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Alabama Jobs

The estimated total employment in Alabama is 1,945,300 people with an average annual salary of 36,170.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Alabama has increaded by 6%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,827,960N/A
20021,819,390-0.47%
20031,820,1700.04%
20041,830,3600.56%
20051,931,9705.26%
20061,912,220-1.02%
20071,931,9701.03%
20081,945,3000.69%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$29,530N/A
2002$30,9404.56%
2003$31,3301.24%
2004$31,5900.82%
2005$34,9509.61%
2006$33,440-4.32%
2007$34,9504.52%
2008$36,1703.49%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations309,040$28,400
Sales and related occupations221,880$29,100
Production occupations218,350$30,490
Transportation and material moving occupations159,910$28,480
Food preparation and serving related occupations152,340$17,150
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations111,860$57,410
Education, training, and library occupations108,160$42,150
Construction and extraction occupations102,120$33,390
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations95,510$38,470
Management occupations79,400$88,210
Business and financial operations occupations62,630$60,360
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations57,980$20,590
Healthcare support occupations51,930$22,080
Protective service occupations42,200$31,470
Architecture and engineering occupations39,810$70,300
Personal care and service occupations34,460$20,680
Computer and mathematical science occupations34,460$66,000
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations18,840$38,640
Community and social services occupations18,330$38,570
Life, physical, and social science occupations9,930$56,390
Legal occupations9,630$85,830
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations6,540$28,720

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Chief executives3,630$157,290
Physicians and surgeons, all other3,380$155,570
Lawyers5,460$116,350
Pharmacists4,330$108,160
Engineering managers2,490$107,820
Personal financial advisors1,470$105,460
Computer and information systems managers2,190$98,130
Engineers, all other3,980$96,590
Aerospace engineers2,160$96,170
Sales managers2,910$95,550