metropolitan statistical area · 22520

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$39,740
Total employment56,100

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area was $39,740 per year ($19.10 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 56,100 jobs. 220 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
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary9.19540$19,550
Cooks, Fast Food3.87900$26,820
Industrial Machinery Mechanics3.64580$59,370
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2.74670$62,760
Electricians2.08570$59,770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers2.04830$43,960
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1.891,160$38,850
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants1.69590$35,470

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 220 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons$28,980$13.932,0801.48
Cashiers$27,310$13.131,5801.41
Registered Nurses$66,360$31.901,3201.08
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,590$10.861,3100.94
Stockers and Order Fillers$30,570$14.701,1901.16
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,850$18.681,1601.89
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,370$17.481,1301.06
Waiters and Waitresses$25,990$12.491,1001.34
Cooks, Fast Food$26,820$12.909003.87
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,960$21.138302.04
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,140$23.158301.12
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,540$14.207500.95
General and Operations Managers$97,600$46.927400.59
Nursing Assistants$31,940$15.367001.34
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$62,760$30.176702.74
Customer Service Representatives$37,520$18.046500.69
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,080Not published6201.62
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,320$13.136200.40
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,660$21.956201.12
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,630$17.136101.39
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,740$16.706101.20
Cooks, Restaurant$30,350$14.595901.16
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$35,470$17.065901.69
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,490$29.565801.30
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$38,810$18.665801.17
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,370$28.555803.64
Electricians$59,770$28.735702.08
Construction Laborers$36,260$17.435601.42
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$19,550Not published5409.19
Food Preparation Workers$27,410$13.185401.67
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,330$27.565000.96
Medical Assistants$35,350$16.994901.67
Accountants and Auditors$67,600$32.504600.88
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$63,520$30.544501.53
Light Truck Drivers$36,210$17.414401.24
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,150$17.863907.10
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,450$34.353701.64
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$23,060$11.093601.93
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$33,630$16.173601.06
Office Clerks, General$29,930$14.393600.40
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,610$23.853601.29
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$60,590$29.133402.04
Receptionists and Information Clerks$30,580$14.703301.01
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,850$27.813301.48
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,360$26.623201.37
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$56,010$26.933101.28
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$38,250$18.393101.44
Bus Drivers, School$17,260$8.302902.02
Tellers$35,780$17.202702.29
Pharmacy Technicians$39,380$18.932601.51
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$46,850$22.522601.49
Construction Managers$81,290$39.082501.86
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$46,560$22.382501.66
Medical and Health Services Managers$84,610$40.682401.11
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$23,330Not published2400.47
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$27,210$13.082401.48
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$39,800$19.142400.95
Nurse Practitioners$101,040$48.582201.90
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$46,800$22.502200.49
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$23,390$11.242101.35
Parts Salespersons$31,560$15.172102.12
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$25,840$12.422000.64
Counter and Rental Clerks$33,960$16.332001.41
Human Resources Specialists$60,560$29.121900.59
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$45,950$22.091901.58
Bartenders$27,730$13.331900.68
Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,410$28.081901.64
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$39,740$19.101903.38
Security Guards$29,400$14.131800.40
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$19,880$9.561801.29
Carpenters$51,740$24.871700.69
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$62,410$30.011600.89
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$51,940$24.971600.48
Pharmacists$130,540$62.761601.35
Insurance Sales Agents$61,590$29.611600.91
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$39,160$18.831600.54
Machinists$82,690$39.761601.59
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,460$13.201601.15
Financial Managers$128,830$61.941500.48
Loan Officers$63,870$30.711501.48
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$46,170$22.201500.84
Food Service Managers$60,950$29.301401.67
Industrial Engineers$98,550$47.381401.09
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,250$28.001401.12
Physicians, All Other$125,010$60.101401.14
Firefighters$37,150$17.861401.09
Helpers--Electricians$34,310$16.491406.30
Industrial Production Managers$120,490$57.931301.48
Software Developers$116,260$55.891300.21
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$21,930$10.551300.66
Animal Caretakers$26,910$12.941301.35
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,410$24.241301.22
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,040$18.291302.15
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$44,210$21.261300.89
Driver/Sales Workers$48,190$23.171300.87
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$47,670$22.921200.87
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$32,970$15.851202.08
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,790$29.231201.44
Dental Assistants$37,170$17.871200.87
Dishwashers$28,110$13.521200.70
Recreation Workers$34,980$16.821200.97
Billing and Posting Clerks$36,600$17.601200.82
Computer User Support Specialists$49,120$23.611100.43
Civil Engineers$100,300$48.221100.79
Lawyers$98,850$47.531100.42
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$38,030$18.291101.90
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$56,510$27.171101.68
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$90,000$43.271102.28
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$45,540$21.901000.74
Paramedics$46,080$22.151002.78
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$29,710$14.281001.06
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$36,060$17.341004.71
Packers and Packagers, Hand$27,290$13.121000.52
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$97,940Not published900.76
Cost Estimators$69,200$33.27901.10
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$44,250$21.28900.52
Coaches and Scouts$31,480Not published900.95
Cooks, Short Order$21,480$10.33901.90
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,690$17.64900.76
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$25,860$12.43900.95
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,170$22.20902.62
Helpers--Production Workers$30,960$14.89901.57
Sales Managers$104,010$50.00800.36
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$54,990$26.44800.73
Logisticians$76,640$36.85800.84
Project Management Specialists$93,950$45.17800.21
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,120$39.48800.21
Mechanical Engineers$108,510$52.17800.77
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,310$27.07802.00
Dental Hygienists$58,660$28.20801.05
Emergency Medical Technicians$35,260$16.95801.15
Physical Therapist Assistants$59,700$28.70801.87
Correctional Officers and Jailers$35,900$17.26800.61
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$52,710$25.34801.76
Pest Control Workers$38,410$18.47802.28
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,220$21.74802.04
Public Safety Telecommunicators$42,210$20.29802.03
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,190$23.17801.02
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,690$27.25801.45
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$27,390$13.17802.29
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$36,280$17.44801.52
Physical Therapists$84,750$40.74700.69
Surgical Technologists$49,060$23.59701.69
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$76,050$36.56700.91
Highway Maintenance Workers$37,430$18.00701.25
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$72,010$34.62701.41
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,780$22.97701.20
Computer and Information Systems Managers$109,970$52.87600.24
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$73,740$35.45600.54
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,100$27.93602.30
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$63,170$30.37601.35
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$60,610$29.14601.06
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$27,910$13.42600.61
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$44,010$21.16600.97
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$50,960$24.50602.92
Bill and Account Collectors$38,040$18.29600.98
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$37,790$18.17600.87
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,360$26.62601.02
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$39,040$18.77600.86
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,930$24.49600.45
Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsNot publishedNot published601.06
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$69,530$33.43602.60
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$52,550$25.27601.25
Printing Press Operators$36,060$17.34601.08
Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,570$75.76500.59
Social and Community Service Managers$63,310$30.44500.66
Compliance Officers$66,620$32.03500.35
Personal Financial Advisors$71,990$34.61500.53
Electrical Engineers$131,330$63.14500.68
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,990$38.46500.96
Healthcare Social Workers$58,140$27.95500.76
Social and Human Service Assistants$34,350$16.52500.31
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$56,230Not published501.10
Dentists, General$153,870$73.98501.12
Nurse Anesthetists$188,760$90.75502.82
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$68,030$32.71501.54
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$34,570$16.62501.95
Medical Records Specialists$43,870$21.09500.69
Phlebotomists$35,780$17.20501.00
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$28,550$13.73500.44
Residential Advisors$23,530$11.31501.62
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$34,010$16.35501.01
Library Assistants, Clerical$30,100$14.47501.70
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$27,420$13.18501.35
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$40,670$19.56500.75
Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,300$16.97501.11
Tool and Die Makers$68,290$32.83502.25
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$26,670$12.82500.72
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$32,540$15.64501.66
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,700$39.28400.35
Labor Relations Specialists$76,500$36.78401.65
Training and Development Specialists$63,600$30.58400.25
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$81,350$39.11401.24
Graphic Designers$38,110$18.32400.60
Public Relations Specialists$56,320$27.08400.39
Speech-Language Pathologists$72,870$35.04400.60
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$29,520$14.19400.80
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,880$16.77400.85
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,390$28.55400.27
Logging Equipment Operators$49,990$24.03404.67
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,450$28.10401.34
Chief Executives$164,770$79.21300.45
Facilities Managers$140,000$67.31300.56
Human Resources Managers$117,960$56.71300.38
Managers, All Other$91,650$44.06300.15
Management Analysts$98,270$47.24300.10
Architectural and Civil Drafters$48,520$23.33300.81
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$41,160$19.79301.46
Chemical Technicians$64,070$30.81301.56
Occupational Therapists$84,630$40.69300.57
Veterinarians$98,990$47.59301.08
Occupational Therapy Assistants$57,450$27.62301.65
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,770$18.16300.84
Real Estate Sales Agents$46,110$22.17300.48
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$44,690$21.49300.60
Postal Service Clerks$68,620$32.99301.24
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,430$22.80300.25
Education Administrators, All Other$92,830$44.63Not publishedNot published
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,580Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$27,660$13.30Not publishedNot 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.