Auburn Employment

Employment and Industries in the Auburn, Alabama Area

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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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	490	39,900	$30,120 - 50,160	14%	95%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	370	48,360	$24,760 - 73,940	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	340	41,890	$32,010 - 52,890	6%	96%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	38,990	$30,250 - 49,180	11%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	210	44,120	$28,710 - 68,320	18%	79%
6	Social and human service assistants	130	23,210	$16,150 - 36,650	34%	58%
7	Pharmacists	100	88,910	$46,820 - 117,650	22%	97%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	100	36,190	$26,360 - 49,960	19%	77%
9	Industrial engineers	90	58,300	$44,960 - 74,010	20%	74%
10	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	64,380	$48,620 - 87,370	8%	78%
11	Librarians	80	48,020	$39,430 - 62,740	4%	85%
12	Financial managers	70	79,430	$46,060 - 115,450	13%	60%
13	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	43,620	$36,440 - 52,800	20%	87%
14	Managers, all other	70	70,600	$30,110 - 119,070	7%	55%
15	Training and development specialists	60	36,250	$24,450 - 55,340	18%	56%
16	Lawyers	60	95,540	$33,140 - 0	11%	99%
17	Special education teachers, secondary school	60	39,160	$32,200 - 47,460	9%	87%
18	Sales managers	50	77,670	$39,980 - 136,400	10%	69%
19	Chief executives	50	123,450	$65,160 - 0	2%	65%
20	Legislators	50	15,230	$11,480 - 21,320	1%	65%
21	Computer programmers	40	80,210	$42,830 - 119,250	0%	73%
22	Engineering managers	40	100,690	$60,460 - 0	7%	84%
23	Advertising sales agents	40	43,740	$17,000 - 88,140	20%	56%
24	Computer and information systems managers	40	84,940	$54,080 - 115,700	16%	73%
25	Biological technicians	40	32,570	$18,670 - 47,820	16%	60%
26	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	36,800	$28,010 - 46,060	17%	54%
27	Mental health counselors	40	34,730	$23,250 - 47,810	30%	73%
28	Social and community service managers	30	44,750	$29,200 - 61,060	25%	72%
29	Graphic designers	30	33,790	$26,050 - 42,790	10%	55%
30	Instructional coordinators	30	40,960	$23,070 - 69,700	23%	79%

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	Retail salespersons	1,740	19,880	$12,480 - 29,850	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,550	15,470	$11,850 - 20,600	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,420	13,390	$11,470 - 16,150	18%	5%
4	Team assemblers	1,280	19,630	$14,500 - 23,280	0%	5%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,270	23,970	$14,890 - 33,950	2%	5%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,190	13,960	$11,500 - 19,070	11%	14%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,110	25,650	$18,030 - 34,200	1%	18%
8	Office clerks, general	1,010	20,110	$13,270 - 27,840	13%	19%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	870	19,190	$12,380 - 29,020	15%	4%
10	Teacher assistants	780	17,300	$13,260 - 21,930	10%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	650	18,980	$12,500 - 27,670	-7%	8%
12	Helpers--production workers	610	22,830	$13,050 - 40,980	0%	4%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	590	31,480	$17,670 - 53,600	4%	25%
14	General and operations managers	580	89,060	$35,300 - [?]	2%	48%
15	Maintenance and repair workers, general	540	31,430	$17,400 - 45,120	10%	6%
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	510	29,420	$20,510 - 39,840	10%	4%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	480	39,560	$24,370 - 58,730	6%	29%
18	Construction laborers	480	21,130	$15,240 - 28,620	11%	5%
19	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	460	17,780	$12,150 - 27,450	18%	6%
20	Cooks, restaurant	430	16,590	$12,160 - 22,340	12%	5%
21	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	420	27,100	$18,960 - 37,120	13%	16%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	410	24,680	$16,160 - 36,910	11%	14%
23	Customer service representatives	400	21,510	$13,050 - 30,770	25%	22%
24	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	380	33,450	$25,330 - 45,500	11%	33%
25	Recreation workers	360	15,040	$11,510 - 20,700	13%	47%
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	360	15,000	$11,790 - 18,230	13%	5%
27	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	350	30,230	$16,360 - 44,310	-6%	14%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	330	43,900	$27,480 - 64,190	-4%	15%
29	Industrial truck and tractor operators	320	28,030	$19,580 - 39,540	-1%	2%
30	Security guards	320	17,870	$13,110 - 23,870	17%	13%
31	Food preparation workers	310	14,040	$11,530 - 18,250	15%	7%
32	Electricians	300	35,320	$22,320 - 53,130	7%	7%
33	Cooks, fast food	300	12,940	$11,500 - 14,870	8%	5%
34	Receptionists and information clerks	270	18,630	$13,160 - 26,060	17%	13%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	270	44,430	$30,640 - 63,900	9%	10%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	260	43,820	$28,260 - 60,870	7%	13%
37	Child care workers	260	14,560	$11,670 - 20,200	18%	15%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	250	34,150	$20,530 - 52,190	14%	4%
39	Carpenters	250	26,470	$19,780 - 35,470	10%	6%
40	Driver/sales workers	240	24,610	$11,900 - 42,270	-4%	4%
41	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	230	33,850	$17,130 - 53,770	8%	4%
42	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	230	18,670	$11,760 - 27,900	0%	3%
43	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	220	28,050	$16,210 - 40,940	4%	6%
44	Counter and rental clerks	220	17,770	$11,850 - 29,230	23%	16%
45	Computer support specialists	200	31,850	$15,770 - 49,780	13%	43%
46	Dishwashers	200	14,540	$11,620 - 19,160	10%	3%
47	Machinists	200	22,520	$14,980 - 37,120	-2%	3%
48	Tellers	190	20,960	$16,640 - 26,550	14%	16%
49	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	180	19,450	$12,030 - 28,770	-12%	0%
50	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	180	15,790	$11,690 - 22,760	11%	5%
51	Amusement and recreation attendants	180	13,340	$11,480 - 15,420	24%	22%
52	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	170	29,950	$20,860 - 39,920	8%	3%
53	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	160	19,410	$15,540 - 27,350	-14%	0%
54	Preschool teachers, except special education	150	21,670	$13,630 - 30,290	26%	43%
55	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	140	15,080	$11,650 - 18,210	10%	17%
56	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	140	28,470	$18,560 - 36,680	9%	3%
57	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	130	16,770	$11,830 - 22,230	27%	47%
58	Home health aides	130	14,140	$11,480 - 18,630	49%	7%
59	Pharmacy technicians	130	22,600	$15,630 - 31,370	32%	16%
60	Insurance sales agents	120	33,370	$16,270 - 47,850	13%	45%
61	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	22,960	$18,660 - 30,660	5%	2%
62	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	120	15,160	$11,770 - 19,380	17%	14%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	110	25,090	$18,730 - 31,660	4%	15%
64	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	110	16,590	$13,010 - 20,820	12%	0%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	110	43,020	$30,070 - 62,800	10%	17%
66	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	110	20,820	$18,130 - 23,520	-8%	5%
67	Correctional officers and jailers	110	26,310	$17,540 - 35,540	17%	11%
68	Postal service mail carriers	110	43,200	$33,250 - 55,970	1%	11%
69	Construction managers	110	56,870	$31,770 - 88,980	16%	29%
70	Bill and account collectors	110	25,870	$18,540 - 37,330	23%	13%
71	Cooks, short order	100	15,760	$11,850 - 19,400	5%	5%
72	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	100	13,560	$11,460 - 16,780	12%	6%
73	Bartenders	100	15,370	$12,050 - 18,260	11%	17%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	90	34,910	$21,240 - 49,840	18%	15%
75	Sales representatives, services, all other	90	48,600	$19,880 - 106,130	28%	48%
76	Dental hygienists	80	37,070	$30,670 - 45,790	30%	33%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	80	36,730	$21,070 - 54,870	13%	17%
78	Veterinary technologists and technicians	80	22,490	$12,450 - 35,170	41%	16%
79	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	80	14,040	$11,650 - 17,370	10%	8%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	70	29,930	$19,370 - 42,620	13%	11%
81	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	70	40,680	$29,600 - 49,780	16%	43%
82	Painters, construction and maintenance	70	24,070	$12,840 - 34,430	12%	6%
83	Office and administrative support workers, all other	70	22,780	$14,590 - 31,290	-8%	32%
84	Medical assistants	70	22,550	$16,060 - 29,900	35%	10%
85	Loan officers	70	70,210	$32,870 - 100,020	12%	49%
86	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	70	25,760	$17,610 - 35,040	-12%	4%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70	62,490	$41,800 - 111,220	4%	38%
88	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	70	16,470	$11,650 - 24,700	16%	10%
89	File clerks	60	18,480	$12,060 - 29,050	-40%	20%
90	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	60	26,630	$15,750 - 36,800	14%	11%
91	Automotive body and related repairers	60	32,590	$16,590 - 58,590	12%	3%
92	Sheet metal workers	60	26,210	$20,350 - 33,370	7%	4%
93	Highway maintenance workers	60	24,830	$17,420 - 31,590	9%	5%
94	Food service managers	60	39,560	$28,860 - 54,570	5%	24%
95	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	60	15,780	$11,750 - 20,670	14%	3%
96	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	60	30,090	$21,560 - 41,170	11%	29%
97	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	60	14,970	$12,030 - 18,010	10%	5%
98	Industrial production managers	60	66,320	$46,010 - 87,260	-5%	43%
99	Pharmacy aides	60	20,480	$13,230 - 29,240	-10%	10%
100	Pest control workers	60	26,470	$17,000 - 36,860	16%	9%

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Jobs More Common Near Auburn Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	18,670	230	13.7
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	19,450	180	5.5
Recreation workers	15,040	360	5.1
Helpers--production workers	22,830	610	4.7
Team assemblers	19,630	1,280	4.2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	33,450	380	2.9
Amusement and recreation attendants	13,340	180	2.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	30,230	350	2.7
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	16,590	110	2.5
Teacher assistants	17,300	780	2.4
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	19,410	160	2.4
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,650	1,110	2.3
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,160	120	2.2
Driver/sales workers	24,610	240	2.2
Cooks, short order	15,760	100	2.2
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	16,770	130	2.2
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	20,820	110	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	43,820	260	2.1
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,390	1,420	2.1
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	28,470	140	2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,790	180	2
Machinists	22,520	200	2
Cooks, fast food	12,940	300	2
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,970	1,270	1.9
Correctional officers and jailers	26,310	110	1.9
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,030	320	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,680	410	1.9
Cooks, restaurant	16,590	430	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,480	590	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	43,900	330	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	43,020	110	1.8
Waiters and waitresses	13,960	1,190	1.8
Construction managers	56,870	110	1.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	29,950	170	1.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	17,780	460	1.7
Electricians	35,320	300	1.7
Construction laborers	21,130	480	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	17,770	220	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	22,600	130	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,430	270	1.6
Cashiers	15,470	1,550	1.6
Child care workers	14,560	260	1.6
Social and human service assistants	23,210	130	1.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,430	540	1.5
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,000	360	1.5
Pharmacists	88,910	100	1.5
Child, family, and school social workers	36,190	100	1.5
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,670	150	1.4
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	38,990	230	1.4
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,190	870	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	33,850	1.28	230
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,970	1.06	1,270
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,050	1.05	220
Helpers--production workers	22,830	1.02	610
Driver/sales workers	24,610	1	240
General and operations managers	89,060	0.99	580
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,030	0.99	320
Postal service mail carriers	43,200	0.99	110
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,150	0.98	250
Maintenance and repair workers, general	31,430	0.97	540
Tellers	20,960	0.94	190
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,650	0.93	1,110
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,080	0.93	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	30,230	0.93	350
Dishwashers	14,540	0.93	200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,560	0.91	480
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,670	0.91	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,190	0.9	870
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,100	0.9	420
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	48,360	0.9	370
Bill and account collectors	25,870	0.89	110
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,090	0.89	110
Cashiers	15,470	0.88	1,550
Social and human service assistants	23,210	0.88	130
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	43,900	0.88	330
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	43,020	0.87	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,890	0.87	340
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,680	0.87	410
Stock clerks and order fillers	18,980	0.86	650
Pharmacy technicians	22,600	0.86	130
Elementary school teachers, except special education	39,900	0.86	490
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,390	0.85	1,420
Retail salespersons	19,880	0.85	1,740
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	15,000	0.85	360
Waiters and waitresses	13,960	0.85	1,190
Office clerks, general	20,110	0.85	1,010
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,480	0.84	590
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	29,420	0.84	510
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	20,820	0.83	110
Receptionists and information clerks	18,630	0.83	270
Teacher assistants	17,300	0.83	780
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	15,160	0.82	120
Cooks, restaurant	16,590	0.82	430
Child care workers	14,560	0.82	260
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	38,990	0.82	230
Cooks, fast food	12,940	0.82	300
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	43,820	0.81	260
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,430	0.81	270
Counter and rental clerks	17,770	0.81	220
Electricians	35,320	0.8	300

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	146,230
Chief executives	123,450	50
Engineering managers	100,690	40
Lawyers	95,540	60
General and operations managers	89,060	580
Pharmacists	88,910	100
Chemical engineers	88,660
Computer and information systems managers	84,940	40
Computer programmers	80,210	40
Financial managers	79,430	70
Sales managers	77,670	50
Managers, all other	70,600	70
Loan officers	70,210	70
Industrial production managers	66,320	60
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,380	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	62,490	70
Industrial engineers	58,300	90
Construction managers	56,870	110
Cost estimators	53,600	40
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	49,080
Sales representatives, services, all other	48,600	90
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	48,360	370
Librarians	48,020	80
Social and community service managers	44,750	30
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	44,540	50
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	44,430	270
Accountants and auditors	44,120	210
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	43,900	330
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	43,820	260
Advertising sales agents	43,740	40
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	43,620	70
Postal service mail carriers	43,200	110
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	43,020	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,890	340
Instructional coordinators	40,960	30
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	40,680	70
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	40,270	50
Elementary school teachers, except special education	39,900	490
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,560	480
Food service managers	39,560	60
Special education teachers, secondary school	39,160	60
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	38,990	230
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,130	50
Dental hygienists	37,070	80
Detectives and criminal investigators	36,800	40
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	36,730	80
Training and development specialists	36,250	60
Child, family, and school social workers	36,190	100
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	35,620	50
Electricians	35,320	300

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