Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Anniston-Oxford, AL

Each occupation's median wage in Anniston-Oxford, AL compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Anniston-Oxford, AL pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

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 · vs. national

1Painters, Construction and Maintenance$61,480
No formal educational credential
$42,640 – $64,400+24.5%
2Insurance Sales Agents$76,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,960 – $223,070+22.4%
3Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260 – $64,520+19.1%
4Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,710 – $67,350+11.3%
5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $66,380+9.4%
6Coaches and Scouts$51,170
Bachelor's degree
$20,970 – $106,460+8.1%
7First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$51,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,750 – $65,390+6.3%
8Foundry Mold and Coremakers$50,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,380 – $55,500+4.8%
9Machinists$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,870 – $70,240+4.6%
10Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $58,570+4.5%
11Production Workers, All Other$41,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,440 – $55,580+4.4%
12Industrial Production Managers$131,420
Bachelor's degree
$64,640 – $205,320+4.3%
13Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$98,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,510 – $107,050+3.7%
14Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $51,040+3.2%
15Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,030 – $68,350+2.5%
16Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,640
Bachelor's degree
$65,830 – $115,130+1.9%
17Driver/Sales Workers$39,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,430 – $60,330+1.1%
18Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$62,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,650 – $70,820+1.1%
19Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $63,730+0.8%
20First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $104,470+0.3%
21Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,230
Bachelor's degree
$46,890 – $98,470+0.1%
22Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,010
Bachelor's degree
$48,350 – $73,910-1.7%
23First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,940 – $105,060-3.4%
24Civil Engineers$97,290
Bachelor's degree
$58,750 – $148,960-3.5%
25Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,710
No formal educational credential
$25,560 – $48,400-3.8%
26Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,540
Master's degree
$40,960 – $74,040-4.0%
27Physical Therapists$98,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,630 – $131,540-4.1%
28Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Bachelor's degree
$47,360 – $71,790-4.3%
29Mechanical Engineers$99,150
Bachelor's degree
$69,600 – $136,510-4.8%
30Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,770
No formal educational credential
$27,840 – $58,980-5.9%
31Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $73,770-6.0%
32Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,370 – $70,820-6.2%
33Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,700 – $90,790-6.5%
34Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,600 – $77,710-6.8%
35General and Operations Managers$98,540
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $222,780-6.8%
36Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$50,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,530 – $57,740-7.4%
37Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,930
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,120-7.6%
38Parts Salespersons$35,480
No formal educational credential
$22,780 – $58,240-8.2%
39First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,990 – $69,970-8.6%
40Training and Development Specialists$63,150
Bachelor's degree
$37,700 – $106,070-8.8%
41Logging Equipment Operators$45,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,180 – $62,240-9.2%
42First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$57,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,080 – $92,020-9.2%
43Management Analysts$92,500
Bachelor's degree
$62,120 – $124,180-9.2%
44Physical Therapist Assistants$61,910
Associate's degree
$49,240 – $88,410-9.5%
45Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,350 – $61,050-9.6%
46First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,280 – $103,250-9.8%
47Pharmacists$126,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,170 – $156,990-10.0%
48Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,570 – $74,460-10.9%
49Logisticians$73,110
Bachelor's degree
$50,460 – $107,410-11.2%
50Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,860 – $62,180-11.4%

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	vs. national
1	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$61,480	$42,640 – $64,400	+24.5%
2	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,200	$35,960 – $223,070	+22.4%
3	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,610	$45,260 – $64,520	+19.1%
4	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,820	$39,710 – $67,350	+11.3%
5	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,440	$37,780 – $66,380	+9.4%
6	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$51,170	$20,970 – $106,460	+8.1%
7	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,620	$27,750 – $65,390	+6.3%
8	Foundry Mold and CoremakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,420	$39,380 – $55,500	+4.8%
9	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$39,870 – $70,240	+4.6%
10	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,410	$34,670 – $58,570	+4.5%
11	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,870	$22,440 – $55,580	+4.4%
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,420	$64,640 – $205,320	+4.3%
13	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,840	$57,510 – $107,050	+3.7%
14	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,070	$31,680 – $51,040	+3.2%
15	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,580	$35,030 – $68,350	+2.5%
16	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,640	$65,830 – $115,130	+1.9%
17	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,190	$24,430 – $60,330	+1.1%
18	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and BlastersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,070	$49,650 – $70,820	+1.1%
19	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,970	$33,360 – $63,730	+0.8%
20	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,650	$45,910 – $104,470	+0.3%
21	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$66,230	$46,890 – $98,470	+0.1%
22	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$64,010	$48,350 – $73,910	-1.7%
23	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,130	$46,940 – $105,060	-3.4%
24	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,290	$58,750 – $148,960	-3.5%
25	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$38,710	$25,560 – $48,400	-3.8%
26	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,540	$40,960 – $74,040	-4.0%
27	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,520	$76,630 – $131,540	-4.1%
28	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,200	$47,360 – $71,790	-4.3%
29	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,150	$69,600 – $136,510	-4.8%
30	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$46,770	$27,840 – $58,980	-5.9%
31	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,640	$45,830 – $73,770	-6.0%
32	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$52,370 – $70,820	-6.2%
33	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,730	$48,700 – $90,790	-6.5%
34	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,580	$42,600 – $77,710	-6.8%
35	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,540	$47,990 – $222,780	-6.8%
36	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,420	$42,530 – $57,740	-7.4%
37	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$55,930	$42,390 – $81,120	-7.6%
38	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$35,480	$22,780 – $58,240	-8.2%
39	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,350	$26,990 – $69,970	-8.6%
40	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,150	$37,700 – $106,070	-8.8%
41	Logging Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,150	$29,180 – $62,240	-9.2%
42	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,080	$30,080 – $92,020	-9.2%
43	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,500	$62,120 – $124,180	-9.2%
44	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,910	$49,240 – $88,410	-9.5%
45	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,000	$38,350 – $61,050	-9.6%
46	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,980	$46,280 – $103,250	-9.8%
47	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$126,760	$77,170 – $156,990	-10.0%
48	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,850	$37,570 – $74,460	-10.9%
49	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$73,110	$50,460 – $107,410	-11.2%
50	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,090	$44,860 – $62,180	-11.4%

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