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Tuscaloosa, AL

296 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 46220.

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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Most concentrated

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

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$243,530
Nurse Anesthetists$195,660
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$164,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$140,070
Pharmacists$132,430
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$130,000
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$129,880
Computer and Information Systems Managers$126,270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$125,100
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)$124,860
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$123,390
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations)$116,660
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations)$115,750
Electrical Engineers$114,980
Purchasing Managers$114,960
Lawyers$114,100
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)$110,520
Nurse Practitioners$110,460
Sales Managers$108,750
Physical Therapists$106,450
All 296 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011960$71,6900.95
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091270$22,4600.99
Animal Caretakers 39-2021130$27,6500.71
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301150$47,4600.63
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041100$140,0700.64
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121110$61,3801.71
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302190$58,2400.89
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023530$45,0701.08
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031110$28,4701.53
Bakers 51-3011120$42,5800.76
Bartenders 35-3011450$26,8300.85
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301170$40,1900.62
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021150$44,7200.54
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042160$80,8604.49
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031900$43,4000.94
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051680$17,1302.43
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-305240$37,7800.37
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031230$51,7301.14
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199130$79,6400.18
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011150$100,5302.67
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021120$35,7701.22
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020310$66,4000.91
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-203160$32,6301.43
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194180$56,2702.28
Carpenters 47-2031260$48,8700.55
Cashiers 41-20112,660$28,1101.24
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051140$44,3000.98
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101170$65,9000.50
Chemical Technicians 19-403140$59,0601.12
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101140$164,8100.25
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021180$44,6400.67
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011150$22,0400.40
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022110$50,2402.30
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051210$92,2300.80
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103160$74,6700.28
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061270$30,6001.03
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010320$52,8601.38
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303330$78,2000.65
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022270Not available1.56
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124270$42,9502.46
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041120$69,9500.43
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124180$124,8600.65
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916170$50,3000.60
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129960$115,7500.18
Computer Programmers 15-125140$86,1100.56
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211120$87,1400.33
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232260$48,4900.52
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021210$126,2700.45
Construction Laborers 47-20611,110$36,4601.45
Construction Managers 11-9021450$92,7701.69
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401160$64,7000.56
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041Not available$58,430
Cooks, Fast Food 35-20111,500$28,0303.36
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012470$31,7001.53
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014890$30,6900.91
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015150$22,1101.50
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012Not available$50,230
Cost Estimators 13-1051150$74,8000.93
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021480$34,4301.72
Couriers and Messengers 43-502150$29,2800.99
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-403180$41,2600.65
Crane and Tower Operators 53-702140$48,8701.17
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051860$37,9900.47
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031160$40,9201.36
Data Entry Keyers 43-902160$32,9900.68
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205150$92,8800.26
Database Administrators 15-124270$85,8001.47
Dental Assistants 31-9091200$38,0500.73
Dental Hygienists 29-1292130$60,5000.82
Dentists, General 29-102170Not available0.79
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302140$64,1400.45
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203280$69,0401.20
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103170$65,7501.29
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011220$22,0300.57
Dishwashers 35-9021260$27,9000.77
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503270$44,7400.49
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031180$37,1700.64
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208140$45,1100.67
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039130$96,0403.50
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032160$100,3800.69
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033480$99,5903.79
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081100$61,3202.43
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903130$39,0200.67
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012320$47,8001.29
Electrical Engineers 17-207170$114,9800.51
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905190$95,2900.98
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302340$89,6100.53
Electricians 47-2111560$60,1101.06
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations) 17-207260$116,6600.85
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,150$60,2201.19
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061100$50,2400.91
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-204280$37,3900.60
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123130$61,4303.26
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011130$66,9300.42
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031120$36,4900.55
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041100$38,3702.45
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301350$129,8800.48
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304130$59,9801.26
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209240$30,4400.20
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,360$24,6300.88
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031240$130,0000.41
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205150$86,6800.18
Firefighters 33-2011450$58,4001.85
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011860$75,3801.52
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101470$45,6001.00
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101140$61,5002.05
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102160$72,7700.82
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-10121,060$37,1401.24
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011100$45,4400.84
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101290$50,2701.01
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011700$74,0101.62
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101280$78,2800.56
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011970$59,8800.97
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102250$44,2300.66
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101270$74,5100.69
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-10111,040$74,9402.20
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,210$44,9501.55
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047530$57,0201.23
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021870$28,5301.40
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041180$29,6400.85
Food Service Managers 11-9051240$62,1301.43
Fundraisers 13-113180$61,1801.01
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051100$48,1109.84
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,210$101,2100.50
Graphic Designers 27-102470$45,7600.48
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012160$30,2500.76
Health Education Specialists 21-109140$58,3000.94
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209970$39,0500.56
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022170$56,8601.26
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021450$48,4301.57
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,440$50,1901.00
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013110$35,9702.49
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909870$36,5901.12
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-301530$39,6601.00
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198640$35,0805.52
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051190$39,6201.71
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,520$28,5500.51
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031290$24,6400.95
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081210$28,3501.17
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$40,4300.69
Human Resources Managers 11-312180$105,0200.54
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071520$63,2200.82
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112700$104,8402.74
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-90411,590$62,9905.19
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051240$123,3901.38
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051880$39,2101.63
Information Security Analysts 15-1212120$99,4600.91
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419940$55,4900.43
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061770$38,5001.84
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909960$49,0400.52
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031140$60,7900.89
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904130$36,2700.21
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021170$62,2300.52
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111170$32,6701.64
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,120$32,2800.73
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-102340$46,9302.23
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,740$36,4800.85
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011590$35,5400.89
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011150$30,1801.06
Lawyers 23-1011190$114,1000.37
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601260$42,8800.59
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022160$63,8001.75
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061680$55,3601.51
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033520$37,8800.75
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 47-5044120$57,73028.69
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131100$44,7700.86
Loan Officers 13-2072250$64,0801.29
Lodging Managers 11-908140$80,2401.20
Logging Equipment Operators 45-4022160$46,51010.77
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081190$85,2601.11
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063150$32,8305.08
Machinists 51-4041110$50,8500.56
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012460$27,8000.76
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071770$38,9300.72
Management Analysts 13-1111130$99,1900.21
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199130$87,7500.31
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161310$53,0900.49
Marketing Managers 11-202160$96,5200.20
Massage Therapists 31-901140$49,5600.57
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102290$73,9602.62
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214190$110,5200.44
Medical Assistants 31-9092590$35,9301.04
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072130$46,9300.95
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013660$36,2200.99
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111500$96,1101.20
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112140$48,8700.37
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102370$53,1300.79
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026130$48,9401.15
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-504140$40,5002.63
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022390$60,4800.89
Millwrights 49-9044120$61,3804.38
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20907,320$53,0507.47
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023210$57,4603.24
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042230$63,0301.88
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (4 O*NET occupations) 51-919560$47,7702.67
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072Not available$38,140
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-408130$48,7700.35
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244210$79,3200.94
Nurse Anesthetists 29-115190$195,6602.54
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171300$110,4601.34
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,390$32,8601.38
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011120$79,5501.23
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-501260$49,6002.85
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112260$100,7600.53
Office Clerks, General 43-9061770$30,6900.45
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073650$47,7101.94
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205760$35,5901.24
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208130$36,5000.67
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111160$61,6800.62
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064220$27,4400.56
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214190$46,2100.57
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011190$45,8600.70
Paramedics 29-204380$50,3101.20
Parts Salespersons 41-2022250$35,0501.34
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071100$37,3403.38
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305140$45,5400.39
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205260$62,3500.32
Pharmacists 29-1051320$132,4301.44
Pharmacy Aides 31-909530$36,5501.23
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052430$39,4501.30
Phlebotomists 31-9097140$32,0201.44
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202270$31,9002.12
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021100$64,0401.27
Physical Therapists 29-1123120$106,4500.66
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107130$101,1200.28
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229170$243,5300.70
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152370$59,5301.14
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051710$59,6701.52
Postal Service Clerks 43-505160$61,0501.19
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052270$58,6901.19
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011330$28,6300.99
Printing Press Operators 51-511270$35,3500.67
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-109240$58,1000.61
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201230$61,8300.34
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061100$70,6100.36
Project Management Specialists 13-108270$93,3800.10
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141320$49,4201.45
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053430$37,4103.93
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106680$75,3402.71
Public Relations Specialists 27-303190$59,7000.44
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031170$44,0702.34
Purchasing Managers 11-306160$114,9600.95
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034170$56,7201.05
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902270$61,7700.49
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171510$30,6300.80
Recreation Workers 39-9032210$30,9800.90
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081150$47,9201.45
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,590$75,2501.10
Residential Advisors 39-9041180$26,1703.03
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126110$64,1401.09
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,990$29,6301.10
Sales Managers 11-2022120$108,7500.26
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091360$49,6400.42
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012680$61,0900.79
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041280$37,4409.93
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031830$61,6301.11
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60142,330$41,5501.95
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031180$46,1700.53
Security Guards 33-9032530$31,5900.59
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021100$42,1700.45
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221130$48,1200.37
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071390$40,3600.69
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053100$31,2000.59
Skincare Specialists 39-509440$39,9700.85
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151150$71,2501.03
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093170$35,3600.55
Software Developers 15-1252290$104,8700.25
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205290$62,2300.50
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205840$61,2100.38
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112770$78,0000.57
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,940$32,2100.98
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221100$59,2302.00
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041110$49,9203.14
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018300$49,5600.88
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031290$25,3400.80
Surgical Technologists 29-205580$49,1901.03
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303150$53,8501.31
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102240$64,2801.16
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-201140$32,2101.54
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-208150$58,1301.15
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309980$49,1300.96
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045540$21,6900.55
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022110$60,5101.13
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905230$66,4100.49
Tellers 43-3071300$37,1501.31
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093140$34,1601.81
Training and Development Specialists 13-115190$60,2600.29
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307150$125,1000.31
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205660$37,2700.64
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,650$26,9301.04
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031190$51,8702.08
Web Developers 15-125450$67,3101.03
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511130$39,7100.84
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121290$52,1801.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-412240$82,2501.70
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042260$35,1505.99