Alabama was 15.8% below the U.S. median for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. It ranked 16 of 19 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Alabama was 88.8, or 11.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 61.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$55,560
WageScope divides the published Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in Alabama: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-5011 and BLS area 01.
Questions, answered
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas pay in Alabama: common questions
What is the median wage for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in Alabama?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $49,350 per year for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in Alabama. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas pay higher in Alabama than nationally?
Alabama's published median was 15.8% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Alabama?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs does BLS estimate in Alabama?
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What the Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median says in Alabama
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median in Alabama at $49,350 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 47-5011 and BLS area 01.
BLS lists Not published 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 $49,610 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Alabama's Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median is 15.8% below the U.S. Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $58,620 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-5011 and area 01. SOC 47-5011 names Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Area 01 names Alabama. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-5011/01 row reports Not published wage and salary jobs, Not published jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a Not published location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-5011/01, the annual median is $49,350 per year, while the matching mean is $49,610 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
47-5011/01 10th percentile: $36,260 per year.
47-5011/01 25th percentile: $37,130 per year.
47-5011/01 median: $49,350 per year.
47-5011/01 75th percentile: $60,160 per year.
47-5011/01 90th percentile: $61,950 per year.
47-5011/01 employment RSE: Not published. Mean-wage RSE: 17.5%.
47-5011/01 suppression marks: employment: not released, employmentRse: not released, jobsPerThousand: not released, locationQuotient: not released.
BLS area 01 facts behind this Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas page
Area 01 reports 2,113,660 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $57,500. Its annual median is $45,670. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-5011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Alabama runs from $26,090 at the 10th percentile to $101,250 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $32,050. The median is $45,670. The 75th percentile is $66,790. This is a place check, not a pay range for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
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 01. They do not show related skills or a path into Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
1. Area 01, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 60,880 jobs, $30,040 annual median, 28.81 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
2. Area 01, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 54,340 jobs, $77,080 annual median, 25.71 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
3. Area 01, SOC 51-2090, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: 53,280 jobs, $42,700 annual median, 25.21 jobs per 1,000, and 2.79 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Alabama wage ladder for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
The 10th percentile is $36,260 per year. The 25th percentile is $37,130 per year. The median is $49,350 per year. The 75th percentile is $60,160 per year. The 90th percentile is $61,950 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 $37,130 per year to $60,160 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $25,690. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Alabama has a annual median of $49,350 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $58,620 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Alabama. Alabama is 15.8% 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 bench marks, 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 Alabama sits for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Alabama ranks 16 of 19 among states and territories with a published annual median for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 16 of 19 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.
13. Ohio has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $50,650 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.31.
14. West Virginia has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $50,640 per year, 60 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.23.
15. Arkansas has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $50,070 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.59.
17. Mississippi has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $47,340 per year, 200 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.59.
Pay leaders
Where Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 47-5011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Louisiana has the highest published median in this set, at $86,980 per year. Alabama sits at $49,350 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 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 care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Louisiana has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $86,980 per year, or $37,630 above Alabama. BLS lists 890 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 6.73.
2. Alaska has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $78,050 per year, or $28,700 above Alabama. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 7.65.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in this same-source set, at 5,810 jobs. Alabama has Not published. 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. Texas has 5,810 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $56,100 per year, or $6,750 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 6.06.
2. Louisiana has 890 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $86,980 per year, or $37,630 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 6.73.
Local-share leaders
Where Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas takes the largest share of local jobs
North Dakota has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 16.8. Alabama has Not published. 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 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 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. North Dakota has a location quotient of 16.8, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 490 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $71,850 per year, or $22,500 above Alabama.
2. New Mexico has a location quotient of 14.84, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 880 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $59,570 per year, or $10,220 above Alabama.
3. Alaska has a location quotient of 7.65, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 170 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $78,050 per year, or $28,700 above Alabama.
Job scale and share
How common Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas is in Alabama
BLS lists Not published Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs in Alabama. It also lists Not published 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 Not published. A value of 1 means Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is not available for a share check. 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.
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas beside other roles in Alabama
The all-occupations median in Alabama is $45,670 per year. The Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median is $49,350 per year. Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas is 8.1% above 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 Alabama. 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 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. 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. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Alabama median of $52,120 per year. BLS lists 36,650 jobs and a location quotient of 1.31.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Alabama median of $44,860 per year. BLS lists 25,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.64.
3. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Alabama median of $44,640 per year. BLS lists 19,890 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Alabama
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Alabama table, at 60,880 jobs. Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas has Not published 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 2,113,660. 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 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 60,880 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $30,040 per year, or $19,310 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.15.
2. Registered Nurses has 54,340 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $77,080 per year, or $27,730 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.18.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Alabama
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Alabama role table, at $122,540 per year. Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas has $49,350 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,670 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. Software Developers has a median of $122,540 per year in Alabama, or $73,190 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 17,450 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 0.76.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $111,790 per year in Alabama, or $62,440 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 30,170 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 0.63.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Alabama
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Alabama role table, at 3.07. Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas has Not published. 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 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 3.07 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 26,740 jobs and a median of $27,870 per year, or $21,480 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
2. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 2.99 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 17,850 jobs and a median of $61,920 per year, or $12,570 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
Price-level view
What $49,350 may mean after the Alabama price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Alabama is 88.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $49,350 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median by 88.8 divided by 100. The result is $55,560 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 61.8. Goods are 96.4. Utilities are 84.6. Other services are 96.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas row is Not published. The mean-wage RSE is 17.5%. 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 Not published job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $49,610 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.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. It uses a Alabama 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 $49,350 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 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas row for Alabama 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 Not published job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of Not published is not a growth score. Rank 16 of 19 is not a place score. The 88.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-5011 in BLS area 01. 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of Not published wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 01, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 46,580 jobs, $34,290 annual median, 22.04 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
5. Area 01, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 46,420 jobs, $28,250 annual median, 21.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
6. Area 01, SOC 43-6014, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: 45,050 jobs, $41,630 annual median, 21.31 jobs per 1,000, and 1.94 location quotient.
3. Wyoming has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $76,750 per year, or $27,400 above Alabama. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 7.4.
4. North Dakota has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $71,850 per year, or $22,500 above Alabama. BLS lists 490 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 16.8.
5. Florida has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $64,950 per year, or $15,600 above Alabama. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 0.08.
6. Colorado has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $64,730 per year, or $15,380 above Alabama. BLS lists 290 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 1.49.
7. Pennsylvania has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $59,720 per year, or $10,370 above Alabama. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 0.35.
8. New Mexico has a Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas median of $59,570 per year, or $10,220 above Alabama. BLS lists 880 jobs there, compared with Not published in Alabama. The location quotient is 14.84.
3. New Mexico has 880 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $59,570 per year, or $10,220 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 14.84.
4. Oklahoma has 580 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $58,270 per year, or $8,920 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 4.96.
5. North Dakota has 490 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $71,850 per year, or $22,500 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 16.8.
6. Colorado has 290 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $64,730 per year, or $15,380 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 1.49.
7. Mississippi has 200 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $47,340 per year, or $2,010 below Alabama. Its location quotient is 2.59.
8. Alaska has 170 estimated Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Alabama. Its median is $78,050 per year, or $28,700 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 7.65.
4. Wyoming has a location quotient of 7.4, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 140 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $76,750 per year, or $27,400 above Alabama.
5. Louisiana has a location quotient of 6.73, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 890 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $86,980 per year, or $37,630 above Alabama.
6. Texas has a location quotient of 6.06, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 5,810 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $56,100 per year, or $6,750 above Alabama.
7. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 4.96, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 580 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $58,270 per year, or $8,920 above Alabama.
8. Mississippi has a location quotient of 2.59, a gap of not available from Alabama. BLS lists 200 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas jobs and a median of $47,340 per year, or $2,010 below Alabama.
4. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Alabama median of $43,630 per year. BLS lists 16,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.
5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Alabama median of $42,700 per year. BLS lists 53,280 jobs and a location quotient of 2.79.
6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Alabama median of $41,630 per year. BLS lists 45,050 jobs and a location quotient of 1.94.
7. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Alabama median of $38,400 per year. BLS lists 33,290 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Alabama median of $60,360 per year. BLS lists 20,140 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 53,280 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $42,700 per year, or $6,650 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 2.79.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 46,580 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $34,290 per year, or $15,060 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.21.
5. Cashiers has 46,420 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $28,250 per year, or $21,100 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.11.
6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 45,050 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $41,630 per year, or $7,720 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.94.
7. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 41,460 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $23,700 per year, or $25,650 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 0.79.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 36,650 jobs in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its median is $52,120 per year, or $2,770 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,080 per year in Alabama, or $27,730 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 54,340 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.18.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $74,880 per year in Alabama, or $25,530 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 24,300 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.23.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $73,060 per year in Alabama, or $23,710 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 20,670 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 2.26.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $64,140 per year in Alabama, or $14,790 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 20,470 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.22.
7. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $61,920 per year in Alabama, or $12,570 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 17,850 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 2.99.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $61,380 per year in Alabama, or $12,030 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 22,030 jobs, compared with Not published for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Its location quotient is 1.17.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.79 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 53,280 jobs and a median of $42,700 per year, or $6,650 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2.26 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 20,670 jobs and a median of $73,060 per year, or $23,710 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.94 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 45,050 jobs and a median of $41,630 per year, or $7,720 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.64 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 25,020 jobs and a median of $44,860 per year, or $4,490 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.46 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 17,680 jobs and a median of $27,930 per year, or $21,420 below Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.31 in Alabama, a gap of not available from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. BLS lists 36,650 jobs and a median of $52,120 per year, or $2,770 above Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas pay in Alabama | BLS 2025
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Precise employer-title matches for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in Alabama
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Alabama place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
