High paying entry level jobs in Anniston-Oxford, AL

These occupations in Anniston-Oxford, AL ask for no prior experience in a related job and no on-the-job training period: you are expected to be productive on arrival. That is precisely why most of them want a specific qualification instead — the credential does the work the experience would have. Read the line under each title for what that qualification is; several here are doctorates. If you need something you can start without one, use the no-experience list.

Cost of living: prices in Anniston-Oxford, AL run 14.1% below the national average (2024), so a Anniston-Oxford, AL salary is worth about 1.16× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Anniston-Oxford, AL · Employed

1Pharmacists$126,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,170 – $156,990100
2Lawyers$113,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,350 – $167,70060
3Electrical Engineers$102,450
Bachelor's degree
$78,190 – $152,50040
4Nurse Practitioners$101,220
Master's degree
$90,180 – $142,520100
5Software Developers$99,260
Bachelor's degree
$55,550 – $155,44090
6Mechanical Engineers$99,150
Bachelor's degree
$69,600 – $136,51060
7Physical Therapists$98,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,630 – $131,54050
8Physician Assistants$98,130
Master's degree
$78,220 – $128,26030
9Civil Engineers$97,290
Bachelor's degree
$58,750 – $148,96040
10Industrial Engineers$85,200
Bachelor's degree
$71,010 – $116,360230
11Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,640
Bachelor's degree
$65,830 – $115,130390
12Network and Computer Systems Administrators$78,690
Bachelor's degree
$52,180 – $112,23060
13Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$77,740
Bachelor's degree
$55,140 – $110,39060
14Logisticians$73,110
Bachelor's degree
$50,460 – $107,41090
15Registered Nurses$72,730
Bachelor's degree
$50,190 – $89,470990
16Respiratory Therapists$66,740
Associate's degree
$53,360 – $80,57060
17Accountants and Auditors$66,260
Bachelor's degree
$47,590 – $113,380340
18Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,230
Bachelor's degree
$46,890 – $98,47040
19Human Resources Specialists$66,060
Bachelor's degree
$41,160 – $110,220190
20Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,540
Master's degree
$40,960 – $74,04050
21Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,010
Bachelor's degree
$48,350 – $73,91040
22Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,110
Bachelor's degree
$49,770 – $75,560370
23Physical Therapist Assistants$61,910
Associate's degree
$49,240 – $88,41050
24Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Bachelor's degree
$47,360 – $71,790670
25Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$57,190
Associate's degree
$43,790 – $76,98070
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,860 – $62,180230
27Dental Hygienists$56,950
Associate's degree
$46,780 – $60,27070
28Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$54,570
Bachelor's degree
$28,500 – $84,810140
29Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$53,840
Master's degree
$42,770 – $75,010120
30Coaches and Scouts$51,170
Bachelor's degree
$20,970 – $106,46080
31Public Relations Specialists$48,500
Bachelor's degree
$39,710 – $134,75040
32Child, Family, and School Social Workers$45,920
Bachelor's degree
$36,330 – $70,71090
33Graphic Designers$44,480
Bachelor's degree
$28,880 – $81,78040
34Surgical Technologists$42,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,150 – $62,74050
35Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$41,380
Bachelor's degree
$30,070 – $63,530180
36Medical Records Specialists$41,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,440 – $66,57060
37Paralegals and Legal Assistants$39,270
Associate's degree
$28,550 – $63,79090
38Dental Assistants$37,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,750 – $47,39080
39Medical Assistants$34,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,440 – $43,150320
40Emergency Medical Technicians$33,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,620 – $43,50090
41Nursing Assistants$31,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,080 – $38,870660
42Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$27,780
Associate's degree
$18,780 – $34,730150
43Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$22,230
Some college, no degree
$18,570 – $29,940260

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAnniston-Oxford, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$126,760	$77,170 – $156,990	100
2	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$113,210	$51,350 – $167,700	60
3	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,450	$78,190 – $152,500	40
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$101,220	$90,180 – $142,520	100
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$99,260	$55,550 – $155,440	90
6	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,150	$69,600 – $136,510	60
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,520	$76,630 – $131,540	50
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$98,130	$78,220 – $128,260	30
9	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,290	$58,750 – $148,960	40
10	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$85,200	$71,010 – $116,360	230
11	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,640	$65,830 – $115,130	390
12	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$78,690	$52,180 – $112,230	60
13	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,740	$55,140 – $110,390	60
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$73,110	$50,460 – $107,410	90
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$72,730	$50,190 – $89,470	990
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,740	$53,360 – $80,570	60
17	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$66,260	$47,590 – $113,380	340
18	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,230	$46,890 – $98,470	40
19	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,060	$41,160 – $110,220	190
20	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,540	$40,960 – $74,040	50
21	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,010	$48,350 – $73,910	40
22	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$63,110	$49,770 – $75,560	370
23	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,910	$49,240 – $88,410	50
24	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,200	$47,360 – $71,790	670
25	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,190	$43,790 – $76,980	70
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,090	$44,860 – $62,180	230
27	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$56,950	$46,780 – $60,270	70
28	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$54,570	$28,500 – $84,810	140
29	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$53,840	$42,770 – $75,010	120
30	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$51,170	$20,970 – $106,460	80
31	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$48,500	$39,710 – $134,750	40
32	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$45,920	$36,330 – $70,710	90
33	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$44,480	$28,880 – $81,780	40
34	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,720	$39,150 – $62,740	50
35	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$41,380	$30,070 – $63,530	180
36	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,110	$25,440 – $66,570	60
37	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$39,270	$28,550 – $63,790	90
38	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,060	$28,750 – $47,390	80
39	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,900	$29,440 – $43,150	320
40	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$33,150	$26,620 – $43,500	90
41	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,920	$26,080 – $38,870	660
42	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$27,780	$18,780 – $34,730	150
43	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$22,230	$18,570 – $29,940	260

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Anniston-Oxford, AL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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