Most common jobs in Montgomery

Published 12:43 pm Sunday, July 11, 2021

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Most common jobs in Montgomery

The 10 largest occupations in America employ 30.5 million workers, representing 21% of all workers. Keeping America’s economy moving would be impossible without office workers, package handlers, food prep workers, and truck drivers. And what would the sick do without the millions of hospital workers, nurses, and home health aides?

Stacker compiled a list of the most common jobs in Montgomery using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by total employment as of May 2020. While much has changed during the coronavirus pandemic, the jobs featured here give a holistic view at the most popular industries in your area and how many jobs are supported.

Keep reading to see which jobs in Montgomery are the most common.

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#50. Paralegals and legal assistants

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 540 (3.456 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $50,170 (#169 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 332,720 (2.392 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $56,610
– Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Napa, CA ($93,110)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($90,280)
— Trenton, NJ ($77,970)
– Job description: Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.

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#49. Human resources specialists

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 560 (3.582 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $61,940 (#189 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 647,810 (4.657 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $69,430
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($96,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,680)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($90,130)
– Job description: Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

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#48. Industrial machinery mechanics

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 570 (3.647 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $50,310 (#306 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 385,980 (2.775 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $57,350
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($84,180)
— San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($84,150)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($77,580)
– Job description: Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

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#47. Financial managers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 590 (3.794 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $121,290 (#204 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 653,080 (4.695 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $151,510
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,670)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($210,180)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($192,310)
– Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

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#45. Tellers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 600 (3.867 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $31,980 (#202 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 423,570 (3.045 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $32,960
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($41,600)
— Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($38,770)
— Redding, CA ($38,530)
– Job description: Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution’s various transactions.

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#45. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 600 (3.871 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $34,030 (#359 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 549,200 (3.948 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $44,580
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Odessa, TX ($85,040)
— Fairbanks, AK ($80,520)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($67,990)
– Job description: Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

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#45. Packers and packagers, hand

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 600 (3.889 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $27,890 (#184 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 599,270 (4.308 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $29,270
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Rome, GA ($39,770)
— Longview, WA ($39,680)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($36,820)
– Job description: Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

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#42 (tie). Medical assistants

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 610 (3.919 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $29,680 (#362 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 710,200 (5.106 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $36,930
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($53,960)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($53,660)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($52,520)
– Job description: Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

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#42 (tie). Industrial truck and tractor operators

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 610 (3.902 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $33,430 (#323 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 640,950 (4.608 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $39,210
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($58,230)
— Hinesville, GA ($56,220)
— Battle Creek, MI ($52,400)
– Job description: Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

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#40. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 620 (4.026 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $37,410 (#362 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 402,870 (2.896 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $55,280
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,440)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($93,620)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($93,320)
– Job description: Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.

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#40. Computer user support specialists

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 620 (3.970 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $49,620 (#232 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 634,820 (4.564 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $57,000
– Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($86,350)
— Napa, CA ($78,740)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,670)
– Job description: Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or electronically. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.

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#40. Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 620 (3.975 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $50,700 (#262 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 599,520 (4.31 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $64,990
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bakersfield, CA ($101,970)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($89,200)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($88,220)
– Job description: Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

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#38. Construction laborers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 630 (4.038 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $29,690 (#365 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 971,330 (6.983 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $43,000
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($66,670)
— Kankakee, IL ($65,730)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($63,860)
– Job description: Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

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#37. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 640 (4.096 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $52,520 (#300 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 977,070 (7.024 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $70,490
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($115,620)
— Lawrence, KS ($97,910)
— Boulder, CO ($94,870)
– Job description: Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

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#35. Helpers–production workers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 670 (4.343 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $24,290 (#313 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 239,340 (1.721 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $32,000
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Monroe, MI ($48,620)
— Lewiston, ID-WA ($46,520)
— Longview, WA ($43,080)
– Job description: Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

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#35. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 670 (4.294 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $63,140 (#325 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 475,000 (3.415 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $73,100
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,680)
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,140)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,810)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.

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#35. Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 670 (4.343 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $90,700 (#214 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,476,800 (10.617 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $114,270
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($157,480)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,740)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($140,930)
– Job description: Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.

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#33. Electricians

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 690 (4.477 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $46,770 (#312 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 656,510 (4.72 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $61,550
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,680)
— Trenton, NJ ($90,210)
— Kankakee, IL ($88,530)
– Job description: Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

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#32. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 710 (4.582 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $46,930 (#367 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 477,430 (3.432 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $58,300
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($80,810)
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($76,610)
— Odessa, TX ($76,050)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

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#31. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 720 (4.622 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $47,060 (#121 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 620,110 (4.458 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $46,760
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($66,060)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($64,630)
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($64,420)
– Job description: Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

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#30. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 910 (5.866 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $60,030 (#304 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 599,900 (4.313 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $66,800
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($101,930)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($100,590)
— Longview, WA ($99,590)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.

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#29. Cooks, institution and cafeteria

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 960 (6.207 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $19,990 (#386 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 387,300 (2.784 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $29,940
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($46,970)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($44,240)
— Fairbanks, AK ($43,890)
– Job description: Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

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#28. Receptionists and information clerks

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,040 (6.709 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $26,110 (#366 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 968,420 (6.962 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $32,410
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Napa, CA ($43,270)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,160)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($41,840)
– Job description: Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.

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#26 (tie). Correctional officers and jailers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,060 (6.810 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $40,940 (#145 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 405,870 (2.918 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $52,340
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bakersfield, CA ($85,850)
— Stockton-Lodi, CA ($84,790)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($83,050)
– Job description: Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

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#26 (tie). Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,060 (6.843 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $57,140 (#340 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,278,670 (9.192 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $73,500
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Danbury, CT ($112,810)
— Napa, CA ($101,850)
— Santa Fe, NM ($93,680)
– Job description: Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

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#25. Maids and housekeeping cleaners

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,110 (7.144 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $20,940 (#358 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 795,590 (5.72 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $28,010
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($44,640)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($41,370)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($40,490)
– Job description: Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.

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#24. Cooks, restaurant

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,120 (7.231 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $24,210 (#341 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,109,650 (7.977 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $29,530
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($45,200)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($39,950)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($39,450)
– Job description: Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

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#23. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,130 (7.308 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $47,770 (#307 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 654,900 (4.708 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $70,000
– Entry level education requirements: nan
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($131,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($122,570)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($115,690)
– Job description: Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

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#22. Lawyers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,210 (7.823 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $106,810 (#213 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 658,120 (4.731 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $148,910
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,610)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($201,920)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,070)
– Job description: Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

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#21. Nursing assistants

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,310 (8.472 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $26,180 (#339 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,371,050 (9.857 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $32,050
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($48,420)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($43,960)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($42,200)
– Job description: Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

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#20. Food preparation workers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,340 (8.610 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $21,910 (#341 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 793,590 (5.705 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $26,820
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($37,330)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($36,120)
— Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ($35,860)
– Job description: Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

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#18 (tie). Maintenance and repair workers, general

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,350 (8.712 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $36,970 (#313 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,357,630 (9.76 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $43,790
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,140)
— Yuba City, CA ($57,930)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($54,820)
– Job description: Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

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#18 (tie). First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,350 (8.722 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $30,710 (#353 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 891,540 (6.409 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $37,880
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($59,490)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($53,350)
— Napa, CA ($53,230)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

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#17. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,420 (9.173 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $51,290 (#270 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,364,870 (9.812 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $65,420
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Merced, CA ($99,360)
— Kingston, NY ($93,780)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($92,910)
– Job description: Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

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#16. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,490 (9.615 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $42,260 (#304 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,063,110 (7.643 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $47,300
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($62,180)
— Yakima, WA ($61,710)
— Sheboygan, WI ($61,610)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

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#15. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,520 (9.822 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $36,930 (#324 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,443,940 (10.381 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $44,100
– Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($56,700)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($55,720)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($55,720)
– Job description: Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

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#14. Security guards

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,710 (11.050 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $27,320 (#331 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,054,400 (7.58 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $34,360
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($66,030)
— San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($61,090)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($51,850)
– Job description: Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

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#13. Stockers and order fillers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,910 (12.284 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $27,230 (#320 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 2,210,960 (15.895 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $31,010
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Odessa, TX ($39,130)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($39,040)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($38,580)
– Job description: Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers’ orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.

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#11 (tie). Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,960 (12.656 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $47,790 (#179 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,797,710 (12.924 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $48,710
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Barnstable Town, MA ($65,170)
— Danville, IL ($63,230)
— Lewiston, ID-WA ($62,250)
– Job description: Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers’ license. Includes tow truck drivers.

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#11 (tie). First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 1,960 (12.620 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $56,370 (#204 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,427,260 (10.261 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $62,010
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($78,770)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($77,030)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($75,820)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

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#10. Waiters and waitresses

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 2,190 (14.142 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $19,070 (#368 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,944,240 (13.977 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $27,470
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($62,630)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($57,210)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($43,160)
– Job description: Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment.

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#9. Accountants and auditors

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 2,260 (14.565 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $69,350 (#247 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,274,620 (9.163 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $81,660
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($111,680)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($105,720)
— Midland, TX ($103,120)
– Job description: Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

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#8. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 2,290 (14.744 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $24,190 (#355 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 1,990,510 (14.31 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $31,410
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($44,110)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($43,860)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,250)
– Job description: Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

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#7. Office clerks, general

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 2,450 (15.822 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $26,200 (#375 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 2,788,090 (20.044 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $37,770
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($49,560)
— Napa, CA ($47,570)
— Boulder, CO ($47,160)
– Job description: Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

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#6. Customer service representatives

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 3,020 (19.478 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $33,540 (#267 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 2,833,250 (20.368 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $38,510
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($49,930)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($47,720)
— Midland, MI ($47,250)
– Job description: Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.

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#5. Fast food and counter workers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 3,540 (22.823 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $18,780 (#387 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 3,450,120 (24.803 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $24,540
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($34,020)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($34,000)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($33,370)
– Job description: Perform duties such as taking orders and serving food and beverages. Serve customers at counter or from a steam table. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages.

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#4. Registered nurses

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 3,660 (23.614 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $65,380 (#278 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 2,986,500 (21.47 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $80,010
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($149,200)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($146,870)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($142,140)
– Job description: Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

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#3. Cashiers

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 4,170 (26.879 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $22,730 (#290 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 3,333,100 (23.962 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $25,710
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($35,970)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($34,480)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($34,320)
– Job description: Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.

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#2. Retail salespersons

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 4,550 (29.344 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $26,300 (#358 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 3,659,670 (26.31 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $30,940
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,160)
— Carson City, NV ($40,030)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($39,160)
– Job description: Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.

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#1. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

Montgomery, AL
– Employment: 5,090 (32.830 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $26,390 (#383 highest pay among all metros)

National
– Employment: 2,805,200 (20.167 per 1,000 jobs)
– Annual mean salary: $33,710
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($42,690)
— Fairbanks, AK ($41,900)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($41,820)
– Job description: Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.