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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Montgomery, AL

What professions have the highest employment in Montgomery, AL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Montgomery, AL. We note that the total employment in Montgomery, AL is 157,550. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 5,630 people (3.57 percent of the total employment in Montgomery, AL). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 4,840 people (3.07 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Montgomery, AL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Montgomery, AL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	157,550	100.00%	$38,130
2	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5,630	3.57%	$37,580
3	Retail Salespersons	4,840	3.07%	$25,910
4	Cashiers	4,030	2.56%	$23,460
5	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,870	2.46%	$37,210
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,460	2.20%	$31,320
7	Customer Service Representatives	3,420	2.17%	$30,200
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,360	2.13%	$29,610
9	Registered Nurses	3,310	2.10%	$64,470
10	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,200	2.03%	$21,880
11	General and Operations Managers	2,700	1.71%	$97,020
12	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,400	1.52%	$47,540
13	Office Clerks, General	2,390	1.52%	$28,510
14	Accountants and Auditors	2,290	1.45%	$62,230
15	Waiters and Waitresses	2,260	1.43%	$19,750
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,240	1.42%	$23,820
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,710	1.09%	$37,790
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,700	1.08%	$34,760
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,670	1.06%	$51,430
20	Fast Food Cooks	1,610	1.02%	$22,580
21	Nursing Assistants	1,580	1.00%	$27,500
22	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,510	0.96%	$50,530
23	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,410	0.89%	$21,730
24	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,390	0.88%	$38,290
25	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,380	0.88%	$36,320
26	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,360	0.86%	$64,590
27	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,330	0.84%	$34,770
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,260	0.80%	$52,160
29	Restaurant Cooks	1,260	0.80%	$28,950
30	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,240	0.79%	$29,000
31	Security Guards	1,220	0.77%	$25,940
32	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,210	0.77%	$60,300
33	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,140	0.72%	$24,400
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,060	0.67%	$49,640
35	Food Preparation Workers	1,050	0.67%	$22,670
36	Construction Laborers	1,050	0.67%	$30,400
37	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,020	0.65%	$39,400
38	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1,020	0.65%	$60,600
39	Lawyers	1,010	0.64%	$110,950
40	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	990	0.63%	$36,790
41	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	980	0.62%	$43,160
42	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	950	0.60%	$22,900
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	920	0.58%	$58,310
44	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	890	0.56%	$65,360
45	Medical Assistants	820	0.52%	$29,900
46	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	790	0.50%	$60,960
47	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	790	0.50%	$52,030
48	Human Resources Specialists	780	0.50%	$59,530
49	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	740	0.47%	$45,920
50	Software Developers	730	0.46%	$95,660
51	Computer Occupations, All Other	710	0.45%	$95,220
52	Medical and Health Services Managers	690	0.44%	$82,760
53	Other Business Operations Specialists	680	0.43%	$79,350
54	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	680	0.43%	$48,480
55	Pharmacy Technicians	650	0.41%	$35,450
56	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	650	0.41%	$29,000
57	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	640	0.41%	$41,470
58	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	610	0.39%	$59,260
59	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	610	0.39%	$47,380
60	Electricians	590	0.37%	$48,170
61	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	590	0.37%	$30,060
62	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	580	0.37%	$22,190
63	Firefighters	570	0.36%	$38,620
64	Tellers	570	0.36%	$34,270
65	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	560	0.36%	$38,920
66	Packers and Packagers	550	0.35%	$29,210
67	Financial Managers	540	0.34%	$117,740
68	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	540	0.34%	$48,500
69	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	530	0.34%	$37,090
70	Helpers--Production Workers	530	0.34%	$30,800
71	Computer User Support Specialists	500	0.32%	$49,010
72	Counter and Rental Clerks	490	0.31%	$29,460
73	Postal Service Mail Carriers	490	0.31%	$47,800
74	Civil Engineers	480	0.30%	$90,290
75	Pharmacists	480	0.30%	$129,020
76	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	470	0.30%	$51,190
77	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	470	0.30%	$48,060
78	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	470	0.30%	$21,930
79	Loan Officers	460	0.29%	$58,250
80	Childcare Workers	460	0.29%	$20,600
81	Driver/Sales Workers	460	0.29%	$37,090
82	Other Education Administrators	450	0.29%	$104,750
83	All Other Managers	440	0.28%	$94,870
84	Database Administrators	440	0.28%	$81,810
85	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	430	0.27%	$65,490
86	Industrial Engineers	430	0.27%	$79,110
87	Construction Managers	420	0.27%	$94,220
88	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	420	0.27%	$46,690
89	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	420	0.27%	$22,660
90	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	420	0.27%	$25,540
91	Insurance Sales Agents	410	0.26%	$60,140
92	Billing and Posting Clerks	410	0.26%	$35,630
93	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	390	0.25%	$46,080
94	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	380	0.24%	$68,030
95	Public Relations Specialists	380	0.24%	$58,990
96	All Other Physicians	380	0.24%	$230,800
97	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	380	0.24%	$21,220
98	Medical Secretaries	380	0.24%	$37,250
99	Computer and Information Systems Managers	370	0.23%	$112,940
100	Computer Programmers	370	0.23%	$88,150

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