Anniston Employment

Employment and Industries in the Anniston, Alabama Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Anniston, Alabama Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	350	54,060	$25,610 - 95,820	8%	51%
2	Accountants and auditors	180	52,200	$29,880 - 83,940	18%	79%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	120	30,050	$16,390 - 44,620	9%	54%
4	Industrial engineers	110	54,070	$31,760 - 86,960	20%	74%
5	Financial managers	100	73,280	$50,860 - 110,130	13%	60%
6	Pharmacists	100	101,540	$42,340 - 0	22%	97%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	100	37,470	$26,620 - 54,440	19%	77%
8	Chief executives	90	106,110	$52,020 - 0	2%	65%
9	Management analysts	80	83,790	$45,710 - 127,820	22%	78%
10	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	80	28,340	$19,840 - 37,540	15%	51%
11	Managers, all other	80	115,110	$42,520 - 0	7%	55%
12	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	37,650	$28,130 - 47,030	20%	87%
13	Medical and health services managers	80	82,190	$45,390 - 115,300	16%	57%
14	Mechanical engineers	80	62,340	$47,070 - 78,980	4%	78%
15	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	38,110	$26,920 - 48,980	13%	73%
16	Librarians	70	41,680	$32,030 - 48,640	4%	85%
17	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	64,940	$52,810 - 78,410	8%	78%
18	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	60	60,200	$28,460 - 89,210	25%	93%
19	Graphic designers	60	33,460	$20,110 - 61,750	10%	55%
20	Computer specialists, all other	60	63,840	$42,000 - 79,380	15%	68%
21	Social and human service assistants	50	30,180	$17,280 - 45,970	34%	58%
22	Engineers, all other	50	76,810	$41,010 - 110,590	6%	82%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	43,780	$33,800 - 57,210	12%	51%
24	Advertising sales agents	50	52,140	$30,750 - 80,450	20%	56%
25	Engineering managers	50	85,870	$52,610 - 122,610	7%	84%
26	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	52,100	$13,590 - 80,950	17%	56%
27	Electrical engineers	40	72,200	$50,000 - 95,760	6%	81%
28	Medical and public health social workers	40	36,940	$26,710 - 50,610	24%	77%
29	Sales managers	40	62,250	$34,500 - 96,030	10%	69%
30	Public relations specialists	40	39,950	$22,230 - 65,510	18%	81%
31	Education administrators, all other	40	63,690	$40,670 - 79,320	13%	78%
32	Instructional coordinators	30	54,620	$22,920 - 74,790	23%	79%
33	Physical therapists	30	67,680	$53,660 - 87,960	27%	89%
34	Computer and information systems managers	30	65,710	$48,590 - 90,400	16%	73%
35	Training and development specialists	30	49,470	$30,140 - 74,290	18%	56%
36	Detectives and criminal investigators	30	40,220	$32,510 - 47,720	17%	54%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,610	13,730	$11,470 - 17,250	18%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	1,610	22,450	$13,290 - 39,090	12%	25%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,480	21,400	$14,710 - 28,740	2%	5%
4	Cashiers	1,440	15,390	$11,830 - 19,740	-2%	10%
5	Team assemblers	1,170	20,930	$12,680 - 28,870	0%	5%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,030	25,800	$17,330 - 36,270	1%	18%
7	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	1,010	40,140	$33,050 - 48,760	12%	3%
8	Waiters and waitresses	940	12,970	$11,510 - 14,580	11%	14%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	920	35,060	$23,150 - 46,130	10%	4%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	790	23,080	$13,620 - 36,460	-7%	8%
11	Office clerks, general	760	20,610	$12,590 - 30,130	13%	19%
12	General and operations managers	650	80,160	$35,210 - [?]	2%	48%
13	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	610	33,190	$25,590 - 43,090	8%	9%
14	Teacher assistants	580	14,760	$11,720 - 20,660	10%	18%
15	Security guards	550	26,210	$14,000 - 39,390	17%	13%
16	Machinists	520	33,560	$17,280 - 47,510	-2%	3%
17	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	510	18,690	$15,350 - 23,910	18%	7%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	510	44,590	$25,810 - 64,370	-4%	15%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	510	40,230	$23,600 - 60,790	6%	29%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	490	32,310	$17,960 - 53,530	4%	25%
21	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	460	27,300	$17,870 - 37,600	13%	16%
22	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	460	18,840	$12,460 - 27,300	15%	4%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	450	32,170	$19,560 - 49,170	10%	6%
24	Customer service representatives	440	24,710	$14,510 - 35,950	25%	22%
25	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	440	36,460	$25,210 - 48,150	5%	2%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	410	25,220	$14,590 - 37,460	11%	14%
27	Business operations specialists, all other	400	55,700	$37,770 - 76,180	21%	49%
28	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	400	27,970	$19,060 - 37,090	14%	7%
29	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	360	28,950	$20,620 - 38,490	-6%	14%
30	Industrial truck and tractor operators	350	27,300	$19,040 - 40,270	-1%	2%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	330	20,320	$13,340 - 29,920	17%	13%
32	Cooks, fast food	310	14,410	$11,590 - 19,330	8%	5%
33	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	310	26,520	$17,430 - 37,360	4%	6%
34	Tellers	300	20,620	$16,190 - 25,990	14%	16%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	300	15,280	$11,810 - 19,990	13%	5%
36	Cooks, restaurant	300	17,220	$12,450 - 22,690	12%	5%
37	Food preparation workers	290	14,850	$11,550 - 20,500	15%	7%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	290	51,070	$33,590 - 71,360	7%	13%
39	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	280	27,910	$15,050 - 50,330	8%	4%
40	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	260	26,150	$15,270 - 40,550	14%	4%
41	Medical assistants	260	21,980	$15,580 - 30,310	35%	10%
42	Helpers--production workers	250	22,980	$15,290 - 32,160	0%	4%
43	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	240	15,100	$11,730 - 19,670	11%	5%
44	Home health aides	220	16,600	$12,430 - 21,780	49%	7%
45	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	210	20,220	$15,320 - 27,130	-15%	0%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	200	38,830	$24,310 - 56,870	9%	10%
47	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	200	38,750	$26,450 - 53,420	4%	30%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	190	33,430	$25,070 - 44,510	11%	33%
49	Driver/sales workers	190	18,230	$11,520 - 35,700	-4%	4%
50	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	170	37,660	$26,980 - 50,900	15%	18%
51	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	170	18,960	$12,900 - 27,230	14%	3%
52	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	170	30,730	$19,850 - 43,660	-14%	0%
53	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	170	42,210	$33,150 - 50,340	7%	0%
54	Carpenters	170	32,320	$21,630 - 46,500	10%	6%
55	Counter and rental clerks	160	21,960	$12,700 - 29,430	23%	16%
56	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	160	25,930	$19,080 - 35,400	-2%	6%
57	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	160	26,930	$19,700 - 36,010	0%	0%
58	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	150	23,610	$15,560 - 46,320	-18%	0%
59	Electricians	150	33,760	$23,580 - 45,430	7%	7%
60	All other information and record clerks	150	34,170	$20,010 - 46,990	-12%	21%
61	Painters, construction and maintenance	140	37,440	$31,730 - 46,750	12%	6%
62	Dishwashers	140	14,300	$11,700 - 17,820	10%	3%
63	Bill and account collectors	140	24,450	$14,200 - 37,060	23%	13%
64	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	140	39,450	$31,950 - 49,570	0%	7%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	44,780	$29,520 - 58,360	10%	17%
66	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	130	19,810	$13,230 - 28,020	18%	6%
67	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	130	48,190	$28,710 - 70,800	0%	42%
68	Postal service mail carriers	130	43,930	$33,700 - 57,560	1%	11%
69	Pharmacy technicians	130	21,760	$15,910 - 28,720	32%	16%
70	Child care workers	120	13,650	$11,510 - 17,050	18%	15%
71	Legal secretaries	120	24,940	$16,140 - 34,660	12%	18%
72	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	120	32,650	$24,730 - 39,030	-11%	4%
73	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	120	22,630	$13,460 - 32,400	12%	6%
74	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	110	25,550	$19,400 - 36,060	0%	3%
75	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	110	15,520	$11,810 - 20,330	17%	14%
76	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	110	24,220	$16,640 - 34,100	4%	15%
77	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	110	17,250	$12,420 - 22,750	10%	8%
78	Cooks, short order	100	14,410	$11,640 - 17,650	5%	5%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	100	39,510	$20,650 - 61,950	13%	17%
80	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	100	14,130	$11,640 - 17,870	10%	17%
81	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	100	27,910	$19,740 - 36,930	8%	3%
82	Procurement clerks	100	34,910	$25,880 - 45,030	-1%	24%
83	Surgical technologists	90	29,820	$19,820 - 40,440	25%	16%
84	Industrial machinery mechanics	90	40,340	$31,990 - 50,190	9%	5%
85	Radiologic technologists and technicians	90	38,950	$29,430 - 50,420	15%	25%
86	Fire fighters	90	33,230	$19,130 - 47,020	12%	18%
87	Medical secretaries	90	22,870	$16,820 - 31,940	17%	18%
88	Parts salespersons	90	24,250	$15,930 - 36,600	-1%	6%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90	59,480	$31,500 - 96,500	4%	38%
90	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	80	50,140	$33,800 - 60,740	4%	18%
91	Bartenders	80	14,260	$11,440 - 17,570	11%	17%
92	Automotive body and related repairers	80	29,930	$18,570 - 45,000	12%	3%
93	Office and administrative support workers, all other	80	28,950	$20,450 - 38,900	-8%	32%
94	Tool and die makers	80	40,280	$25,890 - 50,830	-9%	5%
95	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	80	29,760	$19,660 - 45,240	9%	3%
96	Foundry mold and coremakers	80	23,850	$17,430 - 28,970	-22%	0%
97	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	80	22,230	$12,960 - 30,760	7%	3%
98	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	70	32,830	$22,620 - 45,850	12%	3%
99	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	70	29,500	$18,790 - 38,890	3%	18%
100	Insurance sales agents	70	36,380	$20,130 - 67,260	13%	45%

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Jobs More Common Near Anniston Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	23,610	150	59.1
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40,140	1,010	31
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	39,450	140	22.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	33,190	610	16.7
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,650	120	16
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	42,210	170	8.4
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	20,220	210	8
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	26,930	160	6.3
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,550	110	6.1
Machinists	33,560	520	4.8
Procurement clerks	34,910	100	4.6
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	25,930	160	4.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,460	440	4.4
Team assemblers	20,930	1,170	3.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,590	510	2.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,950	360	2.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,100	240	2.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,730	170	2.3
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,750	200	2.3
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,730	1,610	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,070	290	2.2
All other information and record clerks	34,170	150	2.1
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,400	1,480	2.1
Cooks, short order	14,410	100	2
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,780	130	2
Medical assistants	21,980	260	2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,060	920	2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,800	1,030	2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	27,970	400	1.9
Industrial engineers	54,070	110	1.9
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,300	350	1.9
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,520	110	1.9
Cooks, fast food	14,410	310	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,510	100	1.8
Helpers--production workers	22,980	250	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,220	410	1.8
Tellers	20,620	300	1.7
Teacher assistants	14,760	580	1.7
Security guards	26,210	550	1.7
Painters, construction and maintenance	37,440	140	1.6
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,960	170	1.6
Driver/sales workers	18,230	190	1.6
Pharmacy technicians	21,760	130	1.5
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	48,190	130	1.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,080	790	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	32,310	490	1.5
Legal secretaries	24,940	120	1.4
Cashiers	15,390	1,440	1.4
Pharmacists	101,540	100	1.4
Child, family, and school social workers	37,470	100	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Anniston, Alabama Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Painters, construction and maintenance	37,440	1.17	140
Security guards	26,210	1.14	550
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,650	1.12	120
All other information and record clerks	34,170	1.11	150
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,730	1.11	170
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	36,460	1.1	440
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,250	1.06	110
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,910	1.06	280
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,080	1.05	790
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,660	1.04	170
Helpers--production workers	22,980	1.03	250
Business operations specialists, all other	55,700	1.02	400
Postal service mail carriers	43,930	1	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,060	1	350
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,750	1	200
Counter and rental clerks	21,960	1	160
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,520	1	310
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,060	1	920
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	22,630	0.99	120
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,170	0.99	450
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	40,140	0.98	1,010
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,960	0.97	170
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	48,190	0.97	130
Industrial truck and tractor operators	27,300	0.96	350
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	33,190	0.96	610
Retail salespersons	22,450	0.96	1,610
Accountants and auditors	52,200	0.95	180
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,070	0.95	290
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,400	0.95	1,480
Machinists	33,560	0.94	520
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,800	0.94	1,030
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,230	0.93	510
Tellers	20,620	0.92	300
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	42,210	0.92	170
Dishwashers	14,300	0.91	140
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,780	0.91	130
Cooks, fast food	14,410	0.91	310
Receptionists and information clerks	20,320	0.91	330
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,300	0.91	460
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	39,450	0.91	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,950	0.89	360
General and operations managers	80,160	0.89	650
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,590	0.89	510
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,840	0.89	460
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,220	0.89	410
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	19,810	0.88	130
Carpenters	32,320	0.88	170
Cashiers	15,390	0.88	1,440
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,730	0.87	1,610
Customer service representatives	24,710	0.87	440

Highest Paying Jobs in Anniston, Alabama Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	197,750
Family and general practitioners	187,990	40
Internists, general	167,150	40
Managers, all other	115,110	80
Chief executives	106,110	90
Pharmacists	101,540	100
Engineering managers	85,870	50
Management analysts	83,790	80
Electronics engineers, except computer	83,190
Medical and health services managers	82,190	80
General and operations managers	80,160	650
Engineers, all other	76,810	50
Financial managers	73,280	100
Chemical engineers	72,750
Electrical engineers	72,200	40
Physical therapists	67,680	30
Computer and information systems managers	65,710	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,940	70
Computer specialists, all other	63,840	60
Education administrators, all other	63,690	40
Mechanical engineers	62,340	80
Sales managers	62,250	40
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	60,200	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	59,480	90
Market research analysts	59,230
Environmental engineers	55,880
Business operations specialists, all other	55,700	400
Instructional coordinators	54,620	30
Industrial engineers	54,070	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,060	350
Construction managers	53,990	60
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	53,720	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	52,860	50
Civil engineers	52,670
Accountants and auditors	52,200	180
Advertising sales agents	52,140	50
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	52,100	40
Industrial production managers	51,360	60
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,070	290
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	50,140	80
Physician assistants	49,620
Training and development specialists	49,470	30
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	48,190	130
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	47,290
Loan officers	46,250
Cost estimators	45,630	60
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other	44,780	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,780	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,590	510
Postal service mail carriers	43,930	130

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