Birmingham Employment

Employment and Industries in the Birmingham, Alabama Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Birmingham than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Birmingham.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Birmingham.
A list of any large public companies in Birmingham.

Most Popular Jobs in Birmingham, 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	Registered nurses	12,460	52,420	$36,790 - 68,840	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	6,830	51,620	$25,900 - 90,080	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,160	40,780	$31,500 - 50,690	14%	95%
4	Accountants and auditors	4,010	57,180	$34,590 - 92,290	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,120	42,620	$32,510 - 55,730	11%	95%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	2,790	29,210	$15,800 - 40,250	9%	54%
7	Lawyers	2,440	105,860	$54,640 - 0	11%	99%
8	Computer systems analysts	2,310	63,230	$38,730 - 89,670	29%	68%
9	Management analysts	2,160	77,960	$36,150 - 0	22%	78%
10	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,040	42,160	$32,560 - 53,270	6%	96%
11	Financial managers	1,780	93,860	$53,420 - 0	13%	60%
12	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,650	77,190	$33,980 - 128,590	12%	51%
13	Managers, all other	1,550	88,700	$50,880 - 130,350	7%	55%
14	Computer programmers	1,490	66,220	$42,120 - 92,370	0%	73%
15	Pharmacists	1,410	89,230	$54,320 - 115,910	22%	97%
16	Network and computer systems administrators	1,300	59,870	$38,690 - 88,160	27%	50%
17	Sales managers	1,170	96,750	$43,560 - 0	10%	69%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	1,040	35,340	$25,260 - 49,800	19%	77%
19	Electrical engineers	1,030	77,380	$54,150 - 98,840	6%	81%
20	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	930	48,370	$14,390 - 84,140	17%	56%
21	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	900	74,720	$24,920 - 141,980	25%	67%
22	Computer software engineers, systems software	890	70,530	$42,810 - 102,170	28%	85%
23	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	880	28,410	$19,910 - 38,100	15%	51%
24	Computer and information systems managers	870	95,490	$61,700 - 135,440	16%	73%
25	Computer software engineers, applications	850	62,560	$37,330 - 85,730	45%	85%
26	Chief executives	830	161,300	$85,420 - 0	2%	65%
27	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	820	47,980	$34,620 - 63,430	12%	51%
28	Social and human service assistants	810	26,890	$16,680 - 42,580	34%	58%
29	Network systems and data communications analysts	800	57,490	$34,030 - 82,720	53%	57%
30	Medical and health services managers	770	78,370	$46,700 - 128,340	16%	57%
31	Civil engineers	740	72,650	$47,460 - 100,620	18%	87%
32	Training and development specialists	730	48,770	$27,210 - 72,500	18%	56%
33	Advertising sales agents	720	55,860	$17,960 - 101,930	20%	56%
34	Personal financial advisors	670	94,050	$34,600 - 0	41%	81%
35	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	650	50,150	$35,150 - 64,370	13%	73%
36	Sales and related workers, all other	630	77,170	$26,970 - 144,540	14%	62%
37	Public relations specialists	610	45,800	$28,370 - 65,010	18%	81%
38	Insurance underwriters	580	46,510	$30,920 - 64,310	6%	53%
39	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	570	66,970	$48,800 - 87,730	8%	78%
40	Financial analysts	550	61,550	$38,720 - 99,580	34%	87%
41	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	530	40,430	$31,090 - 49,760	20%	87%
42	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	510	48,580	$27,770 - 75,810	5%	58%
43	Graphic designers	510	40,840	$25,240 - 66,100	10%	55%
44	Engineering managers	500	97,570	$57,740 - 0	7%	84%
45	Physical therapists	490	70,180	$50,370 - 95,410	27%	89%
46	Marketing managers	460	89,780	$48,260 - 0	14%	69%
47	Computer specialists, all other	430	64,610	$36,780 - 94,820	15%	68%
48	Librarians	420	44,450	$24,190 - 58,880	4%	85%
49	Market research analysts	420	53,860	$24,310 - 89,900	20%	82%
50	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	410	46,350	$23,760 - 79,170	18%	56%
51	Architects, except landscape and naval	390	70,420	$39,810 - 113,750	18%	88%
52	Medical and public health social workers	390	42,770	$26,920 - 62,000	24%	77%
53	Surveyors	380	34,570	$21,420 - 47,220	24%	82%
54	Editors	370	44,500	$27,010 - 60,850	2%	81%
55	Mechanical engineers	370	67,390	$40,080 - 105,210	4%	78%
56	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	330	49,000	$34,340 - 68,350	18%	56%
57	Detectives and criminal investigators	330	53,750	$28,650 - 79,380	17%	54%
58	Special education teachers, middle school	320	39,510	$31,240 - 49,370	16%	87%
59	Electronics engineers, except computer	320	86,560	$61,140 - 114,190	4%	81%
60	Database administrators	320	60,900	$32,960 - 93,350	29%	72%
61	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	310	61,380	$34,260 - 95,070	25%	93%
62	Financial specialists, all other	310	51,430	$31,610 - 68,820	12%	50%
63	Occupational health and safety specialists	300	64,530	$41,540 - 94,170	8%	72%
64	Industrial engineers	300	69,180	$42,910 - 113,520	20%	74%
65	Sales engineers	290	76,830	$49,000 - 130,260	9%	79%
66	Tax preparers	280	21,890	$12,870 - 30,290	0%	54%
67	Occupational therapists	270	61,820	$42,240 - 82,130	23%	90%
68	Engineers, all other	270	71,650	$47,620 - 98,320	6%	82%
69	Rehabilitation counselors	270	32,090	$19,210 - 50,680	23%	73%
70	Self-enrichment education teachers	270	31,810	$12,750 - 49,310	23%	54%
71	Physician assistants	270	55,560	$25,260 - 84,890	27%	67%
72	Human resources managers, all other	260	89,360	$49,950 - 0	11%	58%
73	Biological technicians	260	30,680	$21,340 - 42,780	16%	60%
74	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	260	38,910	$19,930 - 82,960	15%	72%
75	Reporters and correspondents	260	25,870	$15,460 - 35,210	1%	85%
76	Speech-language pathologists	260	51,640	$36,960 - 70,140	11%	98%
77	Dentists, general	250	108,100	$53,420 - 0	9%	100%
78	Environmental engineers	230	99,790	$44,450 - 0	25%	86%
79	Credit analysts	230	56,340	$31,570 - 89,780	2%	60%
80	Floral designers	230	26,330	$19,290 - 35,560	0%	55%
81	Social and community service managers	220	55,610	$32,430 - 82,200	25%	72%
82	Purchasing managers	210	84,570	$43,530 - 122,530	3%	57%
83	Veterinarians	200	68,930	$41,780 - 107,710	35%	100%
84	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	200	41,290	$27,240 - 60,940	11%	58%
85	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	190	88,580	$40,090 - 0	16%	99%
86	Dietitians and nutritionists	180	43,590	$30,720 - 59,260	9%	72%
87	Producers and directors	180	42,430	$23,370 - 58,560	11%	75%
88	Operations research analysts	180	65,020	$31,070 - 99,280	11%	71%
89	Social workers, all other	180	49,250	$26,750 - 67,930	18%	77%
90	Interior designers	180	40,420	$23,090 - 66,500	20%	55%
91	Writers and authors	170	40,610	$14,660 - 58,720	13%	84%
92	Materials engineers	170	66,260	$47,240 - 94,420	4%	77%
93	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	170	39,010	$20,190 - 57,330	14%	54%
94	Mental health counselors	160	33,240	$17,890 - 46,630	30%	73%
95	Commercial pilots	160	74,670	$42,850 - 119,410	13%	74%
96	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	160	58,220	$12,690 - 132,950	5%	99%
97	Instructional coordinators	150	46,770	$24,810 - 76,900	23%	79%
98	Musicians and singers	150		$0 - 0	10%	53%
99	Public relations managers	150	89,690	$46,500 - 0	17%	75%
100	Special education teachers, secondary school	140	40,490	$31,970 - 50,360	9%	87%

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	16,910	24,180	$13,060 - 39,870	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	13,520	16,530	$12,030 - 22,500	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	12,160	14,300	$11,520 - 19,170	18%	5%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	11,810	20,840	$13,660 - 29,650	2%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	10,820	22,090	$13,090 - 32,550	13%	19%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	10,060	27,350	$18,950 - 37,730	1%	18%
7	General and operations managers	8,720	100,550	$42,610 - [?]	2%	48%
8	Customer service representatives	8,410	29,510	$17,670 - 44,980	25%	22%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	8,230	36,810	$23,260 - 53,330	10%	4%
10	Waiters and waitresses	7,220	14,440	$11,510 - 20,310	11%	14%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	7,200	30,390	$18,880 - 44,190	13%	16%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	7,040	43,500	$24,970 - 65,080	6%	29%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	6,830	20,900	$13,450 - 30,620	-7%	8%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	6,230	35,860	$20,960 - 55,610	4%	25%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	6,010	18,040	$12,090 - 26,380	15%	4%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	5,170	19,910	$15,560 - 24,720	18%	7%
17	Security guards	5,050	18,900	$12,270 - 29,130	17%	13%
18	Construction laborers	4,560	21,980	$14,400 - 29,580	11%	5%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	4,540	32,970	$20,300 - 46,400	10%	6%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	4,520	21,530	$15,290 - 28,520	17%	13%
21	Teacher assistants	4,120	16,580	$13,660 - 19,290	10%	18%
22	Team assemblers	3,870	25,130	$12,970 - 41,580	0%	5%
23	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	3,700	31,300	$25,090 - 38,100	14%	7%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	3,570	26,980	$17,100 - 38,810	11%	14%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	3,300	53,520	$33,490 - 84,030	9%	10%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,300	27,320	$15,740 - 45,600	8%	4%
27	Food preparation workers	3,270	16,700	$12,020 - 22,450	15%	7%
28	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	3,120	32,570	$15,860 - 51,510	14%	4%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	3,110	50,730	$28,880 - 78,490	-4%	15%
30	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,040	39,550	$30,130 - 53,830	15%	18%
31	Cooks, restaurant	2,820	18,880	$12,560 - 26,110	12%	5%
32	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,690	15,920	$11,960 - 20,690	13%	5%
33	Carpenters	2,640	32,190	$21,810 - 45,530	10%	6%
34	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	2,620	38,160	$22,770 - 55,760	11%	33%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	2,620	53,700	$31,910 - 78,580	7%	13%
36	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	2,560	33,170	$23,820 - 44,560	8%	3%
37	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,520	21,250	$14,950 - 31,340	18%	6%
38	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,510	25,980	$16,430 - 38,200	4%	6%
39	Electricians	2,490	40,200	$27,180 - 53,260	7%	7%
40	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,440	26,990	$20,010 - 35,190	-1%	2%
41	Tellers	2,430	20,210	$15,160 - 27,100	14%	16%
42	Business operations specialists, all other	2,380	66,140	$31,140 - 126,990	21%	49%
43	Child care workers	2,360	15,980	$11,810 - 22,130	18%	15%
44	Home health aides	2,300	17,130	$12,470 - 22,290	49%	7%
45	Cooks, fast food	2,250	14,410	$11,520 - 19,670	8%	5%
46	Counter and rental clerks	2,100	20,530	$12,420 - 30,640	23%	16%
47	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	2,050	28,240	$19,880 - 38,720	4%	15%
48	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	2,050	31,290	$21,240 - 43,570	5%	2%
49	Bill and account collectors	1,980	29,230	$17,540 - 44,170	23%	13%
50	Computer support specialists	1,810	39,070	$22,300 - 57,510	13%	43%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,810	16,800	$12,190 - 22,680	11%	5%
52	Helpers--production workers	1,780	23,490	$15,720 - 35,290	0%	4%
53	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	1,740	27,810	$21,100 - 35,450	0%	22%
54	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,730	36,720	$25,690 - 47,760	11%	4%
55	Pharmacy technicians	1,730	23,130	$15,920 - 31,350	32%	16%
56	Parts salespersons	1,720	25,290	$15,710 - 39,030	-1%	6%
57	Machinists	1,700	38,330	$22,120 - 60,560	-2%	3%
58	Legal secretaries	1,580	34,160	$20,760 - 47,930	12%	18%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	1,560	75,930	$37,780 - 131,030	4%	38%
60	Insurance sales agents	1,540	56,940	$24,240 - 104,510	13%	45%
61	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	1,500	54,280	$29,830 - 80,920	9%	47%
62	Loan officers	1,420	76,530	$35,350 - 135,740	12%	49%
63	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,390	28,440	$15,990 - 44,350	-6%	14%
64	Medical assistants	1,380	25,900	$17,390 - 38,120	35%	10%
65	Paralegals and legal assistants	1,380	45,640	$31,630 - 64,510	22%	45%
66	Correctional officers and jailers	1,360	30,560	$21,380 - 43,100	17%	11%
67	Driver/sales workers	1,350	25,640	$12,560 - 43,260	-4%	4%
68	Postal service mail carriers	1,330	43,630	$33,770 - 56,110	1%	11%
69	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,310	31,010	$18,630 - 44,570	9%	3%
70	Data entry keyers	1,260	26,730	$17,690 - 39,620	-4%	18%
71	Bus drivers, school	1,260	15,870	$11,480 - 25,980	9%	4%
72	Fire fighters	1,230	38,350	$20,320 - 58,530	12%	18%
73	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	1,220	20,890	$12,650 - 31,510	12%	0%
74	Construction managers	1,220	70,810	$40,810 - 119,220	16%	29%
75	Dishwashers	1,190	14,890	$11,720 - 19,130	10%	3%
76	Bartenders	1,160	15,220	$11,640 - 20,650	11%	17%
77	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	1,160	28,140	$19,210 - 37,430	0%	0%
78	Sales representatives, services, all other	1,120	48,650	$19,930 - 78,900	28%	48%
79	Loan interviewers and clerks	1,110	28,880	$19,580 - 40,550	0%	24%
80	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	1,100	19,230	$12,740 - 27,860	14%	3%
81	Painters, construction and maintenance	1,060	27,200	$14,160 - 38,930	12%	6%
82	Production workers, all other	1,060	36,070	$17,590 - 79,260	2%	5%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	1,040	50,650	$30,890 - 75,280	10%	17%
84	Radiologic technologists and technicians	1,040	40,860	$30,090 - 54,050	15%	25%
85	Medical records and health information technicians	1,030	27,570	$16,980 - 40,760	18%	12%
86	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	990	52,020	$31,010 - 64,040	7%	6%
87	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	990	20,780	$14,680 - 30,230	-4%	5%
88	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	990	40,630	$28,770 - 50,150	3%	38%
89	Industrial machinery mechanics	990	35,980	$22,400 - 48,740	9%	5%
90	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	970	37,060	$25,150 - 50,580	12%	3%
91	Office and administrative support workers, all other	970	34,180	$21,890 - 61,140	-8%	32%
92	Order clerks	970	25,330	$13,700 - 37,840	-23%	16%
93	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	950	37,010	$20,820 - 58,920	5%	8%
94	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	910	42,740	$24,780 - 81,660	12%	3%
95	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	900	41,560	$23,580 - 49,700	-7%	12%
96	Sheet metal workers	890	31,430	$20,970 - 44,540	7%	4%
97	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	890	31,650	$20,300 - 45,570	3%	18%
98	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	880	26,410	$19,070 - 35,770	10%	24%
99	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	880	28,260	$19,980 - 36,430	-14%	0%
100	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	870	16,810	$12,170 - 22,190	10%	17%

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Jobs More Common Near Birmingham Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Mining machine operators, all other	36,360	190	220.9
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	36,060	180	38.6
Logging equipment operators	28,210	230	10
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	29,640	300	9.5
Pourers and casters, metal	29,040	180	6.5
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	35,590	100	6.1
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	39,180	160	5.9
Farm equipment mechanics	28,940	180	4.9
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	35,210	300	4.4
Choreographers	36,350	140	4.2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	52,020	990	4.1
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	42,630	310	4
Meter readers, utilities	33,720	420	3.9
Shampooers	16,650	190	3.9
Conveyor operators and tenders	24,040	370	3.9
Crane and tower operators	39,820	500	3.8
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	27,020	670	3.7
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	28,140	1,160	3.7
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	58,220	160	3.5
Respiratory therapy technicians	36,860	150	3.4
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,630	990	3.4
Drafters, all other	43,500	150	3.3
Millwrights	38,070	350	3.3
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	31,010	130	3.1
Materials engineers	66,260	170	3.1
Helpers--roofers	19,080	160	3
Motor vehicle operators, all other	17,290	650	2.9
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	33,300	120	2.9
Proofreaders and copy markers	20,400	110	2.9
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,260	650	2.9
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	30,390	490	2.9
Postmasters and mail superintendents	58,060	100	2.8
Nuclear medicine technologists	59,300	150	2.6
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	20,350	550	2.6
Structural iron and steel workers	39,630	520	2.6
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	21,990	580	2.5
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,650	160	2.5
Electrical and electronics drafters	46,050	290	2.5
Medical equipment preparers	21,210	330	2.5
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	20,730	230	2.4
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,440	760	2.4
Pipelayers	34,110	430	2.4
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,350	220	2.4
Commercial pilots	74,670	160	2.3
Radio and television announcers	36,330	240	2.3
Helpers--electricians	20,720	780	2.2
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	24,660	280	2.2
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	42,740	910	2.2
History teachers, postsecondary	56,010	100	2.2
Funeral attendants	18,110	170	2.1

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Sales and related workers, all other	77,170	2.04	630
Real estate sales agents	73,550	1.53	230
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	33,820	1.49	690
Property, real estate, and community association managers	72,830	1.45	490
Environmental engineers	99,790	1.41	230
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	88,580	1.4	190
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	45,860	1.39	130
Loan officers	76,530	1.35	1,420
Automotive body and related repairers	50,610	1.35	500
Production workers, all other	36,070	1.29	1,060
Personal financial advisors	94,050	1.24	670
Advertising sales agents	55,860	1.23	720
Business operations specialists, all other	66,140	1.21	2,380
Communications teachers, postsecondary	67,280	1.2	110
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	49,160	1.19	120
Office and administrative support workers, all other	34,180	1.18	970
Chief executives	161,300	1.18	830
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	77,190	1.17	1,650
Business teachers, postsecondary	77,220	1.17	270
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	31,840	1.17	310
Commercial pilots	74,670	1.17	160
Floral designers	26,330	1.16	230
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	40,630	1.15	990
Electronics engineers, except computer	86,560	1.15	320
Managers, all other	88,700	1.14	1,550
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	75,930	1.14	1,560
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	62,700	1.13	220
Management analysts	77,960	1.13	2,160
Occupational health and safety specialists	64,530	1.12	300
Paralegals and legal assistants	45,640	1.12	1,380
General and operations managers	100,550	1.12	8,720
Painters, transportation equipment	42,380	1.12	150
Social workers, all other	49,250	1.11	180
Internists, general	180,240	1.1	110
Public relations managers	89,690	1.1	150
Lawyers	105,860	1.1	2,440
Computer programmers	66,220	1.1	1,490
Data entry keyers	26,730	1.1	1,260
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	39,550	1.1	3,040
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	27,300	1.09	410
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	55,020	1.09	200
Financial managers	93,860	1.09	1,780
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,840	1.09	250
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	63,050	1.09	110
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	53,100	1.08	870
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	38,620	1.08	820
Physical therapist assistants	44,380	1.08	390
Machinists	38,330	1.08	1,700
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators	36,060	1.08	180
Graphic designers	40,840	1.08	510

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	180,240	110
Obstetricians and gynecologists	179,810	40
Family and general practitioners	161,720
Chief executives	161,300	830
Psychiatrists	126,970	30
Pediatricians, general	120,830
Dentists, general	108,100	250
Lawyers	105,860	2,440
Natural sciences managers	104,950	50
General and operations managers	100,550	8,720
Environmental engineers	99,790	230
Engineering managers	97,570	500
Sales managers	96,750	1,170
Computer and information systems managers	95,490	870
Personal financial advisors	94,050	670
Financial managers	93,860	1,780
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	92,630	40
Marketing managers	89,780	460
Public relations managers	89,690	150
Human resources managers, all other	89,360	260
Pharmacists	89,230	1,410
Managers, all other	88,700	1,550
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	88,580	190
Electronics engineers, except computer	86,560	320
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	85,670	90
Purchasing managers	84,570	210
Optometrists	82,360	110
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	79,530	50
Medical and health services managers	78,370	770
Management analysts	77,960	2,160
Electrical engineers	77,380	1,030
Business teachers, postsecondary	77,220	270
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	77,190	1,650
Sales and related workers, all other	77,170	630
Sales engineers	76,830	290
Compensation and benefits managers	76,750	130
Loan officers	76,530	1,420
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	75,930	1,560
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	74,720	900
Commercial pilots	74,670	160
Physics teachers, postsecondary	74,640
Real estate sales agents	73,550	230
Property, real estate, and community association managers	72,830	490
Civil engineers	72,650	740
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	72,610	270
Education administrators, postsecondary	72,420
Economics teachers, postsecondary	71,690
Engineers, all other	71,650	270
Construction managers	70,810	1,220
Computer software engineers, systems software	70,530	890

Large Companies Headquartered in Birmingham

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Regions Financial	6.1
Saks	6
AmSouth Bancorp.	3.4
Vulcan Materials	3.3
Torchmark	3.1
Compass Bancshares	2.2
Protective Life	2.1

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