Tuscaloosa Employment

Employment and Industries in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

Tuscaloosa is the center for industry, commerce, education and healthcare for West Alabama. The University of Alabama is the dominant factor for the economy. Tuscaloosa is home to a Mercedes-Benz automotive assembly plant. The Tuscaloosa plants that provide the components to the Mercedes-Benz facility also are significant factors for the economy. Tuscaloosa has attracted companies from countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom.

About 25% of the workforce is employed by local, state and federal government agencies. Approximately 16% are employed in the manufacturing sector. The diversified manufacturing sector includes industries such as automotive, plastic injection molding, electronics, wood products, steel, food items and chemicals. About 11% of Tuscaloosa's workers are employed in the arts, entertainment, accommodation, recreation and food services industries. Approximately one-fifth of the jobs are in retail and wholesale trade. Healthcare jobs are provided by the DCH Regional Medical Center, Bryce Hospital and the VA Medical Center.

Notable information regarding Tuscaloosa: The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham corridor is consistently ranked in the top 20 markets in the nation for entrepreneurial success. For the population over the age of 25, about 31% have a bachelor's degree or higher. The cost of living index was 90.1 in 2008 and the nations's average is 100. The average earnings in early 2009 was $32,000.

Tuscaloosa's industrial base includes:

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International - Vehicles
JVC America - CDs/magnetic tape
Nucor Steel
Elk Corporation of America - Asphalt, shingles
BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing - Tires
Phifer Wire Products
Gulf States Paper Corporation
Johnson Controls - Automotive components
ZF Industries - Automotive axle systems
Radicispandex
Ai3 - Parts sequencing for MBUSI
Coral Industries - Bathroom fixtures
Delphi Automotive Systems - Automotive cockpit assemblies

Shown below is a list of the top employers in Tuscaloosa:

The University of Alabama - Higher education
DCH Regional Medical Center - Medical services
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International - Vehicles
Tuscaloosa County Board of Education - Public education
BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing - Tires
Phifer Wire Products - Aluminum/fiberglass screening
Jim Walter Resources - Coal mining
City Board of Education - Public education
Northport Medical Center - Medical services
City of Tuscaloosa - Local government services
Community Srv Programs of W Alabama Inc
Bunn Bros Materials
Tuscaloosa Housing Authority
Pritchett-Moore
Pine Valley LLC

Helpful business organizations for Tuscaloosa companies:

The Tuscaloosa News provides information about the current business activities in the Tuscaloosa area.

Most Popular Jobs in Tuscaloosa, 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	2,130	57,240	$38,270 - 77,940	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,000	41,430	$34,280 - 50,480	14%	95%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	930	29,650	$15,400 - 38,270	9%	54%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	720	50,220	$24,880 - 82,980	8%	51%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	640	43,850	$34,500 - 51,960	11%	95%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	560	48,420	$34,540 - 63,230	6%	96%
7	Accountants and auditors	450	55,430	$33,270 - 81,200	18%	79%
8	Coaches and scouts	280	41,990	$13,050 - 99,210	15%	60%
9	Civil engineers	220	64,810	$38,590 - 94,770	18%	87%
10	Lawyers	210	97,270	$44,900 -	11%	99%
11	Pharmacists	210	107,150	$88,000 - 130,970	22%	97%
12	Management analysts	190	105,940	$42,890 -	22%	78%
13	Industrial engineers	150	73,070	$52,530 - 101,840	20%	74%
14	Chief executives	150	164,040	$82,580 -	2%	65%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	150	39,290	$20,470 - 60,140	19%	77%
16	Financial managers	140	95,620	$54,020 - 165,860	13%	60%
17	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	130	74,800	$56,550 - 99,780	8%	78%
18	Medical and health services managers	120	90,750	$48,620 - 139,730	16%	57%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	120	38,820	$22,690 - 50,780	13%	73%
20	Surveyors	110	46,020	$26,880 - 78,720	24%	82%
21	Computer systems analysts	110	66,030	$43,020 - 96,930	29%	68%
22	Medical and public health social workers	110	39,760	$28,630 - 53,530	24%	77%
23	Sales managers	110	108,350	$49,040 -	10%	69%
24	Mechanical engineers	110	85,060	$50,560 - 142,170	4%	78%
25	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	100	28,960	$19,980 - 41,120	15%	51%
26	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	100	42,580	$34,270 - 51,070	20%	87%
27	Physical therapists	100	76,480	$51,870 - 102,330	27%	89%
28	Librarians	90	40,730	$32,880 - 51,100	4%	85%
29	Engineering managers	90	90,110	$56,350 - 131,890	7%	84%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	90	53,110	$30,340 - 82,150	27%	50%
31	Advertising sales agents	80		$ -	20%	56%
32	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	80	56,850	$33,550 - 82,640	17%	56%
33	Graphic designers	80	32,500	$19,380 - 46,330	10%	55%
34	Computer programmers	80	69,450	$31,910 - 116,190	0%	73%
35	Education, training, and library workers, all other	70	52,180	$34,390 - 86,640	11%	79%
36	Managers, all other	70	70,420	$35,250 - 110,000	7%	55%
37	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	54,110	$33,800 - 95,460	8%	72%
38	Computer and information systems managers	70	73,400	$46,030 - 104,270	16%	73%
39	Training and development specialists	60	52,360	$29,710 - 93,460	18%	56%
40	Floral designers	60	20,200	$14,340 - 26,830	0%	55%
41	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	49,950	$36,490 - 63,800	9%	72%
42	Dentists, general	60	105,850	$57,750 -	9%	100%
43	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	50	35,570	$20,890 - 55,320	15%	72%
44	Special education teachers, middle school	50	44,910	$37,610 - 51,370	16%	87%
45	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	61,210	$27,160 - 152,580	18%	56%
46	Network systems and data communications analysts	50	48,320	$33,530 - 61,570	53%	57%
47	Social workers, all other	50	54,560	$29,620 - 74,140	18%	77%
48	Editors	50		$ -	2%	81%
49	Tax preparers	50	35,950	$15,090 - 52,870	0%	54%
50	Personal financial advisors	50		$ -	41%	81%
51	Social and community service managers	40	47,540	$24,290 - 85,340	25%	72%
52	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	38,930	$24,240 - 51,540	18%	56%
53	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	40	108,300	$37,980 -	25%	67%
54	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	57,230	$31,660 - 94,380	5%	58%
55	Legislators	40	14,510	$12,760 - 15,980	1%	65%
56	Rehabilitation counselors	40	35,690	$18,570 - 60,560	23%	73%
57	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	42,610	$34,460 - 50,910	9%	87%
58	Database administrators	40	50,070	$29,650 - 75,660	29%	72%
59	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	40	86,480	$40,400 - 122,960	10%	80%
60	Mental health counselors	40	36,470	$24,700 - 50,830	30%	73%
61	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40	80,630	$41,820 - 127,050	12%	51%
62	Speech-language pathologists	40	54,850	$42,370 - 73,470	11%	98%
63	Market research analysts	40		$ -	20%	82%
64	Occupational therapists	30	62,070	$32,680 - 84,890	23%	90%
65	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	42,650	$25,920 - 88,760	24%	78%
66	Interior designers	30	39,910	$22,550 - 69,840	20%	55%
67	Credit analysts	30	37,640	$22,840 - 51,700	2%	60%
68	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30	60,840	$42,540 - 113,820	16%	99%

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	Team assemblers	4,740	50,570	$32,670 - 63,550	0%	5%
2	Cashiers	3,490	16,270	$12,860 - 22,170	-2%	10%
3	Retail salespersons	2,370	23,110	$13,440 - 37,380	12%	25%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,180	18,930	$13,360 - 26,660	2%	5%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,170	14,960	$12,780 - 18,060	18%	5%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,940	28,670	$20,640 - 38,900	1%	18%
7	Office clerks, general	1,770	20,710	$13,650 - 29,780	13%	19%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,490	20,100	$14,250 - 28,820	18%	7%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,430	19,750	$13,980 - 26,350	15%	4%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,410	22,790	$13,750 - 36,640	-7%	8%
11	Waiters and waitresses	1,370	15,510	$12,830 - 21,050	11%	14%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,300	33,480	$19,770 - 51,000	10%	4%
13	General and operations managers	1,280	85,000	$38,330 - 153,940	2%	48%
14	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,190	31,900	$25,200 - 40,440	14%	7%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,160	27,970	$17,210 - 40,150	13%	16%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,130	33,040	$18,640 - 50,270	4%	25%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	860	32,420	$18,750 - 50,080	10%	6%
18	Construction laborers	820	23,420	$17,210 - 30,710	11%	5%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	800	42,490	$27,240 - 62,670	6%	29%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	760	56,000	$32,710 - 80,420	-4%	15%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	740	26,960	$17,780 - 38,330	11%	14%
22	Cooks, fast food	740	14,900	$12,820 - 17,780	8%	5%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	720	53,760	$30,700 - 89,760	9%	10%
24	Customer service representatives	700	24,860	$15,230 - 33,330	25%	22%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	660	19,850	$13,460 - 28,520	17%	13%
26	Cooks, restaurant	650	20,950	$15,200 - 25,940	12%	5%
27	Industrial machinery mechanics	650	54,690	$35,160 - 78,100	9%	5%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	640	28,230	$20,420 - 40,850	-1%	2%
29	Psychiatric aides	610	22,720	$16,060 - 26,270	0%	7%
30	Electricians	600	37,920	$25,530 - 50,550	7%	7%
31	Counter and rental clerks	590	19,800	$13,160 - 30,850	23%	16%
32	Carpenters	570	31,590	$22,320 - 41,480	10%	6%
33	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	570	32,660	$22,510 - 43,020	8%	3%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	560	16,210	$13,030 - 19,960	13%	5%
35	Teacher assistants	540	15,530	$12,910 - 19,340	10%	18%
36	Food preparation workers	540	15,570	$12,870 - 19,930	15%	7%
37	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	530	42,230	$28,180 - 56,560	11%	33%
38	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	510	33,200	$22,190 - 49,350	-7%	0%
39	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	500	28,740	$16,940 - 50,770	8%	4%
40	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	490	20,320	$16,300 - 26,310	18%	6%
41	Helpers--production workers	480	26,960	$13,980 - 43,310	0%	4%
42	Bus drivers, school	480	14,400	$12,780 - 16,090	9%	4%
43	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	430	16,800	$12,970 - 24,260	14%	3%
44	Child care workers	420	16,090	$12,930 - 20,140	18%	15%
45	Tellers	400	20,710	$16,800 - 26,690	14%	16%
46	Packers and packagers, hand	390	21,560	$13,540 - 32,730	-11%	3%
47	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	370	19,290	$14,560 - 24,950	11%	5%
48	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	370	32,890	$18,220 - 49,980	14%	4%
49	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	370	31,090	$17,340 - 49,730	-6%	14%
50	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	370	42,880	$31,830 - 58,180	15%	18%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	360	56,100	$33,750 - 89,860	7%	13%
52	Bill and account collectors	360	24,150	$15,240 - 37,000	23%	13%
53	Home health aides	320	17,110	$12,860 - 25,240	49%	7%
54	Security guards	320	24,310	$14,870 - 40,430	17%	13%
55	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	290	26,300	$17,820 - 38,770	19%	14%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	290	26,340	$17,230 - 38,900	4%	15%
57	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	270	31,370	$21,540 - 40,860	9%	0%
58	Bartenders	270	16,680	$12,880 - 26,700	11%	17%
59	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	270	30,040	$18,030 - 45,210	4%	6%
60	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	270	15,490	$12,800 - 19,870	10%	17%
61	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	250	19,820	$13,040 - 35,990	12%	0%
62	Medical assistants	250			35%	10%
63	Machine feeders and offbearers	250	23,570	$15,210 - 32,250	-14%	0%
64	Pharmacy technicians	250	25,260	$15,330 - 33,500	32%	16%
65	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	230	50,140	$32,430 - 64,700	0%	7%
66	Postal service mail carriers	230			1%	11%
67	Loan officers	230	63,510	$33,780 - 103,050	12%	49%
68	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	220	27,000	$19,450 - 37,860	10%	24%
69	Radiologic technologists and technicians	220	45,220	$33,490 - 62,120	15%	25%
70	Dishwashers	210	16,220	$13,050 - 20,400	10%	3%
71	Production workers, all other	210	25,450	$21,240 - 36,140	2%	5%
72	Machinists	210	27,880	$16,520 - 46,120	-2%	3%
73	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	200	18,950	$14,730 - 24,200	10%	5%
74	Medical secretaries	200	24,260	$18,470 - 31,840	17%	18%
75	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	200	44,580	$32,300 - 60,380	5%	2%
76	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	200	31,460	$17,270 - 58,480	12%	6%
77	Painters, construction and maintenance	190	28,260	$21,820 - 37,140	12%	6%
78	Loan interviewers and clerks	190	28,850	$21,010 - 41,330	0%	24%
79	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	190	28,080	$21,310 - 38,220	3%	4%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	190	53,470	$30,880 - 74,620	10%	17%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	190	37,710	$22,740 - 56,020	13%	17%
82	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	180	39,760	$28,960 - 50,740	12%	3%
83	Highway maintenance workers	180	26,090	$20,500 - 36,380	9%	5%
84	Computer support specialists	170	41,830	$22,010 - 59,950	13%	43%
85	Personal and home care aides	170	17,920	$16,130 - 20,230	51%	10%
86	Sheet metal workers	170	31,670	$21,940 - 43,640	7%	4%
87	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	170	35,740	$22,730 - 51,400	12%	3%
88	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	170	17,310	$14,090 - 20,120	17%	14%
89	Logging equipment operators	170	30,320	$25,480 - 34,980	0%	2%
90	Construction managers	170	70,390	$42,540 - 99,610	16%	29%
91	Food servers, nonrestaurant	170	15,770	$12,810 - 20,500	16%	9%
92	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	160	32,080	$18,800 - 43,450	14%	11%
93	Driver/sales workers	160	29,670	$14,100 - 47,970	-4%	4%
94	Parts salespersons	160	25,620	$16,230 - 40,570	-1%	6%
95	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	160	34,460	$26,450 - 49,550	9%	3%
96	Correctional officers and jailers	150	31,120	$21,410 - 40,010	17%	11%
97	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	150	31,710	$21,500 - 45,480	3%	18%
98	Civil engineering technicians	150	37,410	$21,390 - 65,560	10%	18%
99	Printing machine operators	150	23,120	$13,540 - 34,030	-5%	6%
100	Dental hygienists	140	43,160	$34,290 - 52,130	30%	33%

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Jobs More Common Near Tuscaloosa Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Logging equipment operators	30,320	170	40
Psychiatric aides	22,720	610	27.8
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	34,620	110	17.5
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,200	510	14.8
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	50,140	230	12.1
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	31,370	270	9.2
Team assemblers	50,570	4,740	7.6
Pipelayers	26,250	140	4.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	54,690	650	4.2
Machine feeders and offbearers	23,570	250	4.1
Surveyors	46,020	110	3.4
Highway maintenance workers	26,090	180	3.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	29,650	930	3.1
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	32,080	160	3.1
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	28,080	190	2.9
Civil engineering technicians	37,410	150	2.9
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	31,900	1,190	2.8
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	19,820	250	2.8
Coaches and scouts	41,990	280	2.8
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,300	290	2.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	32,660	570	2.6
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	39,760	180	2.5
Cooks, fast food	14,900	740	2.3
Helpers--electricians	23,860	140	2.2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	16,800	430	2.1
Counter and rental clerks	19,800	590	2.1
Medical transcriptionists	27,760	100	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,760	720	2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,000	760	2
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	32,890	110	2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	35,130	100	1.9
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	24,770	130	1.9
Bus drivers, school	14,400	480	1.9
Tire repairers and changers	21,210	100	1.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,290	370	1.8
Sheet metal workers	31,670	170	1.8
Helpers--production workers	26,960	480	1.8
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	41,940	110	1.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,100	1,490	1.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,230	640	1.7
Radiologic technologists and technicians	45,220	220	1.7
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	43,850	640	1.7
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,670	1,940	1.7
Couriers and messengers	18,450	100	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	37,710	190	1.7
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,000	220	1.6
Cashiers	16,270	3,490	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,040	1,130	1.6
Production workers, all other	25,450	210	1.5
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	18,930	2,180	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Team assemblers	50,570	1.85	4,740
Management analysts	105,940	1.44	190
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	44,580	1.27	200
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	31,460	1.25	200
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	41,940	1.24	110
Industrial machinery mechanics	54,690	1.23	650
Coaches and scouts	41,990	1.18	280
Mechanical engineers	85,060	1.15	110
Helpers--production workers	26,960	1.14	480
Insurance sales agents	64,080	1.14	120
Driver/sales workers	29,670	1.13	160
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	42,880	1.11	370
Sales managers	108,350	1.1	110
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	44,900	1.1	120
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	50,140	1.09	230
Chief executives	164,040	1.09	150
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,200	1.08	510
Loan officers	63,510	1.07	230
Medical and health services managers	90,750	1.07	120
Physicians and surgeons, all other	190,230	1.07	110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,000	1.06	760
Packers and packagers, hand	21,560	1.06	390
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,040	1.05	270
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	34,620	1.04	110
Financial managers	95,620	1.03	140
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,470	1.03	190
Pharmacists	107,150	1.02	210
Switchboard operators, including answering service	24,430	1.01	110
Industrial engineers	73,070	1	150
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,790	1	1,410
Computer support specialists	41,830	1	170
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,740	0.99	500
Medical records and health information technicians	31,290	0.99	120
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	68,840	0.99	120
Food service managers	47,880	0.99	140
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,100	0.99	360
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,670	0.98	1,940
Child, family, and school social workers	39,290	0.97	150
Cooks, restaurant	20,950	0.97	650
Security guards	24,310	0.96	320
Computer systems analysts	66,030	0.96	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,950	0.95	200
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	27,000	0.95	220
Lawyers	97,270	0.95	210
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	48,420	0.95	560
Retail salespersons	23,110	0.95	2,370
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	31,710	0.95	150
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,420	0.94	860
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,490	0.94	800
Dishwashers	16,220	0.94	210

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	206,400	60
Physicians and surgeons, all other	190,230	110
Chief executives	164,040	150
Sales managers	108,350	110
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	108,300	40
Pharmacists	107,150	210
Management analysts	105,940	190
Dentists, general	105,850	60
Lawyers	97,270	210
Financial managers	95,620	140
Industrial production managers	94,150	90
Medical and health services managers	90,750	120
Engineering managers	90,110	90
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	86,480	40
Family and general practitioners	86,290	80
Mechanical engineers	85,060	110
General and operations managers	85,000	1,280
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80,630	40
Physical therapists	76,480	100
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	74,800	130
Computer and information systems managers	73,400	70
Industrial engineers	73,070	150
Managers, all other	70,420	70
Construction managers	70,390	170
Computer programmers	69,450	80
Architects, except landscape and naval	69,200
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	68,840	120
Computer systems analysts	66,030	110
Civil engineers	64,810	220
Insurance sales agents	64,080	120
Loan officers	63,510	230
Occupational therapists	62,070	30
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	61,210	50
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60,840	30
Business operations specialists, all other	57,990	90
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	57,390	40
Registered nurses	57,240	2,130
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	57,230	40
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	56,850	80
Industrial engineering technicians	56,230	80
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,100	360
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	56,000	760
Accountants and auditors	55,430	450
Speech-language pathologists	54,850	40
Industrial machinery mechanics	54,690	650
Social workers, all other	54,560	50
Occupational health and safety specialists	54,110	70
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,760	720
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,470	190
Network and computer systems administrators	53,110	90

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