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Residents of Alabama know that some jobs in their state are easier to find than other jobs, and that demand varies by location.
The information below provides you with 3 important components of demand for different jobs: 1) employers 2) general job growth in Alabama, and 3) the cities and towns in which that growth is occurring with the average salaries for each occupation in each city. See below.
1.) Top Employers in Alabama -
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the largest employers in Alabama include the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Alabama Power, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Russell Corporation, and many other companies. You'll find links to the career sections of most of Alabama's largest employers on Job-Hunt's Alabama Jobs and Careers page.
2.) Hot Careers in Alabama -
These careers with the greatest job growth projected by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, through 2014:
| # |
Top Job Titles (regardless of education level) |
Growth to 2014 |
| 1 |
Retail salespersons |
10% - 20% |
| 2 |
Registered nurses |
21% - 35% |
| 3 |
Team assemblers |
21% - 35% |
| 4 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
10% - 20% |
| 5 |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor trailer |
10% - 20% |
| 6 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
10% - 20% |
| 7 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
10% - 20% |
| 8 |
Waiters and waitresses |
10% - 20% |
| 9 |
General and operations managers |
10% - 20% |
| 10 |
Customer service representatives |
21% - 35% |
(Click for the top 50 Occupations with the Most Openings in Alabama,
openings by level of education, and more) |
3.) Most Popular Careers by City:
Job opportunities vary greatly by location, even in the same state. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
| Anniston, AL
Decatur, AL
Gadsden, AL
Montgomery, AL
| Auburn, AL
Dothan, AL
Huntsville, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL | Birmingham, AL
Florence, AL
Mobile, AL
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NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Anniston, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Anniston and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | $23,270 | 150 | 49.1 | | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $39,690 | 1,020 | 29.2 | | Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | $37,370 | 120 | 19.3 | | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $32,210 | 450 | 11.3 | | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $20,000 | 200 | 7.3 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $26,490 | 140 | 5.7 | | Machinists | $32,700 | 540 | 5 | | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | $25,320 | 170 | 4.7 | | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $35,880 | 410 | 4.1 | | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | $31,730 | 120 | 3.5 | | (Click for the full list of Anniston careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Auburn, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Auburn and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Recreation workers | $13,160 | 490 | 7.2 | | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | $12,870 | 190 | 6.3 | | Team assemblers | $19,550 | 1,180 | 4.1 | | Industrial machinery mechanics | $33,610 | 220 | 4 | | Helpers--production workers | $22,340 | 510 | 4 | | Fire fighters | $29,300 | 160 | 3.4 | | Construction laborers | $20,960 | 720 | 2.8 | | Cooks, short order | $14,950 | 130 | 2.8 | | Dental hygienists | $35,010 | 110 | 2.7 | | Food servers, nonrestaurant | $17,370 | 130 | 2.6 | | (Click for the full list of Auburn careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Birmingham, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Birmingham and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | $54,710 | 270 | 12.4 | | Logging equipment operators | $28,280 | 250 | 11.2 | | Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | $29,140 | 290 | 9.4 | | Earth drillers, except oil and gas | $27,810 | 140 | 9.3 | | Choreographers | $35,360 | 230 | 8.1 | | Lay-out workers, metal and plastic | $27,970 | 120 | 6.5 | | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $17,540 | 1,170 | 6 | | Pourers and casters, metal | $31,640 | 130 | 5.6 | | Legal support workers, all other | $42,060 | 1,190 | 5.3 | | Legislators | $13,350 | 590 | 4.4 | | (Click for the full list of Birmingham careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Decatur, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Decatur and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $23,860 | 400 | 19.3 | | Millwrights | $34,450 | 180 | 16.9 | | Psychiatric aides | $20,670 | 140 | 10.7 | | Crane and tower operators | $30,940 | 100 | 8.2 | | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $59,130 | 310 | 6.9 | | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | $27,580 | 800 | 6.1 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $29,230 | 160 | 5.8 | | Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | $57,270 | 110 | 5.6 | | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | $27,270 | 160 | 5.4 | | Helpers--production workers | $29,840 | 880 | 5.2 | | (Click for the full list of Decatur careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Dothan, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Dothan and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Sewing machine operators | $17,770 | 670 | 9.4 | | Helpers--electricians | $19,470 | 170 | 6.2 | | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $22,570 | 120 | 5.9 | | Physicians and surgeons, all other | $0 | 320 | 5.2 | | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | $19,470 | 250 | 4.4 | | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $20,020 | 130 | 4.2 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $27,300 | 100 | 3.6 | | Tire repairers and changers | $19,610 | 100 | 3.4 | | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | $21,470 | 100 | 3.3 | | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $25,160 | 370 | 3.3 | | (Click for the full list of Dothan careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Florence, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Florence and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $54,060 | 360 | 8.6 | | Helpers--production workers | $19,750 | 760 | 4.8 | | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $29,760 | 310 | 4 | | Helpers--electricians | $17,950 | 100 | 3.9 | | Refuse and recyclable material collectors | $21,330 | 110 | 3.8 | | Sheet metal workers | $35,520 | 210 | 3.8 | | Parts salespersons | $31,860 | 240 | 3.3 | | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | $13,960 | 370 | 3.2 | | Driver/sales workers | $29,150 | 410 | 3.1 | | Fire fighters | $27,450 | 160 | 2.7 | | (Click for the full list of Florence careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Gadsden, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Gadsden and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Production workers, all other | $23,680 | 480 | 9.6 | | Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $21,280 | 140 | 8.3 | | Helpers--electricians | $18,440 | 100 | 6.1 | | Helpers--production workers | $18,610 | 490 | 4.8 | | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | $14,870 | 290 | 3.9 | | Pharmacy technicians | $20,310 | 190 | 3.3 | | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $23,540 | 210 | 3.1 | | Home health aides | $14,630 | 360 | 2.6 | | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | $36,450 | 490 | 2.6 | | Pharmacists | $87,950 | 130 | 2.5 | | (Click for the full list of Gadsden careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Huntsville, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Huntsville and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Aerospace engineers | $86,290 | 2,360 | 48.9 | | Aerospace engineering and operations technicians | $66,860 | 190 | 40 | | Drafters, all other | $45,330 | 180 | 13 | | Engineers, all other | $92,980 | 2,060 | 11.9 | | Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | $52,490 | 800 | 10.6 | | Physicists | $99,190 | 120 | 8.8 | | Electronics engineers, except computer | $81,930 | 1,420 | 8.3 | | Materials engineers | $80,020 | 150 | 8.3 | | Computer hardware engineers | $83,740 | 660 | 7.8 | | Budget analysts | $62,820 | 440 | 6.1 | | (Click for the full list of Huntsville careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Mobile, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Mobile and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Sailors and marine oilers | $28,300 | 210 | 9.3 | | Helpers--electricians | $20,040 | 720 | 8 | | Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | $53,220 | 190 | 7.6 | | Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | $18,790 | 400 | 6.5 | | Electrical and electronics drafters | $62,720 | 130 | 4 | | Chemical engineers | $79,220 | 100 | 3.8 | | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $34,010 | 470 | 3.6 | | Crane and tower operators | $38,490 | 140 | 3.5 | | Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | $34,210 | 150 | 3.4 | | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | $20,130 | 250 | 3.3 | | (Click for the full list of Mobile careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Montgomery, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Montgomery and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Traffic technicians | $40,830 | 160 | 57 | | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $46,950 | 410 | 5.6 | | Helpers--electricians | $17,300 | 510 | 5.6 | | Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | $27,050 | 140 | 5.4 | | Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $27,930 | 150 | 5.4 | | Tire repairers and changers | $19,760 | 520 | 5.3 | | Education administrators, all other | $52,590 | 120 | 5.2 | | Personal care and service workers, all other | $25,590 | 250 | 4.4 | | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $19,640 | 140 | 4.4 | | Urban and regional planners | $46,700 | 130 | 3.9 | | (Click for the full list of Montgomery careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama Employment and CareersTen careers significantly more common in Tuscaloosa and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide. | Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity*
vs. Avg. |
|---|
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | $28,160 | 100 | 24.4 | | Psychiatric aides | $16,700 | 280 | 14.9 | | Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $37,220 | 250 | 9.7 | | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | $32,360 | 110 | 4.9 | | Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $51,620 | 140 | 4.5 | | Highway maintenance workers | $23,470 | 180 | 4.2 | | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | $32,770 | 680 | 3.9 | | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | $24,200 | 120 | 3.6 | | Surveying and mapping technicians | $30,560 | 110 | 3.6 | | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $35,710 | 180 | 3.2 | | (Click for the full list of Tuscaloosa careers, including educational requirements, salaries, more) |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.
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