,1700.40
Cost Estimators 13-1051100$72,0300.93
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021310$31,5101.67
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-403160$40,8300.70
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051960$35,8100.79
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031160$37,1601.98
Data Entry Keyers 43-902130$34,2400.51
Database Administrators 15-1242Not available$81,710
Dental Assistants 31-9091130$38,5500.73
Dental Hygienists 29-129290$60,4900.86
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-908150$46,7702.96
Dentists, General 29-102140Not available0.74
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302140$72,4200.79
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$67,8700.97
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103130$61,7700.95
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011200$20,9000.77
Dishwashers 35-9021220$28,1600.96
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503270$48,6900.71
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039100$93,5204.07
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-903290$99,8700.61
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033450Not available5.37
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-108170$79,3802.60
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903160$45,4501.71
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012310$62,2701.87
Electrical Engineers 17-207130$109,1000.33
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905150$75,4900.75
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028180$30,4801.52
Electricians 47-2111230$53,8600.64
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021550$59,9700.85
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406160$47,8300.86
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042110$48,2101.31
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032260$103,58013.74
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123100$64,4103.61
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011110$62,8700.51
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903190$38,4900.57
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-904150$36,8001.66
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209230$36,6200.26
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209340$41,2702.91
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,370$24,6001.31
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031180$129,5800.45
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205170$85,1000.44
Firefighters 33-2011230$44,4001.45
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011450$63,0201.19
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101490$48,5101.78
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102160$62,8101.37
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012920$36,4701.62
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011110$46,3701.35
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101290$59,8701.43
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011350$66,6101.21
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101240$70,2700.42
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011660$59,3100.99
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102260$41,7401.15
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101270$77,9601.01
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011530$68,8901.69
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011880$44,6301.67
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047370$57,8701.26
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021730$28,7701.75
Food Service Managers 11-9051180$64,1701.62
Fundraisers 13-1131100$62,5101.99
General and Operations Managers 11-1021920$103,3800.56
Graphic Designers 27-102460$53,1200.66
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012120$27,9800.87
Health Education Specialists 21-109140$77,9501.15
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209970$37,9300.78
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102250$56,4300.59
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021260$48,1701.36
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,090$49,2101.13
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909830$35,9400.74
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198190$32,2202.40
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-405150$40,2600.75
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112540$82,5704.23
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-1120640$25,5700.32
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031260$23,5201.28
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081160$27,7301.33
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$51,5700.84
Human Resources Managers 11-312170$108,5900.72
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071350$63,0300.81
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-302640$58,8601.15
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112200$80,2501.14
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041570$59,3802.77
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051100$110,9800.87
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051640$44,1601.76
Information Security Analysts 15-121270$120,9500.79
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419950$54,5800.73
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061590$37,8402.12
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909940$47,6000.49
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031230$61,2502.13
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-213130$45,3501.67
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904150$37,7500.54
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021140$63,0100.60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-411140$36,6400.58
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011970$30,4700.94
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,250$33,0900.91
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011540$34,9401.20
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-601130$28,8900.37
Lawyers 23-1011120$100,5600.35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601240$39,8800.61
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022110$64,2401.80
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412140$23,3000.97
Library Technicians 25-403130$44,9601.01
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061190$50,6300.64
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033340$36,9600.75
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131100$46,5601.27
Loan Officers 13-2072130$71,8601.02
Lodging Managers 11-908130$63,7501.56
Logging Equipment Operators 45-402230$45,4303.41
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108190$81,4900.75
Machinists 51-404180$47,8400.60
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012280$27,1800.71
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071740$39,7101.03
Management Analysts 13-111180$93,7000.19
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-919940$75,1000.14
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161280$59,6500.66
Marketing Managers 11-202160$106,3000.31
Massage Therapists 31-901130$46,0600.71
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102280$77,0803.40
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141100$100,2300.69
Medical Assistants 31-9092420$35,4501.09
Medical Records Specialists 29-207270$49,3100.76
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013500$36,3201.12
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111290$100,8501.04
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112140$58,0700.64
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102690$37,9801.12
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022Not available$60,850
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20902,000$34,5303.05
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304260$59,5700.76
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072340$37,5404.83
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-408190$33,0101.49
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244150$82,9701.04
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171180$108,5001.18
Nursing Assistants 31-1131620$35,5300.91
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072220$44,6806.13
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501170$78,1901.04
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-501240$60,5702.57
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112240$97,6000.57
Office Clerks, General 43-9061550$32,4800.48
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073360$47,0001.59
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205740$37,2201.13
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064230$30,8800.88
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214140$38,8600.37
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011100$43,2800.54
Parts Salespersons 41-2022150$30,7001.19
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-207140$36,3801.85
Pest Control Workers 37-2021160$37,8503.25
Pharmacists 29-1051210$133,1801.40
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052330$39,4901.49
Physical Therapists 29-1123110$86,1200.90
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229180$293,6301.10
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-105450$82,7508.54
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152200$51,5700.90
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051410$60,2301.32
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106530$79,0904.36
Postal Service Clerks 43-505140$58,4701.02
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052190$55,9301.24
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011500$28,4902.25
Printing Press Operators 51-511250$34,9800.71
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201240$69,1700.66
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-506160$55,0000.33
Project Management Specialists 13-108260$77,6900.13
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141160$56,0701.09
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106680$98,2504.11
Public Relations Specialists 27-303190$63,9200.69
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503170$47,1201.50
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034110$67,0000.98
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902270Not available0.72
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171330$31,6000.77
Recreation Workers 39-9032170$23,7201.13
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081110$49,6201.66
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,430$78,0400.91
Residential Advisors 39-9041150$31,7903.85
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,300$29,1401.26
Sales Managers 11-202290$116,0000.29
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091340$51,7200.58
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012340$62,1200.59
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-704140$37,0602.04
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031840$61,2501.69
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,570$40,4601.96
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031100$49,8500.43
Security Guards 33-9032320$34,8400.54
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-302180$48,0900.49
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071290$38,5300.75
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305380$30,5200.68
Social and Community Service Managers 11-915180$74,9700.77
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-109390$35,0100.46
Software Developers 15-1252290$120,3100.36
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-101340$61,8404.89
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112760$74,1500.68
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,660$34,9001.25
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018150$46,3100.65
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031130$24,6900.55
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303140$56,3201.39
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-208170$49,3302.70
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309930$66,3000.62
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045710$23,3001.07
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-9044Not available$22,600
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202270$59,6201.03
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905250$58,9401.13
Tellers 43-3071180$36,4101.17
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309370$33,4301.43
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151100$46,9100.48
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307130$105,1800.31
Tutors 25-304130$29,9000.42
Veterinarians 29-113160$101,0601.56
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096130$36,3602.12
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056140$37,0802.38
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,310$26,4701.24
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803190$54,5901.47
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511130$51,8301.34
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121270$42,5201.37