Tuscaloosa Employment

Employment and Industries in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Tuscaloosa, 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	1,000	38,280	$31,210 - 46,180	14%	95%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	700	52,700	$25,220 - 83,250	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	660	39,830	$31,290 - 47,550	6%	96%
4	Accountants and auditors	540	49,740	$29,160 - 74,470	18%	79%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	280	28,260	$18,180 - 35,790	9%	54%
6	Financial managers	250	79,960	$43,640 - 129,350	13%	60%
7	Lawyers	220	98,370	$40,780 - 0	11%	99%
8	Pharmacists	220	84,890	$36,470 - 114,360	22%	97%
9	Industrial engineers	220	70,380	$52,820 - 90,710	20%	74%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	160	35,150	$19,910 - 52,540	19%	77%
11	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	150	32,750	$18,390 - 51,130	15%	51%
12	Civil engineers	150	53,890	$36,460 - 81,670	18%	87%
13	Coaches and scouts	150	53,710	$15,460 - 140,020	15%	60%
14	Electrical engineers	140	68,850	$44,130 - 94,520	6%	81%
15	Managers, all other	130	61,570	$33,530 - 101,260	7%	55%
16	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	120	37,840	$24,470 - 48,700	13%	73%
17	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	110	51,270	$32,050 - 72,440	17%	56%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	64,890	$52,810 - 78,790	8%	78%
19	Computer programmers	100	72,630	$31,690 - 109,830	0%	73%
20	Physical therapists	100	76,820	$52,250 - 106,350	27%	89%
21	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	100	41,540	$30,220 - 51,210	20%	87%
22	Chief executives	100	152,710	$23,020 - 0	2%	65%
23	Medical and health services managers	100	83,140	$47,220 - 122,910	16%	57%
24	Social and human service assistants	90	34,540	$20,520 - 48,910	34%	58%
25	Librarians	90	31,020	$16,300 - 46,420	4%	85%
26	Surveyors	90	43,330	$19,390 - 79,980	24%	82%
27	Advertising sales agents	90	39,200	$15,720 - 83,980	20%	56%
28	Computer systems analysts	90	53,560	$34,040 - 77,950	29%	68%
29	Sales managers	90	103,700	$42,640 - 0	10%	69%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	80	50,900	$28,570 - 86,410	27%	50%
31	Management analysts	80	113,790	$45,650 - 0	22%	78%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	80	44,590	$30,630 - 57,430	12%	51%
33	Engineering managers	80	88,660	$63,940 - 121,680	7%	84%
34	Medical and public health social workers	80	36,930	$28,020 - 46,670	24%	77%
35	Dentists, general	80	106,250	$57,540 - 0	9%	100%
36	Market research analysts	70	58,130	$21,010 - 94,870	20%	82%
37	Training and development specialists	70	45,510	$26,860 - 72,900	18%	56%
38	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	69,970	$31,540 - 117,590	12%	51%
39	Computer and information systems managers	60	70,470	$40,730 - 112,430	16%	73%
40	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60	35,210	$25,820 - 47,460	18%	56%
41	Network systems and data communications analysts	60	43,530	$31,910 - 55,690	53%	57%
42	Graphic designers	60	34,190	$19,010 - 52,820	10%	55%
43	Editors	60	45,260	$22,540 - 77,880	2%	81%
44	Public relations specialists	60	33,280	$20,070 - 49,280	18%	81%
45	Computer specialists, all other	60	61,810	$29,050 - 92,350	15%	68%
46	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	50,650	$30,750 - 87,050	8%	72%
47	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	44,870	$32,620 - 62,020	9%	72%
48	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	39,260	$21,440 - 55,740	30%	77%
49	Special education teachers, middle school	40	38,110	$31,220 - 46,410	16%	87%
50	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	43,390	$26,840 - 63,830	5%	58%
51	Legislators	40	17,680	$11,650 - 25,850	1%	65%
52	Marketing managers	40	72,810	$38,130 - 115,900	14%	69%
53	Special education teachers, secondary school	40	38,630	$31,570 - 46,840	9%	87%
54	Social workers, all other	40	55,420	$41,150 - 69,920	18%	77%
55	Sales and related workers, all other	40	34,680	$19,600 - 69,020	14%	62%
56	Public relations managers	40	57,020	$27,720 - 89,320	17%	75%
57	Tax preparers	40	34,320	$18,610 - 49,460	0%	54%
58	Recreational therapists	30	35,480	$20,610 - 57,310	4%	77%
59	Human resources managers, all other	30	72,780	$48,390 - 110,300	11%	58%
60	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	40,290	$23,430 - 56,440	18%	56%
61	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30	89,810	$33,920 - 0	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	Cashiers	3,010	15,480	$11,830 - 20,450	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,470	22,840	$12,750 - 39,290	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,130	13,640	$11,470 - 16,820	18%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	2,000	20,430	$12,650 - 29,660	13%	19%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,640	26,580	$18,810 - 41,320	10%	4%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,610	25,460	$18,190 - 35,390	1%	18%
7	Waiters and waitresses	1,370	13,200	$11,510 - 15,440	11%	14%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,360	18,450	$12,570 - 25,880	15%	4%
9	General and operations managers	1,300	88,200	$37,680 - [?]	2%	48%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,300	20,800	$13,020 - 31,710	-7%	8%
11	Construction laborers	1,290	25,350	$16,330 - 41,430	11%	5%
12	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,220	29,730	$16,180 - 50,240	10%	6%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,200	21,310	$12,870 - 34,340	2%	5%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,190	19,310	$14,370 - 27,620	18%	7%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,170	27,160	$16,170 - 39,830	13%	16%
16	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,070	29,350	$23,020 - 36,840	14%	7%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	960	35,420	$18,780 - 58,610	4%	25%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	900	39,970	$23,180 - 62,160	6%	29%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	870	50,590	$30,780 - 73,010	-4%	15%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	770	50,340	$30,610 - 84,100	9%	10%
21	Teacher assistants	740	14,970	$12,050 - 18,120	10%	18%
22	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	720	34,250	$23,130 - 46,360	8%	3%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	690	18,820	$12,440 - 26,630	17%	13%
24	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	660	15,530	$11,810 - 21,270	11%	5%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	660	25,490	$17,620 - 35,740	11%	14%
26	Cooks, restaurant	640	17,770	$12,760 - 23,050	12%	5%
27	Customer service representatives	630	25,440	$14,440 - 36,230	25%	22%
28	Electricians	620	36,050	$25,580 - 45,600	7%	7%
29	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	560	37,270	$23,960 - 49,740	11%	33%
30	Cooks, fast food	550	14,050	$11,590 - 17,460	8%	5%
31	Carpenters	520	27,880	$19,080 - 37,300	10%	6%
32	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	520	26,400	$15,060 - 47,660	8%	4%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	510	26,520	$16,960 - 41,150	-1%	2%
34	Bus drivers, school	500	13,170	$11,450 - 15,250	9%	4%
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	490	14,980	$11,870 - 18,760	13%	5%
36	Counter and rental clerks	490	18,090	$11,770 - 30,270	23%	16%
37	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	490	19,400	$15,010 - 25,630	18%	6%
38	Tellers	440	20,410	$15,580 - 26,770	14%	16%
39	Home health aides	440	17,270	$12,080 - 22,780	49%	7%
40	Food preparation workers	420	15,990	$11,720 - 23,050	15%	7%
41	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	400	38,710	$29,840 - 49,750	15%	18%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	370	29,160	$13,880 - 46,330	14%	4%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	370	54,390	$32,540 - 83,560	7%	13%
44	Child care workers	360	13,990	$11,610 - 17,570	18%	15%
45	Helpers--production workers	350	21,540	$13,080 - 33,410	0%	4%
46	Bill and account collectors	350	20,930	$15,270 - 29,020	23%	13%
47	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	350	26,920	$15,230 - 39,460	4%	6%
48	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	340	19,140	$12,020 - 27,080	14%	3%
49	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	340	35,510	$25,170 - 47,930	5%	2%
50	Security guards	320	22,030	$15,090 - 34,610	17%	13%
51	Packers and packagers, hand	320	18,190	$11,810 - 28,950	-11%	3%
52	Psychiatric aides	320	18,480	$12,650 - 23,830	0%	7%
53	Bartenders	300	15,110	$11,660 - 20,530	11%	17%
54	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	290	32,920	$18,530 - 44,720	-6%	14%
55	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	260	16,650	$12,310 - 22,330	10%	5%
56	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	260	38,020	$30,160 - 45,500	-7%	0%
57	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	260	38,720	$27,950 - 52,380	11%	4%
58	Highway maintenance workers	260	24,580	$17,140 - 33,850	9%	5%
59	Painters, construction and maintenance	250	27,930	$21,320 - 35,680	12%	6%
60	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	250	25,120	$17,730 - 33,070	-14%	0%
61	Industrial machinery mechanics	250	41,400	$29,460 - 54,840	9%	5%
62	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	250	33,420	$20,620 - 54,020	4%	30%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	250	24,910	$19,080 - 33,830	4%	15%
64	Dishwashers	240	14,760	$11,720 - 18,740	10%	3%
65	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	240	14,930	$11,780 - 19,880	10%	8%
66	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	230	26,470	$19,810 - 35,840	3%	4%
67	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	220	53,340	$42,180 - 65,400	7%	6%
68	Postal service mail carriers	220	43,390	$33,570 - 56,100	1%	11%
69	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	220	29,090	$14,150 - 49,760	27%	47%
70	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	210	20,700	$15,560 - 37,810	10%	24%
71	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	210	32,770	$19,950 - 50,050	12%	3%
72	Pharmacy technicians	210	25,380	$16,860 - 35,040	32%	16%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	200	47,110	$25,610 - 65,980	10%	17%
74	Loan officers	200	56,820	$32,020 - 85,710	12%	49%
75	Machinists	200	38,770	$29,980 - 47,360	-2%	3%
76	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	190	36,990	$29,760 - 45,300	12%	3%
77	Data entry keyers	190	20,100	$13,430 - 30,880	-4%	18%
78	All other information and record clerks	190	27,820	$17,970 - 40,360	-12%	21%
79	Driver/sales workers	190	31,890	$13,780 - 46,430	-4%	4%
80	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	180	23,210	$12,700 - 39,970	12%	0%
81	Medical assistants	180	22,720	$18,170 - 28,330	35%	10%
82	Industrial production managers	180	77,890	$55,180 - 98,860	-5%	43%
83	Logging equipment operators	180	28,100	$25,250 - 31,500	0%	2%
84	Construction managers	170	65,160	$38,030 - 103,440	16%	29%
85	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	170	14,370	$11,610 - 17,570	10%	17%
86	Legal secretaries	170	27,160	$21,750 - 33,420	12%	18%
87	Parts salespersons	170	24,810	$14,460 - 37,670	-1%	6%
88	Medical records and health information technicians	170	24,000	$14,050 - 38,140	18%	12%
89	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	170	23,560	$12,630 - 41,020	12%	6%
90	Computer support specialists	160	36,540	$19,630 - 65,040	13%	43%
91	Helpers--electricians	160	20,800	$15,720 - 24,930	7%	3%
92	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	150	16,200	$12,820 - 19,370	17%	14%
93	Couriers and messengers	150	13,620	$11,630 - 16,710	0%	12%
94	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	150	29,680	$19,590 - 39,920	3%	18%
95	Switchboard operators, including answering service	150	20,440	$13,490 - 28,100	-7%	10%
96	Dental assistants	140	24,770	$17,030 - 34,770	29%	9%
97	Sales representatives, services, all other	140	37,130	$16,580 - 55,730	28%	48%
98	Business operations specialists, all other	140	48,440	$24,150 - 80,310	21%	49%
99	Sheet metal workers	130	32,570	$21,640 - 43,350	7%	4%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	130	54,380	$23,630 - 87,830	4%	38%

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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	28,100	180	54.6
Psychiatric aides	18,480	320	17.8
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,020	260	9.6
Millwrights	36,170	120	7.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	53,340	220	6.4
Highway maintenance workers	24,580	260	5.7
Pipelayers	27,660	110	4.3
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,470	230	4.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,530	660	3.8
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	34,250	720	3.8
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	36,990	190	3.3
Helpers--electricians	20,800	160	3.2
Surveying and mapping technicians	29,950	110	3.1
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	29,790	120	3
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	24,940	120	3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	29,350	1,070	2.9
Medical transcriptionists	25,510	110	2.7
Couriers and messengers	13,620	150	2.6
Bus drivers, school	13,170	500	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,590	870	2.5
Civil engineering technicians	28,820	110	2.5
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	27,540	120	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,340	770	2.4
Tire repairers and changers	20,450	110	2.4
Helpers--carpenters	19,530	110	2.3
Construction laborers	25,350	1,290	2.3
Industrial production managers	77,890	180	2.2
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	16,650	260	2.2
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	37,270	560	2.2
Industrial engineers	70,380	220	2.2
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,400	250	2.1
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	23,210	180	2.1
Coaches and scouts	53,710	150	2.1
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	32,750	150	2.1
Medical records and health information technicians	24,000	170	2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	26,580	1,640	2
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	35,510	340	1.9
Nonfarm animal caretakers	17,190	110	1.9
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,120	250	1.9
Counter and rental clerks	18,090	490	1.9
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	29,090	220	1.9
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	20,700	210	1.9
Cooks, fast food	14,050	550	1.9
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,140	340	1.8
Electricians	36,050	620	1.8
Maintenance and repair workers, general	29,730	1,220	1.8
Electrical engineers	68,850	140	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	19,310	1,190	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,110	200	1.7
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,460	1,610	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Coaches and scouts	53,710	1.62	150
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,020	1.33	260
Driver/sales workers	31,890	1.29	190
Machinists	38,770	1.09	200
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	53,340	1.08	220
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,710	1.07	400
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	35,510	1.07	340
Industrial engineers	70,380	1.05	220
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,560	1.03	170
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	29,090	1.03	220
Lawyers	98,370	1.02	220
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,920	1.01	290
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,920	1.01	350
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,390	1.01	370
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,590	1.01	870
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	51,270	1	110
Loan officers	56,820	1	200
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,400	1	520
Postal service mail carriers	43,390	0.99	220
Industrial machinery mechanics	41,400	0.98	250
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	23,210	0.98	180
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	19,140	0.98	340
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	32,750	0.98	150
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	24,940	0.98	120
General and operations managers	88,200	0.98	1,300
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	52,700	0.98	700
Retail salespersons	22,840	0.98	2,470
Industrial production managers	77,890	0.97	180
Pharmacy technicians	25,380	0.97	210
Helpers--production workers	21,540	0.96	350
Security guards	22,030	0.96	320
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	27,540	0.96	120
Packers and packagers, hand	18,190	0.96	320
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	47,110	0.96	200
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	29,680	0.95	150
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,800	0.94	1,300
Dishwashers	14,760	0.94	240
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	21,310	0.94	1,200
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,420	0.94	960
Electrical engineers	68,850	0.94	140
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,520	0.94	510
Financial managers	79,960	0.93	250
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	25,460	0.93	1,610
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	26,470	0.93	230
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	39,970	0.92	900
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	29,790	0.92	120
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,930	0.92	240
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,340	0.92	770
Computer support specialists	36,540	0.92	160
Child, family, and school social workers	35,150	0.92	160

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	194,500
Physicians and surgeons, all other	158,080	90
Chief executives	152,710	100
Management analysts	113,790	80
Dentists, general	106,250	80
Sales managers	103,700	90
Mechanical engineers	100,550
Lawyers	98,370	220
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	89,810	30
Engineering managers	88,660	80
General and operations managers	88,200	1,300
Pharmacists	84,890	220
Medical and health services managers	83,140	100
Engineers, all other	82,020
Financial managers	79,960	250
Family and general practitioners	78,060	80
Industrial production managers	77,890	180
Physical therapists	76,820	100
Marketing managers	72,810	40
Human resources managers, all other	72,780	30
Computer programmers	72,630	100
Computer and information systems managers	70,470	60
Industrial engineers	70,380	220
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,970	70
Electrical engineers	68,850	140
Construction managers	65,160	170
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,890	110
Occupational therapists	62,710
Computer specialists, all other	61,810	60
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	61,700	60
Managers, all other	61,570	130
Market research analysts	58,130	70
Public relations managers	57,020	40
Loan officers	56,820	200
Insurance sales agents	55,930	80
Social workers, all other	55,420	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,390	370
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	54,380	130
Civil engineers	53,890	150
Coaches and scouts	53,710	150
Computer systems analysts	53,560	90
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	53,340	220
Administrative services managers	53,320	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	52,700	700
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	51,830	60
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	51,270	110
Network and computer systems administrators	50,900	80
Occupational health and safety specialists	50,650	50
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,590	870
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	50,340	770

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