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WAGE RATES BY OCCUPATION

Category
Selected Occupation
SOC Code
Average Wage
Experienced
Management
Marketing Managers
11-2021
$37.94
$46.06
Sales Managers
11-2022
$42.51
$52.22
Financial Managers
11-3031
$37.63
$44.19
Business & Finacial Operations
Accountants
13-2011
$27.47
$32.60
Computer Systems Analysts
15-1051
$28.06
$32.70
Architecture & Engineering
Architects
17-1011
$29.31
$34.38
Civil Engineers
17-2051
$31.32
$35.34
Electrical Engineers
17-2071
$36.58
$40.74
Life, Physical, & Social Sciences
Economists
19-3011
$30.08
$35.55
Environmental Scientists
19-2041
$27.74
$33.31
Community & Social Services
Educational Counselors
21-1012
$22.51
$25.83
Social Workers
21-1029
$22.74
$27.15
Legal Occupations
Lawyers
23-1011
$57.49
$70.54
Paralegals
23-2011
$22.65
$26.31
Educational Services
Nursing Instructors
25-1072
$29.17
$32.63
Preschool Teachers
25-2011
$10.33
$11.19
Elementary School Teachers
25-2021
$18.62
$20.06
High School Teachers
25-2031
$19.31
$21.09
Healthcare
Pharmacists
29-1051
$39.28
$43.64
 
Physical Therapists
29-1123
$30.20
$33.62
 
Physicians & Surgeons
29-1069
$62.47
$78.92
 
Registered Nurses
29-1111
$23.81
$27.45
Protective Services
Fire Fighters
33-2011
$20.70
$22.90
  Police Officers
33-3051
$19.26
$21.88
Retail & Sales
Cashiers
41-2011
$7.32
$8.00
 
Retail Salespersons
41-2031
$11.27
$13.52
Office, Administrative, & Support
Bookkeeping Clerks
43-3031
$13.91
$15.84
 
Receptionists
43-4171
$10.35
$11.62
 
Office Clerks
43-9061
$10.82
$12.62
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair
Machine Maitenance
49-9043
$15.89
$17.78
Team Assemblers
51-2092
$12.71
$14.72

Source: Alabama Dept. of Industrial Relations, Alabama OES Wage Survey, 2004
Information for the 1990 Birmingham MSA.

For a complete listing, please access the ADIR OES Wage Survey database.