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Huntsville, AL

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Huntsville, Alabama, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Huntsville, Alabama

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$170,830Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 210
$167,820Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 70
$147,320Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 330
$145,160Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$126,690Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$120,660 150
$114,580Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$107,900 90
$112,990Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$107,990n.a.
$112,010Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$111,870 40
$108,880Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$101,100 520
$103,750Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$106,290 1,280
$99,190Physicists
(area) (ind)
$99,520 120
$92,980Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$97,850 2,060
$90,680General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$80,280 2,640
$89,490Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$87,360 750
$88,970Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$88,050 510
$88,130Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$94,990 300
$87,490Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$84,880 290
$87,120Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$82,660 9,010
$87,040Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$88,980 40
$86,290Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,360 2,360
$83,740Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,470 660
$83,460Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$84,220 1,240
$82,970Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$72,650 300
$82,610Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$82,990 230
$82,310Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,370 870
$81,930Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$82,180 1,420
$80,340Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$79,790 510
$80,020Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,620 150
$79,580Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$81,050 390
$79,180Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,620 180
$79,150Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,600 1,440
$79,100Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,380 120
$78,950Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$79,910 280
$77,370Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$53,580 220
$76,660Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,170 40
$76,370Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$78,820 1,630
$74,630Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,430 1,030
$74,200Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,190 960
$72,320Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$75,340 60
$72,150Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,900 2,590
$71,890Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,420 450
$71,690Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,040 3,540
$71,620Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,140 14,580
$71,070Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,690 270
$70,960Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,190 430
$70,330Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,870 11,250
$67,320Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,180n.a.
$67,280Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,480 90
$66,860Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$67,550 190
$66,370Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$63,890 100
$66,170Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$36,650 40
$66,160Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,580 180
$65,990Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$62,100 110
$65,810Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$70,530 250
$65,710Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,970 1,340
$64,900Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$63,250 200
$64,330Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$63,360 1,470
$64,150Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,110 210
$63,430Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,880 160
$63,140Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,280n.a.
$62,820Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,920 440
$62,810Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$64,240n.a.
$62,750Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,670 470
$62,170Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,090 1,880
$60,690Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$49,480 200
$60,130Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$59,530 30
$60,110Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,770 10,810
$59,820Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,420 40
$59,620Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,830 120
$59,580Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,540 480
$58,830All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$52,380 1,590
$58,650Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$56,170 40
$58,190Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,400 30
$58,150Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,000n.a.
$57,760Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,850 40
$57,020Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,590n.a.
$56,970Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,480 80
$56,560Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,100 30
$56,510First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$46,090 360
$56,400Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$44,590 30
$56,330Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,720 50
$56,000Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,940 690
$55,990Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$50,010 110
$55,730Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$51,960 280
$55,640Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,960 380
$55,410Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,490 180
$54,980Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,020 230
$54,450First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$53,650 70
$54,210Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$46,720 70
$54,200Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$53,990 70
$54,010Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,640 50
$53,450Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,000 690
$53,300Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$52,570 30
$52,930Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,870 50
$52,840Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,800n.a.
$52,650Chemists
(area) (ind)
$43,220 160
$52,490Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,770 800
$51,660Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$53,920 70
$51,570Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$48,500 1,560
$51,550Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$51,120 240
$51,400Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$48,110 130
$50,860Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,220 8,870
$50,770History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,680 30
$50,750Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,680 300
$50,410Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$49,560 140
$49,840First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,540 1,150
$49,840Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$50,530 310
$49,380Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,670 100
$49,100Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$46,350 3,730
$48,390Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,250 90
$47,810Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,970 50
$47,380Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,030 30
$47,130Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,210 180
$47,100Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,000 140
$46,730Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,680 100
$46,480Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,410 330
$46,390Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,910 190
$46,090Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,740 130
$45,810Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,070 1,300
$45,740Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,310 200
$45,690First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$44,050 30
$45,620Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,880 70
$45,490Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$31,210 40
$45,410Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,380 60
$45,370Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$49,680 60
$45,330Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,200 60
$45,330Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,190 180
$44,980Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$44,730n.a.
$44,740Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,720n.a.
$44,670Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,950 30
$44,620Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,120 80
$44,240Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$44,240 670
$44,220Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,980 30
$44,160First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,690 710
$43,960First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,860 2,000
$43,910Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,830 180
$43,870Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,850 260
$43,780Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,590 120
$43,730Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,040 30
$43,700Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,500 510
$43,560Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,400 50
$43,180First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$47,390n.a.
$43,020Health educators
(area) (ind)
$41,650n.a.
$42,950First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$41,500 610
$42,950Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,780 440
$42,640First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$37,180 340
$42,440Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,350 70
$42,170Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$42,260 100
$42,090Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,540 260
$41,700Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,200 1,180
$41,480Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,720 80
$41,380English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,710 90
$41,270Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,910 210
$41,030Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,490 160
$40,760Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,520 60
$40,700Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,310 40
$40,650Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$26,630 30
$40,630Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,990 2,000
$40,300Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,230 410
$39,920Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,780 90
$39,900Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,370n.a.
$39,810Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,070 200
$39,590Electricians
(area) (ind)
$33,950 720
$39,540All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,500 190,520
$39,500Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,600 190
$39,450Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,460 220
$39,360Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,210 40
$38,370Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$39,960 370
$38,120Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,300n.a.
$38,080Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,110 110
$37,980First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,090 100
$37,950Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,290 370
$37,890Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,170 2,230
$37,720Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,960n.a.
$37,430Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,590 350
$37,400Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,840 30
$37,320Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,340 930
$37,300Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,260 160
$36,930Roofers
(area) (ind)
$39,110n.a.
$36,510Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$32,900 400
$36,090Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,640 1,090
$36,040Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$34,820 30
$35,960Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$33,320 60
$35,880Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,730 300
$35,830Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,880 8,820
$35,820Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,090n.a.
$35,780Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,450 490
$35,690Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$26,150 80
$35,620Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$35,820 720
$35,550Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,690 110
$35,420Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$37,330 130
$35,090Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$28,270 40
$35,050Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,600 140
$34,710Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$30,970 390
$34,550Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,360 50
$34,380Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,050 340
$34,270Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$36,090n.a.
$34,180Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$35,550n.a.
$33,800Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,810 1,630
$33,650Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$34,460n.a.
$33,480Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,310 180
$33,430Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$31,050 40
$33,210First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$31,110 310
$33,140First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$30,710 180
$33,110Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,690 1,570
$33,040Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,540 140
$32,930Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,240 180
$32,760Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,200 120
$32,740Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$32,540n.a.
$32,720Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,570 130
$32,720Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,790 50
$32,550Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,360 7,210
$32,550Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,300 1,210
$32,540Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,580 190
$32,470Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,420 180
$32,360First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,350 1,820
$32,340Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,560 50
$32,250Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,900 260
$32,220Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,470 600
$32,130Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$31,240 90
$32,090Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$27,550 30
$31,920Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,250 17,060
$31,890Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,540 30
$31,760Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,850 40
$31,740Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,670 90
$31,640Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,920 5,340
$31,540Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,460 460
$31,500Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,580 320
$31,400Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$31,100 800
$31,380Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,720 180
$31,160Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$27,690 70
$30,970Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$31,170 40
$30,710Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,900 70
$30,700Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$29,850 470
$30,630Job printers
(area) (ind)
$27,090n.a.
$30,620Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,870 80
$30,390Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$27,320 50
$30,310Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,790 150
$30,000Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,400 580
$29,880Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 120
$29,770Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,450 110
$29,690Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,900 790
$29,440Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,860n.a.
$29,370Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$27,900 420
$29,200Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,320 29,110
$29,170Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,710 40
$29,090Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,330 30
$28,900Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$26,450 270
$28,700Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,420 500
$28,700Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$27,390 220
$28,630Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,470 160
$28,510Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,040n.a.
$28,380Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,030 90
$28,360Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$28,510n.a.
$28,140Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,210 19,940
$27,990Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,510 50
$27,930Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,510 910
$27,920Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$27,440 40
$27,860Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,340 360
$27,860Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,950 4,270
$27,760Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$26,750 70
$27,740Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$27,100 170
$27,740Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,460 170
$27,740Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$27,320 140
$27,710Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,730 280
$27,700Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,980 70
$27,570Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,850 520
$27,470Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,120 2,740
$27,390Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,540 220
$27,360Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$24,690 60
$27,310Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$24,000 170
$27,290Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,710n.a.
$27,290Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,060 1,950
$27,090Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,980 50
$27,050Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$24,860 410
$26,660Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,820 180
$26,560Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,000 2,060
$26,460Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,520 140
$26,440Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,070 320
$26,310Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,260 80
$26,240Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,970 270
$26,240First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$24,810 240
$26,190Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,830 30
$26,070Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,040 40
$26,060Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,940 3,390
$26,020Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$22,020 60
$26,000Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,830n.a.
$25,880Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,820 80
$25,770Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,630n.a.
$25,600Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$23,770 250
$25,430Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,040n.a.
$25,350First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,530 1,340
$25,110Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,390n.a.
$25,080Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,840 280
$25,020Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,990 770
$25,000Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,430n.a.
$24,970Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,440 510
$24,970Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,490 220
$24,900Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,190 320
$24,890First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,920 210
$24,770Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,360n.a.
$24,760Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$23,150 70
$24,590Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,700 310
$24,500Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,540 170
$24,420Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,550 310
$24,390Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,940n.a.
$24,360Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,980 190
$24,250Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$24,110n.a.
$24,240Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,920 270
$24,170Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$25,140 140
$24,140Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,990 80
$23,910Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$21,330n.a.
$23,900Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,100 210
$23,840Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,330 70
$23,670Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,670n.a.
$23,510Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,270 370
$23,200Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,130 11,690
$23,120Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$21,730 90
$23,060Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$23,450 80
$23,060Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,530 780
$23,050Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 800
$23,010Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,880 160
$22,930File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,230 330
$22,880Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 180
$22,560Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,220 170
$22,280Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,970 190
$22,270Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,250 740
$22,160Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$20,850 50
$22,040Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,790n.a.
$21,930Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,920 30
$21,880Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,300 80
$21,770Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,060 3,840
$21,730Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,200 330
$21,650Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 30
$21,550Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,180n.a.
$21,500Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,470 40
$21,380Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,220 440
$21,120Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,510 170
$21,100Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,530n.a.
$21,070Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,780 610
$21,010Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,780 80
$20,950Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$17,270n.a.
$20,800Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,100 7,220
$20,760Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$19,350 380
$20,640Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,150 90
$20,400Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,280 2,780
$20,360Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,710 40
$20,220Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,390 1,320
$20,080Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,450 50
$19,990Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$19,760 90
$19,840Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,730n.a.
$19,770Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,400 90
$19,750Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$17,920 150
$19,610Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,740 3,330
$19,460Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,760 1,710
$19,420Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,980 160
$19,400Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,040 1,000
$19,350Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,050 260
$19,310Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,120 140
$19,290Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,540 30
$19,280Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,750 50
$19,030Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,980 3,630
$18,980Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,090 50
$18,720Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,490 50
$18,660Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,020 670
$18,470Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,790 750
$18,330Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,960 5,700
$18,300Bakers
(area) (ind)
$17,230 120
$18,240Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,840 40
$18,160Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,040 60
$18,060Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,450 30
$17,960Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,660 1,230
$17,750Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,640 170
$17,670Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,560 2,940
$17,640Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,900 370
$17,430Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,140 40
$17,250Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$15,430 430
$17,190Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,610 1,100
$16,980Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,770 2,970
$16,870Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$13,910 610
$16,760Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,430 700
$16,700Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,080 470
$16,690Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,760 110
$16,690Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$16,360 260
$16,480Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,790 4,380
$16,030Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$13,860 150
$15,890Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,120n.a.
$15,560Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,030 1,040
$15,490Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,170 340
$15,410Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,070n.a.
$15,370Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,640 830
$15,200Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,580 340
$15,190Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,330 670
$15,050Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,860 210
$15,030Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,600 14,240
$14,950Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,520 230
$14,500Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,470 330
$14,400Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,410 260
$14,330Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,380 270
$14,230Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,130 240
$14,180Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,640 740
$13,870Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,800 210
$13,750Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,180 1,160
$13,600Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$13,430 1,940
$13,500Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,260 750
$13,400Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,290 570
$13,160Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,080 3,690
$12,840Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$12,840 630
$12,740Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,800 2,920
$12,570Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$12,750 30
n.a.Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 160
n.a.Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 110
n.a.Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50
n.a.Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area consists of:

Limestone County
Madison County