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Transportation Equipment Painters in Alabama

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18.6% Jobs Projection
$41,050 Median Salary
160 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Transportation Equipment Painters in Alabama are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Transportation Equipment Painters in Alabama is growing faster than average.

  • Transportation Equipment Painters in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transportation Equipment Painters Work in Alabama?

1,050 people worked as Transportation Equipment Painters in 2018 in this state.

There were 990 Transportation Equipment Painters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 690 Transportation Equipment Painters working in it, which means Alabama has more Transportation Equipment Painters than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Transportation Equipment Painters in this state are growing at a rate of 18.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 160 annual job openings, and 1,400 total jobs in 2026 for Transportation Equipment Painters in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,600 annual jobs and 61,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Equipment Painters Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Equipment Painters ranged from $30,590 to $57,580 with $41,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.71 to $27.68. The median hourly rate was $19.74.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.1 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.36.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Transportation Equipment Painters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Equipment Painters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Mobile, AL 140 $41,310
Huntsville, AL 130 $37,630
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 130 $46,310
Montgomery, AL 100 $44,880
Columbus, GA-AL 80 $40,580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 70 $43,060

Top States for Transportation Equipment Painters Employment

View the list below to see where most Transportation Equipment Painters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,710 $40,980
Texas 5,760 $40,100
Florida 3,150 $37,770
Illinois 2,200 $45,660
Washington 2,200 $49,200
Pennsylvania 2,020 $45,110
Georgia 2,000 $47,600
Virginia 1,980 $51,470
New York 1,630 $48,510
Missouri 1,490 $43,070
North Carolina 1,370 $42,640
Ohio 1,340 $38,390
Michigan 1,270 $45,480
Wisconsin 1,160 $40,640
Colorado 1,140 $38,370
Alabama 1,050 $41,050
Mississippi 990 $53,460
Oregon 980 $43,590
New Jersey 970 $48,090
Minnesota 930 $41,830

Below are the states where Transportation Equipment Painters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $57,310
Connecticut $54,210
Mississippi $53,460
Hawaii $52,160
Wyoming $51,900
Virginia $51,470
Washington $49,200
Massachusetts $48,940
New York $48,510
West Virginia $48,500

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