What are the most in demand jobs in Decatur, AL?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Decatur, AL actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Decatur have a particular interest in physicians.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Decatur, AL are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Decatur? Turns out the most in demand job in Decatur is physician with 418 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Decatur

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Decatur.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Decatur, AL

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Physician	418	$225,121
2	Registered Nurse	230	$59,872
3	Sales Associate	179	$36,808
4	Server	168	$19,979
5	Delivery Driver	153	$32,455
6	Certified Nursing Assistant	147	$22,509
7	Customer Service Representative	138	$23,701
8	Shift Supervisor	125	$36,494
9	Hospitalist Physician	123	$235,334
10	Shift Leader	110	$27,347
11	Assistant Manager	109	$45,130
12	Family Practice Physician	98	$192,696
13	Line Cook	94	$22,075
14	Truck Driver	91	$56,458
15	General Manager	87	$65,158
16	Licensed Practical Nurse	87	$41,892
17	Prep Cook	76	$19,941
18	Bartender	73	$18,621
19	Crew Member	73	$23,409
20	Teacher	73	$41,761
21	Mechanic	71	$31,955
22	Physical Therapist	71	$66,362
23	Registered Nurse PRN	71	$66,211
24	Cashier	69	$21,158
25	Cook	69	$22,262
26	Manufacturing Team Member	68	$21,538
27	Emergency Medicine Physician	67	$134,715
28	Internal Medicine Physician	66	$205,130
29	Housekeeper	62	$20,616
30	Family Medicine Physician	59	$188,162
31	Restaurant General Manager	59	$53,063
32	Security Officer	59	$23,889
33	CDL Driver	57	$47,536
34	Restaurant Associate	56	$22,042
35	Store Associate	52	$23,575
36	Pharmacist Technician	48	$28,437
37	Customer Service Associate	46	$28,278
38	Acute Care Physician	44	$222,459
39	Registered Nurse In The ICU	44	$81,176
40	City Driver	43	$36,253
41	Home Health Aid	43	$17,123
42	Service Team Member	43	$18,596
43	Technician	43	$29,905
44	Assistant General Manager	42	$53,147
45	Grill Cook	42	$21,216
46	Assistant Store Manager	41	$40,217
47	Support Team Member	41	$20,939
48	Direct Support Associate	40	$20,226
49	Customer Service Advisor	38	$23,750
50	In-Stock Associate	38	$21,086
51	Material Handler	38	$22,761
52	Outside Sales Representative	38	$47,390
53	Insulation Installer	37	$27,057
54	CDL Class A Driver	36	$60,613
55	Associate Retailer	35	$22,891
56	Delivery Expert	35	$36,555
57	Life Insurance Agent	35	$84,362
58	Parts Delivery Driver	35	$26,560
59	Server Assistant	35	$19,706
60	Pet Groomer	34	$21,312
61	Department Supervisor	31	$49,308
62	Hair Stylist	31	$32,146
63	Truck Driver Class A	31	$57,178
64	Driver/Owner Operator	30	$101,178
65	Line Associate	30	$25,189
66	Shift Manager	30	$26,454
67	Service Technician	28	$40,941
68	Automotive Technician	27	$31,914
69	Baker	27	$21,479
70	Driver	27	$30,510
71	Primary Care Physician	27	$210,177
72	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	27	$67,513
73	Retail Merchandiser	27	$23,607
74	Sales Associate And Customer Service	27	$21,383
75	Sales Professional	27	$58,390
76	Specialist	27	$45,479
77	Associate	26	$38,344
78	Management Trainee	26	$45,324
79	Manufacturing Engineer	26	$64,239
80	Registered Nurse Supervisor	26	$57,269
81	Retail Sales Consultant	26	$38,973
82	Substitute Teacher	26	$27,743
83	Unit Manager	26	$53,345
84	Counter Sales Person	25	$25,146
85	General Surgeon	25	$299,314
86	Owner/Operator	25	$159,677
87	Sales Support Associate	25	$32,146
88	Support Lead	25	$69,534
89	Associate Brand Manager	24	$83,114
90	Floor Technician	24	$22,560
91	Freight Receiver	24	$27,889
92	Interventional Pain Physician	24	$231,382
93	Pediatric Physician Assistant	24	$158,956
94	Branch Manager	23	$52,606
95	Kitchen And Bath Designer	23	$49,552
96	Over The Road Driver	23	$63,155
97	Restaurant Manager	23	$38,970
98	Service Representative	23	$25,539
99	Shift Production Supervisor	23	$38,195
100	Store Manager	23	$44,508