Average Conveyor Operators And Tenders Salary in Birmingham, AL

Conveyor Operators And Tenders in Birmingham, AL earn a median annual salary of $54,110, which is +31.2% compared to the national median. There are 100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Birmingham, AL (metro area).

$54,110

Birmingham, AL median annual wage

$26/hour median

+31.2%

Difference vs national median

National median is $41,230

100

Local employment

0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.10

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $35,430
25th: $54,110
Median: $54,110
75th: $56,460
90th: $57,060

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Birmingham, AL, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

91.6%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$59,044

Goods: 96.4%
Services: 83.8%
Rents: 71.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Wheeling, WV-OH	$63,200	Compare	90
Modesto, CA	$56,960	Compare	40
Merced, CA	$55,500	Compare	60
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$52,970	Compare	170
Visalia, CA	$52,040	Compare	60
Joplin, MO-KS	$49,940	Compare	30

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Birmingham, AL

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Family Medicine Physicians	$236,160	N/A
Physicians, All Other	$231,480	1.27
Pediatricians, General	$204,950	N/A
Chief Executives	$171,680	0.32
Podiatrists	$161,420	1.32
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$157,790	0.78
Nurse Anesthetists	$155,180	3.82
Lawyers	$152,240	0.89

Birmingham, AL has salary data for 505 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Conveyor Operators And Tenders in Birmingham, AL

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Conveyor Operators And Tenders are projected to change by -3.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.