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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover, AL

What professions have the highest employment in Birmingham-Hoover, AL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Birmingham-Hoover, AL. We note that the total employment in Birmingham-Hoover, AL is 500,850. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 17,330 people (3.46 percent of the total employment in Birmingham-Hoover, AL). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 14,280 people (2.85 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Birmingham-Hoover, AL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Birmingham-Hoover, AL (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
500,850
100.00% $40,580
2 Registered Nurses
17,330
3.46% $65,280
3 Retail Salespersons
14,280
2.85% $27,620
4 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
11,910
2.38% $38,650
5 Cashiers
11,800
2.36% $23,900
6 Stockers and Order Fillers
11,120
2.22% $30,930
7 Customer Service Representatives
10,490
2.09% $37,180
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
10,120
2.02% $33,620
9 General and Operations Managers
9,740
1.94% $102,360
10 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
9,270
1.85% $48,830
11 Fast Food and Counter Workers
8,250
1.65% $22,110
12 Accountants and Auditors
8,110
1.62% $65,050
13 Waiters and Waitresses
6,680
1.33% $20,070
14 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
6,060
1.21% $59,600
15 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
6,020
1.20% $62,040
16 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
5,870
1.17% $26,950
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
5,610
1.12% $59,510
18 Security Guards
5,590
1.12% $26,020
19 Food Preparation Workers
5,550
1.11% $22,940
20 Office Clerks, General
5,210
1.04% $29,790
21 Receptionists and Information Clerks
5,130
1.02% $30,010
22 Nursing Assistants
4,900
0.98% $28,890
23 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
4,880
0.97% $40,060
24 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
4,870
0.97% $34,930
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
4,770
0.95% $35,360
26 Fast Food Cooks
4,770
0.95% $23,510
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
4,770
0.95% $40,060
28 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
4,640
0.93% $23,260
29 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
4,290
0.86% $36,350
30 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
4,280
0.85% $38,890
31 Construction Laborers
4,190
0.84% $35,560
32 Medical Assistants
3,990
0.80% $34,370
33 Restaurant Cooks
3,960
0.79% $28,730
34 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
3,690
0.74% $64,180
35 Software Developers
3,560
0.71% $100,330
36 Insurance Sales Agents
3,540
0.71% $59,660
37 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
3,490
0.70% $39,450
38 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
3,250
0.65% $57,330
39 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,080
0.61% $62,730
40 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
3,080
0.61% $59,580
41 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
2,900
0.58% $70,620
42 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
2,800
0.56% $52,520
43 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
2,670
0.53% $30,010
44 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
2,590
0.52% $46,310
45 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
2,550
0.51% $60,700
46 Lawyers
2,500
0.50% $133,580
47 Electricians
2,490
0.50% $50,080
48 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
2,490
0.50% $62,810
49 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
2,420
0.48% $46,430
50 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,410
0.48% $60,640
51 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
2,340
0.47% $48,240
52 Human Resources Specialists
2,310
0.46% $60,980
53 Pharmacy Technicians
2,310
0.46% $35,730
54 Computer User Support Specialists
2,290
0.46% $47,940
55 Construction Managers
2,230
0.45% $97,900
56 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
2,210
0.44% $49,230
57 Helpers--Production Workers
2,210
0.44% $28,800
58 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,180
0.44% $58,180
59 Financial Managers
2,140
0.43% $134,260
60 Firefighters
2,120
0.42% $46,780
61 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,100
0.42% $23,730
62 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1,970
0.39% $45,370
63 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
1,920
0.38% $76,850
64 Tellers
1,910
0.38% $35,890
65 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,870
0.37% $30,840
66 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
1,830
0.37% $37,890
67 Loan Officers
1,800
0.36% $61,820
68 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
1,760
0.35% $22,870
69 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
1,740
0.35% $27,260
70 Driver/Sales Workers
1,730
0.35% $29,010
71 Packers and Packagers
1,710
0.34% $26,980
72 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
1,700
0.34% $49,270
73 School Bus Drivers
1,700
0.34% $18,160
74 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
1,690
0.34% $36,410
75 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
1,670
0.33% $59,750
76 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,670
0.33% $36,420
77 Pharmacists
1,620
0.32% $130,450
78 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
1,610
0.32% $60,510
79 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
1,580
0.32% $49,520
80 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
1,550
0.31% $48,460
81 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,480
0.30% $127,450
82 Management Analysts
1,470
0.29% $83,380
83 Medical Secretaries
1,460
0.29% $37,040
84 Counter and Rental Clerks
1,440
0.29% $30,380
85 Postal Service Mail Carriers
1,420
0.28% $53,370
86 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,410
0.28% $46,390
87 Carpenters
1,400
0.28% $42,540
88 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
1,380
0.28% $81,670
89 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,360
0.27% $38,140
90 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
1,320
0.26% $60,180
91 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
1,310
0.26% $21,600
92 Radiologic Technologists
1,300
0.26% $52,000
93 Computer Systems Analysts
1,280
0.26% $85,900
94 Parts Salespersons
1,270
0.25% $30,050
95 Dental Assistants
1,200
0.24% $36,540
96 Nurse Practitioners
1,190
0.24% $105,570
97 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
1,180
0.24% $55,550
98 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
1,170
0.23% $21,840
99 Childcare Workers
1,150
0.23% $22,120
100 Sales Managers
1,100
0.22% $105,970

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