Montgomery Employment

Employment and Industries in the Montgomery, Alabama Area

Montgomery's economy benefits from the numerous state and regional government agencies located in the city. The economy is also bolstered by the Maxwell Air Force Base, high-tech manufacturing, the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing plant and the public universities; Alabama State University and Auburn University-Montgomery. The city is also a prominent regional wholesale and distribution center for a wide variety of industries. In addition, Montgomery is a major processing center for crops including soybeans, cotton and peanuts.

The primary sectors for employment are the government, military, wholesale and retail trade, healthcare, agriculture, construction, finance and insurance, transportation, utilities, professional and business services, manufacturing, education and leisure and hospitality. Metal fabrication and lumber production also provide numerous jobs. Government agencies provide about 25% of the jobs in Montgomery and manufacturing provides about 8% of the positions. In addition, about 37% of the workforce is employed in management and professional positions.

Additional information of interest about Montgomery: During the daytime the population increases by about 17% due to workers commuting to Montgomery from the surrounding area. In 2008 the cost of living index for Montgomery was 83.5. The nation's average is 100. For residents over the age of 25 about 32% have a bachelor's or a higher degree. The average earnings in 2009 was $33,000. The city has an exceptionally low rate of worker and company unionization. Alabama passed the Right-to-Work act which means that employees cannot be forced to join a union.

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce provides a variety of assistance to companies operating in and moving to the city. The chamber of commerce helps industries with expansion plans by offering a conduit to statutory incentives, utilities, employee selection and training and also site location infrastructure.

Shown below are the cities largest employers:

Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
The state of Alabama
Montgomery Public Schools
Baptist Health - Hospitals/clinics
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing - Automobile manufacturing
Alfa Insurance
The City of Montgomery
754th Electronics Systems Group - Information technology firms
Jackson Hospital & Clinic
Rheem Water Heaters - Water heater manufacturing
Regions Bank
Koch Foods - Poultry processing
U.S. Postal Service
MOBIS Alabama, LLC - Cockpit & chassis modules, bumper assembly & service parts
Colonial BancGroup
Alabama State University
Montgomery County
Neptune Technology Group - Water meters and electronic reading systems manufacturing
GKN Aerospace - Aircraft parts manufacturing
Montgomery County Commission
Alabama Power Company
Webster Industries - Plastic freezer and garbage bags manufacturing
US Foodservice
Central Alabama Veterans' Health Care Sys., West Campus
Auburn University Montgomery

Some of the primary business organizations associated with Mobile:

The Central Alabama Business Journal keeps up-to-date with the business activities in Montgomery.

Most Popular Jobs in Montgomery, 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	3,010	58,960	$42,760 - 79,150	24%	56%
2	Accountants and auditors	2,030	55,800	$33,980 - 82,240	18%	79%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,770	43,240	$34,640 - 53,100	14%	95%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,350	52,540	$26,750 - 86,560	8%	51%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,180	44,450	$34,580 - 53,940	6%	96%
6	Computer systems analysts	910	65,430	$44,050 - 89,500	29%	68%
7	Lawyers	900	107,220	$45,270 -	11%	99%
8	Computer specialists, all other	580	73,470	$49,110 - 97,740	15%	68%
9	Financial managers	550	91,920	$51,990 - 143,530	13%	60%
10	Civil engineers	550	64,530	$36,640 - 96,510	18%	87%
11	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	530	43,360	$33,750 - 53,510	11%	95%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	500	46,050	$27,970 - 65,410	19%	77%
13	Public relations specialists	480	40,320	$17,510 - 67,000	18%	81%
14	Teachers and instructors, all other	460	38,930	$18,220 - 77,630	9%	54%
15	Management analysts	420	58,200	$37,740 - 87,380	22%	78%
16	Network systems and data communications analysts	380	64,660	$38,800 - 96,210	53%	57%
17	Pharmacists	370	107,710	$81,880 - 133,700	22%	97%
18	Social and human service assistants	350	24,920	$14,820 - 33,910	34%	58%
19	Computer programmers	340	62,870	$38,660 - 88,390	0%	73%
20	Network and computer systems administrators	340	61,630	$38,540 - 94,770	27%	50%
21	Managers, all other	310	86,330	$42,500 - 134,220	7%	55%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	310	48,520	$33,880 - 64,760	13%	73%
23	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	300	50,780	$32,800 - 73,940	17%	56%
24	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	290	50,900	$35,030 - 73,800	25%	93%
25	Chief executives	280	162,090	$65,720 -	2%	65%
26	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	260	52,680	$33,970 - 75,260	5%	58%
27	Instructional coordinators	260	67,410	$41,130 - 82,430	23%	79%
28	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	260	68,550	$54,760 - 83,270	8%	78%
29	Computer and information systems managers	250	105,150	$73,170 - 134,200	16%	73%
30	Advertising sales agents	240	56,510	$21,320 - 93,680	20%	56%
31	Librarians	230	50,430	$31,510 - 70,370	4%	85%
32	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	230	43,380	$33,800 - 53,580	20%	87%
33	Detectives and criminal investigators	220	53,730	$32,820 - 85,400	17%	54%
34	Graphic designers	220	43,500	$27,870 - 71,820	10%	55%
35	Medical and public health social workers	220	43,650	$28,480 - 63,410	24%	77%
36	Education administrators, all other	210	93,290	$67,750 - 126,610	13%	78%
37	Computer software engineers, applications	200	80,430	$46,860 - 110,500	45%	85%
38	Insurance underwriters	190	56,490	$35,440 - 95,930	6%	53%
39	Training and development specialists	190	44,640	$23,510 - 67,690	18%	56%
40	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	180	66,380	$33,280 - 129,730	12%	51%
41	Mechanical engineers	180	69,710	$46,490 - 94,430	4%	78%
42	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	170	46,280	$33,010 - 61,040	12%	51%
43	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	170	39,680	$26,240 - 58,800	18%	56%
44	Education administrators, postsecondary	170	71,890	$43,590 - 109,370	14%	78%
45	Sales managers	170	100,500	$43,200 -	10%	69%
46	Medical and health services managers	170	83,370	$43,800 - 121,310	16%	57%
47	Editors	160	41,570	$20,430 - 64,840	2%	81%
48	Coaches and scouts	160	34,550	$14,150 - 58,150	15%	60%
49	Architects, except landscape and naval	150	77,680	$44,210 - 121,900	18%	88%
50	Environmental engineers	150	69,000	$44,970 - 104,580	25%	86%
51	Rehabilitation counselors	150	38,590	$20,990 - 64,830	23%	73%
52	Personal financial advisors	150	122,540	$36,990 -	41%	81%
53	Special education teachers, secondary school	150	40,230	$18,880 - 52,520	9%	87%
54	Physical therapists	140	81,940	$53,520 - 117,460	27%	89%
55	Computer software engineers, systems software	140	68,120	$44,390 - 98,410	28%	85%
56	Surveyors	140	39,010	$26,610 - 58,540	24%	82%
57	Industrial engineers	140	68,290	$49,850 - 87,390	20%	74%
58	Social and community service managers	130	51,790	$25,930 - 86,470	25%	72%
59	Mental health counselors	130	48,780	$27,950 - 80,080	30%	73%
60	Electrical engineers	130		$ -	6%	81%
61	Producers and directors	130	50,710	$26,580 - 73,530	11%	75%
62	Financial examiners	130	51,350	$28,630 - 96,950	11%	76%
63	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	120	104,360	$33,050 -	25%	67%
64	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	120	27,330	$18,240 - 36,250	15%	51%
65	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	110	40,430	$28,010 - 57,510	30%	77%
66	Engineering managers	110	91,740	$68,940 - 127,280	7%	84%
67	Financial specialists, all other	100	64,390	$29,340 - 94,500	12%	50%
68	Credit analysts	100	42,670	$28,500 - 61,400	2%	60%
69	Database administrators	100	64,060	$41,570 - 90,580	29%	72%
70	Self-enrichment education teachers	100	35,950	$23,180 - 54,030	23%	54%
71	Financial analysts	100	59,870	$34,940 - 109,980	34%	87%
72	Budget analysts	100	63,830	$43,820 - 89,320	7%	78%
73	Operations research analysts	90	51,340	$36,530 - 65,510	11%	71%
74	Floral designers	90	22,380	$17,430 - 30,550	0%	55%
75	Education, training, and library workers, all other	90	39,570	$27,980 - 50,420	11%	79%
76	Dentists, general	90	169,980	$40,570 -	9%	100%
77	Special education teachers, middle school	80	46,100	$36,450 - 58,220	16%	87%
78	Health educators	80	34,730	$16,970 - 53,890	26%	58%
79	Technical writers	80	48,300	$27,300 - 68,020	20%	74%
80	Reporters and correspondents	80	34,700	$18,460 - 64,890	1%	85%
81	Survey researchers	80	26,570	$16,570 - 69,170	16%	82%
82	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	80	35,820	$20,730 - 54,180	14%	54%
83	Public relations managers	80	69,050	$43,780 - 107,270	17%	75%
84	Statisticians	70	54,310	$37,070 - 77,950	9%	93%
85	Writers and authors	70	61,270	$28,800 - 98,400	13%	84%
86	Chemists	70	62,960	$37,580 - 97,190	9%	93%
87	Veterinarians	70	82,550	$63,370 - 101,460	35%	100%
88	Human resources managers, all other	70	91,860	$55,130 - 133,220	11%	58%
89	Purchasing managers	70	83,450	$57,270 - 113,200	3%	57%
90	Occupational therapists	60	77,050	$55,280 - 122,110	23%	90%
91	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	60	42,980	$28,420 - 64,110	24%	78%
92	Computer hardware engineers	60	81,980	$56,110 - 109,630	5%	70%
93	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	49,320	$33,280 - 73,860	9%	72%
94	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	45,180	$33,600 - 62,510	18%	56%
95	Speech-language pathologists	60	64,540	$35,190 - 99,930	11%	98%
96	Interior designers	60	44,670	$31,870 - 65,470	20%	55%
97	Legislators	50	17,590	$13,040 - 27,810	1%	65%
98	Cartographers and photogrammetrists	50	42,310	$28,080 - 65,660	20%	82%
99	Community and social service specialists, all other	50	44,570	$19,330 - 65,590	25%	58%
100	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	64,560	$44,600 - 84,290	8%	72%

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	5,710	15,950	$12,850 - 20,200	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	5,090	25,730	$13,470 - 46,230	12%	25%
3	Team assemblers	4,830	36,550	$18,830 - 50,950	0%	5%
4	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,390	28,560	$20,080 - 39,330	1%	18%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,760	22,020	$15,520 - 30,920	2%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	3,670	21,180	$14,110 - 30,020	13%	19%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,190	14,700	$12,750 - 17,040	18%	5%
8	General and operations managers	3,000	91,450	$43,880 - 165,330	2%	48%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,770	21,570	$13,840 - 32,590	-7%	8%
10	Waiters and waitresses	2,630	17,200	$12,960 - 25,010	11%	14%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,540	18,510	$13,250 - 25,310	15%	4%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,510	29,600	$19,530 - 40,880	13%	16%
13	Customer service representatives	2,400	26,990	$15,650 - 39,680	25%	22%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,200	43,620	$25,430 - 67,960	6%	29%
15	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,040	40,740	$24,140 - 62,050	10%	4%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,920	34,300	$21,170 - 48,680	4%	25%
17	Security guards	1,830	18,090	$12,970 - 27,660	17%	13%
18	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,740	35,630	$18,800 - 60,210	10%	6%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,580	20,140	$16,560 - 25,210	18%	7%
20	Teacher assistants	1,440	16,280	$13,080 - 19,950	10%	18%
21	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,430	15,880	$12,920 - 20,050	13%	5%
22	Food preparation workers	1,400	16,600	$13,030 - 20,380	15%	7%
23	Cooks, restaurant	1,400	19,750	$13,410 - 29,110	12%	5%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,240	26,940	$16,560 - 46,100	8%	4%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,230	20,460	$13,660 - 30,170	18%	6%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,230	26,500	$17,480 - 37,820	11%	14%
27	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,110	42,660	$29,690 - 59,780	15%	18%
28	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,110	34,210	$27,090 - 42,710	14%	7%
29	Tellers	1,100	21,410	$16,990 - 27,460	14%	16%
30	Correctional officers and jailers	1,100	35,340	$23,840 - 49,180	17%	11%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,020	48,000	$25,640 - 78,880	-4%	15%
32	Receptionists and information clerks	1,020	21,770	$15,280 - 29,840	17%	13%
33	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,000	38,270	$25,720 - 55,360	11%	33%
34	Industrial truck and tractor operators	990	29,230	$20,130 - 39,350	-1%	2%
35	Packers and packagers, hand	980	21,930	$15,370 - 32,550	-11%	3%
36	Construction laborers	970	23,790	$16,950 - 32,290	11%	5%
37	Home health aides	920	16,760	$13,090 - 21,180	49%	7%
38	Cooks, fast food	900	14,650	$12,730 - 16,680	8%	5%
39	Helpers--production workers	880	21,770	$16,160 - 29,670	0%	4%
40	Child care workers	880	16,180	$12,960 - 21,380	18%	15%
41	Bill and account collectors	830	22,970	$17,580 - 31,590	23%	13%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	790	34,860	$21,440 - 51,540	14%	4%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	790	48,190	$32,300 - 70,460	9%	10%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	780	52,440	$33,600 - 77,960	7%	13%
45	Counter and rental clerks	770	20,910	$13,310 - 31,370	23%	16%
46	Business operations specialists, all other	750	61,790	$37,060 - 92,480	21%	49%
47	Bus drivers, school	710	15,390	$12,860 - 19,290	9%	4%
48	Carpenters	690	29,760	$18,920 - 40,370	10%	6%
49	Medical assistants	670	24,750	$17,090 - 33,470	35%	10%
50	Loan interviewers and clerks	670	28,520	$20,640 - 38,990	0%	24%
51	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	670	31,460	$22,640 - 40,230	5%	2%
52	Electricians	660	36,450	$26,990 - 50,790	7%	7%
53	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	650	26,770	$16,540 - 39,610	4%	6%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	610	17,090	$13,010 - 22,460	14%	3%
55	Dishwashers	600	16,690	$13,090 - 21,390	10%	3%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	590	26,820	$18,830 - 37,540	4%	15%
57	Computer support specialists	580	38,420	$23,010 - 59,450	13%	43%
58	Machinists	580	32,240	$19,090 - 46,840	-2%	3%
59	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	570	17,530	$13,470 - 21,180	11%	5%
60	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	570	28,270	$21,370 - 37,920	8%	3%
61	Pharmacy technicians	570	25,690	$17,310 - 35,480	32%	16%
62	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	540	18,700	$13,410 - 24,560	-8%	5%
63	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	510	30,710	$16,050 - 40,520	12%	6%
64	Loan officers	460	56,890	$33,150 - 96,870	12%	49%
65	Driver/sales workers	460	26,360	$13,640 - 44,860	-4%	4%
66	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	460	28,670	$19,410 - 39,970	-6%	14%
67	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	430	52,340	$27,210 - 77,320	9%	47%
68	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	420	34,240	$17,990 - 60,100	10%	24%
69	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	420	15,440	$12,870 - 19,360	10%	17%
70	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	410	16,610	$13,230 - 20,040	17%	14%
71	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	410	39,140	$21,980 - 83,180	11%	4%
72	Legal secretaries	410	31,270	$20,660 - 42,260	12%	18%
73	Postal service mail carriers	410			1%	11%
74	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	400	31,740	$20,720 - 48,120	9%	3%
75	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	400	51,210	$30,770 - 78,400	0%	42%
76	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	400	15,880	$12,910 - 20,550	10%	8%
77	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	390	30,640	$22,080 - 39,970	-14%	0%
78	Cement masons and concrete finishers	390	27,710	$17,110 - 38,410	11%	2%
79	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	380	35,710	$25,760 - 47,320	12%	3%
80	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	380	27,500	$13,700 - 48,530	27%	47%
81	Helpers--electricians	370	23,340	$17,460 - 30,570	7%	3%
82	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	350	37,770	$25,790 - 55,190	3%	38%
83	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	340	14,790	$12,760 - 17,630	12%	6%
84	Industrial machinery mechanics	340	37,290	$27,610 - 48,940	9%	5%
85	Bartenders	330	16,330	$12,950 - 20,250	11%	17%
86	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	330			-7%	12%
87	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	330	44,270	$24,360 - 63,550	3%	13%
88	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	320	15,360	$12,840 - 19,500	-3%	3%
89	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	310	35,140	$23,190 - 48,260	11%	29%
90	Civil engineering technicians	300	33,480	$21,350 - 49,730	10%	18%
91	Radiologic technologists and technicians	290	42,530	$28,780 - 60,330	15%	25%
92	Highway maintenance workers	290	24,730	$17,730 - 34,810	9%	5%
93	Amusement and recreation attendants	290	16,700	$12,850 - 24,570	24%	22%
94	Healthcare support workers, all other	280	25,190	$16,950 - 39,510	16%	10%
95	Office and administrative support workers, all other	280	30,570	$14,560 - 49,760	-8%	32%
96	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	280	53,190	$34,790 - 78,560	2%	43%
97	Parts salespersons	280	36,000	$20,180 - 56,840	-1%	6%
98	Medical records and health information technicians	280	25,760	$16,290 - 40,180	18%	12%
99	Paralegals and legal assistants	280	39,450	$23,760 - 54,030	22%	45%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	270	45,260	$26,600 - 67,000	10%	17%

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Jobs More Common Near Montgomery Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Cooks, all other	19,980	120	10.7
Education administrators, all other	93,290	210	7.3
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	21,040	190	5.4
Insulation workers, mechanical	48,630	120	4.6
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	15,360	320	4.6
Correctional officers and jailers	35,340	1,100	4.5
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	38,180	170	4.5
Financial examiners	51,350	130	4.3
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	53,190	280	4.1
Pipelayers	42,440	230	4
Team assemblers	36,550	4,830	3.9
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	37,770	350	3.6
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	50,900	290	3
Painters, transportation equipment	33,700	150	2.9
Helpers--electricians	23,340	370	2.9
Civil engineering technicians	33,480	300	2.9
Structural iron and steel workers	35,460	200	2.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	52,400	260	2.7
Highway maintenance workers	24,730	290	2.7
Loan interviewers and clerks	28,520	670	2.5
Environmental engineers	69,000	150	2.4
Computer specialists, all other	73,470	580	2.3
Surgical technologists	34,510	250	2.3
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	28,520	240	2.3
Surveyors	39,010	140	2.2
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	19,960	170	2.1
Detectives and criminal investigators	53,730	220	2.1
Business teachers, postsecondary	76,130	140	2
Surveying and mapping technicians	24,470	170	2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,250	200	1.9
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,560	4,390	1.9
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	55,010	110	1.9
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	42,850	260	1.8
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	18,700	540	1.8
Pest control workers	26,680	130	1.7
Instructional coordinators	67,410	260	1.7
Education administrators, postsecondary	71,890	170	1.7
Producers and directors	50,710	130	1.6
Helpers--production workers	21,770	880	1.6
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	23,700	210	1.6
Civil engineers	64,530	550	1.6
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,460	670	1.6
Cement masons and concrete finishers	27,710	390	1.6
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	16,610	410	1.6
Physical therapist assistants	44,730	110	1.6
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	34,240	420	1.6
Bill and account collectors	22,970	830	1.6
Child, family, and school social workers	46,050	500	1.6
Tellers	21,410	1,100	1.6
Insurance underwriters	56,490	190	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Personal financial advisors	122,540	1.54	150
Team assemblers	36,550	1.34	4,830
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	104,360	1.32	120
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	30,710	1.22	510
Education administrators, all other	93,290	1.22	210
Advertising sales agents	56,510	1.21	240
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	34,240	1.21	420
Mental health counselors	48,780	1.2	130
Parts salespersons	36,000	1.18	280
Insulation workers, mechanical	48,630	1.18	120
Instructional coordinators	67,410	1.17	260
Pipelayers	42,440	1.16	230
Food batchmakers	29,370	1.14	140
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary	55,550	1.14	110
Child, family, and school social workers	46,050	1.13	500
Physical therapists	81,940	1.12	140
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	42,660	1.1	1,110
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	40,660	1.09	180
Computer specialists, all other	73,470	1.09	580
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,740	1.09	2,040
All other information and record clerks	35,730	1.08	250
Graphic designers	43,500	1.08	220
Physicians and surgeons, all other	192,220	1.08	230
Chief executives	162,090	1.08	280
Packers and packagers, hand	21,930	1.08	980
Sheet metal workers	44,710	1.07	190
Rehabilitation counselors	38,590	1.07	150
Architects, except landscape and naval	77,680	1.07	150
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	31,140	1.06	190
Retail salespersons	25,730	1.05	5,090
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,640	1.05	390
Business operations specialists, all other	61,790	1.05	750
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	35,360	1.05	140
Lawyers	107,220	1.05	900
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	52,680	1.04	260
Managers, all other	86,330	1.04	310
Computer software engineers, applications	80,430	1.04	200
Computer and information systems managers	105,150	1.04	250
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,630	1.04	1,740
Business teachers, postsecondary	76,130	1.03	140
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	42,100	1.03	220
Pharmacists	107,710	1.03	370
Teachers and instructors, all other	38,930	1.02	460
Sales managers	100,500	1.02	170
Recreation workers	24,560	1.02	220
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40,430	1.01	110
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	35,140	1.01	310
Driver/sales workers	26,360	1.01	460
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	37,770	1	350
Network and computer systems administrators	61,630	1	340

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	192,220	230
Pediatricians, general	188,710	30
Dentists, general	169,980	90
Chief executives	162,090	280
Personal financial advisors	122,540	150
Pharmacists	107,710	370
Lawyers	107,220	900
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	105,490
Computer and information systems managers	105,150	250
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	104,360	120
Sales managers	100,500	170
Podiatrists	100,330	40
Physician assistants	99,450	30
Education administrators, all other	93,290	210
Financial managers	91,920	550
Human resources managers, all other	91,860	70
Engineering managers	91,740	110
General and operations managers	91,450	3,000
Marketing managers	90,230	40
Managers, all other	86,330	310
Purchasing managers	83,450	70
Medical and health services managers	83,370	170
Veterinarians	82,550	70
Computer hardware engineers	81,980	60
Physical therapists	81,940	140
Computer software engineers, applications	80,430	200
Construction managers	79,910	220
Architects, except landscape and naval	77,680	150
Occupational therapists	77,050	60
Law teachers, postsecondary	76,430	40
Business teachers, postsecondary	76,130	140
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	75,510	50
Industrial production managers	75,300	150
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	74,130	90
Computer specialists, all other	73,470	580
Education administrators, postsecondary	71,890	170
Administrative services managers	71,250	120
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	71,060	50
Mechanical engineers	69,710	180
Public relations managers	69,050	80
Environmental engineers	69,000	150
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	68,550	260
Industrial engineers	68,290	140
Computer software engineers, systems software	68,120	140
Power distributors and dispatchers	67,760	40
Instructional coordinators	67,410	260
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	66,900	260
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	66,380	180
Computer systems analysts	65,430	910
Network systems and data communications analysts	64,660	380

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