TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 1,058,785 $29,334 22.4 786,590 $33,255 24.7
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 11,340 $79,867 56.6 10,170 $82,462 58.0
General and Operations Managers 9,230 $50,947 42.1 8,330 $51,820 42.5
Legislators 85 $32,125 65.1 50 $50,694 79.6
Advertising and Promotions Managers 220 $46,944 64.0 200 $49,167 64.6
Marketing and Sales Managers 6,180 $55,793 55.6 5,430 $60,566 56.0
Public Relations Managers 260 $49,167 63.4 205 $60,347 66.5
Administrative Services Managers 450 $45,417 36.9 400 $47,083 38.3
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,235 $60,786 65.3 2,015 $62,021 65.4
Financial Managers 5,045 $51,034 70.9 4,605 $52,078 72.5
Human Resources Managers 3,210 $46,684 47.4 2,710 $50,516 49.7
Industrial Production Managers 4,625 $50,891 34.6 4,145 $52,627 36.7
Purchasing Managers 1,745 $53,559 61.6 1,605 $55,655 62.0
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3,015 $31,354 18.9 2,635 $32,394 19.8
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 1,920 $30,807 21.6 1,560 $35,471 21.6
Farmers and Ranchers 5,805 $20,049 15.9 3,835 $23,517 15.3
Construction Managers 9,285 $41,746 25.6 7,600 $45,954 27.2
Education Administrators 4,170 $53,356 88.1 3,085 $56,712 89.9
Engineering Managers 2,115 $71,694 77.8 1,870 $74,757 81.2
Food Service Managers 5,215 $30,915 25.5 4,250 $32,565 25.7
Funeral Directors 1,010 $34,250 20.5 715 $37,212 21.0
Gaming Managers 200 $26,204 36.1 140 $28,000 37.1
Lodging Managers 640 $31,852 54.9 520 $34,000 58.3
Medical and Health Services Managers 2,055 $51,929 63.3 1,775 $55,734 66.5
Natural Sciences Managers 60 $52,212 83.1 55 $51,827 81.8
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 290 $56,371 46.9 275 $56,855 48.2
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 2,070 $34,750 47.1 1,575 $40,613 49.6
Social and Community Service Managers 755 $36,693 67.3 645 $42,000 67.2
Managers, All Other 16,790 $50,427 46.2 14,705 $51,923 47.5
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 135 $60,417 26.7 90 $68,542 31.8
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 130 $39,286 30.8 125 $38,988 32.5
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1,525 $32,488 24.7 1,190 $36,848 24.5
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 2,080 $41,465 41.3 1,760 $42,200 41.6
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 1,380 $44,355 66.1 1,125 $47,411 70.2
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 855 $42,879 43.2 715 $43,341 41.9
Cost Estimators 1,250 $43,621 27.8 1,070 $46,032 28.8
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 3,260 $39,530 47.6 2,550 $42,273 49.6
Logisticians 870 $58,024 56.8 725 $59,415 58.9
Management Analysts 2,395 $45,543 74.4 1,640 $52,139 75.9
Meeting and Convention Planners 125 $1,929 7.2 35 $28,295 27.3
Other Business Operations Specialists 1,490 $35,886 32.4 1,225 $36,788 33.0
Accountants and Auditors 8,245 $46,235 87.0 6,795 $50,420 90.7
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 820 $36,964 57.4 715 $40,083 57.1
Budget Analysts 395 $58,534 81.1 375 $58,836 79.9
Credit Analysts 50 $31,000 100.0 40 $35,481 100.0
Financial Analysts 225 $52,955 76.8 175 $60,592 87.3
Personal Financial Advisors 1,235 $52,685 84.5 1,045 $60,769 87.8
Insurance Underwriters 150 $53,036 73.8 130 $54,048 78.1
Financial Examiners 35 $66,477 100.0 35 $66,477 100.0
Loan Counselors and Officers 2,200 $41,166 74.3 1,985 $42,344 76.4
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 360 $50,089 66.9 315 $50,826 70.5
Tax Preparers 530 $9,472 53.8 155 $36,944 68.8
Financial Specialists, All Other 230 $41,696 41.2 195 $43,611 46.4
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 4,675 $49,438 59.5 3,965 $51,530 61.1
Computer Programmers 5,425 $46,734 62.4 4,365 $50,534 63.6
Computer Software Engineers 5,080 $58,614 79.8 4,390 $61,047 80.8
Computer Support Specialists 2,485 $37,328 40.1 2,020 $41,604 40.1
Database Administrators 335 $53,750 52.5 280 $56,339 58.3
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,665 $41,264 48.3 1,460 $42,237 50.0
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 1,900 $37,459 43.2 1,490 $43,898 43.5
Actuaries 30 $77,794 100.0 30 $77,794 100.0
Mathematicians 25 $62,604 100.0 25 $62,604 100.0
Operations Research Analysts 705 $51,736 79.3 545 $57,250 80.4
Statisticians 90 $54,554 79.8 65 $55,893 71.4
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 15 $62,500 100.0 15 $62,500 100.0
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 1,320 $51,843 82.2 1,120 $60,234 85.2
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 470 $35,161 66.9 385 $36,488 70.0
Aerospace Engineers 2,270 $65,453 86.8 2,000 $67,105 87.9
Agricultural Engineers 25 $52,656 70.4 20 $53,906 100.0
Biomedical Engineers 55 $32,159 61.4 30 $35,625 29.0
Chemical Engineers 990 $63,321 84.3 855 $65,515 88.9
Civil Engineers 4,440 $52,482 74.2 3,765 $56,922 75.3
Computer Hardware Engineers 545 $51,348 53.4 425 $59,091 61.8
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 4,585 $61,209 76.5 4,000 $62,441 78.5
Environmental Engineers 400 $50,855 85.4 390 $51,151 87.4
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 2,705 $51,893 61.9 2,395 $53,343 62.4
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 155 $51,600 65.6 130 $53,077 64.6
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 595 $53,429 59.9 510 $54,643 60.0
Mechanical Engineers 2,540 $52,708 63.6 2,210 $54,247 62.9
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 145 $58,750 56.6 130 $60,489 62.6
Nuclear Engineers 125 $76,667 84.1 115 $77,083 82.6
Petroleum Engineers 115 $69,318 58.6 60 $69,318 58.6
Engineers, All Others 4,440 $60,396 76.3 3,755 $62,166 78.5
Drafters 2,550 $31,154 10.5 2,025 $33,237 9.6
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 6,420 $36,945 11.6 5,275 $39,552 11.2
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1,490 $25,018 1.5 1,060 $28,072 1.9
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 245 $50,486 86.6 180 $57,679 83.9
Biological Scientists 475 $35,677 86.8 370 $40,167 87.6
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 930 $42,414 82.7 795 $45,429 85.5
Medical Scientists 400 $45,688 100.0 350 $50,938 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 340 $70,785 96.2 290 $71,831 96.2
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 220 $46,324 79.8 200 $48,125 80.6
Chemists and Materials Scientists 770 $42,629 84.1 615 $43,534 83.9
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 545 $40,625 91.2 405 $43,137 94.8
Physical Scientists, All Other 1,010 $37,382 98.6 715 $46,750 100.0
Economists 55 $25,938 100.0 30 $66,875 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 265 $34,844 57.4 200 $56,150 47.8
Psychologists 435 $50,023 100.0 305 $51,824 100.0
Sociologists 10 $6,250 0.0 0 . .
Urban and Regional Planners 105 $31,776 87.4 85 $31,382 91.8
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 245 $42,788 81.9 195 $46,250 91.2
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 135 $18,750 17.6 110 $19,438 21.6
Biological Technicians 50 $12,000 65.4 20 $30,833 0.0
Chemical Technicians 1,400 $41,223 23.5 1,210 $41,799 24.4
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 240 $45,278 23.9 170 $47,188 26.3
Nuclear Technicians 75 $44,048 55.4 60 $45,000 56.9
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 1,260 $25,072 30.1 915 $27,385 28.9
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 1,995 $30,037 79.0 1,450 $32,024 86.1
Social Workers 1,435 $30,234 79.1 1,145 $31,223 80.9
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 995 $31,295 68.1 855 $35,972 72.5
Clergy 8,430 $29,210 65.4 6,495 $32,191 69.0
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 535 $27,083 57.3 335 $31,328 70.1
Religious Workers, All Other 490 $21,250 52.7 335 $26,190 56.0
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 7,005 $76,840 99.9 6,225 $81,880 99.9
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 560 $83,405 85.2 510 $84,440 85.1
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 275 $23,581 65.0 160 $25,096 78.8
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 630 $25,609 45.2 370 $43,750 23.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 8,855 $46,059 91.1 6,550 $54,624 91.7
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 75 $11,250 6.5 20 $12,292 22.7
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 8,060 $35,639 93.1 7,000 $36,379 94.7
Secondary School Teachers 4,235 $36,741 93.5 3,745 $37,413 93.3
Special Education Teachers 275 $36,250 84.7 225 $37,969 97.3
Other Teachers and Instructors 2,260 $30,094 46.7 1,290 $41,898 48.0
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 145 $37,167 78.8 125 $40,781 80.5
Librarians 215 $35,147 85.2 145 $35,846 86.0
Library Technicians 80 $28,565 38.0 60 $28,704 37.1
Teacher Assistants 705 $12,453 20.0 290 $16,484 10.3
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 215 $35,273 74.0 145 $37,461 84.4
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 895 $26,806 39.8 645 $32,213 44.9
Designers 3,030 $32,699 35.2 2,475 $36,178 34.9
Actors 30 $38,929 35.7 0 . .
Producers and Directors 600 $31,161 55.9 485 $35,781 57.3
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 1,635 $26,374 56.9 845 $35,988 64.3
Dancers and Choreographers 15 $24,583 0.0 4 $51,250 0.0
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 1,045 $11,831 41.1 340 $30,000 48.5
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 115 $21,902 33.0 30 $40,909 64.3
Announcers 495 $16,842 32.9 270 $27,045 39.0
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 365 $33,929 82.4 260 $40,313 83.8
Public Relations Specialists 610 $31,385 56.1 440 $39,779 55.8
Editors 680 $31,825 78.2 570 $33,036 82.6
Technical Writers 380 $44,792 48.9 305 $46,078 49.5
Writers and Authors 325 $37,321 78.5 190 $46,467 82.0
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 105 $32,222 44.2 80 $32,969 45.1
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 690 $29,875 18.2 560 $34,336 16.8
Photographers 910 $31,016 33.3 655 $35,120 37.6
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 180 $25,100 52.2 110 $31,000 49.1
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 4 $41,250 0.0 4 $41,250 0.0
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 300 $78,098 97.3 225 $79,022 96.4
Dentists 1,360 $125,263 100.0 840 $126,053 100.0
Dieticians and Nutritionists 45 $35,750 69.6 25 $36,375 66.7
Optometrists 305 $91,534 100.0 215 $91,534 100.0
Pharmacists 2,215 $70,820 94.4 1,770 $71,976 97.4
Physicians and Surgeons 6,975 $148,686 99.7 5,635 $157,295 99.7
Physician Assistants 310 $54,417 55.9 240 $61,111 61.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 60 $107,000 100.0 45 $121,111 100.0
Registered Nurses 3,380 $39,377 55.3 2,860 $40,991 55.8
Audiologists 50 $50,167 82.0 45 $50,750 83.7
Occupational Therapists 45 $47,778 100.0 40 $48,472 100.0
Physical Therapists 480 $53,750 87.6 400 $56,354 87.0
Radiation Therapists 35 $53,073 78.4 25 $51,875 68.0
Recreational Therapists 45 $15,139 53.5 45 $15,139 53.5
Respiratory Therapists 390 $35,607 37.8 295 $35,911 40.7
Speech-Language Pathologists 30 $36,875 77.4 25 $40,500 100.0
Therapists, All Others 220 $38,906 87.8 170 $39,219 91.1
Veterinarians 690 $61,900 97.2 565 $71,382 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 0 . . 0 . .
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 1,155 $31,675 53.5 830 $36,404 52.6
Dental Hygienists 25 $25,795 0.0 15 $26,705 0.0
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 1,340 $36,809 18.6 1,115 $37,682 18.3
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 1,375 $28,333 11.0 1,215 $29,139 10.9
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 890 $19,509 16.4 505 $25,274 12.5
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 715 $24,391 8.4 535 $25,551 6.1
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 60 $20,729 25.4 40 $20,000 35.7
Opticians, Dispensing 170 $25,119 17.4 85 $27,375 10.3
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 390 $30,106 32.9 315 $30,559 28.4
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 620 $37,361 64.9 435 $45,189 66.2
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 2,910 $18,378 9.7 1,900 $20,675 9.2
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 15 $28,750 0.0 15 $28,750 0.0
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 230 $26,063 15.3 165 $27,917 21.2
Massage Therapists 140 $8,281 10.1 30 $12,031 16.1
Dental Assistants 45 $5,000 50.0 10 $13,750 0.0
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 735 $18,722 22.7 485 $21,820 16.6
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 370 $32,663 29.5 305 $33,281 32.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 1,690 $41,050 28.9 1,455 $41,740 29.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 900 $41,867 10.5 795 $42,289 11.3
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 690 $27,210 26.4 585 $31,094 25.3
Fire Fighters 4,755 $32,460 5.8 4,145 $33,338 6.4
Fire Inspectors 225 $32,857 20.1 205 $35,481 21.7
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,450 $28,482 14.2 2,935 $29,237 15.0
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,300 $36,481 36.7 1,135 $38,250 33.9
Fish and Game Wardens 50 $28,929 37.5 50 $28,929 37.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 25 $30,515 0.0 20 $31,029 0.0
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 7,940 $31,090 19.2 7,130 $31,526 19.7
Transit and Railroad Police 0 . . 0 . .
Animal Control Workers 85 $20,341 12.9 65 $21,875 3.0
Private Detectives and Investigators 525 $33,056 55.9 375 $39,464 50.9
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 8,840 $16,296 12.6 5,370 $20,345 12.6
Crossing Guards 140 $9,219 0.0 60 $20,114 0.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 230 $6,820 19.2 35 $27,063 15.2
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 1,115 $20,758 9.2 735 $22,429 11.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 2,435 $19,530 12.1 1,715 $23,397 14.8
Cooks 7,105 $11,877 2.8 3,195 $16,446 2.8
Food Preparation Workers 1,330 $9,545 7.3 490 $15,851 3.5
Bartenders 1,155 $13,497 14.4 575 $16,893 16.2
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 515 $9,980 7.0 205 $17,669 15.6
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 185 $3,354 2.7 30 $22,986 0.0
Waiters and Waitresses 3,880 $11,014 12.7 1,440 $16,767 13.1
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 250 $15,000 3.6 95 $19,107 9.6
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 440 $6,978 2.5 155 $12,902 0.0
Dishwashers 1,395 $9,724 2.7 575 $11,845 3.0
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 110 $10,868 28.8 45 $25,982 42.2
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 10 $18,750 0.0 0 . .
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 1,405 $27,151 9.2 1,250 $29,209 8.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 2,055 $26,858 12.5 1,675 $28,607 13.1
Janitors and Building Cleaners 18,300 $16,881 3.1 11,470 $20,801 2.6
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,335 $14,178 1.6 735 $17,997 1.2
Pest Control Workers 1,370 $21,278 3.1 1,175 $21,981 3.2
Grounds Maintenance Workers 12,085 $15,233 6.1 6,700 $19,542 7.3
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 180 $15,313 31.3 115 $30,673 37.4
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 520 $26,667 27.0 405 $31,250 29.5
Animal Trainers 175 $17,500 20.5 110 $25,938 24.1
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 420 $14,732 11.2 220 $16,133 9.1
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 45 $5,288 60.5 0 . .
Motion Picture Projectionists 70 $7,353 0.0 15 $20,375 0.0
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 130 $4,375 0.0 15 $27,639 0.0
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 700 $11,083 20.2 285 $19,477 21.7
Funeral Service Workers 185 $11,313 18.2 95 $21,523 24.7
Barbers 1,475 $17,027 3.5 865 $21,653 2.5
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 770 $25,912 6.5 555 $29,112 6.3
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 255 $20,579 5.9 175 $27,532 0.0
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 215 $12,703 18.8 110 $15,652 8.3
Tour and Travel Guides 125 $7,286 4.0 45 $23,333 0.0
Transportation Attendants 50 $20,313 24.0 10 $25,714 0.0
Child Care Workers 565 $15,304 20.8 300 $20,823 21.7
Personal and Home Care Aides 180 $12,197 18.0 85 $21,250 24.7
Recreation and Fitness Workers 1,035 $19,770 42.9 670 $28,804 51.3
Residential Advisors 245 $8,333 21.7 85 $17,647 47.7
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 105 $14,219 4.9 45 $21,000 11.4
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 27,670 $30,864 21.5 23,480 $32,305 22.0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 9,240 $39,254 28.3 7,895 $41,514 28.4
Cashiers 5,215 $12,394 11.2 2,630 $20,022 11.7
Counter and Rental Clerks 575 $17,674 20.4 255 $26,736 17.1
Parts Salespersons 1,960 $24,701 4.5 1,665 $26,972 4.4
Retail Salespersons 23,250 $25,138 20.7 16,095 $30,886 23.0
Advertising Sales Agents 1,245 $31,538 44.7 980 $33,594 46.0
Insurance Sales Agents 4,770 $44,962 49.9 3,870 $50,344 51.9
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 1,795 $51,379 73.4 1,470 $62,969 76.1
Travel Agents 110 $24,130 38.0 85 $26,429 34.5
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 4,800 $36,095 41.7 3,615 $41,709 43.7
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 16,510 $40,606 35.5 14,120 $42,165 36.5
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 90 $28,750 30.8 55 $45,972 33.3
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 3,230 $40,816 50.6 2,350 $50,510 49.3
Sales Engineers 380 $60,603 65.4 320 $65,469 66.0
Telemarketers 485 $13,793 13.0 185 $20,694 28.8
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 790 $13,500 10.6 350 $28,438 12.6
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 1,325 $33,190 46.1 870 $46,150 51.0
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 7,565 $35,952 32.4 6,280 $37,616 33.3
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 90 $14,444 29.3 50 $30,481 13.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 205 $22,379 27.1 175 $25,811 23.3
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 75 $45,670 5.2 70 $45,357 5.7
Bill and Account Collectors 770 $23,298 23.0 470 $27,232 21.9
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 365 $22,930 27.5 255 $24,250 32.9
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,645 $23,303 23.0 1,200 $26,729 23.5
Gaming Cage Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 245 $31,161 26.3 205 $32,083 29.1
Procurement Clerks 230 $32,396 26.3 220 $35,600 24.8
Tellers 430 $12,034 14.5 200 $16,167 13.0
Brokerage Clerks 30 $60,865 58.1 20 $61,923 35.0
Correspondence Clerks 4 $26,250 0.0 4 $26,250 0.0
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 330 $17,853 25.4 215 $23,750 25.8
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 170 $25,039 46.2 105 $25,962 41.3
Customer Service Representatives 5,255 $26,311 25.7 3,975 $30,222 28.5
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 185 $29,000 75.3 145 $30,000 73.6
File Clerks 685 $19,646 21.8 395 $31,418 28.9
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 395 $10,696 24.8 145 $14,792 34.2
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 705 $12,196 40.3 245 $25,694 28.8
Library Assistants, Clerical 210 $9,007 46.4 60 $16,818 67.2
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 165 $27,917 44.0 140 $30,208 46.8
New Account Clerks 30 $21,000 36.7 10 $26,250 0.0
Order Clerks 600 $20,764 8.3 415 $25,640 7.5
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 200 $27,054 40.8 175 $28,203 42.9
Receptionists and Information Clerks 530 $10,633 20.6 175 $22,333 20.1
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 335 $29,821 32.6 255 $35,083 34.4
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 135 $34,861 54.7 110 $35,882 55.5
Cargo and Freight Agents 75 $34,625 0.0 70 $38,182 0.0
Couriers and Messengers 2,070 $21,592 15.6 1,300 $26,595 17.1
Dispatchers 1,815 $26,890 8.5 1,500 $29,805 8.7
Meter Readers, Utilities 895 $25,568 3.0 770 $26,263 2.2
Postal Service Clerks 830 $39,149 13.0 715 $40,109 12.8
Postal Service Mail Carriers 2,930 $39,530 17.2 2,505 $40,236 18.0
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 750 $38,433 13.4 605 $39,616 13.9
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 2,205 $38,250 25.4 1,965 $39,718 24.7
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 7,285 $22,663 4.8 5,490 $25,192 4.2
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 9,945 $17,213 6.8 5,990 $21,944 6.7
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 740 $25,785 2.0 535 $28,913 2.8
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 1,450 $28,503 35.5 1,040 $31,531 38.7
Computer Operators 1,880 $31,045 23.2 1,465 $32,653 24.2
Data Entry Keyers 955 $19,209 13.7 630 $22,079 13.7
Word Processors and Typists 55 $23,056 17.9 45 $24,861 23.3
Desktop Publishers 15 $27,031 100.0 15 $27,031 100.0
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 355 $25,929 37.6 265 $26,023 36.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 655 $19,236 17.6 455 $22,457 15.6
Office Clerks, General 2,145 $20,477 19.8 1,240 $26,263 20.5
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 170 $19,708 12.4 105 $24,083 16.8
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 15 $22,778 56.3 10 $23,750 100.0
Statistical Assistants 85 $31,750 37.3 70 $32,450 44.9
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1,210 $31,472 30.6 960 $34,938 27.7
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 1,135 $31,461 10.2 865 $34,516 11.7
Agricultural Inspectors 225 $33,578 20.8 220 $33,664 19.4
Animal Breeders 45 $24,500 0.0 45 $24,625 0.0
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 110 $21,563 31.5 50 $60,048 58.8
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 4,495 $13,415 5.4 2,460 $18,087 5.8
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 965 $16,201 1.6 455 $20,280 3.3
Hunters and Trappers 30 $11,094 0.0 4 $8,750 0.0
Forest and Conservation Workers 210 $18,958 10.4 105 $33,563 18.7
Logging Workers 4,900 $21,134 2.6 3,170 $24,084 3.1
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 15,805 $32,326 7.7 12,420 $35,480 8.1
Boilermakers 780 $36,020 2.2 275 $40,402 0.7
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 4,940 $18,692 1.4 2,405 $22,470 1.0
Carpenters 20,725 $19,994 2.8 11,935 $24,213 3.1
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 3,160 $21,047 1.8 1,995 $24,803 0.9
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 2,180 $18,086 1.1 1,140 $21,908 2.0
Contruction Laborers 17,245 $18,201 3.3 9,830 $22,247 3.0
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 380 $21,071 0.0 240 $25,685 0.0
Pile-Driver Operators 20 $26,563 0.0 15 $27,500 0.0
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 7,005 $24,730 2.1 4,890 $26,655 1.5
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 3,325 $19,664 0.2 1,855 $22,748 0.3
Electricians 13,705 $30,465 3.9 10,340 $32,362 3.8
Glaziers 575 $21,935 1.6 390 $24,015 2.3
Insulation Workers 980 $21,154 2.5 620 $26,229 3.4
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 8,700 $18,154 3.7 4,870 $23,134 3.4
Paperhangers 215 $22,283 6.0 155 $26,953 8.5
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 9,430 $26,485 1.9 6,555 $28,900 1.5
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 345 $16,295 0.0 175 $20,048 0.0
Reinforcing Iron Workers 80 $30,625 0.0 45 $27,500 0.0
Roofers 3,380 $17,145 1.7 1,715 $21,895 3.3
Sheet Metal Workers 3,125 $24,865 1.9 2,330 $27,015 1.8
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 1,830 $27,013 1.6 1,140 $29,084 1.2
Helpers, Construction Trades 1,090 $13,935 1.0 475 $18,686 0.6
Construction and Building Inspectors 895 $32,386 11.6 695 $38,075 13.8
Elevator Installers and Repairers 300 $37,438 3.3 250 $42,981 4.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 490 $16,250 5.3 245 $23,542 4.9
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 210 $30,192 0.0 135 $32,917 0.0
Highway Maintenance Workers 1,435 $20,381 1.8 1,030 $22,130 0.4
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 180 $36,625 0.0 155 $40,284 0.0
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 180 $22,663 0.0 140 $22,917 0.0
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 515 $27,063 5.0 390 $28,529 6.6
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 175 $40,489 0.0 80 $31,484 0.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 395 $25,142 2.3 320 $26,500 2.8
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 285 $28,611 6.0 235 $30,917 7.3
Mining Machine Operators 1,610 $42,361 3.0 1,255 $45,139 3.7
Roof Bolters, Mining 80 $50,658 8.5 75 $51,118 9.3
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 25 $37,500 50.0 10 $11,364 0.0
Helpers - Extraction Workers 70 $38,438 0.0 35 $48,333 0.0
Other Extraction Workers 370 $30,167 0.0 170 $36,750 0.0
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 6,565 $39,310 8.9 5,755 $40,669 9.6
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 2,840 $30,418 12.3 2,305 $32,019 11.3
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 2,840 $34,820 5.6 2,270 $36,633 5.2
Avionics Technicians 290 $35,219 15.5 260 $35,688 14.5
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 720 $31,250 2.8 595 $33,375 1.7
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 30 $20,278 0.0 10 $20,833 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 145 $42,885 7.6 115 $45,250 9.5
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 410 $35,200 2.7 320 $34,583 2.2
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 730 $21,170 8.1 525 $26,083 9.7
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 645 $26,250 2.9 510 $28,977 3.7
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 3,670 $34,902 6.8 3,025 $36,229 6.3
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 3,530 $27,595 3.1 2,815 $28,984 1.9
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 340 $21,826 0.0 305 $21,826 0.0
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 16,740 $22,241 2.0 12,585 $26,027 2.0
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 5,700 $28,153 1.2 4,630 $30,528 1.4
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 3,060 $31,836 4.0 2,560 $33,697 3.9
Small Engine Mechanics 1,170 $18,683 2.1 750 $23,385 2.3
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 1,445 $17,240 0.9 1,045 $20,446 1.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 320 $29,338 6.3 260 $35,250 3.4
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 5,670 $27,225 2.6 4,410 $29,653 2.5
Home Appliance Repairers 775 $23,229 0.0 530 $28,720 0.0
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 12,985 $32,079 1.8 10,770 $34,384 2.0
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 8,000 $27,520 2.4 6,245 $30,932 1.9
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 650 $32,574 8.2 540 $32,902 9.8
Millwrights 2,365 $39,612 1.4 1,890 $41,280 1.4
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 2,930 $42,051 2.0 2,625 $42,665 2.2
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 2,540 $30,564 3.9 2,025 $31,846 4.9
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 1,090 $40,128 11.0 835 $42,036 9.8
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 735 $22,842 7.1 535 $24,716 3.4
Commercial Divers 30 $20,769 50.0 10 $40,357 58.3
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 345 $25,330 6.4 240 $25,943 6.2
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 1,315 $22,214 1.5 890 $24,762 2.0
Riggers 225 $30,948 3.1 115 $33,375 6.0
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 85 $39,875 7.1 85 $39,875 7.1
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 160 $20,804 0.0 75 $29,464 0.0
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 3,860 $26,557 5.1 2,860 $30,613 5.8
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 23,700 $37,986 11.8 20,335 $39,481 12.0
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 90 $21,515 0.0 75 $22,083 0.0
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 1,460 $26,940 4.6 1,150 $28,193 3.0
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 315 $26,500 2.8 220 $30,694 4.1
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 940 $30,847 3.6 715 $32,351 4.8
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 10,365 $22,279 3.6 7,405 $25,537 4.0
Bakers 390 $20,917 5.2 220 $27,917 8.1
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 3,550 $19,848 1.4 2,385 $22,431 1.4
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 140 $22,250 0.0 90 $24,821 0.0
Food Batchmakers 450 $21,111 0.0 370 $21,821 0.0
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 45 $16,625 0.0 40 $35,078 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 500 $30,673 7.6 350 $32,192 9.2
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 210 $27,593 0.0 160 $29,565 0.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 195 $24,423 0.0 150 $25,903 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 230 $32,083 2.2 190 $29,757 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,895 $24,247 1.1 1,460 $26,708 0.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 150 $25,357 1.4 110 $24,688 1.8
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 1,540 $22,392 1.9 1,170 $25,125 2.1
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 215 $28,500 8.9 180 $29,031 7.8
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 35 $15,893 0.0 15 $21,250 0.0
Machinists 8,440 $30,593 2.0 7,035 $31,620 1.9
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 1,190 $30,114 0.1 880 $32,469 0.1
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 345 $29,957 9.9 240 $35,208 10.0
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,345 $23,434 1.6 1,065 $25,219 2.1
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 125 $27,891 0.0 115 $28,359 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 1,020 $37,257 1.7 915 $38,967 1.9
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 15,335 $26,902 1.2 11,335 $29,364 1.3
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 190 $30,441 0.0 165 $31,838 0.0
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 655 $29,508 0.8 515 $30,747 0.0
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 265 $24,883 3.8 210 $27,857 1.4
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 330 $26,364 4.2 205 $35,125 6.8
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 7,860 $28,717 2.3 6,335 $30,118 2.3
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 265 $23,182 4.2 165 $29,671 0.0
Job Printers 780 $23,809 4.2 620 $25,865 4.2
Prepress Technicians and Workers 485 $23,646 12.6 345 $26,979 12.4
Printing Machine Operators 1,925 $25,785 2.1 1,495 $28,411 2.5
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 860 $18,098 5.2 595 $21,042 7.6
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 575 $15,433 3.6 345 $22,768 2.3
Sewing Machine Operators 3,305 $20,915 2.6 2,365 $22,676 3.3
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 105 $20,682 0.0 85 $20,455 0.0
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 10 $11,250 0.0 10 $11,250 0.0
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 255 $20,923 9.8 160 $22,232 11.3
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 320 $20,444 0.6 235 $21,895 0.8
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 180 $22,903 0.0 135 $24,018 0.0
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 1,450 $23,750 0.6 1,080 $24,463 0.6
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,575 $22,240 0.8 1,255 $23,258 1.0
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 55 $29,432 0.0 35 $41,250 0.0
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 20 $26,750 0.0 20 $26,750 0.0
Upholsterers 485 $20,571 4.5 360 $23,421 6.1
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 1,780 $20,234 0.9 1,325 $21,511 1.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 1,570 $20,683 3.1 1,115 $23,279 3.3
Furniture Finishers 245 $18,636 10.6 200 $20,625 10.1
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 35 $35,208 0.0 35 $35,208 0.0
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1,610 $19,024 2.1 1,160 $21,190 1.8
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 900 $20,512 1.7 615 $21,642 0.0
Woodworkers, All Other 610 $19,383 6.9 415 $22,090 7.7
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 1,160 $52,100 8.7 1,025 $52,667 9.2
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 1,460 $40,305 13.9 1,135 $42,045 16.6
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 1,445 $30,442 5.6 1,265 $31,055 6.4
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 765 $41,679 5.1 640 $45,179 5.3
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 1,970 $49,652 5.8 1,750 $50,272 6.6
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 1,870 $26,478 2.7 1,360 $30,167 3.0
Cutting Workers 1,620 $21,754 2.7 960 $27,286 3.5
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 835 $23,384 1.0 555 $25,917 0.0
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 365 $32,173 0.8 275 $35,208 1.1
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 9,110 $30,632 10.3 6,875 $33,093 10.0
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 240 $23,750 20.2 170 $27,045 28.8
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 785 $26,595 5.0 615 $28,355 3.4
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 1,680 $17,663 1.4 1,140 $21,038 1.2
Painting Workers 3,065 $24,760 1.6 2,215 $27,488 1.9
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 310 $24,013 17.2 265 $26,563 20.1
Semiconductor Processors 4 $66,250 0.0 4 $66,250 0.0
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 210 $26,275 1.4 160 $26,888 0.0
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 235 $22,000 0.0 170 $28,958 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 55 $20,707 0.0 50 $20,870 0.0
Etchers and Engravers 85 $35,481 10.6 55 $39,028 0.0
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 465 $26,031 4.7 350 $31,750 2.8
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,595 $42,316 2.5 1,295 $44,583 3.1
Tire Builders 2,380 $42,912 3.8 1,985 $43,454 4.3
Helpers-Production Workers 1,045 $22,454 3.0 600 $28,209 1.0
Production Workers, All Other 20,855 $26,254 2.5 15,610 $29,351 2.7
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 3,375 $33,308 13.7 2,755 $35,369 14.2
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 1,445 $44,057 54.6 1,025 $50,801 58.4
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 355 $64,107 24.1 310 $67,969 27.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
ALABAMA; MALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 90 $23,393 0.0 65 $25,385 0.0
Bus Drivers 2,100 $14,303 7.8 725 $22,788 11.7
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 60,785 $26,349 3.0 43,435 $29,607 2.6
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 900 $15,086 7.6 440 $21,181 7.0
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 230 $9,394 15.2 85 $26,705 23.0
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 1,245 $50,830 7.2 1,020 $51,825 8.3
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 265 $46,008 8.7 230 $45,605 10.0
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 930 $45,179 4.9 775 $46,006 3.5
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 120 $28,333 0.0 75 $34,583 0.0
Sailors and Marine Oilers 650 $25,130 3.9 315 $27,350 3.2
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 1,380 $39,604 5.6 625 $41,607 5.4
Ship Engineers 100 $32,411 21.8 50 $43,516 44.9
Bridge and Lock Tenders 145 $38,000 9.0 140 $38,500 9.3
Parking Lot Attendants 235 $8,110 9.4 75 $23,000 17.1
Service Station Attendants 1,220 $15,638 3.1 765 $20,393 0.8
Transportation Inspectors 710 $36,341 7.2 570 $36,775 6.0
Other Transportation Workers 180 $23,438 0.0 130 $24,044 0.0
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 140 $30,139 10.6 100 $33,750 5.9
Crane and Tower Operators 2,540 $32,105 2.8 1,955 $34,907 2.7
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 1,155 $24,630 1.2 810 $27,351 1.7
Hoist and Winch Operators 130 $37,875 7.0 70 $38,000 12.5
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 10,270 $22,058 1.3 7,285 $24,144 1.3
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 3,795 $14,194 1.2 1,955 $17,375 1.5
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 24,150 $18,445 3.0 14,530 $22,403 2.9
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 830 $25,181 2.3 605 $27,830 1.2
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,670 $16,827 7.5 1,055 $19,436 6.7
Pumping Station Operators 300 $29,674 1.3 250 $31,761 1.6
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 1,750 $18,049 0.9 1,225 $19,256 1.1
Shuttle Car Operators 20 $48,750 30.0 15 $27,500 0.0
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 240 $24,013 5.9 160 $41,364 5.6
Material Moving Workers, All Other 1,475 $25,266 1.1 1,135 $27,665 1.1
