Florence Employment

Employment and Industries in the Florence, 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 Florence than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Florence.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Florence.
A list of any large public companies in Florence.

Most Popular Jobs in Florence, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	690	41,040	$32,540 - 50,020	14%	95%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	550	48,290	$18,910 - 88,390	8%	51%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	260	41,140	$31,120 - 50,400	11%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	250	39,920	$31,220 - 49,080	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	220	48,410	$26,310 - 70,080	18%	79%
6	Pharmacists	170	81,530	$56,350 - 110,770	22%	97%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	110	31,190	$21,740 - 43,590	9%	54%
8	Sales managers	100	85,340	$39,730 - 134,300	10%	69%
9	Financial managers	90	74,780	$44,070 - 104,990	13%	60%
10	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	42,520	$24,090 - 57,740	13%	73%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	64,410	$48,240 - 83,270	8%	78%
12	Lawyers	80	89,880	$36,920 - 126,130	11%	99%
13	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	80	30,460	$12,040 - 66,550	17%	56%
14	Child, family, and school social workers	80	34,200	$24,610 - 50,430	19%	77%
15	Social and human service assistants	70	26,570	$14,280 - 40,450	34%	58%
16	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	40,590	$30,120 - 51,660	20%	87%
17	Civil engineers	70	53,490	$29,040 - 83,530	18%	87%
18	Medical and health services managers	70	72,860	$36,370 - 125,720	16%	57%
19	Managers, all other	70	78,130	$39,540 - 0	7%	55%
20	Coaches and scouts	60	33,100	$14,050 - 54,970	15%	60%
21	Medical and public health social workers	50	39,930	$27,130 - 62,660	24%	77%
22	Training and development specialists	50	39,420	$25,370 - 56,060	18%	56%
23	Advertising sales agents	50	25,650	$14,530 - 36,410	20%	56%
24	Chief executives	50	136,290	$62,000 - 0	2%	65%
25	Legislators	50	14,370	$11,380 - 20,710	1%	65%
26	Computer systems analysts	40	47,690	$34,890 - 63,000	29%	68%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	40	47,430	$33,580 - 61,680	27%	50%
28	Public relations specialists	40	27,860	$16,960 - 36,480	18%	81%
29	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	28,970	$20,420 - 39,380	18%	56%
30	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	42,520	$34,140 - 53,770	9%	87%
31	Graphic designers	30	23,560	$17,940 - 29,800	10%	55%
32	Special education teachers, middle school	30	41,890	$35,030 - 49,410	16%	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	2,160	21,230	$12,460 - 33,170	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,830	16,070	$11,980 - 22,080	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,570	13,210	$11,490 - 15,550	18%	5%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,390	22,610	$12,090 - 42,900	2%	5%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,160	23,890	$17,240 - 32,050	1%	18%
6	Helpers--production workers	1,150	17,990	$11,990 - 29,610	0%	4%
7	Team assemblers	1,080	18,560	$13,050 - 23,190	0%	5%
8	Waiters and waitresses	1,050	12,990	$11,470 - 15,000	11%	14%
9	Teacher assistants	1,020	14,800	$11,990 - 18,140	10%	18%
10	Office clerks, general	1,020	19,890	$13,060 - 27,970	13%	19%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	970	20,250	$12,610 - 29,560	-7%	8%
12	Customer service representatives	710	23,970	$17,670 - 32,840	25%	22%
13	General and operations managers	710	74,260	$33,570 - 137,840	2%	48%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	680	29,870	$16,240 - 53,180	10%	4%
15	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	660	18,510	$12,920 - 24,930	15%	4%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	650	17,360	$13,410 - 22,340	18%	7%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	640	31,450	$17,940 - 47,380	4%	25%
18	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	550	25,360	$15,160 - 36,370	13%	16%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	550	38,260	$23,550 - 58,220	6%	29%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	550	40,100	$24,170 - 61,170	-4%	15%
21	Home health aides	500	16,580	$12,460 - 22,320	49%	7%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	490	25,220	$15,840 - 39,250	11%	14%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	460	30,210	$17,690 - 44,060	10%	6%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	450	20,620	$12,680 - 32,290	8%	4%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	420	19,610	$13,880 - 27,960	17%	13%
26	Tellers	400	20,740	$15,790 - 27,490	14%	16%
27	Food preparation workers	400	14,380	$11,690 - 18,420	15%	7%
28	Construction laborers	400	23,280	$17,240 - 32,290	11%	5%
29	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	380	29,320	$23,590 - 35,850	14%	7%
30	Cooks, fast food	370	13,600	$11,410 - 16,260	8%	5%
31	Packers and packagers, hand	360	16,780	$11,820 - 30,880	-11%	3%
32	Electricians	350	29,020	$20,790 - 36,100	7%	7%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	320	23,940	$17,380 - 33,730	-1%	2%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	310	14,420	$11,630 - 18,820	13%	5%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	300	25,710	$15,770 - 35,850	4%	6%
36	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	300	31,510	$23,000 - 41,860	11%	33%
37	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	16,590	$11,830 - 24,330	11%	5%
38	Cooks, restaurant	280	18,470	$14,940 - 23,240	12%	5%
39	Carpenters	280	31,630	$22,480 - 42,600	10%	6%
40	Parts salespersons	260	32,340	$17,080 - 79,240	-1%	6%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	250	42,130	$27,010 - 59,200	7%	13%
42	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	250	16,940	$11,920 - 23,870	14%	3%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	250	42,520	$32,310 - 57,070	9%	10%
44	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	250	25,100	$16,010 - 35,160	-6%	14%
45	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	230	25,140	$15,250 - 39,960	14%	4%
46	Dishwashers	230	13,930	$11,530 - 17,670	10%	3%
47	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	220	23,630	$14,870 - 29,610	-4%	5%
48	Child care workers	210	14,150	$11,700 - 17,830	18%	15%
49	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	200	24,760	$18,100 - 32,040	4%	15%
50	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	200	41,600	$28,360 - 55,540	11%	4%
51	Machinists	200	32,040	$16,490 - 46,820	-2%	3%
52	Postal service mail carriers	190	44,810	$34,230 - 58,430	1%	11%
53	Counter and rental clerks	190	18,250	$12,090 - 25,720	23%	16%
54	Fire fighters	180	28,160	$16,670 - 43,150	12%	18%
55	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	180	32,050	$23,260 - 43,850	8%	3%
56	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	180	29,270	$18,680 - 37,850	-14%	0%
57	Bus drivers, school	180	12,720	$11,410 - 14,320	9%	4%
58	Pharmacy technicians	180	21,970	$15,410 - 29,610	32%	16%
59	Security guards	170	19,770	$12,100 - 40,460	17%	13%
60	Bill and account collectors	170	25,350	$16,920 - 42,010	23%	13%
61	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	160	39,710	$28,100 - 57,380	15%	18%
62	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	160	14,110	$11,570 - 17,630	10%	17%
63	Driver/sales workers	150	27,850	$16,070 - 41,810	-4%	4%
64	Sheet metal workers	150	33,840	$20,790 - 45,530	7%	4%
65	Medical assistants	150	23,120	$16,030 - 30,380	35%	10%
66	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	150	18,170	$13,110 - 24,030	18%	6%
67	Dental hygienists	130	29,850	$17,560 - 39,480	30%	33%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	120	40,190	$24,650 - 60,570	10%	17%
69	Dental assistants	120	24,390	$13,570 - 31,640	29%	9%
70	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	28,990	$18,590 - 43,330	5%	2%
71	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	120	21,360	$13,300 - 30,590	7%	3%
72	Tool and die makers	120	30,470	$16,800 - 45,470	-9%	5%
73	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	120	14,430	$11,700 - 19,230	17%	14%
74	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	110	23,250	$16,810 - 31,540	3%	4%
75	Automotive body and related repairers	110	26,240	$18,840 - 35,260	12%	3%
76	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	26,330	$20,990 - 34,030	12%	3%
77	Order clerks	110	22,540	$16,550 - 30,080	-23%	16%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	110	53,020	$25,710 - 86,730	4%	38%
79	Tire repairers and changers	100	20,610	$18,200 - 23,720	20%	6%
80	Amusement and recreation attendants	100	15,470	$11,600 - 21,090	24%	22%
81	Preschool teachers, except special education	100	16,860	$13,630 - 20,720	26%	43%
82	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	90	21,840	$15,970 - 31,430	14%	11%
83	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	90	22,050	$15,960 - 28,620	4%	0%
84	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	25,450	$17,900 - 33,560	3%	18%
85	Medical secretaries	90	21,400	$15,470 - 30,480	17%	18%
86	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	80	37,220	$28,340 - 46,170	16%	43%
87	Insurance sales agents	80	38,280	$14,990 - 68,400	13%	45%
88	Loan officers	80	51,690	$26,960 - 92,950	12%	49%
89	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	80	61,450	$31,730 - 89,560	9%	47%
90	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	15,230	$11,790 - 19,270	10%	5%
91	Cooks, short order	80	14,960	$11,680 - 19,920	5%	5%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	80	42,030	$20,240 - 73,970	0%	42%
93	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	80	24,380	$19,140 - 30,730	-4%	4%
94	Bartenders	80	14,220	$11,700 - 17,740	11%	17%
95	Switchboard operators, including answering service	80	18,340	$13,810 - 22,950	-7%	10%
96	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	70	26,200	$15,340 - 48,290	10%	24%
97	Recreation workers	70	18,030	$12,380 - 27,640	13%	47%
98	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	70	27,420	$20,480 - 35,030	9%	0%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	70	33,490	$21,950 - 50,650	13%	17%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	70	27,310	$18,950 - 36,310	13%	11%

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Jobs More Common Near Florence Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Helpers--production workers	17,990	1,150	7.4
Tool and die makers	30,470	120	4.5
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	21,360	120	4
Tire repairers and changers	20,610	100	3.5
Parts salespersons	32,340	260	3.5
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	23,250	110	3.2
Team assemblers	18,560	1,080	3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	16,590	290	2.7
Teacher assistants	14,800	1,020	2.7
Sheet metal workers	33,840	150	2.7
Fire fighters	28,160	180	2.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	40,100	550	2.6
Dental hygienists	29,850	130	2.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,270	180	2.2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	16,940	250	2.2
Automotive body and related repairers	26,240	110	2.1
Home health aides	16,580	500	2.1
Pharmacists	81,530	170	2.1
Tellers	20,740	400	2.1
Cooks, fast food	13,600	370	2
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,890	1,160	2
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,210	1,570	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	21,970	180	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,220	490	1.9
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	31,510	300	1.9
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,630	220	1.9
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	14,430	120	1.9
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,610	1,390	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,450	640	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	42,130	250	1.7
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	29,320	380	1.7
Machinists	32,040	200	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40,190	120	1.7
Postal service mail carriers	44,810	190	1.7
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,250	970	1.7
Electricians	29,020	350	1.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	25,100	250	1.7
Cashiers	16,070	1,830	1.6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	23,940	320	1.6
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	32,050	180	1.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	17,360	650	1.5
Elementary school teachers, except special education	41,040	690	1.5
Bus drivers, school	12,720	180	1.5
Retail salespersons	21,230	2,160	1.4
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	20,620	450	1.4
Food preparation workers	14,380	400	1.4
Packers and packagers, hand	16,780	360	1.4
Dishwashers	13,930	230	1.4
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	260	1.4
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	26,330	110	1.4

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Driver/sales workers	27,850	1.13	150
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	39,710	1.1	160
Parts salespersons	32,340	1.1	260
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,270	1.05	180
Postal service mail carriers	44,810	1.02	190
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,610	1	1,390
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,710	0.97	300
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	41,600	0.95	200
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,630	0.94	220
Tellers	20,740	0.93	400
Maintenance and repair workers, general	30,210	0.93	460
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,250	0.92	970
Cashiers	16,070	0.92	1,830
Cooks, restaurant	18,470	0.91	280
Retail salespersons	21,230	0.91	2,160
Machinists	32,040	0.9	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	48,290	0.89	550
Dishwashers	13,930	0.89	230
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	25,220	0.89	490
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	38,260	0.88	550
Medical assistants	23,120	0.88	150
Packers and packagers, hand	16,780	0.88	360
Accountants and auditors	48,410	0.88	220
Elementary school teachers, except special education	41,040	0.88	690
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,760	0.88	200
Receptionists and information clerks	19,610	0.88	420
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	28,990	0.88	120
Bill and account collectors	25,350	0.87	170
Pharmacists	81,530	0.87	170
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,110	0.87	160
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,510	0.87	660
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	23,890	0.87	1,160
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	16,940	0.87	250
Teachers and instructors, all other	31,190	0.87	110
Carpenters	31,630	0.86	280
Security guards	19,770	0.86	170
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	0.86	260
Cooks, fast food	13,600	0.86	370
Sheet metal workers	33,840	0.85	150
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	29,870	0.85	680
Industrial truck and tractor operators	23,940	0.85	320
Customer service representatives	23,970	0.84	710
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	25,360	0.84	550
Home health aides	16,580	0.84	500
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,210	0.84	1,570
Pharmacy technicians	21,970	0.84	180
Office clerks, general	19,890	0.84	1,020
Order clerks	22,540	0.84	110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	31,450	0.84	640
Counter and rental clerks	18,250	0.83	190

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	176,920
Pediatricians, general	173,760
Chief executives	136,290	50
Lawyers	89,880	80
Sales managers	85,340	100
Pharmacists	81,530	170
Managers, all other	78,130	70
Financial managers	74,780	90
General and operations managers	74,260	710
Medical and health services managers	72,860	70
Construction managers	71,630	60
Industrial production managers	65,490	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,410	80
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	61,450	80
Civil engineers	53,490	70
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	53,020	110
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	51,760	70
Loan officers	51,690	80
Business operations specialists, all other	50,890	60
Accountants and auditors	48,410	220
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	48,290	550
Computer systems analysts	47,690	40
Network and computer systems administrators	47,430	40
Postal service mail carriers	44,810	190
Funeral directors	42,970	30
Physical therapist assistants	42,530	40
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	42,520	250
Special education teachers, secondary school	42,520	40
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	42,520	90
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	42,130	250
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	42,030	80
Special education teachers, middle school	41,890	30
Postal service clerks	41,670	40
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	41,600	200
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	41,140	260
Elementary school teachers, except special education	41,040	690
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	41,000	50
Cost estimators	40,940	50
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40,590	70
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	40,570	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40,190	120
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	40,100	550
Medical and public health social workers	39,930	50
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,920	250
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	39,710	160
Training and development specialists	39,420	50
Food service managers	39,170	60
Insurance sales agents	38,280	80
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	38,260	550
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	37,820	50

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