While college and university tuition costs may be skyrocketing, many still believe a bachelor’s degree is essential to landing a high-paying job in the United States. Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs that typically require a bachelors in Mobile using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual mean wage.
Whether highly technical, scientific, or based in finance or the arts, all the jobs require keeping up to date with the latest developments in culture, commerce, or tech.
Keep reading to discover the highest-paying jobs that require a bachelor degree in Mobile.
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#50. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $60,840
– #141 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $72,610
– Employment: 87,870
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,130)
— Boulder, CO ($92,780)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,250)
– Job description: Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
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#49. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $61,220
– #78 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $62,040
– Employment: 53,150
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($100,250)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,480)
— Waterbury, CT ($97,230)
– Job description: Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.
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#48. Producers and directors
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $63,580
– #83 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $96,690
– Employment: 119,490
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($135,160)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($128,250)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($122,140)
– Job description: Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.
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#47. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $63,920
– #125 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 430
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,970
– Employment: 690,160
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($117,900)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,150)
– Job description: Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.
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#46. Social and community service managers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $64,500
– #256 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $75,140
– Employment: 155,800
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Yuba City, CA ($96,530)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($95,650)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($94,900)
– Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization’s budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.
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#45. Accountants and auditors
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,670
– #280 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,500
National
– Annual mean salary: $81,660
– Employment: 1,274,620
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($111,680)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($105,720)
— Midland, TX ($103,120)
– Job description: Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
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#44. Network and computer systems administrators
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,770
– #314 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350
National
– Annual mean salary: $89,460
– Employment: 339,560
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($134,260)
— Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($116,840)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($111,790)
– Job description: Install, configure, and maintain an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
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#43. Insurance underwriters
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $69,040
– #94 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $80,390
– Employment: 101,790
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($119,010)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($109,060)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($105,470)
– Job description: Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.
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#42. Technical writers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,030
– #75 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $78,590
– Employment: 48,880
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,240)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($111,020)
— Trenton, NJ ($96,270)
– Job description: Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
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#41. Training and development specialists
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,210
– #70 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,440
– Employment: 318,040
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Decatur, AL ($101,590)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,070)
— Savannah, GA ($94,820)
– Job description: Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.
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#40. Database administrators and architects
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,760
– #204 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,090
– Employment: 133,630
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,340)
— Trenton, NJ ($126,540)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($120,430)
– Job description: Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
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#39. Sales engineers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $73,620
– #131 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $117,270
– Employment: 63,780
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($163,860)
— Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($158,140)
— Dover-Durham, NH-ME ($155,490)
– Job description: Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
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#38. Information security analysts
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $74,440
– #183 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $107,580
– Employment: 138,000
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($147,160)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($136,910)
— Idaho Falls, ID ($130,620)
– Job description: Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
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#37. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $74,550
– #127 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280
National
– Annual mean salary: $96,540
– Employment: 440,300
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,380)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($155,340)
— Missoula, MT ($122,420)
– Job description: Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.
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#36. Compliance officers
Mobile, AL
– Annual mean salary: $74,790
– #84 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250
National
– Annual mean salary: $75,620
– Employment: 327,360
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Flagstaff, AZ ($99,640)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,030)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk,…
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