How much do customer service representatives make in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area?

What the Customer Service Representatives median says in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Customer Service Representatives median in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area at $37,300 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-4051 and BLS area 0100003.

BLS lists 640 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $39,380 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area's Customer Service Representatives median is 16.7% below the U.S. Customer Service Representatives median of $44,770 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 43-4051 with area 0100003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-4051 and area 0100003. SOC 43-4051 names Customer Service Representatives. Area 0100003 names Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-4051/0100003 row has 640 wage and salary jobs. There are 9.92 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.59. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-4051/0100003, the annual median is $37,300 per year, while the matching mean is $39,380 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-4051/0100003 10th percentile: $29,160 per year.
• 43-4051/0100003 25th percentile: $31,690 per year.
• 43-4051/0100003 median: $37,300 per year.
• 43-4051/0100003 75th percentile: $44,040 per year.
• 43-4051/0100003 90th percentile: $52,710 per year.
• 43-4051/0100003 employment RSE: 4.8%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.5%.
• 43-4051/0100003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 0100003 facts behind this Customer Service Representatives page

Area 0100003 reports 64,550 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $51,210. Its annual median is $42,800. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-4051 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area runs from $23,650 at the 10th percentile to $86,420 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $29,790. The median is $42,800. The 75th percentile is $62,090. This is a place check, not a pay range for Customer Service Representatives.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 0100003. They do not show related skills or a path into Customer Service Representatives.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 0100003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,760. Yearly median: $25,710. Jobs per 1,000: 27.23. Location quotient: 1.37.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 0100003. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 1,680. Yearly median: $49,650. Jobs per 1,000: 25.96. Location quotient: 1.96.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Area: 0100003. SOC: 43-6014. Jobs: 1,660. Yearly median: $38,120. Jobs per 1,000: 25.67. Location quotient: 2.34.
• 4. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Area: 0100003. SOC: 51-9196. Jobs: 1,350. Yearly median: $61,460. Jobs per 1,000: 20.97. Location quotient: 33.93.
• 5. Retail Salespersons. Area: 0100003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,340. Yearly median: $28,710. Jobs per 1,000: 20.69. Location quotient: 0.83.
• 6. Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Area: 0100003. SOC: 49-9041. Jobs: 1,320. Yearly median: $82,190. Jobs per 1,000: 20.45. Location quotient: 7.23.

Read the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Customer Service Representatives

The 10th percentile is $29,160 per year. The 25th percentile is $31,690 per year. The median is $37,300 per year. The 75th percentile is $44,040 per year. The 90th percentile is $52,710 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $31,690 per year to $44,040 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $23,550. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $37,300 per year. Alabama has $38,400 per year. The U.S. row has $44,770 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 2.9% below Alabama on the same published median. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 16.7% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits for Customer Service Representatives

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area ranks 99 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Customer Service Representatives. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 99 of 137 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 96. West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area. The Customer Service Representatives median is $37,350 per year. BLS estimates 320 jobs. The location quotient is 0.31.
• 97. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The Customer Service Representatives median is $37,340 per year. BLS estimates 2,650 jobs. The location quotient is 0.79.
• 98. Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The Customer Service Representatives median is $37,330 per year. BLS estimates 910 jobs. The location quotient is 0.65.
• 100. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The Customer Service Representatives median is $37,290 per year. BLS estimates 3,370 jobs. The location quotient is 0.73.
• 101. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area. The Customer Service Representatives median is $37,200 per year. BLS estimates 1,900 jobs. The location quotient is 0.66.
• 102. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The Customer Service Representatives median is $37,150 per year. BLS estimates 1,500 jobs. The location quotient is 0.55.

Where Customer Service Representatives medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 43-4051, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $50,800 per year. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area sits at $37,300 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Customer Service Representatives is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $50,800 per year, or $13,500 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 720 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.41.
• 2. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $50,420 per year, or $13,120 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.51.
• 3. Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $48,840 per year, or $11,540 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,930 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.81.
• 4. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $48,550 per year, or $11,250 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 550 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.3.
• 5. Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $48,320 per year, or $11,020 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 730 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.49.
• 6. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $48,260 per year, or $10,960 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 310 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.29.
• 7. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $48,210 per year, or $10,910 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 690 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.38.
• 8. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Customer Service Representatives median of $48,200 per year, or $10,900 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 430 jobs there, compared with 640 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.62.

Where BLS counts the most Customer Service Representatives jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Customer Service Representatives in this same-source set, at 4,890 jobs. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area has 640. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 4,890 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 4,250 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,820 per year, or $480 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.78.
• 2. South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 3,510 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 2,870 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,890 per year, or $410 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.22.
• 3. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 3,370 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 2,730 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $37,290 per year, or $10 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.73.
• 4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 3,150 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 2,510 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,970 per year, or $330 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.75.
• 5. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 3,000 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 2,360 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $45,850 per year, or $8,550 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 6. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 2,880 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 2,240 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,730 per year, or $570 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.65.
• 7. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has 2,800 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 2,160 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,720 per year, or $10,420 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 8. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 2,740 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 2,100 jobs from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $38,080 per year, or $780 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.87.

Where Customer Service Representatives takes the largest share of local jobs

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.22. Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area has 0.59. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Customer Service Representatives is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.22, a gap of 0.63 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,510 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $36,890 per year, or $410 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.03, a gap of 0.44 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,970 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $35,630 per year, or $1,670 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.01, a gap of 0.42 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,980 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $36,990 per year, or $310 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.01, a gap of 0.42 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,350 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $37,850 per year, or $550 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.98, a gap of 0.39 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 770 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $31,790 per year, or $5,510 below Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.92, a gap of 0.33 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,000 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $45,850 per year, or $8,550 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.92, a gap of 0.33 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 680 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $45,220 per year, or $7,920 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.9, a gap of 0.31 from Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,750 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $37,380 per year, or $80 above Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

How common Customer Service Representatives is in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 640 Customer Service Representatives jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 9.92 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.59. A value of 1 means Customer Service Representatives has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Customer Service Representatives beside other roles in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is $42,800 per year. The Customer Service Representatives median is $37,300 per year. Customer Service Representatives is 12.9% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Customer Service Representatives. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $36,620 per year. BLS lists 980 jobs and a location quotient of 2.11.
• 2. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $38,120 per year. BLS lists 670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.69.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $38,120 per year. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a location quotient of 2.34.
• 4. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $39,650 per year. BLS lists 640 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
• 5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $40,280 per year. BLS lists 560 jobs and a location quotient of 0.88.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $31,980 per year. BLS lists 930 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
• 7. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $31,220 per year. BLS lists 1,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.78.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area median of $30,280 per year. BLS lists 1,310 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.

The largest detailed roles in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area table, at 1,760 jobs. Customer Service Representatives has 640 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 64,550. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Customer Service Representatives's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Cashiers has 1,760 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,120 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $25,710 per year, or $11,590 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.37.
• 2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1,680 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,040 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $49,650 per year, or $12,350 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.96.
• 3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 1,660 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,020 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $38,120 per year, or $820 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 2.34.
• 4. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has 1,350 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 710 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $61,460 per year, or $24,160 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 33.93.
• 5. Retail Salespersons has 1,340 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 700 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $28,710 per year, or $8,590 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 6. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has 1,320 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 680 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $82,190 per year, or $44,890 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 7.23.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,310 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 670 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $30,280 per year, or $7,020 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has 1,270 jobs in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 630 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $82,970 per year, or $45,670 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 4.56.

Published role medians around Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area role table, at $98,410 per year. Customer Service Representatives has $37,300 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $42,800 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $98,410 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $61,110 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 810 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.56.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $82,970 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $45,670 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,270 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 4.56.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a median of $82,690 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $45,390 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 570 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 2.22.
• 4. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $82,190 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $44,890 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,320 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 7.23.
• 5. Registered Nurses has a median of $67,280 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $29,980 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,060 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.75.
• 6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $65,100 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $27,800 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 520 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 7. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has a median of $61,460 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $24,160 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,350 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 33.93.
• 8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $60,090 per year in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, or $22,790 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 730 jobs, compared with 640 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.65.

Roles with the largest local share in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Logging Equipment Operators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area role table, at 71.15. Customer Service Representatives has 0.59. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Customer Service Representatives with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Logging Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 71.15 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 70.56 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 620 jobs and a median of $48,260 per year, or $10,960 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 2. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has a location quotient of 33.93 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 33.34 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $61,460 per year, or $24,160 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 3. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 7.23 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6.64 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,320 jobs and a median of $82,190 per year, or $44,890 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 4.56 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.97 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,270 jobs and a median of $82,970 per year, or $45,670 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 5. Bus Drivers, School has a location quotient of 3.68 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.09 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 620 jobs and a median of $17,070 per year, or $20,230 below Customer Service Representatives.
• 6. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 3.07 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.48 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 820 jobs and a median of $24,050 per year, or $13,250 below Customer Service Representatives.
• 7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 2.34 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.75 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,660 jobs and a median of $38,120 per year, or $820 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 8. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.25 in Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.66 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 630 jobs and a median of $45,910 per year, or $8,610 above Customer Service Representatives.

What $37,300 may mean after the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $37,300 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Customer Service Representatives with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Customer Service Representatives row is 4.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 640 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $39,380 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Customer Service Representatives. It uses a Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $37,300 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Customer Service Representatives row for Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 640 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.59 is not a growth score. Rank 99 of 137 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-4051 in BLS area 0100003. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.