Anniston Employment

Employment and Industries in the Anniston, Alabama Area

Anniston is located in a tree lined valley of the Appalachian foothills in the state of Alabama. Anniston is the county seat and the commercial and industrial center of Calhoun County. The area offers plenty of outdoor recreational activities. Residents also have opportunities to enhance their education by attending the Harry M Ayers State Technical College and the Gadsden Business College. Jackson State University is nearby.

The Anniston Army Depot is Anniston's largest employer. The depot is used for maintenance of most of the Army's tracked vehicles. In addition, the depot has numerous affiliated defense contractors. Part of the former Fort McClellan is utilized for the Alabama National Guard Training and the US Homeland Security anti-terrorism department. The Jacksonville State Higher Education Consortium is also located on the former military base. In addition, a United States courthouse, circuit and district courts, the district attorney's office and numerous county administrative offices also provide jobs in Anniston. Also, Anniston/Calhoun was selected for the development of Kronospan's 700 employee wood product plant.

Expansion Magazine, produces a "Best Cities for Business Recruitment and Attraction" list. The magazine evaluates the relocation activity of 19 million companies during an eight year timeframe. The list includes the most popular commercial relocation designations in the nation. Anniston was ranked number 15 in Expansion Magazine's top 20 small metro area list. For those considering relocating to Anniston, the city's cost of living is about 28% lower than the U.S. average.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the major industry employers in 2009, in descending order, for Anniston/Oxford are:

Government
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Manufacturing
Professional and Business Services
Leisure and Hospitality

Some major employers and companies of note in the Anniston Area include:

Anniston Army Depot
Alabama Regional Medical Center
Center for Domestic Preparedness/DHS
Jacksonville State University
Calhoun County Schools
Honda Plant
BAE Systems
NABI
Stringfellow Hospital
Bostrom Seating, Inc
Oxford School System
Legacy Cabinet
Federal Mogul
Anniston School System
Union Foundry
M & H Valve
Honeywell
Super Valu
Anniston Sportswear
YKK/Tape Craft
Alabama Power

Some of the major business related organizations in Anniston include:

The Central Alabama Business Journal is an excellent daily newspaper which provides current information on business activities in the Anniston area.

Most Popular Jobs in Anniston, Alabama Metro Area (2008 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	Registered nurses	1,030	61,590	$39,430 - 70,030	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	540	45,690	$20,980 - 84,780	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	510	43,330	$33,760 - 53,260	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	460	44,370	$35,480 - 53,120	14%	95%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	43,340	$34,480 - 53,120	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	170	52,150	$35,350 - 77,430	18%	79%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	130	36,350	$19,320 - 52,590	19%	77%
8	Management analysts	100	81,830	$48,320 - 132,520	22%	78%
9	Mechanical engineers	100	72,480	$54,110 - 97,970	4%	78%
10	Librarians	90	45,620	$30,770 - 57,910	4%	85%
11	Pharmacists	90	114,610	$91,530 - 135,340	22%	97%
12	Industrial engineers	90	64,060	$46,170 - 84,190	20%	74%
13	Social and human service assistants	80	19,710	$13,030 - 31,300	34%	58%
14	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	70,800	$55,780 - 89,630	8%	78%
15	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	80	40,950	$29,850 - 52,610	20%	87%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	42,980	$32,290 - 53,850	13%	73%
17	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	70	47,650	$35,430 - 65,560	0%	96%
18	Financial managers	70	83,770	$55,050 - 128,670	13%	60%
19	Lawyers	70	62,440	$41,230 - 130,790	11%	99%
20	Sales managers	70	81,090	$43,000 - 106,750	10%	69%
21	Materials engineers	60	49,770	$42,010 - 69,680	4%	77%
22	Advertising sales agents	60	68,090	$18,760 - 152,620	20%	56%
23	Chief executives	60	151,030	$74,800 -	2%	65%
24	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50	61,990	$31,230 - 88,700	25%	93%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50	50,790	$39,080 - 65,110	12%	51%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	50	35,040	$22,750 - 47,760	15%	51%
27	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	44,880	$34,160 - 62,580	17%	54%
28	Managers, all other	50		$ -	7%	55%
29	Graphic designers	50	41,870	$25,060 - 65,950	10%	55%
30	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	29,450	$21,990 - 41,670	34%	73%
31	Medical and public health social workers	50	38,890	$30,230 - 50,010	24%	77%
32	Coaches and scouts	50	43,200	$17,440 - 79,050	15%	60%
33	Medical and health services managers	50	81,600	$45,850 - 111,160	16%	57%
34	Environmental engineers	40	76,850	$59,580 - 98,310	25%	86%
35	Engineers, all other	40	95,190	$72,530 - 119,120	6%	82%
36	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	40	43,800	$13,440 - 79,460	17%	56%
37	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	46,200	$27,810 - 72,830	5%	58%
38	Legislators	40	15,740	$12,810 - 23,120	1%	65%
39	Rehabilitation counselors	40	36,330	$17,130 - 61,090	23%	73%
40	Network and computer systems administrators	40	58,200	$41,560 - 78,030	27%	50%
41	Training and development specialists	40	47,010	$23,680 - 65,730	18%	56%
42	Engineering managers	40	91,570	$69,310 - 123,010	7%	84%
43	Public relations specialists	40	42,560	$25,570 - 62,290	18%	81%
44	Physical therapists	30	70,860	$48,690 - 100,940	27%	89%

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	Cashiers	1,700	15,940	$12,870 - 20,610	-2%	10%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,450	22,720	$13,870 - 32,220	2%	5%
3	Team assemblers	1,250	24,930	$14,010 - 37,620	0%	5%
4	Retail salespersons	1,230	21,870	$13,430 - 33,310	12%	25%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,190	27,670	$18,550 - 38,590	1%	18%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,100	15,510	$12,790 - 19,920	18%	5%
7	Waiters and waitresses	970	14,190	$12,690 - 16,020	11%	14%
8	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	910	43,380	$35,220 - 50,000	12%	3%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	750	22,850	$13,480 - 37,650	-7%	8%
10	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	710	37,620	$32,060 - 47,780	8%	9%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	680	37,650	$21,870 - 57,790	10%	4%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	650	20,080	$13,720 - 28,820	15%	4%
13	General and operations managers	640	80,250	$37,350 - 142,010	2%	48%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	610	31,280	$18,610 - 47,490	4%	25%
15	Office clerks, general	610	20,580	$13,480 - 30,730	13%	19%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	530	20,640	$16,520 - 26,360	18%	7%
17	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	530	39,590	$27,910 - 49,610	5%	2%
18	Machinists	530	37,960	$26,940 - 49,220	-2%	3%
19	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	480	27,050	$18,320 - 37,950	13%	16%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	460	25,820	$17,710 - 35,300	11%	14%
21	Business operations specialists, all other	450	61,200	$42,010 - 84,060	21%	49%
22	Security guards	420	29,550	$13,990 - 44,860	17%	13%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	420	41,000	$26,310 - 59,550	6%	29%
24	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	410	30,970	$20,150 - 40,120	14%	7%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	390	53,650	$32,540 - 88,540	-4%	15%
26	Cooks, fast food	390	15,440	$12,880 - 19,650	8%	5%
27	Food preparation workers	360	16,340	$12,990 - 21,960	15%	7%
28	Teacher assistants	360	16,150	$13,020 - 20,710	10%	18%
29	Cooks, restaurant	350	18,620	$13,240 - 26,630	12%	5%
30	Customer service representatives	350	30,790	$17,140 - 50,540	25%	22%
31	Sewing machine operators	350	21,880	$15,620 - 29,500	-26%	5%
32	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	350	28,090	$17,720 - 39,500	-6%	14%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	350	28,970	$17,000 - 39,360	-1%	2%
34	Maintenance and repair workers, general	340	32,590	$19,250 - 46,890	10%	6%
35	Receptionists and information clerks	310	20,350	$14,330 - 26,570	17%	13%
36	Helpers--production workers	290	19,300	$13,130 - 29,400	0%	4%
37	Industrial machinery mechanics	270	38,100	$28,040 - 49,960	9%	5%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	270	52,770	$30,740 - 75,330	7%	13%
39	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	270	26,390	$15,760 - 45,180	8%	4%
40	Tellers	250	20,190	$16,170 - 25,920	14%	16%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	240	29,370	$16,070 - 47,290	14%	4%
42	Medical assistants	240	25,140	$17,300 - 35,310	35%	10%
43	Construction laborers	240	22,870	$16,420 - 29,950	11%	5%
44	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	240	25,560	$17,300 - 38,080	18%	6%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	240	39,460	$27,350 - 56,720	11%	33%
46	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	220	27,770	$22,600 - 32,100	-14%	0%
47	Painters, construction and maintenance	210	38,780	$27,570 - 48,940	12%	6%
48	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	210	29,270	$18,560 - 39,600	4%	6%
49	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	200	44,580	$33,840 - 59,400	7%	0%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	200	31,580	$27,610 - 36,370	18%	15%
51	Electricians	190	38,340	$27,100 - 49,460	7%	7%
52	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	190	15,690	$12,950 - 19,410	13%	5%
53	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	190	27,500	$17,750 - 39,340	9%	3%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	180	46,860	$26,020 - 64,990	9%	10%
55	Fire fighters	180	36,600	$18,790 - 50,150	12%	18%
56	Tree trimmers and pruners	180	29,870	$27,360 - 33,360	11%	6%
57	Counter and rental clerks	170	20,920	$13,660 - 31,080	23%	16%
58	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	170	41,260	$29,980 - 55,970	4%	30%
59	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	140	16,330	$13,020 - 21,390	10%	17%
60	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	140	43,920	$32,950 - 55,560	0%	7%
61	Carpenters	140	32,300	$21,240 - 49,250	10%	6%
62	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	130	27,250	$22,490 - 32,890	9%	0%
63	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	130	15,490	$12,890 - 19,760	17%	14%
64	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	130	17,830	$13,140 - 24,660	11%	5%
65	Driver/sales workers	130	28,450	$13,800 - 47,190	-4%	4%
66	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	130	33,790	$22,420 - 49,050	8%	3%
67	Home health aides	130	17,810	$13,270 - 24,340	49%	7%
68	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	130	29,150	$22,130 - 40,690	4%	15%
69	Procurement clerks	130	36,530	$25,470 - 47,650	-1%	24%
70	Postal service mail carriers	130			1%	11%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	130	52,510	$32,510 - 79,280	4%	38%
72	Cooks, short order	120	16,220	$12,920 - 20,470	5%	5%
73	Bus drivers, school	120	14,500	$12,810 - 16,100	9%	4%
74	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	120	53,590	$27,950 - 81,210	0%	42%
75	Pharmacy technicians	120	22,390	$15,690 - 30,630	32%	16%
76	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	110	25,110	$18,030 - 31,850	-4%	5%
77	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	110	18,120	$14,760 - 20,850	10%	5%
78	Bartenders	110	14,840	$12,840 - 17,650	11%	17%
79	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	100	41,750	$31,120 - 57,150	15%	18%
80	Child care workers	100	14,340	$12,710 - 16,450	18%	15%
81	Dental hygienists	100	39,260	$27,540 - 51,120	30%	33%
82	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	90	21,360	$14,250 - 28,840	10%	24%
83	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	90	17,990	$12,910 - 28,000	12%	0%
84	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	42,850	$35,020 - 52,010	16%	43%
85	Dishwashers	90	15,730	$12,950 - 20,020	10%	3%
86	Bill and account collectors	90	24,320	$18,290 - 31,160	23%	13%
87	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	90	20,580	$14,030 - 29,880	14%	3%
88	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	90	33,710	$27,650 - 39,230	-11%	4%
89	Medical secretaries	90	25,080	$17,460 - 36,380	17%	18%
90	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	90	30,510	$21,790 - 39,000	-2%	6%
91	Parts salespersons	90	29,840	$22,530 - 36,050	-1%	6%
92	Painters, transportation equipment	90	35,250	$27,040 - 51,440	8%	4%
93	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	90	23,920	$16,230 - 35,780	12%	6%
94	Photographers	80	19,560	$13,120 - 35,270	10%	46%
95	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	80	32,800	$23,160 - 40,700	-18%	0%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	80	42,760	$26,080 - 61,020	13%	17%
97	Motor vehicle operators, all other	80	36,150	$27,530 - 47,910	11%	0%
98	Radiologic technologists and technicians	80	39,330	$27,650 - 52,920	15%	25%
99	Cement masons and concrete finishers	80	30,410	$24,600 - 37,000	11%	2%
100	Insurance sales agents	80	45,500	$32,380 - 71,800	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.*
Tree trimmers and pruners	29,870	180	60.8
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,380	910	25.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,620	710	17.3
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	43,920	140	14.8
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	44,580	200	9.2
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	27,250	130	8.9
Sewing machine operators	21,880	350	8.6
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	31,580	200	6
Procurement clerks	36,530	130	5.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,590	530	5
Machinists	37,960	530	4.5
Team assemblers	24,930	1,250	4
Industrial machinery mechanics	38,100	270	3.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,770	220	3.4
Cooks, short order	16,220	120	2.6
Painters, construction and maintenance	38,780	210	2.6
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,090	350	2.6
Cooks, fast food	15,440	390	2.4
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	27,500	190	2.3
Fire fighters	36,600	180	2.3
Helpers--production workers	19,300	290	2.1
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,670	1,190	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,650	390	2
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,720	1,450	2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,490	130	2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,770	270	2
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,260	170	2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	30,970	410	1.9
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,970	350	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,820	460	1.8
Dental hygienists	39,260	100	1.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,330	510	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,280	610	1.7
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,120	110	1.7
Child, family, and school social workers	36,350	130	1.6
Cashiers	15,940	1,700	1.6
Medical assistants	25,140	240	1.6
Mechanical engineers	72,480	100	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	52,510	130	1.4
Tellers	20,190	250	1.4
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,650	680	1.4
Food preparation workers	16,340	360	1.3
Business operations specialists, all other	61,200	450	1.3
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,510	1,100	1.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	17,830	130	1.3
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,590	120	1.3
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	39,460	240	1.3
Waiters and waitresses	14,190	970	1.3
Registered nurses	61,590	1,030	1.3
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,850	750	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Anniston, Alabama Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Security guards	29,550	1.17	420
Painters, construction and maintenance	38,780	1.13	210
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	39,590	1.12	530
Driver/sales workers	28,450	1.09	130
Procurement clerks	36,530	1.06	130
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,560	1.05	240
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,620	1.04	710
Business operations specialists, all other	61,200	1.04	450
Customer service representatives	30,790	1.04	350
Machinists	37,960	1.03	530
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,270	1.03	210
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,650	1.01	390
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,590	1.01	120
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,380	1.01	910
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,260	1.01	170
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,650	1	680
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,850	1	750
Registered nurses	61,590	1	1,030
Sewing machine operators	21,880	0.97	350
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,970	0.96	350
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,150	0.96	130
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	25,110	0.96	110
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	43,920	0.95	140
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,770	0.95	220
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,670	0.95	1,190
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,590	0.95	340
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,720	0.94	1,450
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,770	0.93	270
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,330	0.92	140
Team assemblers	24,930	0.91	1,250
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,120	0.91	110
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,390	0.91	270
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	41,000	0.91	420
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	44,580	0.91	200
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,510	0.9	1,100
Tree trimmers and pruners	29,870	0.9	180
Counter and rental clerks	20,920	0.9	170
Retail salespersons	21,870	0.9	1,230
Medical assistants	25,140	0.9	240
Child, family, and school social workers	36,350	0.89	130
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,370	0.89	460
Cooks, fast food	15,440	0.89	390
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,080	0.88	650
Accountants and auditors	52,150	0.87	170
Fire fighters	36,600	0.87	180
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,340	0.86	230
Cashiers	15,940	0.86	1,700
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,640	0.86	530
Cooks, restaurant	18,620	0.86	350
Industrial machinery mechanics	38,100	0.86	270

Highest Paying Jobs in Anniston, Alabama Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	213,810	50
Family and general practitioners	199,910	40
Chief executives	151,030	60
Pharmacists	114,610	90
Engineers, all other	95,190	40
Engineering managers	91,570	40
Industrial production managers	86,160	50
Electrical engineers	85,390
Financial managers	83,770	70
Computer software engineers, applications	83,600
Management analysts	81,830	100
Medical and health services managers	81,600	50
Sales managers	81,090	70
General and operations managers	80,250	640
Environmental engineers	76,850	40
Mechanical engineers	72,480	100
Physical therapists	70,860	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70,800	80
Advertising sales agents	68,090	60
Construction managers	64,370	60
Industrial engineers	64,060	90
Lawyers	62,440	70
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	61,990	50
Registered nurses	61,590	1,030
Business operations specialists, all other	61,200	450
Network and computer systems administrators	58,200	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,650	390
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,590	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	52,770	270
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	52,510	130
Diagnostic medical sonographers	52,420	30
Accountants and auditors	52,150	170
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	50,790	50
Tool and die makers	49,880	40
Materials engineers	49,770	60
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	47,650	70
Training and development specialists	47,010	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	46,860	180
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	46,200	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	45,690	540
Librarians	45,620	90
Insurance sales agents	45,500	80
Detectives and criminal investigators	44,880	50
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	44,580	200
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,370	460
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	43,920	140
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	43,800	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	43,670	70
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,380	910
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,340	230

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