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Anniston-Oxford, AL

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area

Figures describe the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Anniston city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$42,680

Total employment43,570

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area was $42,680 per year ($20.52 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 43,570 jobs. 186 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	10.21	510	$61,480
Cooks, Fast Food	4.59	820	$26,410
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.67	1,450	$46,070
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1.88	900	$39,800
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1.86	590	$44,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1.72	670	$61,200
Nursing Assistants	1.62	660	$31,920

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 186 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons	$29,400	$14.13	1,530	1.40
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$46,070	$22.15	1,450	3.67
Cashiers	$27,130	$13.04	1,290	1.49
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,650	$10.89	1,080	1.00
Stockers and Order Fillers	$29,810	$14.33	1,060	1.33
Registered Nurses	$72,730	$34.97	990	1.04
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$39,800	$19.14	900	1.88
Cooks, Fast Food	$26,410	$12.70	820	4.59
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,710	$18.61	800	0.97
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,550	$24.31	680	1.17
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,200	Not published	670	1.72
Nursing Assistants	$31,920	$15.35	660	1.62
Waiters and Waitresses	$24,640	$11.84	600	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,350	$21.32	590	1.86
General and Operations Managers	$98,540	$47.37	550	0.56
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,530	$14.20	520	0.84
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,480	$29.56	510	10.21
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,510	$17.07	470	1.37
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$60,640	$29.15	460	3.73
Helpers--Production Workers	$29,340	$14.11	460	9.83
Food Preparation Workers	$27,230	$13.09	430	1.73
Customer Service Representatives	$36,190	$17.40	430	0.59
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$59,820	$28.76	430	3.67
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$84,640	$40.69	390	1.26
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,850	$14.35	390	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,650	$35.89	380	1.99
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,110	Not published	370	1.25
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$62,710	$30.15	370	1.08
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$35,170	$16.91	350	1.28
Accountants and Auditors	$66,260	$31.86	340	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$54,660	$26.28	340	0.85
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,970	$23.54	340	2.05
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$41,750	$20.07	330	0.87
Medical Assistants	$34,900	$16.78	320	1.39
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$44,890	$21.58	320	1.71
Light Truck Drivers	$36,190	$17.40	320	1.16
Security Guards	$30,760	$14.79	290	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,130	$37.08	290	1.66
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,350	$18.44	290	0.67
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$57,080	$27.44	280	1.60
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$22,230	Not published	260	0.66
Bus Drivers, School	$16,570	$7.97	260	2.30
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,220	$16.93	250	5.83
Office Clerks, General	$29,440	$14.16	240	0.35
Construction Laborers	$33,970	$16.33	240	0.77
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$42,020	$20.20	240	1.83
Machinists	$61,480	$29.56	240	2.93
Industrial Engineers	$85,200	$40.96	230	2.26
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,090	$27.45	230	1.27
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$27,680	$13.31	230	0.19
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$23,960	$11.52	210	1.70
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$29,180	$14.03	210	0.80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,410	$24.24	210	4.77
Firefighters	$39,940	$19.20	200	2.01
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$58,960	$28.34	200	0.89
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$44,590	$21.44	200	1.03
Human Resources Specialists	$66,060	$31.76	190	0.75
Pharmacy Technicians	$37,040	$17.81	190	1.42
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,740	$12.37	190	0.80
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$31,900	$15.34	190	0.73
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$55,580	$26.72	190	1.72
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$39,870	$19.17	190	0.89
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$41,380	$19.89	180	1.95
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,450	$18.48	180	0.78
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,440	$26.65	180	3.86
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$26,650	$12.81	180	1.67
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$64,300	$30.92	170	1.21
Electricians	$54,200	$26.06	170	0.78
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$58,610	$28.18	170	3.40
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$50,420	$24.24	170	47.87
Medical and Health Services Managers	$83,860	$40.32	160	0.93
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$27,780	$13.36	150	1.08
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$47,170	$22.68	150	0.43
Tellers	$35,220	$16.93	150	1.58
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$55,930	$26.89	150	1.64
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$54,570	$26.23	140	0.55
Childcare Workers	$20,730	$9.97	140	0.94
Sewing Machine Operators	$31,890	$15.33	140	4.74
Parts Salespersons	$35,480	$17.06	130	1.75
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$56,850	$27.33	130	1.02
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$47,780	$22.97	130	1.12
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$53,840	$25.88	120	1.25
Bartenders	$25,760	$12.39	120	0.58
Counter and Rental Clerks	$32,290	$15.52	110	1.00
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,080	$18.79	110	5.69
Construction Managers	$84,120	$40.44	100	0.98
Food Service Managers	$58,910	$28.32	100	1.47
Loan Officers	$61,740	$29.68	100	1.28
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$46,690	$22.45	100	0.73
Pharmacists	$126,760	$60.94	100	1.12
Nurse Practitioners	$101,220	$48.67	100	1.09
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,190	$18.84	100	0.90
Industrial Production Managers	$131,420	$63.18	90	1.25
Logisticians	$73,110	$35.15	90	1.22
Software Developers	$99,260	$47.72	90	0.18
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$45,920	$22.08	90	0.78
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$39,270	$18.88	90	0.81
Emergency Medical Technicians	$33,150	$15.94	90	1.73
Dishwashers	$28,400	$13.65	90	0.71
Recreation Workers	$30,010	$14.43	90	0.96
Insurance Sales Agents	$76,200	$36.63	90	0.68
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$49,550	$23.82	90	1.15
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,720	$19.10	90	1.89
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$26,190	$12.59	90	0.61
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$83,320	Not published	80	0.90
Computer User Support Specialists	$49,630	$23.86	80	0.38
Coaches and Scouts	$51,170	Not published	80	1.17
Paramedics	$44,860	$21.57	80	2.95
Dental Assistants	$37,060	$17.82	80	0.74
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$34,280	$16.48	80	0.77
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$27,180	$13.07	80	1.15
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$59,730	$28.72	80	2.02
Sales Managers	$117,810	$56.64	70	0.39
Financial Managers	$126,920	$61.02	70	0.31
Management Analysts	$92,500	$44.47	70	0.29
Training and Development Specialists	$63,150	$30.36	70	0.55
Social and Human Service Assistants	$34,960	$16.81	70	0.54
Dental Hygienists	$56,950	$27.38	70	1.10
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$57,190	$27.50	70	1.03
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$26,780	$12.87	70	0.81
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$45,990	$22.11	70	0.50
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$38,420	$18.47	70	2.51
Carpenters	$49,070	$23.59	70	0.37
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$61,480	$29.56	70	1.04
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$50,420	$24.24	70	15.80
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,690	$37.83	60	0.68
Mechanical Engineers	$99,150	$47.67	60	0.78
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$77,740	$37.37	60	1.64
Healthcare Social Workers	$58,030	$27.90	60	1.12
Lawyers	$113,210	$54.43	60	0.30
Respiratory Therapists	$66,740	$32.09	60	1.50
Physicians, All Other	$149,360	$71.81	60	0.61
Medical Records Specialists	$41,110	$19.77	60	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$36,650	$17.62	60	1.19
Animal Caretakers	$23,700	$11.39	60	0.78
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$37,060	$17.82	60	1.29
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$29,570	$14.21	60	1.49
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$98,840	$47.52	60	1.52
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$34,900	$16.78	60	1.45
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$28,760	$13.83	60	1.99
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$111,170	$53.45	50	0.26
Compliance Officers	$54,600	$26.25	50	0.43
Cost Estimators	$68,080	$32.73	50	0.82
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$65,540	$31.51	50	1.45
Instructional Coordinators	$61,780	$29.70	50	0.76
Physical Therapists	$98,520	$47.37	50	0.70
Surgical Technologists	$42,720	$20.54	50	1.60
Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,910	$29.77	50	1.45
Billing and Posting Clerks	$38,650	$18.58	50	0.41
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$49,000	$23.56	50	1.11
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$34,470	$16.57	50	1.07
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$62,070	$29.84	50	35.01
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,860	$22.53	50	1.14
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$64,400	$30.96	50	3.43
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$48,130	$23.14	50	1.38
Production Workers, All Other	$41,870	$20.13	50	0.72
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$46,770	$22.48	50	1.30
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,230	$68.38	40	0.64
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$52,010	$25.01	40	0.41
Social and Community Service Managers	$65,250	$31.37	40	0.65
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$38,210	$18.37	40	2.54
Civil Engineers	$97,290	$46.77	40	0.42
Electrical Engineers	$102,450	$49.25	40	0.64
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$64,010	Not published	40	0.52
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$66,230	Not published	40	1.41
Graphic Designers	$44,480	$21.38	40	0.70
Public Relations Specialists	$48,500	$23.32	40	0.49
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,980	$37.97	40	0.64
Library Assistants, Clerical	$27,230	$13.09	40	1.83
Logging Equipment Operators	$45,150	$21.71	40	7.61
Highway Maintenance Workers	$35,610	$17.12	40	0.84
Crane and Tower Operators	$56,010	$26.93	40	3.44
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$26,740	$12.86	30	0.37
Dentists, General	Not published	Not published	30	0.89
Physician Assistants	$98,130	$47.18	30	0.69
Speech-Language Pathologists	$69,860	$33.59	30	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$73,600	$35.39	30	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$73,340	$35.26	30	1.15
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$61,140	$29.40	30	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$51,620	$24.82	30	1.18
Residential Advisors	$31,040	$14.92	30	1.27
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,580	$24.80	30	0.56
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$30,460	$14.65	30	1.24
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$25,780	$12.40	30	0.59
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$30,230	$14.53	30	0.46
Education Administrators, All Other	$85,480	$41.10	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.