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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Alabama

What professions have the highest employment in Alabama? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Alabama. We note that the total employment in Alabama is 2,004,000. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 58,770 people (2.93 percent of the total employment in Alabama). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 51,620 people (2.58 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Alabama is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Alabama (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,004,000
100.00% $38,470
2 Retail Salespersons
58,770
2.93% $26,050
3 Cashiers
51,620
2.58% $22,670
4 Registered Nurses
49,370
2.46% $63,090
5 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
44,820
2.24% $36,190
6 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
44,070
2.20% $37,480
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
44,010
2.20% $30,240
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
41,060
2.05% $31,920
9 Fast Food and Counter Workers
38,640
1.93% $21,680
10 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
36,730
1.83% $46,990
11 General and Operations Managers
36,550
1.82% $98,120
12 Customer Service Representatives
34,450
1.72% $34,680
13 Waiters and Waitresses
28,440
1.42% $19,900
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
25,360
1.27% $25,920
15 Accountants and Auditors
23,370
1.17% $63,120
16 Office Clerks, General
23,130
1.15% $27,730
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
22,630
1.13% $57,140
18 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
21,270
1.06% $37,970
19 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
20,790
1.04% $59,920
20 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
20,530
1.02% $34,200
21 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
20,210
1.01% $22,530
22 Nursing Assistants
19,740
0.99% $28,080
23 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
19,730
0.98% $51,430
24 Fast Food Cooks
19,480
0.97% $22,750
25 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
18,610
0.93% $37,690
26 Receptionists and Information Clerks
17,840
0.89% $29,220
27 Food Preparation Workers
16,390
0.82% $22,500
28 Construction Laborers
16,390
0.82% $31,630
29 Restaurant Cooks
16,290
0.81% $28,760
30 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
16,090
0.80% $62,720
31 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
15,950
0.80% $56,260
32 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
15,900
0.79% $37,440
33 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
15,810
0.79% $35,710
34 Software Developers
15,680
0.78% $103,520
35 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
15,200
0.76% $38,660
36 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
15,040
0.75% $57,930
37 Security Guards
14,530
0.73% $26,000
38 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
13,130
0.66% $62,590
39 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
12,570
0.63% $47,210
40 Medical Assistants
12,490
0.62% $31,800
41 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
11,930
0.60% $36,160
42 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
11,730
0.59% $66,130
43 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
10,550
0.53% $29,860
44 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
10,410
0.52% $55,550
45 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
10,290
0.51% $46,000
46 Helpers--Production Workers
10,120
0.50% $29,380
47 Electricians
10,070
0.50% $48,170
48 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
10,040
0.50% $58,500
49 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
9,940
0.50% $45,580
50 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
9,910
0.49% $40,120
51 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
9,630
0.48% $57,200
52 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
9,570
0.48% $28,600
53 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
9,530
0.48% $22,350
54 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
9,080
0.45% $40,620
55 Human Resources Specialists
9,070
0.45% $58,250
56 School Bus Drivers
8,840
0.44% $18,110
57 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
8,560
0.43% $63,340
58 Medical and Health Services Managers
8,480
0.42% $82,160
59 Packers and Packagers
8,390
0.42% $26,370
60 Computer User Support Specialists
8,070
0.40% $47,500
61 Pharmacy Technicians
7,980
0.40% $35,310
62 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
7,910
0.39% $23,660
63 Insurance Sales Agents
7,890
0.39% $55,730
64 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
7,520
0.38% $22,080
65 Tellers
7,510
0.37% $33,960
66 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
7,250
0.36% $28,350
67 Industrial Engineers
7,160
0.36% $85,680
68 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
6,700
0.33% $36,300
69 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
6,500
0.32% $36,390
70 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
6,480
0.32% $48,190
71 Construction Managers
6,460
0.32% $94,470
72 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
6,410
0.32% $55,680
73 Firefighters
6,400
0.32% $38,950
74 Lawyers
6,270
0.31% $126,310
75 Carpenters
6,160
0.31% $40,620
76 Other Business Operations Specialists
6,090
0.30% $89,940
77 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
5,920
0.30% $46,460
78 Loan Officers
5,790
0.29% $60,210
79 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
5,780
0.29% $46,690
80 Driver/Sales Workers
5,730
0.29% $29,850
81 Postal Service Mail Carriers
5,660
0.28% $51,710
82 Pharmacists
5,650
0.28% $129,200
83 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
5,620
0.28% $21,770
84 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
5,500
0.27% $37,300
85 Financial Managers
5,490
0.27% $127,210
86 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
5,460
0.27% $47,220
87 Counter and Rental Clerks
5,420
0.27% $29,140
88 Management Analysts
5,400
0.27% $92,560
89 Correctional Officers and Jailers
5,310
0.26% $37,860
90 Logisticians
5,190
0.26% $90,480
91 Machinists
5,190
0.26% $49,140
92 Computer and Information Systems Managers
5,150
0.26% $127,150
93 Parts Salespersons
5,140
0.26% $28,680
94 Civil Engineers
5,130
0.26% $83,930
95 Medical Secretaries
5,080
0.25% $37,080
96 Mechanical Engineers
5,060
0.25% $97,780
97 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
5,020
0.25% $21,360
98 Billing and Posting Clerks
4,980
0.25% $35,490
99 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
4,970
0.25% $80,520
100 Computer Systems Analysts
4,880
0.24% $102,120
101 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
4,610
0.23% $81,290
102 Childcare Workers
4,600
0.23% $21,460
103 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
4,580
0.23% $18,200
104 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
4,470
0.22% $56,640
105 Nurse Practitioners
4,390
0.22% $101,150
106 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
4,380
0.22% $21,270
107 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
4,270
0.21% $32,240
108 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
4,080
0.20% $59,580
109 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
4,070
0.20% $22,490
110 Recreation Workers
4,020
0.20% $26,260
111 Radiologic Technologists
4,010
0.20% $50,150
112 Food Service Managers
3,930
0.20% $58,650
113 Aerospace Engineers
3,900
0.19% $127,150
114 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
3,820
0.19% $75,420
115 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
3,810
0.19% $38,320
116 Bartenders
3,790
0.19% $19,500
117 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
3,770
0.19% $48,620
118 All Other Managers
3,750
0.19% $99,480
119 Electrical Engineers
3,720
0.19% $103,280
120 Dental Assistants
3,710
0.19% $36,120
121 Dental Hygienists
3,640
0.18% $55,410
122 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
3,630
0.18% $41,310
123 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
3,570
0.18% $84,930
124 Engineers, All Other
3,550
0.18% $130,100
125 Sales Managers
3,500
0.17% $107,990
126 Social and Human Service Assistants
3,440
0.17% $29,510
127 All Other Physicians
3,420
0.17% $221,770
128 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
3,420
0.17% $47,960
129 Dishwashers
3,360
0.17% $23,620
130 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
3,310
0.17% $24,120
131 Computer Network Architects
3,260
0.16% $119,820
132 Postsecondary Education Administrators
3,160
0.16% $95,190
133 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
3,160
0.16% $82,650
134 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
3,130
0.16% $58,590
135 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
3,110
0.16% $65,270
136 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
3,090
0.15% $41,120
137 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,080
0.15% $32,410
138 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
3,070
0.15% $33,810
139 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
3,050
0.15% $31,090
140 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
3,010
0.15% $29,070
141 Highway Maintenance Workers
3,010
0.15% $31,300
142 Property, Real Estate Managers
3,000
0.15% $49,640
143 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,960
0.15% $51,240
144 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
2,890
0.14% $37,360
145 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
2,890
0.14% $49,240
146 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
2,890
0.14% $24,480
147 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
2,820
0.14% $20,240
148 Coaches and Scouts
2,750
0.14% $36,440
149 Architectural and Engineering Managers
2,740
0.14% $138,050
150 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
2,730
0.14% $38,940
151 Compliance Officers
2,720
0.14% $66,490
152 Industrial Production Managers
2,710
0.14% $106,830
153 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
2,700
0.13% $42,490
154 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
2,690
0.13% $31,040
155 Training and Development Specialists
2,680
0.13% $63,950
156 Information Security Analysts
2,660
0.13% $105,180
157 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,650
0.13% $34,550
158 Phlebotomists
2,640
0.13% $32,690
159 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
2,620
0.13% $33,960
160 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
2,600
0.13% $35,950
161 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
2,590
0.13% $46,430
162 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
2,530
0.13% $59,580
163 Medical Records Specialists
2,530
0.13% $37,190
164 Bill and Account Collectors
2,510
0.13% $36,200
165 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
2,510
0.13% $47,300
166 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
2,510
0.13% $32,030
167 Respiratory Therapists
2,490
0.12% $57,420
168 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
2,490
0.12% $63,980
169 Personal Financial Advisors
2,480
0.12% $76,640
170 Pest Control Workers
2,480
0.12% $35,560
171 Physical Therapists
2,470
0.12% $97,360
172 Butchers and Meat Cutters
2,470
0.12% $28,980
173 Sewing Machine Operators
2,460
0.12% $26,910
174 Computer Programmers
2,390
0.12% $94,930
175 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
2,380
0.12% $37,500
176 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,370
0.12% $24,330
177 Speech-Language Pathologists
2,330
0.12% $66,560
178 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
2,330
0.12% $33,100
179 Emergency Medical Technicians
2,310
0.12% $29,540
180 Cost Estimators
2,300
0.11% $60,260
181 Sheet Metal Workers
2,300
0.11% $36,820
182 Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla
2,300
0.11% $34,490
183 Printing Press Operators
2,280
0.11% $31,960
184 Surgical Technologists
2,260
0.11% $40,100
185 Social and Community Service Managers
2,250
0.11% $59,490
186 Healthcare Social Workers
2,240
0.11% $51,080
187 Residential Advisors
2,240
0.11% $26,740
188 Other Education Administrators
2,220
0.11% $83,780
189 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
2,220
0.11% $29,010
190 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
2,200
0.11% $45,600
191 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
2,190
0.11% $48,560
192 Other Teachers and Instructors
2,170
0.11% $42,050
193 Real Estate Sales Agents
2,170
0.11% $51,840
194 Public Relations Specialists
2,160
0.11% $55,750
195 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,160
0.11% $44,660
196 Telemarketers
2,140
0.11% $32,020
197 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
2,110
0.11% $38,010
198 Computer Occupations, All Other
2,100
0.10% $92,580
199 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
2,090
0.10% $35,440
200 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
2,090
0.10% $37,900

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Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Alabama

Auburn-Opelika Mobile
Decatur Florence-Muscle Shoals
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley Anniston-Oxford
Huntsville Gadsden
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Tuscaloosa Montgomery
Dothan Birmingham-Hoover


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